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  Last update: 20:33 19.07.2019

  20:33 19.07.2019

  US

  Trump Says Iran to Pay Price 'Like Nobody Has Ever Paid' If It Does Anything 'Foolish'

  Earlier, Washington stated that a US amphibious warship in the Strait of Hormuz had downed an Iranian drone that came too close and allegedly failed to respond to warnings. Tehran denies losing any drones recently.

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  Last update: 20:14 31.05.2016

  20:14 31.05.2016

  Politics

  German MP to Introduce Resolution on Crimea Recognition in Quakenbrueck

  Chairman of the Left Party faction in the parliament of the German town Quakenbrueck Andreas Maurer said on Tuesday that he is planning to introduce a bill calling for the recognition of Crimea as a part of Russia and lifting of anti-Russian sanctions.

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  Last update: 19:38 19.07.2019

  19:38 19.07.2019

  Asia & Pacific

  New App Designed to Check if Stranger is Ready for Fling at First Sight Rolled out in Australia

  If you have ever wondered whether a glance from a stranger across the bar was a “look for love” or just scanning the room, a new iPhone application promises to solve the mystery once and for all. The creator is sure his app can give what Tinder and other dating services cannot deliver.

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  Last update: 18:06 19.07.2019

  18:06 19.07.2019

  Europe

  Kosovo PM Steps Down After Being Summoned to Hague Court Over Disputed Territory's War Crimes

  Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj told a press conference in Pristina on Friday that he will not remain at his post because he cannot be a head of government and a suspect at the same time. Haradinaj was a Kosovo Liberation Army officer in 1998-99 during the armed conflict in the territory with Serbian forces.

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  Last update: 17:46 19.07.2019

  17:46 19.07.2019

  Europe

  UK Not To Finalise Decision on Huawei Until After New PM Appointed, Alarming Lawmakers — Reports

  The news comes after a committee of British lawmakers urged the UK’s next prime minister, widely seen as Tory frontrunner Boris Johnson, to decide on Huawei’s role in building the UK’s next-generation 5G networks as the current debates are damaging international relations.

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  Last update: 18:39 19.07.2019

  18:39 19.07.2019

  Tech

  Mysterious Underground Structure in Russia Prompts ‘More Questions Than Answers’, Scientists Say

  The underground structure is part of the ancient fortress of Naryn-Kala, a UNESCO cultural heritage site located in the town of Derbent in southern Russia’s Republic of Dagestan.

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  Last update: 18:00 19.07.2019

  18:00 19.07.2019

  Opinion

  'Sound as a Dollar': Why Trump's Fed Pick May be a Harbinger of Gold Standard Return

  US mainstream media have subjected Donald Trump's nominee Judy Shelton to criticism over the latter's support for the gold standard. Adam Garrie, a geopolitical analyst, explains why returning to pegging the dollar to the precious metal could help sanitise the US and global economies and whether the US president is ready for the historic shift.

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  Last update: 18:17 19.07.2019

  18:17 19.07.2019

  Tech

  Porn Fans May Soon Get Physical Feel of Their VR Girls Thanks to Cutting-Edge AI Glove

  The new immersive experience, made possible by a recent South Korean invention, guarantees a whole new world of sensations for lustful self-indulgers that turn to VR to fulfil their sexual fantasies.