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Tourism officials are disputing claims that poisonous Irukandji jellyfish killed the French tourists who were pulled out of the water at Michaelmas Cay, east of Cairn in the Great Barrier Reef.  The man and woman in their 60s were on a dive led by the Passions of Paradise company, whose managing director Alan Wallish says the woman wore a sting-proof diving suit and that the Irukandji isn't seen at this time of year.  However, several cardiologists have said the chances of two people having heart attacks at the same place at the same time are extremely remote.

US President Barack Obama is urging president-elect Donald Trump to be "willing to stand up to Russia when they deviate from our values and international norms.  Mr. Obama made his remarks in an appearance with Chancellor Angela Merkel on his last visit to Germany; Trump has business connections to friends of Vladimir Putin and has praised the Russian president.  The change in Washington is not lost on the Chancellor, who said "parting" from Obama "is hard"; while Obama acknowledged the challenges Merkel will face, saying he wished he could "be there for her".

"Europe is in danger of falling apart," said French Prime Minister Manuel Valls visiting Berlin, warning that France and Germany must take steps to block the rise of the far right.  Valls suggested working to stimulate growth and higher employment by cutting corporate taxes and increasing defense spending and whaaaaaaaa?  Wasn't this guy a Socialist?  Valls says that mainstream parties in charge right now must learn the lessons of the Brexit vote and the US presidential election which is putting fascist demagogue Donald Trump in the White House in a couple of months.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe got a hastily-arranged visit with US president-elect Trump at his tacky, garish, namesake high-rise building in New York City.  Tokyo is concerned over Trump's campaign statements criticizing the US defense of Japan and South Korea, suggesting they get their own nuclear weapons (something distasteful in Japan because of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings), and even threatened to demand Japan pay for US protection.  Abe has already increased defense spending since taking office in 2012, and has pushed the limits of the constitution to allow Japanese troops to take bigger roles in joint missions.  It is highly unusual for leaders to meet with a US president-elect before he takes office, but such is the concern the orange clown has set off around the world.

The ritzy Takashimaya department store in Osaka unveiled its solid gold pan designed for making Takoyaki, a local favorite of chunks of Octopus fried in balls of a savory batter.  And in this case, served with gold flakes.  Because when the going gets tough, Japan is still sort of crazy.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is considering withdrawing from the International Criminal Court in the Hague, following the lead of Russia which pulled out this week after criticism of its occupation of areas in eastern Ukraine.  Duterte has come under intense international criticism for his war on drugs which has seen thousands of people gunned down in the streets in extra-judicial and vigilante killings.  Australia and New Zealand are in, the US pulled our years ago, and several African nations are quitting the ICC of its disproportionate prosecutions of African leaders.  UN Officials are urging nations to stay in and work to reform the ICC.

A British woman is trapped in Dubai and could face prison for "having sex outside marriage" after reporting she'd been raped.  The 25-year old is in a safe house, but Dubai authorities confiscated her passport.  They also arrested two British men, 22-year old thai boxer David Butlin, and 24-year old footballer Louis Harris; both have bailed but cannot leave the country.  The case draws uncomfortable parallels to the horrid mistreatment of Australian woman Alicia Gali who was jailed for eight months in the UAE after reporting she had been raped.