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Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends wreath laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam March 2, 2019.

21:20 GMT 09 July 2020 / updated: 21:44 GMT World

Summit With Trump Might Not Happen This Year, Kim Jong Un's Sister Says

Employee of Angela Merkel's Press Office Suspected of Spying for Egypt - Report

Ghislaine Maxwell, longtime associate of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, speaks at a news conference on oceans and sustainable development at the United Nations in New York, U.S. June 25, 2013 in this screengrab taken from United Nations TV file footage

Epstein Madam Maxwell Given Paper Clothing, Reportedly Placed on Suicide Watch Ahead of Trial

USS Portland (LPD 27) conducts a Solid State Laser - Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) test in the Pacific, May 16. (U.S. Navy)

US Navy Wants Eight Warships Equipped With ODIN Laser Defense by 2024

Nano-particle technology promises to bring about a shift in vaccination methods for a range of diseases like Hepatitis B, Tetanus and Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis Vaccine Linked to Lower COVID-19 Mortality Rates, Preliminary Study Finds

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Photos: US Detective Suspended With Pay Over ‘All Lives Splatter’ Post Mocking Dead Protester
A 40-year veteran of Washington’s King County Sheriff’s Office has been placed on administrative, paid leave and had all of his police powers suspended after he posted a disturbing meme mocking the death of Seattle, Washington, protester Summer Taylor.
Last update: 19:11 GMT 09.07.2020
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US
Videos: NYC ‘Liberating’ 5th Avenue With ‘Black Lives Matter’ Mural Near Trump Tower - Mayor
New York City workers, community leaders and volunteers joined together Thursday morning to paint the phrase “Black Lives Matter” along Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, which runs in front of US President Donald Trump’s Trump Tower.
Last update: 18:24 GMT 09.07.2020
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US
Pentagon Chief Esper Confirms Probe in Progress Over 'Taliban Bounties' Intel's Leak to Press
The New York Times' story citing 'anonymous intelligence' on alleged Russian cash rewards to Taliban*-linked militants for the killing of US and coalition troops in Afghanistan sparked a major scandal in Washington, prompting denials from the White House, Moscow and the Taliban itself, and demands by Democrats for new sanctions against Russia.
Last update: 19:41 GMT 09.07.2020
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Africa
US AFRICOM Confirms Airstrike Against al-Shabaab Killed Militant, Civilian Casualties Unclear
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced on Thursday it had carried out an airstrike in coordination with the Somali government against a checkpoint used by the militant group al-Shabaab.
Last update: 19:00 GMT 09.07.2020
19:00 GMT 09.07.2020
US
Part 2 of 3: Crafting the Warrior Cop: How US Police ‘Brought the War Home’ as a Paramilitary Force
While the US Defense Logistics Agency and Department of Homeland Security have provided the essential mechanisms for placing military equipment in cops’ hands, they cannot be blamed for the internal culture cultivated in police departments for decades leading to them requesting such equipment and justifying it as necessary for their jobs.
Last update: 20:07 GMT 09.07.2020
20:07 GMT 09.07.2020
Asia & Pacific
Japan’s Defense Ministry Announces Next-Gen Fighter Jet to Fly by 2028
The Japanese Defense Ministry laid out a timeline on Tuesday for getting the Self-Defense Forces’ next-generation fighter jet from drawing board to battlefield. The first flight tests could begin as early as 2028, with the jet entering service by 2035.
Last update: 17:33 GMT 09.07.2020
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Viral
'Biden is Not Well': Video of Presumptive Democratic Candidate’s Mumbling Causes a Meme Contest
In March, a tweet by White House Director of Social Media Dan Scavino, featuring an edited clip of Joe Biden, was labeled by Twitter as “manipulated media”. The official has now come up with a new cutting of a recent Biden speech, which some say does not present the presumptive Democratic candidate in the best light.
Last update: 04:46 GMT 09.07.2020
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World
COVID-19 Live Updates: WHO Not Ruling Out Aerosol Transmission of Сoronavirus in Indoor Settings
US-based Johns Hopkins University has reported more than 12 million coronavirus cases worldwide, with more than half a million having died from the infection. Since first being diagnosed in China in December 2019, the virus has been reported in more than 210 countries and territories.