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World News on May 19, 2016
Thursday, May 19, 2016
VietPress USA (May 19, 2016):
Pope condemns "bloodsuckers" who exploit poor workers: Pope says making "slaves" out of workers and setting unfair contracts is a mortal sin (news.trust.org)
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McDonald's fish: Row over sustainability 'cover-up'- The document shows that the government was aware of made-up data and illegal practices such as the dumping of vast quantities of unwanted fish. There are also concerns that unlawful fishing in NZ waters is threatening the world's rarest dolphin (bbc.com)
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Mirror in commentsEgyptAir Flight MS804 disappears from radar during Paris-Cairo flight (bnonews.com)
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Pakistan minister admits state backing anti-India terror groups, EU to ban landing rights for Pakistani Airlines (indiatoday.intoday.in)
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Portugal runs for four days straight on renewable energy alone: Zero emission milestone reached as country is powered by just wind, solar and hydro-generated electricity for 107 hours (theguardian.com)
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Ninety-two children and three teachers were poisoned in northern Peru when a plane fumigating nearby fields sprayed a weed-killer too close to their school. (arynews.tv)
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To pay off previous debtsIndia just proposed an oil-for-drugs deal with Venezuela, Country is facing severe shortages of even basic supplies such as food, water and medicines, desperately short of medical supplies, lacking as much as 80 percent of what it needs to treat its population (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
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Humans damaging the environment faster than it can recover, UN finds - Radical action is needed to combat increasing rate of environmental damage to water sources, land, biodiversity & marine life, report shows (theguardian.com)
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Banks Sued by Investor Over Agency-Bond Rigging Claims.Depending on the securities that are included, the market could range from $9 trillion to $15 trillion."Defendants’ scheme was driven by greed and opportunity," (bloomberg.com)
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New Islamic State recruitment video shows Indonesian kids as young as 8 years old training for war with AK-47s (jakarta.coconuts.co)
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Report claimsIran tells Hezbollah to stop attacking Israel, turn attention to Saudi Arabia (i24news.tv)
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Erdogan has 'autocratic ambitions' for Turkey: The Bundestag president has criticized the Turkish regime's push to strip legislators of parliamentary immunity. Turkey's president has "autocratic ambitions." (dw.com)
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Chile's historic 'red tide' is devastating aquaculture industry .Riots in Valparaíso, Santiago, Concepción, Temuco, Valdivia, Osorno, and Puerto Mont have brought out thousands of people in support of Chiloé Island, where the red tide has struck salmon farms particularly hard. (digitaljournal.com)
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