NEWS FOR WEEK ENDING SUNDAY, 14 OCTOBER 2018
Sources include: allafrica.com, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, CBC, Earth & Sky News, Huffington Post, Moscow Times, People’s Daily Online, Reuters, Sightline Daily, South China Morning Post, TIME magazine, US News & World Report, YES magazine
AFRICA
Nigeria: Anti-Boko Haram Militia Releases Own Child Recruits
South Africa: Citizens Want Foreign Passports As A ‘Plan B’
Kenya: China, Kenya Relations And The Question Of Racial Discrimination
Nigeria: 2019 – How Nigerians Reacted To Atiku’s Choice Of Peter Obi As Running Mate
Congo-Kinshasa: Un Worker Among Sharp Increase In Ebola Caseload
Eritrea: Human Rights Concerns Persist Months After Peace Deals
Africa: Climb For Albinism: 6 Women Challenge Stereotypes On Africa’s Highest Peak
Africa: Can Big Money And Big Data Make Famine A Thing Of The Past?
Kenya: Uhuru’s Bff ‘Celina’ Reveals What She Said To The President Which Tickled Him This Much
Kenya: Avril In Trouble For Posting Picture Of Maribe’s Son On Social Media
South Africa: Seven Children Rescued From Ex-Seven Angels’ Cult Follower
Suicide Bombers Kill At Least Three In Southern Somali City
Uganda Landslide Near Mount Elgon Kills More Than 30
AMERICA
Fear Of Rising Deaths From US Hurricane
US Pastor Freed By Turkey Meets Trump
Pastor A ‘Pawn In Personal Feud’
Turkey And US Lock Horns As Relations Sour
US Bank Gains Help Lift Share Markets
Pope Accepts US Archbishop’s Resignation
Fear Of Rising Deaths From US Hurricane
Understanding The Most Dangerous Cities
Can Cooperatives Save America’s Small Farms?
Heeding China’s Call, Hong Kong Tightens Grip On Dissent
Air India Plane Hits Wall On Take-Off
Indian Sewers: Dalits Or ‘Untouchables’ Unblock Sewers By Hand — Video
China Legalises ‘Re-Education Camps’ For ‘Religious Extremists’ In Xinjiang
‘We Are Treated Like Ants’: Workers Giving Lives To Build Chinese Cities
Indonesia Quake: ‘Real Heroism’ Helping Palu Recover — Video
China Confirms Detention Of Former Interpol Chief Meng Hongwei
1,600 Dead, 70,000 Homeless. Why Wouldn’t Indonesia Want Aid?
BUSINESS & TRADE
Trade War Escalation Will Hit China Harder Than US, IMF Says
Europe Stocks Sharply Lower After US And Asia Sell-Off
Could North Korea Ever Join The IMF?
The Business Behind Michelin Stars
China Car Sales Slump Ripples Globally
Branson Halts Saudi Investment Talks
Cannabis In Canada: ‘We Know The World Is Watching’
Quebec: Crucifix ‘Not Religious Symbol’
Deciem Founder Brandon Truaxe Loses Job On Judge’s Order
Port Alberni Company Outfits Six 737 Jets To Fight Wildfires
Views: Let’s Protect BC’s Coast From Oil Tankers
Frustration Builds Over Canada’s Climate Strategy
CASCADIA (Northern California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia)
15 Percent Chance The Pacific Northwest Could Be Hit By A Mega-Quake, Say Seismology Experts
Wing Of King County Jail To Be Used As Emergency Homeless Housing
Tacoma City Council Facing Critical Crossroad For Tideflats Land-Use
One In 10 Seattle Homes Has Just One Room
Why Many Northwest Animals And Plants Need Wildfire
Housing, Homelessness, And A History Of Discrimination Come Together At One Vancouver Intersection
Restoring Historic Mudflats Where First Nations Once Harvested Seafood
CLIMATE CHANGE, THE WEATHER & NATURAL DISASTERS
Ten Ways To Accelerate Progress Against Climate Change
We Can Still Do A Lot To Slow Climate Change. But Will We?
Geoengineering: A Temporary “Remedial Measure” To Combat Global Warming?
Climate Change: How 1.5 Degrees Could Change The World
Final Call To Save The World From ‘Climate Catastrophe’
Major Climate Report Describes A Strong Risk Of Crisis As Early As 2040
A New Climate Report Urges Us To Double Down On Climate Policies
Warning Of More Deadly Disasters To Come, Experts Say
Ban Ki-Moon: Climate Report Exposes How Badly Wrong Leaders Like Trump Are On Climate Change
Amid The Ruins Of Sulawesi, Earthquake Survivors Take Stock
Hurricane Michael Leaves ‘Unimaginable Destruction’
Storm Michael: Record-Breaking Storm Mauls US South-East
Majorca Flash Flood Kills At Least Six On Spanish Island
See Tropical Storm Michael From Space As It Became A Hurricane
ESPIONAGE, TERRORISM AND WAR
Afghan Taliban Say Will Continue Talks With U.S. Peace Envoy
Skripal Attack: Second Russian Salisbury Suspect Named
America’s Message: Time To Pick Sides In The South China Sea
EUROPE
‘United Against Racism’, Germans Stage Mass Protest Against Far Right
American Pastor At Center Of Diplomatic Dispute Released And Allowed To Leave Turkey
Russia-Ukraine Tensions In The Sea Of Azov
Viktoria Marinova: Arrest Over Bulgarian Journalist Murder
Ukraine Ammo Dump Blasts Blamed On ‘Possible Sabotage’
Spain Court Sets Doctor Free In ‘Stolen Babies’ Case
HUMAN RIGHTS
Chinese Official Says ‘Sinicization’ Of Religion In Xinjiang Must Go On
IMMIGRATION & REFUGEES
Behind Bavaria’s Harsh Rhetoric, Schools Offer Migrants Warm Welcome
Honduran Migrant Group Treks North As U.S. Calls For Tighter Borders
After 70 Years, Who Are The Palestinian Refugees?
LATIN AMERICA
Hate Crimes Reported Ahead Of Brazil Vote
Why Are There So Many Murders In Brazil?
Jair Bolsonaro: Trump Of The Tropics?
Venezuela ‘Frees Ex-Student Leader’
Venezuela’s Leader Nicolás Maduro Divides Opinion
Venezuela Crisis: A Country In Freefall
Pope Defrocks Two Chilean Bishops Over Sexual Abuse Allegations
Jair Bolsonaro: Far-Right Candidate Wins First Round Of Brazil Election
MIDDLE EAST
How Saudi News Media Is Spinning Khashoggi’s Disappearance
‘Davos In The Desert,’ A Saudi Prince’s Glittering Showcase, Is Stained By A Grisly Accusation
UN Chided Over New Rights Council Members
Trump’s Highly Personal Diplomacy
British Phd Student Detained In UAE
Egypt Death Sentences Over Church Attacks
OCEANA & POLYNESIA
‘Sparks Went Off In My Brain’: John Marsden’s Journey From Psych Ward To School Principal
‘There’s A Mood For Change’: Liberals Fall Behind In Wentworth By-Election Poll
An ABC Journalist Tells Her Heartbreaking Story Of Miscarriage And Loss
The Emotional Toll Of Counselling Asylum Seekers On Christmas Island ‘Just To Tick A Box’
SMA Screening Added To Heel Prick Test For Newborns In NSW And ACT
RUSSIA
Russia Holds Strategic Nuclear Forces Exercises
Russian Official Fired After Claiming Retirees Can Live Off $50 Pension
Russian Orthodox Church Threatens Tough Response Over Istanbul Backing Of Ukraine Split
Lavrov Says Russia Keen To Boost Airline Security With Egypt
Russia’s Blockchain Revolution
The Sweet Smell Of Russian Money
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