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Headless Orangutans, Bitcoin in China, and Updates on Brexit: The VICE Evening Bulletin

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Indonesia News

Headless Orangutan Found Dead In Kalimantan
A resident in Barito regency in Central Kalimantan found a dead orangutan floating in a river without its head on Monday. Nobody knows what exactly happened to the animal, but it was found with bruises and cuts all over its body and near-broken hands. Authorities have yet to locate its head. They said that the orangutan had been in the river for approximately two days. —Mongabay

Video of Man Teaching the Police a Lesson Goes Viral
After witnessing a police officer throwing his trash out of his car window, a man picked it up and gave it back to the officer and told him that littering is bad for the environment. All of this was recorded in a video, that has gone viral since. —Coconuts

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Indonesian Islands Are Not For Sale, Ministry Says
The Ministry of Marine Affairs finally responded to of an island in Riau that was listed on a Canadian website for $300,000 USD. The ministry stated that nobody can buy or sell an island in Indonesia, according to the law. —Detik

International News

Japan Issues False Nuclear Alarm on TV
Today, Japanese public broadcaster NHK issued an alarm about a North Korean missile, but it corrected its mistake within minutes. It's unclear if this was related to the false missile alarm that caused panic in Hawaii a few days ago. —Reuters

It's Not Too Late to Reverse Brexit, EU Says
Donald Tusk, the leader of the European Union, said in a speech that there's still time for the UK to change its mind about Brexit. Jean-Claude Juncker, president of the European commission, agreed. "Tusk] said our door still remains open and I hope that will be heard clearly in London," Juncker said. —The Guardian

China to Block Centralized Bitcoin Trading
Chinese authorities attempted to block citizens from buying and trading bitcoin yesterday, according to a Bloomberg report. The government's main targets are the services that allow centralized trading of cryptocurrencies. However, small, peer-to-peer payment systems will be unaffected. —VICE News

Nine Workers Killed in Colombian Bridge Collapse
Nine construction workers were killed and five others injured when a partially-constructed bridge in central Colombia yesterday. The bridge was supposed to connect Bogota and the city of Villavicencio. The cause for the collapse is still under investigation. —Reuters

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