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  Last update: 19:44 GMT 01.10.2020

  19:44 GMT 01.10.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  North Korea Showing Favoritism to Trump by Delaying Tests of Growing Nuclear Arsenal - Analysts

  The suspension of denuclearization negotiations and weapons testing by North Korea will likely continue until after the US presidential election, as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been able to covertly build up his country’s nuclear capabilities during US President Donald Trump’s term, according to new analyses from US-based think tanks.

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  Last update: 19:00 GMT 01.10.2020

  19:00 GMT 01.10.2020

  Tech

  Facebook Removes Trump Campaign Ads Linking Refugees to COVID-19

  Social media platform Facebook announced Wednesday it had removed advertisements created by US President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign that claimed - without evidence - accepting refugees from abroad would increase the risk of the novel coronavirus spreading in the US.

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  Last update: 15:46 GMT 01.10.2020

  15:46 GMT 01.10.2020

  Society

  Moscow Invites OPCW Experts to Russia to Work With Russian Pros on Navalny's Case - Foreign Ministry

  Moscow has continuously called on Berlin to provide samples and evidence that would back up its allegations that Russian opposition figure and political blogger Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a nerve agent from the Novichok group.

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  Last update: 20:05 GMT 01.10.2020

  20:05 GMT 01.10.2020

  Europe

  Navalny Accuses Putin of Poisoning: Why Claim Holds No Water and Who Could Benefit From It

  Russian opposition figure Navalny, who has been discharged from the Charité hospital in Berlin where he was treated after an alleged poisoning, claimed in an interview with Der Spiegel that Putin "was behind the crime". But some analysts pour scorn on the suggestion that the Russian president ordered the political figure to be poisoned.

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  Last update: 19:07 GMT 01.10.2020

  19:07 GMT 01.10.2020

  US

  Fox News Journo Goes Off on Trump Defenders Over White Supremacy Remarks

  After President Trump stated during Tuesday night’s debate that the right-wing political activist group Proud Boys must "stand back and stand by", the public, including a number of Trump's Republican allies, have urged the president to clarify his stance and unequivocally denounce white supremacy.

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  Last update: 04:52 GMT 01.10.2020

  04:52 GMT 01.10.2020

  World

  Live Updates: Moscow Advocates for Resolution to Karabakh Conflict, Does Not Support Baku or Yerevan

  Renewed clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces have been underway since Sunday when both sides accused each other of aggression along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh. The two subsequently announced the marshalling of their respective forces, with Baku declaring partial mobilisation and Yerevan full mobilisation.

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  Last update: 11:09 GMT 01.10.2020

  11:09 GMT 01.10.2020

  Europe

  Denmark Gives Green Light to Nord Stream 2 AG to Operate Pipes in Danish Waters

  In 2019, the Danish energy agency issued a permit for the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. At present, most of the construction work has been completed.

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  Last update: 04:38 GMT 01.10.2020

  04:38 GMT 01.10.2020

  World

  Live Updates: UK Health Minister Extends Lockdown Measures to Liverpool, Other Areas in England

  Due to the rising numbers of infections, numerous countries have extended current pandemic restrictions or introduced new measures, including travel bans, quarantine for arrivals, curfew on mass events, and mandatory mask-wearing in public places.