VietPress USA (Dec. 26th, 2016):
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Solar was the cheapest source of electricity in 2016, and it will further undercut fossil fuels in 2017 (qz.com)
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Diamond tycoon in India pays for more than 236 fatherless brides to get married in a mass wedding (dailymail.co.uk)
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Georgia’s Constitutional Court has struck down a law which sent many young people to prison for using marijuana. -- “The Constitutional Court found that the norms referring to the use of a small amount of marijuana, as well as its purchase, storage and production, are unconstitutional.”(dfwatch.net)
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Manufacturers sayFake rice confiscated in Nigeria was intended for display only, is more expensive than real rice. (scmp.com)
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Syrian man who filmed daughters before sending one of them for suicide bombing is killed in Damascus (ibtimes.co.in)
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Lawyers claimTurkish authorities have arrested the cafeteria manager for insulting the president after he said he would not serve tea to Tayyip Erdogan (reuters.com)
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Authorities in Saudi Arabia have used a viral party video to identify and arrest partygoers in the country (khaleejtimes.com)
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Hamas blasts Jews and Muslims dancing together at Hanukkah party in Bahrain, calls it a “disgraceful spectacle” (jpost.com)
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Scientists to send greetings to other worlds: After decades of fruitless scanning the skies for alien messages, scientists say it's time to try a basic rule of etiquette: Say "hello" first. (phys.org)
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All 2,349 reindeer killed in anthrax outbreak are replaced: Remote herders from 45 families get new animals to rebuild herds decimated by 'zombie' anthrax infection. 3 outbreaks of anthrax this summer in the Yamalo-Nenets region killed a boy, 1000s of reindeer, & several dogs.(siberiantimes.com)
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A French sailor just circled the globe solo in 49 days, breaking the previous record by over 8 days. (yachtingworld.com)
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India to build the world's tallest statue, will cost $530 million to build, twice the size of Statue of Liberty (mashable.com)
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Sister of Russian ambassador's assassin says her brother wasn't overly religious and was brainwashed after he went to police school(hurriyetdailynews.com)
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