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  Last update: 07:03 07.12.2019

  07:03 07.12.2019

  Asia & Pacific

  Woman Set to Testify Against Her Accused Rapists Dies in Indian Hospital After Being Set on Fire

  According to local police in the city of Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, five men dragged a 23-year-old woman into a field as she was about to enter a railway station, dousing her in oil and lighting her on fire.

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  Last update: 05:45 07.12.2019

  05:45 07.12.2019

  Europe

  Organisers of 'Climate March' in Madrid Claim 500,000 Participants, Police Report 15,000

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The confederation of environmental groups Ecologists in Action, organisers of a Climate March in Madrid, claimed that more than 500,000 people had joined the rally on Friday, while Spanish police reported only 15,000 participants.

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  Last update: 03:59 07.12.2019

  03:59 07.12.2019

  US

  'People Are Flushing Toilets 10 times, 15 times': Trump Laments Water Inefficiency

  US President Donald Trump is reportedly known for his tendency to arbitrarily reform, cancel or roll back rules and regulations that were previously painstakingly detailed by presidential predecessors and even his own staff.

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  Last update: 01:23 07.12.2019

  01:23 07.12.2019

  Europe

  ‘Death Camp, Run by Germans’: Merkel Cautions Against 'Historical Revisionism' in Auschwitz Visit

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday visited a Holocaust memorial in the former Nazi-run Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland for the first time in her 14 years as the nation's leader. Merkel is now the third German chancellor in history to visit the camp.

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  Last update: 04:56 07.12.2019

  04:56 07.12.2019

  US

  ‘Inside Of NYPDCT Cop’s Mouth’ Injured By Razor Blade Hidden in Sandwich

  The New York Police Department has begun an investigation following an incident at the Bon Appetit Specialty Food Store in which a razor blade was allegedly discovered concealed in food. The officer, who has not been identified, was taken to a local hospital, according to reports, where he received medical treatment and was released.

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  Last update: 00:50 07.12.2019

  00:50 07.12.2019

  Society

  'Because They're Nuts': US Comedian on Peloton Advert Backlash

  A recently released commercial for the Peloton stationary bike, which earlier went instantly viral, has sparked more controversy. Netizens and various commentators have mocked the message of the advertisement -"The Gift That Gives Back" - and slammed the video as sexist.

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  Last update: 04:03 07.12.2019

  04:03 07.12.2019

  Opinion

  Iraqi Protesters Hitting ‘Reset Button’ on US-Imposed ‘Colonial Electoral Structure’

  Despite the resignation of Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi last week, clashes between Iraqi demonstrators and counter-protesters with questionable affiliations have continued, prompting a response from the country’s top Shiite cleric.

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  Last update: 01:05 07.12.2019

  01:05 07.12.2019

  Military & Intelligence

  Two US B-52 Bombers Fly Over East China Sea - Reports

  At least two B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers believed to have taken off from the US’ Andersen Air Force Base in Guam flew over parts of the East China Sea Thursday, according to Taiwanese newspapers.