VietPress USA (Dec. 13th, 2016):
Canada should allow people aged 18 and up to buy recreational marijuana through a wide range of retail options, according to a government-commissioned report that lays out groundwork for legalizing the drug. (bloomberg.com)
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German DM’s Attire in Saudi Arabia Sparks Controversy - A few days after the German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a ban on the burqa, her minister of defence has refused to wear the hijab or the abaya on an official visit to Saudi Arabia. (ifpnews.com)
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The new king of Thailand will pardon up to 150,000 prisoners in an unprecedented display of mercy, including some inmates jailed for insulting the royal family. (independent.co.uk)
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Norway reaches rare milestone of 100,000 all-electric vehicles on the roads, wants 400,000 by 2020 (electrek.co)
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Leaked BP report reveals serious near-miss accidents. Costly failures show ‘urgent attention’ needed to improve how oil giant manages crucial engineering data at plants (theguardian.com)
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Make heroin available on prescription, official UK drug advisers say. Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs also suggests supervised injecting rooms to combat rising number of drug deaths (theguardian.com)
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Cologne to deploy 1,500 officers on NYE to prevent repeat of last year’s mass sexual assaults (rt.com)
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President Duterte insists he is not the killer his critics portray him to be: "They say there have been a lot of killings, executions and extrajudicial killings. You want these to end? It’s simple. You drug users should stop" (philstar.com)
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The world's largest wild reindeer herd has fallen by 40% since 2000, scientists have warned. They say that the animals, which live in the Taimyr Peninsula in the northernmost tip of Russia, are being affected by rising temperatures and human activity (bbc.com)
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns of "atrocities" taking place in besieged Aleppo in recent hours (bbc.com)
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€10bn European SatNav System 'Galileo' Set to Be Activated Tomorrow: Free service worldwide, availability on smartphones and navigation boxes fitted with compatible chips - devices might only need a software update; expected to be fully operational in 2020, providing unprecedented accuracy (taipeitimes.com)
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Qatar is ending its labour sponsorship system that forces foreign workers to seek their employer's permission to change jobs or leave the country. It says a new contract-based law will replace the "kafala" system, ensuring greater flexibility and protection. (bbc.co.uk)
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Government of Canada announces new comprehensive drug strategy - "The new Strategy will replace the existing National Anti-Drug Strategy with a more balanced approach. It restores harm reduction as a core pillar of Canada’s drug policy, alongside prevention, treatment and enforcement..." (news.gc.ca)
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