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This US Department of Defense (DOD) handout photo shows on August 18, at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when the Defense Department conducted a flight test of a conventionally configured ground-launched cruise missile at San Nicolas Island, California. - The test missile exited its ground mobile launcher and accurately impacted its target after more than 500 kilometers of flight. Data collected and lessons learned from this test will inform DOD's development of future intermediate-range capabilities.

23:27 20 August 2019 / updated: 00:04 Military & Intelligence

After INF Treaty Withdrawal, US Looking to Develop Hypersonic Missiles - Army Secretary

An attendee wears a yarmulke with the word Trump before President Donald Trump speaks at an annual meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition

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A view of the Grace 1 super tanker with the name Adrian Darya 1 over the place where Grace 1 had already been blackened out is seen in the British territory of Gibraltar, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. The shipping agent for an Iranian supertanker caught in a diplomatic standoff says the vessel is ready to depart Gibraltar in 24 to 48 hours, despite a last-minute effort by the United States to seize it again. (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno)

Iranian Tanker Adrian Darya Currently Leased to Iranian Shipping Company - Reports

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons pilots with the 8th Fighter Wing's 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he gives a speech on domestic priorities at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, northwest England on July 27, 2019.

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Europe
Greece Refuses to Facilitate Iranian Oil Tanker's Passage to Syria - Greek Deputy Foreign Minister
Washington warned Athens on Tuesday against assisting and harbouring the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya, which was released last week from its detention by Gibraltar's authorities.
Last update: 10:50 21.08.2019
10:50 21.08.2019
Tech
Facebook Hiring ‘Small Team of Journalists’ to Curate Its News Tab Section
Relying on skilful journalists to curate what news users see has already become a trend in the tech industry; it is currently being done by Apple, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn and Snapchat.
Last update: 09:19 21.08.2019
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Shocking ‘Mushroom Cloud’ Forms Over Lake Balaton in Hungary (Video)
A giant "atomic bomb" cloud was seen looming over Hungary's Lake Balaton in the village of Alsoors on Friday.
Last update: 11:09 21.08.2019
11:09 21.08.2019
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Three People Dead as Helicopter Crashes in India (Photo)
According to NDTV, an Indian media outlet, Indo-Tibetan Border Police staff who were involved in relief work spotted the helicopter crashing in India's Uttarkashi district.
Last update: 11:14 21.08.2019
11:14 21.08.2019
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Twitter Bans 200,000 Accounts It "Believes" Are Run By Chinese Government
The nameless Twitter representative also said state-backed media organisations were now banned from purchasing adverts on the platform, although declined to provide a list of which media organisations it considered “state-backed”. It’s also uncertain whether the ban will apply to Western entities, such as the British Broadcasting Corporation.
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Test Launches of Boeing-Made Starliner Spacecraft to ISS Delayed Again - Source
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The launch of US aerospace corporation Boeing-developed unmanned spacecraft Starliner to the International Space Station (ISS) was postponed to October 6 from September 17, and the test launch of manned Starliner was rescheduled to December 30 from November 30, a space industry source said.
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Drunk Manchester United Fan Knocks Out Man's Tooth on Ryanair Flight
Manchester United fan Adam Whittingham was sentenced to 20 months in prison for his behaviour on a Ryanair flight from Agadir to Morocco, according to The Sun.
Last update: 11:30 21.08.2019
11:30 21.08.2019
US
'MAGA' Model Katie Williams Stripped of Miss Nevada 2019 Crown for ‘Being a Conservative’
According to the dethroned beauty queen, the organisers told her to run separate social media accounts – one where she could voice her opinions and an ‘apolitical’ one for the contest. However, despite creating a second Facebook account, she kept getting complaints about her pro-Trump messages and criticism of the group Antifa on her personal page.

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