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Finland is becoming increasingly worried about what it sees as Russian propaganda against it, including Russian questioning about the legality of its 1917 independence. The country shares a 1,340 km (833 mile) border and a difficult and bloody history with Russia, of which it was once a part. (reuters.com)
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Feeding cows seaweed could slash global greenhouse gas emissions, researchers say: "They discovered adding a small amount of dried seaweed to a cow's diet can reduce the amount of methane a cow produces by up to 99 per cent." (abc.net.au)
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Germany police shooting: Four officers injured during raid on far-right 'Reichsbürger' (independent.co.uk)
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Many in Thailand want the princess to ascend to the throne, but her scandal-plagued brother is next in line (latimes.com)
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Monkeys 'throw spanner' in our understanding of human evolution by accidentally making tools: Capuchins have been observed in the wild smashing rocks together and creating razor-sharp flakes of rock just like those thought to have been used as knives by early humans (independent.co.uk)
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Brexit could be halted after Government admits that MPs likely to have final say (independent.co.uk)
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New antibiotic mined from human gut reverses drug resistance in superbugs: "drug that can reverse resistance in pathogens and help kill off methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria. In mice with lethal MRSA infections, the drug helped cure 100 percent of infections." (arstechnica.com)
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Hundreds of mammal species - from chimpanzees to hippos to bats - are being eaten into extinction by people, according to the first global assessment of the impact of human hunting. (theguardian.com)
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A pair of astronauts have entered China's Tiangong 2 space station as they begin the country's longest manned space mission. (bbc.com)
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Saudi prince executed for murder.Saudi Arabia has executed a member of the royal family for murder, in a rare case involving one of the thousands of members of the House of Saud. (news.com.au)
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Microsoft says the Daily Mail should not use its age guessing app to judge child refugees coming to Britain (indy100.com)
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Wreck of a German U-boat discovered by engineers laying subsea power cables off coast of Stranraer - Remarkable sonar images show the missing WWI sub is largely intact. Experts believe it could be the UB-85 that sunk in 1918.(bbc.com)
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1 in 20 European patients catch an infection while in hospital - Besides causing 90,000 deaths, the infections also led to long-term conditions & disabilities, including cognitive & physical impairment & post-traumatic stress disorder.(newscientist.com)
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‘Alan Turing law’ unveiled by government will posthumously pardon thousands of gay men convicted of historic offences: The Enigma codebreaker's great neice says Government decision is 'absolutely tremendous' (independent.co.uk)
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