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  Last update: 11:47 GMT 11.05.2021

  11:47 GMT 11.05.2021

  World

  US Envoy Says Putin, Biden Agree to Discuss Strategic Stability Issues, Arms Control

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to maintain dialogue on strategic stability issues, such as arms control and emerging security issues, Ambassador Robert A. Wood, the US permanent representative to the Conference on Disarmament, said on Tuesday.

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  Last update: 12:17 GMT 11.05.2021

  12:17 GMT 11.05.2021

  Asia & Pacific

  Last Chance: Sweden's Ericsson May Be Blocked From China's 5G Networks Amid Huawei Ban, Report Says

  The news comes after Swedish authorities excluded Huawei from spectrum auctions and building national 5G infrastructure along with numerous Five Eyes nations, citing alleged national security concerns. The decision has sparked criticism from Beijing, who could potentially retaliate by blocking the Swedish telecom from China's 5G networks.

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  Last update: 12:36 GMT 11.05.2021

  12:36 GMT 11.05.2021

  Military & Intelligence

  Russia Intercepts Fourth Foreign Plane in One Day Close to Its Borders

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's MiG-31 fighter intercepted on Tuesday an Orion patrol aircraft of the Norwegian air force over the Barents Sea, which was moving towards the Russian border, the Northern Fleet said.

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  Last update: 05:37 GMT 11.05.2021

  05:37 GMT 11.05.2021

  US

  Bachelor Bill: Microsoft Co-Founder Reportedly Partied With Strippers Before Marriage

  On 3 May, Bill Gates and his wife Melinda announced that their 27-year marriage was coming to an end, saying in a statement they "no longer believe" that they can grow together in the next phase of their lives.

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  Last update: 09:04 GMT 11.05.2021

  09:04 GMT 11.05.2021

  India

  BJP Lawmaker Advises Use of Cow Urine to Treat COVID-19, Doctors Rail Against Use of Cow Dung

  Usha Thakur, minister of culture in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, had earlier said there is a need for adopting a Vedic (based on ancient Indian scriptures) lifestyle for protection against coronavirus. She claimed the ritual burning of a cow dung cake can keep a house sanitised for 12 hours.

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  Last update: 12:15 GMT 11.05.2021

  12:15 GMT 11.05.2021

  Tech

  New Study Reveals Lost Continent is Behind Formation of World's Youngest Subduction Zone

  Scientists have been conducting research since 2018, often battling strong winds and currents and high waves. "Our boat was rolling side to side by like 20 degrees at one point", said lead author of the study Brandon Shuck, a doctoral candidate at the University of Texas at Austin.

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  Last update: 07:47 GMT 11.05.2021

  07:47 GMT 11.05.2021

  Military & Intelligence

  US Develops Individual Biological Weapons Plans for Different Countries, Russia Says

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States is developing individual biological research plans for many countries and is forcing their implementation via various joint programmes declared as being peaceful in nature, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said in an interview with Sputnik.

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  Last update: 04:35 GMT 11.05.2021

  04:35 GMT 11.05.2021

  World

  Live Updates: Brazil Confirms 889 New Deaths From COVID-19

  So far, over 158 million coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the world, while the global death toll from the pandemic is now around 3.3 million, according to Johns Hopkins University, based in Baltimore, Maryland.