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  Last update: 06:13 GMT 17.02.2020

  06:13 GMT 17.02.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  Japan Cancels Public Celebrations for Emperor's Birthday Amid Coronavirus Concerns

  Japan previously had to quarantine the cruise liner Diamond Princes with 3,700 passengers on board off the city of Yokohama. According to the latest data, up to 355 people were infected on board the ship, so many countries are attempting to evacuate their nationals from the vessel.

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  Last update: 05:09 GMT 17.02.2020

  05:09 GMT 17.02.2020

  Military & Intelligence

  US Successfully Tests Trident II Ballistic Missile Capable of Carrying Nuclear Warhead

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States on Sunday successfully tested an unarmed life-extended Trident II (D5LE) ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, the US Navy said.

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  Last update: 07:15 GMT 17.02.2020

  07:15 GMT 17.02.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  Half a Million Mussels Cooked to Death in Ocean Wash Up on Beach in New Zealand

  Local resident Brandon Ferguson, who discovered the incident, noted it was not the first time that he had spotted such an event. Ferguson said he previously saw thousands of shellfish being washed up dead along local shores.

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  Last update: 05:42 GMT 17.02.2020

  05:42 GMT 17.02.2020

  UK

  Daesh Bride Shamima Begum Reveals Her World ‘Fell Apart’ When She Was Deprived of UK Citizenship

  Begum and two other girls travelled to Syria in 2015 to join the notorious terrorist group. In 2019, in an interview with The Times, the young woman said she didn’t regret joining Daesh* and voiced her intention to return to Britain.

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  Last update: 07:36 GMT 17.02.2020

  07:36 GMT 17.02.2020

  India

  Pakistan's Imran Khan Trolled Online as He Congratulates National Kabbadi Team for ‘Defeating India’

  New Delhi (Sputnik): India and Pakistan remain bitter enemies, even in sports. New Delhi had suspended all official sporting engagements with Islamabad as tensions between them escalated after the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, revoking the special status granted to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.

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  Last update: 06:35 GMT 17.02.2020

  06:35 GMT 17.02.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  Armed Criminals Steal 600 Rolls of Toilet Paper Amid Quarantine in Hong Kong - Reports

  The local authorities previously urged people not to stockpile vast amounts of toilet paper in their houses, as it may grow mouldy due to the high humidity in the region.

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  Last update: 07:20 GMT 17.02.2020

  07:20 GMT 17.02.2020

  US

  Dem Rivals Challenge Billionaire Mike Bloomberg For Past Remarks, His Company’s 'Harassment Record'

  The former New York City mayor and media mogul, who jumped into the 2020 election race shortly before the window closed, has pumped money into advertising and spent more than any other candidate, but failed to qualify for any debates. Although his contenders cannot face him on stage that has not stopped them from lambasting the 78-year-old.

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  Last update: 03:48 GMT 17.02.2020

  03:48 GMT 17.02.2020

  World

  Lavrov Doubts US Middle East Plan’s Capacity to Improve Israeli-Palestinian Relations

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Washington is ignoring the internationally-accepted approach to the Middle East settlement,which is not helping resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the Italian daily La Stampa.