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  Last update: 20:30 GMT 20.09.2020

  20:30 GMT 20.09.2020

  US

  Pelosi Not Ruling Out Impeachment Effort to Stop Senate Vote on Supreme Court

  The US president earlier spoke against Democrats' calls for postponing the vote until the November election, citing his constitutional authority to make a nomination to fill the Supreme Court vacancy.

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  Last update: 19:27 GMT 20.09.2020

  19:27 GMT 20.09.2020

  Middle East

  5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Turkish Province of Nigde

  According to reports, the earthquake was felt in the surrounding provinces and regions, while no confirmed casualties or possible damage have been confirmed.

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  Last update: 19:37 GMT 20.09.2020

  19:37 GMT 20.09.2020

  US

  Chief Design Officer at Twitter Apologizes For Company’s 'Racist' Photo-Cropping Algorithm

  This is not the first time that big tech companies have found themselves in hot water over political incorrectness. In July, Microsoft’s artificial intelligence, put in charge of editing stories at the MSN news website, mixed up two female members of the pop band Little Mix in an article about racial inequality.

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  Last update: 13:46 GMT 20.09.2020

  13:46 GMT 20.09.2020

  Society

  What Do We Know About Ricin, a Highly Toxic Compound Sent to US President Donald Trump?

  Many learned about the toxic substance thanks to the popular TV series Breaking Bad, where the protagonist, Walter White, used ricin to poison his enemies. Aside from Trump, since the end of the show in 2013, there have been several attempts to poison everyday people and politicians, including one US president, with ricin.

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  Last update: 20:55 GMT 20.09.2020

  20:55 GMT 20.09.2020

  Latin America

  Brazil's President Bolsonaro to Undergo Surgery on Friday - Report

  The presidential palace declined to comment on the matter, with plans for the surgery earlier reported by local media, who cited unnamed sources.

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  Last update: 12:41 GMT 20.09.2020

  12:41 GMT 20.09.2020

  UK

  EU Can't Do Without UK Finance as the Euro is a High-Risk 'Ponzi Scheme', City Figures Say

  The EU Commission said earlier this week it would allow UK clearing houses to continue processing international payments from firms in the EU for another two years, stepping back from earlier threats to cut the City of London off from the EU finance market.

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  Last update: 04:35 GMT 20.09.2020

  04:35 GMT 20.09.2020

  World

  Coronavirus Live Updates: Londoners Could Be Told to Work From Home, Health Secretary Hancock Says

  The number of those who have been infected with the coronavirus has surpassed 30,000,000 worldwide, with the death toll reaching 955,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. The most affected countries are the United States (where almost 200,000 have people died from the disease), India, and Brazil.

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  Last update: 20:09 GMT 20.09.2020

  20:09 GMT 20.09.2020

  News

  Fancy Dress Retailer Hit by Anti-Semitism Claims over 'Anne Frank Costume'

  The outfit, featuring a beret and a round-collared coat, was noted for its similarity to clothes worn by Jewish teenager Anne Frank in some surviving photographs. Frank and her family lived in hiding from occupying German forces in The Netherlands for two years before their capture in 1944. Only her father Otto survived.