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Pro-coup Venezuelan soldiers who fled to the US now locked up in ICE detention center
Dec 31, 2019 14:11The self-declared Venezuelan President Juan Guaidó has attempted three coups in 2019, in January, April and November. All were backed by the United States. The last of the three was so unsuccessful that it was barely noticed even inside the country. Guaidó, someone that over 80 percent of Venezuelans had not heard of in January, has seen his popularity wane throughout the year as his increasingly desperate attempts to seize power continued to fail.
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Sound forest management crucial for sustainability
Dec 31, 2019 07:09The article you are about to hear has been penned by Pitamber Kaushik who is a columnist and writer. The article deals with the topic of forest management and sustainability and carries the title, “Sound forest management crucial for sustainability”.
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US sanctions on Germany are self-defeating
Dec 31, 2019 07:03Germany does lack natural gas resources. It is the world's largest natural gas importer, importing 92 percent of its gas from other countries. In the latest account, Germany imports 35 percent of its gas from Russia. The Nord Stream 2 is expected to be able to double the volume of gas Russia sends directly to Germany.
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US mass killings hit new high in 2019, most were shootings
Dec 31, 2019 06:49A database compiled by the Associated Press, USA Today shows this year saw the highest number of mass killings on record in the US, with 41 incidents claiming 211 lives in 2019. The 41 mass killings were the most in a single year since the database began tracking such events back in 2006. Other research going back to the 1970s shows no other year with as many mass killings.
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The looming U.S. water crisis
Dec 31, 2019 06:42According to the World Economic Forum, the global water crisis is the fourth major threat of our civilization. In fact, studies warn that two-thirds of the global population could be living in water-stressed countries by 2025 — just a few short years away.
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Yes, food is grown in sewage waste in US. That’s a problem
Dec 30, 2019 14:25In 2019, about 60 percent of sewage sludge from 16,000 wastewater processing facilities in more than 160 U.S. cities has been spread on soil — farmland and gardens, as well as schoolyards and lawns.
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Amazon fires wreak new level of havoc on surroundings
Dec 30, 2019 06:01Christian Poirier, the Program Director of Amazon Watch, said there is strong evidence that this year’s fires in the Amazon are linked to deforestation. He noted that the number of active fires in July was four times higher than the average in the previous three years while the number of active fires in August was almost three times higher than in August 2018 and the highest since 2010.
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Dey 9 – Red letter day in history of Islamic Republic
Dec 30, 2019 05:14Today is the 10th anniversary of the historic 9th of the Iranian month of Dey, corresponding to December 30, when millions of people flooded the streets of Tehran, as well as other cities and towns, to express their support for the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, following the nipping in the bud of the intricate plot of Global Arrogance to use certain simpletons in Iran to cast doubts on the 2009 presidential elections.
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Reuters' unfounded claims or lies on Iran
Dec 29, 2019 07:14Reuters a globally known world news agency requires all its journalists to supposedly show full respect for its strict rules stated in its handbook on precise quotations from sources with known and verifiable identity when giving out reports on sensitive world developments.
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Make laws, not money
Dec 28, 2019 09:20What you are going to read are words selected from an article by the editorial board of the NY Times, under the title: 'Make laws, not money'.