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Thursday, November 24, 2016
VietPress USA ( Nov. 24th, 2016):
Entire internet history of UK citizens to be viewable by government bodies including police, tax agencies, pensions body, and Food Standards Agency within weeks(belfasttelegraph.co.uk)
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47 of the world's poorest countries are aiming to hit 100% renewable energy - "The idea is ... to skip from pre-industrialisation to renewables, avoiding the 'messy part' in the middle where a need for more energy to support economic growth spurs fossil fuel use to dangerously high levels." (sciencealert.com)
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Update: Attacker EscapedGunman takes hostages at retirement home for monks in Montpellier, France (express.co.uk)
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Billionaire founder of Corona beer makes entire Spanish village millionaires in his will (ibtimes.co.uk)
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'This is no longer amusing:' EU officials have lost patience with Boris Johnson (uk.businessinsider.com)
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New dominant ant species discovered in Ethiopia shows potential for global invasion (youthhealthmag.com)
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Israel thanks Turkey for its offer to help extinguish fire- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted the Turkish government's offer to provide assistance in extinguishing country-wide bush fires, and thanked Turkey, reports said on Thursday. (dailysabah.com)
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Turkey sends planes to help Israel extinguish wildfires. Six countries send aircraft to help Israel put out wildfires that have broken out across country (aa.com.tr)
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Under new UK Investigatory Powers Bill everyone can see your internet history including the taxman, Department of Work and Pensions, Food Standards Agency and the NHS. (independent.co.uk)
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Elephant Refugees Flee to Last Stronghold in Africa - A national park in Botswana is struggling to support the staggering number of animals fleeing from poaching in other countries. (news.nationalgeographic.com)
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Iraqi forces cut off Islamic State’s last supply line to Mosul, setting stage for bloody end game (scmp.com)
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Students have seized control of hundreds of schools across Brazil in a widespread rebellion against government budget cuts (blink.htcsense.com)
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Scotland's first village for homeless people is to be built in Edinburgh next year. Social Bite said 10 homes would be built in Granton to provide a low cost, safe environment for up to 20 people. The social enterprise said it wanted to create a model to end the "vicious cycle" of homelessness. (bbc.com)
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Paleontologist excavates largest marine reptile fossil ever discovered - Embedded in the remote wilderness of British Columbia, the 75-ft-long fossil with an18-ft-skull turns out to be a new species of ichthyosaur. It looks part dolphin, shark, & whale. (news.nationalgeographic.com)
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Astronomers have traced the source of the most powerful radio signal ever received from space - "Scientists have observed the most powerful fast radio burst (FRB) ever – an intensely brilliant burst of radiation emanating from outside our own Milky Way galaxy." (sciencealert.com)
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