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Two people are being treated for the pneumonic plague in a central Beijing hospital. It is currently unknown how they initially came into contact with the disease as the Chinese government did not comment on the matter. The disease is highly contagious so the two patients have been quarantined and measures are being taken to manage the risk of it spreading.

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Facebook has revealed in its biannual transparency report that government requests for user data have reached a new record. Most of these requests were made by the US and two-thirds of those requests involved clauses that specified that Facebook could not notify the user. Facebook also revealed that it complies with 80% of these requests.

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Robert Martinez Jr. was sentenced to 47 years in prison for a series of armed robberies he did not commit. After spending 11 years locked away, he has won his freedom by proving his innocence in court. He was originally convicted without any physical evidence and his multiple appeals were rejected.

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The impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump is having its first public hearing. The committee will be hearing from top Ukrainian diplomats regarding Trump's abuse of power to convince the Ukrainian government to open investigations into his political opponents. Trump has denied all such accusations. The hearings will now be televised.

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More than 1,000 migratory birds were found dead at Rajasthan's Sambhar Salt Lake earlier this week. The forest department is currently investigating the matter and has been unable to determine the cause of this mass death. So far they have not detected any signs of bird flu. Some scientists suspect that water pollution may be the cause.

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Protests in Hong Kong continue as students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong clash with police once again. Many protesters were armed with petrol bombs and some armed themselves with bows and arrows that they stole from the university sports center. Students placed barricades all over the campus to stop the police from entering.

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According to a new report by the FBI, violent hate crime has reached the highest levels it has been in 16 years. There have been surges in crimes against Latino and Trans people over the last year while the violence against Muslims and African Americans has gone down. Some have linked this change to the anti-LGBT and anti-Latino rhetoric of the Trump administration.

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Tesla Ceo, Elon Musk, has announced that the company will be building its first European factory in Germany instead of the UK. He went on to say that the reason for this change is all the uncertainty caused by Brexit. The factory is expected to be completed and in operation by 2021.

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Chinese technology company Hikivison advertised their camera's as being able to identify Uyghurs, a minority group China that has been heavily discriminated against. The company quickly deleted the product page as soon as any attention was brought towards it. They had a similar incident last year where one of their ads showed how their cameras were able to detect ethnic minorities.

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Three performers were stabbed in Saudi Arabia while they were on stage during an entertainment festival. All three victims are in stable condition and the motive behind the stabbing is currently unknown, although it is suspected that it was done to oppose Saudi Arabia's entertainment push. The assailant managed to escape the crime scene.

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The Hong Kong city has experienced one of the most dramatic days in 24 weeks of protests. A protester was shot by the police with a live round. He was in critical condition but police denied any immediate threat to his life. Later on, a man was set on fire who confronted a group of pro-democracy protesters. The city seems to be in chaos as people are scared to go outside.

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Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said on Monday that the party will not contest any seats currently held by conservatives in upcoming General Elections on 12 December. Nigel Farage paved way for 317 conservative party seats to avoid a hung Parliament, but the party will contest the Labour party and other parties in the rest of the country. The opposition Labour party accused Boris Johnson of going into an alliance with Nigel Farage.

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Three people are already dead while thousands are forced to leave homes as Australia faces the most dangerous bushfire week in history. Fire chiefs in Australia have warned that New South Wales faces an unprecedented catastrophic fire on Tuesday. Bushfires have already burnt 850,000 hectares across New South Wales. The commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Services, Shane Fitzsimmons warned that the fire threat would only worsen as Australia heads into summer.

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Private explorers found the USS Grayback 1,400 feet under the sea near Okinawa just off the coast of Japan. The Grayback was one of the most successful US submarines from World War 2 and has been missing for 75 years. The explorers found evidence that the sub was likely bombed, although most of its hull was still intact.

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The White House has announced that they will be placing a ban on flavored e-cigarettes due to a rise in youth use. The government is also discussing raising the minimum age to buy tobacco products to 21 in order to keep these products out of the hands of teenagers. Many have raised concerns regarding job loss in the vaping industry.

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More than 10,000 people came out in Paris to demonstrate against the rising Islamaphobia in the country. France has one of the largest Muslim minority populations in Europe and has recently seen a rise in the popularity of alt-right groups that promote Islamaphobia. The rallies received backing from left-wing organizations and various Muslim groups in the country.

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Iron March, an influential neo-Nazi website, has suffered a large data leak that has revealed the personal email addresses of many of its members. The website has been linked to several murders and even acts of terrorism. It was shut down in 2017 without any explanation but its data was still online.

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Benjamin Schreiber, a man convicted of murder in 1996 and sentenced to life in prison, argued that he should be released from prison as he died briefly in a doctor's care. Schreiber's lawyers claimed that his 'death' should complete his life sentence. The judges rejected his appeal and sent him back to prison to serve his sentence.

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Five Chinese citizens were arrested for taking pictures of a Japanese university admission test. One of the culprits was the head of a Tokyo cram school and said he took the pictures to attract more people to his school and stabilize his business. More than 60 percent of the people who took this exam in 2019 were Chinese nationals.

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Former mayor of New York City and 14th richest person in the world, Michael Rubens Bloomberg expressed his intentions to join the presidential race for 2020 as a democratic party’s nomination. The 77 years old is concerned that current democratic contenders would not pose a strong challenge to Mr. Donald Trump in 2020. On Friday, President Trump taunted Michael Bloomberg when he said that "nobody I'd rather run against than little Michael".

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India’s top court delivered a unanimous verdict on one of the most controversial cases of independent India. All five judges agreed to hand over the land to Hindus. Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi further mentioned that Muslims will be given an alternative land for the construction of Mosque. The 2.77 acres of land in the town of Ayodhya has been the most controversial piece of land in India after a group of Hindus demolished the Babri mosque in 1992.

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An international grand committee of lawmakers has gathered in Dublin to investigate online disinformation. They will hear from social media platforms as well as experts and have asked for a pause on online political ads that contain false information. Facebook, in particular, has come under fire as the platform does not fact check any ads run by politicians.

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Democrats who had wanted to Impeach Trump, or at the very least start an impeachment inquiry, might get what they want, as The first formal vote on the matter will take place on Thursday, in the US house of representatives. The notion is likely to be passed, as the Democrats hold the majority in the house, by having 228 seats of the total 475. The Republicans argue that the impeachment proceeding lacks authorization of a full floor vote.

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Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who is currently imprisoned for his role in the LPG scandal, is reportedly suffering health issues. The medical board has recommended shifting him to the hospital. It was also suggested that a hernia surgery should be done in order to uplift his health. Abbas also suffers from stones in his bladder and kidney. The court has extended Abbasi's judicial remand till November 19.

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On October 28 the Indian government required Pakistan's airspace for Prime Minister Modi, as he made his way to Saudia Arabia for an international business conference. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi confirms that the Pakistani government denied permission. The foreign minister said this decision was made in context of India's inhumane treatment of Kashmir.

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