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World News on Aug. 20th, 2017

By: vietpressusa August 20, 2017

VietPress USA (Aug. 20th, 2017):

Elon Musk leads 116 experts calling for outright ban on killer robots - Open letter signed by Tesla chief and Google’s Mustafa Suleyman urges UN to block use of lethal autonomous weapons to prevent third age of war (theguardian.com)
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Two years after Ireland introduced some of the strictest laws in the world on lobbying transparency, the reforms are being held up as the gold standard for policymakers looking to shine a light on the often murky world of influence peddling. (politico.eu)
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A posse of Sydney drag queens have saved a man from being bashed by thugs (news.com.au)
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Abbas: I met Trump's envoys 20 times and still don't understand their peace plan (haaretz.com)
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Sweden is raising its military budget and reintroducing the draft amid Russia fears (businessinsider.com)
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Lebanese army raises Spanish flag on captured ISIS hilltop paying homage to Barcelona attack victims (lebarmy.gov.lb)
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North Korea receiving constant oil supply as China refuses to go all in on isolating rogue state (abc.net.au)
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China beats US in starting world's first meltdown-proof nuclear power plant (ibtimes.co.in)
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Relations with Turkey ‘can’t go on as before,’ says Germany (politico.eu)
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Israel Minister: Preserving Ties With Trump Bigger Priority Than Denouncing Neo-Nazis (huffingtonpost.com)
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Entertainer Jerry Lewis, one of Hollywood's most successful comedians, has died aged 91 (bbc.com)
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At least 461 confirmed dead in Sierra Leone mudslide (upi.com)
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Chinese Ship Found Carrying Endangered Species from Galapagos - It was carrying 300 metric tons of frozen marine species, with endangered fish & hammerhead sharks piled down below. The area forms the largest biomass of sharks in existence. (telesurtv.net)
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Iceland close to becoming first country where no Down's syndrome children are born (independent.co.uk)
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A German-Turkish writer who is a known critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been arrested in Spain. Dogan Akhanli, who has written extensively on human rights in Turkey, was detained at the request of Turkish authorities in the city of Granada. (bbc.com)
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Poll: 1 in 3 UK Jews considered emigrating over anti-Semitism (timesofisrael.com)
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7 Years OldBBC News: British boy killed in Barcelona attack (bbc.co.uk)
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Counter-protesters block 500 neo-Nazis from marching to the place where high-ranking Nazi official Rudolf Hess died 30 years ago (apnews.com)
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Australian courts order ISPs to block 59 pirate websites; Australians won't be able to access a total of 65 pirate websites via typical means. The online destinations they have to block include PrimeWire, MegaShare, Limetorrents, Project Free TV, Watch Series, PutLocker and GoMovies (engadget.com)
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100 gas tanks: Extremists in Spain planned massive attack (usatoday.com)
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North Korea Warns US-South Korea War Games Driving Toward 'Uncontrollable Nuclear War': The North called the planned joint military exercises "reckless" and said the U.S. is "lost in a fantasy" (commondreams.org)
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Austria joins Germany in condemning Erdogan interference (reuters.com)
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Tens of thousands protest in Hong Kong over jailing of democracy activists (reuters.com)
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Billionaire Paul Allen Finds Lost World War II Cruiser USS Indianapolis in the Philippine Sea (news.usni.org)
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The UK Catholic Church and local authorities have been criticised after trying to claim child sex abuse victims "consented" in a bid to avoid compensation payouts (telegraph.co.uk)
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