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  Last update: 11:29 14.05.2019

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  Asia & Pacific

  Pakistani FM Mocks Indian PM Modi Over Radar-Evading Cloud Theory

  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has found himself on the receiving end of relentless mockery after he said that the clouds provided the Indian Air Force with “much needed cover” and helped warplanes evade Pakistani radars during airstrikes on a suspected terrorist camp in Balakot in late February.

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  Last update: 09:36 14.05.2019

  09:36 14.05.2019

  World

  US to Blame for Iran's Accumulation of Excess Enriched Uranium, Heavy Water - Moscow

  UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - Iran is unable to export enriched uranium and heavy water exactly because of US sanctions that encumber implementation of certain provisions of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Vladimir Ermakov, the director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control, said.

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  Last update: 09:53 14.05.2019

  09:53 14.05.2019

  Viral

  Norwegian Princess Stirs Up Controversy by Dating Self-Proclaimed Shaman

  Norwegian Princess Märtha Louise's new boyfriend has boasted he has the power to "access the atom" and "literally reduce aging" and has even claimed to have cured cancer.

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  Last update: 10:20 14.05.2019

  10:20 14.05.2019

  Business

  US Senators Seek New Sanctions on Nord Stream 2 Firms in New Rant - Report

  The measures stipulated by a reported bill target vessels laying the Nord Stream 2 pipeline as well as denying US travel visas to individuals engaged in the prominent Russia-led energy infrastructure venture.

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  Last update: 08:32 14.05.2019

  08:32 14.05.2019

  Latin America

  Second Chinese Plane With Humanitarian Aid Arrives in Venezuela Despite US Discontent

  The first Chinese airplane carrying humanitarian aid for the crisis-stricken nation was dispatched in late March, raising suspicions in Washington that China could be providing military assistance along with the said humanitarian aid. Beijing vehemently denied the claims at the time.

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  Last update: 08:46 14.05.2019

  08:46 14.05.2019

  Military & Intelligence

  WATCH Russian President Putin Inspecting the Military's Newest Aircraft

  Putin has looked over the Tupolev Tu-160, Tu-95, and Tu-22 warplanes and the Mil Mi-38 transport helicopter. He briefly commented on the aircraft, stating they are "dynamic and beautiful".

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  Last update: 11:20 14.05.2019

  11:20 14.05.2019

  Europe

  Driverless Car Rams Into German Chancellor Merkel's Plane

  The head of the German government had earlier been in the car and even talked to the driver. The newspaper Bild reported citing a source in the German military that the driver "was allegedly so fascinated" by the encounter with the Chancellor that she could have forgotten to put on the handbrake.

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  Last update: 11:06 14.05.2019

  11:06 14.05.2019

  Tech

  Second Tesla Car Spontaneously Catches Fire in China

  Last month, Tesla announced that it had launched an investigation after footage showing one of its cars self-igniting, appeared on Chinese social media.