WHAT IS TRUMP’S MISSION ...

Mar 11, 2017 by

[Translate]   By Juan Cole / Informed Comment   TRUTHDIG The US had about 500 troops embedded with the People’s Protection Units...

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HEZBOLLAH, ISRAEL BRACE FOR AL...

Mar 11, 2017 by

HEZBOLLAH, ISRAEL BRACE FOR ALL-OUR CONFLICT

[Translate] World Both parties know that the scale of a new war will dwarf the 2006 conflict, a reality that has helped ensure a...

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GLOBAL ARMS TRADE HITS HIGHEST...

Feb 20, 2017 by

GLOBAL ARMS TRADE HITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE END OF COLD WAR

[Translate]         by Ivana Kottasova  CNN MONEY Your video will play in 00:19 The spike was fueled by conflicts...

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Oliver Stone Delivers American...

Feb 15, 2017 by

[Translate] World The director is appalled by President Trump and no longer recognizes the Democratic Party. By Alexandra Rosenmann /...

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STEVE BANNON: ‘WE’...

Feb 2, 2017 by

STEVE BANNON: ‘WE’RE GOING TO WAR IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA … NO DOUBT’

[Translate] World Only months ago Donald Trump’s chief strategist predicted military involvement in east Asia and the Middle East in...

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Noam Chomsky: Explaining the &...

Jan 27, 2017 by

[Translate] Election 2016 Noam Chomsky interviewed by Kenneth Palmer and Richard Yarrow. By Noam Chomsky, Kenneth Palmer, Richard...

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THE BANAL BELLIGERENCE OF DONA...

Jan 24, 2017 by

THE BANAL BELLIGERENCE OF DONALD TRUMP

[Translate] Roger Cohen NYTIMES Photo Donald J. Trump at his swearing-in ceremony at the United States Capitol on Friday. Credit...

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U.N. WARNS OF FAMINE RISK IN S...

Jan 19, 2017 by

U.N. WARNS OF FAMINE RISK IN SOMALIA AMID WORSENING DROUGHT

[Translate] with Reuters 13 hours ago Africa famine AFRICANEWS.COM Somalia risks slipping back into famine, the United Nations said...

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Trump and the Climate: His Hot...

Jan 8, 2017 by

[Translate] Environment Trump’s embrace of fossil fuels has frightened many. But what’s truly scary is how much larger...

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WHY IT’S NOT WRONG TO WI...

Dec 23, 2016 by

WHY IT’S NOT WRONG TO WISH MUSLIMS MERRY CHRISTMAS

[Translate] Mustafa Akyol NYTIMES Photo Credit Josh Berer ISTANBUL — Billions of Christians around the world are excited to celebrate...

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STOKING TENSIONS WITH CHINA

Dec 23, 2016 by

STOKING TENSIONS WITH CHINA

[Translate] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD   NYTIMES.COM Photo Credit Chris Gash For the foreseeable future, no relationship is more vital to...

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MOSCOW AND ANKARA PRESENT UNIT...

Dec 20, 2016 by

MOSCOW AND ANKARA PRESENT UNITED FRONT AFTER RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR’S MURDER

[Translate] Turkey and Russia say they will continue to seek solution to end Syria conflict as Andrei Karlov’s body is repatriated...

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CLEARLY NOT OVER: DAKOTA ACCES...

Dec 10, 2016 by

[Translate]   Campers maintain their tipi as high winds and a blizzard hit the Oceti Sakowin camp while “water...

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At Least Four Kinds of Terrori...

Dec 3, 2016 by

At Least Four Kinds of Terrorism Are Targeting Our Grandchildren—None of Them What Donald Trump Would Have You Think

[Translate]   World The forces that swept a narcissistic misogynist into office are gunning for us all. By Paul Buchheit /...

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IN SYRIA’S ALEPPO, THERE...

Dec 2, 2016 by

IN SYRIA’S ALEPPO, THERE’S NO WAY OF COUNTING THE DEAD

[Translate] WorldViews By Louisa Loveluck WASHINGTON POST Syrian Civil Defense workers and citizens carry a body in the neighborhood...

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THIS IS THE END OF SYRIA

Dec 1, 2016 by

THIS IS THE END OF SYRIA

[Translate] World The fall of Aleppo and the collapse of diplomacy point to a new and probably dark future for the country. By Vijay...

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Black America and the Passing ...

Nov 28, 2016 by

Black America and the Passing of Fidel Castro

[Translate] Human Rights Fidel Castro immediately had a special significance for countless Black Americans. By Bill Fletcher, Jr. /...

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HUNGRY VENEZUELANS FLEE IN BOA...

Nov 27, 2016 by

HUNGRY VENEZUELANS FLEE IN BOATS TO ESCAPE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE

[Translate] By NICHOLAS CASEY  NYTIMES Photo Migrants preparing to board the smugglers’ boats that will take them from Venezuela to...

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Here’s How We Can Really...

Nov 26, 2016 by

Here’s How We Can Really Protect America

[Translate] A progressive argument for an American Brexit. By Thom Hartmann / AlterNet From Thomas Friedman to Barack Obama, from...

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Another Pipeline Bursts Endang...

Nov 26, 2016 by

Another Pipeline Bursts Endangering Drinking Water Of 6 Million People – Same Company Behind Dakota Access Pipeline

[Translate]   While most of us are enjoying lower gasoline and natural gas prices these days – a big help to the family budget –...

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MADAGASCAR DROUGHT: 330,000 PE...

Nov 25, 2016 by

MADAGASCAR DROUGHT: 330,000 PEOPLE ‘ONE STEP FROM FAMINE’, U.N. WARNS

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN Food and Agriculture Organisation says 330,000 people are on verge of ‘a food security catastrophe’...

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ARCTIC ICE MELT COULD TRIGGER ...

Nov 25, 2016 by

ARCTIC ICE MELT COULD TRIGGER UNCONTROLLABLE CLIMATE CHANGE AT GLOBAL LEVEL

[Translate] Scientists warn increasingly rapid melting could trigger polar ‘tipping points’ with catastrophic consequences felt as...

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TEN OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN A...

Nov 25, 2016 by

TEN OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AT RISK OF STARVATION IN NIGERIA CRISIS

[Translate] The Guardian Nigeria Guardian Africa network Years of Boko Haram insurgency have left large swaths of farmland...

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LETTER TO TRUMP: WHY BUSINESSE...

Nov 19, 2016 by

LETTER TO TRUMP: WHY BUSINESSES COULD BE THE FACT OF CLIMATE PROGRESS

[Translate] Energy/Environment Progress watch  THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR Environmental business experts say that companies like...

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ZIKA VIRUS IS NO LONGER A GLOB...

Nov 18, 2016 by

ZIKA VIRUS IS NO LONGER A GLOBAL HEALTH EMERGENCY, UN HEALTH AGENCY SAYS

[Translate] Move does not mean the agency is downgrading threat of the mosquito-borne virus that can result in severe neurological...

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FUKUSHIMA — THE UNTOUCHA...

Oct 31, 2016 by

FUKUSHIMA — THE UNTOUCHABLE ECO-APOCALYPSE NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT

[Translate]   Alex Pietrowski, Staff Writer Waking Times The most important ecological crisis of the world has ever seen has...

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A PATH THAT COULD LEAD TO THE ...

Oct 7, 2016 by

A PATH THAT COULD LEAD TO THE UNTHINKABLE: NUCLEAR WAR WITH RUSSIA

[Translate]   By Robert Parry / Consortium News  VIA TRUTHDIG Fabian Bromann / CC-BY-2.0 Through an endless barrage of ugly...

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World moves to offset airplane...

Oct 7, 2016 by

World moves to offset airplane emissions in landmark deal

[Translate] For the first time, the industry will offset its pollution through carbon credits or funding green projects. CREDIT:...

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The International Criminal Cou...

Oct 7, 2016 by

The International Criminal Court Will Start Prosecuting People Who Commit Crimes Against the Environment

[Translate] Environment The ICC isn’t known for prosecuting people responsible for huge oil slicks, chopping down protected...

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PERES AND THE PASSING OF HOPE

Sep 29, 2016 by

PERES AND THE PASSING OF HOPE

[Translate] Roger Cohen   NYTIMES Photo Prime Minister Netanyahu observed a moment of silence at the start of a special cabinet...

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