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  Last update: 23:04 GMT 30.09.2020

  23:04 GMT 30.09.2020

  Opinion

  Monthslong Protest Compels Philadelphia Gov to Give 50 Vacant Homes to Housing Trust - Activists

  After months of persistent protest, activists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, seem to have forced the city’s housing authority to turn over dozens of vacant units to a community land trust to provide affordable housing for the city’s growing homeless population. Two of the activists told Sputnik the victory was the result of years of organizing.

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  Last update: 21:36 GMT 30.09.2020

  21:36 GMT 30.09.2020

  Viral

  Video: Dashcam Shows Florida Man Shooting Through Own Windshield in Road Rage Dispute

  Recently released dashcam footage shows a Florida driver opening fire at another vehicle. It is unknown whether the man, seen repeatedly firing through his windshield, or the other armed motorist has been charged with any crimes in relation to the documented incident.

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  Last update: 21:45 GMT 30.09.2020

  21:45 GMT 30.09.2020

  Military & Intelligence

  US Army Wants Electronic Jammer Weapon With Missile Defense Capabilities

  US Army officials unveiled plans on Tuesday for a vehicle-mounted electronic jamming system that will uniquely have the ability to jam incoming projectiles, fouling their targeting in the moments before impact.

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  Last update: 23:28 GMT 30.09.2020

  23:28 GMT 30.09.2020

  Sport

  French Olympic Skater Retires Amid Probe Into Lewd Photos Sent to US 13-Year-Old

  French Olympic figure skater Morgan Cipres has retired from the sport amid an ongoing criminal probe into his allegedly sending lewd direct messages to a 13-year-old American figure skater via Instagram.

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  Last update: 21:17 GMT 30.09.2020

  21:17 GMT 30.09.2020

  World

  Putin, Macron Express Serious Concern Over Ongoing Full-Scale Hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh

  The presidents discussed the tense situation in the region via is a phone call initiated by the French side, calling on the parties to the conflict to immediately down arms.

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  Last update: 19:44 GMT 30.09.2020

  19:44 GMT 30.09.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  Video: China Wraps High-Altitude Trials With Chopper Drone Prototype

  China’s AR-500C unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) prototype has completed a test flight at a high-altitude airport and is confirmed to be capable of carrying an 80-kilogram (176-pound) payload, according to new state media reports.

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  Last update: 05:05 GMT 30.09.2020

  05:05 GMT 30.09.2020

  World

  Live Updates: Armenia's Ministry of Defence Publishes Photo of 'Downed' Su-25

  The long-existing tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan escalated into a direct confrontation on Sunday after the two sides accused one another of sparking clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-majority region that proclaimed independence from what was then Soviet Azerbaijan in 1991 and has since remained internationally unrecognised.

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  Last update: 04:32 GMT 30.09.2020

  04:32 GMT 30.09.2020

  World

  Live Updates: WHO's Tedros Says Actual Death Toll From COVID-19 'Certainly Higher' Than 1Mln

  The coronavirus continues to spread across the world, forcing numerous countries to re-impose severe anti-pandemic measures. The number of infected globally now stands at 33,500,000, while the death toll has climbed to more than one million.