Russian despot Vladimir Putin completed an agreement Saturday to set up a $100-billion reserve fund for the so-called BRICS — the five leading emerging economies that include Russia, China, Brazil, India and South Africa. The […]
Day: May 3, 2015
Iranian Cleric Blames Nepal Quake On Women Who Dress Provocatively
Women who dress provocatively and tempt people into promiscuity are to blame for earthquakes, including the one which recently struck Nepal, a leading Iranian cleric has apparently said. Leader, Hojatoleslam Kazim Sadeghi, says women and […]
Jimmy Carter Dismisses Possibility Of Mid East Peace
Former president Jimmy Carter didn’t even discuss peace with the Palestinian leadership because he knows that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “does not now and has never sincerely believed in a two-state solution for Israel […]
Nepal Quake So Powerful It Changed The Landscape
The deadly quake in Nepal was so powerful that it has also changed the country’s landscape. Case in point: Mount Everest, which satellite data shows shrank after the disaster. According to Europe’s Sentinel-1A radar satellite, […]
Baltimore’s Real Looter: Wells Fargo
Its common knowledge that Wall Street created the financial panic of 2008. Through issuing predatory loans to unsuspecting, unprotected consumers, the banks triggered the Great Recession. Baltimore was hit particularly hard. In fact, in the […]
Latest Tool To Help Stressed Students: Puppy Rooms
Exam and deadline season always brings stress and angst but the lucky students at the University of Central Lancashire, in England, will have the perfect way of relaxing: Their very own puppy room. Organized by […]
Wearing A Suit Shown To Make You Think Differently
A new study reveals how wearing formal attire changes people’s thought processes. “Putting on formal clothes makes us feel powerful, and that changes the basic way we see the world,” says Abraham Rutchick, the author […]
North Korea Arrests NYU Student
In the latest provocation by hermit kingdom North Korea, a South Korean who lives in New Jersey was arrested last week for crossing into North Korea illegally, the North Korean Central News Agency reported on […]
U.S. Supplied Cluster Bombs Hit Civilians In Yemen
Human Rights Watch has found that Saudi Arabia is dropping U.S.-supplied cluster bombs in the fight against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The deadly small bombs, if unexploded, can lie dormant and then detonate when people […]
Malaysia Airlines Offloads A380 Superjumbo Fleet
Bigger may no longer be better for the world’s passenger airlines as Malaysia Airlines is said to be offloading its entire fleet of A380 superjumbos. The airline has struggled financially in the wake of dual […]
Two Minutes of Walking Each Hour Dramatically Improves Health
Turns out water cooler chitchat may actually help you live longer. New research shows that workers who take two minutes out of every hour to walk around the office may live longer than their co-workers […]
New Legislation Voids Fourth Amendment, Shares Your Data Without Permission
While defense secretary Ashton Carter unveiled the Pentagon’s new Cyber Strategy last week he failed to mention the provision that will send private data about U.S. citizens and companies to foreign militaries. “To improve shared […]
Lungs Age Quicker For Babies Born Prematurely
Young adults in their early 20s who were born prematurely have lungs that are similar to those of a healthy older person or casual smoker. New research released this week shows that premature infants, born […]