VietPress USA (Dec. 11th, 2016):
Erdogan's ruling AK Party submits bill to expand powers of presidency and abolish prime ministry in Turkey (aljazeera.com)
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Nasa and Stephen Hawking are working on a nano-starship that can travel 1/5th the speed of light: 'If successful, the ship, called “StarChip” could reach Earth’s closest star system, Alpha Centauri, in 20 years.' (independent.co.uk)
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Brexit: Britons will not accept being financially worse off by EU withdrawal, poll indicates (independent.co.uk)
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British neo-nazi group 'to be classed as terror organisation and banned' in unprecedented move (independent.co.uk)
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NATO officers from Turkey have turned into stateless asylum-seekers: The Erdogan regime is targeting its own NATO personnel, accusing high-ranking Turkish officers of being coup plotters, ordering them to return home (dw.com)
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Greenland’s Vast Ice Sheet Is Way Less Stable Than We Thought, And That’s Bad News For The World: Two new studies reveal just how dynamic — and potentially vulnerable to climate change — it actually is. (huffingtonpost.com)
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China halts North Korean coal imports - China announced Saturday that it was suspending coal imports from North Korea for three weeks, in line with the latest United Nations sanctions against the hermit state. (japantimes.co.jp)
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Kurdish TAK group claim attacks that killed at least 38 people near Istanbul's Vodafone Arena on Saturday (bbc.com)
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US Secretary of State John Kerry has been given the Legion d'Honneur, France's highest honour, with his French counterpart calling him "the most French of American officials". (france24.com)
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The President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, has used his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech to call for the world to "rethink" the war on drugs. (bbc.com)
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Women workers at emerald plant allege 'gestapo-style harassment' in naked security checks. Strip searches are routinely carried out to ensure staff do not steal valuable gems at Urals mine. (siberiantimes.com)
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WikiLeaks FBI investigation thwarted by Iceland as minister blocks framing attempt - Jonasson claimed he became wary of America's intentions: "Since they had not been authorised by the Icelandic authorities to carry out police work, I ordered that all cooperation with them be promptly terminated" (express.co.uk)
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Venezuela Orders Largest Bills Turned in Ahead of New Bank Notes. 100-bolivar bills must be out of circulation in 72 hours (bloomberg.com)
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India, Vietnam sign nuclear pact, three other agreements - Times of India (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
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