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  Last update: 18:52 15.12.2019

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  World

  US Trade Representative Says US-China Phase One Trade Deal is ‘Totally Done’

  Washington and Beijing announced on 13 December that they had worked out the phase one trade deal that is expected to be signed in early January. As part of the deal, the sides agreed to not introduce new duties that were planned to go into effect on 15 December.

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  Last update: 18:07 15.12.2019

  18:07 15.12.2019

  Tech

  Ancient Rocks From Greenland Claimed to Shed Light on Secrets of Earth’s Magnetic Field

  The powerful shield surrounding our planet is considered to be a key factor making Earth more hospitable for life, as it protects lifeforms from solar energy particles and helps our planet retain its atmosphere and liquid water.

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  Last update: 15:38 15.12.2019

  15:38 15.12.2019

  Sport

  MMA Fighter Covington Hospitalised With Broken Jaw After Defeat to Usman in UFC - Video

  Covington, who had challenged Africa's first UFC champion in a bid to gain the welterweight title, was hospitalised after an initial check-up by the medical team confirmed the seriousness of the injury sustained.

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  Last update: 17:06 15.12.2019

  17:06 15.12.2019

  Europe

  Israeli Vessel Chased Out of Cypriot Waters by Turkish Navy Ships - Reports

  Earlier this month, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Donmez unveiled plans to conduct further oil and gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean Sea after signing a memorandum of understanding with Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA).

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  Last update: 18:15 15.12.2019

  18:15 15.12.2019

  Middle East

  Two Gas Fields With Capacity of 1Bln Cubic Meters Put Into Operation in Syria - Ministry

  DAMASCUS (Sputnik) - Two gas fields with a capacity of one million cubic meters, located to the east of the Syrian city of Homs, were put into operation, the Syrian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said on Sunday.

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  Last update: 16:48 15.12.2019

  16:48 15.12.2019

  US

  ‘Countdown Started': US Naval Base Terrorist Suspect Issued Cryptic Warning Months Before Attack – Report

  New details have come to light in the fatal Florida shooting, including chilling new evidence of the timing and what kind of legally bought rifle was used in the deadly attack.

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  Last update: 18:23 15.12.2019

  18:23 15.12.2019

  Society

  US Justice Dept. Attorney Blasts Auschwitz Museum for Blocking Account Fighting Anti-Semitism

  The row began following a decision by the Auschwitz Museum to block the group Women Fight Anti-Semitism’s account on Twitter after it accused the museum of being a cover for Polish revisionism, a policy softening the role of Warsaw in operating Nazi concentration camps.

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  Last update: 18:31 15.12.2019

  18:31 15.12.2019

  Europe

  France Seeks to Return Napoleonic General’s Remains From Russia – Reports

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Paris has asked Moscow to return the remains of Napoleon’s favourite general Charles-Etienne Gudin, who died during the 1812 Russia campaign, French media quoted a government source as saying Sunday.