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What happend on October 17th 2020

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Macron calls Paris beheading 'Islamist terrorist attack'

Saturday 17th of October 2020, 7:13
related countries: France France
related places: Paris

The teacher killed in a Paris suburb reportedly showed his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Nagorno-Karabakh: Civilians hit amid Armenia Azerbaijan conflict

Saturday 17th of October 2020, 9:20
related countries: Armenia Armenia

Each accuses the other of targeting civilians in renewed fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
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Kenya's Jepchirchir breaks half-marathon record

Saturday 17th of October 2020, 11:52
related countries: Kenya Kenya, Poland Poland
related places: Gdynia

Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir breaks her own world record for a women-only half marathon in Gdynia, Poland.
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Missing Hong Kong protester Alexandra Wong 'was held in mainland China'

Saturday 17th of October 2020, 15:04
related countries: China China

"Grandma Wong" says she was detained by mainland police and forced to renounce her activism.
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New Zealand election: Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party scores landslide win

Saturday 17th of October 2020, 16:48
related countries: New Zealand New Zealand

Labour wins a rare outright parliamentary majority after a poll dubbed "the Covid election".
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Omar Bashir: ICC delegation begins talks in Sudan over former leader

Saturday 17th of October 2020, 18:03
related countries: Sudan Sudan

The International Criminal Court accuses ousted President Omar al-Bashir of genocide and war crimes.
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France teacher attack: Suspect 'asked pupils to point Samuel Paty out'

Saturday 17th of October 2020, 19:02
related countries: France France

The man waited for Samuel Paty, who showed Prophet Muhammad cartoons in class, and beheaded him.
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Hong Kong campaigner Alexandra Wong 'won't give up fighting'

Saturday 17th of October 2020, 19:20
related countries: China China

Alexandra Wong tells reporters she was detained in mainland China and forced to renounce her activism.
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Covid: Far-right protesters attack Slovak government office over virus measures

Saturday 17th of October 2020, 20:28
related countries: Slovakia Slovakia

Riot police disperse a crowd reportedly including neo-Nazis outside the government building.
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Coronavirus: Dutch royals return amid anger over Covid holiday

Saturday 17th of October 2020, 21:07
related countries: Greece Greece, Netherlands Netherlands

The family flew back from Greece after just a day on holiday there, amid intense criticism.
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Beirut protests: 'A year of rising and fading hopes'

Saturday 17th of October 2020, 21:54
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon
related places: Beirut

The BBC's Lina Sinjab looks back at one year of protests calling for change in Beirut, Lebanon.
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Philippines: Environmentalists criticise artificial beach in Manila Bay

Saturday 17th of October 2020, 23:09
related countries: Philippines Philippines
related places: Manila

There is controversy over a new artificial beach in the Philippine capital, Manila, made from crushed dolomite rock which some people say is bad for the environment.
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US election 2020: Lives that could be reshaped by Supreme Court

Saturday 17th of October 2020, 23:13
related countries: United States United States

One law, 10 years on, and 23 million Americans whose healthcare access could soon change.
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