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New Hampshire votes for Trump and Sanders

The Republican, Donald Trump, and the Democrat, Bernie Sanders win in New Hampshire, the Culture of whale eating in Japan, Hope for people with spinal injuries.

Hillary Clinton has conceded defeat to Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire. US networks are projecting that Donald Trump has won the Republican contest there.

Japan's whaling fleet is reported to have begun catching Minke whales in the Antarctic in the last few days despite an international court ruling calling on Japan to halt its so called "scientific whaling program". The government says eating whale meat really an important part of Japanese culture, but is it?

Australian scientists hope a device about the size of a matchstick will one day help people with spinal cord injuries get back on their feet. The stent-electrode recording array or stentrode, could allow patients to control powered body armour, or bionic limbs using only their thoughts.

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Wed 10 Feb 201603:06GMT

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  • Wed 10 Feb 201603:06GMT