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05:57 GMT 21 October 2020 / updated: 05:57 GMT US

Giuliani Claims He Shared 'Sexually Explicit' Materials Involving Underage Girls From Hunter Biden Laptop With Police

A girl holds a banner with a picture of Samuel Paty, the French teacher who was beheaded on the streets of the Paris suburb of Conflans St Honorine, during a tribute at the Place de la Republique, in Lille, France, 18 October 2020. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

'Not a Question of If But When': Swedish Teachers Fear France-Like Beheadings

Demonstrators hold hands as they gather near the Lagos State House, despite a round-the-clock curfew imposed by the authorities on the Nigerian state of Lagos in response to protests against alleged police brutality, Nigeria October 20, 2020.

Nigeria's Lagos Governor Plans to Give State Broadcast After Shooting Incident at Lekki Toll Gate

A woman wearing a face mask walks in Manchester, England, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020

'We Needed to Act': Situation in Greater Manchester Was 'Serious & Deteriorating', UK Minister Says

This undated image made available by NASA shows the asteroid Bennu from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. After almost two years circling the ancient asteroid, OSIRIS-REx will attempt to descend to the treacherous, boulder-packed surface and snatch a handful of rubble on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Successfully Touches Down on Asteroid Bennu in Historic Sample Attempt

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