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  Last update: 04:18 21.04.2019

  04:18 21.04.2019

  Tech

  First Liftoff of Russia's New Soyuz-5 Launcher Scheduled for 2nd Half of 2022

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The first liftoff of Russia's new Soyuz-5 medium-lift launch vehicle, set to replace the Ukrainian-made Zenit launcher, from the Baikonur space centre is scheduled for the second half of 2022, the press service for the Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos told Sputnik on Sunday.

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  Last update: 02:58 21.04.2019

  02:58 21.04.2019

  Viral

  OpenAI’s Dota 2 Video Game Bots Can Beat Top Players But Lose to Internet Teams

  OpenAI’s team of Dota 2 bots, which has beaten top players in the past, moved to face challengers on the internet – and has suddenly started to lose to teams of human players, who are learning how to exploit OpenAI Five’s weaknesses.

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  Last update: 01:51 21.04.2019

  01:51 21.04.2019

  Opinion

  Prof on US Cuba Policy: 'Very Unpredictable' Strategy of Regime Change

  The Trump administration on Wednesday announced new measures over Cuba - lifting the ban on Title III - that will allow US citizens to file lawsuits over property confiscated by the Castro government in the 1959 revolution. Sputnik discussed the move with José Gabilondo, professor at the College of Law at Florida International University.

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  Last update: 01:25 21.04.2019

  01:25 21.04.2019

  Viral

  Robert De Niro Slams Trump as ‘Wannabe Gangster’ and ‘Total Loser’

  During his appearance on the Late Show to discuss the Tribeca Film Festival, Hollywood actor Robert De Niro called US President Donald Trump a 'total loser' and 'dumbbell', continuing attacks on the US leader and his policies that began during Trump’s 2016 campaign.

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  Last update: 17:20 20.04.2019

  17:20 20.04.2019

  Africa

  Millions of Euros in Cash Found in House of Arrested Sudanese Ex-President – Report

  The Sudanese military ousted the country's long-time president on 11 April 2019 after months of protests by the country's citizens, demanding his resignation. The protests didn't cease after this, as citizens are now demanding that the military cede power to a civilian government.

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  Last update: 22:19 20.04.2019

  22:19 20.04.2019

  Society

  ‘Increase in Despair’: Midlife Adult Depression on the Rise in US - Study

  US Gen-Xers entering middle age are increasingly subject to depression and despair often leading to suicide, according to a new study.

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  Last update: 21:55 20.04.2019

  21:55 20.04.2019

  Europe

  Following in France's Footsteps, UK Sends Apache Helicopters to Russian Border

  Earlier, France sent around 300 soldiers, five tanks, and 20 infantry fighting vehicles to a military base located near the Russian border with the Baltic States in a bid to boost NATO's presence in the region.

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  Last update: 19:23 20.04.2019

  19:23 20.04.2019

  Middle East

  Russia to Lease Syria's Tartus Port For Economic Purposes - Russian Vice PM

  In 2017, Russia and Syria signed an agreement on locating a point of material and technical provision for the Russian Navy in Tartus for 49 years.