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Norway considers giving mountain to Finland as 100th birthday present - Norwegian government considers shifting border to gift its Nordic neighbour a peak that would become its highest point (theguardian.com)
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New Zealand jiu-jitsu champion flees Rio de Janeiro after third run-in with Brazilian military police (newshub.co.nz)
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Germany's Chancellor Merkel "firmly" rejects calls to change refugee policy despite recent terror attacks (bbc.com)
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Thousands protest outside U.S. base of Incirlik in Turkey, burning American flags and demanding that the government close the base (militarytimes.com)
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Women 'arrested for riding bicycles' in Iran and made to sign pledge never to cycle in public again (independent.co.uk)
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Rio 2016: Olympic athletes told to ‘keep your mouth closed’ when in contaminated water (news.com.au)
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"Balaclava rapist" Released on parole from three life sentences despite assaulting over 100 women (globalnews.ca)
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Great Barrier Reef oil spill: foreign ship faces prosecution after 12-month hunt - Queensland authorities say they have identified the vessel that spilled up to 15 tons of oil off Cape Upstart in July 2015 (theguardian.com)
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The Russian politician behind its stringent anti-gay laws now wants to decriminalise domestic violence (independent.co.uk)
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Chinese sex workers more likely to be arrested if caught carrying condoms, hindering efforts to stop spread of HIV, research suggests (scmp.com)
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For the first time, scientists report using transcranial alternating current stimulation, or tACS, to target a specific kind of brain activity during sleep and strengthen memory in healthy people. (sciencebulletin.org)
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