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Turkish ship at centre of Greece row to return to Mediterranean

Monday 12th of October 2020, 2:34
related countries: Greece, Turkey

The seismic research vessel Oruc Reis was at the centre of a row with Greece in August.
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US Election 2020: Anthony Fauci says Trump campaign ad quote misleading

Monday 12th of October 2020, 7:10
related countries: United States
related places: Trump

The ad appears to show Dr Anthony Fauci praising Donald Trump, but he is talking about his own work.
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Power outage: Supply partially restored in parts of Mumbai

Monday 12th of October 2020, 9:35
related countries: India
related places: Mumbai

Power has been restored to large parts of the city since the rare outage on Monday morning.
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Armenia Azerbaijan: Reports of fresh shelling dent ceasefire hopes

Monday 12th of October 2020, 11:04
related countries: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia
related places: Moscow

Fresh bombardments were reported within hours of Azerbaijan and Armenia declaring a ceasefire.
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Carlo Acutis: Italian teenager could be first millennial saint

Monday 12th of October 2020, 11:26
related countries: Italy

Carlo Acutis, who died aged 15 in 2006, has already been dubbed "the patron saint of the internet".
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Cardinal George Pell meets Pope Francis for first time since acquittal

Monday 12th of October 2020, 11:33
related countries: Australia

The Vatican's ex-treasurer had his conviction for sexual abuse overturned in Australia in April.
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El Salvador bar attack: Six people shot dead

Monday 12th of October 2020, 11:36
related countries: United States
related places: Six

Thirteen people are killed in violence across the Central American nation in 24 hours at the weekend.
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Israel unblocks big immigration of Ethiopian Jews

Monday 12th of October 2020, 11:43
related countries: Israel, Ethiopia

Thousands have been waiting in camps to be allowed to settle in Israel for years.
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Supreme Court confirmation hearing

Monday 12th of October 2020, 12:46
related countries: United States

Live coverage of the US Senate Judiciary Committee as it begins hearings into Amy Coney Barrett's nomination .
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Nobel: US auction theorists win Economics Prize

Monday 12th of October 2020, 15:00
related countries: United States

The work of Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson is used in the sale of airport slots and radio spectrums.
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BTS in trouble in China over Korean War comments

Monday 12th of October 2020, 15:37
related countries: North Korea, China

Chinese social media users vent anger over a speech singer RM made while accepting an award.
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Polish divers tackle massive British WW2 bomb in Baltic

Monday 12th of October 2020, 16:03
related countries: Poland, United Kingdom

A 5.4-tonne RAF bomb dropped in 1945 lies at the bottom of a busy Baltic shipping canal.
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German ship completes historic Arctic expedition

Monday 12th of October 2020, 17:13
related countries: Germany

The German Research Vessel Polarstern returns to port after drifting for a year in Arctic sea-ice.
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US election 2020: Trump back on campaign trail in Florida

Monday 12th of October 2020, 18:51
related countries: United States
related places: Florida

President Trump is holding a campaign rally less than two weeks after testing positive for Covid-19.
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Sars ban: Two dead in Nigeria police brutality protests

Monday 12th of October 2020, 19:53
related countries: Nigeria

Protests against police brutality continue despite the announcement that a notorious unit is disbanded.
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The battle over what US children learn about American history

Monday 12th of October 2020, 20:40
related countries: United States

As President Trump pushes "patriotic education", some teachers want US history curriculum reform.
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What does place that predicts US presidents say this time?

Monday 12th of October 2020, 22:23
related countries: United States
related places: Indiana

Vigo County in Indiana has backed every winning candidate since 1888, bar two.
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The dogs trained to sniff out Covid-19

Monday 12th of October 2020, 23:01
related countries: Lebanon

Specially trained dogs in Lebanon are learning to detect coronavirus as part of a research project.
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End Sars protests: The young Nigerians who forced the president to back down

Monday 12th of October 2020, 23:17
related countries: Nigeria

Nigeria's #EndSARS protests gathered momentum online, but burst onto the streets to force a change.
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