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Undated handout photograph shows the Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, at an undisclosed location, obtained by Reuters on 19 July 2019.

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Strait of Hormuz: UK Ministers Catch Heat for Seizing Iranian Tanker as Tehran Hits Back

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Middle East
Hunt Warns Iran May Be on 'Dangerous Path' as Tehran Opens Probe Into Seized UK Tanker
Earlier, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that they have confiscated a UK tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
Last update: 10:29 20.07.2019
10:29 20.07.2019
Tech
DeepNude, the Software That ‘Undresses’ Women, Is Up for Grabs for Starting Price of $30,000
The app is based on a neural network that "removes" clothing from images of women and does not work with men. The machine-learning algorithms has been trained thousands of women’s photos to learn to swap their clothes for private parts.
Last update: 08:46 20.07.2019
08:46 20.07.2019
World
Israeli Spyware Can Steal Private Data From Apple, Google, Facebook – Reports
Israel-based NSO Group became the focus of public attention this spring, when the media reported that its software products are being used to hack WhatsApp messenger, as well as spy on the owners of Android and iOS smartphones.
Last update: 10:09 20.07.2019
10:09 20.07.2019
Africa
Man Climbs Onto Wing of Plane in Nigeria Moments Before Takeoff (Video)
At Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, Nigeria, an unidentified man climbed onto the wing of an Azman Air passenger airliner as it was preparing to take off. Pilots noticed the unwelcome wingman while taxiing on the tarmac and shut down the engine; the man was arrested.
Last update: 06:13 20.07.2019
06:13 20.07.2019
Europe
Paris Police Use Tear Gas Against Football Fans Celebrating Algeria’s AFCON 2019 Victory (Videos)
PARIS (Sputnik) – The Paris police used tear gas to suppress fans of Algeria’s national football team as the celebration of the team’s victory in the Africa Cup of Nations got violent, a Sputnik correspondent reported early on Saturday.
Last update: 03:34 20.07.2019
03:34 20.07.2019
Europe
‘F*** The Police’: Hackers Break Into UK Met Police Twitter Account, Call for Release of Digga D
Hackers posted incoherent tweets linked to a surprisingly well-written but phony press release, as they called for the release of the 18-year old singer.
Last update: 06:51 20.07.2019
06:51 20.07.2019
US
Watch: Apollo 11 Mission Launch Projected on Washington Monument (Video, Photo)
The light show culminated a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the mission that successfully landed men on the Moon for the first time.
Last update: 03:44 20.07.2019
03:44 20.07.2019
Tech
Robots Get Human: Sex Dolls Will Walk Among Us in Near Future - Report
According to a sex doll collector Brick Dollbanger (pseudonym) - who helps popular manufacturers like the Realbotix and the Abyss test their products - next-generation synthetic models will be “indistinguishable from humans.”

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