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Tory MP 'told schoolgirl to "f*** off back to Scotland" when she said she'd vote for independence' - Conservative candidate James Heappey insists foul-mouthed outburst in front of schoolchildren was ‘intended only as a joke’ (independent.co.uk)
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Time is running out for Madagascar – evolution’s last, & greatest, laboratory - Kew scientists warn that unique plants on Madagascar are at risk of extinction. It is home to 11,138 native plant species, & of these 83% are found nowhere else on the planet. (theguardian.com)
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One million hours of UK police time a year 'wasted enforcing cannabis prohibition' - Liberal Democrats want to legalise it, on grounds the ban is an enormous waste of time and money (independent.co.uk)
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Microsoft criticizes governments for stockpiling cyber weapons, says attack is 'wake-up call' (cnbc.com)
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''A vaccine for WannaCry'': Spain's National Cryptological Center releases "NoMoreCry tool", a software that allows for (uninfected) Windows systems to be inmune to this ransomware, impeding the malware's expansion (ccn-cert.cni.es)
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North Korea says missile test proves it has capability to launch 'large nuclear warhead' (independent.co.uk)
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Dutch fertility clinic owner accused of using own sperm to secretly father 60 children (news.nationalpost.com)
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North Korea: Kim Jong-un 'in state of paranoia', says US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley (independent.co.uk)
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China's Xi lays out $900bn Silk Road vision amid claims of empire-building - Global leaders attend ‘Belt and Road’ infrastructure summit to praise plan Xi Jinping says will bring a new ‘golden age’ of globalisation (theguardian.com)
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Thousands in Moscow protest plans to raze Soviet-era flats: The city government says it wants to replace old and dilapidated housing with modern high-rise apartment blocks. But Muscovites do not trust the government, and fear they will be displaced from their homes (dw.com)
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Necropolis containing 17 mummies found in Egypt after laying undisturbed for 1,300 years (independent.co.uk)
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