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Due to the continuing massive popularity of arcades in Japan, developers have announced that Guilty Gear Strive, a cult favorite game that aims to deconstruct the fighting game genre, will be receiving an arcade release too. However, given the rarity of arcades outside of Japan, most users will still be playing the game upon its PlayStation 4 release later in the year.

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South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's dark comedy Parasite was awarded outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture by the Screen Actors Guild, the first non-English language movie to receive the prestigious prize since the SAG awards were started 26 years ago. Parasite is also slated to win major awards at this year's Oscars, having earned historic nominations for best picture and best director.

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The US army is considering the feasibility of building a large sea wall to protect New York from storms and floods such as those caused by Hurrican Sandy in 2012. They are currently unsure if such a wall would even help and will likely be very expensive. The government is considering a large number of plans to protect the area from flooding.

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Samsung has announced that it is going to invest up to $500 million to build a new smartphone display screen factory in India. The factory will reduce the company's costs in the country and will allow it to compete with Xiaomi, who are also expanding in India. Dehli has offered the company large tax benefits to incentivize expansion.

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In his first movie release after leaving Marvel's Avengers franchise, Robert Downey Jr. starred as the eponymous Dr. Dolittle in a reboot of the movie series based on the books by Hugh Lofting. The movie had a budget of approximately 175 million USD, but has had a disappointing run at the box office, with overall estimated earnings of only 50 million USD.

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Rob McElhenney , the creator of Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia, said in an interview that he and the cast of the show are willing to continue it 'forever' so long as the show maintains an audience. The show is currently in its 14th season and has maintained a steady audience so far.

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South Korean electronics giant Samsung has appointed senior executive Roh Tae-Moon as the new chief for its smartphone division, replacing co-CEO DJ Koh who will remain head of mobile communications and IT. The move comes as Samsung faces increasing competition from Chinese firms like Huawei, Oppo and Vivo, especially in the lower and mid tier smartphone range.

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Netflix has announced that it has acquired the rights to stream 21 different Studio Ghibli movies outside of North America, The movies are widely regarded as some of the greatest animated movies ever made and will be released on the site in waves starting next month. Netflix will also provide its own dubs for the films.

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A top Iranian official has said that the country currently does not intend to send the black box of the Ukranian plane they shot down to France or Ukraine for analysis. This directly contradicts an earlier statement that the black boxes would be sent and are still usable, albeit a bit damaged.

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The Chinese government unveiled a new plan to reduce the plastic waste the country produces. They have said that all on-degradable bags will be banned in all of China's major cities by the year 2022. China is one of the world's largest producers of plastic and is struggling to deal with all the waste.

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Facebook-owned Instagram has announced plans to remove the IGTV button, which appeared in the top-right corner of the app's homescreen. Facebook intended IGTV as a long-form video platform to rival apps like Youtube and TikTok, but very few of the billion Instagram users have been reported to use it, with even fewer downloading the standalone IGTV app.

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An anonymous hacker published a giant list of credentials that will allow others to access and even remotely control various Telnet devices. These devices include routers and IoT devices located all over the world. The hacker also released the IP addresses of said devices so attackers will be able to determine the locations of said devices.

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Facebook has apologized to Chinese president Xi Jinping for mistranslating his name into English from Burmese, citing technical problems. Jinping is on an official visit to Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and when users made Facebook posts in Burmese regarding the visit, Jinping's name was incorrectly translated into English as "Mr. Shithole".

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US President Donald Trump has been given a deadline to submit a written defense for his impeachment trial. He has been charged with abusing his powers to force Ukraine to open an investigation into one of his competitors. The document will argue that Trump is innocent of all these charges and should not be removed from office.

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Barcelona won against Granada this Sunday thanks to a goal scored by Messi in the second half of the match, finishing with a score of 1-0. This was the team's first match with their new coach Quique Setien and is now back at the top of the La Liga table.

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343 Industries, the developers behind the current Halo games, have announced that Halo Combat Evolved will be available to pc users very soon. The game will enter its public testing phase-in February and will be released soon after. The company intends to release the entire Halo collection on pc by the end of 2020.

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Lifetime has announced that they are creating a documentary called 'Surviving Jeffrey Epstein', that will follow Epstein's horrific crimes and eventual death. Lifetime has already created a similar docuseries called 'Surviving R.Kelly' and has been very successful. This new four-hour documentary is expected to air in the summer of 2020.g

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Hulu has announced that it has ordered an entire season of a show starring comedy duo Steve Martin and Martin Short. The show will be based on an idea that Martin had where three people who are obsessed with a true crime end up getting caught up in one. Each episode of the show will be half an hour long.

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Researchers have recently found a large amount of new plant life near the top of the Himalayan mountains. It was previously impossible for plants to grow at that altitude due to the abundance of snow and the harsh temperature. Scientists are speculating that this is due to a rise in temperatures.

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The US Space Force has officially revealed a glimpse of their new military uniforms and reactions to the design have not been kind. Many have questioned the use of came print, given the officers will eventually be deployed in space, where came would be completely useless. The army later clarified that this was done to save on costs.

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Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have announced that they will officially be giving up all royal duties and also their HRH titles. They will no longer receive any public funding and will live on their own. The couple is set to have a conversation with the Queen regarding their future although some suspect they might later return to their royal status.

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Heliogen, an energy start-up being funded by Bill Gates, has announced that it has found a way to use AI to reflect enough sunlight to generate extreme levels of heat. This will allow people to use AI and solar panels to do things like creating cement, glass and other substances that require a large amount of heat.

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A new report has shown that Youtube seems to be actively promoting videos that deny the existence of climate change. One in five users who search for climate change-related content will be led towards videos that directly contradict the science that proves climate change is occurring. This is happening despite Youtube's new policy of driving users away from fake news.

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Police in Paris began firing tear gas at Yellow Vest protestors as the demonstration steadily grew more and more violent. The Yellow Vest protests began in 2018 and have occurred every Saturday since they began, but recently many more people have joined these marches. The protests initially began due to the government's decision to overhaul the country's pension system.

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Real Madrid was able to beat Sevilla 2-1 on Saturday, launching themselves to the top of the La Liga table, ahead of Barcelona by three points. Both of Madrid's goals were scored by midfielder Casemiro, while Sevilla's goal was scored by striker Luuk de Jong. Barcelona may be able to climb back to the top after their match next weekend if they win with enough of a goal difference.

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