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  Last update: 06:32 GMT 03.12.2020

  06:32 GMT 03.12.2020

  Middle East

  Smuggling Sperm of Terror Convicts Might Be Difficult in Israel But It Doesn't Stop Would-be Mothers

  Israeli prison authorities ban conjugal visits for Palestinian prisoners incarcerated for terrorism. For many wives of such inmates this verdict means they can never become mothers but some are taking matters into their hands, looking for ways to get pregnant under the noses of watchful Israeli guards.

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  Last update: 06:00 GMT 03.12.2020

  06:00 GMT 03.12.2020

  Business

  Why Do Saudi Arabia and UAE Want a Common Digital Currency?

  Such an experiment with the creation of a single digital currency between states would be the first in the world.

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  Last update: 06:08 GMT 03.12.2020

  06:08 GMT 03.12.2020

  Europe

  Norwegian Oil Giant Equinor Discovers Long-Term Refinery Leak

  Equinor admitted that it doesn't know how much oil has leaked into the ground or what the cost of a clean-up will amount to and is now facing criminal charges from state environmental authorities.

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  Last update: 06:23 GMT 03.12.2020

  06:23 GMT 03.12.2020

  US

  Attorney Under Investigation for Calling Florida Residents to Register in Georgia for Senate Vote

  Georgia is holding two runoff elections for the US Senate in January because no candidate received a majority during the November vote. This round will determine if the GOP retains its majority in the chamber, as Republicans need to win at least one seat in order to prevent the Senate splitting 50/50.

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  Last update: 05:58 GMT 03.12.2020

  05:58 GMT 03.12.2020

  US

  Ivanka Trump Deposed in Lawsuit Over Alleged Misuse of 2017 Inaugural Funds

  Senior White House adviser Ivanka Trump spoke as a witness in the case involving the money raised for Donald Trump's January 2017 inauguration, in which she instructed the Trump International Hotel to charge a "fair market rate" for throwing the high-profile event, according to Alan Garten, the general counsel for the Trump Organisation.

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  Last update: 04:38 GMT 03.12.2020

  04:38 GMT 03.12.2020

  World

  Coronavirus Live Updates: Number of COVID-19 Cases in India Rises to Over 9.5 Million

  The global death toll from the coronavirus is now over 1.49 million, while the overall tally is more than 64.4 million. The most affected nations are the US (13.9 million infected, 273,000 deaths), India (9.5 million cases, 138,000 fatalities), and Brazil (6.4 million cases, and over 174,000 deaths).

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  Last update: 05:44 GMT 03.12.2020

  05:44 GMT 03.12.2020

  India

  Chelsea Forward Makes History, Becomes Oldest Player to Score Champions League Hat-trick

  The group stage of the UEFA Champions League is almost over. The top two teams from each table will enter the knockout stage which is set to take place in February and March 2021, with the final slated for 29 May at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.

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  Last update: 01:57 GMT 03.12.2020

  01:57 GMT 03.12.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  China’s WeChat Reportedly Blocks Australian PM Post as Fallout Over Fake Soldier Image Escalates

  Fu Yu, also is known as Qilin, a Chinese graphic artist who claims to have been behind the fake image said earlier that he created the manipulated graphic as a means of criticizing Australia over the damning Brereton war crimes inquiry, whose military recently released a shocking report describing war crimes by elite troops.