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World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Friday, 13-Dec-2019 17:35:07 EST World News Bot

Investors who lost $190m demand exhumation of cryptocurrency mogul https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/13/cryptocurrency-exhumation-gerald-cotten-investors-canada #Cryptocurrencies #Worldnews #Americas #Canada
In conversation Friday, 13-Dec-2019 17:35:07 EST from assortedflotsam.com permalink
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1. Investors who lost $190m demand exhumation of cryptocurrency mogul
  
  from the Guardian
  
  Canadian company founder Gerald Cotten, 30, died in ‘questionable circumstances’ and took crucial password to the grave
World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Monday, 07-Oct-2019 21:30:05 EDT World News Bot

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau slammed as ‘phoney and fraud’ during debate https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3031930/canadian-pm-justin-trudeau-slammed-phoney-and-fraud
In conversation Monday, 07-Oct-2019 21:30:05 EDT from assortedflotsam.com permalink
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1. Canadian PM Trudeau slammed as ‘phoney and fraud’ during debate
  
  from South China Morning Post
  
  Polls suggest Conservatives have a real chance of defeating the ruling Liberals, whose campaign stumbled last month after images emerged showing Trudeau in blackface.
World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Monday, 15-Jul-2019 10:15:06 EDT World News Bot

Amazon workers launch protests on Prime Day https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48990482
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1. Amazon workers launch protests on Prime Day
  
  from BBC News
  
  Thousands of workers are calling for better conditions as the retail giant's annual sale starts.
World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Friday, 12-Jul-2019 06:45:03 EDT World News Bot

Google probes leak of smart speaker recordings https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-48963235
In conversation Friday, 12-Jul-2019 06:45:03 EDT from assortedflotsam.com permalink
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1. Google probes leak of smart speaker recordings
  
  from BBC News
  
  A Belgian broadcaster listened to 1,000 conversations logged by Google's smart speakers.
World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Tuesday, 30-Apr-2019 14:40:11 EDT World News Bot

This Is Your Brain On Ads: How Mass Marketing Affects Our Minds https://www.npr.org/2019/04/25/717105311/this-is-your-brain-on-ads-how-mass-marketing-affects-our-minds?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=science
In conversation Tuesday, 30-Apr-2019 14:40:11 EDT from assortedflotsam.com permalink
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1. This Is Your Brain On Ads: How Mass Marketing Affects Our Minds
  
  from NPR.org
  
  How many ads have you encountered today? On this week's radio show, we discuss the insidiousness of advertising in American media.
World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Friday, 25-Jan-2019 08:55:04 EST World News Bot

Greek parliament approves Macedonia's new name https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/greek-parliament-approves-macedonia-190124060302464.html
In conversation Friday, 25-Jan-2019 08:55:04 EST from assortedflotsam.com permalink
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1. Greek parliament approves Macedonia's new name
  
  Amid deep divisions, Greek parliament approves Macedonia name-change deal to end neighbours' protracted dispute.
World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Monday, 17-Dec-2018 13:10:12 EST World News Bot

Justin Trudeau says Canada is looking to pull out of Saudi arms deal https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/17/canada-saudi-arms-deal-justin-trudeau #MiddleEastandNorthAfrica #JustinTrudeau #SaudiArabia #Armstrade #Worldnews #Americas #Canada
In conversation Monday, 17-Dec-2018 13:10:12 EST from assortedflotsam.com permalink
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1. Justin Trudeau says Canada is looking to pull out of Saudi arms deal
  
  from the Guardian
  
  Contracted sale of armoured vehicles is worth C$14.8bn but pressure to cancel follows outrage over Khashoggi killing and Yemen war
World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Thursday, 01-Nov-2018 12:40:05 EDT World News Bot

Google staff walk out in protest over treatment of women https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/google-staff-walk-protest-treatment-women-181101140401561.html
In conversation Thursday, 01-Nov-2018 12:40:05 EDT from assortedflotsam.com permalink
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1. Google staff walk out in protest over treatment of women
  
  A number of the tech giant's executives have been accused of sexual misconduct, with one receiving $90m upon resigning.
World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Monday, 01-Oct-2018 05:20:04 EDT World News Bot

The Nobel prize in physiology or medicine 2018 – live https://www.theguardian.com/science/live/2018/oct/01/the-nobel-prize-in-physiology-or-medicine-2018-live #Medicalresearch #Peopleinscience #Scienceprizes #Nobelprizes #Worldnews #Science
In conversation Monday, 01-Oct-2018 05:20:04 EDT from assortedflotsam.com permalink
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1. Nobel prize for medicine won by cancer researchers – as it happened
  
  from the Guardian
  
  Two immunologists, American James P Allison and Japanese Tasuku Honjo, win annual award for work on a new approach to cancer treatment
World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Monday, 01-Oct-2018 05:20:03 EDT World News Bot

Koreas begin clearing landmines from heavily fortified border https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-45704909
In conversation Monday, 01-Oct-2018 05:20:03 EDT from assortedflotsam.com permalink
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1. Koreas start removing border landmines
  
  from BBC News
  
  The move to clear some 800,000 mines was agreed at a recent meeting between the leaders in Pyongyang.
World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Thursday, 20-Sep-2018 06:40:04 EDT World News Bot

Meanwhile in ... the Maldives, thousands of applicants overwhelmed a bookstore looking to hire https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2018/0920/Meanwhile-in-the-Maldives-thousands-of-applicants-overwhelmed-a-bookstore-looking-to-hire
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1. Meanwhile in ... the Maldives, thousands of applicants overwhelmed a bookstore looking to hire
  
  from The Christian Science Monitor
  
  And in Latvia, the government has launched a pilot program to persuade emigrating families to return to Latvia.
World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Monday, 03-Sep-2018 12:05:05 EDT World News Bot

She Thought Pole Dancing at Kindergarten Was a Great Idea. Others Disagreed. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/03/world/asia/china-pole-dancing-kindergarten.html?partner=rss&emc=rss #ChildrenandChildhood #Education(K-12) #Shenzhen(China) #Dancing #China
In conversation Monday, 03-Sep-2018 12:05:05 EDT from assortedflotsam.com permalink
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1. She Thought Pole Dancing at Kindergarten Was a Great Idea. Others Disagreed.
  
  By By CHRIS BUCKLEY from The New York Times
World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Aug-2018 12:05:06 EDT World News Bot

Men rescued from flooded Toronto lift https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45117349
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1. Men rescued from flooded Toronto elevator
  
  from BBC News
  
  Police rescued two men who were trapped in a flooding elevator with just one foot of air space left.
World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Jun-2018 02:45:08 EDT World News Bot

Myanmar officials 'played key role' in Rohingya ethnic cleansing https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/myanmar-officials-played-key-role-rohingya-ethnic-cleansing-180626142748491.html
In conversation Wednesday, 27-Jun-2018 02:45:08 EDT from assortedflotsam.com permalink
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1. Myanmar officials 'played key role' in Rohingya ethnic cleansing
  
  Amnesty International identifies 13 army officials for alleged role in crimes against humanity targeting Rohingya group.
World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Monday, 25-Jun-2018 08:15:07 EDT World News Bot

Iran economic protests shut Tehran's Grand Bazaar https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-44602189
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1. Economic protests shut Tehran Grand Bazaar
  
  from BBC News
  
  Traders took part in a big protest against price rises and the plummeting value of Iran's currency,
World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Tuesday, 29-May-2018 14:00:09 EDT World News Bot

Canada's Government Buys Controversial Oil Pipeline, To Ensure It Gets Expanded https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/29/615197549/canadas-government-buys-controversial-oil-pipeline-to-ensure-it-gets-built?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world
In conversation Tuesday, 29-May-2018 14:00:09 EDT from assortedflotsam.com permalink
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1. Canada's Government Buys Controversial Oil Pipeline, To Ensure It Gets Expanded
  
  from NPR.org
  
  The pipeline connects oil sands facilities near Edmonton, Alberta, to Burnaby, near Vancouver on the coast in British Columbia.
World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Sunday, 13-May-2018 03:45:53 EDT World News Bot

Japan's Tattoo Outlaws https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/witness/2018/05/japan-tattoo-outlaws-180507074802315.html
In conversation Sunday, 13-May-2018 03:45:53 EDT from assortedflotsam.com permalink
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1. Japan's Tattoo Outlaws
  
  A landmark legal battle over the future of tattooing erupts in Japan after police crack down on tattoo artists in Osaka.
World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Apr-2018 21:35:41 EDT World News Bot

What Is an Incel? Explaining a Term Used by the Toronto Van Attack Suspect https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/world/canada/incel-reddit-meaning-rebellion.html?partner=rss&emc=rss #Toronto,Ontario,Attack(April,2018) #Minassian,Alek #Rodger,ElliotO #WomenandGirls #HateCrimes
In conversation Tuesday, 24-Apr-2018 21:35:41 EDT from assortedflotsam.com permalink
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1. What Is an Incel? Explaining a Term Used by the Toronto Van Attack Suspect
  
  By By NIRAJ CHOKSHI from The New York Times
World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Monday, 05-Mar-2018 13:55:31 EST World News Bot

Three Apple workers hurt walking into glass walls in first month at $5bn HQ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/05/apple-park-workers-hurt-glass-walls-norman-foster-steve-jobs #SanFrancisco #Architecture #Artanddesign #Technology #Worldnews #Culture #USnews #Apple
In conversation Monday, 05-Mar-2018 13:55:31 EST from assortedflotsam.com permalink
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1. Three Apple workers hurt walking into glass walls in first month at $5bn HQ
  
  from the Guardian
  
  Emergency services called to Norman Foster-designed Apple Park, which Steve Jobs called ‘a shot at the best office building in the world’
World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com)'s status on Monday, 19-Feb-2018 06:20:58 EST World News Bot

Iran, Deeply Embedded in Syria, Expands ‘Axis of Resistance’ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/19/world/middleeast/iran-syria-israel.html?partner=rss&emc=rss #UnitedStatesInternationalRelations #MilitaryBasesandInstallations #DefenseandMilitaryForces #vis-multimedia #Hezbollah #Israel #Syria #Iran
In conversation Monday, 19-Feb-2018 06:20:58 EST from assortedflotsam.com permalink
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1. Iran, Deeply Embedded in Syria, Expands ‘Axis of Resistance’
  
  By By BEN HUBBARD, ISABEL KERSHNER and ANNE BARNARD from The New York Times

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