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Coffee machine sounds just like the intro to Britney Spears' song Stronger when it's brewing

A Twitter user named Sam took to social media on December 26 to share a video of the De'Longhi Magnifica espresso maker brewing a cup of coffee.




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China coronavirus: social media fake news and conspiracy theories

Fact-checkers have identifies multiple false posts and the Silicon Valley tech firms are battling to stop such claims from spreading to avoid mass hysteria




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Euro 2016 qualifying round-up: Romania secure qualification as Albania, Poland and Germany join them in reaching France 2016

Germany, Poland, Romania and Albania successfully reached Euro 2016 as the final round of qualifying matches continued on Sunday. Constantin Budescu struck twice for Romania.




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Gang of youths in matching hoodies swoop on a JD Sports store in Wild West London

Shocking footage posted on Snapchat showed the youths looting a JD Sports store in Tottenham. Dozens of youths piled into the shop before grabbing items from shelves.




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Snapchat's new 'Time Machine' filter lets you change your age to appear older or younger in selfies

The Time Machine feature works as a slider, making faces appear younger at one end and older in the opposite direction.




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Footage of a man repeatedly punching a helpless kangaroo with a broken back as his mate laughs

The video, which was posted to Snapchat , begins with a man in green shorts pulling the marsupial's head back and repeatedly smacking it in the face.




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Moudi Tajjour says Coronavirus is 'Allah's revenge' for China's persecution of Muslims

Retired Nomads president Moudi Tajjour took to Snapchat saying Allah 'created' the killer virus which has reached an international death toll of 41 and four confirmed cases in Australia.




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Cop teaching eighth graders about dangers of sexting resigns after he sends 'inappropriate' messages

Ryan Prescott, a former police lieutenant in Cartersville, Georgia, who taught students against sexting, sent 'unprofessional and inappropriate' messages to three girls, say police.




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Real Madrid's Gareth Bale backed to succeed in China by former Tottenham team-mate Mousa Dembele

Wales international Bale is on the brink of moving to the Chinese Super League from Spanish giants Real Madrid in a stunning deal which could be worth in-excess of £1million-per-week.




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Gareth Bale thinks Wales reaching European Championships could top 2016 heroics

Gareth Bale believes Wales reaching the European Championship next summer could trump the achievement of playing at Euro 2016. Wales ended a 58-year wait in 2016.




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Ryan Giggs is close to consolidating his coaching reputation as Wales face showdown with Hungary

TOM COLLOMOSSE IN CARDIFF: If Giggs guides his team to victory over Hungary in the winner-takes-all clash and secures a place at Euro 2020, it will be a significant achievement.




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Frank Warren says Anthony Joshua will 'always have a dodgy chin' and backs Andy Ruiz to win rematch

EXCLUSIVE BY JORDAN SEWARD: Frank Warren believes Joshua will always be vulnerable regardless of whether or not he avenges the sole blemish on his record against Ruiz on Saturday.




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Dillian Whyte recalls watching Deontay Wilder get knocked out by Wladimir Klitschko in training

Dillian Whyte has lifted the lid on what it was like inside Wladimir Klitschko's sparring sessions with Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. 




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Odion Ighalo 'desperate to stay at Manchester United' with striker due for return to China on May 31

Odion Ighalo was settling in nicely to his dream Manchester United loan before it was cruelly cut off by coronavirus, leaving the striker desperate to extend his stay with the Premier League club.




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Outrage as punters watching New Year's Eve fireworks will be CHARGED for using public park

 A decision to charge punters to watch the New Year's Eve fireworks (right) from public parks has caused outrage online.       




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Why worried Australians in self-isolation are searching for bizarre 5G conspiracies

Self-isolating Australians are using the extra time they have holed up indoors to research the internet about anti-5G conspiracy theories, according to analytical search trends by Google.




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iPhone shipments to China fall 35 percent even as the country's smartphone market continues to grow 

iPhone shipments to China fell by 35 percent in November, the second straight month of double-digit declines in the country compared to the same periods the previous year, likely due to tariffs.




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British tourist is filmed punching a man on Bangkok metro

Footage taken on a smartphone on Bangkok's Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) metro line, shows a Thai man accidentally bump into a Westerner, causing his iPhone to fall to the floor.




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iPhone maker Foxconn resumes production at one plant in China after coronavirus shutdown

iPhone maker Foxconn resumes production at its plant in Zhengzhou, but has yet to receive approval for its Shenzhen factory. The factories make up the bulk the firm's assembly lines for the handsets.




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Spotify is launching a new kids app that will have a mixture of hand picked song

It has been described as a 'playground of sound for young listeners' and Spotify says it has been developed with safety and privacy as the main priority.




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Apple CEO Tim Cook says he's optimistic China is getting coronavirus under control as factories open

Apple CEO Tim Cook has said he's 'optimistic' China is getting coronavirus under control and has pointed to the company ramping up iPhone production as proof.




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Philip Weickhardt banned from teaching after making sexual comments at Mandurah school

Philip Weickhardt, 53, a teacher at Foundation Christian College in Mandurah around 70km south of Perth was found to have made inappropriate comments between 2017 and 2019.




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Chinese vase sold for just £1 in a charity shop is revealed to be a rare £80,000 Emperor's treasure

The Qianlong Emperor's vase made its way to a charity shop in Hertfordshire where it was picked up for £1 and then listed on eBay for a pittance.




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Shopper who bought a Chinese vase for £1 in a charity shop has sold it for a staggering £484,000

The Qianlong Emperor's vase was bought for £1 in a Hertfordshire charity shop and has now been sold for £484,000. The shopper says he will use fortune to 'save for [his] daughter's future'.




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HSBC and Tesco Bank don't offer credit card soft searching

People applying for credit cards with two major UK lenders have to roll the dice to check if they will be accepted, putting their credit score at risk in the process.




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Too Hot To Handle stars Francesca Farago and Harry Jowsey unveil matching finger tattoos

Francesca Farago and Harry Jowsey are still going strong after falling in lust with each other on the hit dating show Too Hot Too Handle.




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Chris Hemsworth goes from Marvel hero to killing machine: BRIAN VINER reviews Extraction

Brian Viner reviews the new Netflix film Extraction starring Chris Hemsworth playing a former 'special ops' soldier, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, now working as a freelance troubleshooter.




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Wildlife worker dubbed Tiger King of Instagram is filmed punching a lion cub 

Dean Schneider, 27, who quit his job as a financier in Switzerland to look after a pride of lions at a wildlife sanctuary in South Africa, uploaded a clip of himself striking a cub after it scratched his shoulder.




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China-Pakistan nexus exposed on Gujurat Rajasthan border

Pakistan has appeared to set-up more than 350 such dugouts with Chinese help. Officials also pointed a significant rise in the number of Chinese soldiers close to the Indian border with Pakistan.




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Chinese banks 'ditch' Adani’s Australian coal mine project

The $16.5 billion coal mining project has run into trouble after China's two major state-run banks revealed that they have no plans to finance the venture, according to reports.




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Terror alert for Chinese and Americans in Pakistan

Law enforcement agencies tightened security outside the Diplomatic Enclave, which is home to the US embassy and other foreign missions in Pakistan. This followed a protest against Trump's announcement.




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India and China to border talks to fight terrorism

Special representatives on border talks of India and China, national security advisor Ajit Doval and state councillor Yang Jiechi respectively, are set to meet in New Delhi.




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Russia, India and China: The triangle that matters

The 15th Russia-India-China (RIC) trilateral dialogue in New Delhi on December 11 provides an occasion to make a general evaluation of the dynamics at play in this trilateral relationship.




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China 'stepping up its preparations for war with Taiwan'

Last week the Chinese jets carried out what was described as 'island encirclement patrols' around Taiwan and state media showed pictures of bombers armed with cruise missiles.




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What China can teach us on research

Beijing has a medium and long-term programme which aims at transforming China into an 'innovation-oriented society' by 2020; the plan defines China's leading-edge technologies.




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China releases stunning images of the far side of the moon

China successfully landed the first mission to the far side of the moon on January 4, 2019 and the lander and its rover Yutu-2 continue to send back data and images to Earth.




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NASA's James Webb telescope has a roughly 12 percent chance of launching on time, says new study

The GAO says that technical problems with the telescope's primary contractor, Northrop Grumman, give it a 12 percent chance of meeting its slated launch of March 2021.




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Alien hunters are searching for signatures emitted from 'interstellar beacons' using telescopes

SETI scientists are sure aliens have placed a beacon in the center of the galaxy and are building a system that 'piggyback' off VLA telescope in New Mexico to detect the device's signatures.




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Amazing NASA images show how pollution has CLEARED over China

NASA and the European Space Agency have used pollution monitoring satellites to track the decrease in nitrogen dioxide levels over the past two months during the coronavirus outbreak.




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Chinese manufacturers begin making 'anti-virus' cars designed to minimize coronavirus transmission

Some Chinese auto manufacturers have begun offering new design features they promise will help limit the transmission of bacteria and viruses in their vehicles, including Sars-CoV-2.




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Chinese company Xiaomi collecting private browsing data of millions of people via its web browser

Researchers studying a web browser loaded into the company's phones found that it was tracking nearly all of a users' web behavior including visited websites and search queries in Google.




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'Sinister' Chinese mussel has found its way into British waters

First found in China, it has caused significant problems in other areas it has invaded. It can form dense mats of up to 1,500 mussels per square metre - which can suffocate scallops and oysters.




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WeChat monitors international users' text messages to identify content to censor in China 

WeChat is monitoring messages sent by international users to help identify content that might need to be preemptively censored in China and maintain a database of blacklisted content.




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I'm on a prepay energy meter - can I save money switching supplier?

Prepayment meter customers don't have to be stuck on their current tariffs and can save money, the same as standard energy customers, by switching supplier.




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Energy auto-switching sites don't always give users the best deals with some paying £70 a year MORE

Energy auto-switching services are not always giving users the best deals, with some comparing only 15 out of around 70 possible energy suppliers, new research has revealed.




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Best coffee pod machines: Get your caffeine fix without the faff

Coffee pod machines offer the perfect solution for avid coffee lovers looking for their daily caffeine fix. Here are the best five coffee pod and capsule machines on Amazon right now.




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Mario Balotelli was on verge of joining Juventus after leaving Man City before switching to AC Milan

Mario Balotelli (left) gave a rare interview and opened up on how a deal to take him to Turin to play for Juventus after Manchester City collapsed as he chose not to ignore an offer from his boyhood AC Milan.




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Sergio Aguero reveals how ditching barbecues and Argentinian steak has lead to goalscoring longevity

The Argentine has revealed how his diet did not agree with his body, with regular barbecues and steaks leading to the striker putting on weight and suffering dizzy bouts during games.




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Solskjaer wants Man United to fight on three fronts after reaching FA Cup quarter-finals

Boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists Manchester United must compete on three fronts after Thursday's FA Cup win at Derby County.