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  Last update: 04:47 GMT 27.11.2020

  04:47 GMT 27.11.2020

  US

  How Joe Biden Picked Hawks Over Sanders and Warren While Assembling His Would-be Administration

  Although Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders' endorsements are believed to have paved the way for Joe Biden's successful presidential nomination, the former vice president isn't rushing to return the favour. US independent journalist Max Parry has explained how the expectations of the so-called “progressives” were ultimately unrequited.

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  Last update: 04:15 GMT 27.11.2020

  04:15 GMT 27.11.2020

  India

  Why Modi-Trump 'Bromance' Won't Mar New Delhi's 'Camaraderie' With Biden Should He Prevail

  While Team Trump is continuing its legal fight over alleged voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, New Delhi is preparing itself for a change of leadership in the White House. Indian author Suvam Pal has shed light on Modi and the BJP's old ties with the US Democratic Party and provided a prognosis with regard to US-Indian relations.

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  Last update: 04:00 GMT 27.11.2020

  04:00 GMT 27.11.2020

  World

  Venezuelan Court Sentences Six Ex-Citgo Petroleum Officials on Corruption Charges

  The six were arrested by Venezuelan authorities during corporate meetings in Caracas back in 2017 and were charged with embezzlement, contract malfeasance and money laundering.

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  Last update: 03:26 GMT 27.11.2020

  03:26 GMT 27.11.2020

  UK

  UK Government to Set Up New Antitrust Unit to Scrutinize Google and Facebook

  The UK government has announced plans to establish a Digital Markets Unit (DMU) to make a new code to improve transparency regarding the provision of services and the use of personal data by the world’s biggest tech companies, as well as oversee a pro-competition regime for platforms.

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  Last update: 01:15 GMT 27.11.2020

  01:15 GMT 27.11.2020

  World

  Pashinyan Says Held Two Phone Conversations on Nagorno-Karabakh With Putin Within Hour

  YEREVAN (Sputnik) – Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Friday that he had held two phone conversations on the situation in Azerbaijan's conflict-torn region of Nagorno-Karabakh with Russian President Vladimir Putin within an hour.

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  Last update: 22:16 GMT 26.11.2020

  22:16 GMT 26.11.2020

  US

  Trump Says COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery to Begin Next Week

  The US president previously said that the vaccine would be available before the 3 November presidential election, prompting criticism from Democrats who believed he was rushing its development.

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  Last update: 21:58 GMT 26.11.2020

  21:58 GMT 26.11.2020

  UK

  UK's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty Says Judgement About AstraZeneca Vaccine Should Be 'In the Hands' of Drug Regulator

  Controversy is surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, with critics expressing concerns that it could be based on "shaky science".

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  Last update: 23:20 GMT 26.11.2020

  23:20 GMT 26.11.2020

  Viral

  McDonald's 'Last Happy Meal' Post Triggers Depressing Thoughts Among Netizens

  The food-chain giant apparently meant that at some point, everyone outgrows the happy meal, typically ordered by children, but many Twitter users sensed a deeper meaning in the controversial post.