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  Last update: 13:45 GMT 27.11.2020

  13:45 GMT 27.11.2020

  Middle East

  Iran's Atomic Agency Rejects Reports Nuclear Scientist Was Assassinated in Country's North

  Earlier in the day, reports emerged in Iranian media that a high-profile nuclear physicist had been assassinated in the north of Iran.

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  Last update: 11:53 GMT 27.11.2020

  11:53 GMT 27.11.2020

  Tech

  Media Claims North Korea Launched a Cyberattack Against Covid Vaccine Developer AstraZeneca

  Also on Friday, a UK regulator confirmed that it had received a formal request from the government to assess the prospective Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca. Earlier, an executive from the British-Swedish pharma giant said its vaccine could be approved even if its effectiveness is no higher than 60 percent.

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  Last update: 13:53 GMT 27.11.2020

  13:53 GMT 27.11.2020

  US

  Tulsi Gabbard Asks Trump to Pardon Snowden and Assange for ‘Exposing Criminality of Deep State’

  On Wednesday, President Donald Trump pardoned former national security advisor Michael Flynn. Flynn had pleaded guilty in 2017 to making ‘false and fraudulent statements’ to the FBI regarding the nature of his conversations with the Russian ambassador during the Trump transition, but later retracted his plea and accused the FBI of framing him.

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  Last update: 14:38 GMT 27.11.2020

  14:38 GMT 27.11.2020

  World

  Jordan Peterson to Join Daughter Mikhaila for Podcast Series After Health Struggles

  The conservative Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson has recently voiced the hope that his life will soon be back on track after his battle with addiction to the benzodiazepine tranquiliser which had a severe effect on his health.

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  Last update: 13:48 GMT 27.11.2020

  13:48 GMT 27.11.2020

  Society

  'Slavery to Perfection': Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Aniston Condemned for 'Great Body' Pics

  This week, American singer and actress Jennifer Lopez set Instagram ablaze with some stunning nudes as a part of a promotion for her upcoming single. Very few remained unbothered by smooth curves of the 51-year-old.

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  Last update: 10:29 GMT 27.11.2020

  10:29 GMT 27.11.2020

  Business

  The 5th Estate: Why Joe Biden Has Rattled US Expats To Renounce Citizenship Under FATCA, 'Death Tax'

  Global banks are scrambling to report and close the accounts of US citizens suspected in a massive dragnet operation launched by the US aimed at collecting taxes from expatriates, with severe penalties imposed for numerous offences, a top expert on citizenship renunciation revealed.

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  Last update: 12:41 GMT 27.11.2020

  12:41 GMT 27.11.2020

  Europe

  Lukashenko Says He Won't Stay on as Belarus's President Under New Constitution

  Earlier, the Belarusian president said he would not rule out early presidential elections following referendum-approved changes to the country's basic law. Minsk announced plans to amend the constitution in the wake of large scale protests which followed the August 9 election, which saw Alexander Lukashenko reelected for a sixth consecutive term.

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  Last update: 13:36 GMT 27.11.2020

  13:36 GMT 27.11.2020

  Europe

  Rabbi Attacked in Vienna by Woman Screaming ‘Slaughter All Jews’, Reports Say

  On 2 November, multiple shootings took place in Vienna, resulting in the death of four people; 22 were injured.