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From Solar Power to Manure, Developing Nations Seek Climate Technology before Paris Summit

Developing nations are starting to seek green technologies through a UN system meant as a building block for a global deal on climate change next month with projects including solar power in Mali or energy from cow manure in Ecuador.   To help unlock a UN deal to slow global warming at a 30...

Fears of Escalating Tension Hit Russia and Turkish Markets Following Downing of Russian Warplane by Turkey

While denying charges that their warplane had violated Syrian airspace, Russia claimed they had proof that the jet had not left Syrian air space after Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday after repeated warnings over air space violations.  ...

David Cameron Announces Billions of Pounds for New Defense Equipment

During his confirmation of the Strategic Defence and Security Review for the parliamentary term British Prime Minister David Cameron announced an additional £12bn in defence equipment spending and two new 5,000-strong "strike brigades" on Monday afternoon.   The announcement was made after a...

Captagon, The Drug Of Choice In War-Torn Syria, for all Sides

The Syrian crisis is being viewed as an entangled war between Syrian government, the rebel forces and Islamist fundamentalists – Isis, aimed to gain regional dominance based on an overlapping mixture of ideologies and political agendas.   But experts say that this is only the reason as is...

The United States Allowed Eating Genetically Modified Salmon

US regulators allowed production and consumption of genetically modified salmon, said Department of Health and Human Services of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA has been conducting research for several years. As a result, the organization determined that salmon AquAdvantage, manufactured...

African Nations Hope El Nino Finds Prominence in Paris World Environment Meet

El Nino is getting stronger and it is affecting certain parts of the globe than others.   Record temperatures were experienced by South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, for two days in a row in November. While Tuesday clocked a highest temperature of 103.6 degrees fahrenheit, Wednesday was hotter...

Anonymous Accuses CloudFare Web Services of Helping Isis

Alleging that it has helped the Islamic state propagandas, Anonymous has attacked web services startup CloudFlare for providing protection against cyberattacks to pro-Isis websites.   The company is popular amongst groups like Anonymous by routing connections through its own content delivery...

Most Wanted Terrorist Accused of Plotting Paris Attacks Killed in Wednesday Raids

French officials finally confirmed on Thursday that the suspected mastermind of last week's Paris attacks was killed in the police raid of an apartment north of the capital.   Abdelhamid Abaaoud was accused of orchestrating last Friday's coordinated bombings and shootings in the French...

Facebook Allegedly Deactivates User with Name 'Isis'

Facebook has blocked a female user bearing the same name of as the terrorist organization that claimed responsibility for last week’s attack in Paris.   Suggesting that her Facebook profile was blocked because of her name, Isis Anchalee, an engineer based in San Francisco, complained on...

Pre Dawn Police Raid Targeting Suspected Paris Attack Mastermind Thwarts Possible Terrorist Plot, 2 Dead

While seeking out possible suspects for last week’s attack in Paris, a woman suicide bomber blew herself up and another militant died on Wednesday during police raids in a Paris Suburb. Media reports suggest that a jihadist cell that had been planning an attack on Paris's business district, La...
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