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Europe
Cheap sun barrier could cut global warming
Spraying sun-dimming chemicals high above the Earth to slow global warming could be "remarkably inexpensive".
- by Nina Chestney
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World Politics
Australia holds line on Russia, China at chemical weapons body
Australia is helping face down Russia, Iran and China to give a watchdog the power to attribute blame for chemical weapons attacks anywhere in the world.
- by Nick Miller
Brexit
May's Brexit deal greeted with fire from all sides in parliament
Theresa May has endured another torrid session in the UK parliament, defending the Brexit deal she has struck with Europe against attacks from all sides.
- by Nick Miller
Justice
Greek cleaning lady jailed for 10 years for faking diploma
A Greek cleaning lady has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for fibbing about her elementary school record in a ruling which has provoked uproar.
Royal family
Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt reveals new Prince Charles portrait
Artist Ralph Heimans explained why his portrait of the Prince of Wales is unlike any royal portrait he's ever painted.
- by Latika Bourke
Italy
The Leaning Tower of Pisa now leans a little less
The famed Tuscan bell tower has undergone a two-decade effort to straighten it.
National security
Russia's spy chief dead at 62
The West has blamed GRU for a string of brazen attacks, including the hacking of computers during the US presidential election and the Skripal poisonings.
- by Maria Tsvetkova
Russia
UK spy chiefs in fight to stop Trump exposing their sources
MI6 chiefs are secretly battling Donald Trump to stop him publishing classified information linked to the Russian election meddling investigation.
- by Ben Riley-Smith
Crime
Interpol rejects Russian in favour of a South Korean as new president
Interpol has elected Kim Jong-yang as its president in blow to Russian efforts at naming one of their own to head the policing organisation.
History
Pompeii erotica: Sensual fresco discovered in ancient bedroom
The fresco is said to be exceptional since it was painted to make it appear the queen of Sparta was looking at whoever saw the fresco upon entering the bedroom.
Russia
Race to stop Russian becoming Interpol head
Two of the Kremlin's most prominent critics have joined forces to try to stop a Russian becoming the next president of international police organisation Interpol.
- by Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn