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Spacecraft attempts closest-ever approach to Sun

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The probe is plunging into the sun's outer atmosphere, amid brutal temperatures. Also; the UN warns that famine is spreading in Sudan, with Darfur among the worst affected regions.
24 Dec 8AM English United Kingdom News

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