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September 05, 2016

VietPress USA (August 5th, 2016):

Obama cancels meeting with new Philippine President Duterte (townhall.com)
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Mexico considers Bill to revoke treaties if Trump wins election (irishtimes.com)
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned President Barack Obama not to question him about extrajudicial killings, or "son of a bitch I will swear at you" when they meet in Laos during a regional summit. (bigstory.ap.org)
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Philippines president calls Barack Obama 'son of a whore' (theguardian.com)
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Comet landerPhilae found! (esa.int)
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Screens go blank as Hong Kong election news censored in China (hongkongfp.com)
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Kiwis want to ditch the Queen as their head of state in favour of a New Zealander, new poll reveals (dailymail.co.uk)
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Soaring ocean temperature is 'greatest hidden challenge of our generation': IUCN report warns that ‘truly staggering’ rate of warming is changing the behaviour of marine species, reducing fishing zones and spreading disease (theguardian.com)
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Over 3m Saudi Women Don’t Have ID Cards; Saudi Grand Mufti says portraying the face is forbidden for women, and thus they cannot have ID cards with photos (ifpnews.com)
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The giant panda is no longer an endangered species, following decades of work by conservationists to save it. The official status of the much-loved animal has been changed from "endangered" to "vulnerable" because of a population rebound in China. (bbc.com)
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'38 feared dead and 50 injured' after twin explosions rock major Russian naval base (dailystar.co.uk)
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Five women wearing the Islamic headscarf have been prevented from entering a nursery school in Corsica by other parents, local media report. (bbc.com)
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Poll: Fewer Swedes want to help asylum seekers - A new survey suggests that Swedish attitudes to asylum seekers have changed, with fewer willing to help by donating money and clothes compared to 2015, and three out of five Swedes now saying fewer asylum seekers should be allowed into the country. (thelocal.se)
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A new generation of pro-democracy activists has won seats on Hong Kong's Legislative Council. The young leaders want greater autonomy and changes to the way Hong Kong is governed by China. Voter turnout reached a record high of 58%. (bbc.com)
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In first, Germany admits PA is likely paying terrorists’ families (timesofisrael.com)
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Angry French truckers strike over migrant threat (politico.eu)
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Obama set to be first US president to visit to Laos, will pledge millions in aid to removed unexploded bombs from Vietnam War (bigstory.ap.org)
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The last independent polling group in Russia has just been named a "foreign agent", effectively censoring the group (bbc.com)
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Britain is now the second biggest arms dealer in the world (independent.co.uk)
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UN human rights chief condemns Western 'demagogues' (bbc.com)
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Iran Leader’s Message to Muslim World: Muslims Must Understand Blasphemous, Faithless Nature of Saudi Rulers (ifpnews.com)
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Hundreds of migrants resisting deportation from Germany at the last minute - Some 35,000 deportations took place in Germany in the last 18 months. More than 600 were abandoned, however. Pro-free movement groups are offering information on how to successfully hinder a deportation. (dw.com)
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The legacy of the Vietnam War: US bombs are still littering fields and homes of Laos, Obama pledges help (dailymail.co.uk)
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North Korea fires three ballistic missiles into sea: South Korea (reuters.com)
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Saudi Arabia sentences man to 15 years and 1,500 lashes for smuggling drugs into prison using drone (independent.co.uk)
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