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Barack Obama To Take Action Over US Gun Laws
US gun laws; New chemical elements; China's volatile stock market
US President Barack Obama is to widen background checks on buyers of firearms, in a series of measures to address gun violence.
Four chemical elements have been formally added to the periodic table - they are the first to be included in the table since 2011.
Bad data from China had repercussions for stock markets around the world, will things improve on Tuesday?
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