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World News on Oct. 28th, 2016

Friday, October 28, 2016

 VietPress USA (Oct. 28th, 2016):


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Uber drivers in the UK have won an employment tribunal case which ruled they are workers rather than self-employed. This means they are entitled to Holiday Pay and a minimum wage (bbc.co.uk)
submitted  by BatMunki
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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused American politicians of whipping up hysteria about a mythical Russian threat as a ploy to distract voters from their own failings in the run-up to the U.S. presidential election. (reuters.com)
submitted  by madam1
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Payback? Russia gets hacked, revealing top Putin aide's secrets (nbcnews.com)
submitted  by york100
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Cuban lung cancer 'vaccine' gets FDA trial go-ahead (cbc.ca)
submitted  by bob21doh
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In Germany, Syrians find mosques too conservative (uk.reuters.com)
submitted  by ManiaforBeatles
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9th century library in Morocco goes digital to reach wider audience - The al-Qarawiyyin library in the former capital Fez is widely believed to be the oldest in the world & is home to some of the rarest & most unique manuscripts. (reuters.com)
submitted  by anutensil
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Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal doomed, ex-PM Brian Mulroney predicts (cbc.ca)
submitted  by CarrollQuigley
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Philippine mayor, nine bodyguards killed in police shoot-out • A Philippine mayor accused of drug trafficking was killed along with nine bodyguards in a shoot-out with police Friday, authorities said, hours after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to intensify his crackdown on crime. (france24.com)
submitted  by EightRoundsRapid
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Hacker-founded Pirate Party could win Iceland election (usatoday.com)
submitted  by promaximus
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Legal Weed sales in Canada expected to surpass alcohol (thestar.com)
submitted  by alpha69
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Massive marine park declared in Antarctic Ocean -- The sanctuary will cover more than 12 percent of the Southern Ocean, which is home to more than 10,000 species including most of the world's penguins, whales, seabirds, colossal squid and Antarctic tooth fish (aljazeera.com)
submitted  by mepper
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Palestinian Authority names school after planner of Munich Olympics massacre (thetower.org)
submitted  by itailitai
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World Anti-Doping Agency Report Reveals ‘Serious Failings’ at Rio 2016 Olympics - Many athletes were not tested simply because they could not be located(time.com)
submitted  by anutensil
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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)
submitted  by Short_Term_Account
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Russia's Dilapidated Aircraft Carrier Keeps Getting Banned From Ports (popularmechanics.com)
submitted  by hasan_raza
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Brazil plans to waive visas for visitors from US, Japan, Canada and Australia. (reuters.com)
submitted  by righteousrainy
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Indian-Origin Bus Driver Burnt Alive By Passenger As Terrified Passengers Watch (ndtv.com)
submitted  by Abzone7n
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Denmark's queen: Living here doesn't make you Danish (thelocal.dk)
submitted  by bob21doh
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First-ever fossilised dinosaur brain discovered in Sussex, UK after 133 million years (independent.co.uk)
submitted  by maxwellhill
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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)
submitted  by occupythekremlin
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A Rasputinesque mystery woman and a cultish religion could take down South Korea’s president (qz.com)
submitted  by alphanumericsprawl
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President Vladimir Putin vows 'Russia doesn't want to attack Europe' (mirror.co.uk)
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Islamic State kills 232 and abducts 8,000 families near Mosul (news.sky.com)
submitted  by Farhat414
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Taiwan could become first Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage following suicide of prominent gay professor: Professor Jacques Picoux killed himself after he realised he had no right to home he had shared with partner for nearly 40 years, friends say (independent.co.uk)
submitted  by maxwellhill
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Philippine Mayor Accused of Drug Links by Duterte Is Killed by Police (aljazeera.com)
submitted  by robsbob18
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