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7 years ago+32 32 0China might be trying to militarize space
A new space junk collector could be used as anti-satellite weapon, experts say.
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7 years ago+6 6 0Clashes and attacks in Turkey’s southeast adds to spiral of violence
This morning, a car bomb hit an armored police transport vehicle in Dicle, which is in Turkey’s south eastern Diyarbakir province. The blast killed one policeman and injured seven additional people, six of whom were civilians. The strength of the exp ...
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7 years ago+8 8 0Can we harness bacteria to help clean up future oil spills?
By Nina Dombrowski, University of Texas at Austin and Brett J. Baker, University of Texas at Austin In 2010 the Deepwater Horizon oil spill released an estimated 4.2 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico – the largest offshore spill in U.S. ...
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7 years ago+8 8 025,000 protesters on the streets of Belgrade
Over 25 000 protesters on the streets of Belgrade. They demand resignation of Belgrade mayor and Interior minister for illegal demolitions.
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7 years ago+9 9 0Balkans shocked by Brexit
Balkans non-EU states shocked by Brexit results. All countries announced their further support for joining the EU.
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7 years ago+2 2 0Is Pakistan left alone by the International Community?!
Pakistan is left alone by International Community in the fight against terrorism. Pakistan has a long history working for peace, whether it was the USSR invasion of Afghanistan, the ‘war on terror’ after 9/11, countering Al-Qaeda and other terrorist ...
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7 years ago+3 4 1UK wakes to Brexit vote
Forecasts for the EU Referendum show that the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union. Source: CC The vote is suspected to come in at 52% Leave, 48% Remain – almost the opposite of what pollsters had predicted yesterday evening. Followi ...
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7 years ago+2 2 0How does the referendum process work in Venezuela?
The referendum in Venezuela is a right established by the Constitution. Article 71 states that matters of special national transcendence may be referred to a consultative referendum. These matters include, as affirmed by article 72, every office elec ...
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7 years ago+26 26 0Coral bleaching event now biggest in history – and about to get worse
US weather agency says bleaching is now the most widespread on record and is likely to continue for unprecedented third year
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7 years ago+4 4 0Al-Shabaab child soldiers sentenced to death in Somalia - armedpolitics
Al Shabaab Child soldiers who surrendered in Puntland in March, 2016. (Photo: Puntland State TV) GAROWE, Somalia — A regional military court in Garowe town, northeast of Somalia has sentenced 43 Al Shabaab child soldiers to death penalty on Saturday ...
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7 years agoCurrent Event+1 1 0Russian jets strike American-backed forces in Syria, ignoring U.S. warnings
Russian warplanes hit Pentagon-backed Syrian fighters with a barrage of airstrikes earlier this week, disregarding several warnings from U.S. commanders in what American military officials called the most provocative act since Moscow’s air campaign i ...
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7 years ago-1 2 3BREAKING: Labour MP shot and stabbed in UK
LEEDS, UK— Labour MP, Jo Cox has been shot has been shot and stabbed in Birstall, Yorkshire just outside of Leeds. The Telegraph reports that the politician tried to intervene in a row between two men before being shot and left “bleeding on the flo ...
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7 years ago+6 6 0Kenya closes its border with Somalia to keep out Al Shabaab
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Kenya says it has closed its notoriously porous border with the neighbouring Somalia, a move aimed at keeping out illegal immigrants from Somalia as well as dangerous Al Shabaab militants. Hundreds of Kenyan Defense Forces (KDF ...
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7 years ago+6 6 0Workers reach agreement with Coca-Cola - Venezuelan conglomerate continues beer production - armedpolitics
This week, Polar, the beverage and food conglomerate in Venezuela, has officially confirmed that the production of malt and beer will be continued until the end of this year. As we already reported, over a month ago Lorenzo Mendoza, the president of ...
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7 years ago+22 22 0American journalist, translator killed in Afghanistan
A veteran American photojournalist and a translator working for NPR were killed while accompanying Afghan troops in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, NPR and military officials said.
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7 years ago+4 4 0U.S. companies pulling their business out of Venezuela to avoid losses due to the country's hyper inflation
Since Nicolas Maduro became the president of Venezuela, back in 2013, the jump in oil prices started making a mess in the country. From that point on, many American companies had no other choice but to reduce, stop, or sell their Venezuelan based pro ...
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7 years ago+3 3 0Kazakhstan: Land protests and Nazarbayev
Since the fall of the Soviet Union Kazakhstan has been ruled by Nursultan Nazarbayev who declared himself as a lifelong president. Nobody did really challenge his reign up to these days. However recently Nazarbayev has faced a significant threat to h ...
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8 years ago+32 32 0In North Dakota's oil patch, a humbling comedown
The fracking party is over, and a quiet desperation has descended on the state's oil patch and the thousands of people who were drawn to it.
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8 years ago+2 2 0Migrant crisis: Pope returns from Greece with 12 migrants - BBC News
Pope Francis takes 12 Syrian migrants back with him to the Vatican after visiting a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.
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8 years ago+2 2 0Panama agrees to adopt global tax reporting standards | News | DW.COM | 15.04.2016
In a reversal, Panama has agreed to join global tax reporting standards. The move comes shortly after European powers threatened a crackdown on tax havens.