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Thailand has shut down 10 popular diving sites in a bid to slow a coral bleaching crisis, an official said Thursday, in a rare move to shun tourism profits to protect the environment(france24.com)
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Sharia courts in UK face Government inquiry over treatment of women: Home Office to examine claims sharia courts – or councils – may be working in a ‘discriminatory and unacceptable way’ (independent.co.uk)
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A French company that was awarded the right to build Australia's $50 billion submarine fleet is tied up in a deadly multi-million dollar bribery scandal. (theage.com.au)
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Singapore: Teenage blogger Amos Yee faces 8 new charges: for allegedly wounding the religious feelings of Muslims, and one for allegedly wounding the religious feelings of Christians(channelnewsasia.com)
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The U.S. aviation lawyer who won compensation for victims of the 1988 Lockerbie aircraft bombing is now seeking $330 million from Russia for the downing of Malaysian Airlines MH17 in 2014 (reuters.com)
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ExxonMobil CEO: ending oil production 'not acceptable to humanity': “The world is going to have to continue using fossil fuels, whether they like it or not.” (theguardian.com)
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As Nigeria Lawmakers consider making Sharia part of the constitution, a Nigerian throws-up the strongest argument for why religions should not set laws for countries (nigeriatoday.ng)
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