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Senior Liberal figures have labelled the new Prime Minister Scott Morrison government’s stance on climate change as "mad" and "morally irresponsible" as the party’s moderate wing reels at the ultra-conservative takeover of Australia’s energy policy. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2PQ2Qa3 https://ift.tt/2PQ2Qa3 https://ift.tt/2wu1eL7

https://ift.tt/2PQ2Qa3 Submitted August 30, 2018 at 11:42PM by Lamont-Cranston https://ift.tt/2wu1eL7 Lamont-Cranston
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Saxony state leaders have held a "meet the voters" event in Chemnitz after days of far-right protests sparked by a killing. Locals decried the way their city has been portrayed during a troubled week of violence. https://ift.tt/2Pkm3PW https://ift.tt/2owwRiR https://ift.tt/2owwRiR https://ift.tt/2LIzLd9

https://ift.tt/2owwRiR Submitted August 31, 2018 at 12:19AM by davidreiss666 https://ift.tt/2LIzLd9 davidreiss666
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China is aiding a NATO member: China provides funding for #Turkey during its economic crisis with $3.6 billion in funding for infrastructure projects, leveraging Ankara's conflict with Washington to expand its Belt and Road Initiative in the key country that links Asia with Europe https://ift.tt/2oneKvq https://ift.tt/2MoKS0a https://ift.tt/2MoKS0a https://ift.tt/2ww8xAX

https://ift.tt/2MoKS0a Submitted August 30, 2018 at 04:42AM by jingyan4 https://ift.tt/2ww8xAX jingyan4
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South Korea bans coffee in schools: Ban is part of campaign to discourage consumption of food and drink high in calories or caffeine, and follows reports of students suffering heart palpitations after drinking coffee. https://ift.tt/2PhbnSc https://ift.tt/2MB7UAY https://ift.tt/2MB7UAY https://ift.tt/2NvjcTY

https://ift.tt/2MB7UAY Submitted August 29, 2018 at 10:28PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2NvjcTY madazzahatter
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New Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada to be ‘meaningful’ education tool: A learning resource described as a comprehensive atlas on Indigenous lands, languages and culture in Canada was launched in Toronto on Wednesday after two years of input from the communities it covers. https://ift.tt/2omstTd https://ift.tt/2NAi41u https://ift.tt/2NAi41u https://ift.tt/2MG0dcY

https://ift.tt/2NAi41u Submitted August 29, 2018 at 10:29PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2MG0dcY madazzahatter
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US President Donald Trump has lashed out at China for undermining its work with North Korea, as criticism over progress on denuclearisation mounts. In series of tweets he also said US should not be spending on war games with South Korea, but if it did restart them they would be "bigger than ever". https://ift.tt/2NxJpRV https://ift.tt/2Ph1wf6 https://ift.tt/2Ph1wf6 https://ift.tt/2PPgv0Q

https://ift.tt/2Ph1wf6 Submitted August 30, 2018 at 12:54AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2PPgv0Q madazzahatter
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'Explosions, black smoke': Dozens of schools closed as factory fire rages in West Footscray - A factory fire that has caused toxic smoke to billow across Melbourne's western suburbs is one of the biggest blazes the city has seen since the Coode Island disaster of the early 1990s, authorities say. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2NtqkQF https://ift.tt/2NtqkQF https://ift.tt/2wpx9fG

https://ift.tt/2NtqkQF Submitted August 30, 2018 at 12:58AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2wpx9fG madazzahatter
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The UK government will build a new “cyber centre” to help stop British paedophiles abusing vulnerable children in Kenya. The centre will be the first of its kind in Africa amid a rising number of abuse cases faced by Kenyan authorities. https://ift.tt/2oocZ18 https://ift.tt/2ojMZ73 https://ift.tt/2ojMZ73 https://ift.tt/2PS5QCX

https://ift.tt/2ojMZ73 Submitted August 30, 2018 at 01:01AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2PS5QCX madazzahatter
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday renewed his attacks on technology companies and platforms including Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google, saying they were “trying to silence” people. https://ift.tt/2ws5riq https://ift.tt/2wpONzF https://ift.tt/2wpONzF https://ift.tt/2Pjtx5I

https://ift.tt/2wpONzF Submitted August 30, 2018 at 01:47AM by urgukvn https://ift.tt/2Pjtx5I urgukvn
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Suggestions for a new TV series to watch?

Hi, I am a bit of a tv series fanatic. I watch really a ton of series and now I am searching for something new for the coming season. I like action/comedy, sify & fantasy but I am open to everything. What do you suggest? Anything new you are thrilled about? Submitted August 29, 2018 at 04:21AM by V_Frln https://ift.tt/2wjw3lB
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Festival goers are leaving tens of thousands of tents behind in the mistaken belief they will be donated to the homeless and refugees, a charity has warned. The vast majority of the sea of rubbish abandoned in fields after events is “avoidable plastic pollution” that will be taken to landfill. https://ift.tt/2MYuGlD https://ift.tt/2MySuNM https://ift.tt/2MySuNM https://ift.tt/2MyouBH

https://ift.tt/2MySuNM Submitted August 28, 2018 at 09:36PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2MyouBH madazzahatter
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Brazil's President Temer has signed a decree that will send troops to Roraima state on the Venezuela border. Homicides have jumped in the area and riots have broken out between locals and Venezuelan migrants. https://ift.tt/2okRhLu https://ift.tt/2Ntk5My https://ift.tt/2Ntk5My https://ift.tt/2MW6vEy

https://ift.tt/2Ntk5My Submitted August 28, 2018 at 10:00PM by fivemoretimes https://ift.tt/2MW6vEy fivemoretimes
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India’s federal health ministry called on Tuesday for stopping the sale or import of electronic cigarettes and heat-not-burn tobacco devices that companies like Philip Morris International Inc were planning to launch in the country. https://ift.tt/2MSwf4T https://ift.tt/2MCQELR https://ift.tt/2MCQELR https://ift.tt/2wtlED3

https://ift.tt/2MCQELR Submitted August 28, 2018 at 10:11PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2wtlED3 madazzahatter
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An apparent Iranian influence operation targeting internet users worldwide is significantly bigger than previously identified, Reuters has found, encompassing a sprawling network of anonymous websites and social media accounts in 11 different languages. https://ift.tt/2NrqGaA https://ift.tt/2PKda3f https://ift.tt/2PKda3f https://ift.tt/2PH8OtP

https://ift.tt/2PKda3f Submitted August 28, 2018 at 10:12PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2PH8OtP madazzahatter
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Violence in Chemnitz as leftist and far-right protesters clash: Some limited violence broke out in the eastern German city of Chemnitz as neo-Nazis and leftists clashed in the wake of a murder. But Saxony police, struggling to re-assert their authority, largely kept control https://ift.tt/2LxOCqX https://ift.tt/2wkfiH3 https://ift.tt/2wkfiH3 https://ift.tt/2wl1nAq

https://ift.tt/2wkfiH3 Submitted August 27, 2018 at 06:59PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2wl1nAq DoremusJessup
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Austria to ban asylum-seekers from taking up apprenticeships: Austria is set to bar asylum-seekers from taking up vacant training spaces while their claims are still being assessed. It marks the latest in a spate of restrictions placed on migrants by the right-wing government https://ift.tt/2wl68Kp https://ift.tt/2wjb3eG https://ift.tt/2wjb3eG https://ift.tt/2NpBfL2

https://ift.tt/2wjb3eG Submitted August 27, 2018 at 07:05PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2NpBfL2 DoremusJessup
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Drone Captures First Images of an Uncontacted Amazon Tribe. Officials say images like these can help them learn how to better protect Brazil’s indigenous people. “These images have the power to make society and the government reflect on the importance of protecting these groups.” https://ift.tt/2wlSaYC https://ift.tt/2PBo5MI https://ift.tt/2PBo5MI https://ift.tt/2BTFuxf

https://ift.tt/2PBo5MI Submitted August 28, 2018 at 02:37AM by vellichorrain https://ift.tt/2BTFuxf vellichorrain
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China logs hottest national average summer temperature in 57 years: Xinhua - China’s national average temperature hit 22 degrees Celsius (71.6 Fahrenheit) this summer, the highest since 1961, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. https://ift.tt/2wtoLek https://ift.tt/2wk0HeF https://ift.tt/2wk0HeF https://ift.tt/2NpvPzE

https://ift.tt/2wk0HeF Submitted August 27, 2018 at 09:15PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2NpvPzE madazzahatter
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In battles over land rights, activists are branded as criminals: U.N. - Governments and corporations are increasingly using legal persecution to portray indigenous activists as criminals and terrorists, putting them at heightened risk of violence, the United Nations said on Monday. https://ift.tt/2r8XpIL https://ift.tt/2PbLD9S https://ift.tt/2PbLD9S https://ift.tt/2whQSxO

https://ift.tt/2PbLD9S Submitted August 27, 2018 at 09:16PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2whQSxO madazzahatter
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Asian Games: Indonesian fans told to drop ‘China’ when shouting support for Hong Kong in badminton final. The Hong Kong pair of Tang and Tse settle for silver after losing in the badminton mixed doubles final to China’s Zheng and Huang. https://ift.tt/2MBuHNg https://ift.tt/2Nq8mhW https://ift.tt/2Nq8mhW https://ift.tt/2wlcR70

https://ift.tt/2Nq8mhW Submitted August 27, 2018 at 09:18PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2wlcR70 madazzahatter
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The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has condemned two days of far-right street violence that has left several people injured, which flared up after a Syrian and an Iraqi were accused of killing a German man on Sunday. https://ift.tt/2MUaIZr https://ift.tt/2NkEdQV https://ift.tt/2NkEdQV https://ift.tt/2Lw3sOM

https://ift.tt/2NkEdQV Submitted August 27, 2018 at 10:22PM by urgukvn https://ift.tt/2Lw3sOM urgukvn
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Historians prepare to fight plan that could harm iconic Battle of Bosworth Field, location of Henry Tudor's famous victory, giving birth to Tudor England. Conservative-run councils to vote on turning parts of it into a vast, partly government-funded driverless car testing facility. https://ift.tt/2MSmVxO https://ift.tt/2oidPwm https://ift.tt/2oidPwm https://ift.tt/2BSUICL

https://ift.tt/2oidPwm Submitted August 28, 2018 at 02:27AM by vellichorrain https://ift.tt/2BSUICL vellichorrain
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Far-right demonstrators and left-wing counter-protesters clashed in the eastern German city of Chemnitz on Monday, with police investigating reports that right-wing demonstrators aggressively chased anyone who looked like they might be an immigrant. https://ift.tt/2LzbVjY https://ift.tt/2MxOEo2 https://ift.tt/2MxOEo2 https://ift.tt/2PGn5GW

https://ift.tt/2MxOEo2 Submitted August 28, 2018 at 12:26AM by maxwellhill https://ift.tt/2PGn5GW maxwellhill
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The water molecule is an allergen in the exact same way peanut proteins are allergens. It is the only known allergen that is not a protein or a hapten and scientists don't know why. Girl is born with a severe allergy to to the water molecule and cannot drink even a sip of water or it will kill her. https://ift.tt/2dmsMpf https://ift.tt/2LxIXRQ https://ift.tt/2LxIXRQ https://ift.tt/2BUkJS6

https://ift.tt/2LxIXRQ Submitted August 28, 2018 at 01:03AM by ButtButtaFace https://ift.tt/2BUkJS6 ButtButtaFace
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Plans to replace a Catholic school with a mall appalls Iraqis: “This is [becoming] a trend, the targeting of Iraq's architectural heritage, not simply [its] Christian [heritage].” The twist is, it's a Christian group who wants to demolish the school and build a shopping mall. https://ift.tt/2LANm6i https://ift.tt/2PIMyQ0 https://ift.tt/2PIMyQ0 https://ift.tt/2BOMpb3

https://ift.tt/2PIMyQ0 Submitted August 28, 2018 at 01:55AM by vellichorrain https://ift.tt/2BOMpb3 vellichorrain
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Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk’s decision to abruptly abandon a plan to take his electric carmaker private will not resolve his mounting regulatory and legal woes, and may even make them worse, some securities lawyers said. https://ift.tt/2MViu5o https://ift.tt/2LtSsRR https://ift.tt/2LtSsRR https://ift.tt/2BOVFff

https://ift.tt/2LtSsRR Submitted August 26, 2018 at 06:42PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2BOVFff madam1
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A referendum vote on seven anti-corruption measures failed to meet quorum in Colombia on Sunday, nullifying the results even though each of the measures, including a reduction in lawmakers’ salaries and term limits for public posts, got at least 99 percent support. https://ift.tt/2P3OxNG https://ift.tt/2MTpS0Y https://ift.tt/2MTpS0Y https://ift.tt/2odI3kg

https://ift.tt/2MTpS0Y Submitted August 26, 2018 at 06:51PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2odI3kg madam1
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A court in Myanmar is set to hand down verdicts on Monday in the case of two Reuters journalists accused of obtaining secret state documents. Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, are charged with breaching the Official Secrets Act, which carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison. https://ift.tt/2NkR0TI https://ift.tt/2MwdRiK https://ift.tt/2MwdRiK https://ift.tt/2LsLwEL

https://ift.tt/2MwdRiK Submitted August 26, 2018 at 06:54PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2LsLwEL madam1
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Experts in northern Sri Lanka are trying to identify the remains of dozens of bodies in a mass grave in the country's former war zone. So far the skeletal remains of more than 90 people have been unearthed in the north-western town of Mannar. The mass grave is the second biggest found in the north https://ift.tt/2Pee07x https://ift.tt/2PGMXTe https://ift.tt/2PGMXTe https://ift.tt/2LvPMTP

https://ift.tt/2PGMXTe Submitted August 26, 2018 at 07:22PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2LvPMTP madam1
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World Court hears Iran lawsuit to have U.S. sanctions lifted: Iranian lawyers will ask the International Court of Justice on Monday to order the United States to lift sanctions ordered by the Trump administration against Tehran. https://ift.tt/2P5pHx5 https://ift.tt/2NnKhrV https://ift.tt/2NnKhrV https://ift.tt/2MQtKzT

https://ift.tt/2NnKhrV Submitted August 26, 2018 at 07:23PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2MQtKzT madazzahatter
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Chinese authorities say Didi bears 'unshirkable responsibility' for passenger's death: China’s police and transport ministry said country’s largest ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing had “unshirkable responsibility” for ride-sharing passenger being raped and killed by driver in eastern city of Wenzhou. https://ift.tt/2PHokpg https://ift.tt/2PEX1vW https://ift.tt/2PEX1vW https://ift.tt/2Nl9mE9

https://ift.tt/2PEX1vW Submitted August 26, 2018 at 07:25PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2Nl9mE9 madazzahatter
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Peru PM Cesar Villanueva said Sunday that his country was "not prepared" for the huge flow of migrants streaming in from crisis-wracked Venezuela but insisted that his country would stand in "solidarity" with the arrivals. https://ift.tt/2P5pPwz https://ift.tt/2odNGyU https://ift.tt/2odNGyU https://ift.tt/2P6lVDC

https://ift.tt/2odNGyU Submitted August 26, 2018 at 07:40PM by green_flash https://ift.tt/2P6lVDC green_flash
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Bavaria's Social Democrats have caused an uproar at the start of the state election campaign by buying the internet domain of the ruling party's slogan. The CSU accused the SPD of dirty tactics and spreading "fake news." https://ift.tt/2MvAYdf https://ift.tt/2MpFPfS https://ift.tt/2MpFPfS https://ift.tt/2PGIAYb

https://ift.tt/2MpFPfS Submitted August 26, 2018 at 07:48PM by green_flash https://ift.tt/2PGIAYb green_flash
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Kremlin critic Sergei Udaltsov who went on hunger strike after being jailed for 30 days for burning portraits of Russian leaders was hospitalised again. Udaltsov was convicted of torching the portraits during a protest against deeply unpopular plans to raise the Russian retirement age https://ift.tt/2MzXUbo https://ift.tt/2PEZUNi https://ift.tt/2PEZUNi https://ift.tt/2Nj0zT3

https://ift.tt/2PEZUNi Submitted August 26, 2018 at 07:56PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2Nj0zT3 DoremusJessup
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Dutch police investigating the disappearance and death of schoolboy Nicky Verstappen in 1998 say their prime suspect has been arrested in Spain. Jos Brech was identified as a suspect after the Netherlands' biggest ever DNA harvesting operation, which included his relatives. https://ift.tt/2MRlSOK https://ift.tt/2PDPoGb https://ift.tt/2PDPoGb https://ift.tt/2PH69jK

https://ift.tt/2PDPoGb Submitted August 26, 2018 at 09:57PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2PH69jK madazzahatter
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The controversial "halo" modification, implemented at the start of the 2018 season and criticised by drivers for its ugly appearance, looks to have saved Charles Leclerc from severe injuries at the Belgian Grand Prix. https://ift.tt/2MUsSKD https://ift.tt/2LuLEDt https://ift.tt/2LuLEDt https://ift.tt/2wmK698

https://ift.tt/2LuLEDt Submitted August 26, 2018 at 11:49PM by NewsWombat https://ift.tt/2wmK698 NewsWombat
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Plane journeys are taking longer than a decade ago, according to a report that claims the change is down to airlines “padding” their schedules to create the impression passengers were reaching their destinations on time. https://ift.tt/2P9pvwW https://ift.tt/2LogQEx https://ift.tt/2LogQEx https://ift.tt/2LyAhe0

https://ift.tt/2LogQEx Submitted August 27, 2018 at 12:43AM by branstarktreewizard https://ift.tt/2LyAhe0 branstarktreewizard
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Malaysia will not allow foreigners to buy residential units built at the US$100 billion Forest City project in Johor, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday. The project has been wracked by uncertainty since Mahathir’s coalition scored a shock victory at a May general election. https://ift.tt/2wgZYLf https://ift.tt/2ofYDzD https://ift.tt/2ofYDzD https://ift.tt/2PCHNaZ

https://ift.tt/2ofYDzD Submitted August 27, 2018 at 01:09AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2PCHNaZ madazzahatter
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Scott Morrison to travel to Jakarta to announce Australia-Indonesia free trade deal is imminent: Prime Minister Scott Morrison will make his first trip overseas less than a week after being sworn in, flying to Jakarta to announce Australia and Indonesia are on the brink of signing a free trade deal. https://ift.tt/2NlLhNj https://ift.tt/2MwGbld https://ift.tt/2MwGbld https://ift.tt/2PDgFbA

https://ift.tt/2MwGbld Submitted August 27, 2018 at 01:13AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2PDgFbA madazzahatter
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Prosecutors in Sicily on Saturday opened an inquiry into Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini for "illegal confinement, illegal arrest and abuse of power", reports said, over his refusal to allow over 100 rescued migrants off a coastguard ship https://ift.tt/2MNfU1j https://ift.tt/2P6JpbD https://ift.tt/2P6JpbD https://ift.tt/2MAGBXG

https://ift.tt/2P6JpbD Submitted August 25, 2018 at 08:45PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2MAGBXG DoremusJessup
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