VietPress USA (Feb. 12th, 2017):
A man who sought asylum in the US more than two decades ago, graduated from the University at Buffalo and worked for the New York State Department of Transportation has just been elected president in his homeland of Somalia (buffalonews.com)
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Update: ReopenedHamburg Airport Evacuated: 50 passengers suffering breathing difficulties (express.co.uk)
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Saudi Arabia to issue licenses for women’s gyms this month. Licenses will not be issued for gyms that offer competitive activities, such as football, volleyball, basketball and tennis, Instead be on techniques that contribute to weight loss and fitness, such as swimming, running and bodybuilding. (arabnews.com)
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Mexican health advocates who campaigned against sugary drinks and junk foods reportedly targeted by Israeli-made spyware sold to the Mexican government. (i24news.tv)
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American airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Helmand province may have killed at least 18 civilians, mostly women and children, according to the UN and local sources. (theguardian.com)
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Venezuela now leads US asylum requests as crisis deepens - "Venezuelans for the first time led asylum requests to the United States as the country's middle class fled the crashing, oil-dependent economy." (bigstory.ap.org)
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More than 600 pilot whales have washed ashore New Zealand’s South Island over the past two days (theverge.com)
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Chinese parents cause gene testing boom as they try to discover young children's talents (telegraph.co.uk)
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Israel says Peru's fugitive former President Alejandro Toledo, wanted on corruption charges, will not be allowed to enter the country.(bbc.com)
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French media: prosecutors to start legal action against Francois Fillon | A French newspaper says presidential candidate Francois Fillon could be charged this week in the so-called fake-work affair. His campaign has been rocked by revelations his wife received hundreds of thousands of euros (dw.com)
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