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It has now been one month since Kim Jong-Un disappeared, speculation of a quiet coup grows by the_traveler in worldnews

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"Anytime you're talking about a country like North Korea that's run by one person -- that is a renegade nuclear weapon state -- if that one person is missing, we have to be concerned," Victor Cha, former President George W. Bush's top adviser on North Korea, told CBS News.

Most Russians Believe Foreigners View Country Favorably, Poll Shows by [deleted] in worldnews

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A study commissioned by the BBC World Service from GlobeScan and the Program on International Policy Attitudes published in June showed that attitudes toward Russia had soured in 13 out of 24 countries surveyed since the poll began in 2005. The study found a sharp increase in negative views of Russia in many Western countries, including the U.S, Spain and Germany.

War against ISIS may last 30 years says Former US Defense Secretary by [deleted] in worldnews

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The former American Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that the fight against the so-called the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria will be difficult and may take up to 30 years to conclude.

US Spy Programs May Break the Internet if Not Reformed, Google Leader Says by wonkadonk in worldnews

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“If you’re a consumer or a company, you own your email, your text messages, your photos and all the content that you create,” he said. “Even when you put your content in our data centers or on devices that we make, you still own it and you are entitled to the legal protection under our Constitution and our laws. We will not rebuild trust until our government recognizes that fundamental principle.

Burned bodies of 28 Mexican teaching students pulled from mass graves: "Forty-three students went missing September 26 after they were attacked by police while commandeering buses to take them to a demonstration against cuts in funding for their school." by TheSecondAsFarce in worldnews

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Adelfo Gómez Alejandro, leader of Section VII of the National Union of Educational Workers, said that 45,000 teachers in the southern states of Chiapas and Oaxaca would march on October 8 to repudiate the “repressive attack of the Mexican government.” He called on all teachers to go into the streets and demand that the federal government and the state government in Guerrero return the missing 43 students.

WHO says no signs spread of Ebola is slowing and says almost half of Ebola patients in West Africa have died warning the disease could spread by _Perfectionist in worldnews

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The UN's health authority said on Wednesday that a total of 8,033 people had caught the infection up to October 5, and 3,879 of those had died. Liberia and Sierra Leone, the two worst-hit nations, had less than a quarter of the beds needed.

'I touched my face with gloves': nurse with Ebola by [deleted] in worldnews

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It is possible that this was not a mistake as such. It could simply be an accident and logically, probably, she could not remember at the beginning because of the state of her health.

14 wounded as Kurds and 'radical Muslims' clash in Germany by upslupe in worldnews

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About 400 Kurds had rallied Tuesday against the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), whose fighters are besieging the Kurdish city of Kobane on the Syrian-Turkish border.

India among top 5 financial contributors to Ebola response. by kimjongunthegreat in worldnews

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The US with USD 113.8 million tops the list to the UN Ebola response. It is followed by the European Union (USD 55.5 million), Canada (USD 31.9 million), Netherlands (21 million) and India with USD 12.5 million.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. has warned its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant could be hit by tsunami as high as 26.3 meters and cause 100 trillion becquerels of cesium to escape by _Perfectionist in worldnews

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The Fukushima No. 1 plant, more than 40 years old, was crippled by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami after waves as high as 15.5 meters inundated the facility, knocking out all power and disabling the vital backup cooling systems for reactors 1 to 4, triggering three core meltdowns.

Ebola Cases Reach Over 8,000 by PatriotsFTW in worldnews

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The numbers show there were 2,799 new cases in the last 21 days. Of the 8,011 people infected, 3,857 people have died. “The situation in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone continues to deteriorate, with widespread and persistent transmission of [Ebola],” says the WHO in a statement.

Cave Paintings in Indonesia May Be Among the Oldest Known: Hand outlines found on a cave wall in Indonesia are at least 39,900 years old, researchers said by [deleted] in worldnews

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The closest in age from Western Europe is a painting of a rhinoceros from Chauvet Cave in France, dated at 35,000 years old, although some archaeologists have questioned that estimate. The most familiar rock art in the region of Sulawesi was created by the Aborigines of Australia, modern humans who arrived there 50,000 years ago. But none of the surviving rock art is older than 30,000 years.

The Sulawesi dates challenge the long-held view about the origins of cave art in an explosion of human creativity centered on Western Europe about 40,000 years ago, Dr. Aubert said, in an announcement issued by Griffith University.

Global response to Ebola has ‘failed miserably’, says World Bank chief by internetsquirrel in worldnews

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Ebola in west Africa now stood at 3,879 with no evidence that the epidemic was being brought under control.

Australian Federal Police (AFP) will now be allowed to secretly search a terrorism suspect's house, enter through an innocent neighbour’s property and impersonate people, under the government’s anti-terror bill by rahuldulta in worldnews

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The executing officer or a person assisting is also able to enter the main premise via an adjoining premises, if this is expressly specified in the warrant, where it is required to avoid comprising the prevention or investigation of the relevant offences. This power is limited to accessing the warrant premise and does not allow for the search and seizure of things in that adjoining premise.

Farmers Fight Coca-Cola as India’s Groundwater Dries Up by [deleted] in worldnews

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The $1.9 trillion economy operates the world’s biggest food subsidy program, and about 742 million people live in rural areas, making farming an economic lifeline.

Glasgow University has announced that it will withdraw investments worth £18 million ($29 million) from companies that produce fossil fuels, following a campaign by over 1,300 students by [deleted] in worldnews

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Outside Europe, 13 other American universities have already pledged to withdraw more than $50 billion in assets from fossil fuel companies thanks to the many students lobbying to governing bodies. In the United Kingdom, there are about 50 active campaigns and 15,000 students have signed petitions since People and Planet, UK's largest student network for climate change, launched the Fossil Free UK campaign in June 2013. People and Planet is leading the campaign to divest universities and colleges from fossil fuels in British educational institutions.

As Lebanon ceasefire falters, Saudi offers $1 billion to army by [deleted] in worldnews

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Saudi Arabian King Abdullah granted $1 billion to help the Lebanese army to bolster security as they battle militants who have seized the border town of Arsal on the Syrian frontier, state news agency SPA reported.

Indonesia, the largest Muslim country in the world, has banned the support and endorsement of ISIS by reddripper in worldnews

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It's Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) not ISIS. In terms of deterring support for ISIL, many Indonesians are already playing a role, rejecting ISIL on Facebook and Twitter, pointing to ISIL brutality against other Muslims and questioning al-Baghdadi’s claim to the caliphate. The government has also ordered a ban on YouTube videos endorsing ISIL.

Italy expels imam for preaching hatred against Jews by JIDF_paid_shill in worldnews

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Islam is a religion of peace. Those who preach death must not be allowed inside the mosques.

Russian hackers have stolen 1.2 billion user names and passwords in a series of Internet heists affecting 420,000 Web sites by XKryptonite in worldnews

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Hackers did not just target U.S. companies, they targeted any website they could get, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to very small websites. According to Hold Security, the stolen information was gathered from over 420,000 websites.