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Friday, September 30, 2016

The fourth army in world has triggered the attack. A war is ready to be resumed

World News Rudolph Rodriquez
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The Indian army announced that it has executed ‘surgical strikes’ against the terrorists along the border with Pakistan in the disputed Kashmir region, according to BBC.


The Indian army said that the operation was intended to prevent attacks planned by militants in Pakistan, said a military official.


They added that the strikes have caused ‘significant damages’ for the terrorists and those who support them.


Pakistan instead has denied that Indian surgical strikes occurred.


‘The idea that there were surgical strikes that would hit terrorist bases is an illusion generated by India to create false effects,’ said the Pakistani military.


Islamabad also said that two Pakistani soldiers died following an unprovoked shooting along the Control Line that divides the disputed region.


Tensions rose after an attack by militants on a base of Indian Kashmir, which killed 18 soldiers. India blamed Pakistan, which denied any responsibilities.


Both India and Pakistan claim control over the predominantly Muslim Kashmir, but control only parts of it.


The territorial dispute is already lasting for decades. Two wars were fought between the two nuclear powers in this case.


There are fears that the new escalation of tensions could pose a major new armed conflict, but analysts argue that this perspective is however unlikely.


Over the time, the Indian army has been involved in four wars with Pakistan and in one with China. India’s ground forces have over 3,500 tanks and 5,000 armored combat vehicles, air forces having almost 1,800 aircraft and 500 military helicopters, while the marine forces have about 200 vessels. India’s main weapons supplier is Russia.

The Endless List of Turkish TV Stations Closed by Recep Tayyip Erdogan

World News Nilgun Salim
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The Turkish authorities ordered the closure of 12 TV networks because they are allegedly linked to terrorist groups or organizations, which represents a threat to the national security, reports Anadolu.


According to the last reports, most of these TV stations were pro-Kurdish television, including a children’s television channel that transmitted cartoons in Kurdish.


Following the failed coup of July, the Turkish authorities arrested all the suspects related in one way or another to the Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Ankara accuses of planning the coup attempt.  Dozens of journalists have been arrested for having alleged links with the cleric, and several TV stations stopped their activity.


The Turkish Recep Erdogan continues his revenge on everything related with Fethullah Gulen. After they humiliated the soldiers involved in the coup, Erdogan adopted a series of unprecedented measures. The list of the closed TV stations is impressive.


Here’s the list of the closed TV stations:



STV


Samanyolu Haber


Samanyolu Haber Radyo


Can Erzincan TV


Kanal 124


Yumurcak TV


Hira TV


MC TV


Dünya TV


Kanal Türk


Bugün TV


Mehtap TV


Berfin FM


Kanal Türk Radyo


Burç FM


Samanyolu Haber Radyosu


Radyo Mehtap


Haber Radyo Ege


Dünya Radyo


Radyo Küre


Merkür TV


Esra Radyo


Tuna Shoping TV


Samanyolu Haber Radyo Anadolu



The list will probably become bigger according to sources from the broadcasting industry in Turkey.


Staff members in a WhatsApp group shared talking points provided by the president’s office, and others received private calls from supervisors about the on-air tone toward Mr. Gulen.

Hillary Clinton Expressed Her Admiration for German Chancellor Angela Merkel

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The Democratic Candidate labeled Angela Merkel as one of her ‘favorite world leaders’, praising her for the ‘courage’ shown during the refugee crisis, writes Reuters.


‘I appreciate many world leaders’, responded Clinton after she was asked who is her favorite state leader.


‘I think she is an extraordinary and strong leader, during a rough period for Europe, which had implications for the rest of the world, particularly for our country’, added the former Secretary of State.


Clinton said that she was truly impressed by Merkel’s ‘leading skills and determination’, especially during the Eurozone and refugee crisis.


‘I truly hope the opportunity of working with her in the future’, completed the American politician.


On the other hand, her Republican rival criticized Merkel’s political choices, accusing her of ruining Germany.


During a speech held by Donald Trump in Ohio, he compared Hillary Clinton with the German Chancellor, adding that his opponent aspires to become the American Angela Merkel.


‘On short, Hillary Clinton wants to become a U.S. Angela Merkel and you know the disaster she generated to Germany and Germans in general. The crime rate increased significantly. It’s a catastrophe’, said Trump at that time.


Angela Merkel became a true symbol of ‘failed attempts’, especially for the American people. A woman who believed that she could solve Germany’s problems, but her inability to set boundaries generated a crisis.


Some suggest that Trump is totally different from his female counterparts and represents a strong man, who can defend America from the potential mistakes that a female leader could make.

U.S: The Russian – Syrian Offensive in Aleppo Represented a ‘Gift’ for ISIS

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The offensive initiated by the Russian and Syrian Defense Forces in the city of Aleppo was a literal ‘gift’ for ISIS.


The raids conducted by the Russian and Syrian troops will determine an even larger number of recruits to join the Islamic State, stated the U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power.


Power said that Russia’s and the Assad Regime’s actions in Aleppo ‘will generate a larger number of refugees and a bigger radicalization’ adding that ‘what they did is a gift for ISIS and the al-Nusrat group, or other groups claiming they want to defeat’.


Early this year, Russia accused the American Government of ‘supporting the terrorism in Syria’. Moreover, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stated on Thursday that Russia is outraged by the disturbing comments made the United States regarding the situation In Syria, labeling them as encouragements for the terrorist organizations.


Basically, Ryabkov hinted to a statement made by John Kirby, in which he said that Russia should focus on putting an end to the violence in Syria instead of initiating raids.


Yesterday, the head of the UN humanitarian operations Stephen O’Brien said the current situation from Aleppo is ‘worst humanitarian disaster ever seen in Syria’.


Lately, Moscow became ‘extremely concerned’ about Washington’s intentions of using their nuclear weapons in a conflict, warning them there will be ‘consequences’.


The U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced they are planning to maintain their initial doctrine regarding the atomic attacks.

Apple Competes With Samsung On Exploding Devices

Hi-Tech Silvia Meyer
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Major manufacturers of smartphones copy from each other most interesting technology, but sometimes they take over the bad habits as well.


For example, an iPhone 7 Plus box, the Jet Black version, exploded while being delivered to the customer. It seems that Apple was so jealous for the attention Note7 Samsung Galaxy received for exploding units that they wanted to have the same treatment.


Regarding the incident with the iPhone 7 Plus, it exploded while being delivered by the courier company UPS. The customer has already received it ‘fried’.


The images were published by a Reddit user called kroopthesnoop on Wednesday. More details are not known yet, Apple and UPS not making any comments so far on the incident.


Apparently, the risk of explosion is not enough to combat the smartphone addiction. That would superficially explain, how is it that those who hold a phone from Samsung have not given up to use it to open it or use it even less frequently after they learned about the scandal of exploding batteries.


At least so says a study by the market analysis Aentelligent that looks like the Galaxy Note utilization rate in July remained roughly constant after Samsung announced it is recalling all phones of this type in service.


The irony is that indirectly guilty of this scandal can be considered iPhone 7. Samsung decided to release earlier than in previous years the model Note 7 to enjoy more time on the market before the advent of the new model from Apple. Maybe that rushing had negatively influenced the quality control.

Eating Pizza Occasionally Might Help You Lose Those Extra Pounds

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This is a dream come true! A story published in ‘Men’s Health’ claims that eating pizza might help you to get rid of the extra pounds.


Apparently, the most important aspect regarding this ‘diet’ is to know how and when to eat the pizza.


Everyone dreams about an enviable silhouette and diets can become a nightmare, especially when you have to deprive yourself of your favorite plates.


The Portuguese researchers suggest that eating chips, french fries, ice cream or other food high in calories are more motivated to continue their plan of losing weight.


The experiment was conducted on two groups of people, who followed a 10,500 calories diet per week. The people from the second group were allowed to eat whatever they wanted only on Sundays. After a short period, there were was no difference in their weights and taking a weekly break from their diet made them happier and more motivated.


According to the experts, you must NOT confuse your ‘cheat day’ with ‘binge day’. The participants established their portions of pizza, ice cream, and other treats so they could stay within their weekly calorie totals.


Bottom line: Don’t deprive yourself of certain foods. Go ahead and enjoy those Doritos every Friday. They may just help you finally move the needle on the scale because an occasional indulgence will keep you even more motivated.


The study was carried out by Rita Coelho do Vale a professor at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Men’s Health reported.

Pro-Kremlin Militants Destroy Photo Exhibition in Moscow

World News Rudolph Rodriquez
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Dozens of pro-Kremlin militants stormed Moscow on Thursday, at a photo exhibition in the Sakharov center, some of which represented the Ukrainian soldiers fighting for the pro-Russian separatist forces in eastern Ukraine, informs AFP.


Claiming to be ‘defenders’ of the rebel regions, the militant’s damaged photos and they stripped legends, compelling the Sakharov center to close temporarily this exhibition inaugurated on Tuesday.


‘People in camouflage attire and Cossacks cried? Hold them bastards, save Russia!’ , said in a message on the social network Facebook the Sakharov center, which works for a human rights organization.


‘There were about 40 people’, including a local MP who wore a jar filled with fake blood, told AFP Kalujski Michael, who witnessed the attack.


These militants ‘said that this is a fascist exhibition’ he said.


Since Wednesday, according to images broadcasted by a Russian television channel Ren-TV, a man already sprayed with paint over a dozen of the photos displayed.


The attacker, Anton Belikov, claimed the action on the Russian social network Vkontakte and was declared ready to face prosecution, although the center decided not to file a complaint.


Photos damaged by this individual, which are claimed as ‘artist’s religious Orthodox Church’, were signed by Sergei Loiko, a Los Angeles Times journalist, and Aleksandr Vasukovici.


They represent, among others, the Ukrainians separatists braving Russian soldiers among the ruins of the Donetsk airport, the city stronghold of the rebels.


This incident comes after the closure on Sunday of an exhibition of the American photographer Jock Sturges who was accused of being a pedophile by the militants who threw urine across his pictures.

The Facebook Data Center Detached from a Sci-Fi Movie

Hi-Tech Nilgun Salim
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Why spend a fortune on sophisticated server cooling systems when you can build a massive data center located in a cold region?


The large-scale project was put on paper a few years ago when Facebook invested $1,8 billion in the Lulea center.


This is the first Facebook facility of this kind, built by the company outside of U.S, where they already opened four data centers.


In the Swedish city, the average temperature during winter is -20 Celsius degrees and the cold air from outside is pumped into the center with huge fans, measuring 300 m x 100 meters.


In the facility works 150 locals and is called the ‘The Node Pole’.


Mark Zuckerberg gave us a rare glimpse in the center opened in 2013.


To maintain an ideal operating of the servers is not an easy task and the consumption of the energy represented a literal headache for the companies.


To reduce costs, many tried to use artificial intelligence or explored the idea of creating a subaquatic data center.


For Facebook the solution was quite simple: they moved their data center into a cold country.


Zuckerberg released the pictures with the purpose of showing the world ‘the advance technology that Facebook is building around the world’.


However, according to The Verge, the best word to describe the facility is ‘tough’. Apparently, the freezing temperatures took hold of every single corner. The colors that dominate the center are gray and dark blue and the decors seems detached from a Sci-Fi movie.


Google is Re-Branding Parent Company Alphabet

Hi-Tech Nilgun Salim
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The parent company of Google announced a renaming of their B2B cloud computing brand (Google for Work) adopting a new set of applications based on artificial intelligence.


According to media, this is Alphabet’s last attempt to compete with Amazon and Microsoft.


Google VP Diane Green claims the hi-tech giant achieved a significant progress in the technology and customer service departments.


The cloud-computing service uses individual servers connected to the Internet in order to manage and process data. On the other hand, Google is using the data to offer users a wide range of apps, most of them from the editorial and mailing area. In addition, the service provides entrepreneurs to store the information, creating a data resource.


‘We are approaching very fast to our competitors’, said Green, who worked for VMware and joined the Google last year.


Experts believe Google has pretty big chances to catch up with Amazon and Microsoft, who are the current leaders in the cloud-computing industry.


Despite the fact they don’t have a separate division for their financial results for each quarter, Google reported a 33% increase in the ‘unknown income’ department, analysts believing this is due to the cloud computing service.


Earlier this month, Google paid an estimated $625 million dollars to acquire the Apigee Corp. software company.


On Thursday, the American giant announced their new partnership with Accenture, meant to create new cloud services for their clients from the retail, healthcare and finance industry.


Google recently added a US data center in Oregon in order to speed up service and next year will open more in Virginia, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney, São Paulo, London, Finland and Frankfurt.

Two Hundred Prisoners Escaped A Prison In Brazil

World News Rudolph Rodriquez
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At least 200 inmates escaped from a minimum security prison in Brazil as a result of a riot, but about half were caught several hours after, the authorities said, according to the Reuters news agency.


The prisoners escaped from the Jardinopolis prison, located about 160 kilometers northwest of Sao Paulo.


Authorities said that the inmates set fire to several cells during the morning of Thursday and during the erupted chaos a lot of them managed to escape.

In the chaos that followed, inmates knocked down a security fence that was four meters high and fled into the sugarcane fields around the prison and on the thread of a river that was also close by.

There is still no information about any casualties that would have happened during the incident.


Riots and escapes are common in the Brazilian prisons. The country is harshly criticized by the human rights organizations because of the prison conditions they are offering.


Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper said that the prison had 1,800 inmates in it, even though it was only designed for 1,000 of them.


The authorities declined to say what kind of crimes those who escaped the prison have committed.


In some prisons in Brazil, the law is made by the inmates. Although there is one guard to 31 detainees, they have no power over those imprisoned within the walls of the prison. Those who run the prisons are called ‘chaveiros’. They are called like that even by the prison management, which cannot handle a large number of prisoners and then gives some power to the chaveiros so they can maintain somehow the discipline.

Shocking: Pregnant Journalist Abducted by Terrorists, Gave Birth in Captivity

World News Nilgun Salim
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The German journalist was kidnapped and dragged in Syria in 2015.  According to Janina, she was abducted by a terrorist organization known as Nusrat Front while she was expecting a child.


The woman gave birth in captivity and managed to escape from hell last week.


According to an official announcement by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Janina and her baby arrived in Turkey on Wednesday.


The German newspaper Bild wrote that the 27-year-old worked as a freelance journalist for the Munich-based newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung.


She was abducted by the terrorists in October 2015 and gave birth in December. The authorities suggested that Janina and her baby are both healthy and they are currently taken into custody by the group of German diplomats from the federal police of Turkey.


The woman believes she was taken by the Nusrat Front Islamist group, who recently changed its name into Fateh Jabhat al-Sham (JFS). They decided to change their name after they separated from the Al-Qaeda group.


The terrorists required a $5 million reward to release her. Despite Janina’s statements, the terrorists denied that they kept her hostage, claiming that they were actually the saviors. According to the Nusrat Front organization, they saved Janina from a prison, where she was imprisoned by another organization.


A source from the federal department quoted by Focus magazine revealed that Janina Findeisen was deceived by a woman to travel to Syria, who promised her she has exclusive information about the Islamic militants.


The spokesmen for the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs failed to offer more details regarding Janina’s case.

American Diplomatic Staff To Leave Congo

U.S. Marion Schneider
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The United States ordered the American diplomatic staff families in the post in the DRC to leave the country because of resurgent violence, announced on Thursday evening the State Department, the AFP informs.


‘The risk of civil unrest is high in Kinshasa and other major cities,’ the State Department estimated in a statement.


‘Given the deteriorating security situation, family members of the US government personnel were ordered to leave the country as of September 29,’ states the text.


‘On 19 to 20 September, violent incidents related to the electoral process took place between the security forces and demonstrators, resulting in several dead and damages,” recalls the ministry.


‘The very poor transportation infrastructure in the country and precarious security conditions impede the US Embassy to provide consular services elsewhere than in Kinshasa,’ the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo highlights the State Department.


On Wednesday, the US Treasury froze possible assets of two DRC army and police generals for their role in repressing ‘the freedom and political rights of the Congolese people’ and obstructing the democratic process in the country.


The new explosion of violence in the DRC, resulting in 49 dead according to the UN, is bound to postpone the presidential elections that are to be held this year.


The Constitution prohibits the President of DRC Joseph Kabila, in power since 2001, to appear again at the end of his mandate on December 20, but the president shows no sign that he wants to leave his post, while the presidential elections now seem impossible to organize at the time, wrote the France Presse.

U.S. President Barack Obama Arrived in Tel Aviv for Shimon Peres’ Funeral

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The American state leader arrived in Tel Aviv on Friday morning to attend at the at Shimon Peres’ funerals in Jerusalem.


The presidential aircraft Air Force One landed at local time 8:00a.m. on the Ben Gurion International Airport, which is located at 10 kilometers east of Tel Aviv.


Barack Obama was accompanied by the US Secretary of State John Kerry. In addition, the U.S. President will hold a speech and he will lead a delegation of 32 American diplomats, including former state leader Bill Clinton, Democratic Bob Case and Senator Nancy Pelosi.


The rest of the group mostly includes representatives of the Democratic Party and three Republican congressmen and President George W. Bush’ former security adviser Stephen Hadley.


The leader of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas will attend the funerals of the former Israeli President and Prime Minister as well.


The Palestinian President has not traveled to Jerusalem for an official visit for some years now.


The Palestinian and the Hebrew people are known for their tense relationship and their on-going political conflicts. Although Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated they are prepared to have a one-one-one meeting, their acid and disturbing exchange of replicas prevented its organization.


Shimon Peres was the last survivor from the three winners of the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1994 when he was rewarded for his efforts to establish peace in the Middle East after he initiated a Palestinian autonomy and offered hope for resolving the eternal conflict in the region.


Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated in 1995. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat did not attend his funeral for security reasons but paid a visit to his widow. Yasser Arafat died in 2004.

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Donald Trump Violated the United States - Cuba embargo

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A company owned by Donald Trump, the Republican candidate for the Presidency of the U.S. was keeping its activity under the wraps in Cuba, during the Fidel Castro regime, violating the embargo imposed by Washington.


Top secret reports obtained by Newsweek prove the company led by Trump spent at least $68,000 exploring numerous business opportunities in Cuba, especially in 1998, a period in which the U.S. Government banned any kind of investment in the communist state.


But the staff from Trump’s company made sure to spend the money away from the public eye. With Trump’s approval stamp, the board members used a ‘ghost’ company called Seven Arrows Investment & Development Corporation. After his business consultants traveled all the way to Cuba to arrange an investment project, they got in touch with the Trump Hotels & Casino Resort to launch their project as a charitable act.


The payments for Seven Arrows were made by Trump’s company shortly before the American tycoon ran for the U.S. presidency with the Reform Party’s support.


On the first day of the campaign, Trump traveled to Miami, where he negotiated with a group of Cubans, vowing to protect the Cuba embargo.


Neither an American nor a company based in the United States could spend any cash in Cuba; instead, a foreign charity or similar sponsoring entity needed to pay all expenses, including travel. This damning report is just the latest when it comes to Trump’s shady financial dealings.

Researchers Established Which Is The Most Addictive Food

Medical Silvia Meyer
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While researchers have contradicted the dependence of data processed foods, they tried to discover the food that causes the most addiction.


The study authors characterized dependence by factors such as loss of control over the quantity consumed ‘despite the negative effects felt, and although unable to give up the food they like’. Their study was supported by tests conducted on 504 participants who helped to discover the foods that people generally cannot resist to.


‘Although one of the causes of obesity are manifold, a factor that could contribute to addiction is caused by some foods,’ said the study author.


In order to test the differences between foods, completed by students using the 120 Yale Food Addiction Gerhardt scale, scientist carried out initially to determine the addictive substances. Students were shown pictures of different foods in parallel, and they decided which of the two they consider may produce dependence.


Not surprisingly, foods rich in fats and carbohydrates were among the favorites. As the author notes, alcoholic beverages with a higher alcohol concentration can cause addiction much faster than those with a lower concentration of alcohol.


Participants were divided by gender and body mass index, for researchers to be able to observe how each gender responds to some components of the food. But gender was not a relevant indicator.


Experts have found that chocolate causes the biggest addiction, followed by ice cream and french-fries.


A study published in the Health journal at Harvard, diagnosed the phenomenon of addiction after three components: the exaggerated craving, loss of control over the object targeted by lust and its use even where the risks to which the person is exposed are known.

100 injured in a New Jersey train crash

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A passenger train derailed and devastated a train station from New Jersey.


The incident took place on Thursday at the Hoboken terminal, near the administrative border with New York.


The passenger train derailed and the wagons were destroyed after they hit the platform packed with passengers.


The Hoboken Station is located in the New Jersey state, at about one kilometer from New York. The incident took place at 8:45 a.m.


According to the most recent report, almost 100 passengers were injured. The severity of their injuries is still unknown.


‘It was horrifying to see’, stated witness Alyson Hudson, who was riding on the Montclair-Boonton line.


The NJ Transit suspended their activity in and out of the station ‘due to a train accident’. The transit company failed to offer any further details about the crash.


‘Lucky to be alive .. we in the second car of the train that crashed in Hoboken’, wrote one of the passengers on social media.


The Hoboken Terminal serves an estimated 50,000 commuters each day with NJ Transit, PATH, light rail, buses, and ferries.


Shocking images posted by commuters on social media showed a train carriage, which smashed right through the station concourse destroying the roof, scattering causing the terminal’s devastation.


Injured passengers were seen sitting on the benches in full shock, while they waited for first responders.


The situation heavily impacted the traffic from the area. Especially, because it happened during a rush hour.

The US threatens that they will not negotiate with Russia regarding Syria

World News Rudolph Rodriquez
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US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned that they will cut off all contact with Russia on Syria if Moscow does not stop bombing in Aleppo city. The US official gave the Russians an ultimatum, during a telephone conversation with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.


The State Department said that John Kerry handed over to Lavrov that the US believes that Russia is responsible for the bombing incendiary in urban areas and that the US ‘makes provision for the suspension of bilateral commitments of US-Russia on Syria’ if Moscow does not take immediate action to cease Aleppo assaults and establish a peace agreement.


‘Russia considers the US and their partners responsible for this situation, especially the use of incendiary bombs in the city, a serious escalation (of the conflict) exposing the civilian populations at great risk,’ according to the State Department


Russian or Syrian planes had hit a hospital in Aleppo on Friday, according to the institution employees. In addition, the city was targeted by intensive air bombardments since the collapse of the truce last week.


About 250,000 people are stranded in the east.

Secretary of State John Kerry shared his concern about the deteriorating situation in Syria, in particular with regard to the continuous attacks of the Syrian regime and Russia on some hospitals, the water network and other municipal infrastructure in Aleppo,’ noted John Kirby in a statement.


John Kerry clearly stated that Russia considers the US and their partners responsible for this situation, especially the use of incendiary bombs in the city.

China warning The United States of America

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The Chinese government warned The United States to take security measures regarding the U.S. missile system installed in South Korea.


China is the main supporter of North Korea and repeatedly expressed its concern when it came to the installation of the Terminal High Altitude Defense (THAAD) on the South Korean territory.


‘We will notice the significant progress and analyze the possibility of taking measures to defend our national security and regional strategic balance’ said the spokesman of the Chinese Ministry of Defense Yang Yujun.


‘Another highlighted aspect is that when the Chinese people says something they mean it’ added Yang Yujun for Reuters.


Russia expressed their concern about the installation of US antiballistic in South Korea as well.


After the Supreme Leader tested its fifth nuclear missile, the global organizations waited for a response from the United States Security Council.


Unfortunately, the UNSC failed to impose a set of sanctions or punish the North Korean state.


In January, after North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test it took two months for the UNSC to cobble together a unanimous resolution that included tough sanctions but left major loopholes because of China’s opposition.


A month later, the Korean peninsula launched their first satellite into the earth’s orbit and in August, the Pyongyang administration tested a submarine.


Pyongyang wants to get concessions (massive economic aid) and keep its nuclear weapons. In conclusion, the Beijing government will not cooperate with the U.S to teach Kim Jong-Un a lesson.

China to build the largest train station în the world under the Great Wall

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China will build the largest station for high-speed rails în the world under one of the most popular sections of the Great Wall.


The station will be located în Badaling, the most visited area of the Great Wall, which spreads on a large area of Beijing.


During a New Year’s Eve holiday, the section was visited by 30,000 tourists în one single day.


‘The Badaling Station will be 120 meters above the ground and 36,000 square meters, a dimension equivalent to five soccer fields’, said the director of construction Chen Bin.


The railway will connect Beijing to Zhangjiakou, the city which will host the Winter Olympics from 2020.


The construction of the massive station will have to preserve the Unesco heritage intact.


China created the ambitious railway project, which will include the construction of the longest and fastest route which will connect Beijing to Guangzhou.


The Chinese authorities will înveşt $400 billion dollars to complete the 16,000 kilometers railway until 2020, including four major lines that connect the east to west.


According to them, the station will have three floors, the arrival, and departure of the trains will be carried ouţ at different levels. The height of the escalators will reach 62 meters.


În total, the route Beijing-Zhangjiakou will include 10 stations. To the project, which will be completed within 46 months, the constructors will use advanced technologies, to not jeopardize the Great Wall.


According to a previous report on People’s Daily Online, the site attracts more than 80,000 tourists on a single day during peak seasons.

Gazprom to build the Nord Stream 2

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Only a few energy companies have a stronger and divisive power than Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2, the Russian gas system worth $11 billion dollars and measures 1,200 kilometers.


The pipeline was specially created in order to export the gas from Russia directly to Germany, under the Baltic Sea.


The U.S. Government and some EU state members were against the project, claiming it will increase Europe’s attachment on Russia and will restrict the competition.


The officials added that the Russian gas giant will affect the economies of countries like Ukraine, Slovakia, and Poland.


However, the project has a group of powerful supporters as well.


Five large European companies are going to be involved in its realization: German company BASF, Sniper, France’s Engi, OMV and Austria’s Dutch Shell. Even German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her support for the Russian company.


According to these companies, Nord Stream will ‘eliminate the transit risks’ and the Nord Stream 2 will represent a more efficient environment for the European gas supply, making the market a lot more competitive.


Last month, Poland announced a major blow regarding the project. According to their government, they are planning to block Gazprom’s initiative, due to its dominant position in Central Europe.


The five European partners moved away from the project, taking a 10% stake from the Nord Stream 2 consortium.


Gazprom announced that Nord Stream 2, 100% owned by the Russian monopoly, will proceed the initiative alone and its European partners must find a way to ‘contribute’.


The Russian gas supplier does not give up that easily. The company reported a potential agreement with its European partners and will reveal its future plans during a forum set to take place next week.

Donald Trump Might Endanger The Nuclear Deal Between Iran and Six World Powers

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The nuclear project initiated by the Iranian state and other six global powers will not be compromised if Donald Trump wins the U.S presidential election, stated the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.


On the other hand, the Republican candidate said the nuclear agreement is ‘the worst deal ever negotiated’ claiming the nuclear deal might lead to a literal ‘nuclear holocaust’.


He also admitted that if they would proceed with the project, the annulment of a UN resolution could become tricky.


Donald Trump criticized his rival’s for her contribution to the nuclear project claiming that she prepared the ground for the negotiations which led to the agreement during the period she worked as the Secretary of State.


However, the Iranian CEO Ali Akbar Salehi eliminated the possibility of Trump denying the agreement.


‘I think whoever gets to occupy the Oval Office must act in accordance with the realities ‘, said Akbar in Vienna.


‘You can use many words, but at the end of the day you became constrained by reality’, added the official.


‘I don’t believe the nuclear deal will be affected by Trump. He will go with the insignificant fluctuations. Some aspects might require a delay but the deal will not be affected’, stated Ali.


According to Arutz Sheva, Iranian officials have continuously accused the United States of violating the nuclear deal. In his speech before the UN General Assembly last week, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blamed “Zionist pressure groups” for playing a part in Washington’s failure to comply with the deal.

A French Painter Beaten and Forced to Kiss A Saudi Princess’ Feet

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A painter from Paris was forced by a group of bodyguards to kneel and to kiss an Arabian princess’ feet.


The young woman is the owner of a palace based in the French capital and she paid a visit to see if the painter/decorator followed her requests.


After she entered the Avenue Foch property the princess, who is a close relative of the late King Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was deeply unpleased by the artist’ work and ordered her guards to kill him because he is a ‘mutt who doesn’t deserve to live’.


The painter’s monumental mistake was his idea to pose the chambers, in order to compare the pictures after he finishes the renovation.


His act was considered a defiant gesture and an act of espionage. She ordered her guards to beat him and to force him to kiss her feet.


After four hours of physical torture, the man was thrown in the middle of the street and banned from returning in the area.


Critically injured and barely moving, the French artist went straight to a police station where he pressed charges against the Arabian princess.


French newspaper Le Point said he made a report, showing bruises caused by the attack to the police officers. Later he asked for the equivalent of some 16,000 pounds for work done, and for the return of his tools.


According to the French press, the princess saw the painter taking pictures with his smartphone and believed that he is planning to sell them to the media.

Two Dead And One Injured In Armed Attack in Brasil

World News Rudolph Rodriquez
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A candidate for mayor and his bodyguard were killed, while a federal state deputy governor was seriously injured in an armed attack on an election rally in the Brazilian city of Itumbiara on Wednesday, officials said, says DPA news agency.


The gunman opened fire at a rally in Itumbiara, south-west of the capital Brasilia, before being shot dead by security guards.


The attacker, whose motive remains unclear, was later identified as a municipal official in Itumbiara.


Brazilians go to the polls on Sunday in municipal elections, considered to be a test of popularity for the country’s new president Michel Temer, reminds the DPA.


Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (República Sound Federal do Brasil), is a federal republic made up of 27 federal units, the Federal District and another 26 states. The country is divided administratively into 5564 municipalities. In 2008 it had a population of 189 612 814 inhabitants and an area of 8,511,965 km², occupying 47% of the South American continent. Compared with other countries, Brazil ranks fifth after the population and the same position after surface. Being a new economic power in the world and the largest in Latin America, Brazil has today a great international influence, both regionally and globally. Also, about 15-20% of global biodiversity is concentrated here, examples of this wealth are the Amazon Forest, Pantanal, and Cerrado.


Brazil is today a leading political and economic country in Latin America, although the quality is partly disputed by Argentina and Mexico who oppose the intention of Brazil to obtain a permanent seat on the Security Council of the United Nations, the social and economic problems currently preventing Brazil to effectively make use of regional power.

Happy 80th Birthday, Silvio Berlusconi!

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The former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi celebrates his 80th birthday, away from the public eye and from the political scene.


From now on, the Italian politician says that he wants to live a peaceful life, away from drama and scandals involving ‘ingrate’ mistresses and scandals regarding the ‘Forza Italia’ Party.


‘Another concern is my uncertain future. The one thing that I decided and perhaps the most important is to spend a lot more time with my children and nephews’, said Berlusconi in an interview for ‘Chi’ magazine.


Used to always be in the spotlight, the former state leader celebrated his birthday with his family and recovering from his heart surgery.


Although he is struggling to look youthful by going through numerous cosmetic surgeries and the hair transplants, Berlusconi has aged visibly.


Two months have passed since he left the hospital and he did not make any public appearance, spending quality time and relaxing with his family in their Arcore residence.


‘I never obsessed about my age. On the contrary. I always lived my life as I was 40 but the heart surgery helped me realize I am actually 80 years old’, confessed Silvio.


The Italian press is skeptical regarding Berlusconi’s latest affirmations. They are not so sure that the 80-year-old will settle down.


Their uncertainties are amplified by his collaborators, who claim that he is just expecting the verdict from the Strasbourg Court regarding his tax fraud lawsuit, in which he was forbidden to participate in any elections until 2019.

Amazon Wants to Handle Their Own Shipment

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US giant Amazon, the largest online retailer in the world, has a new ambition – to deliver through its own powers the parcels it owns and those of the partners in the platform as well – entering this way into collision with its incumbent partners, including UPS and FedEX, writes the Wall Street Journal.


‘The objective of Amazon is that at some point it will be able to reach to deliver single parcels of his and those of other retailers or even to customers, thus ending the traditional relations between sellers and courier companies,’ writes the Wall Street Journal, citing sources close to Amazon.


Companies in the logistics industry, however, are skeptical that Amazon will be able to invest the sums necessary to build a network able to compete with the big players like DHL or FedEX.


FedEx annually spends more than 5 billion dollars on expansion and UPS more than $2.5 billion. The two companies have more than 4,000 centers management packages and operate a fleet of over 1,000 aircraft and 200,000 vehicles.


Amazon.com founder is Jeff Bezos (1994), which was launched in online in 1995. It started selling books online and continued with products like VHS, DVD, music CDs, software, electronics, clothing, furniture, toys etc. The company created separate websites in Canada, the UK, Germany, France, China, and Japan.


Amazon is absolutely necessary for some people for not everyone has the time to go shopping, or simply doesn’t enjoy the action of going out in a crowded mall.

Voting for Someone Else Than Clinton Will Bring Trump To Power, Says Obama

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The US President Barack Obama called on Americans to mobilize in favor of his former secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, stressing that staying away from the polls on November 8 would bring to power the real estate Donald tycoon Trump, who ‘doesn’t have the necessary qualities’ for this post.


‘If you do not vote, you will give the vote to Trump’ launched the US President in an interview for the show ‘Steve Harvey Morning Show’ which was broadcasted on Wednesday.


‘If you vote for the candidate of a party that has no chance to win, is a vote for Trump,’ he said, alluding to Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party) and Jill Stein (Green Party).


Some supporters of Bernie Sanders, which generated a spectacular mobilization during the Democratic primary elections before losing in the final in front of Hillary Clinton, are tempted to vote for the candidate ecologist defending strongly the leftist ideas.


‘Everything I have made new in eight years is at stake during these elections,’ Obama said, trying to mobilize those who elected him twice and, in the polls, display little enthusiasm for the former secretary of State, considered too calculated and insincere.


‘I do not want to stay at home thinking that it is less important than in 2008 or 2012,’ said the first black president of the United States, warning against Donald Trump, a candidate who ‘doesn’t possesses the essential data that he must know if heu wants to be the president of the United States of America’.

David Beckham’s Biggest Fan Spent $26,000 dollars to look like him

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He is definitely one of the hottest men on earth and his impressive fan base confirms it.


A fascinating aspect about the 41-year-old is that even men are struggling to dress, act and look like him.


One of these fans is 19-year-old Jack Johnson, who admires Beckham so much he wanted to look just like the football legend and he certainly went all the way to obtain its appearance.


The teenager spent no less than £26,000 on plastic surgery to achieve his idol’s features and according to him, he’s not done.


Although he went through a series of painful and risky surgeries… the result is not exactly the desired one.


The British teenager spent the eye-popping amount on procedures for his chin, cheeks, lips, teeth, eyebrows and tanning injections in order to obtain Beckham’s ravishing look.


‘Obviously, I know I don’t look like him,” Johnson said. “I’m not that stupid but I’ve got a long way to go to get my goals to look like him’, said Jack during a televised interview.


Despite the fact, he doesn’t have a job and he is indebted, Jack estimates that he needs £30,000 more to go through another series of procedures.


A couple of more changes will help Jack to reach his goal. Numerous surgeons have shot down some of his requests.


The young fellow revealed he was not pleased by his original appearance and that’s why he decided to ‘borrow’ his idol’s features.


He even has the same hairdo as the former football player. Now he just needs some neck tattoos and… to lose the extra weight.


Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Are Draghi’s Days Counted?

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Mario Draghi, the European Central Bank President, will meet for the first time Wednesday, 9/28, questions from members of the European Affairs Committee of the German Parliament. Will he escape unharmed?


As it was announced, the meeting will not be easy for the Italian aged 69 years old. The German deputies have proposed to put the ultimate guardian of the euro some unpleasant questions. Draghi is criticized because the European Central Bank (ECB) is trying for months to stimulate the economic situation through a program of purchases of shares worth trillions. Initially it was to be bought only government bonds but meanwhile, ECB bought securities without a certain coverage.


This program has been very helpful so far. Nowhere in the euro area, the zone can be observed the momentum generated by the avalanche of money thrown by ECB on the market. As a justification, let’s say that it is an acceptable argument that no program can do something against the shock that the Brexit had, the sanctions against Russia or the commodity prices, primarily oil. This cheapening reduces the gain of the emerging countries, rich in raw materials, lacking money for imports from Europe and the euro area.


Meanwhile, John Cryan, head of Deutsche Bank, thinks that Draghi’s monetary policy does more harm than good. The ECB has done much in the midst of financial crisis and sovereign debt to stabilize Europe.


‘But in the meantime, the monetary policy has detrimental effects to the goal of strengthening the economy and make the European banking system safer,’ Cryan wrote in an article published in the German newspaper Handelsblatt.

Pakistani Journalist Sued the CIA After They Murdered His Brother and Son

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In the last seven years Kareem Khan struggled to press criminal charges on the US officials from CIA employees who commanded the drone attack, which killed his brother and his son, reports The Independent.


A missile, which hit Kareem’s house during the New Year’s Eve in 2009, was labeled as a ‘mistake’ made by the US military forces, which targeted the hideout of a Taliban commander.


“They (Americans) tell the world they are killing terrorists, but they kill innocent people,” said Kareem Khan.


Since 2004, more than 400 civilians were killed during the U.S. drone attacks, conducted in Pakistan, according to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.


Early in 2016, the family of an Italian humanitarian worker was killed by a U.S. drone and received a $1 million dollars paycheck from the U.S. government.


The amount was considered a “donation” and not an indemnification. The American authorities refused to assume the blame for the drone attack.


The 37-year-old died when a US drone targeted an al-Qaeda base at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border where he was being held captive, also killing American aid worker Warren Weinstein.


In the past, President Barack Obama said that ‘in the fight against terrorists, fatal errors might occur.’


‘My brother and my son were completely innocent. For as long as I can go on, I won’t let this go’, revealed the Pakistani journalist.


In 20101, when Kareem Khan initiated the investigation, he sought $500 million in compensation but all damage claims have since been dropped.

Multiple Insurgent and Civilian Victims In US Drone Attack in Afghanistan

World News Rudolph Rodriquez
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Eighteen people were killed on Wednesday in a drone attack carried out by the United States military in Afghanistan, Reuters wrote, citing Afghan officials, according to which most victims are insurgents, but among them being civilians as well.


Civilian casualties resulting from United States air strikes against the Taliban forces and other militants in Afghanistan is a source of friction between the allies fighting since 2001 to end the insurgent opposition against the government in Kabul.


Wednesday’s attack occurred on housing in Nangarhar province, located in the east of the country, bordering Pakistan, said Ali Mohammed, police chief of the district of Achin. He said that 15 militants were killed along with three civilians.


Several Islamic State leaders were killed, said a police spokesman of Nangarhar, Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal, who denies that among the victims were also some non-combatants.


A spokesman for the US military command in Kabul confirmed that the US forces have conducted an air strike ‘terrorism’ act in Achin, but did not want to discuss the intended target afterwards.


‘The US forces in Afghanistan are treating all allegations of civilian casualties very seriously,’ said the General Brigadier, Charles Cleveland.


According to Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the governor, the identification of any civilian casualties among those killed will not be possible until further investigations.


Afghanistan is officially one of the poorest countries. Unofficially, it is estimated, however, that is extremely rich in natural resources exploitation one of their main reasons for the desire of everyone to ‘help’.

Two Swiss Army Pilots Die After Their Helicopter Crashed in the Alps

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A helicopter owned by the Swiss army crashed in the Swiss Alps, in the Gothard pass road.


According to the Swiss Defence Ministry, several people were injured.


‘The helicopter collapsed near the Saint Gothard bughouse. Several people were injured’, wrote the Minister on the local social network.


He also added that the rescue units rushed to the scene.


The impact occurred at the 12:00 local time.


According to Ticino executive, Norman Gobbi, the aircraft was a Super Puma model.


The incident occurred just a month after the Swiss Army aircraft F / A-18 crashed in the Swiss Alps while performing an exercise. The pilot died.


In June, two F-5E Tiger military aircraft collided during a training in Netherlands and one caught fire and crashed. The pilot managed to catapult.


Swiss Air Force CEO, Aldo Schellenberg confirmed the number of victims during a press conference held in Bern on Wednesday afternoon. Schellenberg said he was “deeply shocked”. Although she was severely injured, one of the flight assistants was able to communicate with the authorities.


Over the past 20 years, in the Gothard pass road, more than 12 accidents involving Swiss Air Force jets or helicopters caused the death of 21 people.


Another serious incident involving a helicopter in Switzerland was in March 2011 when a ‘Cougar‘ helicopter crashed during a training flight in a cloud. Both the instructor and pupil were seriously injured.


The exact number of the passengers involved in the incident was not revealed yet.

Malaysian MH17 Plane Crush Investigation Finally Ended

World News Rudolph Rodriquez
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The Malaysian civil plane which was shut down in July 2014 in the eastern separatist Ukraine was hit by an anti-aircraft missile type Buk brought from Russia in the conflict zone controlled by the pro-Russian rebels, is the conclusion of the investigation led by the international authorities in the Netherlands, country of origin of 193 of the 298 victims of the accident, according to the international media.


According to the report presented on Wednesday by the Dutch Public Prosecutor, after shooting down the plane, the antiaircraft system, consisting of four rockets, was transported back to Russia.


Families of the victims were first to find out on Wednesday morning the outcome of the investigation, in which the samples were examined on the spot, satellite images, various testimonies and data from the mobile phones.


The investigation was conducted by a team authorized by a UN resolution and composed of experts from the Dutch, Ukrainian, Malaysian, Austrians and Belgian countries. Samples collected will be presented before a court in the future. The Dutch Public Prosecutor has identified about a hundred people who could be involved in the attack on the plane.


Conclusions released on Wednesday confirm those of the preliminary report prepared by a team led throughout the Netherlands, stating that the Malaysia Airlines plane crash on July 17, 2014, in an area controlled by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, was caused by its impact with a missile of the air defense system whose characteristics correspond with the Russian Buk. It also confirms the involvement of Russia in carrying and concealing that antiaircraft system.


This year in June a picture was published of a fragment of a Buk missile found in the area where the plane crashed. According to preliminary investigation, the rocket hit the left side of the plane and it disintegrated in the air.

Exquisite: The Next Obama Family Home

U.S. Nilgun Salim
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With only a few months before the American people elects their new president, the current state leader started to plan his life after their departure from the White House.


After seeing their new house, we believe that Barack, Michelle, and their two daughters don’t have many reasons to complain about.


The current US President signed a lease for renting an 8,200 square meters villa in Kalorama, a residential district in Washington DC.


The three-floor mansion is built from red bricks, has nine bedrooms and eight bathrooms, plus a basement.


The accommodation has the most beautiful and spacious living room, a dining area ‘equipped’ with a fireplace and a terrace with a lovely garden.


America’s first family rented the villa from Bill Clinton’s former spokesman. The property has an eye-popping yard and it was built in 1928.


Michelle and Barack plan to remain in Washington until Sasha finishes high school. Their eldest, Malia plans to go to Harvard in the upcoming year.


‘We’re going to have to stay a couple of years in D.C. probably so Sasha can finish’, said the President in March about his youngest daughter.


‘Transferring someone in the middle of high school? Tough.’


Naturally, the critics are not very pleased that President Obama chose a residential area, frequented by wealthy American families.


According to latest data, the house was purchased in 2014 for $5,3 million dollars. This year it was evaluated at $6,3 million dollars. It is located in the upscale embassy neighborhood, next door to a former congressman and down the street from the French ambassador’s residence.


SpaceX Founder Elon Musk: Journey’s to Mars Will Become Possible in 2022

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SpaceX founder Elon Musk says that his main goal is ‘to create an interplanetary life’, revealing his plans regarding for reusable ships to Mars.


His company provides transportation services and manufactures spacecraft.


The ambitious entrepreneur said that he will start creating reusable ships for interplanetary trips and the project will be finished in 2022, three years earlier than the previous estimation.


During his speech in Guadalajara, Elon said that the human kind has two options: one, is to remain on Earth and wait for an inevitable extinction or to become a civilization who managed to travel in space, a multi-planetary species.


Musk talked about a system, in which the fuel can be synthesized on Mars from water and carbon dioxide.


The system allows the vessels to return to Earth. The price depends on many factors and it will change in time. Currently, the cost for one person is estimated at $10 billion dollars.


The rest of the expenses for these interplanetary missions were not clarified yet. Elon Musk suggested a few methods in order to obtain the funds that he needs.


NASA admitted in a statement that Musk’s plans are more than welcome: ‘NASA greets the ones who are trying to make a change regarding the traveling to Mars. This project needs the best and brightest minds in the industry’.


NASA added that ‘extraordinary progress’ were made during their exploration missions on Mars.


The interplanetary module that Elon Musk dreams of could carry up to 100 passengers.

Google is Launching Youtube Go

Hi-Tech Nilgun Salim
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Youtube Go is a new application designed to make the footages posted on Youtube, a lot more accessible to video sharing and allow users to watch the videos even when they don’t have an active connection to Internet.


Created especially for the Indian audience, Youtube Go is perfect when you’re in an area where there is no access to Internet or the speed for transfer is bad.


Currently, the application is available only in India. Youtube Go is offering users the possibility to choose between saving you internet supply or the internal memory of your device, in order to obtain a higher quality of the resolution.


In addition, Youtube allows users to watch their favorite clips using and redirect them to other nearby devices by Bluetooth.


The launching of Youtube Go was revealed among other Google products, specially created for the Indian market.


The event took place in Delhi.


‘YouTube Go was designed and built from the ground up with insights from India, in order to bring the power of video to mobile users in a way that is more conscious of their data and connectivity, while still being locally relevant and social’, revealed Youtube VP Johanna Wright.


Users from India can sign up online to test Youtube Go, despite the fact Google did not mention anything about the official launching. YouTube Go builds upon the Smart Offline, a feature that automatically downloads selected videos during time slots when data is cheaper or free on your mobile network.

Obama Designated The First American Ambassador To Cuba In The Last 50 Years

U.S. Rudolph Rodriquez
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US President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday the appointment of Jeffrey DeLaurentis on the post of ambassador in Cuba, an initiative highly symbolic a few months before his departure from the White House, but that is to be hit by the refusal of the Senate under the control of the Republicans, said AFP, quoted by Agerpres.


Jeffrey DeLaurentis is already at the head of the new US embassy in Havana, but has the title of charge d’affaires, and not of ambassador.


After half a century of Cold War tensions inherited from the two former enemy countries announced at the end of 2014 an approach which was translated by restoring the diplomatic relations and the reopening of the two chancellors in Washington and Havana back in July 2015.


‘I am proud to call on Jeffrey DeLaurentis to become the first US ambassador to Cuba after more than 50 years,’ said Barack Obama who, on 17 December 2014, announced to everyone’s surprise closer relations towards Havana.


Any presidential nomination of an ambassador must be confirmed by the Senate. Several members of the Congress, including the former Republican primaries candidates Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, have openly declared against an open attitude towards the communist regime.


Relations between the United States and Cuba have a complex history. The two states are known to have had long tensioned relationship. When Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, the relations between the two countries have escalated rapidly into fierce controversy, polemics on political matters and even international crises. Although Cuba is only 160 kilometers from the coast of Florida, the two nations have not had diplomatic relations since 1961 and used the Righteous Switzerland as a mediator whenever they needed to discuss.

Disney, to purchase Twitter!

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Walt Disney started collaborating with a financial advisor to evaluate a possible offer for Twitter, according to Bloomberg.


Following its massive success, Twitter initiated an evaluation for a potential sale.


Salesforce.com takes into consideration the option of buying Twitter as well and started working with Bank of America in order to estimate the implications.


Twitter and Disney’s representatives have not made any comments regarding a purchase.


The speculations surrounding Twitter’s selling started to amplify in the last months, especially after Salesforce.com expressed its interest.


Twitter shares rose by 21% on Friday, after the rumors regarding its selling. If Disney decides to make an offer, they might help the company in the video streaming department.


Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey is also one of Disney’s board members.


Since Disney owns ESPN, the media giant could view Twitter’s sports-programming efforts as creating a potential rival—or, in the event of a successful acquisition, it could be a source of technology that could benefit ESPN as cord-cutting becomes more widespread.


After they appointed Jack Dorsey as their new CEO, Twitter tried to revive its business relying on the video content and facilitating its messaging.


Last week, the social network introduced its first live-stream from a football game. The video registered an average number of views.


In the future, Twitter plans to broadcast live and pre-election presidential debates.


The social network generated numerous discussions regarding a possible takeover.


In the second quarter of this year, Twitter reported a revenue growth of 20%, the weakest in the last two years.

Salman Khan Popped the Question to Another Girl

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The press in India is going mad about Salman Khan’s wedding with the Romanian presenter Iulia Vantur and their wedding should take place on November 18.


But, it seems that the Bollywood star has other plans. During a televised show in India, in front of a massive crowd, Salman popped the question to another mysterious woman. He even got down on one knee, asking her to marry him. His gesture shocked everyone.


Although the Indian actor does not like to talk about his private life, the press from Mumbai is fully convinced that he will marry his long-term girlfriend Iulia Vantur.


We are not sure if the sources cited by the Indian press are accurate, because according to Khan, between him and Iulia, there’s nothing else than a beautiful friendship.


Apparently, the lucky girl, who made Salman Khan to kneel before her was a little girl from the crowd. The girl is a huge fan of the Indian actor and she suffers from cancer and she needs a transplant of bone marrow.


Her mother asked Salman to help her find a matching donor during his live shows.


‘I tested myself for the bone marrow if it matches I will be her donor’, said Salman. After the emotional moment, he got down on the stage and gave the little girl a sweet kiss and a hug.


The toddler, who celebrated her first cancer-free birthday on April 29 this year, is glued to the actor’s songs and videos on her tablet.


Hundreds Missing After Indonesian Volcano Ash Eruption

World News Rudolph Rodriquez
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The Indonesian authorities are in the search of a couple hundred tourists after an event on Mount Barujari situated on the Lombok island threw out a massive amount of ash into the air evacuating this way more than 1,100 people, said the country’s disaster agency on Wednesday.


The volcano, which is also known under the name of Child of Rinjani, is known for erupting within the caldera of Mount Rinjani without any warning the other day, which caused many flights to delay in Lombok and close to Bali. The height of the ash cloud reached about 2,000 meters.


The spokesman from Disaster Mitigation Agency, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, stated that almost 400 foreigners and tourists from the area were registered starting this Sunday for climbing the mountain, who left from the Sembalun monitoring post, for almost 11 kilometers away from the crater.


‘We are still searching for about 389 other tourists, mostly foreign tourists, to find out their condition and to evacuate them immediately,’ said Nugroho.


There have been no injuries reports after the eruption.


The eruption canceled flights for more than a few hours at the Ngurah Rai International Airport from Bali, which is about 135 kilometers away from Lombok, and the airport in Mataram, Selaparang, which is the capital of the province of West Nusa Tenggara, that is located on the Lombok Island.


The trees and farms close to the 3,726-meter volcano were covered in a small layer of ash, nearby towns and villages not being in danger, said Nugroho.


Rinjani is one of the 130 volcanoes that are active in Indonesia. The archipelago is exposed to more earthquakes and volcanic eruptions because of its close location to the ‘Ring of Fire’ from the Pacific.

Poland is Rethinking Its Banking System

Economy Jamie Simon
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Poland’s conservative government started to buy back shares in banks owned by foreign Investors, a move which some bankers and economists say it will affect banks that have thrived even during the global financial crisis, writes Reuters.


Last week, the state bank Alior Bank and PKO confirmed they are discussing the purchase and leasing divisions of Raiffeisen banking.


The Polish already bought the Polish division from GE Money this year and plans to buy the second largest bank Pekao from UniCredit. The state directly holds two other banks, controls majority stakes in two and a holding of 30% in the largest bank, PKO.


Polish people played a major role in the 80s in removing the communist system in Eastern Europe. Some now fear that banks partly owned by the government will increase funding for projects such as coal mines or large infrastructure projects that could create jobs, but not profits in a country long considered a model of democracy.


‘I am not a supporter of the nationalization transformation,” said Cezary Stypulkowski, CEO of the fourth largest bank in Poland, mBank MBK. He argues instead of installing a local management to ensure that local businesses have access to credits.


PiS came to power last year and was undertaken to introduce new taxes on banks and supermarkets to reduce the retirement age and increase state allowances for children. It also wants to help homeowners with loans in foreign currency through conversion of their loans in zlotys, a promise that has not yet been fully honored.

U.S. Welcomed 12,500 Syrian Refugees

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12,500 refugees from Syria were welcomed in the United States in the last 12 months, according to the State Department.


‘The United States received 12,500 Syrian refugees’. The number surpasses the goal set by Barack Obama of 10,000 refugees, stated on Tuesday the Secretary of State for Immigration Anne Richard.


‘This administration has been clear it wants more Syrians,’ Richard told reporters.


‘My guidance is we want to bring even more than we brought this year, without having a target.’


In addition, the State Department announced they will provide additional funds of $400 million dollars for conducting humanitarian activities in Syria,


The humanitarian assistance provided by Washington for Syria reached $5,9 billion dollars.


These refugees are just a small part from the 85,000 Syrians, who have been relocated in the last fiscal year all over the globe.


The White House is set to receive 110,000 refugees in the upcoming year.


The 12,500 were resettled in 180 cities across America, especially in locations with plentiful jobs and low-cost housing.


Earlier in September, 30 world leaders reunited at the UN summit and settled to increase the aid for refugees by $3 billion while doubling the number of those resettled.


Although the Obama Administration promotes an open policy regarding the refugees, the American people is reluctant. According to a survey, 53% are against welcoming refugees.


In the last year, European countries like Germany and Belgium welcomed a significant number of migrants from Syria. Several countries such as Sweden and other Scandinavian countries have also agreed to accommodate them.

Former Israeli President Shimon Peres Passed Away at the Age of 93

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The former president of Israel and the laureate of the Nobel Award for Peace, Shimon Peres, passed away on Wednesday morning in Tel Aviv.


In 1991, Peres traveled with his family to Palestine, where his father established a couple of years before his arrival. He attended the Ben Shemen Agricultural School in Lod, involving in the political life at the age of 20.


Shortly after, he became a member of the regional syndicate of the youth movement, a union which facilitated his political ascent. Another iconic figure, who made a significant contribution in Peres’ career was David Ben-Gurion, also known as the alleged founder and parent of Israel.


He played a leading role in creating Israel’s defense system, creating close relations with France and the R.F. Germany organization.


In 1968, alongside his mentor David Ben-Gurion, he founded RAFI and the Labor Party, led by Golda Meir.


He was named the new Minister of Transport and Communications in 1970, during Golda Meir’s activity and in 1977 he became a Prime Minister, assuming the leadership of his government.


Just like Yasser Arafat or Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres is considered an architect of the Israeli-Palestine Peace Agreement.


In November 2008, Peres was awarded the Grand Cross of the St. Michael and St. George Order by Queen Elizabeth herself.


In June 2014, Shimon was decorated with the Gold Medal during a U.S. Congress in Washington.


Shimon Peres is considered, like Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin, architect of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement (September 1993), the three were rewarded in 1994 with the Nobel Peace Prize.


On 14 January 2016, he suffered a heart attack and went through a risky procedure in a hospital near Tel Aviv.


On September 13, 2016, the icon, was hospitalized at the intensive care department, after suffering a major stroke.

Clinton And Trump Almost Equal In The Televised Debate

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Media surveys conducted after the televised presidential debate in the United States puts the Republican and Democratic candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, on an almost equal stand, according to the Real Clear Politics Institute, while in the voting polls the tycoon of New York leads.


According to a survey of the site Drudge Report, 80% of viewers think Donald Trump won the televised debate on Monday, while in a study of Time.com , places the Republican candidate with an advance of 4% (52% to 48%) ahead of Hillary Clinton. CNBC and Breitbart also believe that Donald Trump won the debate.


An online vote organized by Fox News gives Trump’s 50% and Clinton 35%, another 15% believing that the debate had no clear winner.


An instant vote organized by CNN among the 100 million viewers grants  Hillary Clinton 62% victory in the debate.


The surveys conducted by televisions and social sites were not scientific. Real Clear Politics Institute has generated an average of the results of surveys on the presidential debate; the result of 42.6% for Hillary Clinton and of 41.1% for Donald Trump, the rest of the viewers could not indicate a clear winner.


According to the latest survey on nationally electoral preferences, Donald Trump is credited with 46% while Hillary Clinton with only 43%.


Attributing the victory to himself in the debate, the billionaire sharply criticized his Tuesday night rival, calling her an offensive name that he did not use during the debate.


‘There is no one more dishonest than her’, he said.


‘I held in the hits because I did not want to do anything to disturb her, but I noticed that she is stuck in the past,’ Donald Trump added.

The first baby in the world conceived by three people

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The first baby in the world brought to the world using a procedure, which combines the DNA of three people, seems healthy and normal.


The baby was born on April 6, after her parents from Jordan traveled all the way to Mexico to a fertility clinic, where a team of U.S. doctors supervised the treatment.


The medical team was led by John Zhang from the New Hope Fertility Center, who decided to experiment the mitochondrial transfer procedure hoping that it will bring the Jordanian couple a healthy child.


Although the experts were really opened about this new medical procedure, many raised concerns regarding the doctors choice to perform the procedure in Mexico, instead of operating in their clinic from New York.


Another aspect that seemed awkward was the fact that they didn’t publish any detail regarding the treatment.


Zhang told the New Scientist that he flee to Mexico ‘where there are no rules’, adding that his decision was the right one.


‘When it comes to saving lives, what we did was ethical’, explained Zhang.


Although, the mitochondrial transfer was legalized in Britain last year, so far no other country introduced the medical procedure in their legislation.


The treatment is meant for couples, who present a high risk of transmitting serious of even fatal genetic diseases to their children.


The mother of the little boy born in April has the Leigh Syndrome, a disorder which affects the evolution of the nervous system.


These disorders affect the DNA, through the mitochondria, tiny structures similar to cell batteries, which provide energy and they are transmitted from mother to child.


When the couple contacted Zhang, they decided to try the new medical procedure. The American specialist took the nucleus from one of the mother’s eggs and inserted into the egg of a healthy donor.


Then, the fertilized egg with the genetic material of a man.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

The Syrian Defense Forces Cleared the Farafira District from Rebels

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The Syrian Defense Forces retook the control over a neighborhood from Aleppo controlled by the rebels, after several days of intense bombing, stated a Syrian militant for AFP.


‘The army regained the control over the Farafira district, after neutralizing numerous terrorists and our special units initiated the process of clearing the neighborhood from mines’, added the source.


The Assad regime believes the word ‘terrorists’ applies to all those who turned their weapons against the authorities, including rebels and Jihadists.


The Farafira district was ruled by the rebels since 2012 when they took over half of the former economic capital of Syria.


‘This mission is part of the military operation announced on Thursday, including the air raid and a mission on the ground, using artillery’, revealed the militant.


The announcement regarding their victory was made after weeks of intense bombing initiated by the Russian aviation in the rebellious areas.


This is the first time since the military mission began when they reported a progress in the old town.


According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDO) the bombings killed more than 150 people, mostly civilians, since Thursday.


Aleppo has been roughly divided between government control in the west and rebel control in the east since mid-2012, and the frontline has remained largely static despite the continuous violence.


In recent months, government troops have surrounded the eastern portion of the city, laying siege to opposition territory.


Reports also appear that the Syrian army and Hezbollah are advancing from the Aleppo Citadel area towards the Bab Al-Nayrab District, controlled by Fatah Halab.

Allergy triggered by cosmetic products

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The purpose of cosmetics and toiletries is to make us look good and feel clean. They are used safely by millions of people of all ages worldwide. While many people have no problem, mild rashes and irritation can be quite common and under-recognised and irritant and allergic reactions may occur.


The allergy to makeup or other cosmetic products is actually called contact dermatitis.


The allergic reactions appear immediately or within 48 hours after you apply the product.


‘The skin turns red and becomes itchy. If a certain product caused dermatitis, the affected area becomes thick and cracks’, stated Romanian dermatologist Viviana Iordache.


If the skin is not very affected, these reactions disappear spontaneously but you must stop using the product which triggers the allergy.


When the allergy becomes really severe, the affected area is not the cause of the allergic reaction and appears because the disease was untreated or we continued to apply the allergen on our skin.


The winter is right around the corner and in order to maintain our skin moisturized and makeup-ready we must use a hydrating cream and an emollient.


If you have a complexion with rosacea, scars or inflated pores, the season for laser treatment starts now.


Allergic reactions involve the body’s immune system which is meant to fight against infections, but occasionally get the wrong target – in this case, an ingredient of the cosmetic. In order to develop an allergy, you have to be exposed to the allergen more than once, and usually repeatedly.