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Donald Trump invites Rodrigo Duterte to Washington - US president ‘enjoyed’ phone call with Philippines president, who is accused of overseeing the deaths of 7,000 people as part of his war on drugs. Learn More
Second copy of Declaration of Independence discovered - A second parchment copy of the Declaration of Independence has been found. In England, of all places.
It's a remarkable discovery, because the only other parchment manuscript copy of the historic document is housed behind glass at the National Archives in Washington, DC. Learn More
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Calls Grow For Release of Tibet's Panchen Lama, Now 28 - Tibetan advocacy organizations and international rights groups called this week on China to release a high-ranking Tibetan religious figure taken into custody 22 years ago and held incommunicado ever since. Learn More.
US deploys troops to stop fighting in Syria - between two of its allies Kurdish leaders appeal for no-fly zone over autonomous Rojava region as Turkish air strikes and artillery shells leave over 20 dead. Learn More
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Brazil's indigenous tribes protest against land theft - Fed up with endless encroachment on their ancestral lands, leaders of Brazil's many indigenous tribes went to the capital Brasilia to speak out this week. But they had trouble finding anyone to listen.
More than 3,000 tribal members massed on the esplanade outside the government complex in Brasilia for the 14th annual "Free lands" event. Learn More
Russians, in peaceful protest, call for Putin to quit - Several hundred Russians lined up in central Moscow on Saturday under the gaze of riot police to hand over handwritten appeals for President Vladimir Putin to quit, as similar protests took place in other cities.
Putin, who has dominated Russian politics for 17 years, has not said whether he will run in presidential elections in March 2018. But the 64-year-old politician, who enjoys high popularity ratings, is widely expected to do so. Learn More
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Major Report Prompts Warnings That the Arctic Is Unraveling - The polar region is warming more than twice as fast as the rest of the planet suggests a huge assessment of the region. The warming is hastening the melting of Arctic ice and boosting sea-level rise. Learn More
Israeli teen behind 591 bomb threats to Australian schools, police allege - The boy is alleged to have made 74 hoax threats: nine against schools in Victoria, 13 against schools in NSW and 49 against schools in South Australia. Learn More
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Turkey purges 4,000 civil servants, bans TV dating programs. Learn More
Pope urges North Korea-US mediation as Trump hedges on military action - Pope Francis says widespread war would destroy ‘a good part of humanity’ while president, asked about likelihood of military action, says: ‘We’ll see’. Learn More
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This Weeks Historic Event
30th of April 311 BC
311 Roman Emperor Galerius issues Edict of Toleration, ending persercution of Christians in the Roman Empire
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France elections: Macron and Le Pen through to run-off. Learn more
Britain powered 24 hours without coal for first time in 135 years in 'watershed moment': National Grid says it could happen more often in future
For the first time since the industrial revolution, the country fulfilled all of its energy needs without using coal for a full day. It is bound to happen more frequently, the National Grid said. Learn More
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We Just Breached the 410 PPM Threshold for CO2 - Carbon dioxide has not reached this height in millions of years. - On Tuesday, the Mauna Loa Observatory recorded its first-ever carbon dioxide reading in excess of 410 parts per million (it was 410.28 ppm in case you want the full deal). Carbon dioxide hasn’t reached that height in millions of years. It’s a new atmosphere that humanity will have to contend with, one that’s trapping more heat and causing the climate to change at a quickening rate. Learn More.
Thailand to increase green areas by 40 percent in next 20 years - Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) Permanent Secretary Wijarn Simachaya said in a seminar on topic of forests in cities and sustainability that the ministry is now pursuing its 20-year plan to increase green areas in the country by 40 percent, compared to 32 percent at present.
He said the MNRE is encouraging the creation of forest in cities complementing the green areas in the country, which will help absorb air pollution in big cities, while Bangkok has had substandard green areas. Learn More
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Michael Bloomberg to world leaders: ignore Trump on climate change - The former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has urged world leaders not to follow Donald Trump’s lead on climate change, and declared his own intention to stave off the “tragedy” that would be the collapse of the Paris climate deal.
The billionaire said in an interview there was no political motive tied to the release of his new book, Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet, which is co-authored with the Sierra Club executive director, Carl Pope. Learn More
PALESTINIAN TERRORIST ATTACK LEAVES FOUR WOUNDED IN TEL AVIV - Authorities said that the suspect, an 18-year-old Palestinian from the Nablus area, committed the attack out of nationalistic motivations. Learn More
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Dutch boat 'Women on Waves' in Mexico to offer women legal termination - A Dutch sailing boat offering legal abortions has taken up a position off the west coast of Mexico. It is offering free, legal medical terminations for the victims of sexual violence. Learn More
Defeated conservative Fillon calls on supporters to choose Macron over Le Pen - Conservative candidate Francois Fillon has conceded defeat in the French presidential election and has asked his supporters to reject a far-right leadership. Learn More
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Citizens’ Assembly backs abortion rights in wide range of circumstances - Two-thirds (64%) of participants support no restrictions on abortion under term limits. Learn More
WikiLeaks releases more top-secret CIA docs as U.S. considers charges - WikiLeaks released what it claims is the 31-page user guide for a CIA device code-named “Weeping Angel.” It can turn some Samsung TVs into surveillance tools with an implant for recording audio from a TV’s built-in microphone. Learn More
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This Weeks Historic Event
23rd of April 215 BC
A temple, built on the Capitoline Hill, is dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene
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CIA director calls Wikileaks a ‘hostile intelligence service’, says it threatens democracy. Learn more
'Concrete evidence of collusion between Trump team and Russia' handed to official investigation: New evidence comes as sources reveal British spy agency GCHQ played pivotal role in uncovering interactions between US President and Russian operatives
The official investigation into relations between Donald Trump and Russia now has "specific, concrete and corroborative evidence of collusion", it has been reported.
New evidence proves discussions took place “between people in the Trump campaign and agents of [Russian] influence relating to the use of hacked material,” a source allegedly told the Guardian. Learn more
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Chechen Authorities Send Threats To Journalists Reporting On Gay Concentration Camps: "We promise that retribution will overtake the true instigators," officials warned. Learn more
'They will kill me': Saudi woman fleeing to Australia forced back to kingdom: Activists feared Friday for the safety of a young Saudi woman they say was returned to the kingdom against her will, in a case highlighting tight restrictions on women. Learn more
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Divers halt leak in Cook Inlet gas pipeline: Hilcorp Alaska has stopped a natural gas leak in Cook Inlet that released methane for months and generated concerns about impacts to wildlife and calls for increased scrutiny of the Inlet's dated oil and gas facilities.
Dive crews on Thursday night "safely and successfully" installed a clamp on the marine pipeline, Hilcorp said in a prepared statement. Learn more
Iraq: IS launches chlorine gas attacks in western Mosul. Learn more
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Whistleblower uncovers London police hacking of journalists and protestors: The existence of a secretive unit within London’s Metropolitan Police that uses hacking to illegally access the emails of hundreds of political campaigners and journalists has been revealed. At least two of the journalists work for the Guardian . Learn more
India Will Become World’s 3rd Largest Solar Market This Year. India is set to overtake Japan as the world’s third-largest solar power market this year, a Taiwanese research firm has predicted.
According to EnergyTrend, the global solar PV demand is expected to remain stable at 74 gigawatts this year while India is expected to see sustained growth. The research claims that growth in China’s solar PV demand is expected to reduce slightly as the government has a lower capacity addition target compared to the last year. Learn more
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US sends regular troops to Somalia for first time since Black Hawk Down: Somali government soldiers run to take their positions during gunfire after a suicide bomb attack outside Nasahablood hotel. Learn more
Ireland on course to issue one million passports in wake of Brexit: 250,000 applications have been received for the first quarter of this year. Learn more
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This Weeks Famous Historic Event
16th of April 1990
US Post Office issues 1st books of postage stamps
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Canada Fully Supports U.S.'s 'Focused Action' In Syria — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says new information received Thursday night from Canada's trusted ally the United States persuaded him that Syrian President Bashar Assad was responsible for the chemical weapons attack on his people this week. Learn more
Stockholm lorry rams crowds, killing 'at least four people' — At least a dozen people were also injured in the incident on Drottninggatan (Queen Street), one of the city's major pedestrian streets, on Friday afternoon. Learn more
Bolivia UN Envoy on Syria Attack: 'History Teaches Us' US Lies to Justify Wars — Lambasting the United States' aggression against Syria, Bolivian Ambassador to the United Nations Sacha Llorenti compared the basis for the unilateral move to former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's infamous 2003 presentation to the body, when fraudulent evidence of an alleged Iraqi weapons program was presented to justify the U.S. war on Iraq. Learn more
Vegan mother forced by High Court to vaccinate her children — 'I am truly sorry that the mother will regard the decision as wrong, but my objective duty is clear,' says Judge Mark Rogers. Learn more
WikiLeaks just dropped the CIA’s secret how-to for infecting Windows — WikiLeaks has published what it says is another batch of secret hacking manuals belonging to the US Central Intelligence Agency as part of its Vault7 series of leaks. The site is billing Vault7 as the largest publication of intelligence documents ever. Learn more
UN says actions in Syria must be in line with international law — Canada, Britain, France and Israel express varying degrees of support; Iran and Russia opposed. Learn more
Chechnya’s Proof There’s No Gay Purge: There Are No Gay People In Chechnya —
"You cannot arrest or repress people who just don’t exist in the republic.". Learn more
Syrian jets carry out attacks from base hours after US missile strike: report — Syrian warplanes carried out attacks from a central Syrian air base several hours after it was hit by a U.S. missile strike, the Daily Star reported on Friday.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that two warplanes "took off from inside the Shayrat base, which is partially back in service, and struck targets near Palmyra," according to the report. Learn more
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This Weeks Historic Event
8th of April 1781
Premiere of Mozart's violin sonata K379
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