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Earth's ozone layer is finally healing, UN says

Earth's ozone layer is finally healing, UN says


Via: perrie-halpern  •  World News  •  10 Comments  •  6 years ago

By   Associated Press WASHINGTON — Earth’s protective ozone layer is finally healing from damage caused by aerosol sprays and coolants, a new United Nations report said. The ozone layer had...
Brazil: We won't yield to Arab pressure, embassy will move to Jerusalem

Brazil: We won't yield to Arab pressure, embassy will move to Jerusalem


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  4 Comments  •  6 years ago

Brazil: We won't yield to Arab pressure, embassy will move to Jerusalem After Egypt reportedly rescinds invitation of Brazilian foreign minister in protest of Brazil's plan to relocate its...
Lion Air flight from Jakarta to Sumatra crashes with 189 aboard

Lion Air flight from Jakarta to Sumatra crashes with 189 aboard


Via: perrie-halpern  •  World News  •  13 Comments  •  6 years ago

Oct. 28, 2018 / 10:56 PM EDT  / Updated  Oct. 28, 2018 / 11:34 PM EDT By   Alex Johnson An Indonesian Lion Air Boeing 737 carrying 189 passengers and crew crashed into the sea shortly after...
Report : Khashoggi was going to reveal use of chemical weapons by Saudis in Yemen

Report : Khashoggi was going to reveal use of chemical weapons by Saudis in Yemen


Via: johnrussell  •  World News  •  4 Comments  •  6 years ago

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1037378/Khashoggi-murder-news-saudi-arabia-chemical-weapons-use ...Last night a close friend of Mr Khashoggi revealed that he was about to obtain...
Titanic II could set sail by 2022, following original route

Titanic II could set sail by 2022, following original route


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  2 Comments  •  6 years ago

Titanic II could set sail by 2022, following original route By CHRISTOPHER BRITO, CBS NEWS, October 23, 2018 Titanic II could set sail in 2022 and follow the same route as its...
Pro-Hamas vandals strike Toronto Jewish school

Pro-Hamas vandals strike Toronto Jewish school


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  15 Comments  •  6 years ago

Pro-Hamas vandals strike Toronto Jewish school By David Isaac, World Israel News, October 10 2018 Graffiti defaced the Leo Baeck Day School in Toronto. (B'nai Brith Canada)...
Chengdu planning artificial moon to replace streetlights

Chengdu planning artificial moon to replace streetlights


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  4 Comments  •  6 years ago

Chengdu planning artificial moon to replace streetlights Taipei Times, October 19 2018 In Chengdu, there is reportedly an ambitious plan afoot for replacing the city’s streetlights:...
In tiny Bhutan, known for its pursuit of happiness, democracy brings discontent

In tiny Bhutan, known for its pursuit of happiness, democracy brings discontent


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  World News  •  4 Comments  •  6 years ago

CHUNJE, Bhutan — It is harvest time in this village in western Bhutan, and residents are reaping an unusual crop: politicians making promises. One politician vowed to pave the local road, now a...
Israeli company fashions bulletproof backpack to protect against school shootings

Israeli company fashions bulletproof backpack to protect against school shootings


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  2 Comments  •  6 years ago

Israeli company fashions bulletproof backpack to protect against school shootings The bulletproof backpack | Photo: Masada-Armour via AP Masada-Armour says its unique backpack...
Leadership, Laughter and Tariffs

Leadership, Laughter and Tariffs


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  27 Comments  •  6 years ago

President Trump speaking at the United Nations on Tuesday.     Chang W. Lee/The New York Times There are so many issues breaking right now that it’s hard to keep track — and focusing on...
NAFTA renegotiated - Another Trump Victory

NAFTA renegotiated - Another Trump Victory


By: vic-eldred  •  World News  •  21 Comments  •  6 years ago

I didn't intend to do this tonight but Iv'e noticed there is no discussion here on this important topic. Maybe I'm missing it. Today the President has fulfilled another campaign promise, not...
Canada's Parliament Votes To Strip Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Of Honorary Citizenship

Canada's Parliament Votes To Strip Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Of Honorary Citizenship


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

Canada's Parliament Votes To Strip Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Of Honorary Citizenship B y Scott Neumann, NPR, September 28 2018 Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar state counselor, left, speaks...
'People will die': Obama official's warning as Trump slashes refugee numbers

'People will die': Obama official's warning as Trump slashes refugee numbers


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  22 Comments  •  6 years ago

Newly displaced Syrian children arrive to a refugee camp in Atimah village, Idlib province on 11 September 2018. Khalil Ashawi/Reuters A former senior government official who oversaw...
How much would the iPhone cost if it were made in America?

How much would the iPhone cost if it were made in America?


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  5 Comments  •  6 years ago

Phil Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide marketing at Apple, discusses the company’s new iPhones at an event on Wednesday. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Even if...
UK PM May cautions: support my Brexit deal or face no deal

UK PM May cautions: support my Brexit deal or face no deal


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  4 Comments  •  6 years ago

British Prime Minister Theresa May has warned rebels in her party that unless they support her potential Brexit deal with the EU then they will face a no deal. The United Kingdom is due to...
Don’t Fear the Russian Military

Don’t Fear the Russian Military


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

The week-long exercises , which kicked off yesterday, are intended as a show of might. But the country is in no position to wage a real conflict. The headline figures for Russia’s Vostok...
'Mosul Eye' Blogger Omar Muhammad Describes ISIS Atrocities In The City, Says: 'I Felt That I Was Not Alone' Because 'I Had The People Of Mosul On My Side'

'Mosul Eye' Blogger Omar Muhammad Describes ISIS Atrocities In The City, Says: 'I Felt That I Was Not Alone' Because 'I Had The People Of Mosul On My Side'


Via: kpr37  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

In an interview with Deutsche Welle network's Arabic channel, Omar Muhammed, founder of the English-language Mosul Eye blog on life in the Iraqi city of Mosul under Islamic State (ISIS) rule, said...
John Bolton vows to punish ICC after court announces probe of alleged US war crimes in Afghanistan

John Bolton vows to punish ICC after court announces probe of alleged US war crimes in Afghanistan


Via: vic-eldred  •  World News  •  2 Comments  •  6 years ago

White House National Security Adviser John Bolton threatened to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the global tribunal announced an investigation into alleged U.S. war...
Airport project on world's largest island sparks sovereignty row

Airport project on world's largest island sparks sovereignty row


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

Greenland's government has struck a deal with Denmark over funding for upgrades to three airports on the Arctic island, a  project of strategic interest to a number of international players...
Sen. Warren asks for investigation of Trump administration’s “alarming” steel tariff exemptions

Sen. Warren asks for investigation of Trump administration’s “alarming” steel tariff exemptions


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  8 Comments  •  6 years ago

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is accusing the Trump administration of rigging its trade wars. Steel, steel, steel.     Spencer Platt/Getty Images On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Democrat...
Donald Trump: Apple should make products in the US to avoid tariffs

Donald Trump: Apple should make products in the US to avoid tariffs


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  7 Comments  •  6 years ago

Donald Trump says Apple should make products in the US.   Issei Kato/Reuters Donald Trump tweeted on Saturday that Apple should make products in the United States if it wants to avoid...
Bombshell poll reveals heavy union backing for second Brexit vote

Bombshell poll reveals heavy union backing for second Brexit vote


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

Members of Britain’s three biggest trade unions now support a new referendum on Brexit by a margin of more than two to one, according to a bombshell poll that will cause political...
Wealthy Russians in Britain face new visa crackdown after Salisbury

Wealthy Russians in Britain face new visa crackdown after Salisbury


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  6 years ago

Scheme has allowed hundreds of oligarchs and Putin allies to make UK their home Roman Abramovich: the Chelsea FC owner has already fallen foul of the clampdown, having withdrawn his...
Argentine group says 3,000 Catholics quit church over abortion

Argentine group says 3,000 Catholics quit church over abortion


Via: gordy327  •  World News  •  5 Comments  •  6 years ago

Thousands of Argentine Catholics on Friday renounced their membership in the church to protest its opposition to a bill that would have legalized abortion in Pope Francis's homeland, a group...
Maersk sends first container ship through Arctic route

Maersk sends first container ship through Arctic route


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  8 Comments  •  6 years ago

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A Maersk vessel loaded with Russian fish and South Korean electronics will next week become the first container ship to navigate an Arctic sea route that Russia hopes...
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