While the civilized world maintains strict bans on hunting rare and endangered wildlife, the tiny nation of Iceland stubbornly refuses to halt the centuries-old practice of killing endangered whales for food. The practice continued on […]
Month: June 2015
SpaceX Rocket Explodes On Trip To International Space Station
An unmanned rocket by American rocket startup SpaceX, on a mission to resupply the International Space Station, exploded Sunday just minutes after liftoff. It is unclear what, precisely, caused the rocket to fail and SpaceX […]
Government Closes Greek Banks As Country Nears Default
Greek officials scrambled over the weekend to prevent the country’s financial system from collapsing in panic, with banks in the eurozone nation staying shut on Monday. The capital controls, designed to prevent badly needed currency […]
Endangered Lions To Return To Rwanda After More Than Twenty Years
After more than two decades lions will return to conflict ridden Rwanda, wildlife officials have said. Indigenous, and highly endangered, lions were wiped out in the country after Rwanda’s 1994 genocide. Two males and five […]
Russia Masses 54,000 More Troops On Ukrainian Border
According to Ukraine’s military spokesman, Russia is massing more troops on border with Ukraine as well as in the occupied Donetsk and Luhansk areas. Roughly 54,000 troops now sit on its border with Ukraine, according […]
General Motors Gaining In Electric Cars As Tesla Struggles
Word leaked this week that Detroit automaker General Motors is testing a new electric prototype at its Milford Proving Ground, details of which suggest that GM may be ahead of upstart rival Tesla in rolling […]
France Issues Ban On Taxi App Uber After Violent Paris Protests
Scofflaw taxi service Uber can no longer legally operate in France after the country’s interior minister banned the company following violent protests against it by taxi drivers yesterday. Minister Bernard Cazeneuve called the service “illegal” […]
“Sexting,” “Crowdfunding” and “Photobomb” Added To Oxford English Dictionary
“Sexting,” “crowdfunding” and “photobomb” have been officially recognized by the Oxford English Dictionary The Oxford English Dictionary recently added 500 words to the official English Lexicon, according to its quarterly update today, including “crowdfund,” “twitterati,” […]
Egypt Launches Sweeping Crackdown On Radical Islamic Books
Hundreds of books have been taken from mosques by the Egyptian government as the country, mostly Muslim, takes action against the radical and extreme Muslim Brotherhood movement. Sources said Thursday that this was done by […]
Obama Includes Clause In Controversial TPP That Forces Gov Agencies To Do Business With Israel
The highly controversial and recently passed Trans-Pacific Partnership bill included an amendment that targets the boycott Israel movement. The bill, passed on Wednesday by the U.S. Congress, contains an amendment that requires American negotiators to […]
United Nations Report Lists North Korea Among World’s Worst Human Rights Abusers
The U.S. State Department said Thursday that last year, North Korea’s prison camps, torture, public executions, interrogation of children and other mistreatments of people were among the worst on world record. “Systematic, widespread, and gross […]
Colombian Rebels Responsible For 5,000 Barrel Oil Spill
Colombia’s powerful Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebel group forced 23 truck drivers off of the road in southwest Colombia, resulting in a massive oil spill of over 5,000 barrels, Semana news magazine reported […]
Facebook Likes Found To Be Nearly Worthless Due To Policy Changes, Like Fraud
Facebook is appearing more useless by the day to businesses as brands claim they are not reaching their followers due to tweaks the company has made to its news feed. The reach of Facebook pages, […]
British Genetically Modified Wheat Variety Fails To Ward Off Pests
The UK’s attempts to genetically modify a strain of wheat has failed in trials. The intention was for scientists to create “whiffy wheat,” a type with a special smell to prevent aphids, which are bugs […]
UPDATED: At Least 37 Now Reported Killed In Islamist Attack On Tunisian Holiday Resort
Update: Police are now estimating 10 more dead, bring the total to 37 killed. Two gunmen firing Russian made Kalashnikov machine guns have killed at least 27 people at a Tunisian tourist resort. Among the […]
Winnie-The-Pooh To The Rescue of British Bees After Disastrous Winter
Winnie-the-Pooh has been called on to help with the plight of vanishing British honeybee colonies. As concern grows world wide about the declining population of honeybees, The British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) has launched a public […]
World’s First Synthetic Human Blood Approved For Clinical Trials
The world is two years away from finding out if synthetic blood, a long held medical goal, can sustain human life. The UK’s National Health Service’s (NHS) Blood and Transplant unit has announced approval has […]
Historic Supreme Court Decision Means Gay Marriage Now Legal Nationwide
In a landmark decision on Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is legal throughout America, finding that the constitution provides gay and lesbian couples the same rights as it does straight couples. […]
Big Media Companies Lobby To Outlaw Private Website Ownership
The Big Media mafia that is the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is attempting to ban the protection of privacy on the internet by lobbying aggressively […]
More Exposure, Not Less, Found To Help Prevent Allergies
The alarming rise in nut allergies of the last 20 years has led to a continued cycle of exposing children to less nuts, both at home and in school. Yet recently researchers have come up […]
Toughest Vaccination Law in the U.S. One Step Closer to Being Passed
California is one step closer to having a law which would prevent children from entering public school if not vaccinated. The State’s legislature has approved a Bill that would mean unvaccinated children would either have […]
Census Data Shows Whites Will Soon Be The Minority Race In The United States
The minority race in the USA in thirty years time will be White, according to figures released by the US Census Bureau. The stats show that for the third year in succession, more non-Hispanic whites […]
New Chlorine Resistant Parasite Spreading Rapidly Across America’s Pools And Hot Tubs
The rugged Cryptosporidium parasite is spreading around American pools and hot tubs, making people sick and becoming immune to standard chlorine treatment. The toxic parasite can survive on its own for ten days or more […]
Apple’s Ban On Civil War Video Games Triggers Fears Of Revisionist History
As big retailers rush to remove confederate flag merchandise from their shelves, allegations are emerging that the crackdown is going too far and effective re-writing American history. Apple recently jumped on the anti-Confederate flag bandwagon […]
One Dead In French Terrorist Attack On U.S. Owned Gas Factory
France suffered a gruesome terrorist attack on Friday when radical Islamist attackers beheaded a gas plant worker and pinned the severed head to the gates of the factory in southeastern France. The head was covered […]
Despite Bans, Sales Of Confederate Flags Soar After Charleston Shooting
Sales of the Confederate flag have soared since major retailers and flag makers announced this week they would not longer make or sell them. The manufacture and sales ban of the flag came after lawmakers […]
Paris Taxi Drivers Riot Over Taxi Hailing App Uber
Angry taxi drivers closed the streets of Paris and those leading to the airport by overturning cars and setting tires on fire, as part of a nationwide protest against ride sharing company Uber, who they […]
FAA Approves First Legal Drone Delivery In U.S. History
Drones may be delivering the mail in the U.S. someday sooner, rather than later, thanks to new rules introduced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA will begin delivering medical necessities to a clinic […]
Madagascar’s Famous Lemurs Now Facing The Threat Of Extinction
Madagascar’s lemurs, recently made famous by their portrayal in popular animated movies, may be at risk of extinction. Leading experts warn that the destruction of forests and hunting are injuring the population. Professor Jonah Ratsimbazafy, […]
Illegal Mafia Garbage Dumping Becoming Big Problem For Europe
Mafia controlled waste management in Europe is posing a serious threat to the environment and human health thanks to its illegal garbage dumping operations migrating from Italy into mainland Europe. It has been known for […]