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Saudi Arabia has once again experienced some heavy snowfall as areas like Tabuk in the northern region became completely covered in snow. Many of the locals took to social media to show off the experience, however, nearby areas such as Abu Dhabi and Dubai have been getting torrential rain and are experiencing heavy flooding.

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Akon has announced that he has finalized an agreement that will allow him to build his own city in Senegal called 'Akon City'. The city will be built on 2000 acres of land that was gifted to him by the President of Senegal. The city will even have its own currency, using a cryptocurrency called AKoin.

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Scientists in the US have created organic robots using stem cells from a frog. These robots are tiny organisms that scientists can program to complete certain tasks and give certain properties. These organisms decay and self-repair just like any other living beings. The practical applications for such robots are seemingly limitless.

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'Parasite', an oscar-nominated Korean movie, is being turned into a show by HBO. According to Bong Joon-ho, the director of the film and also the person behind the new show, has said that the show will include a large number of ideas that he initially wanted to put in the film but was unable to.

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Sony has announced that it will not be participating in this year's E3 despite the fact that they are launching their next-generation console this year. The company said E3's vision does not fit the goals that it has for 2020. Sony, however, aspires to participate in many of consumer events all over the world.

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Barcelona has announced that they are replacing their previous coach Ernesto Valverde due to their inability to reach a Champions League final under his leadership. They are instead going to hire former Real Betis coach Quique Setien. The team was initially going to hire ex-midfielder Xavi, but he reportedly rejected the teams offer.

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At the BDO world darts championship finals held in London's O2 Arena, 57-year-old Welshman Wayne Warren defeated fellow Welshman Jim Williams 7-4 to become the oldest world darts champion in history. Williams led the match 2-0 before Warren managed a tie in scores, with the game tying again at 3-3 and 4-4, before Warren managed to break his opponent's resolve and won three straight sets to win the game.

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World number two Novak Djokovic defeated his number one ranked Spanish rival Rafael Nadal to steer the Serbian side to ATP Cup victory. He won 6-2, 7-6 against Nadal, tying the two countries' scores 1-1 since Serbian Dusan Lajovic lost to Spain's Roberto Bautista 7-5, 6-1, and then went on to clinch a 6-3 6-4 doubles victory with partner Viktor Troicki to win the ATP Cup for Serbia.

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Despite Ireland and the European Union's insistence that the impending Brexit will necessitate changes to the existing systems for trade across the Irish sea, prime minister Boris Johnon's Conservative government has been adamant that no new systems will be installed. The Institute for Government has warned that the dispute might lead to the UK government being sued in the European Court of Justice.

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Several rockets struck an Iraqi military base near Baghdad and led to the deaths of at least 4 Iraqi soldiers. The base was once used to house US soldiers although there were none present at the time of the attack. No group or country has claimed responsibility for this attack although tensions in the region remain high.

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CBS All Access is increasing the number of animated shows it currently has available, ordering a brand new sitcom made by 'China' and 'IL' creator Brad Neely. The show will follow a woman and her oddball family as they struggle to regain their status after being forced to move into the historic Harper House.

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NBC is still deciding all the different shows and movies that they plan to host on their new Peacock streaming service. According to some insider information, Quantum Leap is one of the shows they are considering bringing back. The show follows a scientist who invents time travel and visits different time periods to fix a wrong that occurred in history.

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Binah.ai, a tech company, has created software that can measure a person's stress level by simply analyzing a video of their face. The software uses an AI which measures slight changes in a person's face (color, breathing, etc) to measure someone's pulse and stress level. The software takes just ten seconds to provide a reading.

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The annual Awesome Games Done Quick is a speedrunning charity event, where expert players compete to finish their chosen games as fast as possible to raise money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. This year, the event broke last year's record by 700,000 USD, raising a total of almost 3.1 milion USD from more than 54,000 individual donations.

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Jana Batovska, a microbiologist at the AgriBio Centre for AgriBioscience in Victoria, Australia, recently published her discovery of a new kind of insect-only alphavirus, which she has chosen to name the "Yada yada" virus, after a catchphrase from the popular 90s TV show Seinfeld. Batovska states she named it so because "yada yada" is used to indicate dull detail, and the virus is not particularly interesting or dangerous to humans.

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After four consecutive weeks at the number one spot, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has been overtaken at the US box office by Sam Mendes' World War I movie 1917, which made 37 million USD compared to Star Wars' 15.1 million. Mendes' direction seems to be the movie's main pull, as the critically acclaimed director won five Oscars in 1999 for his film American Beauty.

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Two of Google Pay's cofounders have recently raised $13.2 million for their new neo-banking startup. The company is called epiFi and will help users make better investments and learn more about how they are spending money. Digital payments are on the rise in India as the government steadily phases out paper currency.

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The president of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, announced via Twitter that the country had successfully entered into business agreements with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed for investments in the energy and property sectors in Indonesia's Aceh province. The agreement includes 11 different deals, worth a total of 314.9 trillion INR or 23 billion USD.

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A large volcano near the city of Manila has sent large clouds of ash and dust into the sky and could erupt at any time according to experts. The city has been completely shut down, with most people evacuating to safety. According to seismologists, an eruption could also then cause a tsunami, doubling the danger faced by residents.

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The City Council of Seattle, Washington has unanimously voted to curtail Amazon's growing influence in its political sphere, by banning political contributions from corporations with at least 5 percent foreign ownership, or at least 1 percent ownership by one foreigner. Amazon contributed more than half of the 2.7 million USD raised by Super PACs for Seattle's last elections, in a bid to influence a city tax law for large companies.

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Ford Motor Co has seen a decline in its sales in China for the third year in a row with sales dropping by 26.1% in 2019. The company has been trying to revitalize its sales in the country by increasing its vehicle lineup. The company intends to sell 30 new models in China within the next three years.

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The global head of the Human Rights Watch was denied entry into Hong Kong this Sunday with no real explanation.The Human Rights Watch was set to release its latest 'World Report' in around one week's time in Hong Kong but will now release it at the UN office in New York.

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Real Madrid managed to defeat Atletico Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final and have become this year's champions. The match came down to penalties and Real Madrid was able to snatch the victory with a final score of 4-1. This is Real Madrid's first Spanish Super Cup victory since 2017

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Gearbox has announced that the scaled-down version of the 'Takedown at Maliwan Blacksite' has been delayed due to technical difficulties. The event is meant for four max level players and is essentially an endgame mission. The scaled-down version of the mission will be balanced for smaller party sizes.

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The Trump administration has announced that it will be permanently ending a civilian drone program that employs about 1,000 drones, after concerns were raised by the Interior Department over parts of the technology being manufactured in China. Officials concluded that the threat of spying was too great to continue to use the drone technology, except in emergency situations such as combating wildfires and training.

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