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Telenor's legal notice through the eyes of int'l investment law
bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
02-Jan-2020
Telenor, the principal investor of Bangladesh's leading mobile phone
operator Grameen Phone, has served a legal notice to the President of
Bangladesh seeking arbitration.
Why don't we just… wake up to the threat of ISDS?
bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
02-Jan-2020
Commercial ISDS adjudications trump democratically established laws and
controls.
Ncell pays Rs 4.5 billion of its total CGT dues
bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
02-Jan-2020
The ICSID had issued an interim order directing the government not to take
any steps to enforce its decision to collect the outstanding capital gains
tax.
L'Algérie perd chaque année 2 milliards de dollars à cause d'un accord avec l'UE
bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
02-Jan-2020
Le président de l'Association nationale des exportateurs algériens a
affirmé que l'Algérie perd chaque année deux milliards de dollars en termes
de fiscalité.
Tonga ready to ratify PACER Plus
bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
02-Jan-2020
Tonga's government has committed to ratifying the Pacer Plus trade deal.
Trump signera l'accord commercial partiel avec Pékin le 15 janvier
bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
02-Jan-2020
Date? 15 janvier 2020. Lieu ? La Maison Blanche. Le président américain
Donald Trump a annoncé la signature prochaine de l'accord commercial
partiel conclu avec la Chine.
Trump says US and China will sign trade deal in January
bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
02-Jan-2020
President Trump said that the ceremony would be held at the White House on
January 15 and that he would go to Beijing to continue discussions about a
Phase 2 deal.
US-Japan trade deal takes effect with second round in doubt
bilaterals.org - 16 hours ago
02-Jan-2020
Under the deal, Japan reduced tariffs on US agricultural products. Japan
has much to fear if Trump seeks broader trade pact.
The House Passed a Modest Bill To Lower Drug Prices-- Yesterday, Thanks To Conservative Greed, Moscow Mitch And Trump, Drugs Prices Went Up Across The Board
*What Blows Up Must Come Down by Nancy Ohanian*
Keeping drug prices high has paid off well for conservatives. Both
Republicans and faux-Dems-- like former House Majority Leader and
anti-health care lobbyist Dick Gephardt, now a DNC Super-delegate who will
help select the next Democratic nominee— have become wealthy from the PhRMA
bribes. Drug manufacturers-- like Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Amgen, Abbvie, Merck,
AstraZeneca, Nephron, Novartis, Sanofi, Allergan, Bristol-Meyers Squibb,
GlaxoSmithKline and Novo Nordisk and Abbott Labs have spent millions of
dollars bribing politicians and buyin... more »
NSC slashes staffing as 2020 New Year’s Resolution
NSC chief slashing Obama’s ‘bloated’ staff to create efficient,
tight-lipped White House operation Washington Times Bill Gertz December 31,
2019 The White House National Security Council staff is being downsized
sharply in a bid to improve efficiency within the policy coordinating body
by consolidating positions and cutting staff. A second, unspoken thrust of
the overhaul is a hoped-for end to what many critics see as a string of
politically damaging, unauthorized disclosures of sensitive information.
Leaks of President Trump’s conversations with foreign leaders and other
damaging d... more »
Gigglesnort! - parking edition
What happens when the Swiss police encounter the Dark Lord's personal
vehicle?
Oh, that's priceless! Full marks to the Cantonal Police of Bern in
Switzerland for their Yuletide sense of humor.
Peter
Trump's stupidity to blame for collapse in US power in Middle East and world, says US academic, NWO alredy eclipsed in key region
*Iraqi militia have withdrawn from the US embassy in Baghdad but the fact
they attacked at all is a sign of how much and how swiftly US power, used
by the NWO as its muscle, has declined.*
*The allies of the world's new superpower China, Iran and Iraq, are now in
the ascendancy as a new geopolitical era dawns.*
*Wendy R. Sherman, a professor and the director of the Center for Public
Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School, has put the blame squarely on Trump's
short term thinking. In fact, his handlers are to blame since Trump is
just a figure head for the private bankster cartel link... more »
Israeli and German scientists team up to find out how to deactivate human immune system using an Ebola vaccine
* Israeli and German researchers have found a way to deactive the immune
system against Ebola disease, it has emerged.*
*"In the study, the WIS researchers, along with their colleagues at the
University of Cologne, have decoded how this vaccine activates the immune
system."*
*http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-11/22/c_138573819.htm*
*https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/ebola-antibodies-work*
*That means, the team have also decoded how to deactive the immune system
using a vaccine.*
*China needs to add the Weizmann Insitute and the Israeli Insitute for
Biological Resear... more »
Flashback to 2014 when the Israeli NWO Globalist government had to give 6 million in compensation to Israeli soldiers damaged in secret vaccine trials
*From Haaretx*
*Israel to Compensate Soldiers Who Took Part in Anthrax Vaccine Experiments*
*Settlement between Defense Ministry and soldiers closes lawsuit, as state
admits there were side effects, agrees to pay plaintiffs $6 million.*
*Gili Cohen and Revital Hovel Jan 13, 2014 4:00 AM*
*The government announced Sunday that it will pay tens of thousands of
shekels in reparations to soldiers who participated in anthrax experiments
between 1999 and 2005, following the settlement of a lawsuit filed by
soldiers against the Defense Ministry.*
*The settlement agreement stipulates that... more »
Another useless United Nations challenge
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/harming-environment-war-crime/?
Very interesting piece which ends up blaming the U.S. for damage to
environment during wars because the 3 writers don't know how to do
research. Just search and click on the various civil wars in Africa, like
Sudan. I care more about the people who are killed and maimed. I know that
forests, cities and farms were destroyed in Sudan, and rivers polluted, but
the 2nd civil war killed over 2 million people. And then when the
Christians and Muslims separated into north and south, the Christians began
another civi... more »
Prince William makes pathetic effort to deflect from his family's role in the NWO plan to wipe out billions, should focus on an out of court settlement for my case
*Eugenicist kingpin Prince William has made a pathetic attempt to position
himself as a fighter for humanity at the forefront of the battle to find
solutions to the "climate crisis."*
*https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/01/prince-william-unveils-earthshot-prize-to-tackle-climate-crisis*
*Perhaps aware that the NWO plans for depopulation using Ebola and other
vaccines have run into a wall, and aware, too, that China with hypersonic
has decompartmentalized, Prince William has teamed up with David
Attenborough to announce some new prizes for what is actually a pretty old
pro... more »
Twenty Years Later – How Did Putin Do?
Twenty years ago a not very well-known Vladimir Putin published an essay
“Russia at the turn of the millennium”. It was printed in Nezavisimaya
Gazeta and at the Russian government website. The only copy that I can find
on the Net in English now is here but I will be referring to the official
English … Continue reading Twenty Years Later – How Did Putin Do? →
2019 one of the safest years for air travel, despite the Ethiopian Airlines crash
Just In - 17 hours ago
A Dutch aviation safety organisation says last year was the seventh-safest
year on record for commercial flying, even though Boeing's 737 MAX 8 jets
were grounded following a disaster that killed 157 people.
'The water kept rising': Jakarta residents inundated by flooding that killed 30
Just after lunch on New Year's Day, Nidya Desianti received a text alert,
telling her to evacuate from her Jakarta home. But it was too late to leave.
Thousands flee fire zone as south-east braces for horror weekend: As it happened
Thousands of people are on the move amid warnings Saturday will bring a
repeat of the deadly New Year's Eve firestorms in East Gippsland and NSW's
South Coast. A state of emergency will come into force in NSW tomorrow
morning. See how the day unfolded.
Ervebo Ebola Vaccine Falls Under the Federal CounterMeasures Injury Compensation Program
It can’t get any worse, can it? By Wayne Rohde With the news of the
approved Ebola vaccine by the FDA, many questions arise. Will it shed, is
it a live virus, will we see Ebola outbreaks on our shores?... more »
China suspends plans for closer business ties with NWO controlled UK
*China has suspended a plan for its stock exchange to cooperate more
closely with London's in protest over political interference in Hong Kong.*
*https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/01/money-pumped-into-china-economy-in-attempt-to-fight-slowdown*
*The move comes as China's economy is set to grow at a stready 6 %, on
track for China's economy to become twice the size of the USA s in ten
years.*
*It's state central bank has injected a fresh 115 billion dollars into the
economy ahead of the New Year.*
*From media*
*China has dealt a blow to Boris Johnson’s attempts to forge new... more »
PLOS ONE retracts a paper first flagged in 2015 — and breaks the 100 retraction barrier for 2019
A team of researchers in Saudi Arabia, led by an ex-pat from Johns Hopkins
University, has lost three papers for problems with the images in their
articles. The three retractions pushed the journal — which has become a
“major retraction engine” for reasons we explain here — over 100 for 2019.
In December, PLOS ONE … Continue reading PLOS ONE retracts a paper first
flagged in 2015 — and breaks the 100 retraction barrier for 2019
Life in 2020
*For Hardcore Fans of the Franchise*
(Maxim) First there was Yoda - and then there was Baby Yoda, which is still
trending. Now, if you want the force to be with you on your patio, you can
buy Star Wars Tie Fighter chairs. There are also complete furniture sets to
make you feel as if you're living on a movie set.
I'm sure that this sort of thing will blow out the doors, and I haven't
even seen the latest *Star Wars* film.
I expect that we may see Baby Yoda team up with Baby Groot (from *Guardians
of the Galaxy*) if it sells things that will end up as landfill.
Will it be too much ... more »
Washington state removes online map of cannabis businesses in response to recent burglaries
A recent rash of break-ins at marijuana companies in Washington state has
spurred regulators to remove an online map that detailed where cannabis
producers and processors were located. “We had a request by some of our
stakeholders feeling that having those addresses posted on the website was
an easy way for them to be found […]
Washington state removes online map of cannabis businesses in response to
recent burglaries is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial,
Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs
Green civil war in Germany?
Greenpeace and Green Party cage match!
The post Green civil war in Germany? appeared first on CFACT.
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*Identity Box Vexes College Applicants*
As elite colleges and universities seek to be more diverse, there is one
section on the Common Application that has become increasingly loaded: the
boxes where prospective students are asked about their identity.
Students know they face tougher-than-ever odds of admission and feel
pressure to answer in a way that gives them an edge, college counselors and
families say. Colleges, in turn, are frustrated because they have no way to
confirm the information students give.
Questions college counselors are encountering from students and their
pare... more »
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*New Year message from John Droz*
Successful, happy people typically have the wise habit of periodically
stepping-back to get a broader perspective as to what’s going on in their
life, and society in general.
Since we are now not only beginning a New Year, but also a New Decade, it
seems that doing such a careful analysis is strongly advisable.
You’ll have to decide about the pros and cons of your own life, but here is
my perspective as to what is societally going on — what I’m calling the Big
Picture.
On the one hand, a competent review of the last ten years would indicate
that... more »
NEW BIRD FLU SCARE IN POLAND, HUMANS COULD BE INFECTED, SAY MEDIA
*From Zerohedge*
*"Veterinary services are implementing virus eradication procedures in this
situation," said government officials in Lubartowski county, a region in
eastern Poland, at a Tuesday press conference outlining the virus was a
subtype of H5N8 bird flu that can spread to people. *
*Officials warned that if residents developed common "flu-like" symptoms:
fever, chills, headache, coughing, and weakness -- seek immediate medical
attention. *
*https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/avian-flu-outbreak-hits-europes-largest-poultry-producers*
*WHO says that H5 avian (bird flu) v... more »
Maddow Meltdown: In Defense To OAN Lawsuit, Host Argues Her Words Are Not Facts
Maddow Meltdown: In Defense To OAN Lawsuit, Host Argues Her Words Are Not
Facts by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/ Back in September, we
reported that TV network OAN had filed a lawsuit against Rachel Maddow for
the time the host said that OAN “really, literally is paid Russian
propaganda.” – Now, Maddow finds herself having to come up with …
Islamic State in Nigeria ‘Beheads Christian Hostages’
Revelation 6:9-11 New King James Version (NKJV) Fifth Seal: The Cry of the
Martyrs 9 When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of
those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which
they held. 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, …
‘Europe to Wield Power!’ Macron’s Terrifying Plan for EU in 2020 Revealed by Chief Adviser
‘Europe to Wield Power!’ Macron’s Terrifying Plan for EU in 2020 Revealed
by Chief Adviser by EMILY FERGUSON, https://www.express.co.uk/ FRENCH
PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron plans to introduce significant changes on the EU
in 2020 and the years that follow, as his chief adviser reveals he wants to
steer the bloc back onto the global stage. – …
Turkey's Economy Is Not Out Of The Woods Yet
*Desmond Lachman*
*economy, *
The key economic vulnerability highlighted by the IMF is the Turkish
corporate sector’s excessive foreign currency indebtedness.
Anyone who believes President Erdogan’s assertion that the Turkish economy
is out of the woods following its 2018 exchange rate crisis has not read
the IMF’s latest Turkish economic report. In that report, the IMF could not
have been clearer that Turkey’s high degree of external vulnerability makes
it particularly exposed to a change in market sentiment towards the
emerging market economies or to adverse domestic and intern... more »
These 5 Navies Are Uncontested On The High Seas
*Kyle Mizokami*
*Security, World*
The world's top fleets.
*Key point: *The role of navies worldwide has expanded in the past several
decades to include new missions and challenges.
It’s a universal truth handed down since antiquity: a country with a
coastline has a navy. Big or small, navies worldwide have the same basic
mission—to project military might into neighboring waters and beyond.
The peacetime role of navies has been more or less the same for thousands
of years. Navies protect the homeland, keep shipping routes and lines of
communication open, show the flag and deter a... more »
The Army Didn't Waste Its Time on the Beretta M9A3 Gun
*Kyle Mizokami*
*Security, *
[image:
https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/USA-GUNS-SHOT-RC1F0DED5AF0.html] Was
that the right decision?
*Key Point:* It might be an Army reject, but the M9A3 is still available on
the civilian market.
In 1985, the U.S. Army made an abrupt shift, aging fleet of World War
II-era handguns for a foreign model. The Italian-made Beretta M92 was
classified the M9 handgun and served with the U.S. Armed Forces for more
than thirty years. The U.S. Army recently chose a new handgun, the M17
Modular Handgun System, and excluded a new, updated M9A3 from the
... more »
Pope slaps woman, pyschopathic reaction better than the average Catholic priest
*Boys raped by priests at Satanic parties, cover ups, violence...the ranks
of the Catholic clergy are pretty corrupt in 2019 with some honourable
exceptions like the Bishops of Kenya, who acted to stop Kenyans taking WHO
vaccines laced with sterilisation drugs, a basic duty of any Christian.*
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-48559590
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/world/europe/catholic-church-sex-abuse.html
https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/ex-cardinal-mccarrick-abused-boy-newark-1990s
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/03/19/west-virginia-attorney-gener... more »
GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER MAY HAVE PLAYED ROLE IN ISRAELI GANG RAPE COVER UP, TOOK INTEREST IN CASE DURING VISIT TO ISRAEL
*GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER AND ISRAELI GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IMPLICATED IN
COVER UP OF CYPRUS RAPE CASE*
*SAME PEOPLE, SAME PATTERN AS IN MY CASE DELTA 15 218 IN GREECE*
*FOCUS TURNS TO ROLE OF ISRAEL AND MOSSAD IN MY CASE*
*EUGENICIST JEFFREY EPSTEIN REPORTED TO BE MOSSAD OFFICIAL*
T*he Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias may have used his influence to
pressure the Cyprus police to force the British victim of a gang rape to
retract her accusations against Israeli youths, it has emerged.*
*The Daily Mail reports that the Greek Foreign Minister was visiting Israel
at the time and appe... more »
A Theory or Two of These Grim Times
A theory about why things are a mess.
The Great Russian Election Hacking Myth
The claim that Russia somehow interfered with the 2016 American
Presidential election (and was thereby responsible for the ascent of Donald
Trump) has been parroted incessantly by both the mainstream media and
leading Democrats, including of course Hillary Clinton. While many people
believe this claim, Mrs Clinton doesn’t simply blame Russia for her
election loss […] More
The post The Great Russian Election Hacking Myth appeared first on The Duran
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Make Orwell Fiction Again
Most literate humans in the Western World are familiar with the story of
the dystopian world of Winston Smith. The book is designed to make 'The
Party' and its machinery of oppression look entirely infallible. A state
like his could only exist with loud, constant, and obvious lies, much like
the progressive left and their witting enablers in the media push on
America today.
Orwell knew from his contemporary totalitarians, you had to seize control
of truth itself. You had to redefine truth as "whatever we say it is." You
had to falsify memories and photos and rewrite histories.... more »
Cyprus rape victim's family should charge Mayor of Jerusalem, police, judge and attorney general for perversion of justice to cover up a crime and set a victim up for a harsh penalty
*In spite of the obvious miscarriage of justice in th Cyprus rape case, the
corrupt justice officials are doubling down and the best way to deal with
this is to charge them for their crimes officially as my own case Delta 15
218 shows.*
*Link to the charges I wrote myself after my lawyer was bribed against
corrupt police and prosecutors, charges which were sent by Larisa court to
the Supreme Court in Athens.*
*The Greek charges.*
*https://stpaisiosproject.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/ap-372-report-greek.pdf*
*The original English version I wrote is here.*
*https://stpaisiosproj... more »
Rio Police Identify Integralist as Perpetrator of ‘Porta dos Fundos’ Raid
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Civil Police of the State of Rio de Janeiro
identified a suspect in the Molotov cocktail raid on the production company
Portas dos Fundos' headquarters on December 24th. Eduardo Fauzi Richard
Cerquise is president of Rio de Janeiro's FIB (Brazilian Integralist Front)
and also a . . . To […]
The post Rio Police Identify Integralist as Perpetrator of ‘Porta dos
Fundos’ Raid appeared first on The Rio Times.
Last Decade: Bitcoin Was Best Investment; Brazilian Central Bank the Most Active
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Despite the ups and downs in recent years, the
Bitcoin (BTC) will close this decade as the best investment possible,
according to a report released by Bank of America Securities (BofA). Those
who invested US$1 in the world's largest cryptocurrency in 2010 (bitcoin
was officially launched in January 2009) today […]
The post Last Decade: Bitcoin Was Best Investment; Brazilian Central Bank
the Most Active appeared first on The Rio Times.
Prepare Your Umbrella for Rainy, Mild January and February in Brazil’s Northeast
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This summer, the South Atlantic water temperature
condition will lead the cold fronts to move more slowly along the southern
and southeastern coasts, helping to increase the potential for rainfall
over the continent. Many areas of instability form over the region in
January and February, and it often rains constantly. […]
The post Prepare Your Umbrella for Rainy, Mild January and February in
Brazil’s Northeast appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazilians Bought More in 2019, Trend Expected to Continue in 2020
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - With the expected growth in year-end sales, retail
in Brazil is experiencing its best moment since the recession and enters
2020 with the right foot. The good performance achieved in 2019,
particularly in the second half of the year, boosted the sector, which
invoiced 18.1 percent more on Black Friday […]
The post Brazilians Bought More in 2019, Trend Expected to Continue in 2020
appeared first on The Rio Times.
State Police Officer Shot Dead While Trying to Prevent Burglary in São Paulo
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - State Police (PM) officer Rodrigo Rosman Carvalho died
after being shot at Forte do Leme Avenue, in São Mateus, on the east side
of the capital, around 1:17 PM on Tuesday, December 31st. According to the
State Police, two men tried to rob a pedestrian in the region. The state
police […]
The post State Police Officer Shot Dead While Trying to Prevent Burglary in
São Paulo appeared first on The Rio Times.
Q&A Why So Many Climate Skeptics
Originally posted on Science Matters:
An extensive and documented reply is given at Quora from John Walker,
former Laboratory Medical Director/Pathologist (1984-2011). Excerpts in
italics with my bolds.(red text is link) Perhaps you really mean “Why are
there so many catastrophic anthropogenic CO2 global warming (CAGW)
skeptics?” There are very few individuals who are skeptical…
BBC Climate Bias? Tell Me Something New!
Originally posted on NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT:
By Paul Homewood ? Talking of BBC climate bias, what turned out to be
Christopher Booker’s last climate column just under a year ago summed up
perfectly everything that is wrong with the BBC: ? ? How ironic it was last
week to hear the…
No, Greenland Is Not Approaching A Melting ‘Tipping Point’
Originally
posted on PA Pundits - International:
By James Taylor ~ An article on the climate activist website Inside
Climate
News
(https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23122019/greenland-ice-sheet-climate-tipping-point-temperature-duration-sea-level-rise-pnas-study)
claims Greenland is perilously close to a tipping point that will
destabilize the Greenland ice sheet and result in substantial ice melt
and
sea level rise. The ice sheet’s stability through much warmer…
Can't Get Enough Of Pistol Caliber Rifles? These Five Will Impress You
*Kyle Mizokami*
*Security, *
The best of the best.
*Key point: *Pistol caliber carbines are not new.
One of the more unorthodox-looking weapons on the market is the Kel-Tec
Sub-2000 carbine. Like the Cx4, the Sub-2000 looks like a pistol with an
elongated barrel and shoulder stock, with a magazine well in the grip. It
also features Picatinny accessory rails above and below the barrel.
The explosion of interest in the modern sporting rifle, as well as the
natural pace of industry innovation, has driven the firearms industry to
field semi-automatic rifles in an increasingly broad ... more »
We Broke Down the Last Decade of Climate Change in 7 Charts
Some key climate change factoids.
New Zealand-Singapore upgraded economic agreement ratified
bilaterals.org - 20 hours ago
02-Jan-2020
The upgraded Agreement between New Zealand and Singapore on a Closer
Economic Partnership (ANZSCEP) has been ratified by the two nations and
will enter into force on Jan 1, 2020.
Second phase of China, Pakistan FTA effective from today
bilaterals.org - 20 hours ago
02-Jan-2020
The second phase of China Pakistan Free trade Agreement (CPFTA-II) has
initiated from today January 1, 2020.
India-Mauritius FTA nears finalisation
bilaterals.org - 20 hours ago
02-Jan-2020
The proposed free trade agreement between India and Mauritius is nearing
finalisation as both the sides have concluded the negotiations for the pact.
Negotiations on FTA between Pakistan, Thailand in final stage: Kamboh
bilaterals.org - 20 hours ago
02-Jan-2020
Negotiations on FTA between Pakistan and Thailand are in final stage,
however, Pakistani exports must prepare themselves right now to penetrate
deep into the South East Asian markets through Thailand with full
preparedness.
This Was How A Soviet Helicopter Was Stolen
*FoxTrotAlpha: **How To Steal A Soviet Helicopter*
Deep in the Sahel, as Muammar Qaddafi’s Libya exploited instability in Chad
to expand its territory, a daring operation took place to obtain one of the
Soviet Union’s most advanced attack helicopters. It was a complex plan
involving Chadian rebel groups as well as French and American soldiers and
spies, but it worked.
A Libyan Mi-24 Hind had been abandoned in a forward base not far from the
frontier between Libya and Chad that had now been secured by Western-backed
Chadian rebels. Though the helicopter was now in friendly hands, i... more »
Fires could break containment lines in SA as temperatures soar, CFS warns
Just In - 20 hours ago
The Country Fire Service says fires which break out in extreme heat and
gusty conditions across South Australia tomorrow could spread rapidly, and
is urging residents to prepare for more danger.
South Coast fire victims exploited by 'despicable' scammers
Less than a day after father and son Robert and Patrick Salway died at
Cobargo on the NSW South Coast, scammers set up an online fundraising
campaign to solicit donations from members of the public.
Need inspiration for your 2020 fitness goals? Meet the woman who ran across Australia
Running through the desert was "mentally maddening" but, for the
33-year-old American, the harder part was doing something first and
foremost for herself.
WA bushfire alert downgraded, but vital east-west national highway remains closed
Just In - 20 hours ago
The alert level for a bushfire which flared near the Balladonia Roadhouse
in Western Australia's south-east has been downgraded, but an important
link road between Perth and Adelaide remains closed and is not expected to
re-open for at least five days.
'When it gets smoky, we're coming off': Tim Paine says officials watching air quality for Sydney Test
Just In - 20 hours ago
The Australian skipper backs officials to make the right call, but admits
that if air quality deteriorates, it could result in a loss of play at the
third Test against New Zealand, starting at the SCG tomorrow.
Adelaide nightclub slammed over response to sexual harassment allegations
Just In - 20 hours ago
An Adelaide nightclub is under fire on social media over its response to
allegations a woman was ejected from the venue after she was sexually
harassed by a male patron.
SMS alerts urge north-east Victoria residents to evacuate
Just In - 20 hours ago
Residents and tourists in parts of north-east Victoria are sent SMS alerts
urging them to evacuate as soon as possible, amid fears major bushfires in
the area could merge with those across the NSW border to form one giant
blaze.
Towns told 'we need to evacuate' before fire risk intensifies in Gippsland
Just In - 20 hours ago
Victorian authorities ramp up efforts to reach and evacuate cut-off
communities in East Gippsland, where 17 people remain missing after
destructive bushfires tore through the region.
Palestinians Decry ICC Prosecutor’s Delay of Israeli War Crimes Investigation
In a significant development for Israeli accountability, Fatou Bensouda,
chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), seeks to launch
an investigation into war crimes committed in Palestine. But she has
established an unnecessary and politically suspect condition to slow down
the process. Following a five-year preliminary examination, Bensouda found
a reasonable basis to mount... Read more »
Sweden Dodged A Bullet By Not Building This Nuclear Submarine
*Robert Beckhusen*
*Security, Europe*
It wasn't safe.
*Key point:* The reactor had an insufficient amount of nuclear shielding.
In terms of modern diesel-electric submarines, it’s hard to beat Sweden. In
2005, one of them — the 200-foot-long HMS Gotland — sneaked up and
virtually destroyed the American Nimitz-class carrier USS Ronald Reagan in
a simulated war game. That was due in part to the ultra-quiet Stirling
engines that power the Gotland.
The Swedish navy, while small, has long reserved funds for submarines given
its location and the likely direction of conflict.
There ar... more »
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