FARC Rebels Vow to Discharge Child Soldiers: VICE News Capsule, February 18

The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: Malian government and rebel groups participate in fifth round of peace talks since last September, climate change is threatening villages in the Sundarbans, Colombian FARC rebels vow to stop recruiting minors, and the Associated Press uses computers to produce quarterly earnings reports in seconds. MALI Government and Rebel Groups Meet in Algeria to Discuss Peace Deal UN’s special envoy to Mali says he’s hopeful this is the last stage of negotiations, and that an agreement could come within weeks. ENVIRONMENT Climate Change Threatens Coastal Villages in India and Bangladesh Swollen rivers and stronger monsoon rains are washing away homes in the Sundarbans. COLOMBIA FARC Rebels Promise to Stop Recruiting Children Under 17 The guerrilla group says it will soon release the 13 minors fighting among their ranks. JOURNALISM Automated Financial Reporting in the 21st Century ​Computers are taking the tedious task of number-crunching from the news agency’s business journalists, and producing thousands of reports every quarter. Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: http://vicenews.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicenews More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideos

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FARC Rebels Vow to Discharge Child Soldiers: VICE News Capsule, February 18

The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: Malian government and rebel groups participate in fifth round of peace talks since last September, climate change is threatening villages in the Sundarbans, Colombian FARC rebels vow to stop recruiting minors, and the Associated Press uses computers to produce quarterly earnings reports in seconds. MALI Government and Rebel Groups Meet in Algeria to Discuss Peace Deal UN’s special envoy to Mali says he’s hopeful this is the last stage of negotiations, and that an agreement could come within weeks. ENVIRONMENT Climate Change Threatens Coastal Villages in India and Bangladesh Swollen rivers and stronger monsoon rains are washing away homes in the Sundarbans. COLOMBIA FARC Rebels Promise to Stop Recruiting Children Under 17 The guerrilla group says it will soon release the 13 minors fighting among their ranks. JOURNALISM Automated Financial Reporting in the 21st Century ​Computers are taking the tedious task of number-crunching from the news agency’s business journalists, and producing thousands of reports every quarter. Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: http://vicenews.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicenews More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideos

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