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  Last update: 17:53 19.11.2019

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  Europe

  Stasi Among Us? German Newspaper Probes Its Owner Over His Former Job as Spy

  Holger Friedrich, who bought the Berliner Zeitung in September, has insisted that he was “not active” in his spy role, allegedly taking every opportunity to avoid working for the Stasi.

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  Last update: 17:28 19.11.2019

  17:28 19.11.2019

  Military & Intelligence

  Danish PM Mette Frederiksen Says She Understands Macron's Analysis of NATO's 'Brain Death'

  While lauding NATO as the pinnacle of Europe's stability, Mette Frederiksen lamented the recent changes within the alliance, which she attributed to the US “moving away from Europe.”

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  Last update: 14:56 19.11.2019

  14:56 19.11.2019

  US

  ‘I’ll Put a Bullet in Her’: Newyorker Pleads Guilty to Making Death Threats Against Rep. Ilhan Omar

  In April 2019 Patrick Carlineo, of upstate New York, was charged with threatening to kill Rep. Ilhan Omar, after allegedly calling the Minnesota Congresswoman’s office in March and telling a staffer Omar was a “terrorist”.

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  Last update: 17:44 19.11.2019

  17:44 19.11.2019

  Tech

  Bible Scholars Claim Discovered ‘Ancient Hebrew Inscriptions’ Reveal Biblical Mount Sinai’s Location

  Biblical Mount Sinai, one of the most important sacred places in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions, is the mountain at which the Ten Commandments were given to Moses by God. Its exact location has been shrouded in mystery, as modern scholars still differ as to its geographical position.

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  Last update: 16:33 19.11.2019

  16:33 19.11.2019

  Tech

  NASA Study Confirms Water Vapour Above Jupiter’s Moon Europa Fuelling Hopes of Possible Life

  40 years ago, a Voyager spacecraft snapped the first close-up images of Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, with subsequent missions to the outer solar system amassing enough fascinating information to make it a high-priority target in NASA’s search for life.

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  Last update: 14:14 19.11.2019

  14:14 19.11.2019

  World

  Moscow Sees US Comments on Israeli Settlements as Attempt to Undermine Conflict Resolution Efforts

  On Monday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that Washington no longer regarded Israeli settlements in the West Bank as violating international law, reversing the Obama administration’s position and taking no legal position on the question or that of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank itself.

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  Last update: 15:33 19.11.2019

  15:33 19.11.2019

  Sport

  Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Father Causes Furor Online After Saying He Wants Second Wife

  According the top mixed martial artist’s dad, his religion allows him to take up to four wives if he wanted to.

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  Last update: 13:32 19.11.2019

  13:32 19.11.2019

  Tech

  Elon Musk's Starlink Satellites Turn Deep Space Observations Into a Nightmare

  SpaceX currently operates over a hundred internet satellites in low-Earth orbit, but plans to increase that number to 42,000 over the next decade. Scientists warn that the growing number of small objects, which expose their telescopes to the light they reflect, may threaten “astronomy itself.”