Thousands of prehistoric mammoth tusks are being dug out of the melting permafrost of the Arctic. They are then shipped to China for the ivory-carving industry, causing some scientists to question whether this perfectly legal trade should be banned. (independent.co.uk)
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Under threat of Taliban attack, archaeologists are excavating a spectacular Buddhist complex before it’s obliterated by a huge mining operation (ngm.nationalgeographic.com)
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Train gunman's lawyer: He only meant to rob people, found Kalashnikov in a park near train station (nbcnews.com)
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Finally, women got the right of vote and registered for elections 1st time in the 100 year history of modern Saudi Arabia. They will also be able to participate in election as a candidate(thecredittruth.com)
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Swiss army ends 31-day cow rescue mission - Crew airlifted water to thirsty cows during drought, delivering 1,840 tons of water July 20th-Aug 19. The mission suffered a minor diplomatic incident when the Swiss army took water from lakes in the French Jura. (thelocal.ch)
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Tension grows over 'lost' North Korean submarines as South Korea searches for vessels (independent.co.uk)
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The typical age of the British jihadist has dropped, to around 14-25. Women make up about 10% of the group. Some are white, some previously Christian or atheist. And the class of 2012-15 is more troubled—mental-health problems and criminal records are common (The Economist) (economist.com)
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unverified as oldestWorld’s oldest message in a bottle ever found finally washes up after 108 years (independent.co.uk)
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Kurds Fighting the Islamic State Enraged at Turkey Over Brutal Killing of Female Fighter (news.vice.com)
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U.S. confirms that Islamic State used mustard gas in a mortar attack on Kurdish forces in Makhmour on August 11th (militarytimes.com)
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Heinz no longer qualifies as Ketchup in Israel. It doesn't contain enough tomato content. (timesofisrael.com)
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‘Chances Of Agreement From Inter-Korean Talks Not High’, S. Korea, US Raise WATCHCON to Level 2 (investmentwatchblog.com)
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