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Green energy : to further impoverish poor Arabs

Green energy : to further impoverish poor Arabs


Via: petey-coober  •  World News  •  40 Comments  •  10 years ago

Green energy : to further impoverish poor ArabsThere have been a number of recent advances in energy technology that have had a damaging effect on the economies of oil producing countries . a lot...
John Kirby: How Not to Achieve Peace

John Kirby: How Not to Achieve Peace


Via: jonathan-p  •  World News  •  2 Comments  •  10 years ago

State Department spokesman John Kirby refused on Wednesday to let Arab reporter Said Arikat maneuver him into condemning slain Border Policewoman Hadar Cohen as being part of an "occupying...
Russian submarine activity hits levels not seen since the Cold War: report

Russian submarine activity hits levels not seen since the Cold War: report


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  7 Comments  •  10 years ago

Russian submarine activity hits levels not seen since the Cold War: report By Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Washington Post, February 4, 2016   WASHINGTON — The Russian submarine fleet...
Europe and US Fiddle While Migrant/Refugee Issue Burns

Europe and US Fiddle While Migrant/Refugee Issue Burns


Via: johnrussell  •  World News  •  10 Comments  •  10 years ago

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/05/opinion/europes-huddled-masses.html ...Matteo Renzi, the Italian prime minister, recently  told my colleague  Jim Yardley, “This is not Europe. This is a...
French Government Says That If The Peace Process Does Not Resume , France Will Recognize The Palestinian State

French Government Says That If The Peace Process Does Not Resume , France Will Recognize The Palestinian State


Via: johnrussell  •  World News  •  102 Comments  •  10 years ago

the article was translated from French by google, which expalins the odd syntax The foreign minister threatens Israel to officially recognize Palestine if the peace process does not resume....
South Korea warns North against satellite launch

South Korea warns North against satellite launch


Via: community  •  World News  •  6 Comments  •  10 years ago

    Image caption Mr Cho appeared on South Korean national television on Wednesday delivering the South's warning South Korea has warned the North it will "pay a harsh price" if it...
Woman Who Gets Waferless KitKat Demands Lifetime Supply

Woman Who Gets Waferless KitKat Demands Lifetime Supply


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  12 Comments  •  10 years ago

Woman Who Gets Waferless KitKat Demands Lifetime Supply Yahoo News, February 1 2016   A woman is demanding a lifetime supply of KitKats after she bought a packet of the chocolatey...
South Korea warns North against satellite launch

South Korea warns North against satellite launch


Via: community  •  World News  •  0 Comments  •  10 years ago

    Image caption Mr Cho appeared on South Korean national television on Wednesday delivering the South's warning South Korea has warned the North it will "pay a harsh price" if it...
The refugee crisis is shredding the cords that bind Europe

The refugee crisis is shredding the cords that bind Europe


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  14 Comments  •  10 years ago

The refugee crisis is shredding the cords that bind Europe By Kelly McParland, National Post, January 29, 2016   In Europe, one flood is running into another. The tide of refugees...
Boko Haram blast kills scores in Nigeria's Maiduguri

Boko Haram blast kills scores in Nigeria's Maiduguri


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  19 Comments  •  10 years ago

When the independence movement swept through Old Europe's worldwide colonial empires in the 1960s, the two principal colonial powers took two very different paths. The French gave independence...
Terrorist's Families Are Suing The French Police, Claiming Their Loved Ones Were Unarmed When Police Murdered Them During Paris Attacks

Terrorist's Families Are Suing The French Police, Claiming Their Loved Ones Were Unarmed When Police Murdered Them During Paris Attacks


Via: johnrussell  •  World News  •  6 Comments  •  10 years ago

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Alphabet and Apple spell global tax war

Alphabet and Apple spell global tax war


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  10 years ago

Alphabet and Apple spell global tax war original article by John Gapper, Financial Times ---------------------------------------   A fiscal system formed under the League of Nations in...
Ethical Veganism Now Legally Recognized in Ontario, Canada

Ethical Veganism Now Legally Recognized in Ontario, Canada


Via: community  •  World News  •  43 Comments  •  10 years ago

The Human Rights Commission of Ontario deems veganism an ideology with similar discrimination protection rights as other belief systems.   Freedom Of Belief Series   ~LINK~
To fight Islamist radicals, Tajikistan shaved the beards off 13,000 men

To fight Islamist radicals, Tajikistan shaved the beards off 13,000 men


Via: community  •  World News  •  4 Comments  •  10 years ago

In a bid to curb Islamist radicalization, authorities in the Central Asian republic of Tajikistan shaved the beards off nearly 13,000 men in the country. They also shut down about 160 shops...
ISIS Fighters Getting A Big Pay Cut

ISIS Fighters Getting A Big Pay Cut


Via: johnrussell  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  10 years ago

MORE http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/19/news/world/isis-salary-cuts/index.html?iid=ob_lockedrail_topeditorial&iid=obnetwork Wartime pressure on the Islamic State is forcing it to slash its...
Sweden’s relations with Israel were already bad. They just got much worse.

Sweden’s relations with Israel were already bad. They just got much worse.


Via: community  •  World News  •  7 Comments  •  10 years ago

Israeli officials have a blunt message for Margot Wallstrom, the Swedish foreign minister: You are not welcome here. "We decline to host the Swedish foreign minister in Israel," Tzipi Hotovely,...
Saudi Arabia has a giant mess on its hands

Saudi Arabia has a giant mess on its hands


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  24 Comments  •  10 years ago

Saudi Arabia has a giant mess on its hands  --   original article by Matt O'Brien    -- Wonkblog --------------------------------------------------------- The Khurais oilfield...
European Union says its migrant resettlement plan is not working

European Union says its migrant resettlement plan is not working


Via: community  •  World News  •  4 Comments  •  10 years ago

     The European Union's top migration official said Thursday that the 28-nation bloc's plan to manage a refugee crisis is not working and failure could have devastating consequences for...
What Happens If Russia Loses in Syria?

What Happens If Russia Loses in Syria?


Via: johnrussell  •  World News  •  3 Comments  •  10 years ago

http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2016/01/what-happens-if-russia-loses-syria/124981/   Last September, Russia deployed dozens of jets to Syria to rescue the ailing regime of Bashar al-Assad....
Does the world shows signs of being a better place ?

Does the world shows signs of being a better place ?


Via: petey-coober  •  World News  •  4 Comments  •  10 years ago

LINK : http://news.yahoo.com/russia-sue-ukraine-over-default-3-bn-debt-112659289.html Russia to sue Ukraine over $3 bn debt   By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber 8 hours ago...
Iraqi army declares victory over Islamic State in Ramadi

Iraqi army declares victory over Islamic State in Ramadi


Via: johnrussell  •  World News  •  2 Comments  •  11 years ago

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ramadi-battle-won-article-1.2479100 Fully understanding that the tides of war can reverse quickly, a moment has arrived in the bloody struggle against the...
Iraqi National Symphony conductor Karim Wasfi fights ISIS with music

Iraqi National Symphony conductor Karim Wasfi fights ISIS with music


Via: community  •  World News  •  7 Comments  •  11 years ago

    A bustling market is in moments a mass grave. To the inhabitants of east Baghdad, Iraq, this decor of charred vehicles and fallen structures after a bomb blast is an all-too-common...
This one-sentence explanation of ISIS is brilliant

This one-sentence explanation of ISIS is brilliant


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  4 Comments  •  11 years ago

  Please, people... Please read the seed before commenting. Thank you. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------     This one-sentence...
Suicide Prevention Technique - "Now you know what death looks like. You are alive. Fight for Korea,"

Suicide Prevention Technique - "Now you know what death looks like. You are alive. Fight for Korea,"


Via: johnrussell  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  11 years ago

South Korean 'healing center' closes people in coffins to prevent suicide   By  Ben Hooper      |   Dec. 14, 2015 at 2:44 PM             People climb into coffins at the...
San Bernardino Killers "Radicalized" As Early As 2011

San Bernardino Killers "Radicalized" As Early As 2011


Via: johnrussell  •  World News  •  2 Comments  •  11 years ago

Farook, Malik radicalized before meeting   (CNN) —Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, the husband-wife team behind the San Bernardino attacks, were radicalized before they even met each...
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