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  Last update: 12:47 GMT 25.02.2020

  12:47 GMT 25.02.2020

  India

  Live Updates: Months-Long Protests in New Delhi Over Citizenship Amendment Act Turn Violent

  India has been engulfed in mass protests against the so-called Citizenship Amendment Act since December 2019. The law provides a path to Indian citizenship for illegal immigrants from some religious minorities, but not Muslims.

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  Last update: 13:09 GMT 25.02.2020

  13:09 GMT 25.02.2020

  Opinion

  Why Merkel & Macron Likely to Support Moscow, Not Ankara at Proposed March Talks

  The Turkish president signalled Tuesday that the 5 March talks with his Russian, German, and French counterparts on the Idlib crisis are still under consideration. Middle East experts Ghassan Kadi and Chris Assad have explained why there are only a few options on the table for Ankara at the potential talks.

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  Last update: 11:46 GMT 25.02.2020

  11:46 GMT 25.02.2020

  Europe

  Austria, Croatia Confirm First Cases of Coronavirus

  As of Tuesday, the COVID-19 outbreak has already left over 80,000 people infected worldwide, with the death toll of 2,699. Recovery rates are also on the rise, with 27,671 patients now having been discharged from hospitals around the globe.

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  Last update: 12:29 GMT 25.02.2020

  12:29 GMT 25.02.2020

  Europe

  Just ‘Humour’: Belgian Regional Authorities Defend Festival Depicting Jews as Insects

  Last year, Belgium’s Aalst carnival landed in the public spotlight after featuring figures of caricature Jews standing over bags of money. The scandal even prompted UNESCO to remove the festival from its list of heritage events, but this did not stop the carnival’s organisers from taking things even further this year.

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  Last update: 11:13 GMT 25.02.2020

  11:13 GMT 25.02.2020

  Viral

  'I Blame the Outfit': Social Media Mercilessly Mocks Deontay Wilder for His Big Fight Excuse

  Deontay Wilder had won 42 fights - 41 by knockout - before losing his WBC title to Britain’s Tyson Fury on Saturday night. On the night said he had “no excuses” but now he has changed his mind.

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  Last update: 11:24 GMT 25.02.2020

  11:24 GMT 25.02.2020

  Tech

  Quakes, Dust Devils, Weird Magnetic Fields and Similarities With Earth: NASA Reveals Details of Mars’ Interior

  The robotic spacecraft landed on the Red Planet in November of 2018 after completing a journey of 300 million miles that lasted almost seven months. The mission could bring an understanding on how planets in the Solar System form and evolve.

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  Last update: 10:49 GMT 25.02.2020

  10:49 GMT 25.02.2020

  Viral

  My Dad Never Believed I Could Make Money as Immigrant Model - Canadian Stunner Winnie Harlow

  New Delhi (Sputnik): Canadian supermodel Winnie Harlow was diagnosed with the skin condition vitiligo when she was four. However, this never stopped her from chasing her dreams of joining the glamour industry. Harlow, of Jamaican ancestry, has graced the catwalk for London Fashion Week and for brands like Victoria’s Secret.

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  Last update: 12:22 GMT 25.02.2020

  12:22 GMT 25.02.2020

  World

  Trump Advises India to Focus on 'Western 5G' Technology as Huawei Trials Delayed

  New Delhi (Sputnik): The 5G trials in India, which were scheduled for January this year have advertently been delayed due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Despite the lack of 5G infrastructure, India has welcomed 5G enabled smartphones to the country.