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• Off-duty Hong Kong police officer arrested for putting up pro-democracy posters, the first case of a police officer being apprehended for protest-related incident since the massive demonstrations broke out 7 months ago.
• Brazil's answer to Greta Thunberg wants help protecting Amazon rainforest and its tribes. “We depend so much on the forest, but it’s not just for us, it is for the sake of the future of the whole world,”"
• Around 75% of Japanese see need to make nation more hospitable to foreign residents, government survey shows.
• Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe congratulates Taiwan's president on re-election
• Trump recounts minute-by-minute details of Soleimani strike to donors at Mar-a-Lago
• Five men have been indicted in the United States for allegedly running an international network that purchased US products for Pakistan’s nuclear weapons programme.
• Australia's Leader Called For A Crackdown On Environmentalists Before Fires Broke Out
• Late passenger who phoned in bomb threat to delay his flight is jailed for 16 months
• Australian drivers could face $11,000 fine for tossing lit cigarette in wake of bushfires
• Germany confirms Trump made trade threat to Europe over Iran policy | World news
• Ten indigenous musicians have been shot dead and burned in an ambush in western Mexico believed to have been carried out by a drug cartel, officials say.
• A British mercenary company established by former SAS veterans conducted clandestine and highly controversial operations around the world, with successive British governments either unwilling or unable to rein it in, a new book reveals
• 'Scale of This Failure Has No Precedent': Scientists Say Hot Ocean 'Blob' Killed One Million Seabirds: The lead author called the mass die-off "a red-flag warning about the tremendous impact sustained ocean warming can have on the marine ecosystem."
• European Union Wants All Smartphones to Have the Same Charging Port. It would reduce electronic waste and improve the consumer experience, says the E.U.
• FBI: Saudi government ‘almost certainly’ helps its citizens escape prosecution in US for serious crimes
• Trump warns Iranian supreme leader who called him a 'clown' to be 'very careful with his words'
• Leaders of native tribes in Brazil issued a rallying call to protect the Amazon rainforest and its indigenous people from what they called the “genocide, ethnocide and ecocide” planned by the country’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro
• Two arrested after attempt to sell 12 billion passwords - The website purported to give access to stolen data from 10,000 data breaches, giving hackers easy access to user credentials. The police operation tracking the cybercrime involved the UK, US, Netherlands and Germany.
• Iranian chess referee will not return home after she was pictured without hijab over fears for her safety
• US allows Chevron to keep drilling in Venezuela for 3 months
• The number of people already infected by the mystery virus emerging in China is far greater than official figures suggest, scientists have told the BBC.
• New documents from Lev Parnas show more texts about possible surveillance of former US ambassador to Ukraine
• Hospital’s ‘unfathomable ineptitude’ caused mother to bleed to death hours after childbirth, inquest rules. 'The biggest tragedy is that Stefania will never know her mummy all because of the failure of others,' said husband

Off-duty Hong Kong police officer arrested for putting up pro-democracy posters, the first case of a police officer being apprehended for protest-related incident since the massive demonstrations broke out 7 months ago. Posted: 17 Jan 2020 10:50 PM PST submitted by /u/dont_come_any_closer [link] [comments]

Brazil's answer to Greta Thunberg wants help protecting Amazon rainforest and its tribes. “We depend so much on the forest, but it’s not just for us, it is for the sake of the future of the whole world,”" Posted: 18 Jan 2020 04:54 AM PST submitted by /u/Frocharocha [link] [comments]

Around 75% of Japanese see need to make nation more hospitable to foreign residents, government survey shows. Posted: 18 Jan 2020 04:48 AM PST submitted by /u/Hoosier_Jedi [link] [comments]

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe congratulates Taiwan's president on re-election Posted: 18 Jan 2020 07:13 AM PST submitted by /u/bobbobdusky [link] [comments]

Trump recounts minute-by-minute details of Soleimani strike to donors at Mar-a-Lago Posted: 18 Jan 2020 08:39 AM PST submitted by /u/BoomerNotASooner [link] [comments]

Five men have been indicted in the United States for allegedly running an international network that purchased US products for Pakistan’s nuclear weapons programme. Posted: 18 Jan 2020 08:51 AM PST submitted by /u/AfterNerve4 [link] [comments]

Australia's Leader Called For A Crackdown On Environmentalists Before Fires Broke Out Posted: 18 Jan 2020 03:33 AM PST submitted by /u/newnemo [link] [comments]

Late passenger who phoned in bomb threat to delay his flight is jailed for 16 months Posted: 18 Jan 2020 02:40 AM PST submitted by /u/marcoms [link] [comments]

Australian drivers could face $11,000 fine for tossing lit cigarette in wake of bushfires Posted: 18 Jan 2020 09:41 AM PST submitted by /u/nnnarbz [link] [comments]

Germany confirms Trump made trade threat to Europe over Iran policy | World news Posted: 17 Jan 2020 01:41 PM PST submitted by /u/speakhyroglyphically [link] [comments]

Ten indigenous musicians have been shot dead and burned in an ambush in western Mexico believed to have been carried out by a drug cartel, officials say. Posted: 18 Jan 2020 08:08 AM PST submitted by /u/NinjaDiscoJesus [link] [comments]

A British mercenary company established by former SAS veterans conducted clandestine and highly controversial operations around the world, with successive British governments either unwilling or unable to rein it in, a new book reveals Posted: 18 Jan 2020 08:45 AM PST submitted by /u/DoremusJessup [link] [comments]

'Scale of This Failure Has No Precedent': Scientists Say Hot Ocean 'Blob' Killed One Million Seabirds: The lead author called the mass die-off "a red-flag warning about the tremendous impact sustained ocean warming can have on the marine ecosystem." Posted: 17 Jan 2020 09:37 PM PST submitted by /u/maxwellhill [link] [comments]

European Union Wants All Smartphones to Have the Same Charging Port. It would reduce electronic waste and improve the consumer experience, says the E.U. Posted: 17 Jan 2020 07:37 PM PST submitted by /u/cool_cosmonaut [link] [comments]

FBI: Saudi government ‘almost certainly’ helps its citizens escape prosecution in US for serious crimes Posted: 17 Jan 2020 01:52 PM PST submitted by /u/MortWellian [link] [comments]

Trump warns Iranian supreme leader who called him a 'clown' to be 'very careful with his words' Posted: 17 Jan 2020 08:42 PM PST submitted by /u/RollinonEase [link] [comments]

Leaders of native tribes in Brazil issued a rallying call to protect the Amazon rainforest and its indigenous people from what they called the “genocide, ethnocide and ecocide” planned by the country’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro Posted: 18 Jan 2020 10:34 AM PST submitted by /u/DoremusJessup [link] [comments]

Two arrested after attempt to sell 12 billion passwords - The website purported to give access to stolen data from 10,000 data breaches, giving hackers easy access to user credentials. The police operation tracking the cybercrime involved the UK, US, Netherlands and Germany. Posted: 17 Jan 2020 05:42 PM PST submitted by /u/ManiaforBeatles [link] [comments]

Iranian chess referee will not return home after she was pictured without hijab over fears for her safety Posted: 18 Jan 2020 12:48 AM PST submitted by /u/Admiral_Asado [link] [comments]

US allows Chevron to keep drilling in Venezuela for 3 months Posted: 18 Jan 2020 05:03 AM PST submitted by /u/Ass-Slinging-Smasher [link] [comments]

The number of people already infected by the mystery virus emerging in China is far greater than official figures suggest, scientists have told the BBC. Posted: 17 Jan 2020 02:41 PM PST submitted by /u/accessirl [link] [comments]

New documents from Lev Parnas show more texts about possible surveillance of former US ambassador to Ukraine Posted: 17 Jan 2020 04:29 PM PST submitted by /u/ihategelatine [link] [comments]

Hospital’s ‘unfathomable ineptitude’ caused mother to bleed to death hours after childbirth, inquest rules. 'The biggest tragedy is that Stefania will never know her mummy all because of the failure of others,' said husband Posted: 18 Jan 2020 09:17 AM PST submitted by /u/easyone [link] [comments]

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