VietPress USA (Jan. 29, 2016): World News on Jan. 29th, 2016:
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Kenya to destroy largest ever ivory stockpile in April. The ivory worth $270 million in black market represents the death of more than 4000 elephants. (digitaljournal.com)
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A 13-year-old girl from a Russian-speaking community in Berlin was not kidnapped and sexually assaulted by immigrant men as previously reported, but simply spent the night with an acquaintance. (sputniknews.com)
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Possibly misleading - see commentsForty percent of Germans want Merkel to resign over refugee policy (reuters.com)
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The statue of Cecil Rhodes at an Oxford college is to remain in place despite student protests after donors threatened to withdraw millions of pounds in funding if it was removed.(independent.co.uk)
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An EgyptAir mechanic whose cousin joined Islamic State in Syria is suspected of planting a bomb on a Russian passenger plane that was blown out of Egypt's skies in late October (reuters.com)
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Volunteer who claimed a migrant had dropped dead outside Berlin registration center after waiting outside for days admits he lied in a bid to win sympathy for asylum seekers (dailymail.co.uk)
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says freedom of expression doesn't extend to insulting other people's faith. (thebrunswicknews.com)
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The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is launching an encryption technology to protect whistle blowers. (cbc.ca)
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A cult leader was sentenced to 23 years in prison Friday for raping and sexually assaulting his female followers and keeping his daughter imprisoned (washingtonpost.com)
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Fungi Survive Mars-Like Conditions Aboard Space Station: Some hardy Earth organisms may be able to survive on Mars, a new study suggests (space.com)
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UK mother Tareena Shakil, who took son to Syria, guilty of Islamic State and encouraging terror (bbc.com)
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Israel rejects French peace bid, saying threat of recognition incentivizes Palestinians not to negotiate (haaretz.com)
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Microsoft co-founder's yacht tears up protected coral reef in Cayman Islands. Paul Allen’s 330ft vessel destroys 80% of reef in protected zone (theguardian.com)
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