NEWS FOR WEEK ENDING SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2018
AFRICA
The Democratic Republic of Congo Ebola Outbreak Spreads To A Major City. Here’s What To Know
Nigeria: As Osinbajo Takes Presidential Campaign To Nigerians’ Doorsteps
Nigeria: Nollywood Actress Yetunde Akilapa Arrested For Allegedly Stealing In Lagos
South Sudan: Army Accused Of ‘Brutal’ Sexual Violence
Cameroon: Govt Creates Disarmament Committee Amid Skepticism
Eritrea: 6 Years After Her Imprisonment In Eritrea, U.S. Citizen’s Family Demands Answers
Morocco: Private Sector Eager To Partner With Others Across Africa – Mezouar
South Africa: Soweto Gospel Choir Nominated For 2019 Grammy Award
South Africa: Hlaudi Says Hlaudi Is ‘Going To Run’ For President… Again
Africa: Despite National Health Insurance Scheme, Ghana Can Do Better
South Africa: Parliament Adopts Report Calling For Lion Bone Quota Reduction
AMERICA
What Could Happen Now That Prosecutors Have Tied Trump To A Federal Crime?
Hunt For Oil Threatens Pristine Alaska
Mueller Investigation: No Jail Time Sought For Trump Ex-Adviser Michael Flynn
How First-Time Voters Led Change In A Deep-Red State
An Exotic Tick Is Turning Up In Some Parts Of The U.S.
The US Federal Farm Bill Looks To Fight Wildfire
ASIA
US-China Trade War In 300 Words
Japan Eases Rules For Foreign Workers
Who Will Look After Japan’s Elderly?
US Writer Sorry For Priyanka Insult
India’s Richest Family Caps Year Of Big Fat Weddings
Indians Unite To Defend Priyanka Chopra
India’s Richest Family Caps Year Of Big Fat Weddings
China Mission Launches To Far Side Of Moon
China Threatens Huawei Arrest Consequences
Gloves Off In US-China Relations
US-China Trade War In 300 Words
Huawei CFO Arrest ‘Violates Human Rights’, China Says
BUSINESS & TRADE
Analysis: Markets Gloom Deepens As Wall Street Has Its Worst Week In Nine Months
Amber Rudd Floats ‘Plan B’ Before Key Vote On May’s Brexit Deal
Qatar Pulls Out Of Opec Oil Producers’ Cartel
Trump Says China Agreed To Reduce Tariffs On US Car Imports
CANADA
Strapping In To See How Space Sends Astronauts’ Brains For A Loop
Doctors Under Observation: How Coaching Is Changing Medical Education In Canada
Astronaut David Saint-Jacques Kicks Off Science Mission With Perception Test
Huawei And Canada: What We Know About The Company, The Arrest And China’s Reaction
First Nations Lobbying For Lift On Tanker Ban Off B.C.’S Coast
Quebec’s Change To HPV Vaccine Program Divides Experts
Ottawa And Toronto Stand By Waterfront Toronto Board
With Canada’s David Saint-Jacques’ Launch Into Orbit, A New Generation Of Space Exploration Begins
Federal, Provincial Governments Pledge $8.4-Million To Address Manitoba Meth Crisis
Public Inquiry Into Lionel Desmond Murder-Suicide To Begin In Early 2019
Victims Of Two Toronto Tragedies Receive Funds To Support Recovery
Hundreds Lose Jobs After Cape Breton Call Centre Abruptly Closes
Ontario Government To Fire Three Waterfront Toronto Directors Over Sidewalk Labs Partnership Trudeau Opens First Ministers’ Meeting, With Many Conflicting Issues On The Agenda
Fragmented Care System Ill-Equipped To Deal With Abuse At Halifax-Area Orphanage: Report
Alberta Aims To Improve Front-Line Health Care With More Paramedics, New Ambulances
Sidewalk Labs’s Vision And Your Data Privacy: A Guide To The Saga On Toronto’s Waterfront
B.C. Paramedic Urges Inspection Of Carbon Monoxide Detectors In Wake Of Recent Poisonings
B.C. Climate Plan Opts For Incentives Over Strong-Arming
Federal Report Finds 476 People Died Of Domestic Violence In Canada Between 2010 And 2015
BC Climate Plan Aims To Build Economy Around Renewables
Canadian Millennials Want Real Change On Climate Change
BC Earthquake ‘Very Likely’ Caused By Fracking
CASCADIA (Northern California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia)
Portland’s Housing Reform Plan Hits A Sweet Spot
Bend To Ban Plastic Bags, Joining Other Oregon Cities
Seattle’s Traffic Report Shows Fewer Drivers, More Transit Riders
Oregon To Update Water Pollution Permits
Improved Success For BC’s Indigenous Business Owners
Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s 2020 Presidential Run Could Revolve Around Climate
Will Congestion Pricing Help Seattle’s Traffic Mess?
Renton, WA, Pushes For Backyard Cottages
Stretch Of Skagit Riverfront Permanently Protected For Fish, Wildlife
How Do We Fix Seattle’s Housing Woes? Change Its Single-Family Zoning Laws, City Report Says
CLIMATE CHANGE, THE WEATHER & NATURAL DISASTERS
U.N. Climate Negotiators Sweat Over Detail And Divides
BC’s Low-Income, Middle Class Should Benefit From Climate Plan
Sir David Attenborough: Climate Change ‘Our Greatest Threat’
The Good, The Bad, And The Ridiculous: How Media Covered The National Climate Assessment
Whale Songs And War: The Less Talked-About Climate Impacts
Canadian Millennials Want Real Change On Climate Change
Five Myths About Climate Change
Hope On Climate Change Doesn’t Come Easily—But Action Isn’t Futile
ESPIONAGE, TERRORISM, WAR & THE RUSSIAN INVESTIGATION
Philippines To Buy U.S. Helicopters, Not Russian, Over Sanctions Fears
How Chemical Weapons Helped Assad
Yemen War: Peace Talks Begin In Sweden
‘Milestone’ Yemen Peace Talks Begin
Could Yemen’s War End At A Swedish Castle? — Video
EUROPE
Exclusive: Dutch Hospitals To Drop U.S. Body Brokers, Cite Ethical Concerns
Thousands Protest In Serbia Over Attack On Opposition Politician
Why Spain’s Government Is Exhuming General Franco’s Remains
Yellow Vests: France Protests ‘Created A Monster’, Says Minister
French Government Suspends Tax Hikes In Bid To Quell Violent ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests
Climate Activist: ‘It’s High Time That Poland Phased Out Coal’
Angela Merkel’s ‘PM Crib Sheet’ Amuses Australia
Spain Far-Right Vox Party Gains Foothold In Andalusia Election
Why Europe’s Youngest Leader Has Embraced The Far Right
HUMAN RIGHTS
UN Urges Canada To Take Action Against Forced Sterilization Of Indigenous Women
Rights Group Demands End To Sterilization Of Indigenous Women
Amplify: Why I’m Teaching My Mixed-Race Kids To Love Themselves For Who They Are, Not What They Are
IMMIGRATION & REFUGEES
Aleppo Family Finds Home In Wales
LATIN AMERICA
Road Accidents ‘Biggest Killer Of Young’
Hostages Die In Foiled Brazil Bank Raids
Nicaragua Priest Injured In Acid Attack
Lula: Judge Stopped Me Winning Election
Trump Leaves Argentine Leader In The Lurch
Can Mexico Defeat The Drug Cartels?
G20 Protesters Condemn ‘Demonstration Of Power’
Brazil ‘Faith Healer’ Accused Of Sex Abuse
Road Accidents Biggest Killer Of Young People – WHO
MIDDLE EAST
Long-Distance Learners In Aleppo
Vote Condemning Hamas Fails At UN
UAE ‘Spy’ Man ‘Psychologically Tortured’
Ancient City’s Last Puppeteer Gets Lifeline
Facing Jail Sentence For Removing My Vei — Videol
Khashoggi Killing: ‘There’s A Smoking Saw’ — Video
Inside Iraq’s Secret Shelters For Women — Video
The Female Superbiker Travelling The World
Putin And Saudi Crown Prince High Five — Video
OCEANA & POLYNESIA
New Zealand Murder Inquiry Into Missing Backpacker
Queensland Police Condemn Reports Of Toyah Cordingley Murder ‘Key Suspect’
Teen Dies, 16 Other People Hospitalised After Suspected Rave Party Overdoses
Tara’s ‘Celtic Curse’ Has Turned Her Into A Blood Bank ‘Super Donor’
The Developer, The Whistleblower And The Minister: How A Protected Wetland Came Under Threat
Crash Pilot Moved To Tasmania To Learn To Fly, Company Says
‘Scott, You Have A Voice’: $1 Million Reward Offered In Sydney Gay Hate Killing
One Australian City Is Planning For Food, Not Developments
Thousands Of Couples Have Tied The Knot Since Australia Legalised Same-Sex Marriage
Witnesses Say Surfer ‘Disappeared’ Underwater In Shark Attack At Nambucca Heads
Opinion: No Wonder Parliament Is Dysfunctional … Look At The Building
Tortured By The Dutch, A Poor Farmer’s Case Is Reopening A Dark Colonial Past
Horror Of The Kempsey School Bus Smash A Vivid Memory 50 Years On
Times Have Changed, And More Women Are Becoming Priests
Angela Merkel’s ‘PM Crib Sheet’ Amuses Australia
RUSSIA
Moscow’s Izmailovsky Kremlin And Markets, In Photos
Russian State Channel Apologizes For Passing Belarussian As A Ukrainian Opponent Of Maidan
Ex-Science Teachers Busted In Breaking Bad-Style Drug Lab In Russia
Kremlin Shrugs Off U.S. Call To Scrap Nuclear-Capable Missile
Holiday Fairs: More Holiday Bazaars, Folks!
Prominent Russian Rights Activist Dies At The Age Of 91
Russian Police Shut Down Sixth Concert Of Outspoken IC3PEAK Tech Duo
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