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Monday, January 02, 2017
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Kidney trafficking ring busted in Kathmandu: The culprits used to lure gullible Nepali people to travel to India with promise of employment opportunities and stripped their organ without their knowing (kathmandupost.ekantipur.com)
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US senators praise Ukrainian marines, slam Putin: ‘I admire the fact that you will fight for your homeland,’ Lindsey Graham tells Ukrainian soldiers. (politico.eu)
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French trial reveals vast wealth of Equatorial Guinean president's son Teodorin Obiang, accused of plundering $115m, owns luxury properties, yachts, cars – and Michael Jackson’s crystal glove (theguardian.com)
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Israeli officials back shoot-to-kill policy of Palestinian suspects, says Human Rights Watch (independent.co.uk)
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Uk House of Lords revolt over Government reforms to 'turn university world upside down' - Lords warn the new Higher Education and Research Bill could allow private companies to run institutions as businesses, driving a ‘marketisation’ of the sector (independent.co.uk)
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Cologne police defend use of racial profiling on New Year's Eve: In a bid to prevent a repeat of last year's sex attacks, state police focused on men of North African descent on New Year's Eve. Police Chief Jürgen Mathies has faced criticism for praising the sucess of the practice (dw.com)
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German police arrest Syrian refugee 'who asked ISIS for £150,000 to turn cars into suicide bombs he could drive into crowds of non-Muslims' (dailymail.co.uk)
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David Attenborough's Planet Earth II 'a disaster for wildlife', says rival producer - Springwatch star says programme is 'an escapist wildlife fantasy' that helps people pretend the destruction of the environment isn't happening (independent.co.uk)
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Sherwood Forest, fabled home of Robin Hood, faces fracking threat | The latest battleground for the future of fracking in Britain looks set to be Sherwood Forest, the legendary home of folk hero Robin Hood and now the target of a seismic survey by the chemical multinational Ineos.(scmp.com)
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