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Nigeria: Shell Faces Lawsuit In Hague

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Royal Dutch Shell is facing a lawsuit from four Nigerian villagers. The trial opened today in The Hague that could not only force Shell to compensate for the pollution of cropland and water courses, but also set a precedent for damage claims against other international companies. According to Radio Netherlands, the four farmers that filed [...]

Turkey: Compliance With EU Regulations And BOTAS Liberalization Process – Analysis

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By Sinem Vardaryildiz Turkey’s demand for energy will increase in the next 15-20years,according to the International Energy Agency’s latest country analysis briefs. To deal with this matter, Turkey has to ensure diversified suppliers for domestic consumption. That effectively requires the privatization of the state-owned Turkish Pipeline Company (BOTAS) to abate the overwhelming monopoly and establish [...]

The Franco-Indian Quest For An Independent Nuclear Policy, 1950‐1974 – Analysis

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By Jayita Sarkar The aftermath of the Second World War revealed uncanny similarities between France and India, especially in the backdrop of the nuclear politics that began to characterize the Cold War. While the painful memories of Nazi occupation and activities of the collaborationist Vichy Regime plagued the French psyche, the memory of almost two [...]

Is The Arab Spring Part-Two Unravelling? – Analysis

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By Rajeev Agarwal Just when it seemed that the Arab Spring was almost over and the region (except Syria and Yemen) was entering a phase of political transition, a flurry of developments in the first week of October 2012 has brought the region back into focus. Parliaments have been dissolved in Jordan and Kuwait, the [...]

Patrick Buchanan: Stay Out Of The Syrian Maelstrom – OpEd

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“In Syria, I will work … to identify and organize those members of the opposition who share our values and ensure they obtain the arms they need to defeat Assad’s tanks, helicopters and fighter jets.” This commitment by Mitt Romney in his VMI address has thrilled the neocons as much as it has unsettled the [...]

Ryan Slams Obama Response To Libyan Attack, Biden Snickers‏ – OpEd

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As soon as Thursday night’s long-anticipated vice presidential debate began, Republican candidate Paul Ryan charged into a discussion about the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi that ended with four Americans killed, including the U.S. Ambassador to Libya. A Pew survey released on Wednesday found that voters are divided [...]

India Seeks To Enhance Its Mining Stakes In Afghanistan – Analysis

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By Monish Gulati Afghanistan is looking to establish itself as responsible developing nation in the post- 2014 period after the ‘drawdown’ of NATO forces is completed from the country. Getting its economy and development programmes on track by exploiting its rich deposits of iron, gold, copper and oil is a step in that direction. The [...]

Palestine: Taybeh’s Beer Festival – OpEd

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By Melkam Lidet This Saturday, Taybeh – a Palestinian village in the West Bank, 35km from Jerusalem and 12 km from Ramallah held its 8th annual beer festival or the Palestinian version of the German Oktoberfest. The festival had a different, almost liberating vibe to it. It was different from what one would see in [...]

eBay Rolls Out New “Pinterest” Look

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eBay has unveiled a new look that the online auction site hopes will position it for the “future of commerce”, focusing on mobile and personal recommendations, Digital Spy said. The website has a reported 105m active users across 190 countries, including 25m sellers based all around the world. There were 350m product and service listings [...]

Shooting A Free Spirit: Malala Yousafzai – OpEd

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By Anthony Borden The Institute of War & Peace Reporting deplores the attack on Malala Yousufzai, a 14-year-old blogger in northwest Pakistan who had participated in our Open Minds student training programme. The attack was a ruthless attempt to stifle independent thought, and curtail Malala’s relentless free spirit. In Taleban eyes, Malala’s particular crime was [...]

Curcumin Curbs Metastases In Prostate Cancer

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Powdered turmeric has been used for centuries to treat osteoarthritis and other illnesses. Its active ingredient, curcumin, inhibits inflammatory reactions. A new study now shows that it can also inhibit formation of metastases. Prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent malignancies in the Western world, and is often diagnosed only after metastatic tumors have [...]

Boost Your Testosterone For Honesty

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(CORDIS) — Testosterone – it is responsible for a number of the human body’s activities, from muscle building to libido to hair growth. Though found in both men and women, it has traditionally been linked with male characteristics. However, it now appears that there is more to testosterone than meets the eye; it may also [...]

Saving Food, Boosts Lives And Earth’s Sustainability

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New research from Europe suggests that it would be possible to give people’s lives a boost and to maintain the planet’s natural resources if we reduce food waste and make the food production chain more efficient. Presented in the journal Science of the Total Environment, the findings indicate that reducing loss and waste percentages could [...]

Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah Vows To Send More Drones To Israel

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The spy drone shot down last Saturday in Israel belongs to Hizbullah. The secretary general of the Lebanese group Hassan Nasrallah claimed the operation on Thursday, confirming the accusations made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In a televised speech, Nasrallah hailed the technological performance by his men. Nasrallah declined to provide technical details about [...]

Adrian Salbuchi: Washington, London And Tel Aviv Don’t Tolerate True Democracy – Interview

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Adrian Salbuchi is an internationally-renowned Argentine author, political analyst, speaker and radio/TV commentator. His articles are widely published and translated in different countries and he regularly appears on such TV channels and Russia Today and Press TV to comment on a variety of international issues. He is a regular contributor to the Montreal-based Center for [...]

Fear And Loathing On The Streets Of Athens

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Three police officers in body armour surround two dark-skinned men on a busy street in Athens, Greece’s increasingly restive capital. It is a scene that has been playing out across the city since the launch of a government crackdown on illegal migration two months ago. The police operation – ironically codenamed Xenios Zeus, after the [...]

Nobel Peace Prize To European Union Criticized In View Of Gypsy Apartheid‏

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Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has strongly criticized awarding of Nobel Peace Prize to European Union (EU), calling it highly “illogical and irrational” in view of continuing apartheid conditions of its about 15-million Roma (Gypsy) populace. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, argued that EU had [...]

US Embassy’s Security Chief Assassinated By Terrorists In Yemen‏ – OpEd

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U.S. law enforcement and security officials on Thursday expressed sorrow and anger over the killing of a Yemeni national serving as a chief of security at the U.S. embassy in Sanaa, according to a federal law enforcement official. During a press conference shown on Fox News Channel on Thursday afternoon, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland [...]

Why 14-Year-Old Malala Is Important For Pakistan – OpEd

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By Mazhar Iqbal Malala Yousafzai, 14, is the new face of Pakistan – the country that has persistently been pushed as the hotbed of militant Islam. She is not only the latest victim of an extremely criticised brand of Muslim faith that supports the totalitarian interpretation of Islamic law, but also a new hope for [...]

Bahraini Protesters Emboldened By Police Teargassing

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Bahraini police fired tear gas and stun grenades at hundreds of demonstrators at a pro-democracy protest in the capital, Manama. Thousands joined in for a second march after the initial rally was forcefully dispersed. Riot police clashed with participants in the “Destination Manama” rallies, which called for the right to self-determination and increased freedoms for [...]
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