British Prime Minister David Cameron will step down on Wednesday, fulfilling his promise to resign after the Brexit vote. What will we do without Oily Dave to kick around anymore? I have dozens of photos of the PM making unusual faces, ones that I haven’t got around to using yet.
His replacement will be the “conservative” Theresa May (my cousin, the black ewe of the family), who promises Britons a bright future, thanks to more Muslim immigration and the implementation of sharia law.
OK, so I made that last part up. But still…
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Black Militia Co-Founder: Dallas Shooter ‘Shall be Celebrated’
The co-founder of a black militia whose events the Dallas police shooter had attended wrote in a since-deleted Facebook post that killer Micah Johnson “shall be celebrated one day,” The Dallas Morning News reported.
Soon after Thursday night’s attack in downtown Dallas that killed five police officers and wounded nine others, the co-founder of the Huey P. Newton Gun Club, Yafeuh Balogun, tweeted: “I have no remorse for the Dallas Police Officers shot downtown, it’s about time. at the protest etc.”
The gun club was named after the radical founder of the Black Panther Party and was formed to institute armed patrols of communities in Dallas, The Dallas Morning News reported.
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Dawn Maps Ceres Craters Where Ice Can Accumulate
Scientists with NASA’s Dawn mission have identified permanently shadowed regions on the dwarf planet Ceres. Most of these areas likely have been cold enough to trap water ice for a billion years, suggesting that ice deposits could exist there now.
“The conditions on Ceres are right for accumulating deposits of water ice,” said Norbert Schorghofer, a Dawn guest investigator at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. “Ceres has just enough mass to hold on to water molecules, and the permanently shadowed regions we identified are extremely cold — colder than most that exist on the moon or Mercury.”
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Dozens more demonstrators have been arrested overnight in cities across America as protests against the killings of two black men raged on for a sixth night as authorities warned they would not tolerate violence.
At least 48 people were taken into custody in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where Alton Sterling was shot dead on Tuesday last week, amid clashes with officers following an earlier peaceful march.
Meanwhile in Minnesota, where Philandro Castile’s shooting death by cops was broadcast on Facebook live on Wednesday, around 200 people shut down Interstate 94 in St Paul for hours as officers reported being hit by rocks, bottles, concrete, construction materials and fireworks.
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‘Kill All White Cops’: 4 Detroit Men Arrested for Alleged Threats Against Police
Four Detroit men were arrested for threatening on Facebook to kill white police officers, police chief James Craig said Sunday.One of the men is accused of posting “All lives can’t matter until black lives matter. Kill all white cops,” The Detroit News reported.
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Michigan Gunman Who Killed 2 Bailiffs Faced Multiple Felony Charges
Two court bailiffs were killed and a deputy sheriff shot Monday inside a southwestern Michigan courthouse when an inmate broke loose and got his hands on an officer’s gun, officials said.
Berrien County Sheriff Paul Bailey said the 45-year-old suspect, Larry Darnell Gordon, was also killed. He was being moved from a cell for a courtroom appearance at the Berrien County Courthouse in St. Joseph when a fight occurred and he was able to disarm an officer.
During the incident, Bailey says Gordon took hostages for a short period of time before trying to leave through another door.
The sheriff said he faced multiple felony charges but did not specify what they were.
Bailey said it does not appear that Gordon was handcuffed, adding authorities had “no warning signs” that the suspect would be violent.
The inmate shot a sheriff’s deputy, killed the bailiffs and then shot a civilian in the arm in a public area, the sheriff said.
During the incident, Bailey said Gordon took hostages for a short period before trying to leave through another door. The inmate then was fatally shot “by two other bailiffs who came to render aid, along with several other officers,” Bailey said.
“He was trying to escape,” the sheriff said…
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Pitching VA Reform, Trump Lands Endorsement by Retiring Congressman
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday offered a plan for reforming the Department of Veterans Affairs that would seem to giveveterans the option of getting medical care outside the VA — including at private hospitals — with the government paying the bills.
“Every veteran will get timely access to top quality medical care — every veteran,” Trump said during a campaign event in Virginia Beach.
“Veterans should be guaranteed the right to choose their doctor and clinics, whether at a VA facility or at a private medical center,” he said. “We must extend this right to all veterans, not just those who can’t get an appointment within 30 days or who live more than 40 miles from a VA hospital, which is, unfortunately, the current and wrong policy.”
Reiterating that promise later in his remarks, Trump said he will “make sure that every veteran in America has the choice to seek care at the veterans administration or private medical care paid for by our government.”
Trump’s comments were enthusiastically received by his supporters at Virginia Beach, where he was introduced by Rep. Jeff Miller, a Republican from Florida and chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee. Miller helped draft the 10-point reform plan the Trump is pushing…
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Trump Declares Himself ‘Law and Order Candidate,’ Calls for Anti-Police ‘Hostility’ To End
Donald Trump, in the wake of last week’s deadly attack on Dallas police and a fresh wave of protests over police-involved shootings, voiced his full-throated support Monday for America’s law enforcement and declared himself the “law and order candidate.”
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee put himself foursquare behind police at a combustible time in the relationship between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Speaking at an address in Virginia Beach originally billed as a veterans policy speech, Trump opened by discussing the deep challenges police face.
“We will always stand with you,” Trump said.
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‘What Have White People Ever Done for Us?’
In a week of angry demonstrations and soul-searching following the fatal shootings of two black men by police officers, and five police officers by a black gunman, the issue of race is again centre stage in US national debate.
On Monday morning #WhiteInventions was one of the top trends on Twitter in the US and was used more than 30,000 times. An early tweet widely shared using the hashtag came from Whitey McPrivilege, an account, which as its name might suggest, prides itself in annoying liberals. In the tweet Mr McPrivilege called on “caucasiophobes” to pipe down and be grateful for all the wonderful inventions that he credited to white people.
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Austrian Far-Right ‘Playing With Fire’ Over EU Referendum
Austria’s far-right candidate in the October presidential election is “playing with fire” with talk of an EU membership referendum, his challenger told media Friday, vowing to tackle him over the issue in the campaign.
If the Freedom Party (FPOe) and Norbert Hofer “are going to fantasise about an EU exit, they are playing with fire,” Alexander Van der Bellen, 72, told the Oesterreich daily.
The far-right “has been flirting for years with leaving the EU and the eurozone… I am going to make it an issue (in the campaign), of course, whether Hofer and the FPOe like it or not”.
Hofer, 45, and the anti-immigration FPOe have toughened their stance on Austria’s membership of the European Union in the wake of Britain’s June 23 vote to leave the bloc.
“If the EU develops in the wrong way, instead of returning to its actual basic values, if it becomes more centralised, and if Turkey joins, then for me it would be time to say that Austrians must also be asked (about membership),” Hofer said after the “Brexit” vote.
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Austrians Block the Building of Border Fences
Plans to build fences between Slovenia and Austria have come up against fierce opposition from locals who are refusing to allow the government to build on their land.
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Germany to Set Out Central Role in EU Defence Plans
“Economic giant, political dwarf” — that is how the world long viewed post-World War II Germany, the European export power reluctant to use military muscle in global conflicts.
It is an image that Europe’s most populous country wants to shed as it gradually assumes a bigger defence role, within the frameworks of NATO and the European Union.
That ambition, the outcome of a debate that began two decades ago, is the message of Germany’s new military roadmap, the defence ministry’s so-called White Paper, to be released Wednesday.
It marks a shift for Germany which, burdened by guilt about Nazi terror and the Holocaust, for decades stepped softly on the world stage and long refrained from sending troops abroad.
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Interview With Juncker and Schulz: ‘Deadly for Europe’
The presidents of the European Parliament and the European Commission, Martin Schulz, 60, and Jean-Claude Juncker, 61, talk about the consequences of the Brexit vote, the failures of EU leaders and their early morning phone calls.
Schulz: Primary responsibility for Brexit lies with British conservatives, who took an entire continent hostage. First, David Cameron initiated the referendum in order to secure his post. Now, fellow conservatives want to delay the start of exit negotiations until they’ve held a party conference. And regarding detractors: I’m proud of the fact that Ms. Le Pen in France insults me and Mr. Wilders in the Netherlands calls me his opponent. The way I see it is, if these people weren’t attacking me, I would be doing something wrong.
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Italy: Vetoes on EU Bank Deposit Protection Unacceptable Says ABI
Patuelli says third pillar of banking union must be erected
(ANSA) — Rome, July 8 — Antonio Patuelli, the head of Italian banking association ABI, said Friday that it was unacceptable if limits were put on protecting the accounts held in struggling banks. “After the coming into force of the single (European) oversight system and the mechanism to resolve bank crises, it is unacceptable that someone should put vetoes on the establishment of the third pillar of the banking union, the European assurance of deposits,” he said. Premier Matteo Renzi’s government is in talks with Brussels in ways to support Italian banks, many of which are weighted down by bad loans, without triggering infringement procedures for breaching the EU rules against State aid or failing to respect the new ‘bail-in’ regulations.
Renzi has complained that other countries were able to use public money to help their banking systems before the EU introduced tighter rules to stop the State bailing out lenders, meaning that bond holders, share holders and, in some cases, account holders now lose out when a lender fails.
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More Than 2,000 Men Reportedly Sexually Assaulted 1,200 German Women on New Year’s Eve
German authorities reportedly believe that more than 1,200 women were sexually assaulted across the country on New Year’s Eve and that more than 2,000 men were allegedly involved.
The German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung and other German broadcasters published a leaked police document Sunday that shed some light on the details surrounding the mass sex crimes, according to The Washington Post. Authorities believe that at least 600 of the sex assaults occurred in Cologne and 400 occurred in Hamburg.
Only 120 suspects, most of them foreign nationals, have been identified in the mass sex crimes. The Post reported that a 21-year-old Iraqi man and a 26-year-old Algerian man were given suspended one-year sentences.
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PM-in-Waiting Theresa May Promises ‘A Better Britain’
Theresa May promised to build a “better Britain” and to make the UK’s EU exit a “success” after she was announced as the new Tory leader and soon-to-be PM.
Speaking outside Parliament, Mrs May said she was “honoured and humbled” to succeed David Cameron, after her only rival in the race withdrew on Monday.
Mr Cameron will tender his resignation to the Queen after PMQs on Wednesday.
Mr Cameron, who has been UK prime minister since 2010, decided to quit after the UK’s Brexit vote.
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Russian Mafia ‘Increasingly Active’ In Germany
The Russian mafia is becoming “increasingly active” in Germany, with networks recruiting in German prisons and groups bringing in billions of euros each year, Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) has warned.
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With TTIP Talks Stuttering, Free Trade is Meeting Its Limits
Points of discord remain, time is running thin, and the public mood is souring on free trade — does TTIP stand a chance? The EU and the US are meeting for the 14th time, and the Sisyphean boulder is only getting heavier.
The European Union and the US have been negotiating the terms of their Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) now for three years — with the 14th round of talks soon to begin in Brussels. But they are far from reaching agreements on many important points.
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Philistine Cemetery Unearthed in Israel
Haaretz reports that archaeologists have excavated a 3,000-year-old Philistine cemetery at the site of Ashekelon in southern Israel. The first such necropolis to be discovered, it consists of more than 150 burials, some of which follow Aegean funerary practices, rather than Near Eastern ones. That supports the idea that the Philistines originated in the Aegean and were not indigenous to the Levant.
“This forms a baseline for what ‘Philistine’ is,” says Wheaton College archaeologist Daniel M. Master, who is the dig’s co-director. “We can already say that the cultural practices we see here are substantially different from the Canaanites and the highlanders in the east.”
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German Row With Turkey Over Military Base Escalates
Germany on Monday insisted its lawmakers had the right to visit an airbase in Turkey despite Ankara’s opposition, in an escalating row between the NATO partners.
Turkey’s Hurriyet newspaper reported that during their meeting, Erdogan expressed discomfort to Merkel about the German parliament’s Armenia resolution and said he expected Berlin to distance itself from it. After the Bundestag vote, Erdogan had charged that the 11 German MPs with Turkish roots who backed the resolution supported “terrorism” by the banned Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK), and demanded that they undergo “blood tests” to see “what kind of Turks they are”.
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Bangladesh: Mosque Sermons Now Under Control in Fight Against Islamic Terrorism
The Dhaka Decision attempts to curb “hate speech” disseminated by radical preachers. One of them, Zakir Naik, has had a direct influence on Dhaka bombers. The authorities have decided to block his television channel. About 600 thousand mosques nationwide. The Islamic Foundation will distribute texts for Friday prayers.
Dhaka (AsiaNews) — Bangladesh will screen Friday sermons in mosques, in an effort to control the proliferation of extremist ideas in the country. The decision was taken yesterday by senior government officials, who have also decided to implement stringent action against those preachers who spread hatred among religions.
Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina’s aim is to fight against Islamic terrorism that is bloodying Bangladesh. Recent episodes include the deadly attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery Cafe in Dhaka, in which 20 people died.
Investigations have revealed a direct link between the five terrorists, all from wealthy families, apparently unsatisfied with their well-off lives, and preachers who praise the holy war against the infidels. One of these is the Indian Zakir Naik, the most popular on television. He is the founder of the Islamic Research Foundation and supports radical Islamic Salafi positions, which he disseminates through his TV channel.
While the Indian authorities have placed his sermons under observation, Dhaka yesterday decided to block his channel. Minister of Industry, Amir Hossain Amu, presided over a meeting of the Committee for public order and asked the proprietor of the Ministry of Information to render immediately enforceable the government’s directive.
Bangladesh is home ti 160 million inhabitants and the majority are Muslim, who worship in about 600 thousand mosques nationwide, where imams often incite young people to fight for the imposition of Islamic ideas. Citing Prime Minister Hasina, Ihsanul Karim, in charge of relations with the press, said: “We will be tough when necessary and we will uproot terrorism. These attacks take place at a time when Bangladesh is emerging as a model of development is renewing its image. We will fight the man-made disasters in the same way that we struggle against natural disasters”.
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Bangladesh to Ban Islamic TV Channel, Peace TV
Bangladesh has said it intends to ban the Islamic television channel, Peace TV, in the wake of the deadly attack on a cafe in the capital, Dhaka.
The government’s decision comes amid fears that hardline views on the channel could radicalise youth.
A preacher on the channel, Zakir Naik, denied allegations his words could have inspired the attackers.
Gunmen killed 22 people when they stormed the Holey Artisan bakery in Dhaka earlier this month.
The 24-hour TV channel, is broadcast from Dubai in English, Urdu and Bangla.
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Myanmar: Tourist Urged to Leave Over Buddha Insult
A Spanish tourist was escorted out of the ancient Myanmar city of Bagan for having an exposed tattoo of Buddha on his leg in the predominantly Buddhist country, according to local officials.
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Taiwan: New Government Faces “Energy Dilemma”
The population fears possible nuclear disasters like Fukushima and calls for the total denuclearization of the island. On the other hand, the need to cut CO2 emissions does not leave much room for the old sources of electricity. Renewable, however, unable to meet demand.
Taipei (AsiaNews) — In addition to the various political and economic problems, the new Taiwan government — in office for just over a month — is facing with a dilemma that does not just regard the newly elected President Tsai Ying-wen (蔡英旇) and Prime Minister Lin Chuan (æž— å…¨) but also the entire population: the energy dilemma.
In this day and age no power means no progress. The energy sector is the foundation on which to build the entire national infrastructure. Taiwan imports most of its energy needs (over 85%), and at the same time produces a significant amount of electricity given the strong industrial vocation of the island. Production and transport require energy, reliable electricity, without power cuts.
Since the beginning of the new government’s term, teh most pressing question has been the future of energy production, especially given the presence of strong anti-nuclear movement that has grown following the Fukushima disaster in 2011 . Taiwan is headed resolutely towards absolute denuclearization, but a good number of experts (and non) are wondering if this is really possible without at the same time compromising the planned cuts to CO2 emissions.
Prime minister Chuan Lin had to answer some specific questions. On June 13, during a press conference he had to respond to the growing concern of many citizens whether Taiwan will suffer blackouts during the summer, which is when air conditioners send the energy demand sky high.
Following statements regarding Taiwan renunciation of nuclear energy by 2025 (2025 å¹´ éžæ ¸ å(r)¶åœ’), there is a need to ensure that alternative energy and thermal power plants can meet the needs now bypassed by nuclear power. Beyond the usual promise: “Even without the fourth power plant Taiwan will not suffer blackouts” (æ ¸å›› ä¸ å•† è1/2‰, 2025 éžæ ¸ å(r)¶åœ’ å°ç£ ä¹Ÿä¸ ç1/4ºé›”) the public and the entire Taiwanese industry want more specific data.
Lin was very realistic in his answer: despite repeated government initiatives around the concept of clean energy and the creation of innovative industry in order to create an “Asian Silicon Valley” on the island, he said it will take years for this to be realised, since renewables are not yet a profitable market and above all do not provide energy at any time of day or night. So how will the government deal with this problem and the resulting energy shortage it will cause?
Immediate possibilities range from increasing the production of electricity in nuclear reactor number two in the first power plant, which is still active. The reactor number one has already been switched off, and Lin Quan reassured that will not be restarted. The same goes for the reactor number two in the second plant. “Re-starting them would mean thwarting the efforts made to begin the path to a nuclear-free island”, he concluded.
During the next press conference on the energy issue, which took place June 16, Finance Minister Lee Chih-kung (æŽä¸—å…‰) stated that “there is no contradiction” between the closure of nuclear power plants by 2025 and investment on the part of ‘state-owned Taiwan Power company (å°ç£ 雔力 å…¬å¸) of $ 13 million before 2030 in solar, wind and geothermal energy.
This will allow the production of 3.5 million megawatts and will guarantee energy security on the island, while improving the efficiency in the consumption and production. “The most delicate moment will be the next two or three years, when little by little we will continue to close down reactors” said Lee.
Obviously the Taiwanese population is shocked by the fact of having nuclear power plants on the island, prone to violent earthquakes and possible disasters caused by tsunamis in the Pacific. Another matter is China and India, where nuclear power is irreplaceable given the huge present and future demand for electricity.
Professor Wang (王 æ•(tm)授), a recently retired professor of engineering and energy production, explains: “Now in the world, globally, nuclear power is making a comeback as a source of clean energy to meet the achievement of the objectives linked to CO2 emissions. Without the contribution of atomic power plants, with a simple arithmetic calculation, its clear that solar, geothermal, water and wind power cannot meet the increasing energy demands while we eliminate coal “ .
The book published by the late David Mac Kay (Sustainable energy, without hot air; “å¯æŒçºŒ èƒ1/2æº, ä¸å† 講 ç(c)ºè(c)±”) and the international commitment signed in COP21, continues the professor, “reveal numbers and not slogans. Among academics, it seems that only Mark Jacobson, a professor at the prestigious Stanford (famous for his plan to make the United States 100% dependent on renewable energy) seem to believe in a miracle without nuclear power. Others say that the fourth generation of nuclear reactors will be the expected miracle, both for their safety and for the ability to burn and eliminate the existing waste, as in the project company Terra Power sponsored by none other than Bill Gates and by the Chinese government “.
Taiwan statistics are clear in reiterating the absolute failure of production of renewable energy if we consider the objectives linked to CO2 emissions cuts. Prof.Lin (林先生), researcher at Fu Jen, demonstrates the numbers: “Taiwan has less than ten percent of its energy coming from nuclear power and less than one percent from the solar and from wind. We are invited by the international community to reduce CO2 emissions. The same Pope Francis says in Laudato sì ‘number 165:’ technology based on fossil fuels, polluting, should be replaced gradually and without delay ‘. The way things stand, right now it is impossible to renounce nuclear energy and reach these objectives. “
China and India, he points out, “realize this and build new power plants. For us, unfortunately, on the island there is the variable of earthquakes and possible tsunamis, after the disaster in Japan, the population is scared. But with the new fourth generation facilities , who knows, maybe some ideas will change. Focus on research for renewable and clean energy is still the only solution. “
Statistically, it should be stressed that Taiwan consumes more energy per capita than the average in Western Europe.
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The Submarines and Rivalries Underneath the South China Sea
A tribunal is about to rule on China’s territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea. But Beijing’s desire for control is about much more than rocks above the water, argues analyst Alexander Neill. It is also central to China’s plans for a submarine nuclear force able to break out into the Pacific Ocean.
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Mission to Mariana Trench Records Dozens of Crazy Deep Sea Creatures
The Okeanos Explorer has spent three months mapping the seafloor and recording deep sea life in the ocean’s depths.
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Kimberly-Clark’s Venezuela Closing Broke Law, Maduro Says
Kimberly-Clark Corp., the consumer-products giant that owns Kleenex and Huggies, violated Venezuela’s laws by suspending its operations in the South American country, President Nicolas Maduro said.
“Forty-eight hours ago, without notice, a U.S. company called Kimberly-Clark, violating national laws and the constitution, fired almost 1,000 workers from its production plant, closed the door and left the country,” Maduro said on state television. He added that the government would support the workers now in control of the plant.
Kimberly-Clark said it would shutter its Venezuela operations after years of grappling with soaring inflation and a shortage of hard currency and raw materials.
The South American nation’s deteriorating economic situation had made “it impossible to continue our business at this time,” the company said in a statement Saturday.
The decision is likely to add to shortages that have gripped Venezuela for the past few years after the ruling socialists capped the price on many consumer basics below production costs. Desperate shoppers now routinely spend long hours in front of stores to purchase essential products ranging from toilet paper to rice. At the same time, companies face hefty losses on price-controlled goods, while the products are often flipped on the black market for many times their sticker price.
Venezuela’s move to reactivate Kimberly-Clark’s facilities on behalf of its workers follows a similar in 2014 when Clorox Co. announced it was closing its doors…
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Fewer Refugees Leaving Denmark for Cash
The number of refugees accepting a ‘cash-for-repatriation’ offer from the Danish state to return to their home countries has fallen.
Data published by the Danish Refugee Council shows that the number of people accepting the offer of 131,242 kroner ($19,451) has fallen from 261 in 2011 to 152 in 2015.
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Greece: Concern on Leros Over Migrants
Tensions are simmering at a refugee reception center on the eastern Aegean island of Leros following a series of uprisings by migrants at the camp who are restless after months of waiting for news about their fates.
Police reinforcements have been sent to the island from nearby Kos, where another reception center is located, after a riot on Saturday between migrants of different ethnic origins which spiraled into a confrontation with local residents who had gathered outside the camp. Representatives of foreign aid organizations which have been helping on Leros claimed to have received threats from far-right protesters on the island. Some volunteers have left Leros in recent days following the upheaval, according to local reports.
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Survey: Europeans Worry Migrants May Increase Terror Threat
The refugee crisis and the threat of terrorism in Europe are very much related to one another in the minds of many Europeans, according to a survey conducted across the continent.
Monday’s poll by the Pew Research Center found that in eight of the ten European nations surveyed, half or more believe that the influx of migrants increases the likelihood of terrorism in their country. Many Europeans also worry that migrants will become an economic burden and take away their jobs and social benefits.
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It’s Time for White People to Reckon With Racism
by Eve Ensler
The truth is we are as much sinew as we are symbol. Our whiteness is our skin color, but it’s also a torn sheet draping the dead, a flag of privilege that will not surrender, a town called separateness. Our whiteness is that poisonous sky right before it rains, the color of shame.
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Electorate Tremors: The Era of the Angry Voter is Upon Us
Whether they are fans of Donald Trump, supporters of Brexit or Marine Le Pen voters in France, “angry voters” have one thing in common: They’ve been left in the dust by globalization.
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Farmed Fish Drive Sea Change in Global Consumption
Giant UN report also reveals sustainability problem for wild-caught fish.
The world is eating more fish now than ever — with farmed, rather than wild-caught, animals driving the increase in recent decades. These revelations emerge from a huge trawl of data that the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations releases every two years.
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Mars Canyons Study Adds Clues About Possible Water
Puzzles persist about possible water at seasonally dark streaks on Martian slopes, according to a new study of thousands of such features in the Red Planet’s largest canyon system.
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So it’s a new beginning after Brexit, come what May. 🙂
“(my cousin, the black ewe of the family), ”
That true???????
No, it just means that she and I share the same surname. She’s not my cousin — at least I hope not!
My ancestors left that nook-shotten isle in 1690. So I suppose she could be my eighth cousin, thrice removed. But that’s not removed enough, as far as I’m concerned.
I haven’t even checked to see of it’s her maiden or married name. I may only be a cousin-in-law.
Phew! For a moment there, I feared I might have to dump GoV because of guilt by association!
Plumb forgot what your real name was until you mentioned it. (Oh, yes, I looked you up long ago.)
By the way, is the term “cousin-in-law” common in your area? I know of no one other than me that has ever used it around here.
I just made up “cousin-in-law”! Never heard it before, either.
I’ve been public for six years now, so my real name is in a lot of places. But I was “branded” as the Baron long before that (see the “B” on my forehead?), so I stick to that here.
Well, I’ve used the terms “nephew-in-law” to describe my niece’s husband, and “niece-in-law” to describe my nephew’s wife. They’re pretty common constructions, and everyone familiar with English will understand the meaning, so why not?
“Nook-shotten”, eh? Well, we’re descended from Angles!
It’s a Shakespeare line. Can’t remember which play.
Henry V, Act 3, scene 14. I had to look it up; it means having lots of crannies, corners and angles, hence my pun.
I meant the cousin part, not the black ewe.
Greece: Concern on Leros Over Migrants
“Representatives of foreign aid organizations which have been helping on Leros claimed to have received threats from far-right protesters on the island. Some volunteers have left Leros in recent days following the upheaval, according to local reports.”
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The foreign representatives DO help more illegal immigrants to enter the european soil from Turkey,that’s why the people of Leros KICK them out.
The people of the island are not far-right protesters.On the contrary they are the most peace loving people of the Dodecanese islands.
They are simple people who want to protect their homes and families,(mainly women and children) and so they are organised in militia.
The “volunteers” left the island when they understood that they could not do the job they were sent for by “Mr” Soros.
“What will we do without Oily Dave to kick around anymore?”
Oh, Theresa will give you plenty of opportunities. You might remember that it was she who denied Spencer and Geller visiting privileges to the UK. Her masters, the Muslims, told her what to do.
A few years ago I would have said that this arcticle from “The Guardian” was parody…
The fact that today I’m sure it’s serious is somewhat… Sobering if you will.
Let’s hope that Ms. Ensler won’t be woken up from her little cocoon… I doubt she’d survive the awakening
1) Britons vote to leave EU
2) as a result, pro-EU PM resigns
3) got new pro-EU PM
Yep, makes perfect sense. Democracy at work!
Let me fix that for those who need help in seeing sarcasm.
Demonocracy at work while extending a certain digit to the demos.
non-Mother Teresa takes center stage
exit Brexit stage left –
Yesterday, Britain was at the edge of the precipice, but tomorrow, thanks to Theresa May, She will take a step forward.