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Iran attacks US in Iraq

Iran state tv: Attack revenge for General Soleimani killing.

Iran has launched a ballistic missile attack on at least two US military sites in Iraq. Tehran says it was in revenge for the American killing of General Qasem Soleimani.

Oil prices have jumped following the attack and Asian stock markets have fallen. The White House says President Trump is monitoring the situation.

In other news: Scientists in Finland have created a new food protein from bacteria which they believe could eventually compete with soya.

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