VietPress USA (Dec. 8th, 2015): Selected World News on Dec. 8th, 2015:
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Convert who protested outside Parliament over Syrian airstrikes with poster saying 'I am a Muslim... do you trust me enough for a hug?' now faces jail for threatening to bomb MP's house (dailymail.co.uk)
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Indian student caught with 160 fake passports, mostly of Arab countries (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
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The price of raw, illegal ivory has almost halved in China in the past 18 months because of growing public awareness, a promise from President Xi Jinping to ban the trade, a far-reaching anti-corruption drive and a slowing economy, according a new study by Save the Elephants. (washingtonpost.com)
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Arnold Schwarzenegger has got his sights set on vanquishing another peril: Climate change | Speaking at the United Nations conference on climate change in Paris, he said that the world had to unite to tackle climate change, rather than pointing the finger at the largest polluters. (cnbc.com)
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"Private American donors have pumped more than $220 million into Jewish West Bank settlements in recent years through tax-deductible donations, effectively subsidizing a policy opposed by U.S. administrations for decades, according to an investigation published in an Israeli newspaper on Monday." (nytimes.com)
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A 16-member panel, paid for by Monsanto, is disputing a World Health Organization report published earlier this year that concluded glyphosate, the world's most widely used weed killer, is probably carcinogenic to humans. (reuters.com)
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Saudi Arabia accused of trying to wreck Paris climate deal - One of the world’s largest oil producers is getting in the way of a deal and making implausible objections, say delegates and campaigners (theguardian.com)
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Japan defends scientific value of new plan to kill 333 minke whales - claims it wants to study how many whales can be harvested sustainably (news.sciencemag.org)
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Totally antibiotic resistant Salmonella has reached Denmark meat, at least one human case known. (dailymail.co.uk)
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NATO has ruled out sending ground troops to fight against Islamic State militants in Syria."Muslims are on the front line in this war. Most victims are Muslims, and most of those who fight against the IS are Muslims. We can not carry on this struggle for them," (uk.reuters.com)
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Nearly 100 people in Turkey have been arrested after being charged with insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the past 10 months (presstv.com)
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The use of antibiotics in agriculture is fuelling drug resistance and must be cut back or even banned where they are important for humans, a new report has warned.(theguardian.com)
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Beijing has issued its first ever ‘Red Alert’ over smog, and the city is going into complete shutdown (independent.co.uk)
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Britain no longer a Christian country, and it’s time to rid public life of Anglicanism, panel says (news.nationalpost.com)
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