Today's Headlines: Egypt imposes new anti-terror laws, Teams head for Papua 'plane debris', US 'warns China over covert agents'

Egypt imposes new anti-terror laws

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Top News Stories Egypt imposes new anti-terror laws Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi approves stringent new counter-terror laws to fight the country's growing Islamist insurgency. Teams head for Papua 'plane debris' Indonesian search teams head to a site in the remote Papua region where suspected debris from a plane which went missing on Sunday has been spotted. 'Drinkable book' cleans murky water Field trials show a so-called "drinkable book" can kill bacteria in drinking water, thanks to metal nanoparticles embedded in its pages. US 'warns China over covert agents' The Obama administration warns China over its use of covert agents on US soil, according to a report in the New York Times. Tens of thousands protest in Brazil Tens of thousands of people take part in protests across Brazil, calling for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff. Sport Day wins US PGA with record score Jason Day wins his first major title at the US PGA Championship with a record score of 20 under par at Whistling Straits. Murray beats Djokovic in Montreal Andy Murray ends an eight-match losing run against Novak Djokovic to win the Rogers Cup 6-4 4-6 6-3 in Montreal. City hungrier this year - Pellegrini Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini says his players are "hungrier and angrier" after losing their title last season. Top Videos VIDEO: Plane wreckage found in Indonesia VIDEO: South Sudan peace deadline approaches VIDEO: US continues to battle wildfires VIDEO: India's collapsing building problem

Magazine What was in Osama Bin Laden's tape collection? What was in his huge collection of audio cassettes? Business Japan hit by weaker economic growth Japan's economy shrinks in the second quarter of the year, in a setback for the government's reform policy. Toyota halts plants near Tianjin Toyota and John Deere say they will halt operations at plants near China's Tianjin port, where explosions last week killed more than 100 people. Technology Apple car clues emerge from letter Correspondence between Apple and an autonomous driving test site reveal nuggets of car plans. Samsung unveils two big smartphones Samsung unveils two new large smartphones, but causes surprise by deciding not to sell one of them - the Galaxy Note 5 - in Europe.

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