VietPress USA (Oct. 8th, 2016):
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UK Government no longer accepts advice from non-British academics on Brexit and restricts access to information, first British public university rejects contributions from leading academics with foreign citizenship (including dual citizenship); officials cite "security measures" as reason (theguardian.com)
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Final hearing for Christian woman facing execution for blasphemy in Pakistan: Asia Bibi has been awaiting execution since 2010 following a row in her village over a water bowl(independent.co.uk)
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India's highest-ranking economist just announced his support for universal basic income (businessinsider.com)
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Estonia said a Russian jet violated its airspace on Friday, hours after neighboring Finland said two similar planes passed over its territory as it prepared to sign a defense pact with the United States. (reuters.com)
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Syrian migrant helps capture ISIS terrorist who tortured him in his home country after spotting the Islamist in Germany (dailymail.co.uk)
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More Japanese women being forced into porn, report finds, as advocates call for stricter regulation (mobile.abc.net.au)
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Iceland has found nine senior bankers guilty for crimes relating to the economic meltdown in 2008: The Supreme Court in Reykjavik returned guilty verdicts for all nine defendants in the Kaupthing Bank market manipulation case, one of the biggest cases of its kind in Iceland's history. (independent.co.uk)
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A Canadian court has cleared the way for a labor lawsuit against Nevsun Resources by workers who claim they were forced to work for the company’s Bisha mine in Eritrea. The court’s ruling rejected efforts by the Vancouver-based mining company to get the case heard in Eritrea and not in Canada. (qz.com)
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