Astronomers have found some of the youngest stars ever seen, thanks to the Herschel space observatory, a European Space Agency mission with important NASA contributions. Observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope in Chile, a collaboration involving the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Germany, the Onsala Space [...]
Herschel Discovers Some Of Youngest Stars Ever Seen
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Serbia Opposition Slams Embassy Shake-Up
Serbia is recalling scores of diplomats in a spring embassy clean-out, which the opposition describes as politically inspired. More than half of 65 Serbia’s embassies will undergo personnel changes by March 31, Balkan Insight has learned from the Foreign Ministry. All diplomats in their last, fourth year of office, or who are not seen as [...]
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Kosovo, Turkey Boost Military Cooperation
By Linda Karadaku Kosovo and Turkey continue to deepen their bilateral relations, particularly in the area of military co-operation. Mentor Vrajolli, a senior researcher at the Kosovo Security Studies Centre, told SETimes that Turkish Minister of Defense Ismet Yilmaz’s February visit to Pristina opened an important chapter between the two countries. Kosovo is performing a [...]
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UN In Kosovo Held Responsible For Failing To Investigate Forced Disappearances: Too Little, Too Late? – OpEd
In a landmark decision, the Human Rights Advisory Panel found UNMIK responsible for failing to investigate forced disappearances. With such competencies having now been transferred to other organizations and local authorities, however, this may prove to be too little, too late for the cause of accountability. By Massimo Moratti In the uphill struggle to ensure [...]
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China’s Xi Jinping Meets With US Treasury Chief Lew
By Shannon Van Sant In his first meeting with a foreign official since assuming power, President Xi Jinping met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew. Xi pledged to work together with the United States while acknowledging Beijing has what he called “unaviodable” diffferences with Washington. Lew’s visit comes at an important time in Sino-U.S. relations [...]
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China: Illicit Ordination On Same Day As Pope’s Inauguration
Bishop Joseph Ma Yinglin of Kunming, who is not recognized by the Holy See, ordained two priests in Yunnan province today, raising new questions about the troubled relationship between the China Church and the Vatican. A priest of Kunming who concelebrated the Mass told ucanews.com they had planned the ordination for the solemnity of St. [...]
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Who Is In Charge Of Israeli Foreign Policy? – Analysis
By Burç Köstem Abraham Lincon’s statement that “a house divided cannot stand” has particular resonance in Israeli politics. In deed there is a lot to celebrate about the heterogeneous structure of Israeli society. Unfortunately this highly heterogeneous structure has significant implications for Israeli politics producing very delicate and convoluted outcomes. The Israeli parliament (Knesset) is [...]
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U.S. B-52s Imitate Nuclear Bombing Of North Korea
In a bid to intimidate North Korea and draw attention to the US military’s capabilities, American B-52 bombers – which are capable of carrying out nuclear strikes – are practicing over South Korea. The move is in response to rising tensions after North Korea conducted its third successful nuclear test last month. This month’s first [...]
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Japan: New Accident At Fukushima – OpEd
By Alexei Lyakhov and Oleg Nekhai New problems have appeared at the long-suffering Fukushima nuclear power station. As a result of a short stoppage of supply of electric power, the systems for cooling the reservoirs with nuclear waste at the station’s 1st, 3rd and 4th units have stopped working for some time. At present, the [...]
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Cyprus Parliament Rejects Tax On Deposits
Parliament in Cyprus on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a bill aimed at charging steep levies on bank deposits, jeopardizing the country’s chances of securing a desperately needed international bailout. Thirty-six deputies in the 56-seat parliament voted against the bill, while 19 abstained. None voted in support. The proposal to dip into bank savings to boost the [...]
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Paraguay Struggles To Protect Forest Resources – OpEd
The Ayoreo Indigenous group, one of Paraguay’s major tribes, located in the forests of Atetadiegosode community, in Cuyabia, Department of Boqueron, is fighting for its survival as deforestation projects are on the way in order to turn their 25 thousand acres of land more suitable to cattle grazing or to any other lucrative agricultural investment. [...]
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Marathon Oil Announces Shenandoah Appraisal Well Results
Marathon Oil Corporation said Tuesday the Shenandoah-2 well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico has encountered more than 1,000 net feet of oil pay in multiple high-quality Lower Tertiary-aged reservoirs. The Shenandoah-2 well, located in Walker Ridge block 51, was drilled to a total depth of 31,405 feet in approximately 5,800 feet of water, more [...]
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British Litvinenko Death Inquest Descends Into Farce – OpEd
Coroner appears to lose control of the process. Finding the truth may be unattainable. By William Dunkerley The main question arising from last Thursday’s hearing in the British Litvinenko death case is whether anyone is actually in charge of the proceedings. Alexander Litvinenko is a reputed former Russian spy who died in London in 2006 [...]
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US, Philippines Enjoy ‘Longstanding’ Alliance, Says US Defense Official
By Cheryl Pellerin On the third stop of his weeklong trip to Asia, Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter met today with top officials in Manilia and carried greetings from President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to be delivered to President Benigno Aquino III. During meetings with the president’s executive secretary, Paquito Ochoa, Defense [...]
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Obama’s Norooz Wishes Include Diplomatic Invitation To Iran
Barack Obama has sent a message to Iranians in Iran and around the world celebrating Norooz and urged Iran to take “immediate and meaningful steps” to convince the international community of the peaceful nature of its nuclear activities. The U.S. president said he wished to take the opportunity to speak directly to Iranians and Iranian [...]
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Of Hope And Pain: Rachel Corrie’s Rafah Legacy – OpEd
‘Hi Papa .. Don’t worry about me too much, right now I am most concerned that we are not being effective. I still don’t feel particularly at risk. Rafah has seemed calmer lately,’ Rachel Corrie wrote to her father, Craig, from Rafah, a town located at the southern end of the Gaza Strip. ‘Rachel’s last [...]
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‘It’s Not Your Homeland’: An Interview With Shlomo Sand
By Lewis Turner Shlomo Sand shot to prominence and controversy with his 2008 book The Invention of the Jewish People. His follow-up, The Invention of the Land of Israel, examines a nationalist mythology of land which forms a crucial part of the Zionist story of, and justification for, the Jewish State. In this interview Shlomo [...]
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Burundi: Problematic Reconciliation In The Hills – OpEd
Internally displaced persons of the Ruhororo site are living in difficult conditions amongst an already well established population. Despite the harsh conditions that an IDP must live, matters are made more difficult by the frequent confrontations they encounter with the local community. By Landry Nintereste On Saturday 24th November, the local police and army (who, [...]
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The Plague Of Wall Street Banking – OpEd
By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers The economic news this week highlights what happens when governments are unable to confront the root cause of the financial collapse – the risky speculation and securities fraud of the big banks. What happens? They blame the people, cut their benefits, tax their savings and demand they work harder for [...]
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The Second Iran Hostage Crisis – OpEd
By Nile Bowie From talk of “red lines” and cartoon bombs to having “all options on the table”, an undeniably delusional logic emanates from leadership in Washington and Tel Aviv regarding the alleged threat posted by Iran’s nuclear program. When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu famously took to the stage of the UN General Assembly [...]
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