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World News on Oct. 27th, 2016

October 27, 2016

VietPress USA (Oct. 27th, 2016):

Russia to destroy all of its chemical weapons by end of 2017 - "As a signatory of the international Chemical Weapons Convention, Russia already has destroyed about 93 percent of its chemical weapons" (newsinfo.inquirer.net)
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Legal Weed sales in Canada expected to surpass alcohol (thestar.com)
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The U.K. economy grew 2.3% in the third quarter, confounding forecasts that it would slump after the Brexit vote (money.cnn.com)
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St. Petersburg 'Troll Factory' Attacked With Molotov Cocktails: The offices at 55 Savushkina Street are known for housing an office in which young people are paid to write comments in support of the Kremlin on a variety of social media platforms (themoscowtimes.com)
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A report suggestsWorld wildlife 'falls by 58% in 40 years' (bbc.com)
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Oil drilling underway beneath Ecuador's Yasuní national park | “The government has not allowed any independent monitoring by scientists, journalists, or civil society. The well site is militarised, and aerial flyovers and images are prohibited,” Kevin Koenig (theguardian.com)
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Pakistan set to execute severely mentally ill man (independent.co.uk)
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Three Chinese officials detained after stuffing cotton into air quality monitor to alter data (hongkongfp.com)
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Great Barrier Reef life under threat as coral continues to die six months after mass bleaching (independent.co.uk)
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Hamburg gang rape teenagers' suspended sentences spark anger: Tens of thousands of Germans have signed a petition demanding a group of teenagers are jailed for a brutal rape. (bbc.com)
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Turkey shutdowns internet for the Eastern and Southeastern Region after the arrest of Kurdish politician (turkeyblocks.org)
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Japan's Prince Mikasa, oldest imperial family member, dies at 100 (reuters.com)
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Whistleblower Edward Snowden warned a group of European reporters Wednesday that in the era of mass surveillance, journalists are increasingly a threatened class. (commondreams.org)
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Second, stronger earthquake (M6.3) strikes Italy following M5.5 (timesofmalta.com)
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Gibraltar votes unanimously to legalise same-sex marriage (pinknews.co.uk)
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President Vladimir Putin vows 'Russia doesn't want to attack Europe' (mirror.co.uk)
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US charging 61 people in call center scam based in India (cnbc.com)
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U.S. and Britain Pledge to Send Planes, Troops and Tanks to Eastern Europe (time.com)
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ISIS Financer Goes Missing with Millions of Dollars (basnews.com)
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Iran's top Quran reciter to face court over child rapes, "threatened to leak the names of 100 of Iran’s high profile officials also implicated in raping and molesting children" (english.alarabiya.net)
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China 'fake sanitary pads' scam sparks health concerns (bbc.com)
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Calling foul: Encryption service ProtonMail accuses Google of burying its search results (digitaltrends.com)
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Poland's militias 'ready for anything' amid rising tensions with Russia (edition.cnn.com)
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US Must 'Come Clean' About Civilian Carnage in Syria: Amnesty International (commondreams.org)
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London: Germans told 'don't speak German in public after Brexit vote' (standard.co.uk)
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