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Israel Folau used a sermon to link Australia's bushfire crisis to same-sex marriage and abortion laws. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QtaLg0

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Sunday vowed "no impunity" for security forces that used excessive force and violated the rights of protesters during weeks of violent riots over economic policies and social injustice that have left more than 20 dead. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2CY2Lvv

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A UK lawyer says Germany is violating its constitution by denying citizenship to some descendants of Nazi victims. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NSGF3U

Taking the Tazara line, built in the 1970s by the Chinese, is like travelling in a bygone era. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/35ezjxM

Justin Rowlatt is attacked by bees in Ethiopia's Tigray province, where vast tracts of land have been regreened. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NVZV0I

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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro embraced the currency of his bitter rival the United States on Sunday, calling it an "escape valve" that can help the country weather its economic crisis amid U.S. sanctions aimed at forcing him from power. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OlyGvj

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Figgy is Mexican-American but he can't speak Spanish - he explains why that matters. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KwIQbj

Sharan Burrow wants to find alternative livelihoods for coal miners and therefore help protect our climate. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NTVQtQ

An Airbus-backed competition to race electric aircraft hopes to revolutionise engine technology. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/37dA9MJ

The global surveillance market continues to grow at a fast pace, led by Chinese technology. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2r0wXn9

British lawmaker Peter Hain will tell an inquiry on Monday that corruption under South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma was enabled by international banks, corporations and governments which should now seek to recover the loot they helped launder. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NXMRIa

A trove of leaked Chinese government documents reveals details of its clampdown on Uighurs and other Muslims in the country's western Xinjiang region under President Xi Jinping, the New York Times reported. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/33YBhSG

Bolivians languished in long lines on the streets of La Paz on Sunday to secure chicken, eggs and cooking fuel as supporters of ousted President Evo Morales crippled the country's highways, isolating population centers from lowland farms. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2qYI9Rg

Amid probes into Apple's "sexist" credit card, questions are being asked of IT-based financial decisions. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2QtFeus

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