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Here is our weekly survey of news stories to round out the week of May 23-29, 2016.
US reports first case of bacteria resistant to antibiotic of last resort https://t.co/odxYNB1tKo
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 27, 2016
Alternative-energy companies can only become true challengers to Big Oil with guts and greed https://t.co/sP7rZ97hmc pic.twitter.com/9LOGy9rT7i
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) May 27, 2016
Brexit would pose a ‘serious risk’ to global growth, say G7 leaders https://t.co/cNPfM2u6Lv
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 27, 2016
Aid workers are urging the EU to give refugees safe passage as more die in the Mediterranean https://t.co/ewcHdlGPaT pic.twitter.com/KUpoEuxuOw
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) May 26, 2016
Poll: A vast majority of Americans oppose transgender bathroom laws. Does this surprise you? https://t.co/EKaY0PVd9n
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) May 26, 2016
Switzerland will force Muslim students to shake their teachers’ hands, or pay $5,000 fines. https://t.co/pY6EDc7qE9 pic.twitter.com/k87bus1KD3
— Foreign Policy (@ForeignPolicy) May 26, 2016
Fight over Democrats’ stance on Israel looms as Sanders appointees denounce “occupation.” https://t.co/hsPVnXyhU7 pic.twitter.com/KOmN1P641R
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) May 26, 2016
The U.S. says it’s hitting more significant ISIS targets, like oil rigs and cash coffers https://t.co/k88KK14dZ3 pic.twitter.com/IG0skXJfPX
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) May 26, 2016
Obama: Allies ‘rattled’ by Trump https://t.co/sdHTu5CnNa pic.twitter.com/94zOPDYCTW
— Maclean’s Magazine (@MacleansMag) May 27, 2016
Do teachers care more about schoolwork than your kids do? Here’s how to fix the apathy problem.https://t.co/EJ5nyy18KS
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 27, 2016
A Yemeni academic explains how war has transformed the lives of the country’s residents https://t.co/4g9yeMS6oI pic.twitter.com/mAoeqjE05k
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 27, 2016
Bangladesh hack investigators examining several more cyberattacks in Asiahttps://t.co/pmPke15QaC
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) May 27, 2016
Shinzo Abe, Japan’s leader, has little use for Hiroshima’s lessons of pacifism https://t.co/DKzl2osVt3 pic.twitter.com/wqd7jYR2Dm
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) May 27, 2016
Harper hails Conservatives’ achievements, says best is yet to come https://t.co/LFMu0UYz3L pic.twitter.com/l6GTFG2Zl1
— Maclean’s Magazine (@MacleansMag) May 27, 2016
El Salvador Receives $1.3 Billion in International Aid: El Salvador has received $1.3… https://t.co/wSuvz3ZcYQ https://t.co/5kxa4fvoeA
— LatAm Herald Tribune (@LAHT) May 27, 2016