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A conditional truce has been declared between the Libyan National Army forces of General Khalifa Haftar and the NATO-backed forces of the Government National Accord, a first since the LNA assault on the capital city Tripoli began in April last year. The truce will come into effect starting Sunday, on the condition that GNA accepts the conditions too.

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A crowd of protesters in Iran's capital city Tehran are demanding the resignation of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei from his position at the head of the Iranian nation, after the government admitted it shot down a Ukrainian jetliner by mistake during a high alert, killing all 176 people on board. Many have also questioned why Iranian airspace had been kept open if the military expected an assault.

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Manchester United achieved a comfortable 4-0 win against bottom-ranking team Norwich, with star player Marcus Rashford scoring two goals to mark his 200th appearance for the team, and Anthony Martial and mason Greenwood scoring a goal each. With the last of the four goals scored more than 30 minutes before the game's end, fans turned to protesting Manchester United's current management.

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American tennis player and former world number one Serena Williams defeated opponent Jessica Pegula 6-3 6-4 to win the Auckland Classic title, her first in three years, and her first title after becoming a mother. Williams holds 23 Grand Slam single championship titles, beaten only by Margaret Court's 24, a record she is eager to break at the Australian Open in late January.

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Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen has won re-election and returned to her position as the head of the government, but China's foreign ministry has stated that China's policy of considering Taiwan part of China will not change under any circumstances. President Tsai replied that Taiwan will maintain its independence and separation from China, with its official designation as the Republic of China.

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Almost 7 years after the release of the third installment in Blizzard's popular Diabo franchise, developers have confirmed Diablo 4 is under development, but fans shouldn't expect to be playing the game soon. The isometric action RPG will feature the return of Mephisto's daughter Lilith, and will be released simultaneously on the PC, Xbox and PS4.

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Rockstar games' fourth installment in the Grand Theft Auto series, Vice City, seems to no longer be available for download on Steam, though the reason is unclear. GTA Vice City was taken offline for a while in 2012 due to music licensing issues. Its current removal may be linked to Rockstar launching its exclusive gaming platform, and Steam users who already had the game can still download it from Steam.

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Diego, a 100-year-old Galapagos giant tortoise, has been credited with single-handedly saving his species from extinction, from being one of only two surviving males to fathering almost 800 tortoisees in 50 years. Diego is estimated to be the ancestor of more than 40 percent of Galapagos giant tortoises alive today, and has recently been retired from his species-saving activity and released back into the wild.

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British royal couple Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle, former Hollywood actress, recently announced their split with the royal family to seek financial independence. Markle has now reportedly signed an agreement with Disney for performing voice-over work, in return for which Disney will make a sizable contribution to Elephants Without Borders, a wildlife conservation charity.

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Saudi Arabia's state-owned Aramco, currently by far the the most valuable company in the world at 1.87 trillion USD, has revealed that it exercised its 'greenshoe option' to raise its IPO to a record 29.4 billion USD. The greenshoe option, also called over-allotment, allows a company to issue more shares in its IPO when there is greater demand from initial investors.

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Huawei has announced that it is selling 100,000 Mate X phones every month. The Mate X is a foldable smartphone that Huawei is currently only selling in China and will come to Europe sometime this year. The phone currently sells for around $2,400 and features a screen on both sides when it is folded closed.

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US smartphone and electronics manufacturer and the world's second most valuable company Apple has developed a robot, named Daisy, which is programmed to take apart iPhones and extract 14 industrial use minerals from them, including lithium. The move comes as part of Apple's ambitious project to only use recycled minerals in manufacturing and end its reliance on the mining industry, which many experts say is impossible.

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Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of online retail giant Amazon, one of the largest companies in the world, is visiting India where he plans to attend an Amazon event and meet with government officials. The Confederation of All India Traders has planned mass protests across 300 cities at his arrival to protest what they consider unethical foreign investment policies on Amazon's behalf.

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NBC has announced that 'Making It' will be getting a third season due to its consistently solid ratings. The show is hosted by Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman and involves a competition between eight people who make DIY crafts. The show brought in 2.6 million viewers overall last year alone.

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Famous comedians Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are going to team up once again to host the 2021 Golden Globes. They last hosted the show in 2015 and at the time said that they would never host it again. The show was last hosted by Ricky Gervais who has also claimed that he will not return to host again.

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According to researchers, a federal US program that helps build Android phones for low-income families is creating smartphones with pre-installed Chinese malware. This malware cannot be removed without ruining the device and the phones are being built by Virgin Mobile, who claim the devices are not malicious in any way.

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Australia is currently experiencing a large number of bushfires all over the country and according to meteorologists, the fires have released 400 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This is larger than the combined carbon emissions of the 116 lowest emitting countries. The fires are currently showing no sign of stopping.

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German chancellor Angela Merkel has publicly asked all the interested parties to strictly adhere to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. She said this in response to Iran's announcement that they will now be enriching more uranium. Merkel made the announcement with Putin at a joint press conference, where Putin agreed with her.

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The US carried out numerous airstrikes on Iraq and Syria, specifically targeting militias that are being backed by the Iranian government. In response Iran has threatened the US with 'consequences', claiming the US is supporting terrorism and is an enemy of both Iraq and Syria. At least 25 people were killed in these airstrikes.

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The Chinese government is testing new dam equipment on the Mekong River, a body of water that is an essential resource for millions of people living downstream. These tests have severely lowered the water level and have caused a large number of problems, including soil erosion and drought. It is unknown what equipment China is currently testing.

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Luis Suarez, one of Barcelona's star players, will be undergoing knee surgery on Sunday due to an injury he suffered earlier in the season. Although he did play the entire match against Atletico Madrid on Friday, doctors say he will have to undergo surgery in order to properly recover. So far they have not given a date for when he will return to the game.

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Grand Theft Auto 4's Steam page no longer allows users to purchase the game. Rockstar Studios, the developers behind the GTA franchise, has not given any explanation for this and many suspect that this disappearance could be due to licensing issues. GTA Vice City also briefly went down some years ago due to a copyrighted song that featured in the game.

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Scottish independence organization All Under One Banner has announced plans to bring the Scottish independence movement to the forefront of UK politics this year, with the final deadline for Brexit looming over the country. The group, which rejects any political affiliations, has announced the first of eight mass protests throughout Scotland.

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Bianca Andreescu, the 19-year-old US Open champion and world number six, has announced that she will not be participating in the Australian Open, citing a serious knee injury received during the WTA finals a few months ago. Andreescu also defeated Serena Williams this year to win her first Grand Slam title.

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Both Serbia and Spain proceeded to tennis' ATP Cup semifinals after Serbia defeated Canada and Spain defeated Belgium, where Serbia will face Russia and Spain will compete against Australia. Spain's star player and world number two Rafael Nadal won a match and lost one to nab Spain a 2-1 win, with world number one Novak Djokovic winning both matches to take Serbia through.

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