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World News on May 1st, 2016
Sunday, May 01, 2016
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A virulent strain of herpes virus will be released into Murray-Darling river system in bid to eradicate European carp, in what Science Minister Christopher Pyne has dubbed a "carp-aggedon". Australian Government estimates the $15m project will kill 95% of carp in river system over next 30 years. (abc.net.au)
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Munich Oktoberfest to get first-ever entrance checks - Revellers hoping to join in the carousing at Munich Oktoberfest will have to pass through a security check before entering the festival grounds this year, Munich authorities have said. (thelocal.de)
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Vietnam Dead Fish Crisis: Critics Blast Taiwanese Corporation Formosa Plastics As Environmental Disaster Devastates Region (ibtimes.com)
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Spanish Ditch Diggers Unearth 1,300 Pounds of Roman Coins - Workers find hoard of 19 amphora with mint-condition coins from the 3rd & 4th centuries. Find is remarkable, not only in size, but because it appears uncirculated, making them some of best-preserved coins ever discovered. (smithsonianmag.com)
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Controlled explosionIllegal Muslim prayer hall blown up in Russia after police find explosives inside (rt.com)
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German right wing party(Alternative für Deutschland, AFD) calls for ban on minarets and the burqa (theguardian.com)
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A Hindu tailor has been hacked to death in a district of central Bangladesh | Police said Nikhil Joarder had been arrested in 2012 for allegedly making derogatory comments about Islam, then released. (bbc.co.uk)
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Cambodia's prime minister has ordered a million hectares of forest be included in protected zones as the country faces one of the world's fastest deforestation rates. The move will bump Cambodia's conservation zones up by a fifth, bringing more than a quarter of the country's land under protection. (naharnet.com)
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Royal Cambodian Turtle Population Plummets 95%; Just 10 Left in the Wild - Attempts to save this revered species in the rivers of Cambodia appear to have failed(blogs.scientificamerican.com)
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Labour reforms fire up May Day rallies in France, S.Korea - From Moscow to Marseille, protests were expected in cities across the globe to celebrate Labour Day as the working classes battle economic crises and unemployment that have fuelled anti-government sentiment. (france24.com)
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