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  Last update: 02:01 14.12.2019

  02:01 14.12.2019

  Opinion

  US’ Afghanistan Disaster Caused by Dodging Vietnam War Lessons, Seeking Only Public Opinion Cures

  The Afghanistan Papers have revealed the US never learned the lessons of its loss in Vietnam, with US leaders seeking only how to turn around public opinion, a historian told Sputnik Friday. Indeed, the foundations of the 18-year-long Afghan War were laid just four years after Hanoi’s 1975 victory and based on nearly identical motives.

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  Last update: 23:37 13.12.2019

  23:37 13.12.2019

  Opinion

  Charges Dropped Against Journo Max Blumenthal as US Seeks to Influence Bolivian Election

  Assault charges leveled against journalist Max Blumenthal have been dropped, weeks after his arrest and multi-day imprisonment, but even though litigation is no longer a concern for him, the issue of the American government overstepping its bounds both at home and in Latin America has persisted.

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  Last update: 01:50 14.12.2019

  01:50 14.12.2019

  Tech

  Artificial Intelligence to Complete Beethoven’s Unfinished 10th Symphony

  A team of musicologists and programmers will use artificial intelligence to complete German composer Ludwig van Beethoven’s unfinished 10th Symphony by next year to mark the 250th anniversary of the famous musician’s birth.

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  Last update: 07:05 13.12.2019

  07:05 13.12.2019

  US

  California Beach Becomes Flooded with Thousands of 'Penis Fish' 

  Recent storms swept away layers of sand revealing thousands of creatures called fat innkeeper worms, also called “penis fish” due to their distinct form and colour.

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  Last update: 01:22 14.12.2019

  01:22 14.12.2019

  Viral

  Taylor Swift Claims Ex-Manager Used 'Soros Money' to Buy Her Music Rights

  The famous pop star has been surrounded by scandal recently, as she is claiming her former executives "do not allow her to sing her own songs" and insists her record rights were sold "without her knowing".

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  Last update: 22:00 13.12.2019

  22:00 13.12.2019

  Society

  Hiss the Season: Aussie Couple Discover 10-Foot Python in Christmas Tree

  An English woman living in Australia recently experienced some holiday horror after she and her partner noticed their Christmas tree had been adorned with a new, living, breathing, reptilian decoration that definitely wasn’t garland.

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  Last update: 15:08 13.12.2019

  15:08 13.12.2019

  Tech

  Earth Enters Unknown as Magnetic North Pole Continues Push Toward Russia, Crosses Greenwich Meridian

  Earlier this year, US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the British Geological Survey (BGS) were forced to update the World Magnetic Model a year ahead of schedule due to the speed with which the magnetic north pole is shifting out of the Canadian Arctic and toward Russia’s Siberia.

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  Last update: 21:57 13.12.2019

  21:57 13.12.2019

  Viral

  Charlize Theron Accidentally Exposes Her 'Lady Bits' as She 'Gets Too Excited' Over Award Nomination

  While some social media users joked about the actress’ accidental exposure, others went on to congratulate her over her movie’s nomination for a SAG Award.