(EurActiv) — European Union smart grid operators and energy providers need common cybersecurity measures to help them guard against attacks, says a new report by Europe’s information security agency ENISA. The report, released on Wednesday (19 December), proposes a set of appropriate measures to allow smart grid providers to head off any potential threats. Smart [...]
EU Agency Mulls Cybersecurity Measures For ‘Vulnerable’ Smart Grids
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EU Responds To New Influx Of Palestinian Refugees To Lebanon
The European Commission announced Thursday the release of an additional € 2 million to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Palestinian refugees arriving from Syria in Lebanon. “I want to praise the generosity of the people of Lebanon towards the refugees who crossed the Syrian border in the past days and weeks,” said Kristalina Georgieva, EU [...]
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Citizens To Be Able To Stand As Candidates In Another EU Country More Easily Under New EU Rules
The EU Council of Ministers adopted Thursday a European Commission proposal to make it easier for EU citizens living in another Member State to stand as candidates in the 2014 European Parliament elections. This follows an overwhelming vote by the European Parliament in favour of the proposal (618 votes in favour, 23 votes against and [...]
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Poland: Confiscated Fake Cosmetics, Shampoo Destined For EU Market
With the support of Europol, an organised criminal group behind the production, storage and distribution of forged body cream, perfume, shampoo and washing powder has been dismantled by Polish police. The criminals were producing fake versions of internationally well-known brands. On 7 December, 90 police officers searched 14 premises in Poland and arrested six members [...]
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Abdel Jalil Case Sparks Controversy In Libya
By Essam Mohamed A Benghazi military court on Wednesday (December 19th) withdrew its jurisdiction over the Abdel Fattah Younes case. Younes, who served as Moamer Kadhafi’s interior minister before switching sides and joining the rebels, was shot dead on July 28th, 2011, while returning to Benghazi from Brega. The armed forces commander had been summoned [...]
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When The Fringe Speaks For Us – OpEd
By Aijaz Zaka Syed Another day, another massacre in the name of the exalted faith. Will this senseless, endless dance of death in the name of all that is holy ever stop? We have all become so accustomed to this mindless bloodletting in Muslim lands that few of us even pause to react to the [...]
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Iran Ready To Address West’s Concerns In N-Talks
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast says the Islamic Republic is ready to address West’s concerns in nuclear negotiations if West enters talks through a logical approach. “We have repeatedly recommended that they stop political measures and enter negotiations with a rational approach and recognize our rights, and we are ready to address their concerns,” [...]
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Public Opinion Sees Modest Change About Gun Control After Newtown Shooting – Survey
Despite the tragic outcome of last week’s shooting at an elementary school Newtown, Connecticut, the public’s attitudes toward gun control have shown only modest change, according to a recent survey. According to a Pew Research Center survey, currently 49% say it is more important to control gun ownership, while 42% say it is more important [...]
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China: Surge In Sex Scandals – Analysis
By Namrata Hasija Corruption has been the dominant factor in Chinese politics this year; evident in the numerous corruption and sex scandals involving party officials that have been busted of late. There has been a surge in the revelations of officials involved in sex scandals, especially post-18th Party Congress. Is there a causal link between [...]
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NRA Wants Armed Guards At US Schools
The United States’ largest gun rights lobby says it wants to address gun violence by placing armed police officers in every school in America. The chief executive for the powerful National Rifle Association, NRA, held a press conference Friday, one week after 26 people were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. [...]
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Patrick Buchanan: Why God Created The GOP – OpEd
“God put the Republican Party on earth to cut taxes. If they don’t do that, they have no useful function.” Columnist Robert Novak was speaking of the party that embraced the revolution of Ronald Reagan, who had hung a portrait of Calvin Coolidge in his Cabinet Room and set about cutting income tax rates to [...]
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Italian PM Mario Monti Steps Down
Mario Monti has resigned as Prime Minster of Italy, saying he no longer has the support he needs to govern. Monti replaced Silvio Berlusconi a little over a year ago after the previous govt proved unable to cope with the financial problems facing it. His resignation comes as MP’s passed the 2013 budget drawn up [...]
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US: Mass Shooting In Pennsylvania: Four Reported Dead
At least four people are reported dead after a shooter opened fire early Friday in Frankstown Township in Central Pennsylvania. The Altoona Mirror reports that the gunman, whose name has not yet been released, was killed during the shooting. Blair County District Attorney Richard Consiglio confirms that additionally two other men and a woman are [...]
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Don’t Fall For The Shale Boom Hype – Chris Martenson Interview
Interview by James Stafford We are in the midst of an amazing energy boom, but by sweeping the idea of peak oil under the rug we are ignoring a significant fact: the relationship between hydrocarbon reserves and flow rates are not the same as they used to be—reserves have increased but flow rates are not [...]
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US Marine Reduced To Lower Rank And Fined For Urinating On Dead Afghans
A US Marine has had his rank reduced and been fined $500 fine for urinating on corpses of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan after pleading guilty at a special court martial in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Staff Sgt Joseph W. Chamblin pleaded guilty to charges of wrongful desecration, failure to properly supervise junior Marines and posing [...]
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Sri Lanka: Storm Signals Across The Palk Bay – Analysis
By Col R. Hariharan Some of the recent policy decisions of Sri Lanka affecting Indian commercial interests are sending disturbing signals that have the potential to affect Indo-Sri Lanka relations. Will these storm signals add to the political stress created by the non implementation of the much maligned 13th Amendment to the Constitution? Sri Lanka [...]
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India-Myanmar Relations – Analysis
By C. S. Kuppuswamy Consequent to the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Myanmar in May 2012 and the visit of Aung San Suu Kyi to India in November 2012, the Indo-Myanmar relations has been on an upswing and gaining momentum by the day. The major events, visits and developments since May 2012 have [...]
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Total Farms Into Bokhtar PSC Area In Tajikistan With 33.335% Interest
Total said Friday that it had signed an agreement with Kulob Petroleum, a subsidiary of Tethys Petroleum, to farm into the Bokhtar PSC Area in Tajikistan with a 33.335% interest. Under the agreement, signed jointly with state-owned CNODC (a subsidiary of CNPC) of China, Total and CNODC will each hold a 33.335% interest in the [...]
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Eni Signs Agreement With Anadarko For Natural Gas Development In Mozambique
Eni signed Friday a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, establishing foundational principles for the coordinated development of common natural gas reservoirs in the offshore Mozambique. The HOA will facilitate a development program whereby Eni and Anadarko will conduct separate yet coordinated offshore activities, spanning both Area 4, operated, by Eni and Area [...]
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A Wake-Up Call For BJP – Analysis
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reasons to be concerned over the results of the elections to the State Assemblies of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh announced on December 20, 2012. The elections were preceded by a sustained campaign based on allegations of corruption against the Government of Dr. Manmohan Singh, and some Congress leaders of [...]
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