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N Korea calls off UN chief visit

KOREAS

N Korea calls off UN chief visit

Ban Ki-moon says North Korea has cancelled an invitation for the UN secretary general to visit the Kaesong industrial complex.

Iran gas output to hit 1 bcm by 2020

ENERGY

Iran gas output to hit 1 bcm by 2020

A high-ranking Iranian gas industry official says the country’s natural gas output will hit one billion cubic meters per day by the end of sixth development plan.

‘US foreign policy, a sick illusion’

INTERVIEWS

‘US foreign policy, a sick illusion’

A former US intelligence linguist says the US foreign policy is a “sick illusion” that was made by European oligarchs in their efforts to “dominate other nations”.

'NHS lets down dying patients'

SOCIETY

'NHS lets down dying patients'

A parliamentary report has detailed systematic failings in end-of-life care provisions that have severely let down dying patients.

Tories to keep mentally ill out of jail

SOCIETY

Tories to keep mentally ill out of jail

British Home Secretary, Theresa May has pledged up to £15 million to fund health-based alternatives to jail cells to help those detained under the Mental Health act.