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  Last update: 15:32 GMT 22.10.2020

  15:32 GMT 22.10.2020

  Russia

  Putin to Russia's Ill-Wishers: We Only Worried About How Not to Catch Cold at Your Funeral

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Speaking about those countries that are waiting for Russia's demise, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that "we are only worried about one thing — how not to catch a cold at your funeral."

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  Last update: 15:37 GMT 22.10.2020

  15:37 GMT 22.10.2020

  Tech

  Scientists Claim to Have Found Mysterious Tectonic Plate That Many Believed Was Not Real

  Whether or not the Resurrection plate ever existed during the Cenozoic Era has been a topic of heated debate among geologists. Researchers who believe that the plate was real have claimed that it was deformed due to intense heat, when between 40 and 60 million years ago it moved downwards into the Earth’s mantle.

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  Last update: 17:01 GMT 22.10.2020

  17:01 GMT 22.10.2020

  Opinion

  Why Do So Few Americans Vote in Presidential Election and Will It Be Different in 2020?

  Voter turnout at US presidential elections was as high as 81 percent at one point in the 19th century. But in the modern era the highest it ever reached was 62.8 percent in 1960.

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  Last update: 16:30 GMT 22.10.2020

  16:30 GMT 22.10.2020

  US

  How ‘Russia Did It’ Became Part of US Political Football Between Democrats and Republicans

  On 21 October, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation pointed the finger of blame at Moscow and Tehran for alleged meddling in the US election campaign by manipulating "some US voter registration information". International observers have discussed Washington's obsession with Russian "interference".

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  Last update: 11:42 GMT 22.10.2020

  11:42 GMT 22.10.2020

  Tech

  China to Lead Global 5G Rollout After Building 670,000 Base Stations Ahead of 2020 Target, Report Says

  China has met its annual construction target for 690,000 5G base stations in September, three months ahead of schedule, a high-level industry regulator said on Thursday.

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  Last update: 13:29 GMT 22.10.2020

  13:29 GMT 22.10.2020

  Middle East

  Israeli Media Claims Saudi Crown Prince Said He Might Be Killed if Riyadh Joins Peace Deal With Jewish State

  On 15 September, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates established diplomatic ties with Israel by signing the Abraham Accords in Washington, after US President Donald Trump and his administration brokered the historic deal.

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  Last update: 04:57 GMT 22.10.2020

  04:57 GMT 22.10.2020

  World

  Live Updates: Aliyev Doesn't Rule Out Cultural Autonomy for Armenians in Karabakh

  So far, Armenia and Azerbaijan have twice agreed on a humanitarian ceasefire, mediated by Moscow, in order to exchange prisoners and the deceased. However, both times the sides resumed clashes, accusing each other of breaching the deal and the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh continued.

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  Last update: 04:43 GMT 22.10.2020

  04:43 GMT 22.10.2020

  World

  COVID-19 Live Updates: Germany Sets New Record With 11,287 New Cases

  More than 41.17 million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed worldwide, and almost 1.13 million people have died due to the infection since the pandemic broke out, according to Johns Hopkins University. Amid the growing numbers of infections, nations across the world are preparing for a second wave, reintroducing quarantine measures.