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A Ninth Planet In Our Solar System?
Planet Nine; Brazil Zika virus; Burundi UN peace mission
American scientists say they have strong evidence that there is a ninth planet in our Solar System orbiting far beyond even the dwarf world Pluto. If proven, the planet would have ten times the masses of Earth.
A virus carried by mosquitoes has been linked to a big increase in the number of babies in Brazil born with abnormally small heads.
A delegation from the United Nations Security Council is due to arrive in Burundi today in an attempt to end the violence there.
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