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Bloody, nightmarish scenes: Between 100 and 200 killed in carnage aboard abandoned migrant boat, says survivors who made it to Indonesia (jakarta.coconuts.co)
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A US appeals court has ruled that YouTube should be allowed to show the uploaded film 'Innocence of Muslims' that sparked outrage in the Arab world in 2012. (dw.de)
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'Home-brewed morphine' made possible - Scientists have figured out how to brew morphine using the same kit used to make beer at home. They have genetically modified yeast to perform the complicated chemistry needed to convert sugar to morphine. (bbc.co.uk)
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A Turkish woman who has been taking part in a talent show on national TV has been shot in the head while rehearsing at her home in Diyarbakir, a conservative region in south-east Turkey. Ms Kaya had reportedly received death threats for singing on the show, Sesi Cok Guzel. (bbc.com)
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ArgentinaChild abuser sentence reduced because 6 year old victim had been already abused before (dailymail.co.uk)
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Grandson of Hamas Founder Says He Faces Certain Death if Canada Deports Him Back to the West Bank | VICE News (news.vice.com)
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60% of British children questioned believed it was true that “asylum seekers and immigrants are stealing our jobs”. (theguardian.com)
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Korean woman arrested for killing two husbands and her mother-in-law, plus poisoning her own daughter, for insurance money (koreajoongangdaily.joins.com)
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Oxford University rules out investing in coal and tar sands. The university, one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious, follows over 200 other organisations who have banned some investments in fossil fuels because of their role in driving climate change. (theguardian.com)
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Retired Fisheries and Oceans Canada biologist says the muzzling of federal government scientists is worse than anyone can imagine: Steve Campana, known for his expertise on everything from Great white sharks to porbeagles and Arctic trout, says the atmosphere working for federal government is toxic. (cbc.ca)
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Computer Program to Trawl Social Networks for Russian Opposition Plans: A pro-Kremlin political center has unleashed a computer program that would trawl social networks for chatter about planned unauthorized gatherings and report its findings to Russian authorities (themoscowtimes.com)
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19 year old Singer Mutlu Kaya 'shot in the head' after appearing on Turkish TV talent show (hurriyetdailynews.com)
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Australian cattle being killed with sledgehammers in Vietnam. Vision obtained by animal activists allegedly shows cattle being hit repeatedly to the head to stun them before slaughter, or being killed directly by the sledgehammer blow. (sbs.com.au)
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