World - Part 39
As the most intense phase of fighting in Aleppo was unfolding in 2016, veteran journalist Stephen Kinzer took to the editorial pages of the Boston Globe to remind Americans that the media has created a fantasy land concerning Syria. Kinzer painted a pi ...[Read more]
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As Venezuela's fascist-minded oligarchy conspires with U.S. imperialism to overthrow the democratically elected government of Nicolas Maduro, few in the U.S. seem to care. ...[Read more]
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Despite having one of the lowest prisoner populations in the world, Dutch jails are heaving – not with hardened inmates, but office workers, tourists, fitness fanatics, those with a thirst for adventure and other law abiding citizens. The reason? The Du ...[Read more]
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The estimated future cost of the program had previously hovered at a mind-boggling $379 billion, an updated draft that could be submitted to Congress as early as today will reportedly exceed $406 billion—a nearly 7 percent increase.
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“I’m making an allegation that no one else is making: I’m contending that the government is collecting full content of e-mail,” Schuchardt told Ars Technica in 2014. “I’m contending that they’re not doing it by PRISM but via [Executive Order ...[Read more]
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Whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, who in 1986 exposed Israel’s nuclear weapons program and spent 18 years in jail for his revelations, has been sentenced again, this time for violating terms of his parole. ...[Read more]
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Israeli leaders suggest that the UNESCO resolution to include Palestinian sites as world heritage sites is ‘anti-Semitic’ and that it denies Jewish connection. ...[Read more]
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Twenty-one trucks and 41 SUVs are preparing to start their journey from Moscow to Xian, China. The participants will hit the road Saturday after taking part in a starting ceremony on Friday that gave racing fans a chance to look at their cars and take ph ...[Read more]
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"Today in Amman [capital of Jordan] Russian, American and Jordanian experts… agreed on a memorandum of understanding to create a de-escalation zone," he said, revealing that the ceasefire will be observed in the regions of Daraa, Quneitra and Sweida. "T ...[Read more]
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North Korea has reportedly launched a ballistic missile Tuesday morning, which may land in Japan's exclusive economic zone.
The regime has test-fired another ballistic missile off the east coast in validation of international law, according to the South K ...[Read more]
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Amsterdam has expressed outrage after officials in Israel seized donated solar panels in a remote West Bank village.
The Dutch Foreign Ministry has reacted angrily to the news that Israeli officials seized an array of solar panels that were donated by the ...[Read more]
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