Juridikprofessorn Miro Cerar, som på måndagen utsågs till premiärminister, lovar att stärka Sloveniens skakiga ekonomi. Den 51-årige politiske nykomlingen vann nyvalet den 13 juli, trots att han bildat sitt centerparti bara en månad tidigare.

An anonymous reader writes British scientists have produced the first working organ grown from scratch in a living animal. Reprogrammed cells created in a lab were used in a mouse to produce a thymus. The organ was created using connective tissue cells from a mouse embryo and were converted into a different cell strain by changing a genetic switch in their DNA. The resulting cells grew into the whole organ after being injected. It has only been tested on mice so far, but researchers at Edinburgh University say that within a decade the procedure could be effective and safe enough for humans. The findings were published in Nature Cell Biology.

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An anonymous reader writes "Facebook today announced further plans to clean up the News Feed by reducing stories with click-bait headlines as well as stories that have links shared in the captions of photos or within status updates. The move comes just four months after the social network reduced Like-baiting posts, repeated content, and spammy links."

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An anonymous reader writes "Facebook today announced further plans to clean up the News Feed by reducing stories with click-bait headlines as well as stories that have links shared in the captions of photos or within status updates. The move comes just four months after the social network reduced Like-baiting posts, repeated content, and spammy links."

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An anonymous reader writes British scientists have produced the first working organ grown from scratch in a living animal. Reprogrammed cells created in a lab were used in a mouse to produce a thymus. The organ was created using connective tissue cells from a mouse embryo and were converted into a different cell strain by changing a genetic switch in their DNA. The resulting cells grew into the whole organ after being injected. It has only been tested on mice so far, but researchers at Edinburgh University say that within a decade the procedure could be effective and safe enough for humans. The findings were published in Nature Cell Biology.

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Thousands attend funeral of black teenager whose killing by white policeman triggered days of unrest in St.Louis suburb.

Thousands attend funeral of black teenager whose killing by white policeman triggered days of unrest in St.Louis suburb.

Nyval hålls i Ukraina i oktober. President Petro Porosjenko har undertecknat ett dekret som upplöser parlamentet.

Nyval hålls i Ukraina i oktober. President Petro Porosjenko har undertecknat ett dekret som upplöser parlamentet.

En förvirrad älg lyckades på måndagen ta sig in i en kontorsbyggnad i den tyska staden Dresden och fastna mellan glasväggar i foajen till en cafeteria. Under flera timmar väntade älgen ”i stort sett lugnt” på att bli räddad, uppger polisen.

En förvirrad älg lyckades på måndagen ta sig in i en kontorsbyggnad i den tyska staden Dresden och fastna mellan glasväggar i foajen till en cafeteria. Under flera timmar väntade älgen ”i stort sett lugnt” på att bli räddad, uppger polisen.

MInistrar sparkas Frankrikes president François Hollande och hans premiärminister Manuel Valls rensar ut ministrar som inte sluter upp kring åtstramningspolitiken. Men de kan vänta sig fler myterier i den franska vänstern.

MInistrar sparkas Frankrikes president François Hollande och hans premiärminister Manuel Valls rensar ut ministrar som inte sluter upp kring åtstramningspolitiken. Men de kan vänta sig fler myterier i den franska vänstern.