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The Spanish government on Saturday unveiled the assets of more than a thousand high-level officials, including 38 current and former ministers, as part of a drive to increase transparency in the government. https://ift.tt/2zG5BEV https://ift.tt/2NcmLNQ https://ift.tt/2NcmLNQ https://ift.tt/2xYTEYJ

https://ift.tt/2NcmLNQ Submitted September 29, 2018 at 02:49PM by interestedin86 https://ift.tt/2xYTEYJ interestedin86
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wrapped up an ill-tempered visit to Germany on Saturday with a visit to Cologne, where a security lockdown kept supporters and protesters away from a ceremony to open the country’s largest mosque. https://ift.tt/2y22BRa https://ift.tt/2NTt3XI https://ift.tt/2NTt3XI https://ift.tt/2RcBvzC

https://ift.tt/2NTt3XI Submitted September 30, 2018 at 02:42AM by interestedin86 https://ift.tt/2RcBvzC interestedin86
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British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party is investigating a data breach which let members of the public log into a smartphone app as senior government ministers and view their personal details. https://ift.tt/2NOK7ya https://ift.tt/2RbvKSD https://ift.tt/2RbvKSD https://ift.tt/2y1sYXl

https://ift.tt/2RbvKSD Submitted September 30, 2018 at 03:22AM by Elocum https://ift.tt/2y1sYXl Elocum
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The Trump administration is arguing that climate change is both real and will cause a 7 degree rise in global temperatures by 2100. This statement comes after loosening fuel efficiency standards. https://ift.tt/2R2lZWK https://ift.tt/2QfJN8k https://ift.tt/2QfJN8k https://ift.tt/2R6z1CR

https://ift.tt/2QfJN8k Submitted September 29, 2018 at 04:30AM by the_woKENing https://ift.tt/2R6z1CR the_woKENing
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Around a third of Russians who received visitor visas to the United States this year have reportedly done so in neighboring countries as bilateral tensions pushed back wait times for U.S. visa seekers. https://ift.tt/2OSSpkV https://ift.tt/2zDajmH https://ift.tt/2zDajmH https://ift.tt/2xYo1yp

https://ift.tt/2zDajmH Submitted September 28, 2018 at 10:24PM by branstarktreewizard https://ift.tt/2xYo1yp branstarktreewizard
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Bolivian president Evo Morales took aim at President Trump during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, saying that the U.S. is uninterested in democracy and that it doesn't care about human rights. https://ift.tt/2OY33XQ https://ift.tt/2xDeeyw https://ift.tt/2xDeeyw https://ift.tt/2QjD7WY

https://ift.tt/2xDeeyw Submitted September 28, 2018 at 10:38PM by urgukvn https://ift.tt/2QjD7WY urgukvn
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Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Charles Kao Kuen, dubbed the father of fibre optics, passed away in Hong Kong after battling Alzheimer’s disease for years. Despite his illness, the physicist still recognised his wife and their two children, who all survive him https://ift.tt/2zEfNxn https://ift.tt/2PYIzON https://ift.tt/2PYIzON https://ift.tt/2zEP1Fn

https://ift.tt/2PYIzON Submitted September 28, 2018 at 11:36PM by TheodoreLinux https://ift.tt/2zEP1Fn TheodoreLinux
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Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency said “many bodies” had been found along the shoreline of the Indonesian city of Palu on Sulawesi island which was hit by a major earthquake and a tsunami on Friday. https://ift.tt/2OY32Dg https://ift.tt/2DEjAPk https://ift.tt/2DEjAPk https://ift.tt/2R8tdZm

https://ift.tt/2DEjAPk Submitted September 29, 2018 at 12:07AM by branstarktreewizard https://ift.tt/2R8tdZm branstarktreewizard
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Far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, a former Army officer who admires Brazil’s 1964-1985 military dictatorship, said on Friday that he will not accept the result of next month’s election if he loses. https://ift.tt/2zEWFzs https://ift.tt/2Qe5dmn https://ift.tt/2Qe5dmn https://ift.tt/2R8tdsk

https://ift.tt/2Qe5dmn Submitted September 29, 2018 at 12:08AM by branstarktreewizard https://ift.tt/2R8tdsk branstarktreewizard
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The positive response shown by North Korean citizens to a speech given this month in Pyongyang by South Korean president Moon Jae-in has alarmed security officials in the North, who now fear a loss of prestige by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, sources in the country say https://ift.tt/2OZ3Nfp https://ift.tt/2NKgUEx https://ift.tt/2NKgUEx https://ift.tt/2DF20uM

https://ift.tt/2NKgUEx Submitted September 29, 2018 at 12:14AM by branstarktreewizard https://ift.tt/2DF20uM branstarktreewizard
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Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said it will push to revise the relevant rules to allow all middle and high school students to dye or perm their hair -- a practice which is largely banned in Seoul schools -- starting next year. https://ift.tt/2zEp74r https://ift.tt/2R8tc7K https://ift.tt/2R8tc7K https://ift.tt/2DEqoN1

https://ift.tt/2R8tc7K Submitted September 29, 2018 at 12:15AM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2DEqoN1 ManiaforBeatles
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German, Turkish presidents exchange barbs during state dinner - President Steinmeier raised human rights issues in Turkey, prompting President Erdogan to accuse Germany of hosting terrorists. The Turkish president's visit is meant to heal tense ties between Ankara and Berlin. https://ift.tt/2xVT8L6 https://ift.tt/2R95Rms https://ift.tt/2R95Rms https://ift.tt/2DCpSiI

https://ift.tt/2R95Rms Submitted September 29, 2018 at 12:17AM by Aschebescher https://ift.tt/2DCpSiI Aschebescher
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The world's largest forest antelope has been caught on camera in Uganda for the first time. The forest-dwelling antelope is classed as Near Threatened on the extinction list, due to habitat loss and hunting. https://ift.tt/2xXKdZz https://ift.tt/2NLuNCx https://ift.tt/2NLuNCx https://ift.tt/2N8cJ05

https://ift.tt/2NLuNCx Submitted September 29, 2018 at 02:35AM by Sariel007 https://ift.tt/2N8cJ05 Sariel007
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A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami have killed at least 384 people in the city of Palu on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, rescue officials have said. Hundreds more have been injured and thousands of homes destroyed. https://ift.tt/2xXK8Ff https://ift.tt/2xLJR9c https://ift.tt/2xLJR9c https://ift.tt/2xKttWf

https://ift.tt/2xLJR9c Submitted September 29, 2018 at 02:52AM by urgukvn https://ift.tt/2xKttWf urgukvn
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Iran’s Foreign Minister says seven European central banks have agreed to create a special payment system between EU and his country to guarantee business and trade between the two sides sides in the face of U.S. sanctions. https://ift.tt/2Naypsm https://ift.tt/2xKQHvt https://ift.tt/2xKQHvt https://ift.tt/2xXTbpS

https://ift.tt/2xKQHvt Submitted September 29, 2018 at 02:00AM by Nihilist911 https://ift.tt/2xXTbpS Nihilist911
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A third Russian military intelligence officer who carried out a reconnaissance mission before the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter has been identified by British counterterrorism police and the security services https://ift.tt/2NamMlg https://ift.tt/2OfSYsi https://ift.tt/2OfSYsi https://ift.tt/2zCdFXi

https://ift.tt/2OfSYsi Submitted September 28, 2018 at 03:24AM by branstarktreewizard https://ift.tt/2zCdFXi branstarktreewizard
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After more than a century of slicing tiny, inflamed organs from people’s guts, doctors have found that surgery may not be necessary after all - a simple course of antibiotics can be just as effective at treating appendicitis as going under the knife. https://ift.tt/2zzG3t2 https://ift.tt/2QalhFQ https://ift.tt/2QalhFQ https://ift.tt/2R3zEgh

https://ift.tt/2QalhFQ Submitted September 27, 2018 at 08:43PM by maxwellhill https://ift.tt/2R3zEgh maxwellhill
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Pupils at a church-run school in Germany protested their administration's decision to backtrack on a job offer to a popular teacher. The gay man's plan to wed his partner left officials with "no other alternative." https://ift.tt/2xWAyT8 https://ift.tt/2Occshp https://ift.tt/2Occshp https://ift.tt/2R38AO9

https://ift.tt/2Occshp Submitted September 27, 2018 at 09:22PM by urgukvn https://ift.tt/2R38AO9 urgukvn
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Canadian member of parliament said Justin Trudeau “doesn’t give a fuck” about rights of indigenous people, amid mounting tensions between country’s First Nations and at federal government. Romeo Saganash made comment in parliament during discussion of recently halted Trans Mountain pipeline project. https://ift.tt/2OVBqPb https://ift.tt/2R1Ar17 https://ift.tt/2R1Ar17 https://ift.tt/2DCW8lP

https://ift.tt/2R1Ar17 Submitted September 27, 2018 at 10:45PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2DCW8lP madazzahatter
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Fiji Government to contest 'Bula' trademark by US bar, says it is a 'blatant case of heritage-hijacking': The fight over the trademarking of the Fijian word "bula" has escalated, with Fiji's Government announcing it will be officially contesting the trademark. https://ift.tt/2NOk7Ts https://ift.tt/2DCLxHw https://ift.tt/2DCLxHw https://ift.tt/2DCpRLv

https://ift.tt/2DCLxHw Submitted September 27, 2018 at 10:47PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2DCpRLv madazzahatter
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Apple grower leads fight for property rights for indigenous Indian women: An indigenous woman in northern India is taking her fight for inheritance rights to the country’s top court, leading others who are pushing back against sexist laws and customs. https://ift.tt/2r8XpIL https://ift.tt/2DN5zzd https://ift.tt/2DN5zzd https://ift.tt/2NK3pER

https://ift.tt/2DN5zzd Submitted September 27, 2018 at 10:49PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2NK3pER madazzahatter
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Campaigning for Afghanistan's long-delayed parliamentary elections kicks off Friday, as a crescendo of deadly violence and claims of widespread fraud fuel debate over whether the vote will go ahead https://ift.tt/2NME4dl https://ift.tt/2xLALcm https://ift.tt/2xLALcm https://ift.tt/2xZ1r8O

https://ift.tt/2xLALcm Submitted September 27, 2018 at 11:01PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2xZ1r8O DoremusJessup
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The UN's top court will rule on Monday whether Chile must negotiate access to the Pacific Ocean with landlocked Bolivia, in a case that has fouled relations between the two neighbours for decades https://ift.tt/2OVWpBo https://ift.tt/2xLAJ4e https://ift.tt/2xLAJ4e https://ift.tt/2xZ1q4K

https://ift.tt/2xLAJ4e Submitted September 27, 2018 at 11:05PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2xZ1q4K DoremusJessup
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the world stands at the “dawn of a new day” in relations with North Korea but that international sanctions must remain in place if diplomatic efforts to get the country to denuclearize are to succeed — a position that faced resistance from China and Russia https://ift.tt/2NJvkVs https://ift.tt/2xJwhTy https://ift.tt/2xJwhTy https://ift.tt/2xQPqlK

https://ift.tt/2xJwhTy Submitted September 27, 2018 at 11:14PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2xQPqlK DoremusJessup
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The Rohingya issue should not be complicated, expanded or “internationalized”, China’s top diplomat said, as the United Nations prepares to set up a body to prepare evidence of human rights abuses in Myanmar. https://ift.tt/2N571fD https://ift.tt/2OUwwSp https://ift.tt/2OUwwSp https://ift.tt/2NOa9Bw

https://ift.tt/2OUwwSp Submitted September 28, 2018 at 12:03AM by branstarktreewizard https://ift.tt/2NOa9Bw branstarktreewizard
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The frontrunner to be Conservative candidate for London Mayor is at the centre of an Islamophobia row, after he shared a tweet that meant thousands of his followers saw a message referring to Labour’s Sadiq Khan as “mad mullah Khan of Londonistan”. https://ift.tt/2zCeHCq https://ift.tt/2OT4qH9 https://ift.tt/2OT4qH9 https://ift.tt/2NNmHJm

https://ift.tt/2OT4qH9 Submitted September 28, 2018 at 12:06AM by branstarktreewizard https://ift.tt/2NNmHJm branstarktreewizard
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French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been recognised in the Policy Leadership category of the United Nation's Champions of the Earth award, the world body's highest environmental honour, for their pioneering work in championing the International Solar Alliance https://ift.tt/2NJLKgz https://ift.tt/2NMQsud https://ift.tt/2NMQsud https://ift.tt/2Q5pRVy

https://ift.tt/2NMQsud Submitted September 26, 2018 at 09:29PM by nocandodo https://ift.tt/2Q5pRVy nocandodo
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British Airways axed its entire Hong Kong crew on Wednesday ahead of the closure of its local base next month, the airline’s head office has confirmed. BA Hong Kong International Cabin Crew Association calls move to fire 85 flight attendants inhumane and ugly. https://ift.tt/2NJLAFZ https://ift.tt/2zvdc9h https://ift.tt/2zvdc9h https://ift.tt/2IjuVmO

https://ift.tt/2zvdc9h Submitted September 27, 2018 at 02:03AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2IjuVmO madazzahatter
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The Congress on Wednesday accused the Narendra Modi government of bringing India to the "verge of economic collapse" and demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into "financial mismanagement" in the Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) group. https://ift.tt/2NFYJQi https://ift.tt/2xDZPCc https://ift.tt/2xDZPCc https://ift.tt/2DyV5mC

https://ift.tt/2xDZPCc Submitted September 27, 2018 at 01:28AM by interestedin86 https://ift.tt/2DyV5mC interestedin86
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Anti-Kremlin Activist Verzilov Taken Under Protection by German Police: Pyotr Verzilov, an anti-Kremlin activist being treated in a Berlin hospital for suspected poisoning, has been given a police guard for his own protection. https://ift.tt/2xCSRgW https://ift.tt/2ORMr46 https://ift.tt/2ORMr46 https://ift.tt/2OicGDs

https://ift.tt/2ORMr46 Submitted September 26, 2018 at 02:20AM by therecordcorrected https://ift.tt/2OicGDs therecordcorrected
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said a Turkish court, not politicians, will decide the fate of an American pastor whose detention on terrorism charges has roiled relations between Ankara and Washington https://ift.tt/2DxNXqD https://ift.tt/2xRgiSS https://ift.tt/2xRgiSS https://ift.tt/2DxCFCM

https://ift.tt/2xRgiSS Submitted September 26, 2018 at 02:34AM by branstarktreewizard https://ift.tt/2DxCFCM branstarktreewizard
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Public outrage over a death penalty handed to a 29-year-old man is spurring Malaysia to start talks to legalise marijuana for medical use, racing to become the first Asian country to do so. https://ift.tt/2QaNmwO https://ift.tt/2zurS8y https://ift.tt/2zurS8y https://ift.tt/2QZ4qHc

https://ift.tt/2zurS8y Submitted September 26, 2018 at 02:43AM by branstarktreewizard https://ift.tt/2QZ4qHc branstarktreewizard
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The remaining signatories to the Iran nuclear deal—the U.K., France, Germany, Russia, China and the European Union—will defy President Donald Trump’s new sanctions on Tehran https://ift.tt/2Q8XS7r https://ift.tt/2O7xldy https://ift.tt/2O7xldy https://ift.tt/2xPX285

https://ift.tt/2O7xldy Submitted September 26, 2018 at 02:49AM by lintujen_sukulainen https://ift.tt/2xPX285 lintujen_sukulainen
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India's Supreme Court on Wednesday declared the Aadhaar program to be constitutional, but placed strict limitations on the scope of the project including clauses that allowed sharing of data for national security purposes and the usage of the biometric authentication system by private corporations. https://ift.tt/2xE1Kqm https://ift.tt/2zvcwAz https://ift.tt/2zvcwAz https://ift.tt/2R4Fy0O

https://ift.tt/2zvcwAz Submitted September 26, 2018 at 03:13AM by interestedin86 https://ift.tt/2R4Fy0O interestedin86
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Guatemala's government reiterated Tuesday that it is refusing to readmit the head of a U.N. commission investigating corruption in the country, including one pending case against President Jimmy Morales. https://ift.tt/2DxOfhd https://ift.tt/2zt1E6n https://ift.tt/2zt1E6n https://ift.tt/2N57UF3

https://ift.tt/2zt1E6n Submitted September 25, 2018 at 11:04PM by interestedin86 https://ift.tt/2N57UF3 interestedin86
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