World News on Nov. 14, 2018

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A Japanese minister in charge of cyber security has provoked astonishment by admitting he has never used a computer in his professional life, and appearing confused by the concept of a USB drive.

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El Chapo trial: accountant exposes details of cartel's vast operations

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South African learners take a knee during Israeli national anthem

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Entire Channel Island could be evacuated after power company vows to cut off electricity amid pay row

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Facebook reportedly discredited critics by linking them to George Soros

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NASA wants Canadian boots on the moon as first step in deep space exploration | CBC News

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Trudeau says Canada to work with China on free trade deal

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Facebook reportedly discredited critics by linking them to George Soros

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The Chinese government is recruiting private companies and research institutions with “core technologies” to lead key projects in the development of next generation artificial intelligence technologies as part of its goal to close the AI tech gap with the US by 2030.

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Duterte 'skipped meetings for power naps'

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One of the youngest and biggest impact craters ever found has been discovered under about a kilometre of ice in Greenland. The Hiawatha crater is 31 kilometres in diameter, bigger than Paris, and unlike the sites of some other impacts of this kind, still has a classic crater bowl shape.

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Drunk 'Irish' woman shouts abuse at Air India crew after they refused to give her wine

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Cuban ambassador to Japan was denied room at Hilton in Japan last month citing Washington's economic sanctions against Latin American country. The local government instructed hotel in Fukuoka to correct practice as Japanese law prohibits hotels from rejecting guests based on nationality.

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Mountain gorillas no longer critically endangered, moving one step further from being extinct.

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PM faces grilling amid Brexit deal backlash

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Mark Zuckerberg’s joining Israeli Facebook group "suspicious"

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'Cut lamb and beef' to fight climate change

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The Irish are muscling in on our special US visa, so we've 'gone nuts'

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Trump picks handbag designer, Mar-a-Lago member to be envoy to South Africa

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u/screaming_librarian

1 hour ago

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Japan cyber security minister baffled by USB, never used a pc

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u/Vikinmen

1 hour ago

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China’s military power could match the United States by 2050

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u/Effective_Message

1 hour ago

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Pacific Gas & Electric stock price tumbles ahead of lawsuit by California fire victims

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Oreo cookie maker targeted by Greenpeace to save Orangutans

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Russia

Russian Lawmaker Tries to Survive on $50 Pension, Calls It ‘Genocide’

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Facebook reportedly tried to silence critics by attacking George Soros.

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u/ThatCoconut

2 hours ago

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Behind Soft Paywall

Iran Was Closer to a Nuclear Bomb Than Intelligence Agencies Thought

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3 hours ago

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Michael Avenatti arrested on suspicion of domestic violence

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u/Dwman113

3 hours ago

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Costa Rica orders LGBT marriage equality rights

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u/troymasters

3 hours ago

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France a ‘historic’ ally of US, not a vassal state, says Macron

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3 hours ago

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Ethiopia's former deputy intelligence chief arrested: attorney general

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Europe ready to retaliate if U.S. imposes auto tariffs says EU trade chief

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4 hours ago

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Europe ready to retaliate if U.S. imposes auto tariffs: EU trade chief

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u/glasier

4 hours ago

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Rare conservation win: Mountain gorilla population ticks up

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4 hours ago

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Toronto police say they're investigating an alleged sexual assault involving students at a Catholic boys' private school, where, according to school officials, some pupils have already been expelled.

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4 hours ago

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Behind Soft Paywall

'When the aid stops, God help us': U.S. cuts aid to Gaza's 1.3 million refugees

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u/MoMisteries

4 hours ago

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Hidden conflict: My Health Record boss privately giving advice to health firms

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u/EnoughPM2020

4 hours ago

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Trump

Brazil's New Foreign Minister Has A Pro-Trump Blog

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u/Br2the416

4 hours ago

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Dutch court blocks bid to ban blackface Black Pete character

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4 hours ago

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Meet the Economist Behind the One Percent’s Stealth Takeover of America by Lynn Parramore

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U.S.'s Pompeo to meet incoming Mexican foreign minister on Thursday

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Three South Korean firms to plead guilty to rigging price of U.S. military base fuel: Justice Department

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u/seeminglyanonymous

4 hours ago

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Chinese cities put dogs on tight leash after spate of attacks

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u/JonW3st

4 hours ago

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Young members of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party sang a Nazi-era song in a bar on November 9. A Jewish artist filmed the incident hours after she marked 80 years since the Kristallnacht pogrom.

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u/glasier

4 hours ago

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Michael Avenatti arrested on domestic violence charge

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u/KippySmith

4 hours ago

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