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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of August 3-9, 2015.
.@GovernorPataki distinguishes himself by supporting abortion rights in #GOPDebate http://t.co/jfkrqXmlx5 pic.twitter.com/rsp9JJsOi6
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) August 6, 2015
As migrants continue trying to take tunnel from France to UK, learn more about Europe’s crisis http://t.co/2Nmpshu5UM pic.twitter.com/9rqGrOLEY9
— CFR (@CFR_org) August 6, 2015
Rouhani is aiming to turn his diplomatic victory from the nuke deal into political leverage over hardliners in Iran. http://t.co/MjaoxO80pQ
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) August 6, 2015
Opponents of gay marriage have not given up. What’s their plan? http://t.co/lrg9k1Atqn pic.twitter.com/qk6wgbYE1p
— The Economist (@EconUS) August 6, 2015
Top election forecaster: A Democrat will win the White House in 2016 http://t.co/baQZSMHHFk pic.twitter.com/ZLCxvbJEdO
— The Hill (@thehill) August 6, 2015
Will Zimbabwe’s hunting ban encourage poaching? http://t.co/AcmNBrSLSJ pic.twitter.com/HBU46qLBG3
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 6, 2015
Here are 4 tough questions on poverty we bet won’t be asked during tonight’s GOP debate http://t.co/z4FVXtpPXq
— The Nation (@thenation) August 6, 2015
Forced labour and slavery among Indonesia’s foreign fishermen. http://t.co/SW088jbxOY (Pic: AP) pic.twitter.com/rpPXSi3IXX
— The Australian (@australian) August 6, 2015
9 things you might not know about political debates http://t.co/tjzR7wXncU
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 6, 2015
Renew the call for a total ban on nuclear testing – @SinaZerbo on #Hiroshima70 http://t.co/OXKq656E4Y pic.twitter.com/BJUUzOBk0A v @ctbto_alerts
— United Nations (@UN) August 6, 2015
Russia vetoes a tribunal and the Netherlands seeks justice for MH17 http://t.co/IqyWKR2HPf pic.twitter.com/BeAUhk3pby
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) August 6, 2015
France tackles food waste: from July 2016 supermarkets have to give unsold food to charities http://t.co/HV5YAK0t6T pic.twitter.com/SJOrY03JWj
— BBC World Service (@bbcworldservice) August 6, 2015
The promise of “one man, one vote” has been broken in Somalia. @TyMcCormick reports http://t.co/7GrKTa0QQW pic.twitter.com/0gA1AEzgrA
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) August 6, 2015
Britain’s Islamic preacher charged with ‘inviting support’ for ISIS http://t.co/jrzFSyFKIB
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) August 6, 2015
What could happen if the U.S. doesn’t know who is attacking it in cyberspace? Read more: http://t.co/9zXSBTu3vV pic.twitter.com/5sODJE4EbL
— CFR (@CFR_org) August 6, 2015