Don't Show The 'Hard-Working' Italians This Chart!! Rumor has it that Germans are the most disciplined workers in the world. The statistics, however, as Statista’s Patrick Wagner points out, give that accolade to the Indians – especially those living in Mumbai – who are apparently working much more than their German counterparts. To be exact almost double …

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Hawaii Volcano Update: Scientists Baffled Over Mysterious Cracks In Kilauea Crater Four weeks into its eruption, Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano continues to spew molten lava across The Big Island’s East side – cutting off access to more neighborhoods and destroying 87 homes, ten of which happened in the last two days.  #BREAKING: Civil Defense officials say the …

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Retired Green Beret: 7 Ways To Stay Alive In A Post-Collapse Society Authored by Jeremiah Johnson (Nom de plume of a retired Green Beret of the United States Army Special Forces) via ReadyNutrition.com, There have always been times where we inadvertently put ourselves in precarious situations. In this case, your best bet is to trust …

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Facebook Use Among Teens Plummets 30% In Three Years Facebook, which has until recently dominated the social media landscape among America’s youth, is now just the fourth most popular online platform among teens between ages 13 and 17, with just 51% saying they use it, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center. Facebook …

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US, Turkey Said To Reach Deal For Withdrawal Of Kurdish Forces From Key Syrian Town Turkey has announced a new agreement with the US which will involve the pullout of all Kurdish forces from the contested northern Syrian city of Manbij — something which the US State Department disputed as recently as Tuesday.   The newly built US forces base …

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Mapping The 'Real' Europe – From 'Swedone' To 'Quitaly' First Brexit, now Quitaly… who’s next?   Source: Maps On The Web Italy & The Euro Cannot Be Saved By Mass-Immigration Via GEFIRA, The ongoing euro crisis has never been and will never be solved. The native European populations are shrinking and this will have a …

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Turkey May Purchase Russian Stealth Fighters, If Delivery Of US F-35s Is Halted A U.S. Senate committee swiftly passed the latest version of a $716 billion defense bill last week, including a hard-hitting measure to block Turkey from acquiring Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Senator Thom Tillis …

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First Greece, Now Italy, Portugal Next? While most investors are focused on Italian politics – the parallel currency ‘mini-BoT’ fears and potential for a constitutional crisis – Spain is now facing its own political crisis amid calls for a no-confidence vote against Rajoy. However, ‘Spaxit’ remains a distant concern for investors as another member of …

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Brazilian Military Deployed To Break Up Trucking Strike As State Of Emergency Worsens A nationwide trucking strike in Brazil entered day six on Saturday, as blocked roads have prevented critical food and supplies from reaching their destinations. The protests, triggered by a 50% spike in fuel prices over the last year, have resulted in the declaration of a …

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Jim Jatras: Forget Kim. It's Time For A Trump-Putin Summit…Now! Authored by James George Jatras via The Strategic Culture Foundation, In the aftermath of US President Donald Trump’s cancellation of his scheduled June 12 summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, the gathering clouds of global conflict are getting thicker and darker: Korea: The cancellation is …

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