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Elon Musk's SpaceX Plans To Launch 4,000 Satellites, Broadcasting Internet To Entire World (ibtimes.com)
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Under Kim Jong Un, North Korea Faces Historic Famine As Drought Threatens Crop Production (ibtimes.com)
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Australian PM actively trying to reduce growth in renewable energy sector and limit wind farms (smh.com.au)
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Turkish President Erdogan:''Western countries are backing Syrian Kurds, but they are Terrorists'' (ynetnews.com)
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Leaked trade deal terms prompt fears for Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme - Documents on the Trans-Pacific Partnership revealed by Wikileaks have revealed draft rules for medicines provided by national health care schemes (theguardian.com)
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Islamic State (IS) fighters have been targeted by other radical Islamist groups in Libya who have now declared a jihad against the extremist group. (abc.net.au)
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Corpse Elected Mayor in Mexico - A Dead Man Wins in Cartel Country Enrique Hernández fought the lawless—& the law—before he was shot to death at a campaign rally last month. But he wins election from the grave. (thedailybeast.com)
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Russia is no longer strategic partner of European Union, say Members of the European Parliament (resolution passed by 494 votes to 135, with 69 abstentions) (uatoday.tv)
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Tony Abbott agrees windfarms may have "potential health impacts" - Bill Shorten accuses PM of hurting investment in renewables as Abbott says his government is working to reduce the number of "visually awful" turbines (theguardian.com)
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Isis executes three gay men by dangling them from top of 100ft building and letting go (independent.co.uk)
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IMF data shows Iceland's economy recovered after it imprisoned bankers and let banks go bust - instead of bailing them out (belfasttelegraph.co.uk)
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Only top mgmtRichard Branson grants new fathers at Virgin up to 12 months paternity on full pay (independent.co.uk)
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Censorship is currently the biggest issue for the public according to British Library's Magna Carta: My Digital Rights project. (britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk)
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$500/person, not totalWith less than 500 dollars and an Internet-powered campaign, 25-year-old Mexican Pedro Kumamoto tapped into discontent with corruption-plagued political parties and makes history as the first independent candidate in Mexico to win an election by popular vote. (theguardian.com)
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Christopher Lee dead at age 93. Known for playing Saruman/Count Dooku and other roles (nydailynews.com)
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Isis's deadliest atrocity: 600 bodies confirmed found following 'worst massacre' by jihadists (independent.co.uk)
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