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World News on Oct. 24th, 2016

October 24, 2016

VietPress USA (Oct. 24th, 2016):


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Venezuelan Congress Declares That President Maduro Has Staged a Coup (time.com)
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Philippines senator calls for Duterte to face crimes against humanity inquiry (theguardian.com)
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The Russian embassy in the UK has mocked Europeans as “gay pigs”. (pinknews.co.uk)
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China is working on a new maglev train that can reach 600 km/h, going from Shanghai to Beijing in 2 hours (shanghaiist.com)
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Drug tunnel between U.S. and Mexico found inside Tijuana ice factory (theyucatantimes.com)
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Laws restricting refugees' rights in Sweden spark backlash as thousands take to the streets: ...child asylum seekers have to prove their age and refugees do not have permanent right to remain (independent.co.uk)
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French riot police have clashed with migrants just hours before the planned clearance of the 'jungle' refugee camp in Calais (news.sky.com)
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China wants to give all of its citizens a score – and their rating could affect every area of their lives: The Communist Party wants to encourage good behaviour by marking all its people using online data. Those who fall short will be denied basic freedoms like loans or travel (independent.co.uk)
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Snow Leopards Need Urgent Attention To Keep Them From Getting Killed Off For Good (immortal.org)
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Maritime archaeologists accidentally discover 40 ancient shipwrecks at the bottom of the Black Sea - Some of the ships discovered are 1000s of yrs old, dating to the Byzantine empire, while others are from the Ottoman. Hulls, masts, tillers, & rudders are all clearly discernible. (qz.com)
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Levels of CO2 in the atmosphere have surged past an important threshold and may not dip below it for "many generations". The 400 parts per million benchmark was broken globally in 2015, but according to the WMO, 2016 will likely be the first full year to exceed the mark. (bbc.com)
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"An artificial intelligence system has correctly predicted the outcomes of hundreds of cases heard at the European Court of Human Rights, researchers have claimed. The AI predicted the verdicts to an accuracy of 79%, according to the scientists involved." (bbc.com)
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ISIS executes 284 people including children in Mosul (iraqinews.com)
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Petrol cars allowed to exceed pollution limits by 50% under draft EU laws | Campaigners say that a simple €25 (£22) filter could drastically cut the pollution, but the Guardian has learned that car-makers have instead mounted a successful push for loopholes and legislative delay. (theguardian.com)
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French Senate Recommends Experimenting With Basic Income (basicincome.org)
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Philippine Senator Calls for Probe of Duterte's Drug War (time.com)
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Russia censors internet support site for LGBT teens (pinknews.co.uk)
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Calais migrants: France begins to clear 'Jungle' camp - BBC News (bbc.co.uk)
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Iceland’s Pirate Party Could Be on Course For an Electoral Victory (time.com)
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Oil prices fell early on Monday as Iraq said it wanted to be exempt from any deal by producer cartel OPEC to cut production to prop up the market, and as U.S. drillers stepped up work. (reuters.com)
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‘Horrific footage’ captured by whistleblower at turkey slaughter plant (thestar.com)
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Malta plane crash: At least five killed as aircraft carrying EU border officials goes down in Luqa (independent.co.uk)
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Chinese police detain person, who posted a video of violent protests in china, for spreading rumors of labor unrest (reuters.com)
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Japanese suicide pensioner blows himself up in park, injures three others (news.sitibe.com)
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Iraqi refugee who raped 10-year-old boy at swimming pool in Austria has sentence overturned by Supreme Court (independent.co.uk)
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