WORLD NEWS ON FEB. 1ST, 2016

VietPress USA (Feb. 1st, 2016): World News on Feb. 1st, 2016:

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Canada moving ahead with plans to ditch first-past-the-post electoral system. "FPTP suited for fledgling democracies, mature democracies can do better," says minister in charge of reform. (cbc.ca)

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Hidden population of up to 200 lions found in remote Ethiopia. (newscientist.com)

submitted 5 hours ago by NinjaDiscoJesus

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Earth made up of two planets after 'violent collision' with Theia 4.5 billon years ago, UCLA scientists find - UCLA-led team reveals event also created the moon (independent.co.uk)

submitted 8 hours ago by anutensil

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Zika virus declared global emergency by WHO (bbc.com)

submitted 2 hours ago by RoswellSpaceman

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Ponzi Scheme In China Stole $7.6 Billion From Investors, Police Say (npr.org)

submitted 4 hours ago by todayilearned83

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In supply chainNestlé admits slavery in Thailand while fighting child labour lawsuit in Ivory Coast (theguardian.com)

submitted 14 hours ago by koavf

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UK scientists get permission to genetically modify human embryos for the first time. (bbc.co.uk)

submitted 10 hours ago by medstudent787

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A massive, abandoned freighter is drifting toward the French coast and will run aground in days (businessinsider.com)

submitted 6 hours ago by RedditTidder12345

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North Korea blames U.S. for 'H-bomb test', says it's capable of making unlimited hydrogen bombs (upi.com)

submitted 4 hours ago by neologismist_

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Norway to disarm its police force after officers ordered to carry guns for just one year (independent.co.uk)

submitted 12 hours ago by markovitch1928

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France, India To Jointly Explore Mars And Venus (techtimes.com)

submitted 8 hours ago by Chocolate_Horlicks

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Secret Motor Found On Cyclist's Bike At World Championships (huffingtonpost.com)

submitted 4 hours ago by BigAstra

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Hamas operatives pose as medical patients to infiltrate Israel (jpost.com)

submitted 4 hours ago by RufusTheFirefly

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Finland PM halts plan to host refugees (bbc.com)

submitted 5 hours ago by Deus_G

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British Woman who Took child to Join ISIS Jailed for 6 Years (time.com)

submitted 7 hours ago by NinjaDiscoJesus

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Grand Mufti condemns new Jewish egalitarian prayer section at Western Wall (jpost.com)

submitted 6 hours ago by socratic_meth

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HSBC fights to stop money-laundering report going public (theguardian.com)

submitted 18 hours ago by CarrollQuigley

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The lifeless body of Yemen's top Salafi cleric in the southern port city of Aden was found disfigured on Sunday hours after he was abducted following an anti-extremism sermon (bigstory.ap.org)

submitted 1 day ago by DoremusJessup

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Y Combinator to launch 5-year Basic Income experiment in the U.S. (inc.com)

submitted 4 hours ago by wompt

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Egyptian Christian Students Stand Trial for Insulting Islam (abcnews.go.com)

submitted 5 hours ago by esthersfavors

Asylum seekers to cost Germany €50bn within 2 years – forecast (rt.com)

submitted 2 hours ago by BedriddenSam

Poachers Shoot and Kill Do-Gooder Pilot Who Was Trying to Save Elephants (news.yahoo.com)

submitted 3 hours ago by rtfyhg12567

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Survey: British public among the least concerned about climate change - YouGov survey finds climate change considered 3rd most serious threat globally, but UK public see population growth as greater cause for concern (theguardian.com)

submitted 8 hours ago by anutensil

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France welcomes Cuba's Castro in historic visit (news.yahoo.com)

submitted 9 hours ago by mar_kelp

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Yazidi ex-slave girls subjected to traumatic ‘virginity tests’ to prove ISIS abuse (rt.com)

submitted 22 hours ago by redhatGizmo

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