Monday, August 28, 2017

World News Links

Unidentified Chemical haze mist off Sussex Coast sends over 100 to the hospital. Sky News:
People were warned to avoid beaches and keep doors and windows shut after an "unknown haze" drifted in off the Sussex coast.
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"This seems to have been caused by an unknown haze coming in from the sea, but the source has not yet been established[.]
Mystery mist over Sussex coast. Photo: Jacob Ward
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...it's time for people all over the world to be outraged over ISIS slaughtering and beheading Khalid al-Asaad, the 83-year-old caretaker of antiquities in Palmyra[.]
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...jihadists dragged him to a public square on Tuesday and cut off his head in front of a crowd.
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New Eurpoe: Man shot dead after stabbing soldier in Brussels.
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French President Emmanuel Macron's popularity plummets. The Express:
...over half of French voters are now dissatisfied with Emmanuel Macron’s performance as president.
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Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams says one-third of the U.S. doesn't recognize a joke when they hear it. CNS News:
"... they can only tell you’re kidding if they see somebody else laughing, or you say, “Ha, Ha” or “JK” or something after the joke. They actually can’t tell."
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Red Orbit: Experts don't think middle-age people walk fast enough.
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RTT News: Morning Asian markets open lower.
Asian stock markets are mostly lower on Monday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and European Central Bank President Mario Draghi refrained from providing clues on monetary policy outlook [.]
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The Local: Swiss woman charged with being a jihadi tourist/terrorist:
...30-year-old Zurich woman, a Swiss national,
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... who tried to travel to Syria to join Islamic State is charged with supporting terror groups and will be tried in Switzerland’s federal criminal court[.]
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NeowinChina implements Real ID Procedure for online commenting.
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Living in an inverted pyramid. TecheBlog:
...an inverted pyramid home in Spain...

Photo credit: Sadao Hotta

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