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Isis: US says no sign Daesh has missing radioactive material

The US State Department said on 17 February it was aware of reports that radioactive material has gone missing from a storage facility near the southern Iraqi city of Basra but has seen no sign that Islamic State (Isis) or other militant groups have acquired it. Feb 19, 2016

Australia: Two protesters scale 162m high Melbourne Arts Centre spire

Two female protesters scaled the 162 metre high Melbourne Art Centre spire on 19 February. According to local media the women scaled the spire at 3.30am local time, unfurling a banner reading Let them stay. The protest was against Australias High Court decision rejecting a legal test case, that challenged its right to deport 267 refugee children and their families who had been brought from Nauru, about 1,800 miles northeast of Australia, for medical treatment. Feb 19, 2016

Barack Obama hosts Black History Month at White House

US President Barack Obama greeted hundreds of guests in the East Room of the White House on 18 February to celebrate Black History Month, calling on individuals to honour African American history with an eye to guiding the future. Feb 19, 2016

Big Lebowski house: Inside the architectural artwork

The owner of a luxury house featured most notably in the 1998 film comedy The Big Lebowski, is donating it to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) with the hope that people will build more architecturally creative homes. James Goldstein, owner of the Sheats Goldstein residence nestled in the hills above Los Angeles, has promised to leave the unique building, along with its gardens, art pieces and his fashion collection, to the museum so that it will one day be open to the public. Feb 19, 2016

Man is strangled unconscious by two thieves for £15,000 Rolex

The Metropolitan released CCTV footage on 18 February showing a pair of thieves putting a man into a chokehold position until he passes out, in order to steal his gold Rolex watch. The police said in a statement that the watch was a Gold Rolex Yacht Master worth £15,000 ($21,476) Feb 19, 2016

Man is strangled unconscious by two thieves for £15,000 Rolex

The Metropolitan released CCTV footage on 18 February showing a pair of thieves putting a man into a chokehold position until he passes out, in order to steal his gold Rolex watch. The police said in a statement that the watch was a Gold Rolex Yacht Master worth £15,000 ($21,476) Feb 19, 2016

Rio 2016: Drone shows off progress at Olympic park

Rio de Janeiros City Hall published a video to show off the 2016 Olympic Park with 170 days to go before the opening ceremony. A drone flew over the city, capturing the various venues which will be used during the Olympic Games. Feb 18, 2016

Zero Days: Director says US government secrecy trend appalling

The US government developed a cyberwar capacity to cripple Irans military defences, power plants and other infrastructure in case diplomatic attempts to curtail its nuclear programme failed, a documentary film shown in Berlin says. The film Zero Days by veteran documentary maker Alex Gibney, being shown in competition for the Berlin International Film Festivals top Golden Bear prize, says the USs National Security Agency (NSA) developed a cyberwar programme dubbed Nitro Zeus that it hoped would bring Iran to its knees in the event of hostilities. Feb 18, 2016
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