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For the fourth quarter of 2019, South Korean smartphone giant Samsung reported strong smartphone sales, but blamed a 57 percent decrease in operating profits of displays and semiconductors for a sharp decline in profits. The company conceded to Apple's commanding lead this quarter, with 70.7 million sales compared to Samsung's 68.8 million.

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Billionaire inventor Elon Musk's SpaceX has successfully placed another batch of 60 Starlink satellites into Earth's orbit using its Falcon 9 rocket, marking the fourth batch in many more to come. SpaceX's Starlink project aims to provide global broadband connectivity using a mega-constellation of 42,000 satellites, with 242 already in place.

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Kunal Kamra, an Indian comedian, has been banned from flying with four different Indian airlines for insulting a nationalist TV anchor. A 2-minute video of the incident became viral and was met with both praise and criticism. Many felt that he had gone too far and was insulting the anchor in the same way the anchor insults the guests on his show.

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Scotland has announced that it will be switching to using 100% renewable energy before the end of the year, just in time to host the 2020 climate summit. The country is shutting down all of its fossil fuel power plants and is putting much more focus on wind power and some other renewable sources.

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Australia is once again at risk for the rapid spread of wildfires across the country as another heatwave hits the region. High winds combined with high temperatures have forced the government to issue fire warnings to all those living in the danger zone. The government has also said that it will be investigating the fires and their causes.

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World-famous climate activist Greta Thunberg has announced that she will be trademarking her own name as it is very regularly misused without her permission. She said in a tweet that she has no interest in trademarks but that this must be done. She complained about corporations using her name for commercial purposes without her consent.

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Facebook has announced that it will not be experiencing the same astronomical growth it was seeing in recent years. Its revenue growth has slowed down and it is still operating under incredibly high costs. This slowdown is partially due to the changes in privacy regulations across the globe. It has also had to settle multiple very large law suits recently.

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Netflix has ordered a live-action adaptation of 'One Piece', an anime/manga series that is immensely popular across the globe. Although the anime now has hundreds of episodes and is nowhere close to ending, the Netflix version will be just ten episodes long. Tomorrow Studios have been tasked with creating this season.

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Scientists have found that once someone quits smoking, their lungs automatically begin repairing themselves, fixing all the cells that have the potential to be cancerous. Thus those who quit can very quickly reduce their risk of lung cancer from the very day they decide to quit. Scientists are still unclear as to exactly how this process takes place.

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Tesla has announced that it will be shutting down its Shanghai factory due to the spread of the Coronavirus and that it will reopen once the situation is under control. This closure will delay the production of the model 3 and will lower the company's profits for the first quarter.

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NBC has ordered a new television show called 'Langdon' that will follow Robert Langdon, a character made popular by Dan Brown's book series, as he solves mysteries and conspiracies across the world. The show will follow the events of 'The Lost Symbol', one of Brown's only unadapted Langdon books. The character was previously played by Tom Hanks in two different films.

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Manchester City lost the Manchester derby 1-0 this time around, although they did still make it into the EFL Cup final as overall they had won their first leg of the semi-final 3-1. Manchester United was able to bring the score to 3-2 after this match but was not successful in knocking City out of the competition.

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Blizzard, the developer behind Overwatch, has announced that it will be canceling the Overwatch League matches that were going to take place in China due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The company has yet to announce a new time and place for these matches although they did say they were excited to play in China later this season.

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The United Arab Emirates recently confirmed its first cases of the Chinese Coronavirus in the country, identifying a family of Chinese visitors who had escaped from one of the cities widely affected by the infectious disease. The family has been declared stable and is under close medical observation. The Coronavirus has now killed at least 132 people and infected more than 6,000 globally.

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Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer faced a tough battle in his Australian Open quarter-final against American Tennys Sandgren, whom he finally managed to overcome 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 7-6 (8), 6-3 after a dramatic match where Federer received a code violation for swearing and injured his right knee when he ran into a ball girl. Federer proceeds to face Austrian opponent Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.

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Ahead of the UK's exit from the European Union, EU fishing ships will no longer automatically be allowed access to the UK's waters by the EU's common fisheries law, with a new bill introduced in the UK parliament replacing the EU law and placing stricter permission controls on fishing vessels, with a focus on more environmentally friendly fishing policies.

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Subscribers of Google Stadia's Pro version will be receiving two more games to play for free with the subscription. The games are Metro Exodus and Gylt, joining previous games such as Thumper, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Samurai Showdown, Farming Simulator 19 and Destiny 2, with 100 more games planned for addition to the service soon. Stadia's Pro service costs users 9.99 USD per month.

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The Spitzer Space Telescope was launched in 2003 and has long outlived its mission, collecting valuable data for NASA for over 16 years. Spitzer will officially be decommissioned on January 30 2020, with its last image being an infrared photograph of the Tarantula Nebula, so named due to the fingers of gas which protrude from the nebula like spider legs, which was also its the first picture it ever took.

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With Planet of the Apes director Matt Reeves replacing Ben Affleck as director, DC's Batman remake has officially begun started filming, starring Robert Pattinson as Batman, with Colin Farrell playing the iconic Batman villain Penguin. The movie also stars Andy Serkis as Batman's butler Alfred Pennyworth and Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman.

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After Billie Eilish set a series of records at the Grammys, becoming the youngest solo artist ever to win the album of the year as well as becoming only the second person in history to win four Grammys in the same year, her two albums "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" and "Don't Smile At Me" have experienced a record sales surge of 127 percent.

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UK prime minister Boris Johnson's government has announced, despite advice to the contrary by US President Donald Trump's administration, that Chinese telecom giant Huawei will be granted a role in the country's growing 5G network, with some restrictions. The decision comes as 3 out of the UK's 4 telecom providers have already signed agreements with Huawei, making the Chinese company's involvement inevitable.

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In a move that is alarming privacy activists, more than 40 US schools are piloting a location tracking app called SpotterEDU for ensuring attendance in classes. While the app only uses Bluetooth tracking instead of GPS and currently schools are making installation of the app on smartphones optional for students, privacy advocates believe it might be increasingly harder for students to opt-out of such programs.

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US smartphone manufacturer Apple has announced a record Christmas sales period, driven by high demand for the iPhone 11, marking an increase of 8 percent to reach 91.8 billion USD, a fourth quarter record for the company. Demand for Apple's wearable devices such as AirPods also experienced a record surge, increasing by 44 percent in 2019, to the point that it created manufacturing shortages.

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US President Donald Trump has unveiled his new Middle East peace plan that would make Jeruselum Israel's undivided capital and allow for the creation of the state of Palestine. This plan was immediately shot down by Palestinian leaders, who said that it could have 'dangerous consequences'.The plan also calls for negotiations between Israel and Palestine to begin as soon as possible.

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The Pentagon has announced that around 50 different US soldiers have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries due to an Iranian missile strike on a US base located in Iraq. Eighteen of these troops have been sent to Germany for further treatment while the rest have returned to duty after being treated in Iraq.

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