Current Events 10/7 Flashcards

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Italy

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Divers here resume work to recover the bodies of more than 250 African migrants missing after their boat sank off the island of Lampedusa.

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U.S.A. (1)

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US special forces carry out two separate raids in Africa, capturing al-Qaeda militant Ana’s al-Liby in Libya and targeting al-Shabab in Somalia.

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U.S.A. (Gov)

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Most of the 400,000 US defense department staff sent home amid a government shutdown are told to return to work after a legal interpretation.

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China

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More than two million people in China are employed by the government to monitor web activity, state media say, providing a rare glimpse into how the state tries to control the Internet.

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Syria

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Disarmament experts from international watchdog OPCW begin destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal, a monitoring official says

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U.S.A. (2)

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Sec. Of state John Kerry defends the US seizure of a suspected al-Qaeda leader in Libya who he said was a “ legal and appropriate target”

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Brazil

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Brazil summons the Canadian ambassador for explanations over the latest electronic spying accusations leaked by former US contractor, Edward Snowden

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Somali

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Somali militant group al-Shabab sends extra fighters to the town of Barawe, where US commandos tried to seize one of its leaders on Saturday, residents tell BBC

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Nepal

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At least 14 alleged rhinoceros poachers are arrested in Nepal, with one accused of killing more than a dozen rhinos in the past 6 years, police say.

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Brazil

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Protesters demanding more investment o Heath and education interrupt a visit to the arena Pantanal, in Cuiaba by fifa’s Jerome Valcke (Brazil) World Cup stadium

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Obama

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President Obama says he is willing to hold budget talks with republicans but not until they agree to lift “ threats” against the nations economy

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California

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Governor Jerry Brown, vetoes a bill that would have allowed non-citizen immigrants to serve in juries in that state

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Ohio

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An Ohio school worker is charged with tampering with evidence in the case against two teenage footballers convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl

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Bangladesh

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At least nine people are killed, and dozens injured in a fire at a clothing factory in Gazipur, near Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka officials say

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