NEWS FOR WEEK ENDING SUNDAY, 12 AUGUST 2018
Sources include: allafrica.com, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, CBC, Earth & Sky News, Huffington Post, Moscow Times, People’s Daily Online, Sightline Daily, South China Morning Post, TIME magazine, US News & World Report, YES magazine
AFRICA
Kenya Tears Down ‘Illegal’ Upmarket Mall
Head Teacher Busted Sitting Student’s Exam
Mozambique Imposes Hefty Media License Fee
Sudan’s Bashir To Go For Third Term
Zimbabwe Presidential Inauguration Delayed
Banro Gold Mine Trucks Attacked In Eastern Congo, Two Dead: Army
Mali To Vote In Run-Off Election With President Keita Favorite To Win
AMERICA
Majority Of Black Americans Value Social Media For Amplifying Lesser-Known Issues
NFL Players Protest During US National Anthem In Pre-Season Games
Puerto Rico Concedes That Hurricane Maria Killed Over 1,400 People, Not 64
US Mid-Term Elections: Women Break Records For Nominations
New Mexico: Police Find 11 Starving Children In Compound
Data Show Who Doesn’t Have Access To Homeownership
China Detains One Million Uighurs, UN Told
City Under Assault In Afghanistan
Standoff Over China Mosque Demolition
Japan’s Economy Returns To Growth
Boy, 12, Sole Survivor Of Plane Crash
India’s Kerala State On High Alert After Floods Kill 34
Xi Jinping To Visit Philippines As Relations Continue To Thaw
China’s Trade Surplus With US Drops In July As Tariffs Bite
Beijing Planning World’s Longest Rail Tunnel To Taiwan
BUSINESS & TRADE
Tesla’s Elon Musk Faces Investor Lawsuit
Elon Musk In The Hot Seat, Again
Trump Tariff Move Pushes Turkish Lira Down
Time To Book A Holiday? Turkey’s Lira Slump Explained
Is Turkey Heading For An Economic Crisis?
Ryanair Cancels Flights As Pilots Walk Out
M&S In New Phase Of Store Closures
UK Growth Boosted By Warmer Weather
How Bethenny Frankel Went From $20,000 In Credit Card Debt To A $100 Million Deal
CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES
California’s Biggest-Ever Fire Is Twice The Size Of Chicago. And It’s Growing
California Wildfire Declared ‘Largest In State’s History’
Police Charge 48-Year-Old Man With Murder In Fredericton Shooting
Police Say Presence In Fredericton’s North Side Unrelated To Shooting
Billy Talent Headlining Danforth Benefit Concert For Victims Tonight
Statue Of John A. Macdonald Removed From Victoria City Hall In Act Of Reconciliation
Police Seeks Clues To Motive After Fredericton Man Charged In Fatal Shootings
Police Charge Man In Shooting In Fredericton, Canada
One Of BC’s Smallest First Nations Set To Increase Metro Vancouver’s Industrial Land Supply
Saudi Arabia Freezes Canada Trade Ties, Recalls Envoy
Seattle Ups The Ante On Green Streets
Native Tribes Are Taking Fire Control Into Their Own Hands
Court Bans Popular Farm Pesticide
Seattle’s Ebike Experiment Could Change How We Design Cities
Gas Company Settles After Biggest Methane Leak In US History
Seattle Builds Like Never Before—Except In The Suburbs
80 Percent Of Portland Airbnb Rentals Are Illegal
Cooling Markets: More Seattle-Area Home Sellers Lower List Prices
See The Scars That Oil Exploration Cut Across Alaska’s Wilderness
CLIMATE CHANGE & THE WEATHER
Reverse-Engineering Climate Change? Not So Fast
Climate Change Is Hot Wedge Issue For 2018 Midterms, Polls Indicate
We Won’t Stop California’s Wildfires If We Don’t Talk About Climate Change
What Are Nuclear Power Plants Doing To Address Climate Threats?
2017 Was 3rd Warmest Year On Record, Says International Report
ESPIONAGE, TERRORISM, WAR & THE RUSSIAN INVESTIGATION
Syrian Rebels Build An Army With Turkish Help, Face Challenges
Russia Downs Drone Near Its Syria Air Base: TASS
Wave Of Strikes Hits Syria’s Last Rebel-Held Bastion
China’s Hypersonic Aircraft Can Fire Nukes At 6 Times The Speed Of Sound
Afghan Taliban Delegation Visits Uzbekistan To Talk Security, Power Lines
EUROPE
France Fumes At Proposed Post-Brexit EU Sea Trade Links
Romanians Rally Again In Anti-Corruption, Anti-Government Protests
EU Seeks Details From Saudi Arabia On Women Human Rights Arrests Amid Canada Row
UK Growth Boosted By Warmer Weather
France Floods: 1,600 Evacuated, German Missing At Campsite
Ryanair Strike: One In Six Flights Cancelled In Pilot Walkout
France’s Gender Equality Minister Cracked Down On Catcalling. She’s Just Getting Started
IMMIGRATION & REFUGEES
Trump Repeatedly Slammed ‘Catch And Release’ At The Border. Now He’s Reinstated It
IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL
Iran Sanctions: Trump Warns Trading Partners
LATIN AMERICA
Chile Announces Massive Probe Into Catholic Church’s Sex Abuse Scandal
Venezuelan President Blames Alleged Assassination Attempt On Colombian President
Venezuela Arrests 6 Over Drone Explosions In ‘Assassination Attempt’ On President
Viral Video Of Man Beating Wife Sparks Outrage In Brazil
Colombia’s Cano Limon Pipeline Halted By Bomb Attack
Argentina Abortion: Senate Defeats Bill After Polarizing Debate
LOMPOK EARTHQUAKE
Lombok Earthquake: Strong Aftershock Amid Indonesia Rescue Efforts
Indonesia Earthquake: Imam Prays On As Tremor Rocks Bali Mosque
Lombok Quake: Rescuers Search Collapsed Mosque For Survivors
Lombok Quake: Thousands Evacuated After Dozens Die On Indonesia Island
MANAFORT
Rick Gates Describes Funneling Millions Through Bank Accounts In Cyprus
MIDDLE EAST
Former Monk Held On Charges Of Killing Bishop At Egyptian Monastery
Egypt: Defrocked Monk Charged With Killing Coptic Bishop
Gaza Fishing Boats Challenging Israeli Blockade Draw Navy Fire
Israel’s Arab Minority Rallies Against New Nation-State Law
Jordan Says Four People Killed In Police Raid On House Sheltering Militants
Iran Supreme Leader Calls For Action To Face ‘Economic War’: State TV
State TV Of Iran Must End Its Use Of Families To Discredit Journalists, Dissenters
Ordinary Iranians Are Frustrated After Trump Brought U.S. Sanctions Back
NORTH KOREAN SUMMIT
North Korea Continues Dismantling Missile Launch Site
OCEANA & POLYNESIA
Teens Racking Up Thousands In Debt While Parents Unaware
Family Speak About ‘Loyal And Loving’ Australian Woman Killed While Cycling In New York
Police Release Image Of Man After 27yo Woman Dies In Hit-And-Run In Inner Melbourne
Why Aussies Suddenly Want A Queen Portrait
Australia’s Prime Minister To Face Internal Dissent As Parliament Resumes
New South Wales Drought Now Affects Entire State
RUSSIA
Fire Destroys Historic Wooden Church Built In 1774
Russia Not Expected To Stand Up For Tanking Ruble Amid Sanctions
License Restored For European University In St. Petersburg
Love Is In The Air, And Caught On Security Camera, At Zaryadye Park
The Russian Swiss Family Robinson Of The Far East, In Photos
TRUMP
‘Stand Proudly’ Or ‘Be Suspended Without Pay.’ Trump Renews His Attacks On Protesting NFL Players
West Hollywood Wants To Remove Trump’s Walk Of Fame Star
President Trump Changed His Story About The Trump Tower Meeting. Here Are The Facts
Trump Admits Son Met Russian For Information On Opponent
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