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European Union antitrust regulators are looking into Google's data collection practices, according to some leaked documents. This could mean the EU is looking to further regulate the search engine as the company becomes the center of more and more controversy. The EU has heavily fined the company over the last two years due to investigations into its behavior.

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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that North Korea has been testing ballistic missiles off its East Coast. In response, North Korean state media called him an 'imbecile and a dwarf' and said that he may see a real ballistic missile in the near future. North Korea has repeatedly stated that they are just testing a large multiple-rocket launcher, not ballistic missiles.

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Giant clothing brand, H&M, has decided to test a new clothing rental service in order to be environmentally friendly. The service is currently only available in one city and can be used by all members of H&M's loyalty program. The trial period will last for three months and if all goes well, they will expand the service to other cities.

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A student in India has found a way to create environment-friendly bricks out of recycled plastic. The bricks are very cheap to make and have interlocking grooves on the bottom and top so the bricks stick to each other when stacked, much like legos. The bricks use no mortar and reduce energy use by 70%.

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The Chinese government has announced a new policy that would make creating fake news or deepfake videos without disclosure, illegal. The government has reserved the right to prosecute both the creators and the online hosts of this content. China has said that the law is being made to combat the spread of fake news.

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that terrorism sentences should be fully enforced. He said this in response to the London Bridge attack after it was revealed that the attacker had been convicted of terrorism-related crimes but was released from prison a year ago. He went on to say that it is a mistake to allow dangerous criminals out of prison early.

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Sudan's interim government has, to much rejoicing, repealed a law instated by the previous 30-year dictatorial regime of President Omar al-Bashir and his National Congress Party, which gave authorities control over the way women were allowed to dress and behave in public, including authority over employment and clauses prohibiting women from wearing pants in public. Bashir was ousted following widespread civilian protests and support from the military establishment.

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A translation of the Roman writer Tacitus' history of the Roman empire, covering events from Augustus' death to Emperor Tiberius, lay undiscovered for more than 100 years until it was recently found by a literary historian from the University of East Anglia in London's Lambeth Palace Library. The paper used in the manuscript convinced the researcher that none other than Queen Elizabeth I was the mystery writer of the translation.

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Yorgen Fenech, prominent businessman arrested for involvement in the murder of investigative journalist Caruana Galizia, was denied immunity by the government of Malta. Fenech, who has significant interests in retail, property, hospitality and gambling, filed a plea for immunity for his cooperation in Galizia's murder case. Fenech has been connected to powerful government officials, with two ministers being made to resign due to being involved with him.

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Two incidents involving racism outed recently have seen the National Hockey League struggling to maintain positive public relations. One incident involved a coach racially insulting a black player 10 years ago, while the other involves a commentator's insensitive comments regarding Canadian immigrants during a game. Despite the NHL's condemnation, experts advise the NHL to take more expansive action against racism in the league.

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The fire started in a barn located in the African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton, Ohio, and while no visitors or staff were injured by it, several animals who had been kept in the barn for various reasons were killed. The park stated that three bongos, three giraffes, three red river hogs and a springbok were in the barn and did not survive the fire.

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The Ohio state legislature, following the pattern of stricter abortion laws being introduce in the US by Republican majority states, recently introduced a law that would ask doctors to re-implant ectopic pregnancies or risk being charged with abortion murder. Ectopic pregnancies occur when the embryo implants itself onto the woman's fallopian tubes instead of the uterus. There is no known procedure for re-implanting the embryo in such a way.

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Jung Joon-young, Korean TV talent show star, and Choi Jong-hoon, star of bestselling K-pop band, were sentenced to six and five years in prison, respectively, by the South Korean court on multiple counts of raping intoxicated women, taking nude pictures of a pornographic nature and disseminating them online without the victims' permission. Both have publicly expressed deep remorse for their actions.

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British artist Stormzy headlined the Glastonbury festival this year with many other popular leading acts. He has recently announced a monumental global tour to promote his new album 'Heavy is the Head', releasing on December 13th, with his UK performances booked in large arenas like the O2 in London and Glasgow's Hydro.

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Gary Rhodes, famous British TV chef, passed away due to head injuries sustained when he suffered a fall in his Dubai residence after returning from a shooting for Rock Oyster Media. According to a statement released by his family, Rhodes felt perfectly healthy when he came home, but suddenly collapsed after dinner and hurt his head, passing away at the hospital due to a subdural hematoma.

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New Zealand's Maori affairs minister Nanaia Mahuta revealed in a meeting that the country's rapidly worsening housing crisis has forced some families, especially the Maori, to resort to living in wooden huts. Recent years have seen an increasing number of people leave the capital city of Auckland due to sky-high housing prices and settle outside of cities.

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Apple has recently given in to Russian demands that Crimea is shown as a part of Russia on its map app. The change is only visible from Russia but has attracted a large amount of controversy with Ukraine condemning the act, claiming the annexation of the region is illegal according to international law and should not be approved by Apple.

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US President Donald Trump has made his first-ever visit to Afghanistan since taking office, reigniting hopes for peace in the region. He announced that the Taliban want to make a peace deal and that he is there to meet with them. He has also said that both sides will likely agree to a ceasefire.

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This Thursday the government of Singapore ordered blogger, Alex Tan, to change a Facebook post he made in which he accused the government of rigging the upcoming elections. The government invoked the newly passed fake news law to make the demand. Tan has not complied with the order and has said that he will not change the post.

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Italian police have announced that they have uncovered a giant plot to create a new Nazi party within the country. They did not reveal how many people were involved or how many arrests were made, but we do know that they seized propaganda and weapons from 19 different properties. The group had links to Nazi groups in other European countries.

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Scientists are trying to figure out if a newly found 18,000-year-old puppy is a wolf or a dog. The body was found in Siberia and so far scientists have not been able to determine the species using DNA sequencing. The puppy was very well preserved in the permafrost and is still being studied.

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Netflix has been receiving a large number of complaints from ex-users who have had their old accounts broken into by hackers. Since the user's bank details are still available on the account, the hackers can watch for free as the original owner of the account is charged. So far Netflix has had a very lukewarm response to the complaints.

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Simpsons Showrunner AI Jean has confirmed that the show will not be coming to an end this year. He made this statement in response to a comment made by the show's composer who said that he had heard the show was in its final year. The Simpsons has been renewed for two more seasons by Fox.

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Facebook has created a new facial recognition app that allows employees to identify people by simply pointing their phone cameras at them. The software taps into the vast number of identities and pictures that Facebook has access to. Although the app is currently only available to employees and only works on those who consent to be part of the facial recognition database.

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Both Facebook and Instagram stopped working on Thanksgiving day leaving millions of users unable to visit the sites or use the apps. Both apps are owned by the same company and share the same infrastructure, making it very likely that both will go down together. It is currently unknown what caused the outage.

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