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THE WORLD'S NEWS ON JULY 17, 2015

July 17, 2015


Saudi royals illegally close off French public beach (france24.com)
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If humans continue destroying plants at the current pace, the lack of irreplaceable biomass may soon endanger present human civilization and make it unsustainable - according to a paper published recently by University of Georgia researchers in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (thewatchers.adorraeli.com)
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Australia tops the world for climate change denial, study finds (celsius.guru)
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Australia actually declares ‘war’ on cats, plans to kill 2 million by 2020 (washingtonpost.com)
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High court rules UK data retention and surveillance legislation unlawful (theguardian.com)
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UK government gags advisers over refusal to support bee-harming pesticides (theguardian.com)
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Retired General: Drones Create More Terrorists Than They Kill, Iraq War Helped Create ISIS | Retired Army Gen. Mike Flynn, a top intelligence official in the post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, says in a forthcoming interview on Al Jazeera English that drones do more harm than good. (firstlook.org)
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Kidnapping in Mexico Increased by 30% in June.Mexico holds first place worldwide in kidnapping. Over 90 percent of the cases go unreported. (telesurtv.net)
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Warming of oceans due to climate change is unstoppable, say US scientists (theguardian.com)
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Indian workers have won a $20m claim against a US company for defrauding and exploiting them while repairing damaged oil rigs after Hurricane Katrina (bbc.com)
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Polar bears are unable to adapt their behaviour to cope with the food losses associated with warmer summers in the Arctic. Scientists had believed that the animals would enter a type of 'walking hibernation' when deprived of prey. But new research says that the bears simply starve. (bbc.com)
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Italy residents set fire to beds in anti-migrant protest (news.yahoo.com)
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New video shows the moment Russian-backed rebels realized they shot down a civilian airliner in eastern Ukraine (businessinsider.com)
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Asteroid worth £3 TRILLION in precious metals set to pass Earth on Sunday (dailymail.co.uk)
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Uk's first genital mutilation protection order obtained, stopping 2 girls from being taken abroad (bbc.co.uk)
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Mass protests in Tokyo as Japan moves to ditch pacifism (irishtimes.com)
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Loch Ness monster Hunter Concludes: It's a Big Catfish (reuters.com)
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Israeli PM calls Palestinian President in goodwill gesture marking Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr (jpost.com)
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A 19-year old girl has died in the Indian capital city of Delhi after she was stabbed 35 times in the face, chest and stomach by two men, for resisting eve-teasing. (ibtimes.co.in)
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Isis in its latest execution video released ahead of the popular muslim festival Eid al fitr has used for the first a child soldier for beheading a Syrian Army captain. The child, before decapitating the Syrian soldier, announces that Isis will one day hoist its flag over Jerusalem and Rome. (ibtimes.co.in)
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721 cars torched in France over Bastille Day (europe.newsweek.com)
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British Pilots Have Been Conducting Airstrikes in Syria, Defense Ministry Confirms...even though Parliament voted two years ago against military action there. (nytimes.com)
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International report confirms: 2014 was Earth’s warmest year on record (noaanews.noaa.gov)
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British pilots 'taking part in airstrikes in Syria' – despite government vote against military action (independent.co.uk)
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Russian Scientist Hounded by Officials After Buying Banned Substance. "Dmitry Lopatin ordered a can of solvent from an online store in China last year for work on his design for a new kind of solar panel, little did he suspect that the purchase could land him behind bars for 11 years." (themoscowtimes.com)
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