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World News on June 20th, 2016
Monday, June 20, 2016
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Three environmental activists were killed per week last year, murdered defending land rights and the environment from mining, dam projects and logging (reuters.com)
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Iceland’s Hekla volcano, a very popular tourist destination, now “ready to blow” (icelandmonitor.mbl.is)
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South Africa hosted more asylum seekers than any other country in the world at the end of 2015, with over 1 million despite 26% unemployment rate. (fin24.com)
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Two corporate whistleblowers may enter into plea bargain deal that would tie 30% of Brazilian lawmakers to corruption cases. (telesurtv.net)
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Poland, together with Russia, Iran, and several Gulf states successfully removed decriminalization of homosexuality from UN resolution. (newnownext.com)
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"There is no need for anyone else to engage in politics. Our duty is to support the leader in this country." No one should do politics in Turkey except Erdoğan, says chief adviser.(hurriyetdailynews.com)
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Indonesia vows to stand firm after skirmishes with Chinese ships.China claims most of the South China Sea, through which $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. The Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei have overlapping claims. (in.reuters.com)
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Tens of thousands of people gathered in sweltering heat on Japan's Okinawa island on Sunday in one of the biggest demonstrations in two decades against U.S. military bases, following the arrest of an American suspected of murdering a local woman. (reuters.com)
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A study of ocean plankton has shown that an increase in the water temperature of the world’s oceans of around 6°C (10.8°F) – which some scientists predict could occur as soon as 2100 – could stop oxygen production by phytoplankton by disrupting the process of photosynthesis. (russgeorge.net)
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Australian man pleads guilty to making sexual threats on social media, in a landmark victory for opponents of online harassment. "When her friends defended her online, Alchin wrote more than fifty posts, including rape threats, and saying that women should 'never have been given rights' " (bbc.com)
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Venezuelans Ransack Stores as Hunger Grips the Nation - 4-year-old girl was shot to death as street gangs fought over food. (nytimes.com)
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Japan's dementia crisis hits record levels as thousands go missing. National Police Agency reports more than 12,000 patients going missing in 2015, with hundreds of those later found dead (theguardian.com)
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An elephant has survived being shot in the head by suspected poachers in Zimbabwe. It was found by vets in Mana Pools national park and is believed to have had the bullet lodged in its head for up to six weeks. (nzherald.co.nz)
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German foreign minister condemns NATO’s ‘loud sabre-rattling and warmongering’ against Russia (news.nationalpost.com)
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