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  Last update: 09:23 GMT 22.10.2020

  09:23 GMT 22.10.2020

  US

  Playing Footsie With Beijing? 'Big Guy' Joe Biden, His Son Discussed Chinese Firm Dealings, Hunter's Ex-Business Partner Claims

  Last week, the New York Post revealed the yet-to-be-verified emails claiming that Hunter Biden had helped to organise a meeting between his father, the then-US vice president, and a top executive of the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma.

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  Last update: 13:21 GMT 22.10.2020

  13:21 GMT 22.10.2020

  Europe

  Railway Station in Lyon, France Evacuated Over Reported Bomb Threat

  Part-Dieu station, situated in the third arrondissement of Lyon, France, was evacuated on Thursday at around 14:30 local time (12:30 GMT) over a reported bomb threat.

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  Last update: 11:05 GMT 22.10.2020

  11:05 GMT 22.10.2020

  World

  Snowden Receives Permanent Residence Permit in Russia, Lawyer Says

  In late September, CNN reported citing court records that former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) contractor Edward Snowden, who leaked intelligence secrets in 2013, had agreed to pay the US government more than $5 million earned from his book "Permanent Record" and speeches given.

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  Last update: 13:29 GMT 22.10.2020

  13:29 GMT 22.10.2020

  Middle East

  Israeli Media Claims Saudi Crown Prince Said He Might Be Killed if Riyadh Joins Peace Deal With Jewish State

  On 15 September, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates established diplomatic ties with Israel by signing the Abraham Accords in Washington, after US President Donald Trump and his administration brokered the historic deal.

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  Last update: 11:42 GMT 22.10.2020

  11:42 GMT 22.10.2020

  Tech

  China to Lead Global 5G Rollout After Building 670,000 Base Stations Ahead of 2020 Target, Report Says

  China has met its annual construction target for 690,000 5G base stations in September, three months ahead of schedule, a high-level industry regulator said on Thursday.

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  Last update: 13:49 GMT 22.10.2020

  13:49 GMT 22.10.2020

  US

  The Voter or the Virus: How Likely Could the US Delay Election Amid the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic?

  Fears over the US election cycle being postponed next month due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic have surfaced following US president's short battle with the disease, media have reported.

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  Last update: 04:57 GMT 22.10.2020

  04:57 GMT 22.10.2020

  World

  Live Updates: Aliyev Doesn't Rule Out Cultural Autonomy for Armenians in Karabakh

  So far, Armenia and Azerbaijan have twice agreed on a humanitarian ceasefire, mediated by Moscow, in order to exchange prisoners and the deceased. However, both times the sides resumed clashes, accusing each other of breaching the deal and the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh continued.

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  Last update: 04:43 GMT 22.10.2020

  04:43 GMT 22.10.2020

  World

  COVID-19 Live Updates: Germany Sets New Record With 11,287 New Cases

  More than 41.17 million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed worldwide, and almost 1.13 million people have died due to the infection since the pandemic broke out, according to Johns Hopkins University. Amid the growing numbers of infections, nations across the world are preparing for a second wave, reintroducing quarantine measures.