Sunday, September 25, 2016

Additional World News of Political Interest









GLOBAL
Third time's the charm? OPEC members meet again to tackle low oil prices


USA & CANADA
Canadian and US tribes band together to fight Alberta oil sands pipelines


BRAZIL
Brazil’s Former President Lula Indicted for Corruption

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has authorized a preliminary investigation into allegations from former Transpetro head Sergio Machado that President Michel Temer illegally solicited campaign money in 2012.


JAPAN
Japan grows more open to foreign workers as population declines


THAILAND
A British activist was found guilty of criminal defamation on Tuesday and given a suspended jail sentence over a report alleging abuses in Thailand's lucrative fruit industry


UGANDA
Uganda is now the leading producer in the region of root crops, which researchers say are much tougher in the face of worsening climate-change-related problems such as drought and flooding.  Some roots, like cassava and sweet potato, are being processed into flour and increasingly used for everything from doughnuts to wedding cakes.  That is helping boost incomes and ensure food security....


BURUNDI
295,000 Refugees Flee Political Violence in Burundi



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