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  Last update: 18:26 13.12.2019

  18:26 13.12.2019

  Society

  Former 'Apprentice' Contestant Reportedly Bashes BBC for 'Ruining Her Life' Over Racism Row

  The accusations of racism emerged after the show’s participant, Lottie Lion, said “shut up Gandhi” to her fellow contestant, Lubna Farhan.

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  Last update: 18:41 13.12.2019

  18:41 13.12.2019

  Europe

  Chemical Attack? Unknown Liquid Spilt in Georgian Parl't

  The Georgian Interior Ministry has opened an investigation into the spilling of an unidentified liquid in the country's parliament building.

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  Last update: 15:08 13.12.2019

  15:08 13.12.2019

  Tech

  Earth Enters Unknown as Magnetic North Pole Continues Push Toward Russia, Crosses Greenwich Meridian

  Earlier this year, US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the British Geological Survey (BGS) were forced to update the World Magnetic Model a year ahead of schedule due to the speed with which the magnetic north pole is shifting out of the Canadian Arctic and toward Russia’s Siberia.

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  Last update: 16:27 13.12.2019

  16:27 13.12.2019

  World

  Tsunami Apocalypse: Super-Powerful Nuclear Blast in Mariana Trench Might Wipe Out United States, Media Speculates

  Commenting on the commissioning of a new deep-sea submersible by the Russian Ministry of Defence, one analyst noted that data regarding such vessels is usually highly classified in both Russia and the United States, so one can only speculate about the sub’s real purpose.

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  Last update: 17:33 13.12.2019

  17:33 13.12.2019

  Business

  In a Blow to Huawei, Norway’s Telenor Picks Ericsson to Help Build its 5G Network

  Despite being excluded from the 5G roll-out, Huawei’s equipment will continue to be used in Norway’s 4G network. The Chinese company has come under increased pressure from the United States, trapped in a wider economic and political dispute between two superpowers.

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  Last update: 15:10 13.12.2019

  15:10 13.12.2019

  Business

  ‘Nothing Can Slow' This Rare Metal From Prevailing Over Gold in Near Future, Report Claims

  The precious metal investment website Apmex reported that palladium remains the only widely traded metal that has been climbing in price, in contrast to gold, silver, and platinum.

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  Last update: 13:46 13.12.2019

  13:46 13.12.2019

  Military & Intelligence

  Britannia Rules the Skies? UK May Partially Replace F-35s With Homegrown Tempest Fighter - Report

  The UK has already received at least two dozen F-35 fighter jets, declaring the costly fifth-gen warplanes combat-ready in January of this year. The Ministry of Defence is hoping to get a total of 48 of the craft in their F-35B variant for use aboard Navy aircraft carriers, and plans to order at least 90 more F-35s for the Royal Air Force.

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  Last update: 16:13 13.12.2019

  16:13 13.12.2019

  Military & Intelligence

  S-400s Repel ‘Enemy Attack’ in Russia's Siberia

  The Russian military has continued its programme of beefing up air defence capabilities across the country, recently deploying a modernised variant of the S-300 in Voronezh, a strategic Russian city about 500 km south of Moscow, and announcing plans to re-equip the Northern Fleet with S-400s.