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Martian countdown: One-way ticket to Red Planet in 2023

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RT The Dutch have long fought with the sea to acquire lands. Now they seem to have decided that it is easier to send people to Mars than to search for more space here on the solid earth. Meet Mars One, an ambitious plan to set up a human colony in 2023. The team behind [...]

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Can Fluoride Lower Human Intelligence?

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Sayer Ji, Green Med Info Is fluoride a potential cause of lowering of IQ in our children? Certainly those who advocate for consuming it therapeutically, without acknowledging its well-known adverse health effects, may themselves be suffering from a fluoride-induced deficiency of intelligence. After all, is it intelligent to ignore the evidence supporting a hard and fast [...]

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US to bolster military presence in Asia-Pacific

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ZeeNews Embarking on a strategic tour of Asia including India, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has said that Washington planned to bolster its military presence in the Asia-Pacific through alliances rather than setting up bases. Asserting that the US was serious about shifting focus to the region, Panetta told reporters on way to Singapore that [...]

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US student feasts on housemate’s body parts

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NewKerala A college student accused of killing a housemate in the US has told police that he ate the victim’s heart and part of brain after his death. Police found a human head and hands in metal tins while the rest of Alexander Kinyua’s housemate was found dumped in a church rubbish bin, the Daily [...]

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NYCLU accuses NYPD of mass arrests at 2004 Republican National Convention

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PressTV The New York Civil Liberty Union was in court on Thursday over allegations that the NYPD illegally detained 1800 protesters during the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City. A judge considering the merits of dozens of lawsuits against the city for the arrests was critical of the actions of police as he [...]

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Obama secretly ordered cyber attacks on Iran’s nuclear program

By   /  June 1, 2012  /  Politics, World  /  1 Comment

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Haaretz According to New York Times report, Stuxnet worm was part of joint U.S.-Israel effort to sabotage computers that control Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities. Shortly after taking office in 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama secretly ordered sophisticated attacks on the computer systems that control Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities, the New York Times reported. According to [...]

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Spain’s de Guindos Says Future of Euro at Stake in Spain, Italy

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Emma Ross-Thomas SF Gate Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said the future of the euro is at stake in Italy and Spain, as data showed a net 66 billion euros ($82 billion) of capital left the country in March. “The future of the euro is going to be at play in the next weeks [...]

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Volcano threatens millions in Mexico

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BBC Mexico’s Popocatepetl Volcano has blasted a tower of ash over nearby towns and villages prompting authorities to consider the possibility of evacuations. Popocatepetl sits roughly halfway between Mexico City and the city of Puebla, meaning some 25 million people live within a 90-km (60-mile) radius of the volcano. Over a month ago, the volcanic [...]

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Astronomers Predict Titanic Collision: Milky Way vs. Andromeda

By   /  June 1, 2012  /  Science & Technology  /  1 Comment

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NASAscience NASA astronomers say they can now predict with certainty the next major cosmic event to affect our galaxy, sun, and solar system: the titanic collision of our Milky Way galaxy with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy. The Milky Way is destined to get a major makeover during the encounter, which is predicted to happen four [...]

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US raises prospect of intervening in Syria without UN approval

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ANI The Obama administration has raised the possibility of countries intervening in Syria without United Nations approval, and has criticised Russia’s continued backing for President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Western governments believe that diplomatic cover afforded by the Kremlin has emboldened Assad and encouraged him to resist pressure to negotiate a settlement of the conflict. Susan [...]

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Underwater drones a necessary luxury for Russian Navy

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VOR The rescue vessel “Igor Belousov”, currently under construction for the Russian Navy, is going to receive autonomous underwater vehicles for rescue operations and deep-sea research. Manned mini-submarines and unmanned vehicles occupy an increasingly important place in the structure of the naval forces of different countries of the world, and are used for both combat [...]

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Probe into Houla Massacre: Victims Were Families Refused to Stand against State

By   /  June 1, 2012  /  Politics, World  /  1 Comment

Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi speaks during a news conference at the Syrian foreign ministry building in Damascus

Al Manar The initial report of the judicial committee investigating the horrible massacre which killed more than one hundred people in the Syrian city of Houla, affirmed that the belonged to peaceful families who wouldn’t stand up to the state. “Victims belonged to peaceful families who wouldn’t stand up to the state and had never [...]

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