AUSTRALIA — Data collected and analyzed by the Bureau of Meteorology show that 2013 was Australia’s warmest year on record while rainfall was slightly below average nationally. Summer 2012–13 was the warmest on record nationally, spring was also the warmest on record and winter the third warmest Overall, 2013 was Australia’s warmest year on record: […]
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Hottest Year On Record
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The *White Army* Militia Marches
SOUTH SUDAN, AFRICA — A group of armed militants is marching to fight in the growing crisis in South Sudan. The White Army is named from the white ash used to cover their bodies. They are a group of disgruntled young and under-employed men. The Washington Post reports, “Twenty-five thousand young men who make up […]
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Tagged army, civil war, civil wars, conflicts, ethnic wars, fighting, hostilities, Nuer, South Sudan, Sudan, tribal, white army, white ash
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3rd World Countries from the Third Planet
EARTH — The space race continues. Iran claims to have successfully sent its second monkey into space. “In total, this is the 2nd monkey sent into space and returned in perfect health to Iran. I congratulate the Leader, scientists and the nation,” said Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. At the same time, China became the third […]
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First Global Pollution Tax
The United Nations’ aviation agency (International Civil Aviation Organization) approved the initial steps in implementing a worldwide tax on greenhouse gas emissions from airplanes. If the proposal gets accepted, it would take effect in 2022. The European Union had been seeking a more robust agreement: “While we would have liked more countries to accept our […]
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Tagged cap-and-trade, carbon credits, carbon emissions, climate change, emissions trading, Emissions Trading Scheme, ETS, global warming, greenhouse gases, offset progams, pollution reduction systems, pollution tax, stop global warming
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War: Syria, Russia, Al-Qaeda and Afghanistan
Does the impending war with Syria leave you with a feeling of deja vu? Perhaps it is because we are about to repeat our mistake. In the 1980’s, Russia was fighting Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. The CIA aided Al-Qaeda: “During the anti-Soviet jihad Bin Laden and his fighters received American and Saudi funding. Some analysts believe […]
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Tagged Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, Bin Laden, CIA, jihad, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Soviet, Syria, United States, USA, war
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World Uprising
There are protests going on around the world in Brazil, Turkey and Egypt. Many thousands of people are rising up against their governments. In Brazil, it started as a protest against a 10% rise in the bus fare. Then, it turned into hundreds of thousands of people protesting the World Cup, Olympics and political corruption. […]
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Flamenco Flash Mob
Flamenco is a genre of music (song and dance) from Andalusia, Spain. The style includes cante (singing), toque (guitar playing), baile (dance) and palmas (handclaps). Song and Video Inspired by Flash Mob Flamenco Lately, protestors have incorporated Flamenco into flash mob demonstrations. Following are some headlines: “Spanish Bank Protested By Flash Mob Of Flamenco Dancers […]
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Tagged dance, dancing, Flamenco, Flamenco Flash Mob, flash mobs, genre, music, Spain, Spanish, style
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Gun Control? We Need Bomb Control
PHILADELPHIA, PA — With all the uproar over the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shootings, ignorant and fearful Americans have been clamoring to take away the 2nd Amendment Rights. This makes no sense what-so-ever. The 2nd Amendment was put into place so U.S. citizens could protect themselves from government. However, instead of protecting themselves from the […]
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Tagged 2nd Amendment, bomb control, civilian casualities, Government, gun control, military stirkes, murder, Sandy Hook Elementary School, school shootings, self control, social responsibility, United States, USA
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Self-immolation
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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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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