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Twitter Lights Up After 'Too Embarrassing to Watch' Trump-Merkel Press Conference - President Donald Trump slipped up and called the U.S. a "company," ignored German Chancellor Angela Merkel's request for a handshake, and called a German press outlet "fake news" (commondreams.org)
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Donald Trump's budget director calls efforts to combat climate change 'waste of money' (independent.co.uk)
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Update: White House DeniesUS makes formal apology to Britain over GCHQ spy claims. Intelligence sources say both Mr Spicer and General McMaster, the US National Security Adviser, have apologised over the claims. (telegraph.co.uk)
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Iran's 'exemplary' refugee resettlement efforts praised by UN | Iran has sheltered approximately three million Afghans for almost four decades, a success story international officials say is ‘not told enough’ (independent.co.uk)
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Former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort wanted for questioning in Ukraine corruption case (cnn.com)
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The Trump administration is crafting a big new arms package for Taiwan that could include advanced rocket systems and anti-ship missiles to defend against China, U.S. officials said, a deal sure to anger Beijing. (reuters.com)
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The Japanese government has held its first-ever evacuation drill to protect its citizens in case a ballistic missile is launched toward Japan. (abcnews.go.com)
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More than 1,100 complaints of child sexual abuse have been made against the Anglican Church of Australia, a royal commission inquiry has heard. (bbc.com)
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Researchers in China have developed Graphene solar panels that can generate electricity from raindrops. The solar panels with a respectable 6.53 percent solar-to-electric conversion efficiency allows generation of power during periods of clouds and rain. (digitaljournal.com)
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Turkish opposition TV starts broadcasts from Germany -- The channel hopes to highlight anti-democratic practices in Turkey. (dw.com)
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Priebus, White House Chief of Staff, broke White House rules by talking directly with FBI (politico.com)
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