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Tuesday, January 10, 2017
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Report: Russia spread fake news and disinformation in Sweden - Russia has coordinated a campaign over the past 2years to influence Sweden’s decision making by using disinformation, propaganda and false documents, according to a report by researchers at The Swedish Institute of International Affairs. (sverigesradio.se)
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100% of Dutch Trains Now Run on Wind Energy. The Netherlands met its renewable energy goals a year ahead of time. (motherboard.vice.com)
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A 1,000-foot-thick ice block about the size of Delaware is snapping off of Antarctica (businessinsider.com)
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The U.S. dropped an average of 72 bombs every day — the equivalent of three an hour — in 2016, according to an analysis of American strikes around the world. U.S. Bombed Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia in 2016 (nbcnews.com)
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The German government is investigating a recent surge in fake news following claims that Russia is attempting to meddle in the country’s parliamentary elections later this year. (theverge.com)
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The families of American victims of Islamic State terrorist attacks in Europe have sued Twitter, charging that the social media giant allowed the terror group to proliferate online (jpost.com)
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Gas taxes drop globally despite climate change; oil & gas industry gets $500 billion in subsidies; last new US gas tax was in 1993 (phys.org)
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Czech government tells citizens to arm themselves and shoot Muslim terrorists in case of 'Super Holocaust' (ibtimes.co.in)
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Czech government tells its citizens how to fight terrorists: Shoot them yourselves | The interior ministry is pushing a constitutional change that would let citizens use guns against terrorists (independent.co.uk)
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Two-thirds of all new HIV cases in Europe are being recorded in just one country – Russia: More than a million Russians now live with the virus and that number is expected to nearly double in the next decade (independent.co.uk)
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Alcohol advertising is aggressive and linked to youth drinking, research finds | Society (theguardian.com)
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UK Government quietly launched ‘assault on freedom’ while distracting people, say campaigners behind legal challenge - The Investigatory Powers Act became law at the end of last year, and gives spies the power to read through everyone’s entire internet history (independent.co.uk)
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At least 21 people have been killed (most were civilians) and 45 wounded in twin bombings near the Afghan parliament in Kabul (bbc.com)
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