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Wednesday, October 18, 2017

World News on Oct. 18th, 2017

By: vietpressusa October 18, 2017

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Xi Jinping to China: “Any harm we inflict on nature will eventually return to haunt us” (qz.com)
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The man who killed more than 300 people with a truck bomb in the centre of Mogadishu on Saturday was a former soldier in Somalia’s army whose home town was raided by local troops and US special forces two months ago in a controversial operation in which 10 civilians were killed (theguardian.com)
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Iranian leader urges Europe to defy 'mentally retarded' Donald Trump over nuclear pact (irishexaminer.com)
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The world's first floating wind farm has started delivering electricity to the Scottish grid. (bbc.com)
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President Donald Trump took credit for the fact that ISIS is in retreat during an interview Tuesday, claiming that ISIS wasn't on the run before because "you didn't have Trump as your president." (cnn.com)
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Switzerland allegedly sent one of its spies to Germany to find out who kept leaking secret banking data to tax authorities. He spent four years digging into tax investigators and planting a mole before he was caught. (dw.com)
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A North Korean defector says the regime is crippled by sanctions and won't last a year. (businessinsider.com)
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Observation data collected by Japan’s lunar orbiter Kaguya has shown that a cave stretching some 50 km (over 30 miles) exists on the moon that could provide shelter for astronauts in the future, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Wednesday. (japantimes.co.jp)
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UKNeo-Nazi and National Front organiser quits movement, comes out as gay, opens up about Jewish heritage (channel4.com)
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Special counsel Robert Mueller has interviewed a cybersecurity expert who claims he was "recruited to collude with the Russians" in the 2016 election (thehill.com)
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After a Half-Century, Tigers May Return to Kazakhstan (ecowatch.com)
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Rohingya crisis: Amnesty accuses Myanmar of crimes against humanity (theguardian.com)
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US judge blocks latest Trump travel restrictions to the US from eight countries (cnbc.com)
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Africa's elite are plundering their countries: A new report based on the Panama Papers reveals how Africa's politicians, generals and business leaders are systematically siphoning off billions of dollars and parking the money offshore. (dw.com)
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EU calls on Israel to stop plans for new West Bank settlements (english.alarabiya.net)
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Blood transfusions from women who have been pregnant may be lethal to men, study suggests: '...antibodies acquired by women during pregnancy to protect the baby may trigger reactions in men which could prove fatal.' (telegraph.co.uk)
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British intelligence agencies Mi5 Mi6 and GCHQ have been collecting and sharing social media data of millions of people with “no legitimate intelligence interest,” circumventing The Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office (IPCO), the body that oversees the activities of the GCHQ (ibtimes.co.uk)
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Maltese journalist's son says she was murdered for exposing corruption (reuters.com)
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FBI uncovered Russian bribery plot before Obama administration approved controversial nuclear deal with Moscow (thehill.com)
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The US knew people were being "delivered for slaughter" during a political purge in Indonesia during the 1960s, declassified documents reveal. (bbc.co.uk)
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Viking textile did not feature word 'Allah'. Medieval Islamic art and archaeology professor Stephennie Mulder disputes the findings, saying the inscription has 'no Arabic at all' (independent.co.uk)
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Xi’s Speech Had 89 Mentions of the ‘Environment,’ Just 70 of the ‘Economy' (bloomberg.com)
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Chinese President says it was time for his nation to transform itself into “a mighty force” that could lead the world on political, economic, military and environmental issues. (theguardian.com)
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Quebec has become the first jurisdiction in North America to institute a so-called “burqua ban,” prohibiting government employees and any citizen using public services from wearing a face veil. (news.vice.com)
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BBC News: Pre-sex HIV drug 'no-brainer' for NHS (bbc.co.uk)
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