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  Last update: 15:35 GMT 27.09.2020

  15:35 GMT 27.09.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  Flashpoint Nagorno-Karabakh: How the Armenian-Azeri Conflict Started and What’s at Stake

  Clashes broke out in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region early Sunday morning, with Azerbaijan and Armenia accusing each other of sparking the hostilities. The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has been the main bone of contention in cool relations between Yerevan and Baku for over three decades.

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  Last update: 14:05 GMT 27.09.2020

  14:05 GMT 27.09.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  Armenia's Prime Minister Says Yerevan May Recognize Nagorno-Karabakh's Independence

  The decades-old frozen Armenian-Azeri conflict in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh exploded into large-scale military clashes on Sunday, with each side blaming the other for the escalation.

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  Last update: 15:06 GMT 27.09.2020

  15:06 GMT 27.09.2020

  Middle East

  Jordan's King Abdullah II Dissolves Parliament

  Jordan is a Middle Eastern constitutional monarchy located between Saudi Arabia and Israel. In November, it is expected to hold parliamentary elections.

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  Last update: 13:59 GMT 27.09.2020

  13:59 GMT 27.09.2020

  World

  AstraZeneca's ‘Discrepancies’ in Vaccine Trial Accounts Spark Questions

  Despite pressure to carry out further studies after two cases of serious illness, British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has already resumed trials of its COVID-19 vaccine in Britain, Brazil, India, and South Africa, although the tests are still on hold in the US amid concerns from the National Institutes of Health.

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  Last update: 14:10 GMT 27.09.2020

  14:10 GMT 27.09.2020

  Business

  Russian Ruble is One of Top Emerging Market Currency Picks by Goldman Sachs After Pandemic

  Russia’s currency has suffered some losses during the coronavirus pandemic as global business activities have been halted throughout the world partly causing a significant drop in oil prices. However, the Wall Street giant, Goldman Sachs, believes that the ruble will bounce back as the price of oil is expected to rise in the next two years.

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  Last update: 09:24 GMT 27.09.2020

  09:24 GMT 27.09.2020

  US

  'Glorious ACB': Who is Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee?

  A position in the US Supreme Court fell vacant on the death of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on 18 September. US President Donald Trump has now nominated US Court of Appeals judge Amy Coney Barrett as his pick for the vacancy.

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  Last update: 11:06 GMT 27.09.2020

  11:06 GMT 27.09.2020

  Viral

  Indian Kid Nails Cristiano Ronaldo's Freestyle Skills to Perfection - Video

  Cristiano Ronaldo is considered one of the best players in the history of football. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner had recently reached the milestone of scoring 100 international goals for Portugal.

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  Last update: 04:38 GMT 27.09.2020

  04:38 GMT 27.09.2020

  World

  COVID-19 Live Updates: US New Cases Rise by 45,377

  The global toll of coronavirus cases has reached 32,749,934, according to the latest situation update from the US-based Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from federal and local authorities, the media and other sources.