WikiLeaks says it's leaking over 500,000 Saudi diplomatic documents, some files already online (foxnews.com)
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Man falls to his death in London after clinging to British Airways flight for 8,000+ miles; 2nd stowaway in critical condition (time.com)
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Mexico to Donald Trump: You are one ‘ignorant,' 'prejudiced' hombre — By just declaring his intention to run for president Wednesday, he managed to start a minor spat with Mexico. (globalpost.com)
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UK's legalization of CD ripping is unlawful, court rules -- "anyone who transferred music from a purchased CD to an MP3 player was committing an offense" (torrentfreak.com)
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Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders vows to broadcast cartoons of prophet Muhammad on TV (smh.com.au)
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China and Russia to build new high-speed railway: Russia and China have announced plans to build a new high-speed railway line from Moscow to Kazan. Passengers will be able to travel some 800 kilometres in just three and a half hours (english.cntv.cn)
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The world is embarking on its sixth mass extinction with animals disappearing about 100 times faster than they used to, scientists warned Friday, and humans could be among the first victims (france24.com)
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Denmark takes a sharp turn to the right after anti-immigration Danish People's Party soars in parliamentary elections, vowing to support Britain's demands for EU reform(theguardian.com)
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Renewable energy in numbers. Wind, solar, hydro and other renewable sources made up 59% of new power generation capacity installed in 2014. (rtcc.org)
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Saudi Arabia, one the loudest voices against climate change action, blocks drive to tighten global warming cap. (m.scidev.net)
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Workers in Qatar face harsh conditions | In May, Qatar police arrested film crews from the BBC and ARD for filming the living conditions of workers building stadiums for the 2022 Football World Cup. For DW, Reese Erlich was able to get in and out undetected. (dw.de)
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Norway denies Snowden entry for freedom prize | Norway’s government has refused to allow the NSA whistleblower Ed Snowden to cross over the border from Russia to to collect a freedom of speech prize, warning that he may be at risk of arrest. (thelocal.no)
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Chinese contractor builds 57 story sky scraper in 19 days, plans to build 838m Burj Dubai topping sky scraper in only 3 months. (yahoo.com)
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The United Nations took a step closer Friday toward crafting a major treaty that would protect marine life beyond territorial waters by passing a resolution at the General Assembly. (france24.com)
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