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These Futuristic Roads Will Make Winter Driving Safer
A team of researchers in Turkey report they are close to a major breakthrough in winter driving safety – self de-icing roads. The researchers from Turkey’s Koc University have been working on developing and testing […]
Officials Are Using Carnegie Mellon’s Attack On Tor To Bust Drug Dealers
Two men recently arrested for drug charges in Ireland might represent the latest example of law enforcement officials using the complex research of Carnegie Mellon University to expose the anonymous network of Tor. So far, […]
China’s Comac Trying To Take On Heavyweights Boeing And Airbus
In an effort to counter the successes of the Airbus A320 and the Boeing 737, China is planning to construct its own aircraft, the C919. The aircraft has been built by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation […]
Russia Is Now China’s Biggest Crude Oil Supplier
Russia is strengthening its ties with China through oil diplomacy, surpassing Saudi Arabia to become the country’s top crude oil supplier. In November China imported 949,925 barrels of Russian crude oil per day (bpd) compared […]
China At War With Politically ‘Incorrect’ Maps
China is warning people in the country not to use “wrong” maps. The “proper” maps in China are those that best reflect the country’s perceived “sovereignty, safety and interests”. In other words, if you’re going […]
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini Smacked With Eight Year FIFA Ban
FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his most likely heir Michel Platini have both been banned from the soccer community for eight years. This effectively puts an end to Blatter’s historic career, while also putting a […]
Muslims Save Christians During Terrorist Attack in Kenya
Flying completely in the face of unjustified anti-muslim sentiment currently being voiced around the world, comes news that a group of Kenyan Muslims saved the lives of Christians during an attack on a bus by […]
China’s Cyberspies Step Up Attacks Against Taiwan Opposition
Hackers in China have been targeting key individuals and organizations in Taiwan in order to obtain more information before the Taiwanese presidential and legislative elections that are set to take place next month. The Chinese […]
Africa’s Great Green Wall To Halt The Spread Of The Desert
In order to stop the Sahara Desert from slowly spreading farther south into Africa, a number of countries are building a “Great Green Wall.” The purpose of the project is to stop the desert from […]
American Radiation Levels From Fukushima Cover-Up Has Been Exposed
High levels of radiation from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan have reached North American coasts. Now, scientists working for the government are working to cover-up the deadly threat in order to prevent mass hysteria […]
Netherlands Okays Driving Lessons In Exchange For Sex
In the Netherlands, driving instructors have been told that they are legally allowed to essentially exchange driving lessons for sexual intercourse. The Dutch Parliament was presented with the issue when an official asked if a […]
China Warns U.S. To Stop Flexing Military Muscle
China has sent a warning to the United States to stop its military activity in the South China Sea. The Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi told United States Secretary of State John Kerry that […]
Tokyo Olympics Costs Just Skyrocketed Six Times Higher Than Expected
The total cost for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo is expected to be substantially higher than the organizing committee had originally expected. The committee is estimating that the highly anticipated event will cost […]
Black Box Of Russian Plane Shot Down By Turkey Is Too Damaged To Retrieve Info
According to Russian investigators, the memory card in the flight recorder of the Russian fighter jet that was shot down by Turkey near the Syrian border last month has been damaged. The “black box” of […]
Someone Is Gunning For The Head Of The IMF
A French court has demanded that International Monetary Fund (IMF) head Christine Lagarde face trial for her reported role in a scandal involving famous financier Bernard Tapie. The scandal dates back to Lagarde’s time as […]
China Looking For More Free-Trade Pacts To Counter U.S. TPP
In an effort to compete with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), China has been working to reach free trade agreement (FTA) deals with more countries, particularly its neighbors. In guidelines that were released on Thursday, China […]
‘Excessively Thin’ Models Just Banned In France
The French Parliament has adopted a new bill that will forbid the use of fashion models who have been determined to be “excessively thin”. The law will require that models obtain a certificate from a […]
China’s Air Is So Polluted People Are Importing ‘Mountain Air’
With air pollution in China reaching disastrous levels, many Chinese have turned to a new breathing source in bottled air. A company from Edmonton is selling canned “Rocky Mountain Air” that is largely being exported […]
Google Bankrolling Politicians To Lobby On Its Behalf
According to an investigative report by the U.K. newspaper, the Guardian, Google has been bankrolling United States politicians to lobby on its behalf to nudge members of the European Parliament (MEPs) into looking favorably upon […]
Tap Water In This City Turned Bright Green After Chemical Factory Spill
Reports stating that green colored water flowing from taps in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin is safe are being questioned by environmentalists. A deadly chemical disaster took place in the city over the summer. […]
This Internet Data Map Tracks NSA Spying Vulnerabilities
A mapping tool that shows how internet data is transported has been developed by researchers at the University of Toronto. The map also shows that the National Security Agency uses just a small number of […]
Poll Finds That Nearly Half Of Britons Want To Leave EU
Nearly 50 percent of Britons want out of the European Union (EU), according to a survey published today. The survey results come as British Prime Minister David Cameron is in discussions with other EU leaders […]
Russia And China Funding Research For Robot Army
Killer robots are real, and soon Russia and China will have access to the deadly technology. The two countries are creating highly autonomous weapons, and their work is putting pressure on the United States military […]
Cuba Warns Obama Against Interfering In Internal Affairs
Some tension is emerging between the United States and Cuba, as United States President Barack Obama has been warned not to interfere with the “internal affairs” of Cuba. The Caribbean nation has said that it […]
Putin Finally Admits Military Specialists Are Stationed in Ukraine
Russian president Vladimir Putin has admitted for the first time that there are Russian military specialists stationed in east Ukraine. Despite significant evidence showing that Russia has a military presence in the region and the […]
UK Police Lied To Parliment To Build Massive Domestic Spying Network
The British “Big Brother” national database feared by many members of parliament (MPs) was built and grown over the past ten years – without their knowledge. The database system even has a name for the […]
ISIS Is Now Trying To Destroy The Internet
It is believed that a smartphone application called the IS Amaq Agency app might be responsible for a major attack on the core infrastructure of the internet which occurred earlier this month. The app is […]
Here’s Why Cuban Immigration Soared To 78% In 2015
With revived diplomatic relations between America and Cuba, the number of Cubans immigrating to the United States has skyrocketed. During the fiscal year of 2015, the number of Cubans arriving in the country increased by […]
ISIS Has Enough Cash Reserves To Continue Spreading Terror For Years
Even if ISIS’s revenue sources were stopped immediately, the terror group has enough funds to keep its military operations running at current levels for years, according to a new intelligence report. Currently the terrorist group […]