world news update

https://www.theepochtimes.com/suicide-bomb-attack-on-afghan-mosque-kills-39_2614672.html
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8-4-18  Mendocino fire surges   https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-wildfires/californias-largest-wildfire-surges-overnight-idUSKBN1KP0KA   firefighters from Australia and NZ join CA fire effort.
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8-4-18    North Korea has not stopped its nuclear and missile programs in violation of United Nations sanctions, according to a confidential U.N. report seen by Reuters on Friday.....The U.N. experts said illicit ship-to-ship transfers of petroleum products in international waters had "increased in scope, scale and sophistication."  They said a key North Korean technique was to turn off a ship's tracking system, but that they were also physically disguising ships and using smaller vessels.   https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/north-korea-has-not-stopped-nuclear-missile-program-confidential-un-report/ar-BBLtnGE
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8-4-18   According to a study published in June by Brazilian polling agency Datafolh, about 52 percent of the wealthiest Brazilians — those with a monthly income of more than $2,500 — want to emigrate, while 56 percent of college graduates have plans on leaving the country.   https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-08-03/im-totally-freaked-out-brazils-elite-fleeing-bloodshed-and-chaos

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8-3-18   Over 40 percent of Iranians remain unemployed.   https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/08/03/iran-economic-protests-hit-tehran-rioters-call-for-mullahs-to-get-lost/

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10-14-2015  

 “Every politician in this country and neighbouring countries who turns towards the West is facing that kind of danger,”  Viktor Yushchenko (shown)  said. “My poisoning took place because I had started taking steps towards the European Union. We have a neighbor who does not want this to happen.”

He added:  “What happened to me was a matter of surprise because it took place when things were meant to be peaceful.  But we are in such a risky situation now that violent acts directed against individuals may still cause outrage but should not come as a total surprise.”       https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/viktor-yushchenko-every-politician-in-ukraine-who-turns-to-the-west-is-in-danger-a6694311.html