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  Last update: 13:59 21.05.2019

  13:59 21.05.2019

  Europe

  UK to Announce Decision on Huawei 5G After Trump's Visit to Avoid Conflict – Report

  Washington has been pressuring London hard, threatening to end intelligence cooperation, to deny the Chinese tech firm access to building its 5G telecommunication network, citing fears Huawei could have equipped its devices with backdoors for espionage at Beijing's request. Huawei has repeatedly denied the accusations.

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  Last update: 14:25 21.05.2019

  14:25 21.05.2019

  Europe

  Trump to Sign Bill on Sanctions Against Nord Stream 2 - US Official

  The US has long been one of the most vocal critics of the Russian-European pipeline Nord Stream 2, citing alleged dangers to the EU’s energy security and threatening to impose sanctions against it. However, the project has been vehemently defended by several countries, including Germany and Russia, as a purely economic venture.

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  Last update: 10:14 21.05.2019

  10:14 21.05.2019

  Military & Intelligence

  Denmark Threatens Russia With Fighter Jets in 'Low-Tension' Arctic

  While stressing his intention of keeping the Arctic a "low-tension area", Danish Defence Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen has threatened to station fighter jets on Greenland, which is part of the Danish realm.

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  Last update: 09:27 21.05.2019

  09:27 21.05.2019

  Asia & Pacific

  Indian Army Commander Reveals Date of First IAF 'Surgical Strike' on Pakistan

  The clarification by a top Indian officer comes slightly over two weeks after former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told the Hindustan Times that multiple surgical strikes had been conducted under the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) - before the Narendra Modi government.

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  Last update: 13:04 21.05.2019

  13:04 21.05.2019

  Tech

  PewDiePie Gives Major Boost to Chinese-Led Livestreaming Startup

  It’s been slightly over a month since the king of YouTube, PewDiePie, has joined DLive, a livestreaming platform powered by blockchain technology, with his exclusive weekly live-streams.

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  Last update: 08:21 21.05.2019

  08:21 21.05.2019

  Military & Intelligence

  Bulgarian Defence Minister Calls Price of US F-16 Fighters Unreasonably High

  Bulgaria is likely to halt negotiations with the US for the purchase of Lockheed Martin’s F-16 Block 70 fighter jets, according to Bulgaria’s defence minister, instead, turning to Sweden or Italy for new combat aircraft.

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  Last update: 13:46 21.05.2019

  13:46 21.05.2019

  Tech

  Huawei India Pledges to Provide Services to its Phones Despite Google's Move

  Huawei has a smartphone market share between 3.5% and 4.5% in India. Its Honor brand is among the fastest growing. The company considers India crucial in its scheme of business, as it is the fastest growing smartphone market in the world.

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  Last update: 14:24 21.05.2019

  14:24 21.05.2019

  Tech

  Saucy Foxy: Mozilla Firefox's DNS Encryption Could Go Around UK's PORN Ban - Reports

  A whole number of countries, including the UK and US, are due to see a so-called pornography ban in the near future that would oversee the formal age verification of users who are willing to sign up for 18+ content.