The United Kingdom’s Inner City Press revealed a 10 page document that shows a United Nations backed ground force operation is about to begin in Libya. It will involve 200 military observers, 190 UN police officers and 61 civilians.
The operation is awaiting approval by the UN Security Council, and an official request from Libyan […] Continue Reading…
“We are afraid that the resolution could push the most radical Syrian opposition forces to more active operations to topple the government. Just because of that, we categorically do not accept the aims our Western colleagues try to attain with that resolution.”-Vitali Churkin, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations
Russia, as well […] Continue Reading…
The University of Cambridge found that regular consumption of chocolate might slash the risk of developing heart disease by a third.
114,000 people were studied. People who ate the most chocolate were 37% less likely to develop heart disease, and 29% less likely to suffer a stroke.
Why? Researchers speculate that chocolate’s […] Continue Reading…
“Wild birds may introduce the virus, but people’s actions in poultry production and marketing spread it.”-Juan Lubroth, UN Food and Agriculture Organization
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is warning of a new mutant strain of H5N1 (Bird Flu). They say it’s spreading throughout southern China, and Vietnam.
Current vaccines do not work on […] Continue Reading…
Bank of America announced that it wants to sell half its stake in the lucrative China Construction Bank. Why? B of A needs cash now!
Bank of America hopes to get $8.3 billion from the sale. B of A will still hold 5% of China Construction Bank.
“The next 12 months look tough. Incentives brought forward buying in a very dramatic fashion in 2009, 2010, and now we are seeing a lack of pent-up demand.”-Ashvin Chotai, Intelligence Automotive Asia
General Motors can’t stand the heat of the competition in China, so they’re sacrificing profit margin by dropping their prices, on minivans.
“GM does […] Continue Reading…
“We’ve had an increase in requests for that type of service, and so our food supply is dwindling rapidly.”-Brenda Ames, Pocatello Salvation Army
A recent survey by Feeding America revealed that the economic situation in Idaho is much worse than elected leaders claim. At least 20% of Idaho kids do not know where their next […] Continue Reading…
Talas has been a slow but steady tropical storm, building strength as it heads towards the center of Honshu. It’s expected to become a full blown Typhoon on August 30.
The projected path of Talas brings it onshore, on September 1, in south central Honshu, west of Tokyo. Then it almost splits the island as […] Continue Reading…
Tropical storm Talas, directly south of Japan, is heading right for the center of the nuclear damaged island nation.
It’s predicted that by 29 August 2011 Talas will be a category 1 typhoon. Japan is still recovering from the 11 March 2011 quake and tsunami. Also, the damaged nuclear plant Fukushima Daiichi could get hit.
Supertyphoon Nanmadol, wavering between category 4 and 5, slammed Philippines, killing several people.
It’s known that five children were killed when the supertyphoon caused a landslide. Nanmadol is about 370 miles in diameter. It’s now heading towards Taiwan.