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FIFA has announced that it will be changing the venue for the Club World Cup Final as the stadium where it was scheduled to be held at first has not been signed off yet. The stadium is in Doha and can hold 40,000 people but has yet to host any events. The match will instead be held at the Khalifa International Stadium.

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Despite having a record-breaking year winning 8 elite chess tournaments, Norwegian chess world champion Magnus Carlsen has been seen erring constantly in the speedier versions of the game. While his unbeaten streak in classical chess has now crossed a record 100 games, Carlsen blundered against French opponent Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the deciding blitz game of the Grand Tour's semi final, and will play Levon Aronian for the third position.

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The US government is considering adding Amazon to their notorious list of markets that deal in counterfeit goods. The government has not formally made any statements regarding the matter although Amazon has said that it makes every effort to protect its users from counterfeit goods and has spent $400 million to do so.

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Us regulators have found that Cambridge Analytica lied to Facebook users regarding the company's collection of data and voter profiling. Although the Cambridge Analytica is no longer in business, the regulators have ordered that the firm will no longer be able to misrepresent the extent to which is protects user information.

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Assassin's Creed: Black Flag and Assassin's Creed: Rogue, released in 2013, which rose to popularity due to their unique and refreshing naval combat mechanics, have been bundled in the Assassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection and released exclusively for the Nintendo Switch, priced at 40 USD. The collection features all downloadable content released for the games, while also including two new story additions.

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Yang Jiechi, one of China's top diplomats, told US secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, that the US needs to stop interfering in China's internal affairs. In this statement, he referenced the US's new Hong kong support bill as well as the Uighur Human Rights Policy Act. China formally condemned both of these laws.

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Bill Nye, the man responsible for and popularised by his 1990's television show 'Bill Nye the Science Guy', is suing Disney for punitive damages. Nye claims Disney underreported the show's profits and gave him less money than he deserved. He is suing Disney for $28 million in punitive damages and the trial is expected to last 10 days.

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According to a new report, a reduction in air pollution can lead to a reduction in hospitalizations and deaths in just a few weeks. The study looked at historical data and large air pollution reforms in order to study the effects of cleaner air. Air pollution is an issue that is present in most of the world's largest cities.

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Scientists decided to recreate a century-old experiment by zoologist Herbert Jennings, which had revealed that single-celled organisms called stentors had displayed unusually intelligent behavior in trying to avoid some irritants that had been placed near them. The experiment had long been dismissed, since no research had ever reproduced it, but a casual experiment by Harvard researchers has managed to successfully produce Jennings' original results.

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The United Nations has said that it has video footage showing Iranian security forces firing live rounds at protestors. The UN Human Rights Commissioner urged the Iranian government to be more transparent regarding the casualties and treatment of detainees. It is estimated that around 208 people have been killed and 7000 have been arrested during the protests.

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Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan's Comedian was featured in Miami's Art Basel exhibition, and consisted of a banana duct-taped to a wall. The project features Cattelan's triumphant return to the art scene after a break of nearly 15 years. Comedian was sold at the exhibition for 120,000 USD, with the owners agreeing to Cattelan's wish that the banana be replaced with a fresh one every few days.

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The United States Department of Justice has been conducting investigations into Swedish telecom company Ericsson's practices in the country, which has revealed incidences of bribery of government officials by employees working for the company. Ericsson has admitted to the charges and agreed to pay over 1 billion USD in fines, hoping to negotiate waivers that will enable it to continue operating in the country.

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After a user on Reddit, a popular social media site, posted government documents leaked from the UK's trade negotiations with US officials, Reddit administrators noticed that several accounts were re-posting the documents in related forums, in a plan that upon further investigation seemed to have originated from the same Russian group identified by Facebook. The user and forum related to spreading the leaked documents were subsequently banned.

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Discovered by astronomer Gennady Borisov from Crimea, after whom it was subsequently named, the comet is a bright celestial object that is only the second interstellar body to be sighted before it entered the solar system. Having caught notice of it earlier than other comets, scientists hope to be able to study it in much closer detail as it passes by Earth this Sunday.

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Mark D'Amico, the man responsible for orchestrating a fake feel-good story on GoFundMe to raise over $400,000, has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud. He and his co-conspirator both have to return all of the money to the donors. The story and scam were originally published in 2017.

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An American federal court has declared that Elon Musk is not liable for calling a Thai cave explorer a 'Pedo Guy' on Twitter. Musk testified at his own trial and said that his comments were in jest and not meant to be taken literally. After the trial, he said that his 'faith in humanity has been restored' at a press conference.

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Riot Games has announced that they are creating a separate publishing label that will focus entirely on League of Legends games. This label will partner with a number of smaller studios to work on different games. They have not announced any games or partners as of yet but have said a number of projects are in the works.

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Stephen Graham has signed on to play a mysterious role in Andy Serkis's 'Venom 2'. Graham has previously played large roles in 'Rocketman' and 'The Irishman' and has not commented on the role as of yet. The movie is being made by Sony and will not be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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The Hong Kong police chief asked protestors to remain peaceful during the planned pro-democracy demonstration on Sunday. The police very rarely approve of or give the green light for these pro-democracy protests and have even been accused of using excessive violence against the protestors. The pro-democracy movement won most of the seats in the recent Hong Kong elections.

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The US government has placed a $5 million bounty on the leader of the Russian hacker group, Evil Corp. The group has been accused of running some of the largest computer and bank fraud schemes in the world. These schemes started in 2009 and are ongoing. This is the largest reward ever offered for a cyber-criminal.

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Marco Silva, Everton's manager, has been fired after working with the team for the last 18 months. The decision came after the team lost to Liverpool 5-2 and ended up in the relegation zone in the Premier League. Silva has lost 24 of his 60 games with the team. His replacement has not been announced yet.

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The World Health Organisation has declared the various measles outbreaks that have popped up all over the world a 'collective failure'. The disease has killed 140,000 people in 2018 alone, infecting over 10 million people worldwide. Measles is an entirely preventable disease and its vaccine has been on the market for years.

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Uber has revealed that it got around 3,000 complaints regarding sexual assault from the US in 2018. This is a 16% decrease from previous years and Uber says that this number will continue to go down. The company also said that around half of all aggressors in these situations were customers.

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Henry Cavill revealed, during an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, that he did all his own stunts for 'The Witcher'. The actor went on to say that he rarely uses stunt doubles as it adds to the authenticity of the character. He also praised the game and books during the interview, claiming to have been a fan since the game came out.

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The bush fires that started burning through the region of New South Wales, Australia, weeks ago have not been successfully contained, with the total number of fires now up to a hundred, half of which firefighters have little hope of stopping. The fires have killed 6 people, destroyed 680 homes and burned through 335,000 hectares of land, with conditions expected to get worse in the coming weeks.

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