WASHINGTON, September 2 (RIA Novosti) – Despite the ongoing hostilities in southeastern Ukraine, the United States plans to go ahead with the Rapid Trident military exercise, scheduled to take place in western Ukraine later this month and expected to involve… Read More ›
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New manual helps Africa’s Muslim farmers tackle climate change / Climate activists try their hand at religion
EEV: ? Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation – Sun, 6 Apr 2014 10:00 PM Author: Pius SawaMore news from our correspondents Ambrose Nzambi, a research officer from Kenya’s agricultural research institute, shows an example of conservation farming. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION/Pius… Read More ›
Turkey blocks Youtube
Thursday, 27 March 2014 Access to video-sharing site YouTube has been cut off in Turkey, following a new leak of a government meeting compromising Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. Other social media outlets have already been blocked ahead of a tumultuous… Read More ›
Turkish Graft Documents 17 DECEMBER OPERATION as leaked – Converted to PDF
EEV: Link here is to WordPress PDF file: 17 ARALIK OPERASYONU BAKANLAR FEZLEKESİ Egemen Bağış Zafer Çağlayan Muammer Güler Original leak source : The Twitter pseudonym @HARAMZADELER333 EEV: First post published below for linking: R A P O R Soruşturma No :… Read More ›
No automated messages from missing Boeing jet -sources
Source: Reuters – Mon, 10 Mar 2014 06:28 PM Author: Reuters KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Reuters) – The Malaysian passenger jet that disappeared on Saturday did not make automatic contact with a flight data-monitoring system after vanishing from radar screens,… Read More ›
Libya threatens to bomb North Korean-flagged tanker if it takes oil from rebels
Prime minister warns of an ‘environmental disaster’ if tanker leaves rebel-held port of Es Sider with oil cargo Reuters in Tripoli theguardian.com, Sunday 9 March 2014 03.39 EDT The North Korean-flagged tanker docked at Es Sider. Photograph: Esam Omran… Read More ›
Canadian regulator warns TV porn not to skimp on home-grown erotica
Source: Reuters – Thu, 6 Mar 2014 09:40 PM Author: Reuters TORONTO, March 6 (Reuters) – Three porn channels based in Toronto may not be Canadian enough for the country’s broadcast regulator, which said this week it is concerned they… Read More ›
Russia refuses talks with Ukraine – Interfax
Source: Reuters – Sat, 1 Mar 2014 01:10 PM Author: Reuters KIEV, March 1 (Reuters) – Russia is refusing to hold talks with Ukraine under the auspices of an agreement that guarantees the country’s territorial integrity, Interfax news agency quoted… Read More ›
Largest single personal data hack ever? 360mn stolen account credentials found online
Published time: March 01, 2014 01:31 Reuters / Kacper Pempel A cyber security firm has reported a “mind boggling” cache of stolen credentials which has been put up for sale on online black markets. A total of… Read More ›
Armed men seize main regional airport in Ukraine’s Crimea -Interfax
Source: Reuters – Fri, 28 Feb 2014 02:54 AM Author: Reuters KIEV, Feb 28 (Reuters) – A group of armed men in military uniforms have seized the main regional airport in Simferopol, Crimea, Interfax news agency said early on… Read More ›
Israel PM slams Iran move to send ships towards US
EEV: This may eventually lead to the escalation of Iranian missiles being within striking distance of the U.S. Mainland. 3 hours ago Jerusalem (AFP) – Israel on Sunday denounced an Iranian announcement that it was sending naval ships towards the… Read More ›
Turkish govt fending off ‘mini-coup attempt’ – minister
Turkey’s government said Tuesday it was fending off an “attempted mini-coup” by elements in the police and judiciary, Reuters reported. The ruling AK Party had in the past survived military coup plots, Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan said, adding that… Read More ›
Second blast in Russia’s Volgograd kills 14 on trolleybus
Source: Reuters – Mon, 30 Dec 2013 08:26 AM Author: Reuters * Trolleybus bombing follows Sunday’s railway station attack * Bombings underscore Russia’s vulnerability ahead of Sochi Games * Explosion guts bus, leaves bodies in street * More attacks… Read More ›
Major computer security firm RSA took $10 mln from NSA to weaken encryption – report
Published time: December 20, 2013 23:48 RSA SecureID electronic keys (Reuters / Michael Caronna) The National Security Agency arranged a clandestine US$10 million contract with computer security power RSA that allowed the spy agency… Read More ›
Thai PM safely leaves police complex stormed by protesters
Reuters Sunday, Dec 01, 2013 BANGKOK – Anti-government protesters broke into the compound of a police sports club on Sunday where Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra had been during the morning, but she was able to leave the premises and… Read More ›
Thai protesters capture army HQ in countrywide anti-government protests
Edited time: November 29, 2013 11:19 Image from twitter.com @WassanaNanuam Some 1,500 anti-government protesters in Bangkok have broken into the compound of the Royal Thai Army headquarters in their bid to topple the current government. The largely non-violent action could… Read More ›
Thai capital hit by biggest protests since deadly 2010 unrest
Source: Reuters – Sun, 24 Nov 2013 12:41 PM Author: Reuters * 100,000 anti-government protesters in Bangkok * Biggest demonstrations since 2010 political violence * Anti-government group plans march on Monday By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK, Nov 24 (Reuters)… Read More ›
Another US Navy officer suspended in widening corruption probe
Another US Navy officer suspended in widening corruption probe The US Navy said on Thursday it has suspended the deputy commander of a unit responsible for port and harbor security as a result of allegations in connection with a widening… Read More ›
Obama was briefed earlier in year on health website problems
Source: Reuters – Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:17 AM Author: Reuters (Adds details of report and quotes from hearing) By Roberta Rampton and Caren Bohan WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, who has portrayed himself as surprised by… Read More ›
Top US navy intelligence officers suspended as bribery scandal widens / Vice-Admiral, and Rear Admiral now cut off from access to classified material
Vice-Admiral Ted Branch and Rear Admiral Bruce Loveless have also been cut off from access to classified material Reuters in Washington theguardian.com, Friday 8 November 2013 23.33 EST Michael Misiewicz, the first officer charged. Photograph: Heng Sinith/AP Two of the… Read More ›
Obamacare website security at ‘high risk’ before launch -memo / ” sensitive data, such as Social Security numbers, email addresses, phone numbers and birth dates that could be used by criminals “
Source: Reuters – Wed, 30 Oct 2013 10:02 PM Author: Reuters By Jim Finkle BOSTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) – The security of the Obama administration’s healthcare website was at “high risk” because of lack of testing before it opened for… Read More ›
Food giants pour millions into defeating Washington GMO label measure
Source: Reuters – Tue, 29 Oct 2013 10:16 PM Author: Reuters By Eric M. Johnson and Carey Gillam SEATTLE/KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct 29 (Reuters) – Major U.S. food and chemical companies are pouring millions of dollars into efforts to block… Read More ›
White House official fired over anonymous tweets ( Claimed Hillary was Whitewashing Benghazi )
Source: Reuters – Wed, 23 Oct 2013 03:50 AM Author: Reuters (Fixes Twitter links) By Roberta Rampton and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – A senior White House official who was helping negotiate nuclear issues with Iran has been… Read More ›
China to restrict satellite TV stations to one foreign programme to push “morality-building”
Source: Reuters – Mon, 21 Oct 2013 03:18 AM Author: Reuters SHANGHAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) – China will allow satellite television stations to buy the right to broadcast only one foreign programme each year from 2014 as part of… Read More ›
Afghan special forces commander defects with guns to insurgents
Source: Reuters – Sun, 20 Oct 2013 03:45 PM Author: Reuters By Mohammad Anwar KUNAR, Afghanistan, Oct 20 (Reuters) – An Afghan army special forces commander has defected to an insurgent group allied with the Taliban in a Humvee truck… Read More ›
Gunmen kill Libya’s military police force commander / The Benghazi assassinations continue
Source: Reuters – Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:22 PM Author: Reuters BENGHAZI, Libya, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen fatally wounded Libya’s military police force commander as he left his house in the eastern city of Benghazi to attend… Read More ›
China holds two bloggers as it expands crackdown on rumors
Sui-Lee Wee Reuters Thursday, Oct 17, 2013 BEIJING – Police in China have arrested an influential blogger and are holding a cartoonist in a widening crackdown on online “rumour-mongering”, friends and a lawyer for one of them said on Thursday…. Read More ›
INSIGHT-Big Pharma braces for retirement of favorite regulator
Source: Reuters – Thu, 10 Oct 2013 04:59 AM Author: Reuters By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) – The retirement of Dr. Janet Woodcock as head of the Food and Drug Administration’s pharmaceutical division is at least a… Read More ›
Former Libyan rebels say seized prime minister over al Qaeda capture
Source: Reuters – Thu, 10 Oct 2013 05:59 AM Author: Reuters TRIPOLI, Oct 10 (Reuters) – A group of former Libyan rebels said it seized Prime Minister Ali Zeidan from a Tripoli hotel on Thursday because of his government’s role… Read More ›
North Korea puts army on high alert, warns U.S. of “horrible disaster”
Source: Reuters – Mon, 7 Oct 2013 11:41 PM Author: Reuters SEOUL, Oct 8 (Reuters) – North Korea said on Tuesday its military would be put on high alert and be ready to launch operations, stepping up tension after… Read More ›
The average chicken nuggets is only HALF meat.. and the rest is fat, bone and nerve endings
Researchers in Mississippi examined chicken nuggets at two different fast food chains and found that only about half of the nuggets were made of muscle meat The rest of the nuggets were made of other chicken parts like fat, blood… Read More ›
Saudi Arabian cleric says female drivers risk damaging ovaries ( Says “medical studies show” ) ?
Saudi Arabian cleric says female drivers risk damaging ovaries Conservative’s comments aimed at activists protesting against Islamic kingdom’s male-only driving rules Reuters in Riyadh theguardian.com, Sunday 29 September 2013 14.02 EDT A female Saudi motorist speaks to the media in 2011… Read More ›
Greek police arrest leader, deputies of far-right Golden Dawn party
Source: Reuters – Sat, 28 Sep 2013 08:55 AM Author: Reuters By Renee Maltezou and Harry Papachristou ATHENS, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Greek police arrested the leader, two lawmakers and party members from the far-right Golden Dawn party on Saturday,… Read More ›
Wealthy Chinese seek U.S. surrogates for 2nd child, green card
Source: Reuters – Sun, 22 Sep 2013 09:03 PM Author: Reuters By Alexandra Harney Sept 23 (Reuters) – Wealthy Chinese are hiring American women to serve as surrogates for their children, creating a small but growing business in $120,000… Read More ›
French carbon tax to yield 4 bln euros in 2016 – PM
Source: Reuters – Sat, 21 Sep 2013 03:53 PM * French PM says carbon tax to be ramped up after 2014 start * Ayrault says zero impact on households from fuel in 2014 * PM also flags nuclear power levy… Read More ›
Russian Muslim clerics warn of unrest over ban of translation of Koran
Source: Reuters – Fri, 20 Sep 2013 09:13 PM Author: Reuters * Local court rules Russian translation of Koran should be outlawed * Muftis’ Council sound alarm in letter to Putin, say will appeal decision * Experts say case illustrates… Read More ›
Egypt detains Turkish citizen on charges of espionage -report
Source: Reuters – Sat, 14 Sep 2013 03:45 PM Author: Reuters CAIRO, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Egypt has detained a Turkish citizen on suspicion of spying and collusion with the Muslim Brotherhood, the state news agency MENA said on Saturday…. Read More ›
Exclusive: Washington state testing alfalfa for GMO contamination
Carey Gillam Reuters 3:17 PM CDT, September 11, 2013 (Reuters) – Agriculture officials in Washington state are testing samples of alfalfa after a farmer reported his hay was rejected for export because it tested positive for a genetically modified trait… Read More ›
GSK China bribery co-ordinated at company level, says Xinhua
GSK investigation shows alleged bribery of doctors in China co-ordinated by British company, says Xinhua Tuesday, 03 September, 2013, 4:45pm Reuters in Shanghai GSK has said some of its senior Chinese executives appear to have broken the law, and that… Read More ›
Saudi takes keys away from more rogue women drivers
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation – Tue, 27 Aug 2013 07:15 AM Author: Lisa AndersonMore news from our correspondents Female driver Azza Al Shmasani displays a note that she says was placed on her car by an unknown person in Saudi… Read More ›
India urged not to hang suspected bombing mastermind
Source: Reuters – Thu, 22 Aug 2013 03:52 PM Author: Reuters GENEVA, Aug 22 (Reuters) – India must not go ahead with the imminent execution of a professor convicted of charges related to bombing the All Indian Youth Congress… Read More ›
U.N. stops short of demanding Syria chemical attack probe
Source: Reuters – Wed, 21 Aug 2013 10:02 PM Author: Reuters UNITED NATIONS, Aug 21 (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council said it was necessary to clarify an alleged chemical weapons attack in Damascus suburbs on Wednesday but stopped short… Read More ›
Egypt’s Mubarak cleared in case, held on remaining charge
Photo: EPA Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak has been granted conditional release in one of the cases against him, but will remain in custody on charges in an additional case, judicial sources said Monday. 0His lawyer said he would appeal… Read More ›
Report: IRS agents used secret DEA data to make cases against taxpayers, covered up where the info came from
By David Martosko PUBLISHED: 15:12 EST, 8 August 2013 | UPDATED: 15:15 EST, 8 August 2013 An outdated version of a manual distributed to Internal Revenue Service agents showed them how to hide the origin of intelligence on… Read More ›
Scientists to make mutant forms of new bird flu to assess risk
Source: Reuters – Wed, 7 Aug 2013 05:00 PM Author: Reuters * Controversial research sparked previous security fears * Flu experts say it is critical to prepare for threat * New H7N9 bird flu strain has killed 43 people… Read More ›
Secret US drug agency unit passing surveillance information to authorities ( Special Operations Division, or SOD )
Wiretaps and telephone records are being funnelled across the country to launch criminal investigations of Americans Reuters in Washington theguardian.com, Monday 5 August 2013 10.38 EDT Federal agents are trained to ‘recreate’ the investigative trail to effectively cover up… Read More ›
Drugs now to be approved based on a educated guess that it will help the patient, not necessarily improved survival
U.S. drugmakers cheer ‘speed lane’ for breakthrough therapies Source: Reuters – Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:53 PM Author: Reuters By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) – A new regulatory pathway could shave years off the traditional drug approval process… Read More ›
Greece approves scheme to fire thousands of public workers
Source: Reuters – Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:01 PMAuthor: Reuters * Reform bill including job cuts scrapes through parliament * Protesters throng gates of parliament as voted neared * PM announces first major tax cut since crisis began By Renee… Read More ›
Greek MPs vote in favour of charging ex-minister over tax-cheat list
Source: Reuters – Tue, 16 Jul 2013 12:51 AM Author: Reuters ATHENS, July 16 (Reuters) – Greek lawmakers voted early on Tuesday in favour of pressing criminal charges against former finance minister George Papaconstantinou in a scandal over a list… Read More ›
Opera head sacked under Mursi is Egypt’s culture minister
EEV: Not evil, but make me smile 🙂 Source: Reuters – Mon, 15 Jul 2013 04:11 PM Author: Reuters (Refiles to clarify status of government) CAIRO, July 15 (Reuters) – The former head of the Cairo opera,… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 