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  Last update: 06:41 GMT 29.10.2020

  06:41 GMT 29.10.2020

  India

  Xiaomi Loses Top Spot in India's Smartphone Market to Samsung Amid 'Boycott Made in China' Drive

  In light of months of border tensions with China, public sentiment among Indians towards Beijing has turned sour, with many Indians calling for the boycott of Chinese goods in the country.

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  Last update: 07:10 GMT 29.10.2020

  07:10 GMT 29.10.2020

  UK

  UK Gov't 'Under Pressure' as Scientists Warn COVID-19 Cases Could Triple Next Month

  The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom in recent weeks has seen the infection numbers surpass those registered in spring, and led to a three-tier restriction system across the country.

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  Last update: 06:05 GMT 29.10.2020

  06:05 GMT 29.10.2020

  US

  Donald Trump, Joe Biden to Cross Paths in Crucial Battleground State as Election Race Heats Up

  Earlier in October, the two rivals in the US presidential elections courted voters at parallel events, as President Donald Trump participated in NBC News’ town hall event in Miami, Florida, while his Democratic opponent Joe Biden partook in an ABC News town hall gathering in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which aired at the same time as Trump’s event.

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  Last update: 05:03 GMT 29.10.2020

  05:03 GMT 29.10.2020

  World

  Nagorno-Karabakh Live Updates: Azerbaijani Defence Ministry Says Fighting Continued Overnight

  Earlier, the foreign ministers of Armenia and France emphasised the need for an immediate ceasefire in the unrecognised republic of Nagorno-Karabakh.

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  Last update: 08:18 GMT 29.10.2020

  08:18 GMT 29.10.2020

  Sport

  Who's the Real 'GOAT'? Barcelona Scoffs at Juventus Amid Cristiano Ronaldo's Absence

  Juventus lost to Barcelona with a score of 0-2 in a match of the second group stage of the Champions League at the Allianz Stadium in Turin.

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  Last update: 05:03 GMT 29.10.2020

  05:03 GMT 29.10.2020

  Europe

  Danish Quran-Burner Arrested in Germany, Facing Imprisonment

  Rasmus Paludan and his Hard Line party are known for their vehemently anti-Islamic views bolstered by provocative campaigns such as tossing the Quran or burning it in immigrant-dominated districts in Denmark, at times wrapped in bacon.

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  Last update: 06:30 GMT 29.10.2020

  06:30 GMT 29.10.2020

  Military & Intelligence

  Honduras Joining Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty A Success Amid 'Insane' US-Driven Arms Race, Expert Says

  Honduras is the fiftieth country to join the UN's nuclear weapons ban treaty. The fact that this occurred amid intense pressure from the US government to undermine the treaty makes it both a "remarkable" and "ironic" development, the founder of American University's Nuclear Studies Institute tells Sputnik.

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  Last update: 04:31 GMT 29.10.2020

  04:31 GMT 29.10.2020

  World

  COVID-19 Live Updates: UK Minister Touts Local Lockdowns as 'the Best Approach'

  The global death toll from the coronavirus infection has topped 1.173 million; over 44.4 million cases have been detected, and almost 29.9 million of those 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.