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  Last update: 23:21 20.01.2020

  23:21 20.01.2020

  World

  Russia Slams US for Giving Wrong Idea About Iran's Right to Enrich Uranium

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Moscow accuses Washington of misinforming the international community about Iran's right to enrich uranium, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

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  Last update: 03:36 21.01.2020

  03:36 21.01.2020

  World

  Barely Half of Canadians Trust Core Institutions – Study

  TORONTO (Sputnik) – Only 53 percent of Canadians have faith in their core institutions, falling by 3 percentage points from last year, a new study by Edelman, released on Monday, reveals. Researchers have found that, in general, income inequality now affects trust in institutions more than economic growth.

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  Last update: 02:40 21.01.2020

  02:40 21.01.2020

  Tech

  Oxygen to Be Extracted from Lunar Dust at New Facility - Reports

  Last year, researchers uncovered a method of extracting oxygen from moon dust without producing any waste by separating the chemical from the material it's bound to as an oxide.

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  Last update: 00:42 21.01.2020

  00:42 21.01.2020

  Business

  Business Pessimistic About Global Economic Growth, 53% Predict Decline - PwC

  DAVOS (Sputnik) - CEOs around the world express record pessimism about global economic growth, with 53 percent of respondents predicting a downturn, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) consulting company, published ahead of the Davos economic forum.

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  Last update: 02:39 21.01.2020

  02:39 21.01.2020

  Africa

  At Least 7 Dead, 25 Wounded in Major Explosion in Sudan’s Capital – Reports

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least seven people have died and 25 others were injured in an explosion in Sudan’s capital, where security service protests took place earlier this month, the Saudi Al Arabiya TV channel reports.

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  Last update: 02:12 21.01.2020

  02:12 21.01.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  Fourth Death From New Coronavirus Reported in China's Wuhan - Authorities

  A previously unknown type of pneumonia registered in the country, later identified as a new type of coronavirus, previously claimed the lives of three people.

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  Last update: 01:58 21.01.2020

  01:58 21.01.2020

  Middle East

  Daesh Founding Member Al-Salbi Believed to Be Current Terrorist Leader - Reports

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Daesh* terrorist group is now headed by one of its founding members, Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi, The Guardian reports citing intelligence officials.

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  Last update: 01:21 21.01.2020

  01:21 21.01.2020

  Africa

  Tunisian President Asks Former Finance Minister Fakhfakh to Form Government

  CAIRO (Sputnik) - Tunisian President Kais Saied has chosen ex-finance minister Elyes Fakhfakh to form a government within a month, a presidency statement on Monday said, after a government proposed by former prime minister-designate Habib Jemli was rejected by parliament earlier in January.