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February 22, 2017

VietPress USA (Feb. 22nd, 2017):

Astronomers Find 7 Earth-Sized Planets Around A Nearby Star (npr.org)
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North Korea demands Malaysia stop investigating Kim Jong-nam death (theguardian.com)
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US Scientists: Refusing Vaccines Puts Everyone’s Health at Risk (voanews.com)
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Worst-ever coral bleaching event goes into unprecedented 4th year: Sea surface temperatures are so high that Australia divers are already reporting new bleaching in the part of the Great Barrier Reef where last yr 1/2 of corals died. (newscientist.com)
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CIA Cables Detail Its New Deputy Director’s Role in Torture: Gina Haspel, President Trump’s choice for the CIA’s number two position, was more deeply involved in the torture of Abu Zubaydah than has been publicly understood, according to newly available records and accounts by participants (propublica.org)
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Sweden’s official Twitter account debunks Donald Trump claims line by line (independent.co.uk)
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Among other nationsDonald Trump has made the world a 'darker, unstable place', says Amnesty International (independent.co.uk)
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The German state of Bavaria has announced plans to ban the full-face veil in government workplaces, schools, universities and while driving. (bbc.co.uk)
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Mexico will not accept Trump's immigration plans, says foreign minister (theguardian.com)
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The personal assistant of French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen was charged Wednesday in a deepening scandal over "fake jobs" at the European Parliament (france24.com)
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Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage in South Africa attacked, baby rhino/s killed, care-givers savagely beaten and a young woman sexually assaulted.(africageographic.com)
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Personalities can transform almost beyond recognition over a lifetime, study finds (abc.net.au)
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$1.8 Billion Of India’s Coal Tax Invested In Renewable Energy So Far (cleantechnica.com)
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Germany's far-right AfD sees worst poll results since 2015 (thelocal.de)
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An iron gate bearing the infamous slogan "Arbeit macht frei" ("Work will set you free") has been returned to Dachau, the former Nazi death camp, after it was stolen two years ago. The gate, which weighs 100kg (15 stone) was reported missing in November 2014. (bbc.com)
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Mexico's sugar tax leads to fall in consumption for second year running (theguardian.com)
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Azerbaijan's Leader Just Appointed His Wife as His Vice President (time.com)
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Kuwaiti hospital ‘will refuse to treat migrant labourers’. First new public hospital in more than three decades will not treat Gulf state’s huge foreign-born worker population in latest step targeting foreigners (independent.co.uk)
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7,000 Railway Stations In India To Go Solar (cleantechnica.com)
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Geert Wilders: Far-right Dutch PM frontrunner says 'Islam and freedom are not compatible' (independent.co.uk)
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Donald Trump's claims his team had no contact with Russia during campaign contradicted by Moscow officials (independent.co.uk)
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2024 Olympics: Budapest to drop bid to host Games (bbc.co.uk)
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Trudeau defends move to give U.S. agents more powers in Canada (reuters.com)
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Russia to build Reichstag model for youths to storm at park (apnews.com)
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NZ Govt plans to make 90% of NZ waterways swimmable by 2040, adjusts definition of swimmable from 260 parts of E coli per 100ml of water to 540 (radionz.co.nz)
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