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Sunday, August 21, 2016
VietPress USA (August 21st, 2016):
Britain has gone “further than any other Western democracy” in its expansion of surveillance powers and its ability to collect bulk data without justifiable reason, a British MP has said. IP Bill will allow UK intelligence agencies to collect, store and access information about internet users. (rt.com)
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Kim Jong-un 'orders' terror attacks against South Koreans abroad over London diplomat defection (a.msn.com)
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50 dead, >100 woundedHuge suicide bomb blast at wedding claims 'multiple casualties' in Gaziantep, Turkey (dailystar.co.uk)
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte railed against the United Nations on Sunday after it called for an end to the wave of killings unleashed by his war on drugs, saying he might leave the organization and invite China and others to form a new one. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
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Iraq hangs 36 IS jihadists for Camp Speicher massacr. Iraq has hanged 36 men convicted over the killing of up to 1,700 military recruits at a former US base in 2014.(bbc.com)
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Top US commander warns Russia, Syria: In the most direct public warning to Moscow and Damascus to date, the new US commander in Iraq and Syria is vowing to defend US special operations forces in northern Syria if regime warplanes and artillery again attack in areas where troops are located. (cnn.com)
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Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have recently uncovered a pyramid-shaped mausoleum that's over 3,000 years old, making it older than some of Egypt’s pyramids | The discovery was made in the Sary-Arka region near Karaganda, and the team says it was likely built for an ancient king or clan leader. (sciencealert.com)
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Child refugees ‘sexually abused by Italian men’ after being picked up while sleeping homeless in parks: Charities warn that countless child asylum seekers are being abused and exploited (independent.co.uk)
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Iraq executes 36 men convicted of Isis massacre that killed 1,700: Isis posted graphic video of soldiers being forced to lay down by trench before they were shot (independent.co.uk)
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Syria: US fighter jets scrambled to stop Syrian planes bombing special forces and allies in Hasakah. US special forces have been training Kurdish groups regarded as 'terrorists' by the regime. (belfasttelegraph.co.uk)
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Singapore's Prime Minister collapses half-way through televised National Address (channelnewsasia.com)
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Businesses with Chinese connections gave Australia's major parties more than $5.5 million between 2013-15, making them easily largest source of foreign-linked donations. An ABC investigation of public declarations and company information shows some have strong ties with state organisations in China. (abc.net.au)
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Filipino President Duterte threatens to leave 'inutile' United Nations and claims: 'I don't give a shit to them' (gmanetwork.com)
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Police recommend Ryan Lochte and James Feigen be indicted on charges of false reporting of a crime (dailymail.co.uk)
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North Korea Calls London Diplomat Who Defected 'Human Scum'. The defection of Thae Yong Ho, who was North Korea's deputy ambassador in London, was announced by the South on Wednesday. (news.sky.com)
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Australia Marks 50 Years Since Historic Indigenous Walk Off. The walk off in a white run cattle station in the remote town of Kalkarindji was a protest against poor living and working conditions for Indigenous Australians. (telesurtv.net)
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