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Attorney General William Barr has appointed a US attorney to examine the origins of the Russia investigation and determine if intelligence collection involving the Trump campaign was "lawful and appropriate," a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Monday. Barr appointed John Durham, the US attorney in Connecticut, to conduct the inquiry, the person said. The person could…

South Korea is developing next-generation military robots that will mimic the movements and capabilities of birds, snakes, marine creatures and even insects on the battlefields of the future. The Defence Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA), which oversees the procurement of weapons systems for the military, has announced plans to develop “biomimetrics” equipment to assist the nation’s…

An Austrian region is to require all asylum-seekers to sign up to its own version of the ten commandments. Asylum-seekers resident in Lower Austria will be obliged to sign a document prepared by the regional government entitled the “Ten Commandments of Immigration”. As well as commitments to learn German and respect Austrian values, it includes…

A jury in California on Monday ordered Bayer-owned Monsanto to pay more than $2 billion damages to a couple that sued on grounds the weed killer Roundup caused their cancer, lawyers said. The award was the latest in a series of court defeats for Monsanto over Roundup. The company insists the glyphosate-based product is not linked to cancer. The…

Five Sudanese protesters and an army major were shot dead Monday in the capital, hours after protest leaders and the ruling generals reached a breakthrough agreement on transitional authorities to run the country. The latest developments came as the prosecutor general’s office said ousted president Omar al-Bashir had been charged over the killings of protesters during…

Russia’s propaganda arm in America, the television network RT America, is increasingly warning about the health impacts of 5G networks in what has been dubbed “information warfare” by experts.  The channel has broadcast a string of reports in 2019 that have discussed suggestions that the technology could endanger the lives of Americans and raised fears…

It may have a distinctly chequered past in its treatment of women, but the Vatican has scored a small victory in its push towards greater inclusion with the formation of its first female football team. The new squad is made up of women who work in the tiny sovereign state, or the wives and daughters…

On the deepest dive ever made by a human inside a submarine, a Texas investor and explorer found something he could have found in the gutter of nearly any street in the world: rubbish. Victor Vescovo, a retired naval officer, said he made the unsettling discovery as he descended nearly 6.8 miles (35,853 feet/10,928 meters)…

Poland on Monday said it had cancelled a visit by Israeli officials over their intention to press for the restitution of Jewish properties seized during the Holocaust, a matter Warsaw insists is closed. "Poland decided to cancel the visit of Israeli officials after the Israeli side made last-minute changes in the composition of the delegation suggesting…

Legendary American actress and singer Doris Day has died at her California home at the age of 97, her foundation has said. The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed the legendary Hollywood star died early on Monday surrounded by her close friends at her home in Carmel Valley. Day, who starred as Calamity Jane in the 1953 film, "had been in excellent physical health for…