Thursday, 07 February 2013 The purchasing power of Greeks has been halved, shows the survey of the Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen & Merchants (GSEVEE). According to survey results, 8 out of 10 Greeks have limited their shopping to… Read More ›
Month: February 2013
Greeks forgo winter heating after jump in fuel tax
Thu, 7 Feb 2013 14:42 GMT Reuters * Tax hike sends heating oil demand plunging 70 pct * Families burn firewood, old furniture to stay warm * Illegal logging on the rise, smog appears over Athens By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS,… Read More ›
Egypt secures liberals’ homes after calls for their death
Thu, 7 Feb 2013 14:46 GMT Reuters * Cleric said sharia would sentence opposition to death * Egyptian Islamists condemn cleric’s statements * Jitters after opposition leader shot dead in Tunisia * Prime minister says cabinet looking into legal action… Read More ›
Greeks scrabble for food handouts in streets
Free fruit and veg – even the rich are queuing up 07 February, 14:27 People wait in line for a free meal in Athens (archive) (ANSAmed) – ATHENS – When a group of farmers handed out free fruit and… Read More ›
Is China expanding its infrastructure to keep an eye on US activities in Iran?
Vasily Kashin Feb 7, 2013 17:58 Moscow Time © Collage “The Voice of Russia” According to the Western media, Iran has signed an agreement with China on cooperation in creating systems of electronic reconnaissance. Such agreements are top secret and… Read More ›
Nobel-peace-prize-winning “Assassination Incorporated”: White Paper justifies the killings of US citizens
John Robles Feb 6, 2013 12:03 Moscow Time Photo: AFP A US Department of Justice white paper, justifying the killing US citizens is currently in the spotlight worldwide. However the paper does more, it gives “high-level officials” the right to… Read More ›
Study: Earthworms may contribute to global warming ” Blame Organic Fertilizer? “
EEV: Confirmed Study.. Link is Below Posted By Michael Bastasch On 3:54 AM 02/06/2013 @ 3:54 AM In Daily Caller News Foundation,Uncategorized,US | As environmentalists and politicians fret about man-made global warming, they may be ignoring another culprit: earthworms…. Read More ›
Seoul ready for preemptive strike on N. Korea if it attacks – military commander
Feb 6, 2013 16:19 Moscow Time © Collage “The Voice of Russia” South Korea’s top military commander Gen. Jung Seung-jo has hinted at a possible “preemptive strike” against North Korea if Pyongyang shows signs of preparing to attack the South… Read More ›
Fed confirms but downplays Anonymous Superbowl banker hack
Sod that, Beyoncé is a member of the ILLUMINATI By John Leyden Posted in Security, 6th February 2013 16:03 GMT The US Federal Reserve has admitted that its systems were hacked during Sunday’s Superbowl, a breach that led to the leaking… Read More ›
Two men arrested as investigation into paedophile ring in Westminster and establishment focuses on children’s care home
Martin Hickman Wednesday, 6 February 2013 Two men were arrested this morning by Scotland Yard detectives investigating allegations of paedophilia by politicians and other members of the establishment in the 1980s. The men, one aged 66 from Norfolk and… Read More ›
Abe: China radar-lock on Japan ship ‘dangerous’
Politics Feb. 06, 2013 – 12:45PM JST TOKYO — The radar-lock that a Chinese frigate put on a Japanese warship was “dangerous” and “provocative,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday, as tensions in a territorial row ratcheted up. “It was… Read More ›
Standard & Poor’s Sued by U.S. for Fake Ratings
By BARBARA LEONARD (CN) – Standard & Poor’s inflated its ratings of mortgage-backed securities, ignoring the inherent credit risks that brought the financial sector to its knees in 2008, the U.S. government says in Federal Court. Filed late… Read More ›
In a bizarre lawsuit, six people claim police ran an “unethical clinical trial,” getting them high on illegal drugs
EEV: It sounds unbelievable until you read the police testimony towards the bottom Cops Gave Out Dope for Experiment, Six Say By IULIA FILIP MINNEAPOLIS (CN) – In a bizarre lawsuit, six people claim police ran an “unethical clinical trial,”… Read More ›
Greece: gov’t orders dock workers to get back on the job
After islands were cut off from mainland for the sixth day 05 February, 19:39 Unusual inactivity at Greece’s biggest harbour in Piraeus, as no ship or ferry-boat left Unusual inactivity at Greece’s biggest harbour in Piraeus, as no ship or… Read More ›
North Korea release video showing US city in flames
‘9/11 style’ clip posted on YouTube by rogue state shows ‘the nest of wickedness’ ablaze LAST UPDATED AT 15:33 ON Tue 5 Feb 2013 NORTH KOREA has posted a YouTube video showing a sleeping youth dreaming of an unidentified American… Read More ›
France: 1000+ factories shut down in 2009-2012
Cars, food, pharmaceuticals down, luxury sectors up, Les Echos 05 February, 16:44 (ANSAmed) – PARIS, FEBRUARY 5 – Between 2009-2012, more than 1,000 French factories shut down and over 120,000 jobs were lost in manufacturing alone, Les Echos… Read More ›
North Korea threatens to go beyond nuclear testing
Feb 5, 2013 17:29 Moscow Time © Collage “The Voice of Russia” North Korea has threatened to go beyond carrying out its promised third nuclear test, KCNA state news agency reported. “The DPRK (Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, or North… Read More ›
Japan protests to China after a Japanese navy ship was targeted by guided missile radar
Japan protests to China after radar pointed at vessel Reuters Tuesday, Feb 05, 2013 TOKYO – A Chinese vessel pointed a type of radar normally used to help guide missiles at a Japanese navy ship near disputed East China Sea… Read More ›
‘Close’ encounters of the asteroid kind: 130,000 ton asteroid to make closest ever fly-by of Earth: “within 32,000km of earth”
2012 DA14 asteroid pass within 32,000km of earth, inside the orbit of communication satellites Rob Williams Monday, 4 February 2013 A chunk of space rock 50 metres wide, weighing 130,000 tonnes and travelling at 17,400mph is set to make its… Read More ›
Health Research Video Report 1 FEB 2013
Topics: Blue Light and Skin Infections Milk Thistle and UVA/UVB Skin Damage Chronic Hepatitis C and Interferon Harms
Undercover officers stole identities of dead children
Police officers stole the identities of 80 dead children to create undercover aliases, it is alleged. Scotland Yard confirmed that they have received a complaint about the practice Photo: AP By Hayley Dixon 8:37PM GMT 03 Feb 2013 The Metropolitan Police… Read More ›
Ex-soldier suspected of the murder of top US Navy sniper at gun range
Man charged with shooting top US Navy sniper at gun range Ex-soldier suspected of the murder of the Navy Seal, author of American Sniper, and another man Nikhil Kumar Sunday, 3 February 2013 A man has been charged with… Read More ›
$3 mln to be spent on ‘internet trolls’ as EU looks to 2014 election
Published: 3 February, 2013, 21:10 Edited: 3 February, 2013, 21:10 The EU will spend more than $3 million on ‘troll monitors’ to trawl Eurosceptic debates on the internet ahead of European elections in June 2014, UK media reports. It comes… Read More ›
Erdogan – Turkey will say goodbye to EU
Sunday, 03 February 2013 Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that Turkey “will say goodbye to the EU”. While governments of the EU member states fear that they would have to face dissatisfaction of their voters if they … Read More ›
Okinawa cancels plan to use young women’s thighs as advertising space
National Feb. 03, 2013 – 06:48AM JST TOKYO — The Okinawa Convention and Visitors Bureau (OCVB) along with the prefectural government have cancelled their plans to use space on women’s bare thighs for marketing the islands as a graduation trip… Read More ›
Cold resistance runs in genes: Suggest people be genetically pre-adapted to develop Antarctica or the Arctic
Alexandra Zakharova Feb 3, 2013 16:29 Moscow Time Photo: RIA Novosti British researchers have found a cold resistance gene in the DNA of indigenous Siberian tribes, which helps them survive in the harsh local environment. A team of geneticists from… Read More ›
‘Most lethal sniper in US history’: Chris Kyle shot dead on Texas gun range
Former Navy SEAL had a bounty put on his head by Iraqi insurgents, who dubbed him ‘The Devil of Ramadi’ James Legge Sunday, 3 February 2013 A famous American marksman and author was shot dead yesterday on a Texas rifle… Read More ›
Fashion Advice at the DIA: ‘Makeup Makes You More Attractive’
By Brooke Berger February 1, 2013 A week after women were cleared to serve in combat, Defense Intelligence Agency employees got a different message. “Makeup makes you more attractive.” “Don’t be a plain Jane.” “A sweater with a skirt is… Read More ›
University of Michigan ‘Catfished’ its own players to teach them dangers of social media (and, guess what, they received ‘wholly inappropriate’ replies)
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 14:20 EST, 1 February 2013 | UPDATED: 16:51 EST, 1 February 2013 The University of Michigan has revealed it ‘catfished’ its own athletes to teach them the dangers of social media. Michigan athletics director David… Read More ›
Secret Service Director to resign after 30 years with agency and less than a year after Colombian prostitution scandal that involved a dozen agents
By Hayley Peterson PUBLISHED: 00:00 EST, 1 February 2013 | UPDATED: 18:51 EST, 1 February 2013 Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan is retiring this month after 30 years with the agency. Sullivan is stepping down less than a year … Read More ›
“Egypt is descending into chaos,” Paul chief of staff Doug Stafford told The Daily Caller News Foundation. “We should not be arming them with advanced weapons”
Rand Paul: No fighter jets, tanks for Egypt Posted By W. James Antle III On 1:20 PM 01/31/2013 @ 1:20 PM In Daily Caller News Foundation,World | No Comments Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul sought Thursday to block the transfer… Read More ›
Egypt riot police deploy after palace clashes
02 Feb 2013 CAIRO (AFP) Egyptian riot police deployed on Saturday near President Mohamed Morsi’s palace as his administration rushed to contain fallout from footage of police beating a naked man during the deadly overnight clashes. In Cairo’s Tahrir Square,… Read More ›
Spain’s PM denies receiving secret payments
Feb 2, 2013 19:36 Moscow Time Spain’s PM denies receiving secret payments Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has denied media claims that he and other members of the governing Popular Party received secret payments. “I have never received nor distributed… Read More ›
Iran has revealed its brand-new domestic stealth fighter— the Qaher 313.
Iran unveils its new stealth fighter Feb 2, 2013 19:38 Moscow Time Photo: AFP The country’s Defense Ministry said the new single-seat bomber can use short runways for take-off and landing. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who addressed the unveiling ceremony,… Read More ›
Your body — not just a temple, but a laboratory too
by Brian Clegg The Observer Feb 1, 2013 1. Appendix to life LONDON – The appendix gets a bad press. It is usually treated as a body part that lost its function millions of years ago. All it seems to… Read More ›
Greek Lobbyst and US Senator Bob Menendez embroiled in Sex Scandal
Thursday, 31 January 2013 Sen. Robert Menendez’s office says he reimbursed a prominent Florida political donor $58,500 on Jan. 4 of this year for the full cost of two of three trips Menendez took on the donor’s… Read More ›
Senator Bob Menendez only ‘likes the youngest and newest girls’ says Dominican prostitute who ‘attended alleged sex parties with him’
By Daily Mail Reporter and James Nye PUBLISHED: 13:25 EST, 31 January 2013 | UPDATED: 01:03 EST, 1 February 2013 A shocking email posted online yesterday claims that under fire New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez had a predilection… Read More ›
Class Claims X-Box Soaks Parents Through Kids
By KEVIN KOENINGER BROWNSVILLE, Texas (CN) – “Too bad, so sad,” Microsoft tells parents after defrauding them by letting their children run up massive charges for add-ons to play X-Box Live games online, parents claim in a federal… Read More ›
‘Food waste is probably one of the worst things for global warming’ – expert: “almost half of the world’s food production is thrown away”
Eva Bertrand Feb 1, 2013 16:00 Moscow Time © Photo: ru.wikipedia.org/ Pittaya Sroilong/cc-by More than a third of the world’s entire food production is lost or wasted annually. Both the European Union and the United Nations have, separately and unanimously… Read More ›
Egypt: thousands march in Port Said, ‘Morsi traitor’
Demonstrations in Suez, Ismailia and Alexandria 01 February, 14:02 Egypt unrest (archive) (ANSAmed) – CAIRO – Thousands of demonstrators, including many supporters of local soccer team al-Masri, were demonstrating Friday in Port Said against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. Protesters chanted… Read More ›
We won’t talk to colonists: Diplomatic row erupts after Argentina pulls out of talks with Britain over future of Falkland Islands
Argentine foreign minister described the Falkland Islanders as the ‘colonists from the Malvinas’ Rob Williams Friday, 1 February 2013 Argentina’s foreign minister has pulled out of talks with William Hague over the future of the Falkland Islands after learning that… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 