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News Paris Agreement on climate change achieves threshold for entry into force
Paris Agreement on climate change achieves threshold for entry into force
Ashley Hogan
October 6, 2016 01:23:38 pm

The threshold for entry into force of the Paris Agreement on combatting climate change was achieved on Wednesday. The threshold of 55 parties making up more than 55 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions triggered the...

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News Former top CIA officials ordered to testify in torture program lawsuit
Former top CIA officials ordered to testify in torture program lawsuit
Emelina Perez
October 6, 2016 12:34:22 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Washington ruled Tuesday that four former high-ranking Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officials must testify in depositions in a lawsuit against two psychologists who designed...

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News Germany court rules no compensation for Afghanistan families of airstrike victims
Germany court rules no compensation for Afghanistan families of airstrike victims
Emelina Perez
October 6, 2016 11:09:19 am

Germany's Federal Court of Justice ruled Thursday that relatives of the victims of a 2009 airstrike in Afghanistan are not entitled to compensation. The court held that international law does not award damages or...

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News Poland lawmakers reverse position on total abortion ban
Poland lawmakers reverse position on total abortion ban
Brittany Felder
October 6, 2016 10:54:38 am

Following mass protests in Poland , legislators have reversed their positions and rejected a near-complete abortion ban. Members of the lower house of parliament voted 352-58 Thursday against the proposed legislation. Some are cautioning that this recent reversal...

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News US government contractor accused of stealing classified documents
US government contractor accused of stealing classified documents
Brittany Felder
October 6, 2016 09:41:31 am

US government contractor Harold Thomas Martin III was arrested in August on charges that he stole government property, including classified documents, according to a criminal complaint unsealed on Wednesday. The complaint alleges that Martin, who had a...

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News Supreme court hears arguments in insider trading, death penalty, unlawful detention cases
Supreme court hears arguments in insider trading, death penalty, unlawful detention cases
Matthew Santiago
October 6, 2016 08:34:50 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Salman v. United States . The court is faced with an insider trading crime and must determine whether the personal benefit element requires proof...

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News UN rights chief ‘seriously concerned’ about human rights in Jammu and Kashmir
UN rights chief ‘seriously concerned’ about human rights in Jammu and Kashmir
Taylor Isaac
October 5, 2016 04:33:43 pm

A spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said Tuesday that Zeid is "seriously concerned" about human rights violations in India-administered Jammu and Kashmir . Rupert Colville, the spokesperson...

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News Zimbabwe court upholds ban on protests
Zimbabwe court upholds ban on protests
Taylor Isaac
October 5, 2016 03:49:37 pm

The Harare High Court in Zimbabwe on Tuesday upheld a 30-day ban against protests in the capital. The lawsuit was brought by Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) on behalf of many organizations, and challenged the ban based...

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News Myanmar abolishes law used to jail dissidents
Myanmar abolishes law used to jail dissidents
Justin Cosgrove
October 5, 2016 02:28:12 pm

Myanmar has abolished a law from 1950 that was used by the military to jail dissidents within the country. Myanmar's President, Htin Kyaw, signed new legislation abolishing the Emergency Provisions Act on Tuesday. The Act provided...

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News UN court refuses to hear Marshall Islands case over nuclear arms
UN court refuses to hear Marshall Islands case over nuclear arms
Justin Cosgrove
October 5, 2016 01:14:03 pm

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday refused to hear a claim by the Marshall Islands that the world's nuclear powers failed to halt the nuclear arms race. The court found [NDTV...

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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty extended indefinitely

On May 11, 1995, over 170 signatory nations agreed to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) indefinitely. The NPT is an agreement signed by 189 countries to control the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear technology based on the principles of disarmament, non-proliferation, and the use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. The treaty was opened for signature in 1968 with a provision for review conferences every five years. During the 1995 review conference in New York City, member countries decided to keep the treaty open indefinitely. Learn more about the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty from the United Nations.

Massachusetts repealed law banning Christmas

On May 11, 1682, the Massachusetts General Court repealed two laws that had banned the celebration of Christmas and had authorized capital punishment for expelled Quakers returning to the colony. Learn more about the state's ban on Christmas.

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