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Sunday, June 26, 2016

#USA - Deaths from painkiller abuse jumps: Al Jazeera English

Publicado el 25 jun. 2016

Heroin addiction in the US has been climbing at an alarming rate over the past decade, but now the health authorities are facing a new crisis.

Fentanyl, a synthetic painkiller said to be a hundred times stronger than heroin, is increasingly turning up on the streets.

According to the Massachusetts Department of Health, more than half of all opioid-related deaths last year involved fentanyl.

Al Jazeera’s Andy Gallacher reports from Lowell, Massachusetts.

#Russia - elections: Parliamentary vote due in September: Al Jazeera English

Published on 25 Jun 2016

In September, people in Russia will be going to the polls to vote in parliamentary elections. Despite being a federation, Russia has a highly centralised political system, which leaves the country's many regions removed from the decisions of power.

Al Jazeera's Rory Challands reports from central Siberia on the relationship between Russia's governing authorities and the places they rely on for support.

#UK - Hilary Benn sacked from shadow cabinet: BBC News

Published on 26 Jun 2016

Shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn has been sacked from the shadow cabinet amid claims he was encouraging ministers to resign should Jeremy Corbyn ignore a vote of no confidence.

Labour's leader faces a vote of no confidence over claims he was "lacklustre" during the EU referendum.

A Labour source told the BBC Mr Corbyn had "lost confidence" in Mr Benn.

The secret to finding cheap flights | Travel Hacks: The Telegraph

Published on 25 Jun 2016

In this video, Nick Trend, Telegraph’s Travel’s Consumer Editor, shares his top tips for finding a cheap flight.

#Africa - Seven countries' economies at risk over Brexit decision: FRANCE 24 English

Published on 24 Jun 2016

In tonight's show: We take a look at how business and financial aid in Africa could be affected by the UK's decision to leave the EU. Karim Wade, the son of former Senegalese president, has been given a presidential pardon after being imprisoned on corruption charges. In South Africa, black students are determined to take ballet classes that had been for years, reserved to the white minority.

#USA - Trump vs. Clinton: Who won in the battle of the speeches? Fox News

Published on 25 Jun 2016

Political panel examines each candidate's argument

#UK - Many Are Reeling After the U.K.'s Decision to Leave the European Union: ABC News

Published on 25 Jun 2016

More than two and a half million people want a do-over, angry at the man who led the charge and who could become the next prime minister.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/131215

2,828,548 signatures

#USA - Young Girl Dies from a Rare Brain Eating Amoeba While on a Church Trip to North Carolina: ABC News

Published on 25 Jun 2016

Weeks after her return home, recent high school graduate Lauren Seitz's death has been traced back to a rare infection that lives in warm water.