VietPress USA (Nov. 25th, 2016):
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Edward Snowden's bid to guarantee that he would not be extradited to the US if he visited Norway has been rejected by the Norwegian supreme court. (bbc.com)
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Top scientist who discovered Litvinenko poison 'stabbed himself to death with two knives' after trip to Russia (mirror.co.uk)
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A Russian human rights group has published a database containing personal information about nearly 40,000 members of the notorious security force that carried out Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s purges, shedding light on an ugly stretch of history the Kremlin would prefer to remain hidden. (independent.co.uk)
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Catholic Church Finally Apologizes for Its Role in the Deaths of Over 800K During Rwandan Genocide (atlantablackstar.com)
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Elon Musk Wins a $112-Million NASA Contract - The contract is for launching NASA’s “Surface Water and Ocean Topography vehicle,” or “SWOT.” (theverge.com)
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Chinese gov't saysChina's smog-sucking vacuum tower is actually working - " the air around the tower is in fact 55% cleaner than it was before" - " locals referred to his tower as a “clean air temple”" (inhabitat.com)
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UN official saysOnly 60 Years of Farming Left If Soil Degradation Continues (scientificamerican.com)
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Jerusalem’s Top Rabbi - ‘Homosexuality Punishable By Death': Outrage grows after top rabbi says the Torah demands death penalty for gays (patheos.com)
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Google is warning prominent journalists and professors that nation-sponsored hackers have recently targeted their accounts, according to reports delivered in the past 24 hours over social media (arstechnica.com)
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WikiLeaks releases 500 files from the United States embassy in Sana allegedly showing US arming and funding Yemeni forces, detailing military operations: "I look forward to building strong, fruitful, and mutually beneficial relations between our armed forces", said letters signed by US Colonel Rosin (ibtimes.co.uk)
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Japan issues advice on how to survive a nuclear attack as Russia deploys missile systems on islands claimed by Tokyo (dailymail.co.uk)
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Sunken Spanish Ship Is Found With Treasure Worth $1.5 Billion And Will Soon Be Set In A Museum (wonderfulpictures.org)
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North Korea Radio Broadcasts Cryptic Numbers, Likely To Be Coded Messages For Spies In South Korea, Report Says (ibtimes.com)
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China's Smog Free Tower fails to keep area around it smog free: Despite claims that it could purify 30,000 cubic meters of air an hour, the machine has failed to create a non-toxic air bubble around even itself (shanghaiist.com)
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Fidel Castro, Cuba's former president and leader of the Communist revolution, has died aged 90, state TV has announced. (bbc.com)
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