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  Last update: 14:32 17.11.2019

  14:32 17.11.2019

  Europe

  Yellow Vests, One Year On: France’s Most Resilient Contemporary Protest Movement by the Numbers

  French authorities braced for clashes on Sunday after demonstrators proposed continuing Saturday’s protests into Sunday amid the one year anniversary of the first-ever Yellow Vests protest. Paris officials decided to keep local public transport closed until Monday, and warned that the police presence in the capital would remain beefed up.

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  Last update: 15:28 17.11.2019

  15:28 17.11.2019

  Europe

  Fake Reviews Swamp Pizza Express as Prince Andrew Denies Sleeping With Epstein’s ‘Sex Slave’

  For several months now, Prince Andrew has been facing scrutiny over his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein. The Duke of York staunchly denies having slept with Epstein’s alleged sex slave, who was under age at the time, but his detailed account of what happened 18 years ago has raised questions in Britain.

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  Last update: 17:28 17.11.2019

  17:28 17.11.2019

  Viral

  'Too Much Covfefe in Morning?' Trump Causes Online Hysteria After Praising 'Great Womem' on Twitter

  Over his more than 2.5-year tenure in office as the President of the United States, Donald Trump has on numerous occasions sent the Internet community reeling with a number of spelling mistakes in his tweets and slips of the tongue in his public speeches.

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  Last update: 15:42 17.11.2019

  15:42 17.11.2019

  World

  Pentagon Chief Warns China, N Korea May Benefit From Collapse of Seoul-Tokyo Intel Pact

  On Friday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said that it is “difficult” for Seoul to share military intelligence with Japan, referring to Seoul’s previous decision to scrap the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA), which expires on 23 November.

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  Last update: 13:52 17.11.2019

  13:52 17.11.2019

  Europe

  Jeremy Corbyn Rules Out Coalition Deal After Election Amid Reports of Likely SNP Pact

  The statement by the Labour leader comes amid a fall in support for his party that, according to a latest poll stands at just 28% compared to 44% for the Tories.

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  Last update: 13:15 17.11.2019

  13:15 17.11.2019

  Asia & Pacific

  Hong Kong Protesters Set Harbour Tunnel Bridge on Fire as Police Prepare to Move In - Reports

  This comes amid an increase in the number of clashes between police and protesters within the past week which prompted the Hong Kong Education Bureau to announce school closures until 18 November.

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  Last update: 14:13 17.11.2019

  14:13 17.11.2019

  US

  'Everything Very Good': Trump Comments on His Unscheduled Medical Checkup

  According to the White House, President Trump made an unannounced visit to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, to undergo an unscheduled medical checkup.

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  Last update: 11:23 17.11.2019

  11:23 17.11.2019

  Europe

  ‘Party Whip’: UK Lib Dem Candidate Defends her Racy TV Ad Appearance in S&M Gear as a ‘Joke’

  Ahead of the UK snap poll, parties have been on the election trail up and down the country, adhering to their dominant campaign themes, with the Conservatives focused on getting Brexit done, Labour pledging to end austerity, the Liberal Democrats vowing to stop Brexit and Scottish nationalists aiming for another referendum on independence.