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Libya
Libyan students arrive at the al-Bashayer school in the eastern coastal city of Benghazi, as they come back to school for the first time since August 2014, when Islamist-backed militias seized the capital Tripoli, prompting the internationally recognised government to take refuge in the far east of the country.
Libya has essentially been in turmoil for the last few years. It currently has two governments, one in the East in Benghazi and the other in the capital, Tripoli. Now the UN is attempting to bring together the two governments and the various different factions. What factors will tempt most of the major players to the table? International security analyst, Paul Rogers assesses the current situation.
Iran
The United Nations nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, has formally closed its long-running investigation into Iran's past nuclear activities. What does this mean for the Iran deal? Mark Fitzpatrick, executive director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, tells us more.
EU & Data Protection
The European Union has agreed on a sweeping overhaul of data protection laws that will force companies to report data breaches and face huge fines for mis-using personal data. So how will this affect consumers? Jack Parrock in Brussels explains what the reforms will do for business and our online security.
The Missing
This year over 3600 refugees and migrants have drowned or gone missing in the Mediterranean while trying to reach Europe. Many of them had little or no documentation. Now a new project aims to improve efforts to identify those who die at sea. Dr. Simon Robins, a senior research fellow at the Centre for Applied Human Rights at the University of York is leading the Missing Migrants Project.
Control of body movement in space
NASA is studying the brains of astronauts before and after space travel. So what is going on in a zero gravity environment, when astronauts spend a long time in space? Dr. Rachael Seidler is director of the University of Michigan's Neuromotor Behaviour Laboratory, which is taking a lead in these studies. And she told us what is going on when astronauts spend a long time in space.
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