TEHRAN- As announced by a provincial official, 40 idle mines have been revived in Sistan-Baluchestan Province, in the southeast of Iran, since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2020). Mandana Zanganeh, the deputy governor-general of the province for economic affairs, said that there are currently 384 active mines in the province, […]
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Painful transition? Poland agrees to phase out coal mines by 2049
Coal mining has long been considered the pride of Poland. It is responsible for 80% of the country’s electricity production, according to 2018 figures, and employs around 80,000 people, down from 400,000 in 1990. Coal reserves in Upper Silesia, in the south of the country, are perceived as key to energy security and a patriotic […]
YouTube is not safe for your children: The video platform "data mines" information from its young users
(Natural News) Facebook has been at the center of controversy lately for, among other things, acquiring the personal data of users without their knowledge or consent and then distributing that information to third parties. But as it turns out, Mark Zuckerberg and his team aren’t the only ones making headlines for illegal […]
Senate Mines Free Speech Violence On College Campuses
No one was injured last week when a campus protest against white nationalist leader Richard Spencer ended in gunfire, but the growing number of free-speech clashes in higher education drew a critical eye Thursday by Congress. “When does protected speech cross the line to unprotected incitement of violence?” asked Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., this morning […]
Bolivians Are Braving Land Mines And The World’s Driest Desert To Get Into Chile
By Jon Hernandez, Ahmed Najdat, and Michelle Ghoussoub When Guadalupe left her home in Bolivia, she hoped she would find a better life for her family. She settled on the outskirts of Arica, a major port in the north of Chile on the border with Peru, where she lives with her husband and three children. […]
Ex Wife Says That Orlando Shooter Omar Mateen Had ‘Gay Tendencies’
It has been suggested that Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen may have been gay and struggling with his identity. According to his wife he had gay friends and visited the nightclub frequently before massacring 49 people there at the weekend in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. What motivated the American born terrorist is […]
Killer of 2 French police officers was previously sentenced on terrorism-related charges – report
Forty-two year-old police officer Jean-Baptiste Salvaing was stabbed at least nine times, and his partner was also killed. The attacker was identified by the media as 25-year-old French citizen Larossi Abballa. “I am thinking of those who knew these two police officers and this child found by RAID [an elite police unit] after the assault,” […]
Swedish social workers lack strategy to deal with radicalized youths – govt survey
Researchers from the government surveyed social workers in 220 municipalities and cities across Sweden. Of those, they identified 39 locations where staff said they had been working with young people at risk of or already turning to extremism. In 25 locations, children under the age of 18 were included in that group. However, staff working […]
Over 80 dead in temple fire in South India after firecrackers cause ‘massive blast’
The fire broke out at Puttingal Temple in the town of Paravur early on Sunday, India Today said, reporting that the devastating blaze has completely destroyed the building. Police have confirmed the death toll to local media. Local TV channels blamed the accident on firecrackers used in temple celebrations, according to Indian Express. It has […]
Heart Consciousness the Next Frontier in Brain and Neuroscience
Dr. Fahad Basheer, ContributorWaking Times During organ transplantation there have been numerous reports of emotions, memories and experiences being transferred along with organ which is been transplanted from donor to the recipient. Dr. Pearsall, an American cardiologist, has collected the cases of 73 heart transplant patients and 67 other organ transplant […]
Michigan Officials Quietly Gave Bottled Water To State Employees Months Before Flint Residents
John Whitaker, executive director of Midwest Food Bank, carries a case of water that was donated to Flint residents on January 27. CREDIT: AP Photo/Darron Cummings The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget decided to haul water coolers into the Flint state building in January of 2015 out of concern over the city’s water quality, […]