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  Last update: 19:02 GMT 08.09.2020

  19:02 GMT 08.09.2020

  Military & Intelligence

  Photo: US Navy Ends Multi-Day Search for Missing Sailor in North Arabian Sea

  Although the US Navy search for a missing service member has been called off, an investigation into the sailor’s disappearance in the North Arabian Sea remains ongoing, according to a Tuesday release from the US 5th Fleet.

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  Last update: 19:35 GMT 08.09.2020

  19:35 GMT 08.09.2020

  Society

  Video: 13 Sealed, 2,500-Year-Old Coffins Unearthed in Egyptian Burial Well

  Egyptian authorities announced on Sunday the discovery of 13 intact and sealed coffins in the desert necropolis of Saqqara in Egypt.

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  Last update: 15:23 GMT 08.09.2020

  15:23 GMT 08.09.2020

  World

  China Will Reportedly Sanction Senior US Officials Who Visit Taiwan

  Last month, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reacted to China's objections to the planned visit by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to Taiwan by saying it was not inconsistent with previous policy.

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  Last update: 13:58 GMT 08.09.2020

  13:58 GMT 08.09.2020

  US

  America’s Worst President? How US Oil Barons Helped Get Warren G. Harding Into The White House

  Exactly 100 years ago the Republican nominee Warren G. Harding was en route to winning the Presidential election. But it later emerged Harding had been deliberately chosen by powerful business interests because of his stupidity and lack of political acumen.

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  Last update: 15:46 GMT 08.09.2020

  15:46 GMT 08.09.2020

  Sport

  Messi’s Tactical Position Under Barсa’s New Coach Unveiled

  Argentine footballer Lionel Messi shocked his fans by announcing in August that he intends to leave Barcelona, where he has played since 2003. But his plans apparently fell through due to legal and timing issues.

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  Last update: 17:39 GMT 08.09.2020

  17:39 GMT 08.09.2020

  Tech

  NASA Spots at Least Five Asteroids Set to 'Closely' Approach Earth This Week

  According to the European Space Agency, it is not that difficult for astronomers to detect space rocks that are measured over one kilometer in diameter. But it appears to be trickier when it comes to smaller extra-terrestrial bodies.

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  Last update: 10:37 GMT 08.09.2020

  10:37 GMT 08.09.2020

  Europe

  Lukashenko Says He May Have 'Overstayed a Little' in His Post as Belarusian President

  Belarus has been rocked by weeks of protests following the August 9 presidential election, in which incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko won his sixth term in office with 80 percent of the vote. The opposition declared their candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya the winner and have demanded a 'peaceful' handover of power.

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  Last update: 05:16 GMT 08.09.2020

  05:16 GMT 08.09.2020

  World

  COVID-19 Live Updates: EU Parliament Session Moved to Belgium Amid Case Spike in France, Reports Say

  The global death toll from the coronavirus infection is nearly 892,000; over 27.3 million cases of infection have been detected, and over 18.3 million of those patients have recovered, according to Baltimore, Maryland's Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from national and local authorities, the media and other sources.