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  Last update: 02:54 GMT 02.12.2020

  02:54 GMT 02.12.2020

  US

  'Liability Shielding Gift to Big Tech': Trump Vows to Veto Defense Bill If Section 230 Not Scrapped

  Section 230 in the the Communications Decency Act shields tech companies from liability for user content. Trump, who has been accusing Big Tech of a bias toward Conservatives, has been threatening for months to remove this legal shield.

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  Last update: 09:34 GMT 02.12.2020

  09:34 GMT 02.12.2020

  UK

  UK: What's in Revised Tier 3 COVID-19 Restrictions?

  The revised and stricter measures were greenlighted by the lower chamber of the British parliament on Tuesday by a wide margin - 291 to 78.

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  Last update: 06:29 GMT 02.12.2020

  06:29 GMT 02.12.2020

  Sport

  Cristiano Ronaldo Beats Messi, Lewandoski to Win 2020 Golden Foot Award

  Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo is still at the top of his game. The Portuguese superstar is the holder of several records and has achieved many individual honours, both at the international and club levels.

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  Last update: 07:46 GMT 02.12.2020

  07:46 GMT 02.12.2020

  Viral

  Remember the Russian 'Ushanka' Hat? Biden's Press Secretary Pick Psaki Trolled for Painting Russia as Bogeyman

  Although demonising Russia has long been commonplace, particularly in the Democratic orbit, when Jen Psaki made an attempt to this end, many treated it like another faux pas from the ex-spokesperson of the US Department of State.

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  Last update: 05:13 GMT 02.12.2020

  05:13 GMT 02.12.2020

  Military & Intelligence

  'We Should Be Recognised, Not Criticised': Denmark Dismisses US Reproach of Its Military Budget

  US Ambassador to Denmark Carla Sands has once again slammed the Danish defence budget as insufficient. Danish Defence Minister Trine Bramsen countered that Denmark's contribution to NATO cannot be calculated in percentages.

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  Last update: 07:21 GMT 02.12.2020

  07:21 GMT 02.12.2020

  Europe

  House of Horrors: Swedish Woman Kept Her Son Locked Up Inside Apartment for Nearly Three Decades

  The man, in his 40s, was found in a miserable condition and later taken to a local hospital. Among other things, he was exausted, had wounds on his legs, no teeth, and could barely speak.

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  Last update: 07:45 GMT 02.12.2020

  07:45 GMT 02.12.2020

  Opinion

  UK Asylum Seekers Warehoused in 'Desperate Conditions' at Napier Barracks, Journalist Reports

  Shocking details of overcrowding and mistreatment have emerged from a facility that the British government has been using to accommodate hundreds of asylum seekers, according to a new investigative report from Shadia Edwards-Dashti.

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  Last update: 07:36 GMT 02.12.2020

  07:36 GMT 02.12.2020

  US

  'Leave No Trace Behind': Photographer Reveals What Happened to Missing Utah Monolith

  In late November, Utah state employees stumbled upon a mysterious monolith in a remote part of the state while counting sheep from a helicopter. Less than a week later, the strange monolith disappeared, sparking speculations about the extraterrestrial origin of the object.