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  Last update: 20:37 19.10.2019

  20:37 19.10.2019

  Middle East

  Lebanon Agrees Final Budget Without Additional Taxes Amid Protests - Report

  The finance minister delivered the announcement regarding the budget as tens of thousands took to the streets Saturday for a third day of protests against tax increases and alleged official corruption.

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  Last update: 22:41 19.10.2019

  22:41 19.10.2019

  Europe

  Johnson Told Tusk He Would Request for Brexit Delay Later on Saturday - Source in EU

  BRUSSELS (Sputnik) – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson told on Saturday European Council President Donald Tusk that he would send a letter with a formal request for the Brexit delay later in the day, a source in the European Union said.

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  Last update: 14:28 19.10.2019

  14:28 19.10.2019

  Middle East

  “Whiskey > Vodka”: Russians Find Messages Addressed to Them at Abandoned US Base in Syria - Videos

  This week, Russian peacekeeping forces were spotted operating in the city of Manbij, a key population centre about 25 km from the Syrian-Turkish border, with their deployment said to be aimed at preventing conflict between Syrian and Turkish forces in the region.

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  Last update: 19:59 19.10.2019

  19:59 19.10.2019

  Middle East

  Pompeo Says Israel Has ‘Fundamental Right’ to Bomb Syria, Vows to Tackle Iranian ‘Threat’ – Reports

  The US secretary of state traveled to Jerusalem on Friday for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, telling reporters after the meeting that “we shared our ideas about how we can ensure Middle East stability together.”

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  Last update: 19:36 19.10.2019

  19:36 19.10.2019

  Europe

  Super Saturday for Dummies: House of Commons Delays Johnson’s Brexit Deal, PM Defiant – What Now?

  The House of Commons voted 322 to 306 in favour of the Letwin amendment, withholding approval on the Brexit deal hammered out by Prime Minister Johnson last week until MPs can pass legislation to ratify it. Johnson now has to ask Brussels for another Brexit delay, but he has said he will not do so. What happened Saturday, and what happens next?

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  Last update: 14:39 19.10.2019

  14:39 19.10.2019

  Africa

  X-Rated Videos of Married South African Teacher Who ‘Hooked Up With Students’ Leaked to Porn Sites

  The teacher resigned last week from a prestigious South African boys’ school and vanished from social media radars after allegations surfaced of her having a string of affairs with the students. There are no criminal charges being pressed as all of the alleged lovers were said to be of age; 16 is the age of consent in the country.

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  Last update: 20:29 19.10.2019

  20:29 19.10.2019

  Europe

  Sex Education May Get Branded as 'Pedophilia' in Poland by New Bill

  While people opposing the new legislation argued that it may put young people at risk, the bill’s proponents argued that such fears are merely an “overinterpretation” of the new law.

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  Last update: 15:39 19.10.2019

  15:39 19.10.2019

  Europe

  UK Starts Probe After Leaked Video Shows F-35 Pilot Falling Flat on His Face on HMS Elizabeth – Report

  The incident took place after British-owned F-35 fifth-generation fighter jets landed for the first time aboard the new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy’s largest warship.