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  Last update: 19:24 18.01.2020

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  UK

  UK Police Ignored Child Sexual Abuse by Asian Gangs for Decades to Avoid Racial Tensions - Report

  An ongoing inquiry by the Independent Office for Police Conduct into child sexual exploitation and the role of senior officers in handling complaints has revealed some new, shocking evidence of the failure of law enforcement to protect children from abusers.

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  Last update: 21:25 18.01.2020

  21:25 18.01.2020

  Society

  Facebook Apologises for Translating Chinese President’s Name 'Xi Jinping' as 'Mr Sh*thole'

  Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Myanmar for an official visit on 17 January. The trip lasted for two days and ended on 18 January, but was overshadowed by a bizarre English translation that was published on the Myanmar State Counsellor Office's Facebook page.

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  Last update: 19:27 18.01.2020

  19:27 18.01.2020

  Middle East

  Lebanese Police Fire Tear Gas as Clashes With Protesters Resume in Beirut's Centre - Videos

  BEIRUT (Sputnik) - Clashes between Lebanese anti-government protesters and law enforcement resumed near the parliament building in the capital Beirut on Saturday, with police resorting to tear gas and water cannons, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene.

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  Last update: 20:46 18.01.2020

  20:46 18.01.2020

  US

  Alleged Threat to Former US Envoy to Ukraine Will Be Investigated – Pompeo

  On Tuesday, documents recently released by congressional Democrats indicated that Marie Yovanovitch, a former US ambassador to Ukraine, was subjected to surveillance and possibly facing a threat while working in Kiev, with Mike Pompeo finally commenting on the matter.

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  Last update: 17:46 18.01.2020

  17:46 18.01.2020

  Russia

  Russian President Putin Dismisses Idea of Indefinite Presidential Terms

  Previously, Putin suggested during his address to the country's parliament to change the country's constitution so that a person can only hold the post of president for a total of two terms without exception.

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  Last update: 16:10 18.01.2020

  16:10 18.01.2020

  Africa

  Libyan National Oil Corporation Declares Emergency After Oil Supplies From Several Ports Suspended

  On 16 January, some Libyan tribal leaders and public figures called to shut down oil terminals in protest against what they describe as the UN-backed Government of National Accord’s (GNA) payments for foreign military support using oil revenues.

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  Last update: 18:22 18.01.2020

  18:22 18.01.2020

  Society

  Spanish Actress Accidentally Flashes Breasts on Red Carpet During Feroz Film Awards - Photo

  Award ceremonies can be quite stressful for actresses. They have to remain graceful when they lose, they should not lay bare their souls too much during their acceptance speeches, like Angelina Jolie did when she announced that she was in love with her brother and kissed him on the lips and, well, not bare anything else.

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  Last update: 17:46 18.01.2020

  17:46 18.01.2020

  US

  Best Gift Ever? Trump Administration Reverses Michelle Obama’s School Lunch Rules on Her Birthday

  The Obama-era rules were signed into law in 2010 following the adoption of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. The former first lady promoted them during her campaign aimed at improving the health of children.