VietPress USA (Dec. 27th, 2016):
First female Afghan air force pilot asks US for asylum -- Capt. Rahmani said it's no longer safe for her to live in Afghanistan. Her attorney, Kimberly Motley, said her client has received numerous threats from insurgents and condemnation from government officials (cnn.com)
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Kim Jong Un bans Christmas, orders North Koreans to celebrate his grandmother instead. (foxnews.com)
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'We remain unfazed' by the vote: Israel says it will continue building settlements in defiance of UN resolution (businessinsider.com)
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Gunmen kidnap Iraqi female journalist who has campaigned against widespread corruption in the country. (bbc.com)
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Philippine drug war nets 1 million people who have surrendered, been arrested or killed (sbs.com.au)
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At least 26 people have died and dozens have been left seriously ill after drinking toxic alcohol over Christmas in Punjab in Pakistan (bbc.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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UK psychologists slam study saying poverty does not make people unhappy: Labour peer slammed over happiness study that says poverty not as important as failed relationships Research by LSE economist accused of "letting austerity off the hook" (independent.co.uk)
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China Is Going to Start Imposing Punitive Taxes on Heavy Polluters - China has passed a landmark environmental protection law that will hit land, water, and air polluters with penalty taxes when it comes into effect in January 2018. (fortune.com)
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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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North Korea is planning a 'prime time' nuclear weapons push in 2017, a top defector says (businessinsider.com)
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Former Argentina president Cristina Fernandez charged with corruption; $880m assets frozen (afr.com)
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Mass graves, booby traps found as Russians, Syrians sweep Aleppo ‹ Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Monday that its troops had found mass graves in Syria’s Aleppo with bodies showing signs of torture and mutilation. (japantoday.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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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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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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Japan ministry to make it easier to shame companies with excessive overtime - Responding to the suicide of a worker at the Dentsu advertising on Christmas last year, the labor ministry will bolster regulations covering illegal overtime by making it easier to publicize the names of errant companies. (japantimes.co.jp)
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