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World News on Dec. 16th, 2016
Friday, December 16, 2016
VietPress USA (Dec. 16th, 2016):
China's navy seizes unmanned US Navy vehicle in international waters of South China Sea (independent.co.uk)
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Saudi Arabia to 'inoculate' children against Westernisation, atheism and liberalism (independent.co.uk)
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In his final news conference of the year, President Barack Obama emphasized that Russia cannot change or significantly weaken the U.S., adding that Russia is a smaller and weaker country (cnbc.com)
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A 66-year-old albatross named Wisdom, first tagged in 1956 and believed to be the oldest known tracked bird in the wild, has returned with a mate to a large nesting colony on Midway Atoll to lay an egg. (digitaljournal.com)
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A new study found with 99% certainty that climate change is driving the retreat of glaciers. (livescience.com)
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'We’re living in the end of times': Starving Venezuelans giving away children to survive (independent.co.uk)
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12-year old boy tried to detonate nail bomb at German Christmas market in Ludwigshafen and planted another explosive device near the town hall a couple of days later (dw.com)
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Facebook to begin flagging fake news in response to mounting criticism. Disputed articles will be marked with the help of users and outside fact checkers amid widespread criticism that fake news influenced the US election (theguardian.com)
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Anti-feminist UK MP speaks against domestic violence bill for over an hour in bid to block it - Conservative MP says focus on violence against women but not men is 'discriminatory' (independent.co.uk)
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A 6-year-old Manila boy killed in his sleep is among the latest victims in the ongoing violence against suspected drug criminals in the Philippines. (edition.cnn.com)
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Virunga ranger killed by Mai Mai rebels while protecting gorillas: Patrick Muhayirwa was trapped in an ambush while patrolling to protect gorillas in Africa’s oldest national park (theguardian.com)
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Drug maker Actavis UK broke competition law by raising prices of hydrocortisone tablets by more than 12000 percent, Britain's competition watchdog said in a provisional ruling on Friday. Higher prices meant the tablets cost Britain's NHS about £70 million last year, up from about £522,000 previously (uk.reuters.com)
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Donald Trump's Israel ambassador is hardline pro-settler lawyer. David Friedman opposes two-state solution, backs undivided Jerusalem as capital and has acted for Trump’s failing hotels (theguardian.com)
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Japanese banks told the UK Chancellor they will begin moving operations to the EU within six months unless the Government can provide clarity on the UK’s access to the single market. (independent.co.uk)
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Deep-Sea Ghost Shark Filmed Alive In Ocean For 1st Time: The odd-looking fish, which sports a retractable sex organ on its head, was also spotted in the Northern Hemisphere for 1st time. “It’s almost a little comical. It'd come up, bounce its nose off the lens & swim around & come back.” (news.nationalgeographic.com)
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At least 15 people were detained in Moscow this week on Russia’s Constitution Day, for reading the Constitution aloud (khpg.org)
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