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An easier, greener way to build molecules wins the chemistry Nobel Prize
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Space rocks may have bounced off baby Earth, but slammed into Venus
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The Takeaway: UN General Assembly debate Day 5 
Lavrov issues call for new Eurasian ‘security architecture’ 
Cuba warns against ‘law of the jungle’ as Foreign Minister denounces US pressure 
Saudi Arabia warns Gulf security inseparable from global stability amid regional tensions