Voice of America reporting that farms along the Mississippi flood zones are destroyed. Some farmers were able to harvest some of their crops before the flooding.
Many farmers did not have crops to harvest, but were about to plant, and now that’s not going to happen: “…this is unprecedented because of the amount of water […] Continue Reading…
Israeli media reporting that Facebook group Third Palestinian Intifada, is calling for a massive pro-Palestine demonstration after Friday prayers, May 20.
Reports say Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank are planning to demonstrate as well.
Four of the U.K.’s biggest unions say they will hit the streets with at least 800,000 angry workers and taxpayers, on June 30.
They will protest the massive social cuts their government has enacted. Union officials say the government austerity cuts has actually driven more Britons into the ranks of the unions.
“It remains the case that a way must be found for us to leave nuclear power behind as soon as possible.”-Norbert Rottgen, Environment Minister
Because of the ongoing nuke disaster reactor at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant, Germany ordered ‘worst case scenario’ testing of all its nuclear plants. They all FAILED!
The report was published by Der […] Continue Reading…
Ford announced that it’ll build a transmission factory in China. It will build six speed automatic transmissions. The plant will cost $350 million.
Also, they’re building an engine plant in China, at a cost of $500 million. Ford hopes to have the factories operating in 2013. China is now the world’s largest car market.
Depending on which media source you read, Boeing won its World Trade Organization case against Airbus. Depending on which media source you read, Airbus won its World Trade Organization case against Boeing. Yes, that’s the idea.
Both Airbus and Boeing are declaring victories in their WTO case against each other.
U.S. officials say the ruling helps […] Continue Reading…
Honda announced they will have to lay off 400 workers at their factory in Brazil. The problem is lack of parts.
Originally Honda was going to reduce production, at their Brazil plant, for 12 days. Now it’s cutting production for a full month, and reducing payroll by 12%.
The ongoing parts supply problem was caused by […] Continue Reading…
For the first time since the nuclear disaster started in Japan, the city of Osaka has detected cesium contamination.
Osaka is about 560 km (348 miles) from the Fukushima Daiichi nuke plant.
City officials say that between 01 April and 02 May, low levels of cesium 134 & 137 were detected in rain water, and dust.
NHK reports Japanese astronomers have discovered what they call “floating planets”.
At least ten floating planets have been discovered using an observatory in New Zealand. The planets have mass equal to the planet Jupiter, yet they exist outside any solar system, and apparently don’t need to orbit a star.
The discovery could back up the ancient […] Continue Reading…
11,000 employees with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, for Palestine, went on strike over unfair working conditions.
Employees say management at UNRWA engage in arbitrary firing and denial of workers’ rights. In some cases workers have been fired because of the political party they belong to.
The strike resulted in the closing of 238 […] Continue Reading…