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  Last update: 16:10 GMT 21.09.2020

  16:10 GMT 21.09.2020

  Tech

  In the Cities of the Future It Will be Seen as Irresponsible for Humans to Drive Cars, Says Futurist

  BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Tesla, Uber and Amazon are all testing out prototypes of driverless cars and trucks - known in the industry as autonomous vehicles (AVs). If they pass the safety tests and become widespread, how will it change our cities?

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  Last update: 16:01 GMT 21.09.2020

  16:01 GMT 21.09.2020

  Sport

  Smoking Hashtag? Dutch PM Mocked on Twitter for Telling Football Fans to 'Shut Up'

  Monday's abrupt outburst by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte against thrill-starved football supporters was all over social media within hours, with the #gewoonjebekhouden hashtag trending widely on Twitter.

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  Last update: 16:02 GMT 21.09.2020

  16:02 GMT 21.09.2020

  Europe

  Two Russian Fighters Scrambled to Escort UK Spy Plane Over Barents Sea, Defence Ministry Says

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Two Russian fighters MiG-31 were scrambled to escort a UK spy plane over the Barents Sea, the national defence control centre said Monday.

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  Last update: 14:44 GMT 21.09.2020

  14:44 GMT 21.09.2020

  World

  50% Effectiveness? AstraZeneca Vaccine Trial Still on Hold in US Amid Reports of 2nd Neurological Disease Case

  The testing of the chimpanzee adenovirus-based vaccine has repeatedly been called into question for the “dangerous” lack of sufficient trials on chimp viruses, as well as the unclear consequences of the new technology. The trials of AstraZeneca’s vaccine candidate remain on hold in the US.

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  Last update: 14:53 GMT 21.09.2020

  14:53 GMT 21.09.2020

  Viral

  Shut the F**k Up: Indians Troll Global Times Editor for Saying India’s Military is No Match for PLA

  Months of border hostilities between India and China have started to be reflected on social media, with the smartphone generation in both countries waging a war of words on Twitter, while soldiers of the two Asian giants have witnessed incidents of violent clashes in the contested Ladakh region, reporting causalities on the Indian side.

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  Last update: 12:45 GMT 21.09.2020

  12:45 GMT 21.09.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  China's PLAAF Posts Clip of Simulated Attack on What Looks Like US Airbase in Guam Amid Tensions Over Taiwan

  The footage was published following US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and Environment Keith Krach’s visit to Taiwan last week.

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  Last update: 14:20 GMT 21.09.2020

  14:20 GMT 21.09.2020

  Interviews

  Russian Partner Open, Transparent in Sharing Details of Sputnik V Vaccine - Dr. Reddy’s

  In a first substantial breakthrough in India for Moscow-based Gamaleya Institute vaccine Sputnik V, the multinational pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy’s announced that it will be distributing 100 million doses of vaccine in India after conducting final-stage human trials and receiving regulatory clearances.

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  Last update: 05:25 GMT 21.09.2020

  05:25 GMT 21.09.2020

  World

  COVID-19 Live Updates: Death Toll in US Surpasses 200,000

  As the global death toll from COVID-19 approaches 1 million people, numerous countries have reinstated severe restrictions and travel bans in a bid to stop new outbreaks of the disease.