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The number of students caught cheating at the UK’s top universities has shot up by a third in three years, with experts warning that institutions are ignoring the problem. Institutions including Oxford and Cambridge under scrutiny as number of academic misconduct cases surges. https://ift.tt/2rd4mro https://ift.tt/2jj3u0t https://ift.tt/2jj3u0t https://ift.tt/2reRT7p

https://ift.tt/2jj3u0t Submitted April 29, 2018 at 05:51PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2reRT7p madazzahatter
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Wildlife charities voiced concerns about railway tree felling as it emerged Network Rail has drawn up map of 10 million trees which might pose risk to trains...used drones to create aerial plan of all trees within 60 metres of its tracks, comprising “hotspots” which include mature trees. https://ift.tt/2JF6yzn https://ift.tt/2vUnmjZ https://ift.tt/2vUnmjZ https://ift.tt/2Jz8TeY

https://ift.tt/2vUnmjZ Submitted April 29, 2018 at 05:58PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2Jz8TeY madazzahatter
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The Environment Ministry plans to use radiation-tainted soil to build roads in Fukushima Prefecture, starting with trials in the city of Nihonmatsu next month. But in the face of fierce protests from safety-minded residents, the ministry is struggling to advance the plan. https://ift.tt/2r8Q4IL https://ift.tt/2jg1feD https://ift.tt/2jg1feD https://ift.tt/2JC7nc1

https://ift.tt/2jg1feD Submitted April 29, 2018 at 06:03PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2JC7nc1 madazzahatter
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"America is prepared to stand with Saudi Arabia" Mike Pompeo says in Riyadh while blasting Iran as 'greatest sponsor of terrorism in the world' during his first foreign trip as the Secretary of State https://ift.tt/2JAwHiP https://ift.tt/2JDKOnk https://ift.tt/2JDKOnk https://ift.tt/2r8u54O

https://ift.tt/2JDKOnk Submitted April 29, 2018 at 06:08PM by NoHorseInThisRace https://ift.tt/2r8u54O NoHorseInThisRace
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Tech giants including Google, Apple and Amazon will for first time face rules governing their commercial relations with smaller businesses under law proposed by EU...new rules will require them to be more transparent about how they rank search results and why they delist some services. https://ift.tt/2JBUGOr https://ift.tt/2I0S8Kj https://ift.tt/2I0S8Kj https://ift.tt/2JFkglV

https://ift.tt/2I0S8Kj Submitted April 29, 2018 at 07:10PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2JFkglV madazzahatter
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Western Australia is tipped to produce more than half of the world’s lithium supply by the end of this year, as new mines come online and the world’s appetite for the materials used to make batteries for electric vehicles grows. https://ift.tt/2HzQdzm https://ift.tt/2HATTB3 https://ift.tt/2HATTB3 https://ift.tt/2r8jGFu

https://ift.tt/2HATTB3 Submitted April 29, 2018 at 07:45PM by green_flash https://ift.tt/2r8jGFu green_flash
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An official in the Hamas-administered Gaza Strip has accused a senior intelligence officer in the Palestinian Authority (PA) of involvement in the bomb blast that targeted the West Bank-based Palestinian prime minister's convoy last month. https://ift.tt/2r7yfdm https://ift.tt/2Hx1MHn https://ift.tt/2Hx1MHn https://ift.tt/2r3ohJZ

https://ift.tt/2Hx1MHn Submitted April 29, 2018 at 02:20AM by the_raucous_one https://ift.tt/2r3ohJZ the_raucous_one
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UK Foreign Office officials met Cambridge Analytica executives to “better understand” the secrets behind Donald Trump’s presidential victory, the Observer has learned, raising new questions over the extent of links between the government and the controversial data firm. https://ift.tt/2JAgKJm https://ift.tt/2HFCiny https://ift.tt/2HFCiny https://ift.tt/2vSIoiY

https://ift.tt/2HFCiny Submitted April 29, 2018 at 02:33AM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2vSIoiY ManiaforBeatles
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An ongoing EU proposal seeks to grant a special legal status of personhood to robots that would hold them liable for harmful self-determined actions. Robots wouldn't have rights to voting or marriage like current EU citizens; rather, they would become legal entities under European law. https://ift.tt/2vVqr3d https://ift.tt/2r7azVB https://ift.tt/2r7azVB https://ift.tt/2Kme4Ar

https://ift.tt/2r7azVB Submitted April 28, 2018 at 05:26PM by DioriteLover https://ift.tt/2Kme4Ar DioriteLover
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Toxic caterpillars which can trigger asthma attacks, vomiting and skin rashes invade the UK with experts warning to ‘keep away’. Nests can grow to the size of a tennis ball, or stretch to three foot in length, and contain hundreds of caterpillars that are around two-inches long. https://ift.tt/2vUu09U https://ift.tt/2r78Gs9 https://ift.tt/2r78Gs9 https://ift.tt/2Fs3SCu

https://ift.tt/2r78Gs9 Submitted April 28, 2018 at 05:33PM by SirT6 https://ift.tt/2Fs3SCu SirT6
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Health warning as toxic hairy caterpillars take over woodlands: Forestry Commission reports invasion of oak processionary moths in south-east England...caterpillars can trigger asthma attacks, vomiting and skin rashes. https://ift.tt/2I4LTaC https://ift.tt/2vUPnb8 https://ift.tt/2vUPnb8 https://ift.tt/2jfq8qU

https://ift.tt/2vUPnb8 Submitted April 28, 2018 at 05:51PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2jfq8qU madazzahatter
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The Federal Government will allocate $500 million to help deal with the problems facing the Great Barrier Reef. The funding, to be unveiled today, will go towards improving water quality, tackling the crown-of-thorns starfish, and expanding reef restoration. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2r69UV5 https://ift.tt/2r69UV5 https://ift.tt/2HFCumM

https://ift.tt/2r69UV5 Submitted April 28, 2018 at 05:55PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2HFCumM madazzahatter
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Subaru Corp. said in report to government mileage and emissions data for 903 new cars were systematically rigged at one of its plants and malpractice may have started around 2002...carmaker admitted last year unauthorized staff conducted inspections on new cars, triggering massive domestic recall. https://ift.tt/2vUDTEl https://ift.tt/2HCCT9c https://ift.tt/2HCCT9c https://ift.tt/2jeiyg7

https://ift.tt/2HCCT9c Submitted April 28, 2018 at 05:59PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2jeiyg7 madazzahatter
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Russian Twitter 'bots' attempted to influence election by supporting Jeremy Corbyn, investigation finds - Russia attempted to influence the results of the general election by promoting the UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, it has been claimed. https://ift.tt/2KnnBHp https://ift.tt/2jdwLtu https://ift.tt/2jdwLtu https://ift.tt/2Km3lWz

https://ift.tt/2jdwLtu Submitted April 28, 2018 at 06:48PM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2Km3lWz ManiaforBeatles
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'Radical’ pace of modern life is fuelling disease, Pope warns - The ‘radical’ pace of modern life is fuelling disease, The Pope has warned as he urged people to exercise, eat well and avoid alcohol and air pollution to stay healthy. https://ift.tt/2FrA6Oj https://ift.tt/2FqGHbN https://ift.tt/2FqGHbN https://ift.tt/2KomsiU

https://ift.tt/2FqGHbN Submitted April 28, 2018 at 06:49PM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2KomsiU ManiaforBeatles
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Turkey’s former president Abdullah Gul said he won’t be a candidate in snap presidential elections to be held in June, putting to rest speculation that he could harm incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s chances. https://ift.tt/2FnRofn https://ift.tt/2HAghWV https://ift.tt/2HAghWV https://ift.tt/2KmZFnx

https://ift.tt/2HAghWV Submitted April 28, 2018 at 07:03PM by green_flash https://ift.tt/2KmZFnx green_flash
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Refugees in India’s western state of Maharashtra have been granted land ownership rights 70 years after fleeing what is now Pakistan, when the countries were violently partitioned at independence, officials said. https://ift.tt/2r8XpIL https://ift.tt/2JzNqCH https://ift.tt/2JzNqCH https://ift.tt/2r72SPZ

https://ift.tt/2JzNqCH Submitted April 28, 2018 at 07:15PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2r72SPZ madazzahatter
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Tanzania asks bank to finance a 2,100 MW hydroelectric plant in the World Heritage site Stiegler's Gorge despite concerns from conservationists. The East African nation considers the project to be vital in its bid to end chronic electricity shortages. https://ift.tt/2r8XpIL https://ift.tt/2jdC8sE https://ift.tt/2jdC8sE https://ift.tt/2JxdsXa

https://ift.tt/2jdC8sE Submitted April 28, 2018 at 07:19PM by green_flash https://ift.tt/2JxdsXa green_flash
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North Korea's state media plays down Kim's nuclear pledge - North Korea’s state media is playing down Kim Jong-un’s pledge to pursue denuclearisation, made at a summit with South Korea, raising the stakes for Donald Trump’s upcoming talks with the young leader. https://ift.tt/2FqeX7l https://ift.tt/2FpiyT0 https://ift.tt/2FpiyT0 https://ift.tt/2JBBtfR

https://ift.tt/2FpiyT0 Submitted April 28, 2018 at 07:23PM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2JBBtfR ManiaforBeatles
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Tornadoes more common in Canada than previously thought, study suggests: New research from Western University says a tornado cluster in Quebec last June was almost three times larger than previously thought — which could hold implications across the country. https://ift.tt/2Km5At2 https://ift.tt/2HFVEsk https://ift.tt/2HFVEsk https://ift.tt/2r76C4b

https://ift.tt/2HFVEsk Submitted April 28, 2018 at 07:43PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2r76C4b madazzahatter
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'Gene map for depression' sparks hopes of new generation of treatments - A 200-strong team of researchers from across the globe have mapped the genetic variants that increase the risk of depression https://ift.tt/2Fi8ECP https://ift.tt/2HxCWDx https://ift.tt/2HxCWDx https://ift.tt/2vSUNDx

https://ift.tt/2HxCWDx Submitted April 28, 2018 at 07:44PM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2vSUNDx ManiaforBeatles
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Donald Trump launched fresh attack on location of new US embassy in London, calling it "lousy" and "horrible" - also attacked EU over trade, threatening to "take on" the bloc which he said was "formed to take advantage of the US". https://ift.tt/2jexvPh https://ift.tt/2JBBrVh https://ift.tt/2JBBrVh https://ift.tt/2I0O7YL

https://ift.tt/2JBBrVh Submitted April 28, 2018 at 07:46PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2I0O7YL madazzahatter
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Government announces crackdown on century-old loophole being used to launder money through UK - Ministers plan changes to Scottish Limited Partnerships after finding foreign criminals are exploiting them to spend dirty money in Britain https://ift.tt/2HzsUWn https://ift.tt/2r7atOG https://ift.tt/2r7atOG https://ift.tt/2vQf1xw

https://ift.tt/2r7atOG Submitted April 28, 2018 at 07:49PM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2vQf1xw ManiaforBeatles
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Cost of dismantling North Sea oil and gas likely to be double government target - New report suggests future UK generations will face tax bill of £3,000 each to shut down existing fossil fuel infrastructure https://ift.tt/2HzJCVN https://ift.tt/2HC29As https://ift.tt/2HC29As https://ift.tt/2vWu48T

https://ift.tt/2HC29As Submitted April 28, 2018 at 07:51PM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2vWu48T ManiaforBeatles
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Armenia's ruling party has said it will not put up a candidate in Tuesday's parliamentary vote for a new prime minister in a bid to ease tensions. It means the new prime minister will not come from the dominant Republican Party, for the first time since 1999. https://ift.tt/2r9QXjs https://ift.tt/2r2S6JM https://ift.tt/2r2S6JM https://ift.tt/2FrhWw6

https://ift.tt/2r2S6JM Submitted April 28, 2018 at 07:56PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2FrhWw6 madam1
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Russia's 'floating Chernobyl' nuclear power plant heads out to sea - The twin reactors left their home port of St. Petersburg for a long, slow, journey to Siberia. Environmentalists slammed the mobile maritime reactors, saying an accident could damage parts of the Arctic. https://ift.tt/2HyE3a6 https://ift.tt/2w1o8LM https://ift.tt/2w1o8LM https://ift.tt/2Km4HAF

https://ift.tt/2w1o8LM Submitted April 28, 2018 at 07:57PM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2Km4HAF ManiaforBeatles
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Speed camera jammers sold online as a way to outwit the police - Road safety campaigners have called on the UK Government to ban sales of laser jammers that stop speed cameras catching dangerous drivers after it emerged they are being promoted on Amazon and eBay as a way to outwit police. https://ift.tt/2r9QVIm https://ift.tt/2w1o6DE https://ift.tt/2w1o6DE https://ift.tt/2KoqNTe

https://ift.tt/2w1o6DE Submitted April 28, 2018 at 08:02PM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2KoqNTe ManiaforBeatles
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Millennial housing crisis engulfs Britain - Home ownership among young families has plummeted across every corner of Britain over the past 35 years, according to a devastating inquiry into the housing crisis facing millennials. https://ift.tt/2HyG3yW https://ift.tt/2jg9xDe https://ift.tt/2jg9xDe https://ift.tt/2jghDfa

https://ift.tt/2jg9xDe Submitted April 28, 2018 at 10:44PM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2jghDfa ManiaforBeatles
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Donald Trump has again criticised the decision to move the US embassy in London to Nine Elms, describing the location as "lousy" and "horrible". The decision to move was taken during George W Bush's presidency, although President Trump has previously blamed his predecessor, Barack Obama. https://ift.tt/2HyG2uS https://ift.tt/2r8oGKY https://ift.tt/2r8oGKY https://ift.tt/2vTvJvU

https://ift.tt/2r8oGKY Submitted April 28, 2018 at 11:11PM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2vTvJvU ManiaforBeatles
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Al Gore warns worst of climate change will be felt by black and poor people - Speaking at a memorial to the victims of lynching, the former vice-president warned of the disproportionate impacts of global warming https://ift.tt/2r8mBxZ https://ift.tt/2Hz3rwk https://ift.tt/2Hz3rwk https://ift.tt/2HA5LPt

https://ift.tt/2Hz3rwk Submitted April 28, 2018 at 11:17PM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2HA5LPt ManiaforBeatles
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Protesters in Israel call for end to Australian live exports - The protests follow whistleblower footage captured from the Awassi, a live export ship travelling from Fremantle to the Middle East. The footage showed the horrible conditions of filth and extreme heat in which 2,400 sheep died. https://ift.tt/2r8q0wS https://ift.tt/2FqCYLo https://ift.tt/2FqCYLo https://ift.tt/2KnkPSv

https://ift.tt/2FqCYLo Submitted April 29, 2018 at 01:40AM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2KnkPSv ManiaforBeatles
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This week, the Colombian Senate approved a bill to combat child sex abuse that includes the use of chemical castration for child rapists. The country is grappling with a staggering number of cases of sex crimes against minors, according to local reports. https://ift.tt/2HCyas8 https://ift.tt/2FnyQvD https://ift.tt/2FnyQvD https://ift.tt/2jfR2Pq

https://ift.tt/2FnyQvD Submitted April 29, 2018 at 01:54AM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2jfR2Pq ManiaforBeatles
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Armenia's acting head of government has pulled out of talks with opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan for a second time this week, deepening ongoing political turmoil in the Caucasus nation following the former leader's snap resignation. https://ift.tt/2vWwjZY https://ift.tt/2HvUbcg https://ift.tt/2HvUbcg https://ift.tt/2FnCOo3

https://ift.tt/2HvUbcg Submitted April 27, 2018 at 01:39PM by fivemoretimes https://ift.tt/2FnCOo3 fivemoretimes
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Inmates in jails across New South Wales will be banned from receiving underwear and socks in the mail, as part of a crackdown on drug smuggling. It comes after authorities found drugs sewn into the lining of underwear and socks sent to prisoners as gifts. https://ift.tt/2KgNo41 https://ift.tt/2r8hptV https://ift.tt/2r8hptV https://ift.tt/2HwRIOJ

https://ift.tt/2r8hptV Submitted April 27, 2018 at 08:51PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2HwRIOJ madazzahatter
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President Donald Trump tweeted support for a U.S. bid to co-host the 2026 soccer World Cup with a veiled threat against nations that might oppose it, prompting soccer’s governing body to refer to guidelines that warn against political influence over bids. https://ift.tt/2FlXKvz https://ift.tt/2r6VD9Q https://ift.tt/2r6VD9Q https://ift.tt/2vSNKdZ

https://ift.tt/2r6VD9Q Submitted April 27, 2018 at 08:54PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2vSNKdZ madazzahatter
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Voter ID checks 'calculated effort' by government to make voting harder for disadvantaged groups, warn experts: Measures will raise ‘sizeable barriers’ to people of ethnic minority and lower socio-economic backgrounds, finds Electoral Reform Society. https://ift.tt/2w9sTzb https://ift.tt/2HwRBmh https://ift.tt/2HwRBmh https://ift.tt/2je89B3

https://ift.tt/2HwRBmh Submitted April 27, 2018 at 09:00PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2je89B3 madazzahatter
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In 'Huge Win for Pollinators, People, and the Planet,' EU Bans Bee-Killing Pesticides: "Authorizing neonicotinoids during a quarter of a century was a mistake and led to an environmental disaster. Today's vote is historic." https://ift.tt/2HB9Wui https://ift.tt/2HzxnEB https://ift.tt/2HzxnEB https://ift.tt/2FoCaXp

https://ift.tt/2HzxnEB Submitted April 27, 2018 at 11:19PM by maxwellhill https://ift.tt/2FoCaXp maxwellhill
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Billionaire former mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg has said he will write a $4.5m cheque to cover the US’s financial commitment to the Paris Climate agreement for 2018...says he hopes Donald Trump will change his mind and rejoin the pact next year. https://ift.tt/2F8XsZ8 https://ift.tt/2HlBaJD https://ift.tt/2HlBaJD https://ift.tt/2Fpqrb0

https://ift.tt/2HlBaJD Submitted April 28, 2018 at 01:01AM by KarmaAccumulator https://ift.tt/2Fpqrb0 KarmaAccumulator
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The parents of Otto Warmbier have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the North Korean government, charging that the country's regime tortured and killed their son, according to lawyers for the family https://ift.tt/2I2tiK6 https://ift.tt/2vNXvtI https://ift.tt/2vNXvtI https://ift.tt/2HQXVEv

https://ift.tt/2vNXvtI Submitted April 26, 2018 at 05:51PM by snicker33 https://ift.tt/2HQXVEv snicker33
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Cliff Huxtable Was Bill Cosby’s Sickest Joke: If a sexual predator wanted to come up with a smoke screen for his ghastly conquests, he couldn’t do better than Cliff Huxtable. Cliff is the reason for the cognitive dissonance we’ve been experiencing, seeming inseparable from the man who portrayed him.

https://ift.tt/2JyC7ed Submitted April 26, 2018 at 09:55PM by HaLoGuY007 https://ift.tt/2KiLIa0
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India has constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech and by some measures biggest and most diverse media industry in world. But journalists say they are increasingly facing intimidation aimed at stopping them from running stories critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his administration. https://ift.tt/2HuUKmF https://ift.tt/2vQ7Ght https://ift.tt/2vQ7Ght https://ift.tt/2HU6HBK

https://ift.tt/2vQ7Ght Submitted April 26, 2018 at 11:17PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2HU6HBK madazzahatter
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The U.S. government may start scrutinizing informal partnerships between American and Chinese companies in the field of artificial intelligence, threatening practices that have long been considered garden variety development work for technology companies, sources familiar with the discussions said. https://ift.tt/2Hw7ucy https://ift.tt/2r2KUhx https://ift.tt/2r2KUhx https://ift.tt/2I6uigk

https://ift.tt/2r2KUhx Submitted April 27, 2018 at 12:21AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2I6uigk madazzahatter
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10m Syrians at risk of forfeiting homes under new property law: A property law announced this month has raised widespread fears that Syrian citizens who have opposed Bashar al-Assad face permanent exile and that other people considered loyalists may be given access to their communities. https://ift.tt/2r8MZrJ https://ift.tt/2I3yGMM https://ift.tt/2I3yGMM https://ift.tt/2FlhAHn

https://ift.tt/2I3yGMM Submitted April 27, 2018 at 12:24AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2FlhAHn madazzahatter
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Japanese knotweed cannot be cured, a major study which tried 19 methods over three years has found. Researchers from Swansea University conducted the world's biggest ever study into eradicating the invasive weed at two sites in Taff's Well, near Cardiff, and in Swansea. https://ift.tt/2I0XqW3 https://ift.tt/2HVqvEG https://ift.tt/2HVqvEG https://ift.tt/2vKy2kS

https://ift.tt/2HVqvEG Submitted April 25, 2018 at 05:21PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2vKy2kS madazzahatter
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Finland has denied widespread claims its basic income experiment has fallen flat. A series of media reports said the Finnish government had decided not to expand its trial – a version of events which has been repudiated by officials. https://ift.tt/2qZ2hlF https://ift.tt/2vMzNxX https://ift.tt/2vMzNxX https://ift.tt/2HQ50VW

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There are far more gorillas left in the world than previously thought, according to a landmark new survey, with numbers as much as double earlier estimates. However, their populations are continuing to fall fast, down 20% in just eight years, leaving them critically endangered. https://ift.tt/2I0Xntl https://ift.tt/2HwTBXS https://ift.tt/2HwTBXS https://ift.tt/2r2oPPc

https://ift.tt/2HwTBXS Submitted April 25, 2018 at 05:27PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2r2oPPc madazzahatter
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Turkey: anti-Erdoğan journalists defiant after convictions on terror charges - Thirteen reporters, editors and executives from opposition Cumhuriyet daily face jail but vow to continue ‘to tell the truth’ https://ift.tt/2qZyvu0 https://ift.tt/2HZ7hvJ https://ift.tt/2HZ7hvJ https://ift.tt/2qZvaMo

https://ift.tt/2HZ7hvJ Submitted April 25, 2018 at 07:54PM by Hrodrik https://ift.tt/2qZvaMo Hrodrik
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U.S. oil major Chevron Corp evacuated executives from Venezuela after two of its workers were imprisoned over contract dispute with state-owned oil company PDVSA. Chevron asked other employees to avoid facilities of its joint venture with OPEC nation’s oil firm. https://ift.tt/2qZAaja https://ift.tt/2qXYSQQ https://ift.tt/2qXYSQQ https://ift.tt/2HuaNND

https://ift.tt/2qXYSQQ Submitted April 25, 2018 at 07:55PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2HuaNND madazzahatter
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Mexico’s Senate on Tuesday voted to ratify a Asia-Pacific trade agreement, making it the first of 11 signatory countries to back the arduously negotiated framework that was rejected by the United States. https://ift.tt/2HrKKe2 https://ift.tt/2JnRWnG https://ift.tt/2JnRWnG https://ift.tt/2qZAzD7

https://ift.tt/2JnRWnG Submitted April 25, 2018 at 07:56PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2qZAzD7 madazzahatter
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The escalation of violence against land rights activists in Brazil is of “deep concern”, the United Nations’ environment chief said on Wednesday, calling for a full and impartial investigation into the recent killings of three of them. https://ift.tt/2r8XpIL https://ift.tt/2JsDyL4 https://ift.tt/2JsDyL4 https://ift.tt/2qZANKt

https://ift.tt/2JsDyL4 Submitted April 25, 2018 at 07:57PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2qZANKt madazzahatter
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B.C. set to introduce pot laws, but years of fine tuning likely: minister. The B.C. government has already announced that marijuana sales will be allowed through both public and private stores to buyers who are at least 19 years old. https://ift.tt/2Hw5PDV https://ift.tt/2HrBNkO https://ift.tt/2HrBNkO https://ift.tt/2HrC3ft

https://ift.tt/2HrBNkO Submitted April 25, 2018 at 08:42PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2HrC3ft madazzahatter
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Qatari man held for 13 years over links to al-Qaida: I was tortured on US soil: Ali al-Marri, declared an ‘enemy combatant’ by George W Bush, insists he is innocent – and wants to challenge his FBI interrogators in court https://ift.tt/2r1vqtw https://ift.tt/2HYokOv https://ift.tt/2HYokOv https://ift.tt/2r0UOzw

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UK supermarkets and food companies launched a new voluntary pledge to cut plastic packaging on Thursday as ministers consider forcing them to pay more towards collecting and recycling the waste they produce. https://ift.tt/2KiiwAa https://ift.tt/2qYCYNm https://ift.tt/2qYCYNm https://ift.tt/2r1eMdw

https://ift.tt/2qYCYNm Submitted April 25, 2018 at 11:37PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2r1eMdw madazzahatter
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Kim Jong-un will on Friday become the first North Korean leader since the war to cross the military demarcation line that divides the Korean peninsula. He will be meeting South Korea's President Moon Jae-in, the first such diplomacy in more than a decade. https://ift.tt/2Fj66Ee https://ift.tt/2r1xBgr https://ift.tt/2r1xBgr https://ift.tt/2HwNoPK

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