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  Last update: 11:10 18.01.2020

  11:10 18.01.2020

  UK

  UK PM Boris Johnson Says a Clock Will Be Projected onto Number 10 on Brexit Day

  The development comes as a row over the use of Big Ben deepened inside Parliament. Initially, Boris Johnson wanted Big Ben to ring in the United Kingdom’s official withdrawal from the European Union, but the House of Commons Commissions said a simple bong could cost taxpayers more than half a million dollars.

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  Last update: 10:54 18.01.2020

  10:54 18.01.2020

  Society

  Tube-Shaped ‘UFO’ in Massachusetts Skies Spawns Conspiracy Craze

  The sighting, which viewers deemed to be anything from a weather balloon to a covert operation vehicle, follows a Navy pilot’s recollection of a so-called “Tic Tac” alien craft that has been dominating UFO conspiracy YouTube channels ever since the officer’s video first emerged in 2004.

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  Last update: 11:03 18.01.2020

  11:03 18.01.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  Three People Injured After Knife Attack in Tokyo Restaurant – Reports

  TOKYO (Sputnik) - Three people have been injured after a group of men launched a knife attack at a restaurant in the Shinjuku district of the Japanese capital of Tokyo, national media reported on Saturday.

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  Last update: 07:45 18.01.2020

  07:45 18.01.2020

  Opinion

  Is BRICS Dodging US Dollar?

  During the last association summit, BRICS countries supported the idea of introducing a single payment system, an alternative to SWIFT, for the subsequent implementation of payments in national currencies.

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  Last update: 11:15 18.01.2020

  11:15 18.01.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  Historic Rainfall, Flooding Hits Fire-Ravaged Areas of Australia’s East Coast - Reports

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Kimba Wong, a forecaster at the Bureau of Meteorology, told Australian broadcaster ABC the thunderstorms that triggered the heavy rainfall were a "one-in-100-year event".

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  Last update: 12:26 18.01.2020

  12:26 18.01.2020

  World

  Russia Urges UN, OSCE to Assess New Ukrainian-Language Education Law

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia has called on human rights institutions at the UN, the OSCE, and the Council of Europe to evaluate a law passed by the Ukrainian parliament limiting the extent to which children can be educated in the languages of Ukraine’s national minorities, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

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  Last update: 11:20 18.01.2020

  11:20 18.01.2020

  Society

  Is BDSM the New Trend? German Brand Unveils New Kinky Collection at Berlin Fashion Week

  Last year, some celebrities, including star Kim Kardashian, caused shockwaves with BDSM-inspired attire. In 2020, the trend appears to be gaining momentum.

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  Last update: 09:55 18.01.2020

  09:55 18.01.2020

  Viral

  Miley Cyrus’s New Boyfriend Shares Her Nude Photo in a Hot Bathtub

  The American singer may still be healing from a harsh split from her ex-husband Liam Hemsworth, but with their divorce almost finalised, both celebrities appear to have found comfort in someone else’s arms.