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EXTREME POVERTY IS DROPPING IN INDIA, BUT ON THE RISE ELSEWHERE
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EXTREME POVERTY IS DROPPING IN INDIA, BUT ON THE RISE ELSEWHERE
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A man reacts as he gets a chip implant in his hand during a chip implant event in Epicenter, a technological hub in Stockholm on January 18, 2018.
A man reacts as he gets a chip implant in his hand during a chip implant event in Epicenter, a technological hub in Stockholm on January 18, 2018.
Some have suggested that Sweden's strong welfare state may be the cause of this recent trend. But actually, the factors behind why roughly 3,500 Swedes have had microchips implanted in them are more complex than you might expect. This phenomenon reflects Sweden's unique biohacking scene. If you look underneath the surface, Sweden's love affair with all things digital goes much deeper than these microchips.
The term biohackers refers to those amateur biologists who conduct experiments in biomedicine, but do so outside of traditional institutions - such as universities, medical companies and other scientifically controlled environments. Just as computer hackers hack computers, biohackers hack anything biological.
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Damascus has repeatedly accused Israel of de-facto helping the terrorists and boosting their morale every time they lose ground to the Syrian government forces. Meanwhile, Israel, which rarely admits to its operations in Syria, maintains its right to intervene whenever it deems it necessary to thwart Iran's growing influence and prevent the potential transfer of weapons to Lebanon's Hezbollah.
Just on Sunday, the Israeli Defense Forces launched a US Patriot missile at a drone allegedly coming towards the Israeli border from Syria. A pro-Damascus commander, however, said the unmanned aerial vehicle that was engaged in operations in southern Syria never intended to cross into Israel and managed to retreat without being hit.
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Supporters and members of far right nationalistic movements and parties, Kiev, Ukraine.
Supporters and members of far right nationalistic movements and parties, Kiev, Ukraine.
For the uninitiated, the Atlantic Council is NATO's propaganda wing. And whenever its lobbyists, or guest writers, publish opinions which digress from the standard Washington foreign policy establishment position, it usually suggests a change in attitude is on the cards.
Last week, the "think tank" sent Ukraine a clear message: get your extremists & neo-Nazis under control promptly and start taking the threat they pose seriously.
In doing so, the Atlantic Council also finally acknowledged the problem exists. Something readers and viewers of RT have been aware of since the first Euromaidan protests back in 2013. However, for years, this reportage was dismissed by pro-NATO activists as "Kremlin propaganda."
So what has changed? Well, Ukraine's far right has become so emboldened that even the countries' biggest defenders are beginning to realize the threat they pose to the narrative established since the 2014 change of power in Kiev.
Comment: By removing a stable governing structure, a society goes into free fall. The West calls it 'democracy'. And Kiev media call Nazis 'far-right nationalists'.
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Rigged?
Rigged?
Officers resorted to firing their guns into the air to stop the threesome in the country's southeastern province of Urfa from delivering four sacks stuffed with fake voting cards to the Bilge Primary School, which was being used as a polling station.
When police tried to pull the car over, the driver put his foot on the gas while the remaining two others hurled the sacks and papers out of the window, prompting officers to use force to stop and detain them while the vehicle was searched.
Meanwhile, Turkey's official news agency reports that authorities have launched an investigation after three French, three German and four Italian citizens have been arrested for interfering with votes.
Comment: Fraud from the top down, manipulated from the bottom up, collusion in the middle...the best rigged system Turkey can offer. Voter participation guaranteed whether you show up or not.
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F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Turkey has been one of six major partner nations in the JSF project since 2002. It is responsible for the production of certain components and for providing maintenance services in Europe to other operators of the aircraft. About a dozen Turkish companies are involved in the manufacturing, in accordance with the deal that was reached 16 years ago (2002). Ankara has placed an order to buy more than 100 F-35A Lightning IIs. It has already paid $800 million, so any restrictions that are imposed now will be an illegal breach of obligations by the US.
On June 21, the Senate Appropriations Committee added an amendment to the foreign-aid bill that would put a stop to future deliveries, if Ankara does not cancel the S-400 deal already concluded with Moscow. One of the arguments for blocking the F-35 transfer is the fear that Russia would get access to the JSF, enabling Moscow to detect and exploit its vulnerabilities. It would learn how the S-400 could take out an F-35.
Comment: Mixing politics, foreign relations, military and business...in various levels of incompetence. What could go wrong with that?
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Houthi convoy on way to Hodeidah.
Houthi convoy on way to Hodeidah.
"Military operations in Al Hodeidah continue in order to put pressure on the Houthis and force them to sit down at the negotiating table. These military actions are part of the political process in Yemen and are in accordance with international law," Maliki said at a press conference broadcast by the Saudi channel Al Ekhbariya.Maliki also accused the Houthis of disrupting all political efforts that could lead to a negotiated solution to the crisis.
Yemen is engulfed in an armed conflict between the government and the Houthi militia. The Saudi-led coalition of mostly Persian Gulf nations has been carrying out airstrikes against the Houthis at the Yemeni President's request since March 2015.
Military operations in Al Hodeidah began earlier in June when the Yemeni government forces, supported by the Saudi-led coalition, engaged in an offensive to capture the port from the Houthis. The battle continues despite warnings by the international community that the situation would aggravate the acute humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
Comment: Bringing the Houthi movement to the negotiation table is an excuse. SA would rather draw them in and finish them off.
See also:
- Reps and Dems join forces to stop US support of genocide and mass starvation in Yemen
- War crimes and genocide: What you aren't being told about US involvement in Yemen
- U.S. puppet state Saudi Arabia and their psychopathic genocide in Yemen
Nagasaki, 82, proudly lived in the buff after a typhoon washed away his clothes.
Masafumi Nagasaki was the only inhabitant of the kilometre-wide Sotobanari island but was forced to return to civilisation after being found unwell by police.
He lived in solitude since 1989 and became known as the 'naked hermit' after being discovered by a traveller who writes about castaways.
lvaro Cerezo told news.com.au Nagasaki was evicted after someone found him on the island looking 'weak'.
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New York hosted UN Special Committee on Decolonization session for Puerto Rico.
New York hosted UN Special Committee on Decolonization session for Puerto Rico.
The UN Special Committee on Decolonization reiterated Monday, June 18, Puerto Rico's inalienable right to self-determination and independence, in accordance with General Assembly Resolution 1514, on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples.
In a draft resolution adopted by consensus, the Special Committee once again urged the United States to assume the responsibility of promoting a process that allows Puerto Rico to take sovereign decisions to address its urgent economic and social needs.
Promoted by Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Ecuador, Russia and Syria, the text was added to the 36 resolutions and decisions on Puerto Rico adopted by the Committee since 1972.
A press release on the UN news site highlights that this year's document refers to the devastation caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, which exacerbated unemployment, marginalization and poverty, in addition to aggravating problems related to education and health.
The resolution calls on the General Assembly to comprehensively examine the question of Puerto Rico and decide on the issue as soon as possible. It also urges the United States to guarantee the protection of the human rights of the Puerto Rican people, and to return the territory occupied by its military bases, in particular the Vieques and Ceiba islands, and to assume the costs of cleaning and decontamination of these areas. The text also expresses concern about actions carried out against pro-independence activists and calls for rigorous investigations.
Comment: See also:
- Trump: Puerto Rico's debt must be wiped out
- Bankrupt: Puerto Rico to shut 179 schools, relocate 27k students
- Puerto Ricans will vote between statehood and independence
- White House says no federal bailout for Puerto Rico (Obama admin.)
- Puerto Rico files for bankruptcy protection in largest ever US municipal debt restructuring
- Former Ukraine minister Natalie Jaresko named to manage Puerto Rico's financial crisis
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The butchers say they are coming under "physical, verbal and moral" attack from vegans and animal rights groups in the land of the "steak frites", and warn that animosity against their profession is being fueled by heavy media exposure to the anti-meat cause.
They are asking for the interior minister, Gérard Collomb, to intervene.
Their request comes days after a rotisserie in Lille, northern France, was vandalised - the fourth such incident of its kind in a matter of weeks. In the Hauts-de-France of northern France, seven butchers and charcuteries were attacked and sprayed with false blood in April.
Comment: By imposing their ideology on to society with such brutal force, these vegans are acting just like the Nazis did in Germany.
See also: "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion" by Jonathan Haidt.
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