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Catalan or that annoying obstinacy Esther Vera   https://youtu.be/N6C_VjBCZTc This thing about speaking Catalan is nothing short of an annoying obstinacy. In fact, for a native Spanish speaker Catalan is an impenetrable language which —as everyone knows— is...

Space junk problem alarms NASA Scientists say if left unaddressed, space debris could make parts of Earth's orbit partially or even completely unusable, which would pose problems for the satellites we rely on every day. The...

Five dead after climbing accident in Austrian Alps It was the deadliest climbing accident so far this season in the Austrian Alps, where several dozen mountaineering deaths are reported each summer. Five people were killed and...

Indian court sentences self-styled "godman" to 20 years in prison Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has a vast rural following in Punjab and Haryana states, where frenzied mobs burned down gas stations and train stations and...

Samsung heir sentenced to five years in jail after corruption conviction Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies in Seoul   South Korean court sentences Lee Jae-yong over role in scandal that led to impeachment of former president...

Hurricane Harvey claims second victim in Texas as threat of flooding rises Tom Dart in Houston and Edward Helmore in New York   The strongest hurricane to hit US in 13 years kills at least two...

Brazil abolishes huge Amazon reserve in 'biggest attack' in 50 years Jonathan Watts   Brazilian president has dissolved Renca to attract investment in region thought to contain gold, with critics warning of irreversible damage. The Brazilian president Michel...

Barcelona mourns as police step up hunt for driver of van Jonathan Watts, Giles Tremlett and Stephen Burgen   Younes Abouyaaqoub, understood to be chief suspect in Las Ramblas attack, is thought to be key member of...

Key Mongolian freshwater source faces fuel contamination   Known in Mongolia as the "dark blue pearl," Lake Khuvsgal is Mongolia's deepest and purest source of fresh water. But it is now under threat. Lake Khuvsgal is one...

US chefs put northern snakehead on the menu Authorities say the best way to control the invasive species of fish, is to eat them. The northern snakehead, or Channa argus, has joined a tankful of invasive...