VietPress USA (May 17th, 2016):
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Pakistan’s ‘Billion Tree Tsunami’ gains momentum, hopes to achieve target of One Billion new saplings plantation by end of next year. (dawn.com)
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Israel Antiquities Authority announces the biggest archaeological find in 30 years -- A 1600-year-old Roman shipwreck filled with bronze statues and coins bearing the face of Constantine the Great. (popularmechanics.com)
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Barcelona’s plan to give streets back to residents. The Catalan capital’s radical new strategy will restrict traffic to a number of big roads, drastically reducing pollution and turning secondary streets into ‘citizen spaces’ for culture, leisure and the community. (theguardian.com)
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Australian Energy Boss Emails Climate-Change Skeptic Handbook.Prominent businessman and donor to the Australian Liberal Party, accidentally emailed hundreds of politicians and elites a 16-page handbook.The handbook explains how to argue that climate-change is not human-made. (telesurtv.net)
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The new Brazilian president’s first pick for science minister was a creationist. He chose a soybean tycoon who has deforested large tracts of the Amazon rain forest to be his agriculture minister. And he is the first leader in decades to have no women in his Cabinet. (nationalpost.com)
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Google may face a fine of around €3 billion by the European Commission (EC) for manipulating search results to promote its own shopping comparison service, (mobileworldlive.com)
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Violence against labor activists remains rampant in Colombia since U.S. trade deal took effect, U.S. watchdog says. (telesurtv.net)
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After almost 18 years of circling Earth, the International Space Station completed its 100,000th orbit on Monday. (motherboard.vice.com)
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[Russia] Cossacks beat up anti-corruption leader Alexey Navalny and others as police are slow to intervene (meduza.io)
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Court condemns tobacco giant Philip Morris over secret bid to sue Australia over plain packaging laws (theguardian.com)
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