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  Last update: 05:54 16.10.2019

  05:54 16.10.2019

  Middle East

  Justice Dept Charges Turkish Bank Over Alleged Scheme to Evade Iran Sanctions

  NEW YORK (Sputnik) - US prosecutors have charged Turkey’s Halkbank bank over its alleged role in a multibillion-dollar scheme to evade sanctions on Iran, the Justice Department said in a press release.

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  Last update: 05:23 16.10.2019

  05:23 16.10.2019

  Military & Intelligence

  US Arms Sales to Foreign Countries Total $55.4Bln in Fiscal 2019 – Defence Agency

  WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Defence Department sold more than $55 billion in arms to American allies and partner nations in the 2019 fiscal year, which ended September 30, the Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a press release on Tuesday.

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  Last update: 00:32 16.10.2019

  00:32 16.10.2019

  Military & Intelligence

  Video: US Army Wraps Up Field Tests of ‘ONYX’ Climbing Exoskeleton

  US defense contractor Lockheed Martin is testing a new exoskeleton that aims to make mountain climbing an effortless feat for US soldiers. The Pentagon hopes to have the system on the battlefield next year, following feedback from the testing soldiers.

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  Last update: 05:36 16.10.2019

  05:36 16.10.2019

  Viral

  Cuba Gooding Jr.’s Defence Lawyer Compares Actor’s Groping to Joe Biden’s

  Cuba Gooding Jr.’s attorney tried to defend the actor from groping allegations Tuesday — by comparing the charges to complaints other women made about Joe Biden.

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  Last update: 02:32 16.10.2019

  02:32 16.10.2019

  Viral

  PewDiePie Says His Channel Is Being Targeted by 'Cancer YouTubers'

  PewDiePie complained to his audience that the comment section under his videos has become filled with fans putting everything and anything in quote form ever since his trip to Japan, spreading this meme-like format to other creators.

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  Last update: 04:55 16.10.2019

  04:55 16.10.2019

  Middle East

  Entire World Should Be Concerned With Preventing US-Iran Confrontation - Doha

  DOHA (Sputnik) - The issue of preventing a confrontation between the United States and Iran should concern the whole world, not just Qatar, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Lowlah Al-Khater said on Tuesday.

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  Last update: 23:59 15.10.2019

  23:59 15.10.2019

  Europe

  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Drops N-Word On Live Radio

  Andrew Cuomo, who has served as the Democratic Governor of New York since 2011, has recently been working to honour Mother Cabrini for her work in helping the Italian immigrant community.

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  Last update: 04:34 16.10.2019

  04:34 16.10.2019

  Europe

  Scottish Leader to Ask London for Powers to Hold New Independence Vote in 2020

  LONDON (Sputnik) - Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday announced her government’s bid to deliver a new independence referendum in 2020, saying she would request London’s formal consent as early as this year.