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by huge increases in borrowing. cubans give their verdict on legalising same—sex marriage and whether gay couples can adopt — in a landmark referendum thats divided the nation. as hundreds of russians flee the country to avoid president putins partial military mobilisation, we go live to moscow to speak to nikita khrushchev�*s granddaughter about the conflict in ukraine. and nasa prepares to crash a probe into an asteroid to see how difficult it would be to stop a space rock from...

To develop the capabilities to deflect an asteroid if we ever should need to in the future. three, two, one... and lift off, over the falcon nine, and dart. the spacecraft launched last year and has travelled nearly 7 million miles. after the first stage, to see those engines coming to life... now it is nearing its destination. its target is a small space rock that is orbiting a larger one, travelling at 111,000 mph, the spacecraft will crash into dyomorphus, giving the asteroid a kick. this wil...