VietPress USA (Sept. 24th, 2016):
The UN just declared antibiotic resistance “the greatest and most urgent global risk". (news.nationalgeographic.com)
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Canadian town steams over Nestlé bid to control local spring water well. Activists in Centre Wellington plan to block Ontario pump tests after bottled-water makers overtook community’s attempt to secure long-term water source (theguardian.com)
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It's almost impossible to get an abortion in Ireland — but that could change soon: 1000s of Irish women each yr must travel outside the country — most to the UK — for an abortion. 1000s expected to gather in cities around world today to protest in favor of abortion rights for Irish women. (news.vice.com)
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In Japan, hundreds of thousands of young people are refusing to leave their homes: According to a survey released by the government of Japan this month, more than half a million young people have recoiled from society to lead reclusive lives (qz.com)
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Prostitutes as young as 16 who were taken to Ibiza for the tourist sex trade then beaten with brooms and sticks if they didn't bring in €1,000 a day are rescued by police(dailymail.co.uk)
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Canada Is Building a Trail That Measures Almost 15,000 Miles: In 2017, the world’s longest trail will finally be complete (smithsonianmag.com)
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Dunkin' Donuts is still serving coffee in Styrofoam cups 6 years after saying it would stop (finance.yahoo.com)
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Thousands of protestors marched in Dublin, and Irish expatriates joined in demonstrations around the world on Saturday, to put pressure on the Irish government to hold a referendum to repeal restrictive abortion laws (reuters.com)
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"Guam Gov. Eddie Calvo said Friday [23 September 2016] he signed a bill that would lift the statute of limitations on child sex abuse charges for civil cases, a move that [Roman] Catholic leaders say could bankrupt the church in the largely [Roman] Catholic U.S. territory." (usnews.com)
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New DNA Analysis Shows Aboriginal Australians Are the World's Oldest Society: The group was the first to split after a single wave of migration out of Africa took place between 51,000 and 72,000 years ago, study shows (smithsonianmag.com)
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Norway's wolf cull pits sheep farmers against conservationists. Norway’s recent decision to destroy 70% of its tiny endangered population of wolves shocked conservationists worldwide and saw 35,000 sign a local petition. But in a region dominated by sheep farming support for the cull runs deep (theguardian.com)
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Australia Is Drifting So Fast GPS Can't Keep Up: A significant correction must be made by the end of the year for navigation technology to keep working smoothly. (news.nationalgeographic.com)
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Mysterious Chinese skeletons in ancient London cemetery shed new light on Roman Empire (ibtimes.co.uk)
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The planet could pass the critical 1.5°C global temperature threshold in a decade—and is already two-thirds of the way to hit that warming limit, climate scientists warn (commondreams.org)
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Confirmed : Russian Bomb Remains Recovered from Syrian Red Crescent Aid Convoy Attack - bellingcat (bellingcat.com)
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Human remains found in hobbit cave: Ancient teeth make Homo sapiens the lead suspect in the extinction of Homo floresiensis. Teeth are slightly younger than known hobbit remains, which strengthens case humans were responsible for the species’ demise. (nature.com)
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Resistance Radio DJ's broadcast into Iraq city Mosul (pop 2mil), controlled by ISIS insurgency. Mosul citizens call in expressing grievances concerning daily life under ISIS rule.(aljazeera.com)
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