VietPress USA (Feb. 9th, 20167): World News on Feb. 9th, 2016:
North Korea has restarted plutonium reactor and could have stockpiles in weeks - US spy chief (bbc.co.uk)
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North Korea satellite 'tumbling in orbit,' U.S. official says: The satellite North Korea fired into space on Sunday is "tumbling in orbit" and incapable of functioning in any useful way (cnn.com)
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10 deadTwo passenger trains have collided in the German state of Bavaria, with reports saying several people have been seriously injured. (bbc.co.uk)
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Sleep deprivation linked to false confession in new study. Legal experts are predicting it will be cited in future court cases. “It’s a milestone,” says Lawrence Sherman, head of the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge. (newscientist.com)
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Colombia's constitutional court has banned mining and oil projects in the country's ecologically delicate moorlands. (news.trust.org)
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The WHO and US CDC state that evidence linking Zika and microcephaly is currently inconclusive. Although Brazil has reported almost 4,000 cases of microcephaly, genetic material from Zika has been identified in only six infants. The presence of such material may as yet be circumstantial. (scientificamerican.com)
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Australia Cuts 110 Climate Scientist Jobs: Because the science is settled there is no need for more basic research, the government says (scientificamerican.com)
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Experts say almost all species in the Mediterranean are still overfished despite decades of seeing stocks dwindle — and that is forcing the European Union to consider creative solutions like using drones or space technology to catch fraudulent fishermen. (bigstory.ap.org)
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Australian environment minister Greg Hunt named "best minister in the world" (He approved dredging near Barrier Reef) (smh.com.au)
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'This is hell': British man held in Myanmar for 14 months without charge pleads for help (theguardian.com)
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CEO reassures Deutsche Bank is 'rock-solid' as shares sink. Deutsche Bank co-CEO John Cryan is reassuring employees and the markets that Germany's largest lender remains "rock-solid" even though its shares have taken a beating. (wboc.com)
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Ex-JPMorgan Executive Fined $1.1 Million Over `London Whale'. JPMorgan was fined 138 million pounds in 2013 after a trader nicknamed the London Whale incurred $6.2 billion in losses. (bloomberg.com)
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