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World News on Feb. 23rd, 2017
Thursday, February 23, 2017
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Five HIV patients left 'virus-free' with no need for daily drugs in early vaccine trials (independent.co.uk)
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Kim Jong-nam killed by chemical weapon, say Malaysian police - Investigators identify substance used to murder Kim Jong-un’s half-brother as VX nerve agent, decribed as a weapon of mass destruction by the UN (theguardian.com)
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Russian military admits significant cyber-war effort: Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Russian "information troops" were involved in "intelligent, effective propaganda" (bbc.com)
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Norwegian Air opens low-cost battle on transatlantic flights: Starting in June, European budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA will begin flying single-aisle planes nonstop from the US to Europe, with fares costing less than $100. (dw.com)
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Nearly 10 years after a "doomsday" seed vault opened on an Arctic island, some 50,000 new samples from seed collections around the world have been deposited in the world's largest repository built to safeguard against wars or natural disasters wiping out global food crops.(hosted.ap.org)
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Ireland passes law making it a crime to buy sex -- follows Canada, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Northern Ireland in introducing legislation designed to punish men who use prostitutes without criminalising those driven into prostitution. (yahoo.com)
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China will take ‘necessary measures’ in event of regime collapse in N Korea, says defence official (scmp.com)
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Danish man who burned Quran charged with blasphemy | A man who filmed himself burning the Quran has become the first person to be charged under Denmark's blasphemy law in 46 years. (thelocal.dk)
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