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Jihadi John: a "beautiful man" radicalised

Reality Check: Jihadi John named, poverty in the EU, Islamic State destroys Iraqi statues, massive black hole discovered, DC legalised marijuana

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Asim Qureshi, a senior researcher at the British think tank CAGE, described Emwazi as a "beautiful man" before he was radicalised

'Jihadi John' named as Mohammed Emwazi.

The Masked Islamic State militant now named as Mohammed Emwazi appeared in numerous beheading videos put out by Islamic State.

'Jihadi John' was first seen in a video from last august when he killed the US journalist James Foley. Since then he has become notorious around the world, but until now, his identity was unknown.

Our London correspondent Olly Barratt reports on the information that has been revealed in the last days about the identity and background of the man who was already known to the security services, and who they had tried to recruit as a spy.

Poverty in the EU

In the European Union there are over 80 million people who live in poverty. 12% of Austria’s Population (about 1 million people) live at risk of poverty. Prof. Dr. Brigitte Unger explains how to reduce poverty and what the government does wrong.

Islamic State destroys ancient Iraqi statues

The United Nations cultural agency, UNESCO, is describing the attacks on ancient statues in Mosul as a "tragedy".

IS militants claim they are destroying the relics on religious grounds. Dr Samuel Schubert from Webster University in Vienna explains the significance of the attacks.

Supermassive black hole discovered

Scientists have discovered a black hole they say is 12 billion times more powerful than our own Sun, and is casts doubt on the age of the universe. Our space correspondent, Peter Bond, discusses the importance of the discovery.

Washington DC legalises marijuana

Washington DC has become the latest region of the USA to legalise cannabis for personal, recreational use. Priscilla Huff outlines the content of the new law and its political fallout.

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