1. Haikun: Taiwan unveils new submarine to fend off China
- Taiwan has revealed its first submarine as it bolsters its defences against a possible Chinese attack.
- Taiwan is a self-governing island which China has vowed to reclaim one day. China could be militarily capable of an invasion within the next few years.
- President Tsai Ing-wen presided over the launch ceremony in Kaohsiung.

2. Scientists get closer to solving the mystery of antimatter
- Scientists have discovered a mysterious substance which was plentiful when the Universe began..
- Antimatter is the opposite of matter, from which stars and planets are made. Both were created in equal amounts in the Big Bang but antimatter is very hard to find.
- The study has discovered that both of them respond to gravity in the same way.

3. Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia says 100,000 refugees flee the region
- Almost the entire population of the ethnic Armenian enclave have fled the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
- Azerbaijan has said it wants to reintegrate the area and treat its residents as equals, but a spokesman said this was a lie.
- The mountainous region has been supported by Armenia, but also by its ally, Russia.
1. Haikun: Taiwan unveils new submarine to fend off China
- Taiwan has unveiled its first domestically-made submarine as it bolsters its defences against a possible Chinese attack.
- Taiwan is a self-governing island which China regards as a renegade province and has vowed to reclaim one day. China could be militarily capable of mounting an invasion within the next few years.
- President Tsai Ing-wen presided over the launch ceremony in the port city of Kaohsiung.

2. Scientists get closer to solving the mystery of antimatter
- Scientists have discovered a mysterious substance which was plentiful when the Universe began..
- Antimatter is the opposite of matter, from which stars and planets are made. Both were created in equal amounts in the Big Bang but while matter is everywhere, antimatter is fiendishly hard to find.
- The latest study has discovered that both of them respond to gravity in the same way.

3. Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia says 100,000 refugees flee the region
- More than 100,000 people - almost the entire population of the ethnic Armenian enclave - have fled the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
- Azerbaijan has said it wants to reintegrate the area and treat its residents as equals, but a spokesman said this was a lie.
- The mountainous region in the South Caucasus has been supported by Armenia, but also by its ally, Russia.
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