In the last two days, six Tibetans set themselves on fire (self-immolate) in protest to Chinese rule. “These protests are aimed at sending the next generation of China’s unelected regime a clear signal that Tibetans will continue to fight for their freedom despite China’s efforts to suppress and intimidate them,” Free Tibet director Stephanie Brigden […]
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Self-immolation
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Tagged self immolation, self-immolate, set yourself on fire, Tibet, Tibetans
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Scientists Jailed Over Earthquake
ITALY — Six of Italy’s top seismologists and natural disaster scientists, as well as, a government official have been sentenced to prison terms over the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake. The quake killed 300 people and destroyed the city. The court ruled the scientists guilty of manslaughter and sentenced them to 6 years in jail. Over 5000 […]
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Tagged earthquake, Italy, jailed, manslaughter, prison, Science, scientists, seismologists
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Australia Carbon Tax
On July 1, 2012 Australia will impose a price on carbon emissions. A price on carbon is the most environmentally effective and economically efficient way to reduce pollution. This means our economy can continue to prosper – without our pollution continuing to grow. The Government’s plan for a clean energy future includes four key components. […]
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Tagged Australia Carbon Tax, carbon price, climate change, economic solution, environmental problem, global warming, green house gases
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Education In The Western World
“We have not come here to be lectured on our inadequacies.” — the Europeans
Australia: top judge to face court over sedition charge
News for charged with sedition australia Fijivillage Restraint urged after PNG charges judge The Australian – 6 hours ago JULIA Gillard has urged political parties in Papua New Guinea to show restraint after police arrested the country’s chief justice and charged him … PNG’s top judge to face court over sedition charge Radio Australia – […]
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Tagged arrested, Australia, chief justice, crimes, crimes against the government, Government, New Guinea, outrage, parties, political, sedition
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Space X Launches Historic Mission
Hawthorne, CA – Today, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon spacecraft to orbit in an exciting start to the mission that will make SpaceX the first commercial company in history to attempt to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station — something only a handful of governments […]
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Tagged Government, launch, private, privately owned, rocekt, rockets, Science, space, space station
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Mortgage Bankers Paying for Fraud and Crimes
Even foreign companies have to pay for crimes committed in the good ole US of A. HUD, HUD INSPECTOR GENERAL AND U.S. ATTORNEY ANNOUNCE $202 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH DEUTSCHE BANK AND MORTGAGEIT Civil Fraud case alleged reckless mortgage lending and false claims Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, […]
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Tagged bad loans, civil lawsuits, crimes, criminal activity, DEUTSCHE BANK, economic crisis, enforcement, fraud, Government, MORTGAGEIT, mortgages, United States Of America, USA
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Will the New Owners of FaceBook Be Responsible?
PHILADELPHIA, PA: The word on the street is FaceBook may be going public (in an IPO) as soon as this coming week. Will the new owners of FaceBook, those people who buy shares, be responsible for my privacy and security? Is it possible for individual shareholders to be accountable for what their company does? At […]
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Tagged avarice, banks, corporations, FaceBookc, freedom, freedom of speech, IPO, Law, law suitss, privacy, responsible, save our souls, Security, shareholders, SOS
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President Obama Signs Indefinite Detention Bill Into Law
by the American Civil Liberties Union WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law today. The statute contains a sweeping worldwide indefinite detention provision. While President Obama issued a signing statement saying he had “serious reservations” about the provisions, the statement only applies to how his administration would use […]
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Tagged ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, detention, freedom, Government, Law, liberty, military, Obama, USA
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