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“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”

The phrase uttered by Neil Armstrong as he stepped onto the moon. Acoustic analysis software has shown he did include the semantically vital “a” in the line, but said it too quickly to be heard. Armstrong feared he had fluffed the line (The Times, London, 2 October)

“The US extreme threat of a nuclear war, sanctions and pressure compel [North Korea] to conduct a nuclear test.”

A statement by North Korea’s foreign ministry, declaring the country will carry out a nuclear weapons test to bolster its self-defence (The…

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