WORLD STORIES - 10/07/2018

Women in Venezuela are donating breast milk to save babies from malnutrition.

cbc.ca
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Costa Rica Surpasses 98% of Clean Energy Generation for Fourth Year in a Row.

news.co.cr
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Climate scientists are struggling to find the right words for very bad news: The group must not only tell governments what we know about climate change - but how close they have brought us to the edge..

theage.com.au
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Pelosi to file FOIA request for FBI report on sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh.

washingtontimes.com
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Impeach Kavanaugh petition starts immediately after he's confirmed for the Supreme Court.

newsweek.com
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Kavanaugh Accuser Deborah Ramirez: “This Is How Victims Are Isolated and Silenced” “I feel like I’m right back at Yale where half the room is laughing and looking the other way.”.

motherjones.com
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If a sales agent brings their customer a small gift, the customer is much more likely to make a purchase, suggests a new study. The fact that even small gifts can result in conflicts of interest has implications for where the line should be drawn between tokens of appreciation and attempted bribery..

media.uzh.ch
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Study of 400,000+ people ages 18 to 85 finds that consuming 1-4 drinks 4 or more times per week — an amount deemed healthy by current guidelines — increases the risk of premature death by 20%, compared with drinking 3 times a week or less. The increased risk was consistent across age groups..

source.wustl.edu
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Scientists develop a universal vaccine platform that’s cheaper and shelf stable, cutting the cost of vaccine production and storage by 80% without decreasing safety or effectiveness - the vaccine will not expire at warm temperatures and could be stockpiled at room temperature for years..

utmb.edu
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DATE: 10/07/2018