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The Union flag is reflected in a puddle during an event called Brussels calling to celebrate the friendship between Belgium and Britain at the Grand Place in Brussels, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020

07:46 GMT 03 December 2020 / updated: 13:25 GMT UK

EU Reportedly Warns UK of Major Trade Disruption From 1 January If No Deal Arrives in Next Few Days

Former Vice President Joe Biden, participates in a Democratic presidential primary debate at CNN Studios in Washington, Sunday, March 15, 2020

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Smuggling Sperm of Terror Convicts Might Be Difficult in Israel But It Doesn't Stop Would-be Mothers

Centrifuge machines in Natanz uranium enrichment facility

Iran Speaks of Right to Reduce Nuke Deal Commitments Over EU's 'Failure to Comply With Obligations'

France's former President, Valerie Giscard d'Estaing, in 1980

Why Giscard d’Estaing Might Be Mourned More in Berlin Than in Paris

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US
Census Bureau May Be Unable to Release Data for New Congress Buildup Before Trump Leaves, Leaks Say
The Census Bureau reportedly spotted a suite of irregularities in this year's population count, which made the timeline for the census results "fairly fluid”, as acting Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall put it the other day.
Last update: 13:11 GMT 03.12.2020
13:11 GMT 03.12.2020
UK
One Dead, Multiple Injured as Blast Rocks Warehouse in Bristol Subrub - Photos
According to the Express, the incident occurred at around 11.22 am GMT in Avonmouth, near Bristol, with at least five fire crews arriving at the scene.
Last update: 13:34 GMT 03.12.2020
13:34 GMT 03.12.2020
World
US Tightens Visa Limits on Chinese Communist Party Officials Amid Spike in US-China Trade Tensions
The measures come after US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said in November the US was "not finished yet" with China, calling the nation's ruliing party a "Marxist-Leninist monster" that was "authoritarian, brutish and antithetical to human freedom".
Last update: 13:02 GMT 03.12.2020
13:02 GMT 03.12.2020
UK
'Inadequate Little Man': Minister Blasted for View on Why Britain's First to Approve COVID Vaccine
From the author of "Russia should shut up and go away" and "I am not behind Huawei leak" came another masterstroke, as Gavin Williamson was questioned on why the UK was the first to approve a COVID-19 vaccine.
Last update: 13:35 GMT 03.12.2020
13:35 GMT 03.12.2020
Society
Bill Clinton Did Visit Jeffrey Epstein's 'Paedophile' Island, Claims Ex-President's Top Adviser
The 42nd president of the United States is just one of the many high-profile figures the disgraced financier maintained ties with. According to Epstein's flight logs, Clinton flew more than a dozen times on the billionaire's private plane, where his alleged victims claim the sexual abuse took place.
Last update: 11:23 GMT 03.12.2020
11:23 GMT 03.12.2020
US
Doctor Fauci Criticises UK for Approving Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine Ahead of US
LONDON (Sputnik) - Anthony Fauci, the expert leading the COVID-19 response in the United States, said on Thursday that the UK "did not do it as carefully" as the US regulator to approve the rollout of the vaccine candidate developed by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German firm BioNTech.
Last update: 11:23 GMT 03.12.2020
11:23 GMT 03.12.2020
Middle East
Israel Carried Out Iranian Scientist's Assassination, Media Claims Citing US Official
Iran has already accused Israel of carrying out the hit, but has yet to present evidence to substantiate the claim. Tel Aviv itself has neither confirmed nor denied the accusations, but has been actively opposed to the Iranian nuclear programme that the murdered scientist was working on.
Last update: 04:38 GMT 03.12.2020
04:38 GMT 03.12.2020
World
Coronavirus Live Updates: Number of COVID-19 Cases in India Rises to Over 9.5 Million
The global death toll from the coronavirus is now over 1.49 million, while the overall tally is more than 64.4 million. The most affected nations are the US (13.9 million infected, 273,000 deaths), India (9.5 million cases, 138,000 fatalities), and Brazil (6.4 million cases, and over 174,000 deaths).