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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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First-ever fossilised dinosaur brain discovered in Sussex, UK after 133 million years (independent.co.uk)
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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 Rasputinesque mystery woman and a cultish religion could take down South Korea’s president (qz.com)
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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)
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