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  Last update: 15:56 20.07.2019

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  Middle East

  Iranian News Agency Publishes Video of Detained UK Tanker in Strait of Hormuz

  On Friday, a UK-flagged tanker was seized in the Strait of Hormuz by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after it allegedly violated international regulations. The UK condemned the move calling the act 'unacceptable'. The seizure comes amid UK-Iranian tensions that spiked after Britain seized an Iranian supertanker near Gibraltar.

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  Last update: 16:32 20.07.2019

  16:32 20.07.2019

  Europe

  UK Student Irks Twitter by Inventing Chair for Opening Women's Legs to Battle 'Manspreading'

  According the Cambridge Dictionary, "Manspreading" is when I man sits, especially on public transport, with his legs spread wide apart, in a way that means that the people next to him have less space.

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  Last update: 15:44 20.07.2019

  15:44 20.07.2019

  Europe

  UK Police Hunt for Two Men Suspected of Tear Gas Attack in London Metro (Photo)

  According to the police, the released substance was a 'CS gas', otherwise known as tear gas.

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  Last update: 16:01 20.07.2019

  16:01 20.07.2019

  Viral

  Video of Mysterious Spider With Human Face Gives Twitter the Creeps

  The video featuring the creepy crawly, spotted chilling in a potted potato plant in a home in southern China, has spread like wildfire, with users comparing it to expressionist paintings and asking whether it was the result of genetic experiments.

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  Last update: 13:27 20.07.2019

  13:27 20.07.2019

  Military & Intelligence

  US Mission to NATO Releases Cartoon About ‘Deadly Russian INF-Violating Missile’… Gets Missile Wrong

  The landmark late Cold War-era nuclear weapons treaty, aimed primarily at reducing the risk of accidental nuclear war in Europe by eliminating a series of intermediate-range nuclear missiles, is set to expire on 2 August unless Russian and US negotiators can agree to save it.

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  Last update: 13:09 20.07.2019

  13:09 20.07.2019

  Business

  Int'l Gold Prices Drop From 6-Yr High Amid Higher Risk Appetite

  Gold prices have retreated from their multi-year highs despite the signs of an upcoming wave of global monetary easing amid strong GDP growth in some of the world's largest markets.

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  Last update: 16:19 20.07.2019

  16:19 20.07.2019

  Asia & Pacific

  Indian Man Who Was Caught Raping a Tied-Up Cow Begs the Animal for Forgiveness - Report

  The perpetrator was apparently caught in the act, with the video of his illicit exploits involving a tied-up calf going viral on social media.

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  Last update: 12:27 20.07.2019

  12:27 20.07.2019

  Middle East

  Israel's Most Long-Serving Prime Minister: The Ups and Downs of Netanyahu's Tenure

  The Israeli prime minister has successfully won four terms in elections, despite several scandals that haunted him ahead of the votes. The last general election hasn't brought him a fifth term, but so far he remains the interim head of the government and has still a chance to win in the September 2019 elections.