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Ceasefire with Israel is bittersweet for Gazans

Ceasefire with Israel is bittersweet for Gazans

Aug 28, – Life in the shelters is worse than in a prison cell according to Kafarma. “Even prison cells have less people than these shelters,” he said. On Wednesday in Beit Hanoun, a steady procession of cars – rooftops loaded with mattresses and the few possessions people were able to grab when they fled […]

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Egypt: Female Journalist Shot, Killed in Cairo clashes

Egypt: Female Journalist Shot, Killed in Cairo clashes

Mar 29, Cairo – A 20-year-old female reporter for an independent newspaper was shot dead Friday while covering pro-Morsi demonstrations in the northern Cairo neighborhood of Ein Shams, sources said. Her name was ”Mayada Acharaf, she worked for Adoustour newspaper and she was killed by the Muslim Brotherhood”, according to Veto independent website. ”She was […]

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Dozens injured after soldiers storm Venezuela’s Plaza Altamira

Dozens injured after soldiers storm Venezuela’s Plaza Altamira

Mar 17, – Eyewitnesses say dozens of anti-government protesters were injured in clashes with police in Caracas on Sunday. They were marching toward a military base in the latest demonstration against President. Venezuelan troops stormed a Caracas square on Sunday to evict protesters who turned it into a stronghold during six weeks of demonstrations against […]

March 17, 2014 | By | Reply More
Pussy Riot members arrested in Sochi by Russian police

Pussy Riot members arrested in Sochi by Russian police

Feb 18, Sochi – Two former members of the all-female Russian punk band Pussy Riot were detained in central Sochi on Tuesday, the husband of a member told. Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova were recently released from prison, ahead of the Sochi Olympics. The two were near the seaport, meeting journalists, when police took them […]

February 18, 2014 | By | Reply More
Venezuela expels 3 US consular officials amid protest tensions

Venezuela expels 3 US consular officials amid protest tensions

Feb 17, Caracas – Triggering the expulsion was the Obama administration’s siding with opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, who is being hunted by police as Maduro accuses him of leading a “fascist” plot to oust the socialist government two months after it won mayoral elections by a landslide. President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday ordered the expulsion […]

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Strong Earthquake of 6.8 magnitude strikes China’s Xinjiang

Strong Earthquake of 6.8 magnitude strikes China’s Xinjiang

Feb 12, – An earthquake of 6.8 magnitude struck China’s far western region of Xinjiang on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but in a very remote and sparsely populated area. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The USGS had previously put the magnitude at 6.9, but later downgraded it. China’s […]

February 12, 2014 | By | Reply More
EU ministers urge Ukraine to form new government

EU ministers urge Ukraine to form new government

Feb 10, – The bloc’s 28 foreign ministers said in a joint statement they were “alarmed by the human rights situation, including violence, cases of missing persons, torture and intimidation” as part of the authorities’ crackdown against the ongoing protests, reflecting an “atmosphere of impunity.” In a sharp rebuke to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, the […]

February 10, 2014 | By | Reply More
Senior US diplomat comes to Kiev for crisis talks

Senior US diplomat comes to Kiev for crisis talks

Feb 06, Kiev – Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland is to meet separately with President Viktor Yanukovych and with opposition leaders during her two-day stay in the Ukrainian capital, the U.S. Embassy says. Ukrainian protesters lambasted parliament on Thursday for its lack of action and a senior U.S. diplomat arrived in Kiev to try […]

February 6, 2014 | By | Reply More
Shivering, like exercise, may help burn body fat

Shivering, like exercise, may help burn body fat

Feb 05, – If frigid weather is making you shiver, there’s an upside — it might also help you burn calories. Both moderate shivering and moderate exercise may convert bad white fat into healthier brown fat, a new study says. White fat stores calories while brown fat burns them. For example, 50 grams of white […]

February 5, 2014 | By | Reply More
Spanish cargo ship breaks in two off French coast

Spanish cargo ship breaks in two off French coast

Feb 05, Anglet, France – A military helicopter evacuated the crew of a Spanish cargo ship that slammed into a jetty and split in two in choppy Atlantic Ocean waters off southwestern France on Wednesday. The hold of the 100-meter-long ship, the Luno, was empty when the accident occurred along the coast of the town […]

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