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  Last update: 05:36 GMT 27.11.2020

  05:36 GMT 27.11.2020

  Europe

  Danish PM Ridiculed Over Tearful Apology for Mink Drama

  Despite having called the mass cull of over 15 million mink “non-negotiable”, Frederiksen denies having given an explicit “order” to kill the nation's entire stock and maintains that the responsibility for the killing without a legal basis rests with the former Food Minister, his party comrade Mogens Jensen, who subsequently resigned.

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  Last update: 08:10 GMT 27.11.2020

  08:10 GMT 27.11.2020

  Europe

  Fugging Unbelievable! Austrian Village to Ditch Unfortunate Obscene Name

  The original name of the small village has no special meaning or any connotations in German, while the new toponym will better reflect its pronunciation in the local accent.

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  Last update: 09:51 GMT 27.11.2020

  09:51 GMT 27.11.2020

  Middle East

  Moscow Slams Pompeo's Visit to Golan Heights as Neglect of International Law

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, expressed the belief on Friday that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's recent visit to the Golan Heights is another manifestation of Washington's lack of respect for the international law.

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  Last update: 07:39 GMT 27.11.2020

  07:39 GMT 27.11.2020

  Europe

  Majority of French Consider Violent Migrant Camp Removal by Police Justified, Poll Reveals

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Over 70 percent of the French believe that the controversial police operation on dismantling a migrant camp in central Paris earlier this week was justified, throwing their support behind law enforcement officers rather than the organizers of the migrants gathering, according to IFOP poll for the CNEWS news released on Friday.

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  Last update: 07:04 GMT 27.11.2020

  07:04 GMT 27.11.2020

  Business

  Swedish Court Faults Google for Sharing Private Data

  Google was found guilty of failing to follow up on the requests of citizens exercising their right to oblivion and promptly remove unwanted personal data from its search results.

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  Last update: 04:55 GMT 27.11.2020

  04:55 GMT 27.11.2020

  World

  Coronavirus Live Updates: Number of Cases in India Rises by 43,082 to Over 9.3 Mln

  The global death toll from the coronavirus has topped 1.430 million, over 60.78 million cases of the infection have been detected, and over 38.9 million people 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.

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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: 05:27 GMT 27.11.2020

  05:27 GMT 27.11.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  How High? North Korean Gymnast Told by Seoul to Jump Twice to Demonstrate He’s a Genuine Defector

  In early November, a North Korean professional gymnast literally hopped the border, escaping the country by jumping over a three-meter fence separating the DPRK from South Korea.