More than a dozen Afghan witnesses and victims testified over the weekend as part of a hearing to determine whether U.S. Staff Sergeant Robert Bales … Afghan Victims Recount Massacre in Hearing for Accused U.S. SoldierRead more
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French Authorities Cancel U.N. Climate Summit Demonstrations
French authorities have also announced they have canceled the November 29 march the day before the opening of the U.N. climate summit due to “the … French Authorities Cancel U.N. Climate Summit DemonstrationsRead more
Posted inGovernment / News / Spying
UK Spied on Amnesty International
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), which provides oversight for UK intelligence services, admitted yesterday that its judgement made on 22 June wrongly failed to declare … UK Spied on Amnesty InternationalRead more
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68% of Doctors Think GMOs Should be Labelled
SERMO currently consists of 358,000 members – all verified and credentialed physicians. For the moment, they represent doctors primarily in the United States and Canada, … 68% of Doctors Think GMOs Should be LabelledRead more
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Statoil Ends Arctic Oil Drilling Program
The Norwegian oil company Statoil has announced it’s ending its Arctic oil drilling program, even though its stakes in the Arctic don’t expire until 2020. … Statoil Ends Arctic Oil Drilling ProgramRead more
Posted inArctic / Government / News / Oil / USA Empire
Obama Administration Blocks Oil Drilling in Arctic
the Obama administration has ended the possibility of oil drilling in the Arctic for the rest of President Obama’s tenure. The administration canceled plans to … Obama Administration Blocks Oil Drilling in ArcticRead more
Posted inBrazil / News / NSA / Spying / USA Empire
US Bugged More Than Two Dozen Brazilian Leaders
WikiLeaks and The Intercept on July 4 published a “top secret U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) target list of 29 key Brazilian government phone numbers … US Bugged More Than Two Dozen Brazilian LeadersRead more
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Snow Leopards May Lose 30% of Himalayan Habitat Due to Climate Change
Snow leopards are already endangered, with about 4000-6500 of them left worldwide, but new research shows that climate change may make them even more endangered. … Snow Leopards May Lose 30% of Himalayan Habitat Due to Climate ChangeRead more
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The Geologist Fighting America’s First Tar Sands Mine
State regulators in Utah yesterday heard arguments both for and against the country’s first billion dollar tar sands mine, which is currently being constructed in … The Geologist Fighting America’s First Tar Sands MineRead more
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Questions Raised After British Journalist Found Dead in Turkey Airport
A British journalist has been found dead in Turkey under mysterious circumstances, and her colleagues are calling for an international investigation. Jacqueline Sutton, a former … Questions Raised After British Journalist Found Dead in Turkey AirportRead more