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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has announced that the government will be banning the import and use of e-cigarettes because they are toxic. He went on to say that anyone caught using a vape will be arrested. He made this statement after the first case of vaping related lung injury was confirmed in the country.

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Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn clashed over Brexit in the first TV debate for the upcoming General Elections on December 12. Both leaders played safely over key political issues as the audience remained skeptical about their answers. Brexit remained the main issue. Mr. Johnson promised to "end this national misery" while Mr. Corbyn said Labour would "get Brexit sorted by giving you, the people, the final say"

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The state of California, US, has experienced its third mass shooting in four days, marking the deaths of twelve people in the ensuing violence, with ten injured. The shootings occurred at a high school, a home and a backyard party, and have prompted renewed efforts from gun control activists for demanding major gun policy reforms. Everytown for Gun Safety reports that there have been more than 25 mass shootings this year alone.

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For the third year in a row, the total annual enrollment of foreign students in US colleges and universities has continued to decline. The decline began with the arrival of the Trump administration, with enrollment falling by approximately 7 percent in the following year. The Government has stated that the rising tuition cost is the reason. Enrollment declined by 6 percent in 2017 and 1 percent in 2018, the first downturns in a decade.

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According to Brazil's National Institute for Space Research, the Amazon rainforest has lost 29.5% of its tree cover to deforestation. Many claim the sharp increase in deforestation is due to Brazil's right-wing government and its lack of regulation. Much of it has been caused by illegal logging, mining, and land grabbing.

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A woman who has chosen to identify herself as Jane Doe 15, along with a dozen other women suing Jeffry Epstein's estate for alleged sexual abuses. During a press conference, she asked Prince Andrew to come forward with any information regarding Epstein and the abuses. The royal family has claimed to have severed ties with Epstein in 2010.

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According to a new congressional report, the US government is unprepared to deal with the problem of intellectual property theft by China. The report also said that research from American universities has helped China's economic rise over the last 20 years. China has been paying scientists with access to cutting edge American technology to share its research with Beijing.

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According to officials, three people were killed in a shooting at a Walmart store in Duncan, Oklahoma. Duncan police department said that a husband shot his estranged wife and her new boyfriend in the parking lot of Walmart before turning the gun on himself. Witnesses at the scene said that the shooting was sparked by a domestic dispute between the woman and her husband.

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Large numbers of people have come out onto the streets in Iran to protest the large increase in fuel prices. Many protesters have already been injured in different incidents. Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned the protesters that they will take decisive action if they continue to disturb the peace in the country.

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The management for the Angkor Archaeological Park in Siem Reap has announced that elephant rides will not be allowed at the park starting 2020. The elephants that were previously used for this activity will be relocated to a nearby forest. This decision came after some international and local animal rights activists pressured the management.

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The US government has announced that it no longer considers Israel's settlements in the West Bank to be inconsistent with international law. The administration has attracted a large amount of criticism for this decision from human rights groups and Palestinians. According to some United Nations security council resolutions, the settlements are illegal under international law.

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A video that was posted on Twitter showed police leading several arrested protesters onto a train. The video has sparked fear that protesters are being illegally extradited to China to face trial or imprisonment. Although it is currently unknown where the train was headed, the two stops that it made were border checkpoints on the way to China.

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Rene Bruelhart, head of the Vatican financial regulator for 5 years, resigned from his post weeks after the Vatican was shaken by police raids on the offices of his organization. Vatican police confiscated documents and computers, under the orders of prosecutor Gian Piero Milano who suspects a range of possible crimes of embezzlement, abuse of office, money laundering, and fraud. The Vatican has stated that Pope Francis will soon appoint Bruelhart's successor.

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India has entered into a contract with Russia to buy its new S-400 anti-aircraft missiles. The contract will be completed by 2025 and India has already made an advance payment of $800 million and the deal is worth $5 billion in total. An Indian defense analyst has said that the US is unlikely to apply sanctions on India for the purchase.

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Spanish police have made a large drug bust, seizing 16,000 marijuana plants and arresting six people. A series of robberies led them to two giant cannabis plantations in remote pine forests. These plantations were run by a six-person gang who had also set up camps there to stay near the plantations for long periods.

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Three captured Ukrainian ships will be returned by Russia to the Ukrainian government this Monday, following the release of the captured sailors last September. Ukraine has been looking forward to the ships' return as an encouraging effort on Russia's part in light of the upcoming peace summit on Eastern Ukraine in December. The ships were towed through the Kerch Straits into the Black Sea, where they will be handed to over the Ukrainian naval forces.

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Even though the students of Polytech University had entered into a ceasefire agreement with the police, many are still not being allowed to leave the campus. Police have been hostile to students attempting to leave and to any journalists who have tried to approach the area. Hundreds are still trapped on campus and the situation has not calmed down.

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Australian politicians, Andrew Hastie and James Paterson, have been denied entry into China because they had been vocal critics of the country for some time. The Chinese government said they would only be allowed to enter if they genuinely repented for their comments. Both politicians have refused to apologize.

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As clashes between police and student protesters continue at Polytech university in Hong Kong, the police have said that live rounds may be used to quell the riots. They have said that since police have been attacked by petrol bombs and arrows, they may need to use live rounds as a minimum necessary force. They have asked the students to evacuate the campus before the situation escalates.

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Pittsburgh’s Gender Equity Commission released a white paper recently that shows how difficult it is for black women to survive in Pittsburgh. The Commission further mentioned that the city is the worst place for black women to live in for just about every indicator of livability. A study compares Pittsburgh with 89 other cities of similar size and characteristics nationwide and results indicate that black women in Pittsburgh are way behind everyone in income, health, and unemployment

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According to insider sources, the Trump administration is going to grant Huawei another 90-day license extension so that it can continue to deal with US companies. The extension was initially granted in order to help Huawei's existing customers in the US. The company has been on an economic blacklist since May

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Bangladesh is importing tonnes of onions to combat the severe shortage that the country is experiencing. Onions are a cooking staple in the country and have become far too expensive for the average person to afford. Even the Prime minister has removed the vegetable from her menu. The state has taken it upon itself to sell onions to the public at a discounted rate.

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Supporters of Catalan independence in Barcelona occupied the city's main railway station as a show of solidarity with the leaders of the Catalan separatist movement, nine of whom were arrested and imprisoned by Spanish courts last month. While the protesters called for demonstrations at nine train stations, police report only the one station saw any real assembly. Catalan separatist protests have intensified after a failed 2017 attempt to achieve independence.

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Following the International Criminal Court's approval of a case filed by the Gambia, on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, alleging Myanmar's genocidal intentions in its treatment of the Rohingya, the Myanmar government has denied the probe and holds that the ICC does not have jurisdiction over its actions. Meanwhile, the ICC has upheld the position that the country must accept the investigation.

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Polls conducted for the UK's upcoming general elections in December convey a significant amount of support for the Conservative party, led by British prime minister Boris Johnson. Performed independently by YouGov, SavantaComRes, Opinium Research, and others, the polls show the Conservative party has a comfortable lead of 10-17 percentage points over Labour, and their approval ratings are the highest they have been since 2017.

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