2016-07-19

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Growing food in space: A tale of rats, algae and tomatoes

Is it possible to produce food to eat and air to breathe while in space?

19/07/2016

United Kingdom

British lawmakers back renewal of Trident nuclear deterrent

British MPs voted on Monday to renew the country’s nuclear weapons system, by a majority of 472 votes to 117.

19/07/2016

Cinema

'Equals' - a world without emotions

Futuristic love story “Equals” is set in a world where humans are genetically modified not to feel emotions – and those who do feel them are persecuted and…

19/07/2016

Germany

ISIL claims responsibility for axe attack by Afghan youth on German train

ISIL says an Afghan teenager who carried out an axe attack on a German train, severely wounding four people, was one of its fighters.

19/07/2016

Cinema

'Outlaws and Angels' sees Francesca Eastwood follow in parents' footsteps

Francesca Eastwood takes the lead in new indie film “Outlaws and Angels” – following in the footsteps of her famous parents Clint Eastwood and Frances Fisher.

19/07/2016

Turkey

Erdogan defies EU on death penalty: 'If Turkey's parliament backs it, I will'

The Turkish president has vowed to approve the restoration of capital punishment if parliament votes for it, in defiance of EU warnings.

19/07/2016

Germany

Afghan youth attacks German train passengers with axe

Four passengers on a train in southern Germany were wounded, three of them seriously when a 17-year-old Afghan refugee suddenly attacked them with an axe and a…

19/07/2016

Taiwan

Two dozen Chinese tourists killed in Taiwan coach crash

A tour bus carrying people from China has crashed on a highway in Taiwan, killing all 26 people on board according to local media reports.

19/07/2016

North Korea

South Korea warns of 'growing' security threat after North launches more missiles

North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, according to South Korea’s military.

19/07/2016

USA

Republican division laid bare as heavyweights 'boycott' convention

The Republican Party’s four day convention got off to a chaotic start after opponents of Donald Trump tried and failed to force a vote on his candidacy.

19/07/2016

Turkey

Turkey hunts for coup plotters but arrested ex-air force chief denies being ringleader

Former Turkish air force chief Akin Ozturk has denied being being one of the the orchestrators behind Friday’s failed coup attempt.

19/07/2016

France

French leaders jeered during tribute to Nice victims

Shouts of “where were the police” rang out as crowds jeered France’s Prime Minister during a tribute to victims of last week’s truck attack in Nice.

19/07/2016

Russia

Putin says claims of Russian doping 'political'

Vladimir Putin said the latest report on doping among Russian athletes lacked substance and was highly political.

19/07/2016