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  Last update: 14:08 22.01.2020

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  World

  5G Network: Huawei Will ‘Do Exactly What Intel Services Want’, Top US Cybersecurity Official Claims

  Both Beijing and Huawei have vehemently denied US accusations that Huawei’s telecommunications equipment may be designed to spy on foreign corporations and countries on behalf of the Chinese government.

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  Last update: 13:26 22.01.2020

  13:26 22.01.2020

  World

  Tehran Says Its Relations With Saudi Arabia Should Not Become Like Those With US

  This comes amid the latest escalation of tensions between Iran and the US following the killing of Iranian top military commander Qasem Soleimani in a US drone strike in Baghdad earlier this month.

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  Last update: 14:15 22.01.2020

  14:15 22.01.2020

  Society

  'Did Someone Say KFC?': Fast Food Giant Apologizes After Being Bashed Over 'Sexist' Ad

  While some bashed the new KFC advertisement over its alleged objectification of women, a number of social media users argued that the ad was actually funny and slammed its critics instead.

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  Last update: 13:29 22.01.2020

  13:29 22.01.2020

  Military & Intelligence

  ‘Over in Under a Minute’: Commander Divulges How Quickly Moscow’s Defences Can Thwart Missile Attack

  The Russian capital’s air and missile defence system is one of the most sophisticated in the world, and includes a dense layer of anti-aircraft missile launchers, interceptor systems, and a unique tetrahedral truncated pyramid radio-radar station so powerful it can detect space debris.

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  Last update: 13:00 22.01.2020

  13:00 22.01.2020

  Africa

  Yelling, Honking Horns, Firing Shots: How Locals Deal With 'Biblical Egypt Plague' Devastating Kenya

  Dozens of eerie videos shared on social media over the past few weeks show swarms of locusts descending on north-eastern Kenya, amid desperate attempts by locals to drive them away.

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  Last update: 13:11 22.01.2020

  13:11 22.01.2020

  US

  Aides Talked Trump Out of Announcing Putin Visit That Never Happened

  This story is based on excerpts from “A Very Stable Genius”, a just-released book by Washington Post reporters Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, which paints a critical and somewhat chaotic portrait of Donald Trump as a person and as a president.

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  Last update: 12:50 22.01.2020

  12:50 22.01.2020

  Middle East

  Zarif’s Warning on Tehran’s Possible Exit From Non-Proliferation Treaty Clarified

  Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif earlier made it clear that withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons remains one of Tehran's options amid escalating US sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

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  Last update: 12:06 22.01.2020

  12:06 22.01.2020

  Tech

  Mystery Gravitational Wave Sparks Debate on if Enigmatic Star Betelgeuse is Ready to Go 'Boom'

  A star named Betelgeuse has been making headlines of late, as the normally bright celestial object has dimmed considerably for reasons still unknown to astronomers.