Notices by World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com@assortedflotsam.com), page 15

Harvard admissions process does not discriminate against Asian-Americans, judge rules https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3031170/harvard-admissions-process-does-not-discriminate

Two Killed in Anti-Government Protests in Iraq https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/world/middleeast/two-killed-in-anti-government-protests-in-iraq.html?emc=rss&partner=rss #Demonstrations,ProtestsandRiots #Mahdi,AdelAbdul #Baghdad(Iraq) #Iraq

Will Boris Johnson bring customs checkpoints in Ireland? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/boris-johnson-bring-customs-checkpoints-ireland-191001185608415.html

Meghan sues Mail on Sunday as Harry launches attack on tabloid press https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/01/meghan-sues-mail-on-sunday-for-publishing-letter-to-her-father #Meghan,DuchessofSussex #AssociatedNewspapers #Newspapers&magazines #Nationalnewspapers #Privacy&themedia #MailonSunday #Newspapers #Privacy #UKnews #Media #Law

Peru's President Dismisses Lawmakers; Lawmakers Dismiss Peru's President https://www.npr.org/2019/10/01/766020131/perus-president-dismisses-lawmakers-lawmakers-dismiss-peru-s-president?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

Argentina economy in focus in Macri re-election bid https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/argentina-economy-focus-macri-re-election-bid-191001183939201.html

How will China's Communist Party manage challenges to its rule? https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2019/10/china-communist-party-manage-challenges-rule-191001172631272.html

Tunisia court leaves presidential hopeful Nabil Karoui in prison https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/tunisia-court-leaves-presidential-hopeful-nabil-karoui-prison-191001165311268.html

Nicolas Sarkozy to face French court over campaign finance https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/nicolas-sarkozy-face-french-court-campaign-finance-191001162417544.html

More than 1,000 people dead in Mediterranean so far this year https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/1000-people-dead-mediterranean-year-191001140843136.html

Khashoggi paid the price for being a 'different Saudi' https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/khashoggi-paid-price-saudi-191001061349579.html

Hong Kong police shoot protester as violent clashes escalate https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/hong-kong-police-shoot-protester-violent-clashes-escalate-191001154547441.html

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte flies to Russia to meet ‘idol’ Vladimir Putin https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3031168/philippine-president-rodrigo-duterte-flies-russia-meet

Pompeo accuses Democrats of 'bullying' and rebuffs demand to quiz key officials https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/oct/01/mike-pompeo-trump-impeachment-inquiry-democrats-ukraine #Trumpimpeachmentinquiry #USforeignpolicy #DonaldTrump #MikePompeo #Worldnews #Ukraine #USnews #Europe

Colombia spy chief quits over faulty dossier linking Venezuela to rebels https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/01/colombia-spy-chief-quits-dossier-venezuela-oswaldo-pena #Venezuela #Worldnews #Colombia #Americas

Sicily’s ‘king of wind’ guilty of bankrolling top mafia fugitive https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/01/sicilys-king-of-wind-guilty-of-bankrolling-top-mafia-fugitive #Worldnews #Europe #Mafia #Italy

Trump impeachment: Pompeo blasts Democrats for 'bullying' staff https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49899090

Afghan forces face heavy toll after US troop pullout https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/afghan-forces-face-heavy-toll-troop-pullout-191001173953795.html

Canadian border officers had no power to arrest Meng Wanzhou and instead had to search her first, crown lawyer says https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3031167/canadian-border-officers-had-no-power-arrest-meng-wanzhou-and

Hong Kong protester shot with live round during China National Day rally https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/01/hong-kong-protester-shot-with-live-round-during-china-national-day-rally #AsiaPacific #Worldnews #HongKong #China