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World News on Sept. 21st, 2016
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
VietPress USA (Sept. 21st, 2016):
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375 top scientists warn of 'real, serious, immediate' climate threat: 375 National Academy of Sciences members sign an open letter expressing frustration at political inaction on climate change (theguardian.com)
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Antibiotics: World leaders sign groundbreaking UN declaration to tackle 'biggest global health threat' | If antibiotics lose their effectiveness then key medical procedures – including gut surgery, caesarean sections, joint replacements and chemotherapy – could become too dangerous to perform (independent.co.uk)
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Someone Is Putting Malicious USB Sticks in Australian Mailboxes: “The USB drives are believed to be extremely harmful and members of the public are urged to avoid plugging them into their computers or other devices,” the announcement from the Victoria Police reads. (motherboard.vice.com)
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Muslim schoolboys who refused to shake hands with female teachers lose appeal: Case at school near Basel sparks fierce debate across Switzerland (independent.co.uk)
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Muslim migrant boat captain who 'threw six Christians to their deaths from his vessel because of their religion' goes on trial for murder (dailymail.co.uk)
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Burger King and KFC called out for lagging behind on antibiotic-free meat: A new report grades fast food chains on their efforts to curb the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which kills 700,000 people worldwide each year (theguardian.com)
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"Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi had some fighting words for German leader Angela Merkel: Your obsession with austerity is strangling Europe and your country is the only one profiting." (bloomberg.com)
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Missing Russian beauty queen, 17, ‘sold virginity for £8,000 and is now working in Dubai as an escort’ (thesun.co.uk)
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Women entitled to end pregnancy regardless of reason: Indian Bombay High Court (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
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Earth roasts through hottest summer ever recorded | "It is plausible that this summer was the warmest in thousands of years, perhaps even longer," said meteorologist Michael Mann of Penn State University. (usatoday.com)
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Philippine prosecutors want death penalty restored for Australian Peter Scully | The 52-year-old from Melbourne is accused of masterminding a worldwide criminal network, producing and selling videos online showing child sex abuse and torture. He has pleaded not guilty in a Philippine court. (theguardian.com)
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Telstra's first trial of 5G mobile reached 20 gigabits/sec, enough to download 600 high-quality movies a minute. (theage.com.au)
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9/11 Families Protest at White House, Ask Obama to Sign Bill Allowing Them to Sue Saudi Arabia (usnews.com)
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Teachers at Christian fundamentalist schools in Britain allegedly performed exorcisms on pupils, beat children in religious rituals and “groomed” girls for marriage, according to former students who say they have decided to speak out now after years of suffering in silence. (independent.co.uk)
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