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  Last update: 01:11 10.01.2020

  01:11 10.01.2020

  Asia & Pacific

  Hong Kong Protesters Fear Police May Have Infected Seized Phones With Spyware

  Activists and lawmakers have recently posed questions to Hong Kong authorities over their alleged "state-sponsored hacking” of cell phones seized from anti-government demonstrators over the past several months.

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  Last update: 00:50 10.01.2020

  00:50 10.01.2020

  Military & Intelligence

  US Marines Still Looking for Assault Rifles, Flak Jacket Lost During Training

  The US Marines Corps has yet to find a pair of M4 service rifles and a flak jacket worn as protection against bullets that went missing last month during a Marine training event in North Carolina.

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  Last update: 01:27 10.01.2020

  01:27 10.01.2020

  Society

  Smoking Tobacco Linked to Depressive Symptoms - Study

  A new study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE reveals that smoking may be linked to depression.

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  Last update: 01:26 10.01.2020

  01:26 10.01.2020

  Tech

  Sun’s Red Star Neighbour Betelgeuse Suspected of Cannibalism

  The giant known as Betelgeuse, located 520 light-years away from Earth, which is relatively close by space standards, has long puzzled astronomers with some peculiarities. A new model suggests that an explanation can be found in a dark secret from its past.

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  Last update: 00:10 10.01.2020

  00:10 10.01.2020

  World

  Tehran Asks Canada for Information on Ukrainian Plane Crash after Trudeau's Statement

  A Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Boeing 737-800 bound for Kiev crashed on 8 January just minutes into its flight, killing all 176 people on board, including nine crew members.

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  Last update: 22:00 09.01.2020

  22:00 09.01.2020

  Military & Intelligence

  Israeli Ground Attack Missiles Will Fill Gap in US Army Chopper Arsenal

  Following successful tests, the US Army has decided to use the Israeli Spike missile on its attack helicopters until a domestic replacement can be produced.

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  Last update: 17:49 09.01.2020

  17:49 09.01.2020

  World

  Russian Satellites to Monitor Iran After Attack on US Bases, Plane Crash - Roscosmos

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian space agency Roscosmos is planning to use its satellites to monitor the situation in Iran following its recent missile attack on US bases in Iraq and the Ukrainian Boeing crash, according to a statement published on the organization's website on Thursday.

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  Last update: 23:07 09.01.2020

  23:07 09.01.2020

  Environment

  Fires in the Amazon Rainforest Spiked 30% in 2019 - Report

  The number of fires in the Amazon rainforest increased by 30.5% in 2019 compared to the year before, according to data by the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE).