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Animals saved from Aleppo zoo arrive in Jordan   Like many who make it out of the Syria's war zone alive, the journey of a number of animals rescued from a zoo was not an easy...

Robots to explore the dark flooded depths of old mines Kate Ravilious   Earth’s metals and minerals, essential to our technology, are running out. We need to explore long-forgotten passages in flooded mines. Indium, rhodium, platinum, tellurium and...

Masako Wakamiya: One of the world's oldest iPhone app developers   An 82-year-old Japanese woman launches her own iPhone app after only starting to use computers at 60. Masako Wakamiya, 82,  became one of the world's oldest iPhone...

Google fires employee behind anti-diversity memo   Google engineer James Damore caused a furore with an internal memo that suggested men naturally do tech better than women. Internet giant Google has fired the male engineer at the...

Mars recalls Galaxy, Teasers and Minstrels in UK over salmonella fears Rob Davies   Confectionery firm takes precautionary step of recalling certain chocolate treats due to potential presence of bacteria. Mars has recalled some Galaxy chocolate bars, packets...

Faecal bacteria found in ice from Costa, Caffè Nero and Starbucks Nicola Davis   BBC Watchdog investigation of iced water from the three major coffee chains found faecal coliform bacteria in samples. Ice from three major coffee chains...

Italy takes controversial steps to rein in refugee rescue boats Francesca Mannocchi   NGOs focused on saving tens of thousands of refugees stranded on the Mediterranean denounce a new code that attempts to restrict their work,...

Millions of eggs removed from European shelves over toxicity fears Daniel Boffey in Brussels   Recalls in Germany, Netherlands and Belgium and criminal inquiry launched as tests show high levels of insecticide fipronil. Millions of eggs are...

Weather warnings issued as heat wave strikes Eastern Europe   Meteoalarm issues "red warning" for 10 countries in a heatwave that has claimed the lives of two people and been nicknamed "Lucifer". Swathes of southern and eastern...

Puerto Rican Newspaper Cans Popular Comic Strip, Raising Concerns Over Censorship Ángel Carrión   For Puerto Rican Congresswoman María Milagros “Tata” Charbonier, comic strips are no laughing matter. On July 11, the celebrated local comic strip Pepito made light...