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  Last update: 14:45 24.06.2019

  14:45 24.06.2019

  Tech

  No Men Needed on Mars? Space Sperm Banks Could Become Real, Research Suggests

  While Elon Musk is busy hashing out a way to colonise Mars as a Plan B for humankind should a worst-case scenario arise, researchers are paving the way for the possibility of reproducing in space. However, their findings could be quite disappointing for men aspiring to colonise the red planet, as the study suggests that women could go it alone.

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  Last update: 14:48 24.06.2019

  14:48 24.06.2019

  Africa

  Motorcyclists Shoot at Mosque in Spanish City in North Africa

  MADRID (Sputnik) - Several unidentified motorcyclists were shot early on Monday at a mosque in the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta in North Africa, a local government spokesperson told Sputnik.

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  Last update: 14:35 24.06.2019

  14:35 24.06.2019

  Europe

  Germany's CDU Divided on Hypothetical Coalition With Right-Wing AfD

  Some members of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) have come under scrutiny for suggesting that their voters share goals with the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD), exposing a growing rift within the conservative party.

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  Last update: 14:43 24.06.2019

  14:43 24.06.2019

  Asia & Pacific

  Australia Eyes New South China Sea Port to Be Used by US Marines Amid Washington-Beijing Row

  Of late, the Western Pacific has seen both the US and Australia boost their military presence in a bid to prevent China from gaining greater influence in the South China Sea, a strategic, extraordinarily rich in natural resources passageway that has had local territory claimants face off.

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  Last update: 14:45 24.06.2019

  14:45 24.06.2019

  Middle East

  US Intelligence, Military Work on Secret Measures to Deter Iran in Gulf Region - Reports

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US intelligence and military are developing covert plans aimed at deterring Iran's alleged aggression in the Persian Gulf without plunging the region into a full-scale war, The New York Times newspaper reported, citing former and current officials.

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  Last update: 13:42 24.06.2019

  13:42 24.06.2019

  Europe

  Ex-British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott in Hospital After Suffering a Stroke

  The sudden incident is likely to send shock reverberations throughout the Labour leadership, among whom Prescott is considered somewhat of a political heavyweight.

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  Last update: 13:21 24.06.2019

  13:21 24.06.2019

  Military & Intelligence

  Pakistani Fighter Jets Never Entered Indian Air Space After Balakot Strike - IAF Chief

  The Pakistan Air Force claimed to have dropped bombs on 27 February in retaliation for the 26 February Indian airstrike on Balakot, Pakistan, reportedly to destroy the facilities of the terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).

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  Last update: 13:28 24.06.2019

  13:28 24.06.2019

  Middle East

  US is ‘Zealously Neutral’ About Iranian Groups It Wants to Replace ‘Corrupt Religious Elite’ – Envoy

  Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir and US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook have commented on the increasing tensions between Iran and the United States.