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Australia's Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has announced that he wants greater federal powers during natural disasters and that there should be a framework via which he could declare a state of emergency during these disasters. He claimed the reason he could not act effectively this year was that local governments were overseeing disaster management.

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Australian scientists were able to recreate the coronavirus in a lab, making another step towards developing a vaccine or cure for the virus. This is the first time the illness was recreated outside of China and will allow scientists to fully test any potential cures and compare their effectiveness.

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Police in London has announced that the city will be deploying facial recognition technology all over the city to help officers locate persons of interest if they ever show up in security camera footage. The police also said that the technology would be used safely and transparently.

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Scientists in China have found a revolutionary new technique that allows them to create Hydrogen with much more efficiency. To use Hydrogen fuel cells as an alternative energy source, the cells need to have a constant and steady supply of the gas, this was very difficult and expensive before this discovery was made.

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According to some insider sources, Netflix has decided to shift its marketing strategy, now marketing itself as a service instead of just marketing the individual shows that it features. To coincide with this big change, the company is expected to fire around 15 employees, although some say that the number could be even higher.

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Aston Villa managed to snatch victory away from Leicester City with a last-minute winning goal that has rocketed them into the final of the Carabao Cup. This will be the team's ninth ever final in the EFL Cup, putting it on par with Manchester United in terms of how many finals the team has played in the history of this competition.

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Giant game developer Ubisoft has released the latest patch for their incredibly popular tactical first-person shooter, 'Rainbow Six Seige'. The update includes nerfs to all of the most dominant characters in the game's current meta as well as buffs to a number of under picked characters. Fans have been demanding such an update for some time.

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American prosecutors have said that Prince Andrew has offered zero cooperation in their investigation into Jeffry Epstein's sex trafficking activities and his co-conspirators. The Prince has refused to give an interview with the FBI despite the fact that he had established links to Epstein when he committed some of these crimes.

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US President Donald Trump's new immigration policy that would prevent immigrants, who may require government assistance, from getting residency in the country, has been approved by the Supreme Court. The policy was heavily criticized by immigration activists, who claimed the policy will keep out non-white immigrants. Trump claims the policy will ensure that all immigrants will be self-sufficient within the country.

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The 2020 Grammys experienced a large dip in viewership numbers, getting some of the lowest ratings it has received in its entire history. Only 18 million tuned in to watch the award show this year, much lower than its average. This year's show was dominated by just one or two artists, with Billie Eilish winning four of the most important award.

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A statement released by the legal team of Belgium's former monarch Albert II has agreed to halt a court case after the results of a DNA test proved that Delphine Boel, 51-year-old Belgian artist, was his child fathered through an extra-marital relationship. Paternity rumors first started circulating in 1999 but Albert II, as a sitting monarch, could not be prosecuted until his abdication in 2013 due to health reasons.

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An international health emergency seems to be developing with the rapidly spreading infection and death rate of the Coronavirus, which is thought to have originated from Chinese city Wuhan in the Hubei province. Coronavirus, which causes a pneumonia-like disease, has now killed over 100 people and infected more than 2,000 people, spreading to the US, Europe, Thailand, Australia, Japan, and several neighboring countries.

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Arsenal's young squad managed a 1-2 victory over opponents Bournemouth in the fourth-round FA Cup matchup, with Arsenal's Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah scoring a goal each before the end of the first half. Arsenal gave away a goal to Bournemouth substitute Sam Surridge eight minutes into stoppage, but comfortably emerged the superior team.

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Spanish tennis legend and world number one Rafael Nadal struggled against Australian opponent Nick Kyrgios, finally managing to clinch his fourth-round win with a 6-3 3-6 7-6 7-6 victory over Kyrgios in his toughest match yet at the Australian Open. Nadal proceeds to the quarter-finals where he will face world number 5 Austrian Dominic Thiem, who defeated Roger Federer to win the ATP Masters in 2019.

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New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern's government has announced national elections on September 19, with the government dissolving on August 12. Ardern will be campaigning for re-election, while opposition leader Simon Bridges will be organizing his campaign around Maori land disputes and Ardern's gun buy-back scheme. Ardern's campaign will be focusing on the government's capital spending, which has reached its highest point in 20 years.

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A report by gaming news site Cinelinx has revealed that a sequel to the popular Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic game may be underway at EA, with the new game combining elements from the previous two games. Cinelinx reported that the game has been in development since 2015 but was put on the backburner by developers until recently.

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The Japanese Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura has warned that the spread of the coronavirus could lead to a decrease in factory production within China as well as a decrease in the global market. Since Chinese people will be consuming less due to disruptions in transport and business, exports to China may also slow down.

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Airbus, Europe's largest planemaker, has agreed to a settlement with the British, French and American governments due to allegations of corruption and bribery. The company was also accused of violating the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations. It is currently unknown if the company will face any other penalties or what the settlement amount is.

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A technique has recently been developed at Rice University's James Tour lab by graduate student Duy Luong, which allows waste coal, food and plastic to be transformed into graphene flakes in a 'flash' reaction, reducing carbon dioxide by-products and providing researchers with a new cheap method for producing large amounts of graphene for compositing with concrete, cars, clothing, etc.

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Facebook has managed to train a complex AI to be able to efficiently navigate an environment using just a camera, depth data, a GPS and a compass. Although some companies were able to train AI to navigate, none have been able to train it to do so efficiently and without constant backtracking.

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NASA has commissioned Axiom Space, a tech startup, to build the first-ever commercial habitable pod for the International Space Station. This pod could be used to house experiments and even commercial tourists just visiting space. Both organizations have not worked out a schedule for the construction and operation of the pod as of yet.

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While the latest season of Doctor Who stars Jodie Whitaker as the first female Doctor Who, it also involves a Time Lord from another timeline, played in the series' latest episode Fugitive of the Judoon by Silent Witness actress Jo Martin, making her the first black Doctor Who. Details on the black Doctor's past and her involvement with Whitaker's Doctor are unclear.

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Ex-Manchester United player and England's record goalscorer, Wayne Rooney may have to play against his former team in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Rooney is currently playing/coaching for Derby County, a Championship club. Although, Derby will still need to beat Northhampton to get to the fifth round.

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Andrzej Sapkowski, the author of The Witcher book series that inspired the world-famous games and Netflix show, has said that he chose not to be involved in the production of the show. He said he wanted the showrunners to have the autonomy to pursue their vision and that he did not want to work long hours.

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EA has announced that Battlefield 5 will be getting a new installment in its Tides of War expansion series. The new expansion is called 'Jungle' and will focus on the war in the Pacific, where fighting mostly done by the US and Japan. The new maps will most likely focus on fighting in the jungle, a whole new terrain for the game.

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