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• Merkel Fails to Translate Drop in Refugees Into Greater Backing

  

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel is failing to translate a significant drop in new refugee arrivals into greater backing from the general public.The head of the agency responsible for asylum seekers, Frank-Juergen Weise, told Bild am Sonntag that he expects 250,000-300,000 refugees to arrive this year, well below last year’s 1 million. Nonetheless, a poll released Sunday by the newspaper showed 50 percent of voters don’t want Merkel to serve a fourth term, up from 48 percent last November at the..

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• Castaways scrawl SOS in sand

  

  The castaways signalled to a US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft from the uninhabited island in Micronesia, Hawaii.A COUPLE stranded on a remote desert island in Micronesia were rescued after scrawling “SOS” in the sand in huge letters.The sailors had been missing for a week, after leaving Weno Island on August 17, the US coastguard reported.They were expected to arrive at Tamatam Island the following day, but two days later, the 5.5-metre boat was reported missing after the pair failed to arrive at ..

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• Indonesian man claims to be world's oldest person at 145

  

  An Indonesian man whose official documentation suggests he was born 145 years ago could be the latest contender for the world record of oldest human being, according to a local television report. Indonesian records officials have confirmed the age of Mbah Gotho as 145, which is 23 years older than current title-holder, 122-year-old Jeanne Calment, the Independent UK reports.Mr Gotho, who said he has been making preparations for his death since 1992 and had bought his tombstone 20 years ago, tol..

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• Indigenous Canadian friends find they were switched at birth in second case at same hospital

  

  Indigenous Canadian friends find they were switched at birth in second case at same hospital Posted August 28, 2016 08:33:43 Two indigenous Canadians have found out they were switched at birth after 41 years of living as friends.Leon Swanson and David Tait Jr confirmed the news after recent DNA tests showed that one man was raised by the biological mother of the other.Mr Swanson was born January 31, 1975 at the Norway House Indian Hospital, and Mr Tait was born at the..

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• Suspected 'terror' attack at Indonesian church; no serious casualties

  

  Suspected 'terror' attack at Indonesian church; no serious casualties Updated August 28, 2016 17:42:28 Indonesian police are investigating a suspected terror attack by a knife-wielding assailant on a priest during the Sunday service at a church, and a bomb squad has been deployed to determine whether the attacker's backpack contained explosives.There were no serious casualties, though the priest and his attacker suffered minor injuries, according to police in Medan city..

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