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Dying people are forced to use foodbanks and miss vital hospital appointments due to "failing system".
World population could reach a peak of nearly 11 billion around the end of the century.
NASA has announced plans for a new mission to the moon which, for the first time in history, will include women. The new mission is named Artemis, the twin sister of Apollo and goddess of the moon, and will mark humankind’s return to the moon after almost fifty years. Women have been visiting space since 1963, but all twelve astronauts who walked on the surface of the moon in the Apollo programme were men.
Laurence Vonderdell, 50, to serve 14 months in prison.
Reports say he fainted during a court session and died afterwards.
“Freedom of speech is not a joke when it incites hatred against one people.”
Protests in Hong Kong escalated over the weekend as around two million people took to the streets over an extradition bill that could see HK citizens sent to mainland China for trial. Over the weekend, leader Carrie Lam issued a public apology and said she would indefinitely suspend the bill. On Monday, activist Joshua Wong was released from prison, where he has been since he was arrested during the 2014 pro-democracy protests.
Boeing executives apologised to the families of those who died when 737 Max crashed in Indonesia and Ethiopia. The company said it was working hard to learn from what went wrong but didn't say when the plane could fly again. A total of 346 people were killed in both crashes.
Paige Winter lost a leg and some fingers in the attack.
Schools rejected me because of my 'refugee' label and teachers said my skills were limited – but I proved myself and am on my way to being the first female Syrian refugee pilot.