World News: 13 August 2022

FBI took top secret files from Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort
It said more than 20 boxes of items were taken on Monday, including a binder of photos, a handwritten note, unspecified information about the "President of France" and a clemency letter written on behalf of long-time Trump ally Roger Stone.

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San Francisco metro system hires bird of prey to scare pigeons away
The team patrols three days a week, starting their day at the bottom level entrance before scoping out the platforms, scaring away any pigeons who are resting on a ledge or on the interior scaffolding of the station.

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South Korea to pardon Samsung’s Lee, other corporate giants
Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon said the pardons of the business tycoons were aimed at overcoming the economic crisis through encouraging business activity. Yoon earlier told reporters that his pardons could help create breathing room for struggling domestic livelihoods.

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India to miss renewable energy goal, officials, experts say
The Indian government's ministry of new and renewable energy, which is in charge of meeting the nation's renewable energy targets, attributed the failure to meet targets to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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High salinity found in European river after fish die-off
The Oder River runs from the Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and along the border between Poland and Germany before flowing into the Baltic Sea. Some German media had reported that the river could be poisoned with mercury.

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Guatemalans march in protest of corruption, cost of living
President Alejandro Giammattei is under fire for his reappointment of Attorney General Consuelo Porras, who has been criticized by the United States government and others for blocking corruption investigations and instead pursuing the prosecutors and judges who used to carry them out.

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