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World News on Nov. 16th, 2016

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

 VietPress USA (Nov. 16th, 2016):


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Researchers And Politicians Slam The War On Drugs As A Failure - " over $100 billion is spent each year on trying to enforce prohibition, but with very little effect. In 2014, around one in 20 adults around the world are thought to have used some sort of illegal drug" (iflscience.com)
submitted  by Short_Term_Account
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China websites block searches for 'Fatty Kim the Third' (reuters.com)
submitted  by inewsjournal
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Cuba has pardoned 787 prisoners in response to Pope Francis's call for world leaders to show mercy to inmates, authorities said on Tuesday. (rte.ie)
submitted  by interestedin86
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Russia quits International Criminal Court (edition.cnn.com)
submitted  by dogryan100
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A Paris suicide bomber's mobile phone has been found underneath a pile of paperwork in a Belgian police station, many months after it went missin (bbc.com)
submitted  by bitoffreshair
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Gaddafi ‘gave Nicolas Sarkozy €50m for 2007 presidential campaign’ (theguardian.com)
submitted  by barnabe_oook
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UN committee votes to condemn Russian occupation of Crimea (newsinfo.inquirer.net)
submitted  by Blacomer
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Turkey's Erdogan could govern until 2029 under plans to change constitution (reuters.com)
submitted  by inewsjournal
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Over 80,000 reindeer have starved to death as Arctic sea ice retreats. This is the 2nd-lowest level of sea-ice cover on record in the Arctic & there is fear of another famine. (newscientist.com)
submitted  by judeharte
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A “nation-state” used Wikileaks to influence the US election, the head of the NSA says (qz.com)
submitted  by canausernamebetoolon
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China, Canada others moving ahead on Paris pact with or without U.S. (thespec.com)
submitted  by n0ahbody
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Ford going ahead with moving small car production to Mexico: CEO (reuters.com)
submitted  by bob21doh
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Google will soon ban fake news sites from using its ad network - Cutting off their revenue streams (theverge.com)
submitted  by anutensil
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U.S. warship diverts to help New Zealand quake evacuation (cbc.ca)
submitted  by bob21doh
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Scientists have rejuvenated old mice with the blood of human teenagers - "We see a rejuvenation effect" ... "Young human plasma improves cognition. Their memory was preserved." (sciencealert.com)
submitted  by Short_Term_Account
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Russia pulls out of International Criminal Court on Vladimir Putin's instructions because it 'is not independent' (independent.co.uk)
submitted  by jellycube
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British Medical Journal calls for legalisation of drugs Nick Clegg and Baroness Molly Meacher say the UK’s drug policy has been irrational for 55 years(independent.co.uk)
submitted  by Planetcapn
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75,000 children in Nigeria could starve to death within months, says UN (theguardian.com)
submitted  by CodDex
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Physicists just discovered a second state of liquid water (sciencealert.com)
submitted  by dustofoblivion123
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Facebook Is a Black Market For Vietnam’s Wildlife Traffickers - A year-long investigation revealed that Facebook has unwillingly become a safe haven for wildlife smugglers. (motherboard.vice.com)
submitted  by proctorberlin
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Top Isis commander calls Donald Trump a 'complete maniac' (independent.co.uk)
submitted  by maxwellhill
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CRISPR gene-editing tested in a person for the first time (nature.com)
submitted  by trot-trot
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Poland launches new 53,000 strong force to fight Russian invasion (dailystar.co.uk)
submitted  by kuba85
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World CO2 emissions stay flat for 3rd year, helped by China falls - ..."This could be the turning point we have hoped for" (news.trust.org)
submitted  by Short_Term_Account
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India's Strike Against Black Money Backfires In Form Of The Great Rupee Fall (bloomberg.com)
submitted  by hasan_raza

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