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North Korea conducts its biggest nuclear test yet causing 5.3-magnitude earthquake

North Korea has carried out the nuclear test, that is thought to have been double the strength of their previous test, in response to US hostility. State television said Pyongyang was now capable of mounting nuclear warheads on ballistic rockets, that no leakage of nuclear material had occurred and that there was no environmental impact. Sep 9, 2016

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 mass recall after reports of device exploding while charging

Samsungs mass recall of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphones worldwide over faulty batteries may cut the Korean companys 2016 second-half operating profit by about 820bn won ($738m, £554m) as per an analyst report. Another report says the total cost borne the company could well amount to $1bn. The company announced a global recall of the recently launched Note 7 smartphone last week after receiving close to 35 official complaints of malfunctioning most of which were related to batteries that caught fire while being charged. Sep 8, 2016

Theresa May: A running commentary on EU talks would not be right

UK Prime Minister Theresa May ruled out giving a running commentary on Brexit negotiations with the EU, she told MPs at Prime Minsters Questions on 7 September. The Prime Minster was assertive on the stance after Brexit Secretary David Davis suggested the UK staying in the single market was improbable. Downing Street was quick to state Davis had been making a personal view rather than a government statement. Sep 7, 2016

Hajj: Why Saudi Arabia is stepping up security for this years pilgrimage

Disaster struck in September 2015 as two groups of pilgrims collided at a crossroads of two a narrow streets killing at least 2,426 people. There are various factors that affected the stampede including: pilgrims rushing to complete the time-sensitive rituals, heat and exhaustion, masses of people pushing in opposite directions, and confusion of first-timers. This hasnt been the only incident; hundreds of other pilgrims have been killed during the same ceremony in years past but 2015’s disaster was the deadliest at Mina since 1990 when 1,426 people died. This year Saudi Arabia have to step up security after Iran called its organisers incompetent. Iran, Saudi Arabia’s regional rival, blamed the disaster on organisers’ incompetence straining international relations. Sep 7, 2016

Junior doctors strike explained

On the 1 September 2016, the British Medical Association announced four, five-day strikes that junior doctors would participate in over a long running dispute with their contracts. The argument over junior doctor contracts has become the worst industrial relations dispute in the history of the NHS, but why have have more strikes been announced? Sep 5, 2016
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