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50 Dead in Massive Syrian Suicide Bombing

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50 Dead in Massive Syrian Suicide Bombing

By Chana Ya’ar | INN At least 50 are dead following a massive suicide bombing in central Syria, activists and state media report. “At least 50 government troops and loyalist militiamen were killed this morning in a car bomb explosion near a military post in the village of Ziyara,” UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights [...]

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British PM embarks on Mid-East tour to sell weapons

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Typhoon jet fighters

PressTV British Prime Minister David Cameron has embarked on a tour of the Middle East region in a highly unusual trip in which he is acting as a travelling salesman for weapons. The cash-strapped Britain is so desperate that its prime minister is personally pushing to sell as many as 100 Typhoon fighter jets to [...]

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South Korea shuts two nuclear reactors

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Yeonggwang nuclear power plant

NewsLeaks South Korea has shut down two nuclear reactors after it found that their components were provided false quality certificates, the government said on Monday. The two reactors at the Yeonggwang nuclear power plant in the southwest were closed until the end of this year to have their parts replaced, reported agency. “We deeply regret [...]

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Researchers find contamination in Canadian oilsands operation, but aren’t allowed to talk about it

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fish-tumour

By Mihai Andrei | ZMEscience Researchers from Environment Canada (EC) and the University of Alberta have published a study in which they showed contaminants accumulated in the snow near oilsands operations, despite what oil companies are claiming. They also discovered contaminants in precipitation from testing in the region. University of Alberta scientist David Schindler holds a whitefish with a tumour, collected [...]

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Synthetic Biologist: Cloned Children, ‘Handpicked Genes’ Right Around the Corner

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human_cloning

By Anthony Gucciardi | Natural Society If you’ve been following the sci-tech section of any major news site over the past few years, chances are you have seen more than a few stories discussing the possibility of extending the highly problematic act of genetic modifications onto the human race. A step that has been foretold by [...]

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Israeli army on high alert as Syrian tanks enter Golan Heights

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Israeli tanks

Al Arabiya Three Syrian tanks entered a demilitarized zone of the Golan Heights, which was set up in the 1974 disengagement treaty, raising Israel’s high alert as the Israeli military chief observed the area a day after the entrance of the tanks and warned his soldiers to be on high alert. On Sunday, Lt. Gen. [...]

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Radioactive Water Threatens Middle East

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Libya

The Middle East and North Africa suffer from water shortages and pump millions of liters a day from ancient aquifers. But the water contains high levels of naturally-occurring radioactive contamination. Experts fear this will increase the cancer risk for millions of people.

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Will Damascus Survive Washington’s Latest Attempt to Impose a Puppet Government on Syria?

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The-road-to-Damascus-

by Stephen Gowans Using the same pattern as in each recent war, the United States formed a broad coalition to attack Syria. Bypassing the individual objectives of its allies, Washington has put forward a consensual discourse acceptable to all. But as the war dragged on, the initial plans have been replaced by others. Washington has [...]

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