Kim Jong Un hopes to boost tourism with new North Korean beach resort

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has hailed the opening of a new beach resort in his country as a &great success& as he looks to drive tourism in the sealed-off nation.

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‘Complete happiness& & BBC&s John Hunt on family life before horrific triple murder of wife and daughters

BBC racing commentator John Hunt broke down in an emotional interview opening up for the first time about the murder of his wife and two daughters.

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Synthetic DNA research could lead to the creation of artificial life, Irish professor says

There&s nothing to stop scientists creating artificial life, said an Irish scientist after a UK charity announced support for a project to create synthetic DNA.

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Archaeologists in Poland discover what could be world&s oldest boomerang

A mammoth tusk artefact discovered in a Polish cave could be Europe&s earliest example of a boomerang and even the oldest tool of its kind in the world, archaeologists have said.

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Israel blocks aid to northern Gaza to ‘stop Hamas taking it&

Israel has stopped aid from entering northern Gaza but is still allowing it to enter from the south, two officials said yesterday after images circulated of masked men on aid trucks who clan leaders said were protecting aid, not Hamas stealing it.

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US Supreme Court allows states to cut funding to Planned Parenthood

States may cut federal funding to Planned Parenthood, even for non-abortion services, the US Supreme Court ruled ­yesterday.

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