The new report of the world’s most common pesticides harm the global bee population, confirmed
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European Union Likely to Ban Common Insecticides to Save the Bees
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The European Food Safety Authority has released a new assessment reasserting the dangers of the most widely used pesticide in the world. This is likely to influence future policies. Bees all over Europe may soon be just a little safer, … Read More
German government under cyber attack, shores up defenses
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s government was marshalling its defenses on Thursday against a powerful cyber attack that lawmakers said had breached the foreign ministry’s computer network and whose origins officials admitted were still unclear. The head of a parliamentary oversight … Read More
Putin says ‘no one in the world has anything like’ all-powerful nuclear missile
Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted Thursday that his country has developed a nuclear missile with an unlimited range and completely immune to enemy intercept. Speaking during an annual state-of-the-nation speech in Moscow, Putin said the ballistic missile is capable of … Read More
Israel Prepares for War in the North
A top Israeli general and member of Knesset says that recent clashes with Iranian and other forces in Syria indicate that war in Israel’s north is only a matter of time. In an interview with Arutz Sheva radio, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Eyal Ben-Reuven, … Read More
Report: Iran Builds Another Permanent Base in Syria
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IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER’S WEBSITE/AFP HO State sponsor of terrorism Iran has reportedly erected another permanent base in Syria capable of bombing Israel, considered Tehran’s public enemy number one, according to Fox News, citing Western intelligence sources and satellite images. Last … Read More
UN Warns More People Would Die from Starvation in Syria
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Mark Lowcock, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (OCHA). Reuters The United Nations has warned of death due to famine in war-torn Syria. UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock announced Wednesday that … Read More
The Chinese Navy Can Make North Korean Sanctions Bite
Joint U.S.-Chinese naval operations would put real pressure on Pyongyang — and are in China’s interests, too. China’s Peoples’ Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) sailors march in Hong Kong on July 1, 2015. (Isaac Lawrence/AFP/Getty Images) On Feb. 8, the U.S. … Read More
How Greece got to grips with a relentless refugee crisis
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A ‘game-changer’ EU project has helped Greek authorities, but many issues remain. Zaineb, from Aleppo in Syria, with one of her three children at an apartment funded by the EU, in Livadia. Photograph: DG Echo When the mayor of the … Read More
As Xi Tightens His Grip on China, U.S. Sees Conflict Ahead
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President Trump with President Xi Jinping of China in November in Beijing. For all his criticism of China as an economic predator, Mr. Trump has yet to impose a sweeping trade sanction against it.CreditNicolas Asfouri/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images WASHINGTON … Read More