A man held for 14 years without being charged at Guantanamo wants an independent UK inquiry (globalnews.ca)
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Denmark's Prime Minister says "I know that some people in the US associate the Nordic model with some sort of socialism, ... therefore I would like to make one thing clear. Denmark is far from a socialist planned economy. Denmark is a market economy" (vox.com)
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Controversial plans to allow the police and security services full access to everyone’s internet browsing history have been abandoned by ministers in UK. (theguardian.com)
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Confirmed crashRussian airliner carrying more than 200 passengers missing on flight over Egypt's Sinai peninsula (bbc.co.uk)
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Co-Pilot's Wife: He Complained About Plane - Says that daughter called co-pilot of the Russian plane that crashed & he complained before the flight that the technical condition of the aircraft left much to be desired. (nytimes.com)
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A rare intense tropical cyclone has formed in the Arabian Sea and is forecast to dump eight years of rain in about 48 hours on typically arid regions of the Arabian Peninsula. (stuff.co.nz)
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Cambridge chemists make breakthrough with “ultimate” battery which can power a car from London to Edinburgh (independent.co.uk)
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UN & Red Cross issue rare joint rebuke, scold world leaders over 'conflict paralysis' - Urge immediate concrete steps to ease plight of civilians in places like Afghanistan, Nigeria & Syria. 1st time they've issued a joint warning. "Instability is spreading. Suffering is growing." (bbc.com)
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German frustration builds over TTIP secrecy from US: German parliamentarians are demanding access to documents that contain the US position on transatlantic trade negotiations. TTIP supporters in the US argue that Washington shouldn't lay all of its cards on the table (dw.com)
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U.S. pledges nearly $100 million to support Syrian opposition as anti-ISIS offensive begins (washingtonpost.com)
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Researchers have developed a blood test that can accurately diagnose, from a single drop of blood, if a person has cancer with 96% certainty for most common types of cancer(thelatestnews.com)
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