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  Last update: 19:12 GMT 07.03.2021

  19:12 GMT 07.03.2021

  US

  Trump to Reportedly Visit New York Amid City's Ongoing Investigation Into His Finances

  According to a media report, the visit is not connected to the legal battle, which received a new twist after the US Supreme Court rejected Trump's attempt to block the release of his tax returns and other financial records.

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  Last update: 20:00 GMT 07.03.2021

  20:00 GMT 07.03.2021

  US

  'There's No Way I Will Resign', Cuomo Says, as Sexual Harassment Accusations Grow

  To date, five women have brought allegations of sexual harassment and verbal abuse against the New York governor. Cuomo continues to staunchly deny any inappropriate behavior and insists that he is not going to resign, but apologized to all accusers for the fact that his actions could be interpreted as offensive.

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  Last update: 20:36 GMT 07.03.2021

  20:36 GMT 07.03.2021

  Middle East

  Over 500 People Protest in Syria Against Militant Groups, Russian Military Says

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Over 500 people attended a protest rally in Syria's Idlib against illegal armed groups, but the demonstration was suppressed by militants, Rear Adm. Alexander Karpov, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said on Sunday.

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  Last update: 00:38 GMT 08.03.2021

  00:38 GMT 08.03.2021

  World

  Maduro Says Feeling Well After Getting Sputnik V Vaccine Shot

  BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he is feeling fine after getting a shot of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus.

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  Last update: 00:20 GMT 08.03.2021

  00:20 GMT 08.03.2021

  Business

  Elon Musk Loses $27 Bln Over Week Amid Huge Tech Sector Shares Selloff, Index Shows

  Tesla stock surged over 700% in 2020, causing billions in additional compensation for Musk under the terms of his stock-based compensation plan. For most of the pandemic, as well as in the years leading up to it, tech stocks outperformed the rest of the economy, and now it seems the stock market bubble has begun to deflate.

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  Last update: 00:39 GMT 08.03.2021

  00:39 GMT 08.03.2021

  Viral

  Netizens Rip Chris Cuomo for Saying He's 'Black on the Inside'

  Brother of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo - who is now facing accusations of sexual harassment from several women - has been accused of cultural appropriation, with some even calling his comments openly “offensive.”

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  Last update: 22:03 GMT 07.03.2021

  22:03 GMT 07.03.2021

  UK

  Scottish Government Pressed Salmond Aide to Change Testimony to Sturgeon Conduct Probe

  Nicola Sturgeon faces calls to resign if she is found to have breached the Ministerial Code for misleading Parliament or wasting taxpayers' money over her government's pursuit of since-disproven sexual misconduct claims against her former party-mate and predecessor Alex Salmond.

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  Last update: 04:22 GMT 07.03.2021

  04:22 GMT 07.03.2021

  World

  Live Updates: Global COVID-19 Cases Exceed 116.5 Mln

  The global death toll from the coronavirus infection has topped 2.58 million, with over 116 million cases detected worldwide, according to US-based Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from federal and local authorities, the media, and other sources.