More than 16 million people have now been affected by seasonal flooding across a swathe of South Asia, say aid officials. The floods in Nepal, Bangladesh and India are thought to have killed about 500 people and are expected to worsen. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) says it is […]
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The floods in Nepal, Bangladesh and India have killed about 500 and affected over 16 million
Death toll from floods in Nepal climbs to 120 with about 6 million people affected
The death toll from widespread flooding and landslides in Nepal on Tuesday climbed to 120 with nearly 35 people still unaccounted for and over six million affected by incessant rainfall across the Himalayan country. Most of the displaced, living in temporary shelters for the past three days, were yet to receive relief supplies in […]
Planning your retirement? Forget it, you won’t survive to experience it
The Israeli agents who comprise the Neoconservatives, a collection of war criminals that control US foreign policy, have already handed you your death certificate. The neoconservatives have far more power than they have intelligence or humanity. At the recent St. Petersburg International Economic Conference, President Putin excoriated Western Journalists for endlessly repeating Washington’s lies […]
Buying Robots Would Be Cheaper Than Hiring At $15 An Hour
In a Tuesday interview on Fox Business Network’s ‘Mornings with Maria’, former McDonald’s CEO Ed Rensi warned that an increased minimum wage would foment massive job loss thanks to the relatively low cost of replacing workers with intelligent machines. “It’s cheaper to buy a $35,000 robotic arm than it is to hire an employee who’s […]
MP says Europeans admire Iran’s sustainable security
Boroujerd, Razavi Khorassan Prov., May 25, IRNA – MP from Boroujerd Alaeddin Boroujerdi said on Wednesday that the Europeans admire Iran’s sustainable security. Boroujerdi told a group of officials at the provincial radio station that Islamic Iran owes its lasting securing to God’s grace and blood of martyrs. He said Islamic Iran is rich in […]
Palestinian Senior, Nonviolent Activist, Abu Rahma, Released
Saed Bannoura (IMEMC) : The Ofer Israeli military ordered, on Monday at night, the release of internationally recognized human rights defender, and the coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in village, Abdullah Abu Rahma, after he was held for eleven days. He was released on Monday at night, and will […]
BBC To Erect Statue Of George Orwell Outside London HQ
A statue of George Orwell, author of the dystopian ‘1984’, will soon be erected outside the BBC’s London headquarters, despite his resignation from the broadcaster in 1943 when he grew tired of “pushing propaganda” With a cigarette in hand Mr Orwell will soon take up position among the fellow smokers lurking outside the new main entrance […]
Rape regulations: ISIS laws on ‘proper’ sex slave treatment revealed
A “fatwa,” which is what a learned interpretation of the Islamic law is called, was released by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in late January as “some of the brothers have committed violation in the matter of treatment of the female slaves. These violations are not permitted by Sharia law because these rules have not […]
Pyramid secret chambers sought using cosmic rays
Some 40 plates have been planted inside the Bent Pyramid in Dahshur in an attempt to capture cosmic particles, Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities announced early today. The installation is part of an ambitious project using muons, or cosmic particles, to investigate Egypt’s main pyramids. The aim is to detect the presence of unknown internal […]
Turkey to send four-ton aid supplies to quake-hit Nepal
ISTANBUL – Turkey’s emergency agency said Tuesday it would continue its aid stream to quake-hit Nepal with a four-ton medical and food supply package. “The AFAD and other Turkish teams have been continuing their search and rescue efforts in Nepal,” Fuat Oktay, the head of Turkish Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, or AFAD, told reporters […]
The Gadhima Hindu ritual sacrifice
Occupy for Animals with Taija Jolanki and 15 others Update on Gadhimai Festival in Nepal ~ The Gadhimai Festival is planned to take place in November during which up to a quarter of a million animals could be sacrificed. For 250 years the Hindu festival has continued relatively unchallenged, but as news of the inhumane […]