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• More than 1 million in Hong Kong New Year's Day march, organisers say as protest is cut short amid violence
• Australian PM says there’s ‘no better place to raise kids’ as deadly wildfires burn
• Pope Francis apologized on Wednesday for having angrily slapped a woman's arm when she had grabbed hold of his hand and yanked him towards her, saying he had lost his patience and set a "bad example".
• Taiwan Leader Rejects China's Offer to Unify Under Hong Kong Model | Reuters
• Chilean Photojournalist's Body Found "Stabbed and Beaten" and Camera Stolen After Photographing Anti-Government Protests
• Former Nigerian governor on trial for fraud, allowed to take trip to seek medical treatment abroad. Instead, caught on video salsa dancing on cruise ship
• As the death toll in the Australian bushfire crisis rises and exhausted crews prepare for worse conditions this weekend, the Prime Minister hosts the cricket team at his house for lunch.
• Australia's bushfire smoke spreads to NZ as Canberra's air quality is more than 21 times the hazardous rating
• Monkey enclosure in German zoo burns down during NYE celebration - almost all animals dead
• Merkel Vows Germany Will Do 'Everything Humanly Possible' To Fight Climate Change
• Giuliani says he would be willing to testify in impeachment trial: He added that he could “do demonstrations” and that he’d “love to try the case.”
• GM golden rice gets landmark safety approval in the Philippines, the first country with a serious vitamin A deficiency problem to approve golden rice: “This is a victory for science, agriculture and all Filipinos”
• Pope Francis equates violence against women to profaning God
• Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough unite to call for climate change action at next UN summit: 'Sir David, 93, said Thunberg had "aroused the world" about the urgency of reining in global warming, achieving things that people who had worked on the problem for 20-odd years had not.'
• Without Evidence, Trump Accuses Iran of 'Orchestrating an Attack' on US Embassy in Iraq as Fears of War Grow
• An artificial intelligence program has been developed that is better at spotting breast cancer in mammograms than expert radiologists. The AI outperformed the specialists by detecting cancers that the radiologists missed in the images, while ignoring features they falsely flagged
• Tweet calling for killing of Muslims in India doesn't violate rules, says Twitter.
• Prince William launches new environmental prize to help 'repair' planet as he warns Earth is at 'tipping point' — A short video on the official Kensington Palace Twitter page, voiced by Sir David Attenborough, marks the launch of the "most prestigious environment prize in history."
• Palau is first country to ban 'toxic' sun cream
• 750 soldiers with 82nd Airborne headed for CENTCOM, additional 4,000 troops expected to deploy as Iran tensions mount
• China cuts banks' reserve ratios again, frees up $115 billion to spur economy
• Canada back in world's top 10 economies, with room to grow: report
• Senate minority leader called for witnesses in Trump’s administration to testify during his impeachment trial after the “explosive” publication of details about the White House’s efforts to withhold military aid from Ukraine
• Sweden shuts down nuclear reactor after over 40 years of operation, with operators citing a lack of profitability and rising maintenance costs.

More than 1 million in Hong Kong New Year's Day march, organisers say as protest is cut short amid violence Posted: 01 Jan 2020 05:20 AM PST submitted by /u/thanosbutt [link] [comments]

Australian PM says there’s ‘no better place to raise kids’ as deadly wildfires burn Posted: 01 Jan 2020 03:14 AM PST submitted by /u/Mamacrass [link] [comments]

Pope Francis apologized on Wednesday for having angrily slapped a woman's arm when she had grabbed hold of his hand and yanked him towards her, saying he had lost his patience and set a "bad example". Posted: 01 Jan 2020 05:44 AM PST submitted by /u/madam1 [link] [comments]

Taiwan Leader Rejects China's Offer to Unify Under Hong Kong Model | Reuters Posted: 31 Dec 2019 07:45 PM PST submitted by /u/JumboWho [link] [comments]

Chilean Photojournalist's Body Found "Stabbed and Beaten" and Camera Stolen After Photographing Anti-Government Protests Posted: 01 Jan 2020 01:18 AM PST submitted by /u/tehgerbil [link] [comments]

Former Nigerian governor on trial for fraud, allowed to take trip to seek medical treatment abroad. Instead, caught on video salsa dancing on cruise ship Posted: 01 Jan 2020 07:08 AM PST submitted by /u/licecrispies [link] [comments]

As the death toll in the Australian bushfire crisis rises and exhausted crews prepare for worse conditions this weekend, the Prime Minister hosts the cricket team at his house for lunch. Posted: 01 Jan 2020 01:54 AM PST submitted by /u/eafighter [link] [comments]

Australia's bushfire smoke spreads to NZ as Canberra's air quality is more than 21 times the hazardous rating Posted: 31 Dec 2019 05:39 PM PST submitted by /u/discrepancy_dial [link] [comments]

Monkey enclosure in German zoo burns down during NYE celebration - almost all animals dead Posted: 01 Jan 2020 02:29 AM PST submitted by /u/D-Fence [link] [comments]

Merkel Vows Germany Will Do 'Everything Humanly Possible' To Fight Climate Change Posted: 31 Dec 2019 03:44 PM PST submitted by /u/Creasy007 [link] [comments]

Giuliani says he would be willing to testify in impeachment trial: He added that he could “do demonstrations” and that he’d “love to try the case.” Posted: 01 Jan 2020 04:48 AM PST submitted by /u/maxwellhill [link] [comments]

GM golden rice gets landmark safety approval in the Philippines, the first country with a serious vitamin A deficiency problem to approve golden rice: “This is a victory for science, agriculture and all Filipinos” Posted: 31 Dec 2019 01:22 PM PST submitted by /u/mvea [link] [comments]

Pope Francis equates violence against women to profaning God Posted: 01 Jan 2020 06:21 AM PST submitted by /u/vmusic111 [link] [comments]

Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough unite to call for climate change action at next UN summit: 'Sir David, 93, said Thunberg had "aroused the world" about the urgency of reining in global warming, achieving things that people who had worked on the problem for 20-odd years had not.' Posted: 31 Dec 2019 10:22 PM PST submitted by /u/maxwellhill [link] [comments]

Without Evidence, Trump Accuses Iran of 'Orchestrating an Attack' on US Embassy in Iraq as Fears of War Grow Posted: 31 Dec 2019 06:32 PM PST submitted by /u/speakhyroglyphically [link] [comments]

An artificial intelligence program has been developed that is better at spotting breast cancer in mammograms than expert radiologists. The AI outperformed the specialists by detecting cancers that the radiologists missed in the images, while ignoring features they falsely flagged Posted: 01 Jan 2020 10:19 AM PST submitted by /u/madam1 [link] [comments]

Tweet calling for killing of Muslims in India doesn't violate rules, says Twitter. Posted: 01 Jan 2020 09:03 AM PST submitted by /u/Edward_zigma [link] [comments]

Prince William launches new environmental prize to help 'repair' planet as he warns Earth is at 'tipping point' — A short video on the official Kensington Palace Twitter page, voiced by Sir David Attenborough, marks the launch of the "most prestigious environment prize in history." Posted: 31 Dec 2019 01:17 PM PST submitted by /u/Molire [link] [comments]

Palau is first country to ban 'toxic' sun cream Posted: 31 Dec 2019 09:34 PM PST submitted by /u/secure_caramel [link] [comments]

750 soldiers with 82nd Airborne headed for CENTCOM, additional 4,000 troops expected to deploy as Iran tensions mount Posted: 31 Dec 2019 05:14 PM PST submitted by /u/shill_hunter_x [link] [comments]

China cuts banks' reserve ratios again, frees up $115 billion to spur economy Posted: 01 Jan 2020 03:35 AM PST submitted by /u/Medical-Algae [link] [comments]

Canada back in world's top 10 economies, with room to grow: report Posted: 01 Jan 2020 08:16 AM PST submitted by /u/Norcan987 [link] [comments]

Senate minority leader called for witnesses in Trump’s administration to testify during his impeachment trial after the “explosive” publication of details about the White House’s efforts to withhold military aid from Ukraine Posted: 31 Dec 2019 02:18 PM PST submitted by /u/maxwellhill [link] [comments]

Sweden shuts down nuclear reactor after over 40 years of operation, with operators citing a lack of profitability and rising maintenance costs. Posted: 01 Jan 2020 07:10 AM PST submitted by /u/green_flash [link] [comments]

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