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  Last update: 23:43 GMT 19.10.2020

  23:43 GMT 19.10.2020

  Military & Intelligence

  NATO Leaning Toward Germany’s Ramstein Air Base as Location for Allied Space Center - Reports

  Defense representatives from NATO’s 30 member states are slated to review a proposal that seeks to construct a centralized coordination point for an allied space surveillance center prior to a virtual meeting on Thursday.

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  Last update: 00:43 GMT 20.10.2020

  00:43 GMT 20.10.2020

  Opinion

  India to Benefit From US Covid Stimulus But Economic Divide Remains a Concern, Analysts Say

  The US government rolled out an economic stimulus package worth $2 trillion in March, as the Covid pandemic hit. Globally, stimulus worth estimated at some $11 trillion has been deployed to counter the economic impact of the contagion. India pumped $266 billion for its own economy in May, amid the pandemic.

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  Last update: 21:44 GMT 19.10.2020

  21:44 GMT 19.10.2020

  US

  US Charges 10 Defendants With Smuggling $50 Million in Apple Products Into Russia

  The US Department of Justice charged 10 conspirators with allegedly smuggling more than $50 million in Apple products from the US into Russia by exploiting their relationship with employees of Aeroflot, Russia’s flagship air carrier.

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  Last update: 00:33 GMT 20.10.2020

  00:33 GMT 20.10.2020

  Tech

  White Noise as Sleep Aid May Do More Harm Than Good, Scientists Say

  From sounds of nature to the hums of ceiling fans and airplane cabins, playing white noise as a sleep aid has become popular. However, a newly published clinical review suggests that the practice may actually lead to more disrupted sleep.

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  Last update: 20:23 GMT 19.10.2020

  20:23 GMT 19.10.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  ‘A New Normal’: Experts Assuage Fears Chinese Redeployments Signal Plan to Attack Taiwan Soon

  After a slew of redeployments of Chinese hardware to the southern Guangdong Province were reported in the media, fears grew that Beijing might be preparing an attack on Taiwan. However, experts have noted the situation seems to suggest an increase in tensions to “a new normal,” but not a coming attack.

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  Last update: 21:37 GMT 19.10.2020

  21:37 GMT 19.10.2020

  Society

  US Woman Dies From COVID-19 on Domestic Flight Before Takeoff

  A woman in her 30s, only identified as a resident of Garland, Texas, died of COVID-19 on a plane while it was still on the tarmac in Arizona earlier this year, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins revealed Sunday.

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  Last update: 19:00 GMT 19.10.2020

  19:00 GMT 19.10.2020

  Society

  Photos: US Steelworkers’ Union Shines Biden-Harris ‘Bat Light’ Onto Chicago Trump Tower

  Chicagoans were given quite the sight over the weekend after a number of prominent buildings, including the Trump Tower, had a Biden-Harris campaign logo projected onto their exteriors by members of the United Steelworkers union.

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  Last update: 04:29 GMT 19.10.2020

  04:29 GMT 19.10.2020

  World

  COVID-19 Live Updates: Global COVID Cases Surpass 40 Mln Milestone, Johns Hopkins University Says

  Countries across the world continue to set new records, as the daily increase in COVID-19 cases continues to rise.