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Robots may soon be able to reproduce - will this change how we think about evolution?
Jun 23, 2021 09:43A team of researchers from the UK and the Netherlands have recently demonstrated a fully automated technology to allow physical robots to repeatedly breed, evolving their artificial genetic code over time to better adapt to their environment.
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Putin warns of risk of new arms race in Europe
Jun 22, 2021 09:52Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of the risk of a new arms race in Europe amid a “degrading” security situation in the continent.
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Brexit ‘purity’ is breaking up the union. Just ask the people of Belfast
Jun 22, 2021 00:27UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson could ease the tension in Ireland and remove the need for checks on 80% of the goods crossing into Northern Ireland by accepting European Union food safety and sanitary standards.
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President-elect: US must return to nuclear deal with Iran, fulfill its commitments under accord
Jun 21, 2021 07:39Iran’s President-elect Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says the United States must return to full compliance with the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with Iran, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and fulfill its commitments as per the accord.
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Participants in JCPOA talks aim to use adjournment to get instructions on outstanding issues: Russia
Jun 21, 2021 10:58The Russian ambassador to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, says participants in the Vienna talks on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major world powers decided to adjourn the process for at least 12 days to get final political instructions from their respective capitals on the remaining controversial issues.
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Brexit ‘madness’ will wreck UK steel industry: Tories warn
Jun 21, 2021 09:45The UK government is dealing a blow to the country’s struggling steel industry in the name of Brexit and free trade, said Tory MPs in “red wall” seats, backed by the Labour Party and steel industry leaders, on Saturday.
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Iran rejects shelving nuclear talks until new government takes office
Jun 21, 2021 07:29Tehran has dismissed reports that it may postpone the Vienna talks to restore the nuclear agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) until President-elect Ebrahim Raeisi assumes office.
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Calls growing louder for Europe to revive diplomatic ties with post-war Syria
Jun 21, 2021 04:16With Syrian President Bashar al-Assad winning a fourth term in office and earning a massive mandate from Syrians, calls are growing louder in Europe for reviving diplomatic ties with the Arab country.
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US National Security Advisor: Still a 'fair distance to travel' in key issues in Iran deal
Jun 21, 2021 01:01US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said there remains “a fair distance to travel on some of the key issues” regarding the Iran nuclear agreement.
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Zarif: Onus on US to fix JCPOA
Jun 20, 2021 02:44The party that withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal was the US, and therefore it has to make up for breaching the agreement, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said.