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Friday, June  5th, 2015

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Israel Launches Multiple Airstrikes in Gaza
 

Three blasts were heard across the Gaza strip as Israel launched multiple airstrikes in response to rockets launched by a Hamas rival, the ISIS-linked Salafist Omar Brigades. 



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Singapore Government Pulls Funding for Comic Book, Sparking Demand


A new graphic novel sold out its first print run last weekend, after news broke that Singapore's National Arts Council (NAC) withdrew its publishing grant worth S$8,000 (about US $6,000).




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German Online University to Bring Advanced Education to Refugees
 

Founded in December 2014 by the Berlin-based university student Markus Kreßler, Wings University is a non-profit online school that appeals to refugees wishing to continue or begin their higher education. 



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Schoolgirl's Murder Has Taiwan Debating the Death Penalty
 

The student was killed by an intruder in her elementary school. The suspected attacker was said to have randomly picked the girl as his victim when she went alone to use the restroom. This latest murder poses a great challenge to the movement to abolish the death penalty advocated by many local human rights groups.

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