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October 15, 2016

VietPress USA (Oct. 15th, 2016):

The first elephant sanctuary in Latin America has opened in Brazil to provide a home for an estimated 50 circus animals from across the region (bbc.com)
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Doctors Without Borders refused a donation of one million vaccine doses from Pfizer: The heart of the refusal—which could well imperil children who would have received those vaccines—is a principled stand against the extremely high cost of many vaccines.' (theatlantic.com)
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Greenland Is Very Mad About the Toxic Waste the US Left Buried Under Its Ice - Climate change threatens to melt the ice & expose chemicals & radioactive material. (motherboard.vice.com)
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Posting New Secret Trade Docs, Wikileaks Further Exposes Corporate Plot: 'TISA is the largest of the three deals, and... services that would be covered by the massive agreement comprise around 75% of the EU economy, 80% of the US economy and the majority of economies of most countries.' (commondreams.org)
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China: Last Tiananmen Square prisoner Miao Deshun to be released after 27 years (abc.net.au)
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Israeli human rights group urges UN to take action to end country’s ‘brutal occupation of Palestine’ (independent.co.uk)
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UN to declare Israel an 'occupying power' in Jerusalem (americanthinker.com)
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British households fail to recycle a 'staggering' 16m plastic bottles a day - Almost half of all plastic bottles used in the home end up in landfill sites, research shows, with huge impacts on marine life (theguardian.com)
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India, Russia agree missile sales, joint venture for helicopters (reuters.com)
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Terror suspect's brother: 'My reaction as an Arab is revenge' (dw.com)
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Egyptian army kills over 100 ISIS militants in response to deadly terror attack (jpost.com)
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Kenyan farmers using honey bees to protect crops from elephants (abc.net.au)
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Angela Merkel: Germany to return Nigerian migrants (politico.eu)
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National push needed in Germany to deport migrants with no right to stay: Merkel (uk.reuters.com)
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ISIS thwarts revolt in Mosul, drowns 58 people ahead of expected liberation battle (iraqinews.com)
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New pictures show Great Barrier Reef is not repairing itself as it should (independent.co.uk)
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Scientists discover 100s of ancient footprints in Tanzania — Likely made by men, women, & children 19,000-10,000 yrs ago. Some were walking, some jogging. “For people who work in prehistory, it’s incredibly rare to get that kind of snapshot in time.” (news.nationalgeographic.com)
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US-led coalition provides Iraq with anti-aircraft system to fight ISIS drones (iraqinews.com)
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New Breakthrough Method Increases Yield And Quality Of Soybeans While Transforming Nitrogen From The Atmosphere (sciencenewsjournal.com)
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More than 150 countries have reached a deal described as "monumental" to phase out gases that are making global warming worse. (bbc.co.uk)
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Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza could contain two previously unknown "cavities" (deccanchronicle.com)
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Negotiators from 197 countries reached a historic agreement on Friday to reduce emissions of chemical refrigerants, a deal which climate experts say could reduce projected carbon emissions by as much as 88% over the course of the 21st century. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
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Cave art as much as 14,500 years old has been pronounced "the most spectacular and impressive" ever discovered on the Iberian peninsula. (bbc.com)
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27 years later, China to release the final prisoner from Tiananmen Square protests (stuff.co.nz)
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India and Russia sign energy, defense deals worth billions (reuters.com)
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