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  Last update: 00:16 21.05.2019

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  US

  US Commerce Department Lifts Restrictions on Huawei - Report

  The US Department of Commerce has restored Huawei's ability to maintain its networks and provide software updates to existing Huawei handsets within the US, Reuters reported Monday.

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  Last update: 00:28 21.05.2019

  00:28 21.05.2019

  Society

  Kim Jong Un Worried About His ‘Lack of English Proficiency’ Before Trump Summit

  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was reportedly nervous about not being able to speak English well with US President Donald Trump during the historic meeting between the two on June 12, 2018, in Singapore, a former aide to South Korean President Moon Jae In recently divulged to the Korean Kyunghyang daily newspaper.

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  Last update: 23:52 20.05.2019

  23:52 20.05.2019

  Asia & Pacific

  US-China Trade War to Blame for GoT Finale Cancelation in China – HBO

  Speculation and frustration flooded social media Monday as “Game of Thrones” fans in China were informed the streaming company Tencent Video could not air the show’s finale due to an alleged “media transfer issue.”

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  Last update: 02:44 21.05.2019

  02:44 21.05.2019

  Environment

  Air Methane Levels Increasing as ‘Feedback Loop’ Drives Greenhouse Gas Release

  Atmospheric levels of methane - a powerful greenhouse gas - are rising, and scientists can’t figure out why. While scientists seem puzzled by the trend, one expert told Sputnik they shouldn’t be: present warming is driving “feedback loops” that cause natural methane sources to vent the gas.

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  Last update: 20:08 20.05.2019

  20:08 20.05.2019

  Middle East

  Jordanian Air Force Fights BIBLICAL MENACE That Iran Needs $1.7 Million to Quell

  While Jordan deployed its warplanes to obliterate the threat from above, Iranian authorities dealing with a similar enemy sought additional funding to defeat it and protect their country’s “food security”.

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  Last update: 22:08 20.05.2019

  22:08 20.05.2019

  US

  WATCH: New Jersey Police Pin Down Teenager, Repeatedly Punch Him in the Face

  Officers with New Jersey's Dover Police Department came under fire over the weekend after cellphone video surfaced showing a teenager being pinned to the ground and repeatedly punched in the face by an officer.

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  Last update: 22:00 20.05.2019

  22:00 20.05.2019

  World

  Jailed in the US, Russian Maria Butina Launches Legal Defense Fundraiser (VIDEO)

  Maria Butina, a Russian national and gun rights activist who was imprisoned in the US after being accused of acting as a foreign agent, is seeking financial support for her legal costs, which include mounting an appeal of her charges.

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  Last update: 21:52 20.05.2019

  21:52 20.05.2019

  Latin America

  #TrumpUnblockVenezuela: A Timeline of US Sanctions, Violations Against Venezuela

  US-imposed sanctions against Venezuela are a part of a bipartisan campaign to obstruct the Latin American nation's independence, both financially and politically, and have grown into a full economic blockade, according to a list of actions and executive orders documented by Caracas.