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  Last update: 21:58 09.12.2019

  21:58 09.12.2019

  Military & Intelligence

  US Army Soldiers Banned From Italian Street After Brawl With Locals

  Around 2,000 US Army soldiers were temporarily banned from a main street in the Italian city of Vicenza for 45 days after a brawl broke out between soldiers and locals.

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  Last update: 02:27 10.12.2019

  02:27 10.12.2019

  Sport

  Video: Former NBA Player Fined For Not Eyeing Chinese Flag During National Anthem

  A French national and ex-NBA athlete who now plays in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) was recently issued a “serious warning” and 10,000-yuan ($1,400) fine for not looking at the flag while the national anthem was playing before a game.

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  Last update: 00:24 10.12.2019

  00:24 10.12.2019

  Society

  Photo: Church Highlights Controversial US Immigration Policy by Placing Holy Family in Cages

  A Southern California church has displayed a Nativity scene portraying Jesus, Mary and Joseph as a refugee family trapped in three separate cages, each topped with barbed wire.

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  Last update: 01:13 10.12.2019

  01:13 10.12.2019

  Asia & Pacific

  Malaysia Reports First Case of Polio in Nearly Three Decades

  The Ministry of Health in Malaysia has launched a vaccination campaign after an infant was diagnosed with the first case of the poliovirus seen in the country since 1992.

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  Last update: 01:14 10.12.2019

  01:14 10.12.2019

  Military & Intelligence

  Erdogan Says Turkey Won't Dispose of Russian S-400s for US’ Patriot

  Ankara will not abandon the Russian S-400 air defence systems in order to buy American Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

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  Last update: 17:36 09.12.2019

  17:36 09.12.2019

  Europe

  Live Updates: Leaders of Normandy Four Countries Discuss Situation in Ukraine

  The Normandy format talks, which include Russia, Germany, France, and Ukraine, were launched back in 2014 when the four countries decided to facilitate the peace process in Ukraine amid the ongoing civil war in the east of the country. The last summit in this format was held in Berlin in 2016.

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  Last update: 19:44 09.12.2019

  19:44 09.12.2019

  Asia & Pacific

  Bye IBM, Microsoft and HP? Chinese Gov't Reportedly to Ditch All US-Made Hard and Software by 2023

  The move is likely a response to the crackdown campaign the US initiated against Chinese tech companies this year, specifically against Huawei. Washington justified the significant move amid the ongoing trade war between the countries, by calling Chinese hardware a national security risk.

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  Last update: 01:49 10.12.2019

  01:49 10.12.2019

  Society

  Athletes Have Healthier Brains That Can Process External Sounds Better, Researchers Find

  Athletes have a heightened ability to quiet down electrical noise in their brains to make sense of external sounds than non-athletes, a new study published Monday in the journal Sports Health reveals.