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  Last update: 14:41 GMT 19.10.2020

  14:41 GMT 19.10.2020

  World

  Global Interest in Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine Exceeds 1.2 Bln Doses, Says RDIF

  The vaccine was registered in August, becoming the world's first inoculation against the coronavirus. It was developed by the Gamaleya Institute, with the Russian Direct Investment Fund acting as the primary investor for the vaccine's development and distribution.

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  Last update: 04:44 GMT 19.10.2020

  04:44 GMT 19.10.2020

  World

  Live Updates: Russia Working With Yerevan, Baku on Improving Karabakh Ceasefire, Lavrov Says

  Earlier, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian said that Yerevan will recognise the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh if it sees that Azerbaijan is refusing to comply with agreements made during peaceful negotiations.

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  Last update: 07:47 GMT 19.10.2020

  07:47 GMT 19.10.2020

  Military & Intelligence

  US Army Reportedly Developing Cannon Touted as Able to Blast Through Air Defences ‘As Far As Moscow’

  While the advent of big guns rendered battleships obsolete decades ago, according to military experts, there have been reports that the arrival of a new canon in the US arsenal might facilitate their comeback.

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  Last update: 07:24 GMT 19.10.2020

  07:24 GMT 19.10.2020

  Europe

  'Demonstration of Power': Criminal Gangs Impose 'Curfew' on Inhabitants of Swedish No-Go Zone

  Swedish Interior Minister Mikael Damberg condemned the gangs for acting with impunity and stressed that no criminals should be allowed to decide what others should and shouldn't do.

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  Last update: 09:45 GMT 19.10.2020

  09:45 GMT 19.10.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  Chinese Soldier Captured by Indian Army in Ladakh, He is Being Questioned, Sources Say

  NEW DELHI (Sputnik) - The Indian Army is now questioning a Chinese soldier, captured in the disputed border region of Ladakh, he is likely to be handed over to the Chinese armed forces later, the Indian Army said in a statement on Monday.

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  Last update: 10:44 GMT 19.10.2020

  10:44 GMT 19.10.2020

  World

  UK-EU Post-Brexit Trade Deal Possible, Critically Important, British Chambers of Commerce Says

  LONDON (Sputnik) – The British Chambers of Commerce said on Monday that the post-Brexit free trade agreement between the UK and the EU is still possible and critically important, after negotiations are on a knife-edge, with both sides accusing each other of lack of flexibility on fishing quotas and the so-called level playing field.

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  Last update: 07:57 GMT 19.10.2020

  07:57 GMT 19.10.2020

  US

  Knife-Wielding Man Dangling on Rope From 16th Floor of Trump Tower ‘Demanded to Speak to President'

  The individual, described by media reports as being ethnically Asian, was seen attached to a rope hanging from the 16th-floor balcony of the 98-story Trump Tower building.

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  Last update: 04:29 GMT 19.10.2020

  04:29 GMT 19.10.2020

  World

  COVID-19 Live Updates: Global COVID Cases Surpass 40 Mln Milestone, Johns Hopkins University Says

  Countries across the world continue to set new records, as the daily increase in COVID-19 cases continues to rise.