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Mugabe says he will form alternative to UN with China, Russia and India if the demands by African countries to receive two permanent and five non-permanent seats in UN Security Council are not met by next September
Philippine president Duterte swears and makes one-finger gesture to EU during speech after it raised concerns over his war on drugs
Russia sends its only aircraft carrier to coast of Syria, built during Soviet era, 40 aircraft capacity
Joe Biden says Ukraine must follow through with economic and political reforms to not lose Western support
Canadian missionary released after two years imprisonment in China where he lived 30 years running a coffee shop, was accused of espionage
At least 43 dead, 400 missing as boat with 600 African migrants sinks off Egypt's coast, believed to have been on its way to Italy
UN cancels all aid to Syria after air strikes against convoy kill 20 civilians and destroy 18 trucks, Russia and Syria deny involvement
Government of French Polynesia meets with the Seasteading Institute – looks forward to building floating islands
EU Commission releases first draft of common EU black list of countries facilitating tax evasion, final list expected by the end of 2017
US Department of Justice fines Deutsche Bank USD 14 billion to settle mortgage probe, following EU's USD 14 billion fine on Apple for back taxes

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Florida woman wins auction to punch Martin Shkreli in the face, 100,000 USD goes to boy's cancer treatment after Shkreli promised to match the highest bid
Pepe the frog an antisemitic hate symbol according to Anti-Defamation League
British-German double agent's row with wife almost derailed D-Day 1944 as she craved Spanish food
Drugs important part of Nazi Germany during WWII, soldiers received daily doses of methamphetamine, Hitler was probably suffering of withdrawal symptoms at end of war, according to new book by Norman Ohler
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative starts USD 3 billion project aiming to cure all diseases of the world within life time of now living children
Simon John James: HG Wells not only foresaw technological development, was also a sociopolitical prophet by emphasizing globalism and human rights
Iron Maiden wants to stop second hand resale of tickets during next tour, fans will have to show credit card and ID when entering the arena
Survey of 27,000 participants suggests Singapore is the best country for expats regarding salary, experience and family
Business in Canadian village Whycocomagh offers two acres of woodland and work to those willing to move to the deserted but beautiful area
Exceptionally rare gold coin with Nero's face dating back to AD 60 found on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, believed to have belonged to rich priest or aristocrat

Media

Jann Wenner sells 49% of Rolling Stone to Singapore's BandLab, first outside investor in half a century
Facebook admits overestimating video viewing statistics by up to 80% for two years, advertisers upset
Pope Francis enters freedom of speech debate, says gossip and fear-mongering in journalism is a form of terrorism
American LGBT media writes open letter in protest of Out Magazine, which published interview with Milo Yiannopoulos
Donald Trump Jr posted Breitbart article about mass rapes in Rotherham on Twitter, accused by the Guardian to share white nationalist propaganda
Editor in chief of Norwegian Aftenposten Espen Egil Hansen calls for Zuckerberg to engage in debate about Facebook censorship, says the powerful CEO hides behind the company's powerful algorithms
Greenwald calls out the Washington Post for "journalistic treachery" to advocate prosecution of Snowden, the source for their Pulitzer
European Investment Bank lends EUR 100 million to Swedish media powerhouse Bonnier for digital transition, local media creation and to safeguard jobs in a competitive industry
The Guardian cuts 30% of its US staff, significant international expansion has not produced the revenue expected
Americans' confidence in the media at historically low levels, only 32 percent of the population consider reporting to be accurate and fair, Republicans far more critical than Democrats according to Gallup

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Politics

Elizabeth Nolan Brown: EU says infringing on free speech is only way to protect it, unaware of impossibility to go after everyone breaking hate speech laws on internet
WiFi access during the presidential debate was USD 200, didn't work the whole time, usage of private dongles could get you thrown out
Republican strength declining in US military, independents and Libertarians gaining, Gary Johnson as popular as Trump, shows poll by Military Times
Activist group Avaaz starts campaign to get US citizens living abroad to vote, 8 million potential voters, the goal is to stop Trump
Sean Collins: Clinton's supporters ignore her dismissiveness of working class people, the candidate called half of Trump supporters irredeemable, media praise or downplay her remarks
Trump proposes lowering top tax rate from 40% to 33%, proposed lowering to 25% a year ago
Alliance for Gun Responsibility has collected USD 3.2 million to push anti-gun legislation in Washington, the Second Amendment Foundation works to prevent the restrictions
Libertarian Per Bylund vs. marxist Andrew Kliman in debate about what makes a free society [audio]
Clinton campaign: Pepe a racist white supremacist meme supported by the Trump campaign, only way to stop them is to vote
Silicon Valley billionaire Dustin Moskovitz donates USD 20 million to Democrats in order to stop Trump, says Clinton is running on a vision of optimism

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Opinion

Scott Adams: Hillary won the battle but lost the war in the presidential debate, Trump toned down threatening side leaving voters with a positive feeling
Celia Green: Even relatively poor families could homeschool their children and have a full-time servant at beginning of last century, currently neither affordable nor socially accepted
Roger Stone: Polls are underestimating Trump voters, supporters do not admit their opinion in public, hidden as independents
Paul Joseph Watson: Destroying property and beating people is not peaceful protesting, media's biased reporting of Black Lives Matter protest in Charlotte explains why it is not trusted [video]
Candice Holdsworth: Do not ask forgiveness for upsetting PC morality police, they want to impose strict ideological conformity and will never be satisfied
Rob Lyons: Fewer British smokers primarily consequence of the market offering alternatives, sad that government with regulations and taxes forces people to quit against their will
Patrick West: Worrying that celebrity with mental problems can get fined GBP 2,500 for telling a bad joke, humor often last arena in which we are allowed to say the unsayable
Brandon Smith: Liberty movement hated by neo-conservatives and global socialist elite because of unwillingness to cooperate in collectivist and progressive projects
Jeffrey Tucker: Film about Snowden shows he may have been influenced by Ayn Rand, idea of epic moral decisions and that one man can stop the motor of the world
Jeffrey Tucker: Google searches for the word libertarian in US at a 10-year high, previously synonymous with liberal, let’s take that word back

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Europe

Russia merges intelligence services to form new Ministry of State Security, borrows name from Stalin's secret police and can get up to 250 000 employees
Homemade bomb injures two police officers in Budapest, Hungarian police offers reward of GBP 28,300 in effort to arrest man seen on security cameras
Hungarian PM Orbán proposes lifting EU arms embargo against Libya and supporting formation of new government in the country to fight both illegal immigration and IS terrorists, repeats his proposal to build giant Libyan refugee city
Bosnian Serbs hold referendum on whether to make January 9 a holiday in Serb Republic, defy Bosnian court ruling and criticism from EU and US
Hollande promises to close Calais Jungle and prevent such camps from establishing in France, migrants to be accomodated in centres around the country
Putin appoints the Speaker of the State Duma Sergei Naryshkin as head of Russian intelligence, could be part of attempt to form central authority with responsibility for both security and intelligence
Survey shows that young Britons' well-being is decreasing, weak confidence and strong concern among both sexes, childbearing postponed and many are moving back in with their parents
Italian PM Renzi says Merkel's obsession with austerity only benefits Germany at the expense of other EU members
Muslim boys in Swiss Therwil who refused to shake female teacher's hand lose appeal, risk CHF 5,000 fine
Russia moves two S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to Finnish border

North America

14-year-old in South Carolina killed father, drove to school, injured three before being subdued by volunteer firefighter
Congress and senate decisively reject Obama's veto against the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act
Nashville police officers protest request to proactively enforce regulation of Airbnb
FBI documents show Barack Obama used pseudonym in email communications with Hillary Clinton
American Civil Liberties Union urges court to vacate 24,000 drug convictions after chemist tainted an estimated one in six drug tests
Ted Cruz endorses Trump saying electing Hillary Clinton would be unacceptable
Aboriginals in Canada and US sign treaty to jointly fight pipeline construction from Alberta's oil sands, claim it damages the environment, safest and most environmentally friendly way of transport according to targeted companies
American barbecue party at Ramapo College forced to change theme, the university considered usage of Uncle Sam offensive and too military-oriented
Family of man fatally shot by police in Charlotte releases video of the situation, no gun can be seen but the shooting itself is not included
Hillary's IT specialist connected to account asking Reddit for help stripping VIP's email address from archive the day after agreement that Clinton produce records

Latin America

Venezuela threatens "price war" as OPEC rejects production halt, Venezuelan economist skeptical of the country's influence
Former Brazilian finance minister Antonio Palocci arrested for connections to Petrobas scandal, alleged to have helped facilitating contracts for the company in exchange for donation to Worker's Party
Tens of thousands of Mexicans protest proposed legalization of same-sex marriage, are against imposed gender ideology education and that religious leaders must marry same-sex couples
Farc guerrilla unanimously approves peace deal with government, will be implemented if the deal is approved in referendum on October 2
Hundreds of bus drivers block streets of Caracas in protest for higher wages and protection from violence, complain over scarcity of spare parts
Hundreds of thousands marched through Caracas in a demonstration for the dismissal of Maduro, the government names the march a failure when organizers hoped to attract a million participants
Brazil's suspended president Rousseff appears before the Senate to testify at her impeachment trials, claims to be totally innocent and accuses opponents of coup d'etat
Maduro opens up 48 hour sacking window for officials who signed petition to get rid of him
Maduro says he would counter coup attempt in Venezuela with purge that would make Erdoğan seem like a "nursing baby"
Mexican government's human rights body accuses police of killing 22 people in extrajudicial executions in raid on drug cartel last year

Asia

Shanghai restaurant closes day after receiving Michelin star after failing to acquire permits, forced to move to new location
Sri Lanka bans schools from deciding which clothes parents should wear when picking up children from school
Three police officers dead and two injured in bomb and gun attack in Yala province in Thailand
South Korea confirms plans for special force capable of removing Kim Jong-un if North Korea uses nuclear weapons
North Korea accidentally allow their DNS servers to respond to ping, revealing 28 .kp domains, providing unique insight into the hermit country's own internet
Indonesia will require Google to pay five years of back taxes, bill for 2015 estimated to USD 400 million, coincides with government budget deficit and ambitious infrastructure projects
At least 17 Indian soldiers killed in attack on Kashmir army base by members of Pakistani Islamist group according to Indian army officer
Rodrigo Duterte calls for withdrawal of US special forces in southern Philippines, says he is worried that they will be kidnapped by islamist militants
Putin visits recently departed Uzbek president Karimov's grave in meeting with PM Mirziyaev, assures country it has Russia's support
North Korea fires three ballistic missiles towards Japan, land in the same spot at the same time indicating improved technology, says Japanese defence minister

Middle East

At least 17 dead, 50 wounded after suicide and road bombs in Shiite districts of Baghdad, IS terrorists claim responsibility for several attacks
Iranian supreme leader dissuades Ahmadinejad from seeking third presidential term, guaranteeing pragmatist Rouhani reelection
Christian Palestinians attacked in Jerusalem by Jewish settlers of anti-assimilation organisation Lehava
Trump says he would recognize Jerusalem as undivided capital of Israel during meeting with Netanyahu, reversing existing US policy
Author Nahed Hattar murdered outside court in Jordanian capital Amman, faced charges for sharing cartoon deemed offensive to Islam
Qatar adds another 80 professions to their driver's license ban, now 240 professions are barred from driving in the country
Saudi air strike in Western Yemen kills at least 19 civilians, half of Yemeni provinces close to starvation because of conflict
Eight workers injured by fire at Aramco's oil terminal in Saudi Ras Tanura, oil and gas operations not affected
At least 12 dead and 18 trucks destroyed near Aleppo after UN aid convoy was hit by air strikes, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says either Syria or Russia carried out the attack
Two Israeli police officers stabbed in Jerusalem, the female officer severely injured

Africa

Gabon opposition leader Jean Ping rejects court ruling declaring president Bongo rightfully won elections, had asked the court to re-examine results in province where the president got 95% of votes
Ugandan gay pride blocked by police for second time this year, minister for ethics and integrity threatened to mobilize mobs to attack participants
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau appears in video denying claims he was killed or wounded, says he is still in charge even though IS terrorists claim he was replaced
Opposition in South Sudan calls for armed resistance against president Salva Kiir, first political statement by rebel chief Riek Machar since he fled the country in August
Elephant protection and ban of domestic sales of ivory hot topics at meeting between African states and UN body for protection of endangered species
Libya exports oil from port in recently seized Ras Lanuf for first time since late 2014, tanker departs for Italy
Gross crimes against humanity in Burundi says UN, 564 verified executions since 2015, likely thousands of victims of torture, rape and murder — government denies all allegations, deems UN experts "deplorable"
Chief over Akan tribe in Ghana returns to Canada to work and save money for medical supplies to his people, was living in the country before he was crowned
At least 17 dead in Kinshasa after protests against president Kabila during which police is said to have fired live ammunition towards crowd, three of the dead were police men of which one was burnt alive
New libertarian mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba, raised in poverty but now a self-made millionaire

Economy

Republican Congressman questions Fed's non-partisanship after rumours about central bank Governor Lael Brainard being in talks with Clinton about potential position as Treasury secretary, discussions have risen after Trump's debate comments about Fed being political
Blackberry stops manufacturing phones, outsources it to partners and focuses on software
China continues to prepare to increase demand for own currency, included in SDR October 1, can lead to decreased demand for USD
Deutsche Bank stock hits new low as lawsuits threaten to erode entire capital, Angela Merkel rules out state aid
ECB president Draghi wants Germany to fiscally intervene after his own monetary policies fail
Farmers on New Zealand among the world's most productive, without subsidies for over 30 years
Largest diamond mine outside of South Africa dug out in Canada, expected to produce 54 million carats of rough diamonds by 2028
Google and Salesforce interested in buying Twitter according to CNBC
Bankrupt Hanjin ships are unloaded and stock is up after emergency loan from largest shareholder and state-run Korea Development Bank
Maersk will split into one transport and logistics company and one energy company after some time's problems with low reight and oil prices

Technology

Whatsapp shares user data to owner Facebook despite Indian ban, appeals similar German court order
Old Commodore 64 still running in Gdansk, balancing drive shafts in auto repair shop after 25 years
Uber to offer freight hauling services using autonomous trucks by 2017 through Otto, which it recently acquired for $680 millions
Apple stores iMessage metadata and shares with authorities according to leaked document, despite denying it before
Audi, BMW, Mercedes to share real time car sensor data about free parking spaces and traffic, anonymize data
SpaceX test fires Raptor rocket to be used for 2018 Mars mission, three times as powerful as Falcon 9, Musk wishes for taxpayer money to help finance mission
China tests world's largest radio telescope, will be calibrated for three years, part of country's efforts to become scientific powerhouse
Man reaches 144 km/h on recumbent bike with egg-shaped shell, breaks previous record set with the same bike
500 million Yahoo accounts hacked, state-sponsored hacker suspected, users who have not changed password since 2014 encouraged to do so
Tesla remotely updates cars after Chinese hackers demonstrate how to take control of the brake system by exploiting web browser and malicious Wi-Fi hotspot

Science

Ben Goldacre: Randomize everyone everywhere so we can find out which treatments work
World's first child with DNA from three parents born April 6 in Mexico by Jordanian woman with genes for mitochondrial disease, donor egg's nucleus replaced by mother's eggs nucleus before fertilization
Mercury tectonically active and shrinking, according to photos from MESSENGER mission
Scientific American exposes secret close-hold embargo agreements the FDA uses to control news media
2016 Ig Nobel prizes awarded, Reproduction Prize awarded to Egyptian Ahmed Shafik for studying the effect polyester, cotton or wool trousers have on the sex lives of rats, Volkswagen awarded Chemistry Prize for lowering emissions during testing
Germans get 0.6% heavier over Christmas, Americans and Japanese slightly less, in study with 2,924 participants
Developmental biologist Fredrik Lanner first to genetically modify human fetal cells using CRISPR technique, doesn't let them develop more than 14 days
Indigenous Australians Earth's oldest continuous civilisation, have existed for over 50,000 years and lived completely isolated until 4,000 years ago, shows DNA study from University of Copenhagen
Galapagos tortoise Diego saved his species by begetting eight hundred offspring, was returned from zoo in California in 1976
Optical defibrillation using light sensitive proteins and light pulses promises less painful and damaging treatment of arrhythmia and cardiac arrest than strong electrical shocks

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