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  Last update: 10:07 GMT 28.02.2021

  10:07 GMT 28.02.2021

  US

  Down on the Farm With Bill Gates? Media Reveals Why Microsoft Co-Founder Has Been Purchasing Farmland in US

  When hearing about Bill Gates one invariably thinks about Microsoft and philanthropy and yet the world's fourth richest man is very much into farming. In recent years, his investment company Cascade has been buying land as if his life depended on it.

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  Last update: 11:41 GMT 28.02.2021

  11:41 GMT 28.02.2021

  Tech

  Case Closed? Scientists Claim to Have Solved Mystery of India’s Lake of Skeletons

  Located at the bottom of a slope on Trisul, one of the country’s highest mountains, the mystery lake (this is how authorities describe it in tourist guides) was reportedly discovered by a British ranger in 1942. Since then, it has captivated the attention of anthropologists as well as curious visitors.

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  Last update: 12:33 GMT 28.02.2021

  12:33 GMT 28.02.2021

  US

  Trump-Era Order Made Capturing Detailed Satellite Photos of Israel's New Nuclear Facility Possible

  The US authorities previously limited the resolution of the satellite photos of the Jewish state out of concerns for its security. At the same time, Tel Aviv has been exercising a policy of neither confirming nor denying having nuclear armaments and the lack of satellite images has long stalled attempts to determine the truth.

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  Last update: 10:11 GMT 28.02.2021

  10:11 GMT 28.02.2021

  Asia & Pacific

  Allies of Aung San Suu Kyi to Form Interim Gov’t to Rival Military Leaders, Report Says

  The development comes two days after the country’s ambassador to the United Nations urged the international community to end the military rule in the country. In an emotional speech, Kyaw Moe Tun also called on countries not to cooperate with the military leaders that came to power following a coup earlier this month.

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  Last update: 11:07 GMT 28.02.2021

  11:07 GMT 28.02.2021

  Tech

  NASA Spots Weirdly-Shaped Tall 'Harbour Seal Rock' in Fresh Mars Panorama Pic

  NASA's "Harbour Seal Rock" has made it possible for us to also become Mars guests, albeit virtual ones, as it took viewers from across the world on a breathtaking journey across the Red Planet's rocky land, notoriously swept by powerful dust storms.

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  Last update: 06:54 GMT 28.02.2021

  06:54 GMT 28.02.2021

  Russia

  Russia Launches First Arktika-M Satellite From Baikonur - Video

  The new satellite is equipped with multi-spectral imaging payloads in order to gather meteorological data in the polar regions of our planet. It will aid weather forecasting over high-latitude regions and improve studies on climate change.

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  Last update: 05:16 GMT 28.02.2021

  05:16 GMT 28.02.2021

  World

  Live Updates: Germany Confirms 7,890 New Coronavirus Cases

  The pandemic has claimed over 2.52 million lives worldwide, while the global tally has surpassed 113.7 million cases, according to Baltimore, Maryland's Johns Hopkins University.

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  Last update: 04:45 GMT 28.02.2021

  04:45 GMT 28.02.2021

  India

  African Cheetahs to Roam Indian Jungles This Year 60 Years After Extinction

  The fastest land animal was last spotted in the forests of India's Chhattisgarh state in 1947 and in 1952 it was declared extinct in the country. Recently, wildlife scientists have been urging the government to make attempts to return the African Cheetah to Indian habitats.