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Fifteen of the world's largest banks are under investigation on suspicion of rigging the Brazilian currency, antitrust watchdog Cade said on Thursday, the first such probe in one of the busiest foreign exchange markets globally. (cnbc.com)
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Clinton Hints to Donors: I'll be Better for Israel than Obama: Politico reveals that leading Democratic presidential candidate is telling wealthy Jewish donors she'll be more supportive of Israel. (israelnationalnews.com)
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Papers from 1983 show diplomats knew of Iraq's chemical weapons before it was used against Iran but did not act because a British firm was involved in trade(theguardian.com)
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New coal plants 'most urgent' threat to the planet, warns OECD head - Govts urged to rethink plans for new coal-fired power plants as study estimates they'll release over 500bn tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2050 (theguardian.com)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin called for dialogue based on equal treatment and mutual respect with the United States on Saturday in a congratulatory message to President Barack Obama marking U.S. Independence Day. (reuters.com)
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Arab tourist was arrested under the Terrorism Act and detained for three hours after filming himself on his mobile phone outside Brighton shopping centre (dailymail.co.uk)
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A Colombian man with terminal cancer becomes the first person in the country to die legally by euthanasia, in a move opposed by the Church. (bbc.co.uk)
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Video from Islamic State group shows mass execution of Syrian soldiers at ancient site of Palmyra (bbc.com)
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Three arrested in Pakistan with ISIS propaganda and London maps over planned 7/7 anniversary attack (dailymail.co.uk)
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Norway’s justice minister has announced plans to jail asylum seekers if they do not have a good enough reason to seek refuge in Norway. (thelocal.no)
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Meditating Portuguese actor mistaken for terrorist on Paris plane. He was released after 6 hrs of questioning during which police watched videos of him on the Internet showing that he is a theater and television actor, and checked his profile on Wikipedia, which states that he is a Buddhist. (reuters.com)
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Brazil Officials’ Phones Monitored by US, WikiLeaks Says | The 29 phone numbers selected for “intensive interception” included those of Rousseff aides, members of finance ministry, diplomats and even the satellite phone on Rousseff’s private jet, WikiLeaks said in a report titled “Bugging Brazil” (bloomberg.com)
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