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  Last update: 02:33 23.01.2020

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  Asia & Pacific

  ‘Compelled to Seek a New Path’: Pyongyang to End Nuclear Moratorium Amid US Intransigence

  North Korea asserted Tuesday that it would no longer adhere to the moratorium placed on its nuclear and ballistic missile tests, as the US has not held up it end of the agreement and has instead slapped Pyongyang with "the most brutal and inhumane sanctions.”

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  Last update: 01:08 23.01.2020

  01:08 23.01.2020

  US

  White House Accidentally Mixes Up Presidents of Iran and Iraq During Davos Summit

  The World Economic Forum, hosted in Davos on Tuesday and Wednesday, saw the world's top entrepreneurs, scientists, corporate and political leaders come together to discuss the economic future with the priority of sustainable development.

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  Last update: 00:08 23.01.2020

  00:08 23.01.2020

  US

  US Army Begins Destruction of Sarin Munitions Stockpile

  Officials at a US Army depot in Kentucky tasked with destroying the nation’s chemical weapons stockpile announced Tuesday they have recently begun focusing on munitions containing the deadly nerve agent sarin, destroying the materials through an automated two-step process.

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  Last update: 23:33 22.01.2020

  23:33 22.01.2020

  Society

  Video: US Cop Imprisoned for 4.5 Years for Urinating on Child, Distributing Video

  A former Cleveland, Ohio, police officer who admitted to urinating on a 12-year-old girl after she refused to get inside his vehicle has been sentenced to 4.5 years in prison.

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  Last update: 21:57 22.01.2020

  21:57 22.01.2020

  Society

  US Man Kills Pro-Trump Boss After Political Argument Along Florida Highway

  Mason Toney, 28, was charged with first-degree murder after allegedly killing William Knight on Monday in Orlando, Florida, over a difference in political views.

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  Last update: 22:00 22.01.2020

  22:00 22.01.2020

  Opinion

  Brazil Attempting to Silence Free Press with ‘Trumped-up Charges’ Against Greenwald

  Brazilian prosecutors issued charges against American journalist Glenn Greenwald, alleging he “directly assisted, encouraged and guided” an operation to obtain text messages that were later published and embarrassed prosecutors. One expert told Sputnik that this is just the latest in a series of attacks against both Greenwald and the free press.

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  Last update: 22:56 22.01.2020

  22:56 22.01.2020

  Middle East

  Videos: Western Turkey Rocked by Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake, Aftershocks

  A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit western Turkey on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and was followed moments later by several aftershocks.

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  Last update: 21:34 22.01.2020

  21:34 22.01.2020

  UK

  Brexit Bill Clears UK Parliament, Set to Become Law After Royal Assent

  The Brexit Bill, officially known as the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill, ensures that the UK leaves the EU on 31 January with a deal.