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Alisson has played 28 games for Liverpool this season, image via Getty Images
Sports
Liverpool goalkeeper to miss crucial match due to serious injury

Liverpool goalkeeper Allison will be unable to play in the team's Champion's League match against Athletico Madrid. He has been forced to sit out the next few matched due to a hip injury that he got while training before a match. He will also be unable to play for Brazil during the World Cup qualifiers.

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Fri Mar 06 - BBC
Sadiq Khan, London's Muslim mayor, says misogyny should be a hate crime. Image via Daily Mail.
Politics
London mayor says misogyny should be a hate crime

Sadiq Khan, the 49-year-old mayor of London and the first Muslim and first ethnic minority mayor of the capital city, has announced that as a part of his re-election campaign for the May 7 elections, he will be supporting the institution of a tiered hierarchy of hate crimes, with religious or ethnic-based attacks in the first tier and crimes due to sexual orientation in the other, including misogyny.

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Fri Mar 06 - Independent
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Gaming
Unannounced Star Wars game title leaked on Twitter

A Twitter bot has recently leaked the title and some images of a new Star Wars game currently in development at EA. The game is called 'Star Wars: Maverick' and will likely focus on space combat, with the player piloting various ships, such as the iconic X-Wing. This looks to be a smaller Star Wars game than most.

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Fri Mar 06 - PCGamer
Lil Uzi Vert finally releases fan-awaited Eternal Atake album. Image via Hypebeast.
Entertainment
Lil Uzi Vert releases much-awaited Eternal Atake album

The American rapper Lil Uzi Vert, real name Symere Woods, has finally released his much-awaited album Eternal Atake after teasing it for fans 2 years ago. Amid legal threats from members of the Heaven's Gate cult over the album's cover art referencing the famously reclusive group and battles with Uzi's label over the album's release date, Eternal Atake's release has delighted the rapper's fans.

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Fri Mar 06 - Complex
India’s Yes Bank in deep trouble after shares plummeted 80%, Image via Moneycontrol
Business
India’s Yes Bank in deep trouble after shares plummeted 80%

The share price of India’s fifth-biggest private bank plummeted more than 80% on Friday after Reserve Bank of India imposed a moratorium. RBI is currently working on a rescue plan for Yes Bank and the depositors with Yes Bank can only withdraw a maximum of $630 during a one-month moratorium. Massive queues from worried customers were seen outside the ATM’s in Mumbai.

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Fri Mar 06 - BBC
Global coronavirus cases crossed 100,000, Image via Interesting Engineering
International
Global coronavirus cases crossed 100,000

According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, global coronavirus cases topped 100,000 as the number of confirmed deaths reached 3,383. The total number of cases in the US stands at 233. An American multinational biotechnology company Biogen confirmed that three of their employees have been tested positive for coronavirus after attending a meeting in Boston.

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Fri Mar 06 - CNBC
Scientists may find cure for COVID-19 in decade-old coronavirus vaccine. Image via Vuuzle.
Science
Decade-old coronavirus vaccine may help scientists find a cure for COVID-19

A Houston-based genetic engineering company named Greffex Incorporated may have developed a coronavirus vaccine 10 years ago that may prove to be crucial to stemming the outbreak of the COVID-19 infection. While the two strains of coronavirus are somewhat different, they are 80 percent genetically identical, says Dr. Maria Bottazzi, co-director of Baylor's Center for Vaccine Development, which was involved in developing the decade-old vaccine.

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Thu Mar 05 - HoustonPublicMedia
Dixie Chicks to release "Gaslighter", their first album in 14 years. Image via Albumism.
Entertainment
Dixie Chicks release "Gaslighter", their first album in 14 years

The three-member all-girl band Dixie Chicks have announced that they are releasing their first new music in nearly 14 years, with the release of the album and single titled "Gaslighter", marking their eighth studio album. The Dixie Chicks, composed of frontwoman Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer, and Martie Maguire, went on a break from 2010 to 2013 to spend more time with their loved ones.

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Thu Mar 05 - GlobalNews
Former front-runner Elizabeth Warren withdraws from Democratic nomination race. Image via New York Times.
Politics
Elizabeth Warren withdraws from Democratic presidential nomination race

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has announced that she is withdrawing from the running for the Democratic nomination for 2020's presidential elections. Warren's campaign soared to an early success but has suffered severe setbacks in the recent primaries and the crucial Super Tuesday polls, with leading candidates Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden far ahead in polls.

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Thu Mar 05 - TechCrunch
Miami's Ultra Music Festival is the first of major US music events to be canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. Image via OZ EDM.
International
Miami cancels music festival due to coronavirus outbreak

Francis Suarez, Miami mayor, and city commissioner Joe Carollo have announced that Miami Ultra Music Festival, an enormous electronic music event that attracts a crowd of over 165,000 every year, has been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak. Officials also said they may have to shut down the upcoming Latin music event Calle Ocho.

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Thu Mar 05 - LATimes
Kenneth Petty, Nicki Minaj's husband, arrested in California over sex offender registration. Image via Sky News.
Entertainment
Husband of Nicki Minaj arrested in California over sex offender registration

Kenneth Petty, the husband to popular artist Nicki Minaj, has been arrested in California by US Marshals after he failed to register himself as a sex offender in the state. Petty was convicted of first-degree attempted rape in 1995 when he was 16 years old. Minaj has defended her husband on social media, stating that Petty was 15 at the time while the girl was 16 and in a relationship.

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Thu Mar 05 - FirstCoastNews
Katy Perry announces pregnancy in new music video for "Never Worn White". Image via MTV.
Entertainment
Katy Perry announces pregnancy in a new music video

American pop superstar Katy Perry and Hollywood A-lister Orlando Bloom announced their pregnancy in a big way, with Perry releasing a music video for her song "Never Worn White" which features the 35-year-old pop star displaying her baby bump openly. After the video's release, Perry shared relief with her fans on Instagram about not having to hide her pregnancy anymore.

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Thu Mar 05 - CNN
Lil Peep's estate releases back catalog EP Vertigo. Image via Hypebeast.
Entertainment
Lil Peep's estate releases back catalog album Vertigo for streaming

The estate of Lil Peep, real name Gus Ahr, who tragically died in 2017 at 21 years of age of a fentanyl overdose, has released the deceased artist's earlier album Vertigo for streaming services, stating that the currently released remaster boasts the best quality exports of Lil Peep's music in the world. The estate also plans to re-release Ahr's 2016 fan-favorite mix-tape Girls, among other works.

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Thu Mar 05 - Complex
Nathaniel Woods scheduled to be executed despite killer's confession. Image via Flipboard.
International
Nathaniel Woods execution upheld despite the killer's confession

Nathaniel Woods, an Alabama convict on death row for the murder of three police officers when they raided a crack house in 2004, has only hours to go until his sentence is scheduled to be carried out. Despite the confession of fellow convict Kerry Spencer, also on death row, that he alone was responsible for shooting and killing the officers while Woods ran, prosecutors have denied pleads for clemency.

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Thu Mar 05 - CNN
New Jersey reports first coronavirus case as California declares emergency. Image via New York Post.
International
New Jersey becomes the newest US state with coronavirus cases

The US state of New Jersey recently became the 17th state to report a coronavirus case, with the state of New York declaring 5 more patients tested positive for the infection, bringing New York's total up to 12 cases. Meanwhile, a state of emergency has been declared in California, which has recorded the majority of US infections, where schools will remain closed until March 15.

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Thu Mar 05 - NewYorkTimes
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International
The UK confirms first coronavirus death

Health authorities at the Royal Berkshire NHS Trust confirmed the first death in the UK after an older patient tested positive for Coronavirus. The patient has previously been in and out of the hospital due to underlying health conditions but admitted on Wednesday for Coronavirus and unfortunately couldn’t survive. Coronavirus cases in the UK have doubled in less than 48 hours.

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Thu Mar 05 - SkyNews
Robert Pattinson will play Batman in the film, image via Getty Images
Entertainment
'The Batman' adds Teen Wolf actors to cast

Teen Wolf actors Charlie and Max Carver are the latest to join the Matt Reeves' 'The Batman' cast. Many are speculating that the twins will be playing villains but it is unclear which ones as Catwoman, The Riddler, Carmine Falcone and The Penguin are already appearing in the film and have been cast.

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Thu Mar 05 - AVClub
Netflix released few new shows in February, image via Getty Images
Entertainment
Netflix to release a massive amount of original content this March

Netflix is set to release 55 new original shows, movies and documentaries this March, including a movie starring Mark Walberg and a number of sequel seasons to beloved Netflix shows. Ozark is also returning for a third season with Jason Bateman returning for the long-awaited next season. Castlevania will also return this month.

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Thu Mar 05 - MSN
Nicki Minaj has defended her husband on social media, image via Getty Images
Entertainment
Nicki Minaj's husband has been arrested for not registering as a sex offender

Nicki Minaj's husband has been arrested by the police for not registering as a sex offender in the state of California. He was already registered in New York but just failed to make the change. He was initially convicted of the attempted rape of a 16-year-old girl many years ago.

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Thu Mar 05 - PageSix
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Technology
New Google Assistant feature allows it to read entire web pages out loud

Google has revealed a new feature that will let users listen to their Google Assistant read out an entire webpage. Users will be able to control the reading speed of the assistant as well as the language that it reads in. The feature will work on pretty much every modern Android phone.

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Thu Mar 05 - TechCrunch
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Politics
Tulsi Gabbard's free speech lawsuit against Google thrown out by a judge

Tulsi Gabbard, a woman who was competing for the Democratic nomination for the presidency, attempted to sue Google for briefly suspending her campaign's ad account. She claimed Google violated her freedom of speech and that Google was an essential part of the election process. Her suit was thrown out by the judge.

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Thu Mar 05 - TechCrunch
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Technology
Twitter begins testing whole new kind of tweet

Twitter has recently announced that it is testing a new type of tweet called 'fleet', which disappears 24 hours after it was posted. The new feature is very similar to Snapchat's 'stories' feature and is currently only being tested in Brazil. Twitter hopes Fleets will encourage people to post thoughts they would not normally tweet.

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Thu Mar 05 - Reuters
Both sides agreed to a reduction in violence, image via Getty Images
Politics
US launch airstrike on Taliban despite the historic peace deal

The US launched its first airstrike against the Taliban since the peace deal that was signed on Saturday. The strike was used to defend an Afghan checkpoint that was being attacked by the militants and the US government urged the Taliban to stop this 'needless' violence. The US has said that it will defend Afghan forces if it has to.

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Thu Mar 05 - Reuters
Protective masks have become absurdly expensive in some countries, image via Getty Images
International
WHO asks companies to produce more medical equipment due to fears of a shortage

The World Health Organisation has asked medical companies to increase the production of equipment that could be used to protect people from the deadly coronavirus. WHO fears that the world will soon face a shortage of this equipment and that prices will become artificially inflated. Many estimate that the virus will cause a global pandemic.

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Thu Mar 05 - Reuters
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Politics
Brutal fistfight breaks out in Turkey's parliament

A massive brawl broke out in Turkey's parliament recently after a legislator accused the President of disrespecting Turkish soldiers who died in Syria. Parliamentarians jumped on top of tables and dozens of punches were thrown. Around 59 Turkish soldiers have died in Syria so far, although the government is trying to arrange a ceasefire.

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Thu Mar 05 - Aljazeera