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Thousands of Romanians 'unwittingly used as guinea pigs to test drugs' in latest health services scandal

Marian Vanghelie
© Reuters Former mayor of the fifth district Marian Vanghelie is escorted outside his office as Romania's corruption scandal deepens
Thousands of Romanians were used as unwitting guinea pigs by psychiatrists to test drugs, an investigation by Romanian prosecutors has revealed.

Digi24, a Romanian news service, put the number of victims at around 3,000 while prosecutors reported they had detained 50 psychiatrists allegedly involved in the clandestine trials that apparently left some people in hospital.

Investigators and police have now searched 31 hospitals and clinics suspected of involvement in the unauthorised trial, and the number is expected to rise.

The scandal is the latest in a series of hammer blows to the beleaguered Romanian health service that has shredded its reputation and credibility.

Earlier this week Romania was left short of cancer specialists after anti-corruption agents detained 77 of them, a quarter of the country's total, on suspicion of accepting bribes and a free holiday in India in return for prescribing certain drugs.

Bad Guys

Only half of Ukraine wants peace in Donbass, most still support criminal government

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Nearly half of citizens of Ukraine (47%) support full implementation of Minsk Agreements by Ukraine. It is said in the result of research by R&B Group.

22.5% of Ukrainian do not support implementation of Minsk Agreements by Ukraine at all, 22.7% could not say, 7.8% were indifferent to this question.

It was also reported that 61% of citizens of Ukraine suppose that president of Ukraine Pyotr Poroshenko chose right policy in general in attitude off the settlements of the conflict in Donbass.

The poll was held since 18th to 25th May 2016 in all regions of Ukraine despite uncontrolled Donetsk and Lugansk regions.

Comment: Further reading: Wake Up Ukraine: The EU and the US Will Make Slaves of You All


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Cops shoot at man with a knife in populated area, bullets hit innocent people's cars

DeLand Florida police
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Disturbing video was released this week, capturing multiple police officers fire at least 36 rounds into a man holding a knife. Cops were firing so rapidly and dangerously that vehicles of innocent bystanders were hit by the gunfire.

"One of the (bullets) ricochets came and ended up hitting the fender, going through my fender. Me and my girl are sitting there and she is pregnant, I mean, it was a scary situation for us," Richard McCory, an innocent bystander told WFTV.

McCory's truck was one of several vehicles hit by the police gunfire.

McCory, who says he witnessed the entire ordeal, explained that "they told him to put his hands up and comply, and he went back and forth yelling and screaming, (and) things got escalated."

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Multiple train cars carrying oil derail near Mosier, Oregon, smoke visible for miles

Train derailment in Mosier, OR
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A multi-carriage train carrying oil has derailed in the Columbia River gorge, just outside the town of Mosier, some 68 miles east of Portland. Smoke from the resulting fire is visible from miles away. There are no reports of injuries.

Mosier residents are being warned that a 1-mile mandatory evacuation could be put into effect at any time, KGW-TV reported.

The train was operated by Union Pacific, according to The Oregonian. "I can confirm it's ours," Union Pacific spokesman Justin Jacobs told the newspaper. Union Pacific hauls both the thick, waxy Utah crude and the Bakken crude from North Dakota through the Columbia River gorge, The Oregonian reported.

Multiple cars have derailed near the Rock Creek overpass, just west of town, KOIN-TV reported.

Union Pacific later confirmed that eleven cars from the 96-car train were involved in the accident, and that oil was released from at least one car. The train was hauling Bakken crude, the company said.


Comment: Could this be a result of what is going on beneath the earth?

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At least one dead, seven trapped in Thailand as beach resort hotel collapses

Thailand's Siam Beach Hotel
A two-story hotel at a beach resort on Thailand's Ko Chang island partly collapsed on Saturday morning, burying several families, including a two-year-old child, local police said. At least one foreign tourist has died and seven remain trapped.

The Siam Beach Hotel is a popular destination for tourists on an island located in Trat Province in the Gulf of Thailand.

Koh Chang police chief Pol Col Arwat Pibulsawat told local outlet The Nation that a two-year-old child was among the trapped tourists.

Social media reports suggested that torrential rains had led to the collapse, and district chief Kamthon Wehon speculated the deluge had caused the land to subside, adding that the hotel is built next to a mountain.

Rescuers, who have already freed several tourists from the rubble, are working at the scene.


Gold Seal

Palestinian girl becomes amateur reporter after IDF kills her friend

Janna Jihad
© Via YouTube/Amar DZ10-year-old Janna Jihad
While most 10-year-olds go to school, play with their friends and enjoy their childhood, Janna Jihad, from Palestine is busy becoming the youngest amateur reporter in Palestine. Sputnik spoke in an exclusive interview with Janna.

A resident of Nabi Saleh, a Palestinian village north of the West Bank city of Ramallah, Janna has been a witness to the tragedies of war from a very young age.

She started covering the local events and unveiling Israeli violations in Palestine after her friend was killed by the IDF. "I began three years ago, when I was seven years old. I participated in rallies near our house in Ramallah, precisely in the rally of 'Nabi Salih' (The prophet of ancient Arabia) in the village of Nabi Salih."

"It was a rally against the establishment of the Israeli settlement in the area. Our house is the first house in the entrance of the village of Nabi Salih; the IDF always reach there. I have loved journalism since I was a kid; I began shooting the rallies and demonstrations with my mother's cell-phone and commenting on what I film." Janna explained that by filming it she is showing how the IDF attack participants during demonstrations.

"With the help of my mother I managed to publish these videos on social networks, the thing was met with significant resonance and this pushed me to continue even further," Janna explained.

Comment: Transforming such a horrifying experience to something positive, this young lady gives a whole new meaning to the proverbial "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade."

See also: The valiant effort to heal 'unimaginable' levels of trauma among Gaza's children


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Russians identify United States, Ukraine and Turkey as most hostile to their motherland

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The United States, Ukraine and Turkey top the nations that Russians see as most hostile to their motherland with Belarus, Kazakhstan and China traditionally seen as friendliest, a recent poll has shown.

According to the results of the research, conducted by independent pollster the Levada Center, reports that 72 percent of Russians identified the US as the country that is most hostile toward Russia. Ukraine was second with 48 percent and Turkey came third with 29 percent (researchers allowed every respondent to name several countries in response to this question). The opinion about the US remained approximately the same year-on-year, with 73 percent of Russians seeing it as the most hostile nation in 2015, but Ukraine's image deteriorated, with a higher proportion than last year's 37 percent seeing it as an enemy last year. Only 1 percent of the Russian public named Turkey as an opponent in 2015.

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UN blacklists Saudi-led coalition for its crimes against children in Yemen

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has slammed the Saudi-led coalition for "killing and maiming" children in Yemen, adding it to an annual blacklist of countries and armed groups that have violated children's rights in conflict.

"Grave violations against children increased dramatically as a result of the escalating conflict," a report released by Ban on Thursday states.

"In Yemen, owing to the very large number of violations attributed to the two parties, the Houthis/Ansar Allah and the Saudi Arabia-led coalition are listed for killing and maiming and attacks on schools and hospitals," the secretary-general stated in the document.

According to the report, the coalition was responsible for 60 percent of child deaths and injuries in Yemen last year, killing 510 people and wounding 667 others.

The coalition was also behind half of the attacks carried out on schools and hospitals in Yemen.

The UN report added the coalition to its blacklist of groups that "engage in the recruitment and use of children, sexual violence against children, the killing and maiming of children, attacks on schools and/or hospitals and attacks or threats of attacks against protected personnel, and the abduction of children."

Comment: The U.S. and Saudi Arabia have been committing horrific war crimes in Yemen, conducting airstrikes on schools, hospitals, markets and residential neighborhoods. And due to the actions of the U.S. and Saudis, Yemen is experiencing mass starvation. The fact Saudi Arabia leads the UN Human Rights Council is a cruel psychopathic joke.


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10 key facts about atheists

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Estimating the number of atheists in the U.S. is complicated. Some adults who describe themselves as atheists also say they believe in God or a universal spirit. At the same time, some people who identify with a religion (e.g., say they are Protestant, Catholic or Jewish) also say they do not believe in God.

But one thing is for sure: Along with the rise of religiously unaffiliated Americans (many of whom believe in God), there has been a corresponding increase in the number of atheists. As nonbelievers and others gather in Washington, D.C., for the "Reason Rally," here are key facts about atheists and their beliefs:

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Husband of human trafficking prosecutor, GA assistant attorney general, shot to death

Camila Wright and Shahriar Zolfaghari
© FacebookCamila Wright and Shahriar Zolfaghari
The husband of a Georgia assistant attorney general was found shot to death in a car in northeast Atlanta early Wednesday, the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office said.

Officers received a call about 1 a.m. Wednesday about someone shot at the intersection of Rankin Street and Boulevard, Atlanta police said.

A witness told officers he became suspicious when the driver didn't drive off at the green light and went to see if he was OK.

That's when he found blood inside the car and noticed the driver, later identified as 34-year-old Shahriar Zolfaghari of Mableton, had been shot. Zolfaghari is the husband of Georgia Assistant Attorney General Camila Wright, said Betty Honey, an investigator with the medical examiner's office.