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  Last update: 13:26 GMT 04.03.2021

  13:26 GMT 04.03.2021

  UK

  Families of Sectarian Bomb Victims Sue Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman Over Investigation

  In December 1971, a bomb planted by the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force exploded in a bar in Belfast frequented by Catholics. Fifteen people died in what was the worst atrocity in The Troubles prior to the 1998 Omagh bombing.

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  Last update: 11:15 GMT 04.03.2021

  11:15 GMT 04.03.2021

  Business

  Hague Claims Tribunal Reportedly Awards Iran $37 Mln in Damages Over Illegal US Asset Seizures

  Tens of billions of dollars’ worth of Iranian assets remain stuck in US banks, with the vast majority of the funds trapped there in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution of 1979. US courts have sought to whittle away at these funds over the years, with Iran doing everything in its power to get its money back.

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  Last update: 13:51 GMT 04.03.2021

  13:51 GMT 04.03.2021

  India

  Slumdog Millionaire Actor Madhur Mittal Denies 'Extremely Disturbing' Sexual Assault Charges

  The 30-year-old actor Madhur Mittal shot to fame for his performance in Slumdog Millionaire, which won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2008, and TV serial Shaka Laka Boom Boom, a series of adventures about a boy and his magical pencil.

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  Last update: 13:09 GMT 04.03.2021

  13:09 GMT 04.03.2021

  UK

  UK Police Will Take No Action Against BBC Reporter Who Interviewed Princess Diana

  An interview between Princess Diana and BBC interviewer Martin Bashir caused a furore among the British public back in 1995 by revealing intimate details about her marriage to Prince Charles and his infidelity. The interview was watched by nearly 23 million viewers throughout the country.

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  Last update: 13:47 GMT 04.03.2021

  13:47 GMT 04.03.2021

  Russia

  Moscow Sees German Banks' Refusal to Cooperate With Ruptly, RT as Political Pressure

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia regards the refusal of German banks to cooperate with Ruptly and RT as political pressure and violation of Germany's obligations in the field of freedom of speech, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.

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  Last update: 12:45 GMT 04.03.2021

  12:45 GMT 04.03.2021

  Asia & Pacific

  Foreign Calls to Boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics 'Doomed To Failure', Chinese Spokesperson Says

  The comments comes amid protests from several foreign nations, including the United States, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands, who launched non-binding measures urging Olympic bodies to relocate the sporting event, citing alleged human rights abuses.

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  Last update: 13:36 GMT 04.03.2021

  13:36 GMT 04.03.2021

  Tech

  Strange Seismic Rumblings in Utah Reveal Volcanic Activity Lurking Below the Desert

  Two earthquakes near Fillmore, Utah, in September 2018 and April 2019 measured 4.0 and 4.1 on the Richter scale, their sequences recorded by seismometers within the Utah Regional Seismic Network, which is focusing scientists' attention on the Black Rock Desert.

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  Last update: 04:52 GMT 04.03.2021

  04:52 GMT 04.03.2021

  World

  Live Updates: WHO Welcomes Start of EU Regulator's Rolling Review of Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine

  The death toll from the coronavirus infection in the world has topped 2.559 million and almost 115 million cases of the infection have been detected, according to Baltimore, Maryland's Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from national and local authorities, the media and other sources.