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  Last update: 03:10 GMT 01.12.2020

  03:10 GMT 01.12.2020

  US

  DoJ Moves to Dismiss General Flynn Case as Moot Following Trump Pardon

  General Michael T. Flynn, who was US President Donald Trump's first National Security Advisor, was accused of making "false statements" to the FBI regarding contacts by the Trump team with the Russian ambassador to the US during the 2016 election campaign.

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  Last update: 03:12 GMT 01.12.2020

  03:12 GMT 01.12.2020

  Tech

  New Technology Can Transform Mars’ Salty Water to Oxygen, Fuel

  Water is considered to be the basis of life. On Mars, however, much of it is frozen and the rest is full of salt from the Martian soil, making it useless for NASA astronauts who are to land on the red planet by 2033 to "learn how to live and work in another world."

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  Last update: 01:41 GMT 01.12.2020

  01:41 GMT 01.12.2020

  US

  Biden's Pick for OMB's Head Emailed Joe Would Make Hillary Clinton Look Better if He Ran in 2016

  Major US media outlets project Democratic candidate Joe Biden to win the 2020 US presidential election. Although the incumbent president, Donald Trump, refuses to concede, he has reportedly ordered the transition of power to Biden's team. As part of this, Biden is considering his candidates for crucial federal posts in his administration.

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  Last update: 02:36 GMT 01.12.2020

  02:36 GMT 01.12.2020

  Military & Intelligence

  European Union Pushes Member States to Develop Counter-Drone Weaponry

  Recent conflicts in the Middle East and Caucasus have proven just how potent a threat unmanned aerial vehicles can be on the battlefield, prompting European nations and the United States to rush for technology to defend against them.

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  Last update: 00:48 GMT 01.12.2020

  00:48 GMT 01.12.2020

  Society

  ‘COVID Is The Grinch’: Gov Cuomo Ridiculed For Playing Christmas Music at COVID Briefing

  The Grinch is the world-famous character from the 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!' book by children's author Dr. Seuss. Over the years the cynical green creature's name has become synonymous with grumpy people who spoil the happiness of others. But in 2020, not only a person can be titled this way.

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  Last update: 21:29 GMT 30.11.2020

  21:29 GMT 30.11.2020

  Society

  Aliens All Along: Mysterious Monolith Appears in Romania After Utah Desert Doppelganger Disappears

  An almost identical metal monolith was discovered in the Utah desert in the US last week, drawing huge attention to a structure of "unknown origin". Although it vanished shortly after, the monolith was quickly compared to Arthur C. Clarke's famous alien structure that helped the evolution of the apes on Earth in his classic 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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  Last update: 19:54 GMT 30.11.2020

  19:54 GMT 30.11.2020

  UK

  Former Servant of UK Queen Reveals He Stole High-Priced Buckingham Palace Relics

  According to the former Buckingham Palace staffer, identified as Adamo Canto, he stole several medals, orders and other valuable items, placing some on the eBay auction website, as he made use of his expanded coronavirus-related cleaning duties.

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  Last update: 04:37 GMT 30.11.2020

  04:37 GMT 30.11.2020

  World

  COVID-19 Live Updates: Moderna Submits COVID-19 Vaccine Data to Obtain Emergency Use Authorization

  According to Johns Hopkins University, the global death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 1.45 million, over 62.6 million cases have been registered, and more than 40 million people have already recovered.