Scientists Revise Understanding Of Novichok After It Fails To Produce Expected Lethal Effects Authored by Rob Slane via The BlogMire blog, Warning: This article is likely to contain traces of satire. In the aftermath of the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury on 4th March, scientists are currently re-evaluating their understanding of A-234 …
May 2018 archive
May 20
Today’s News 20th May 2018
Why The Soaring Dollar Will Lead To An "Explosive" Market Repricing: A Flow Chart Something curious took place one month ago when the PBOC announced on April 17 that it would cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by 1% to ease financial conditions: it broke what until then had been a rangebound market for both …
May 19
Today’s News 19th May 2018
The "Fake News" Story Is Fake News Authored by Philip Weiss via MondoWeiss.net, Almost every day on public radio or public television, I hear reports about how fake news is undermining our democracy. These high-minded reporters and anchors seem truly to believe that a feverish menace is overwhelming the minds of once-sensible people. This story …
May 18
Today’s News 18th May 2018
The Average Croatian Doesn't Leave Home Until They're 32!! Figures from Eurostat have revealed the average age at which young people leave their parent’s house in Europe. You will find more infographics at Statista As Statista’s Martin Armstrong reports, at the top of the list is Montenegro where the nest is generally flown at the ripe age …
May 17
Today’s News 17th May 2018
Putin Drives Dump Truck Across $3.6 Billion Bridge He Built To Crimea Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled the auto section of a $3.6 billion (223 billion rouble) road-and-rail bridge over the Kersch Strait on Tuesday linking Russia to the Crimean peninsula – much to the consternation of Ukrainian officials who said the bridge showed “disregard for international law.” The …
May 16
Today’s News 16th May 2018
Delhi Has The Worst Air Quality In The World A World Health Organization report released on May 2 found that Delhi has the worst air quality in the world. India’s capital was found to have a heavy presence of PM10 particular matter – 292 micrograms per cubic meter. As Statista’s Niall McCarthy notes, the annual safe limit set by …
May 15
Today’s News 15th May 2018
WHO Prepares For "Worst Case" As Congo Ebola Outbreak Spreads In the week since we first noted the new outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the number of cases has risen by 50%, and The World Health Organization has now said it is preparing for “the worst case scenario.” The WHO has …
May 14
Today’s News 14th May 2018
Moscow's "Eye In Turkey": Transfer Of S-400 Missiles Will Open Turkey To Russian Spying, NATO Warns The German language Der Spiegel magazine in a recent editorial attempted to sound the alarm of encroaching Russian influence in NATO connected with Russia’s advanced S-400 anti-aircraft systems. “The Turkish government wants to buy the state-of-the-art Russian S-400 anti-aircraft …
May 13
Today’s News 13th May 2018
Trump's Pyrrhic Victory: The US Opts For A Path That Can Only Lead To War Authored by Philip Giraldi via The Strategic Culture Foundation, Nearly everyone loses by President Donald Trump’s decision on Tuesday to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) relating to Iran’s nuclear energy program and to reinstate the “highest …
May 12
Today’s News 12th May 2018
The Worst Man In Modern History Authored by Alasdair Macleod via GoldMoney.com, It seems extraordinary that in defiance of all factual history and philosophical knowledge anyone should celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of Karl Marx. More than anyone, through wrong-headed ideas, he bears responsibility, indirectly admittedly, for the deaths of an estimated one hundred …
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