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Germany's far-right AfD has been forced to issue a statement admitting it falsely accused the Environment Ministry of donating millions to Hillary Clinton's election campaign. The claims were made by party board member. https://ift.tt/2mYyqVX https://ift.tt/2AsKwjC https://ift.tt/2AsKwjC https://ift.tt/2M86WIs

https://ift.tt/2AsKwjC Submitted July 30, 2018 at 10:17PM by readet https://ift.tt/2M86WIs readet

Undercover air marshals monitoring thousands of US travelers under Orwellian ‘Quiet Skies’ program - Federal air marshals are surveilling thousands of ordinary U.S. citizens through a Transportation Security Administration program called Quiet Skies https://ift.tt/2LDOriS https://ift.tt/2Kea4R8 https://ift.tt/2Kea4R8 https://ift.tt/2LDOsmW

https://ift.tt/2Kea4R8 Submitted July 31, 2018 at 02:09AM by Minecraftvideofinder https://ift.tt/2LDOsmW Minecraftvideofinder

Disney doesn’t care about things their employees have said in the past until they’re pressured to. Here’s Eddie Murphy, actor in no less than 15 Disney projects in his incredibly successful stand up acts pre-Disney:

1987 1983 These were very popular and well known acts and not half as obscure as oh let’s say tweets from years ago. This stuff helped pave the way to a very successful career for Murphy. Submitted July 30, 2018 at 09:58PM by Docfishop https://ift.tt/2AqHADX

Indian authorities have left the names of almost four million people off the National Register of Citizens (NRC) list in a border state, effectively casting a shadow over their citizenship. The people left off the registry will have a month to file an appeal. https://ift.tt/2Ay1gGn https://ift.tt/2NWo0RU https://ift.tt/2NWo0RU https://ift.tt/2LKtMZt

https://ift.tt/2NWo0RU Submitted July 30, 2018 at 06:32AM by readet https://ift.tt/2LKtMZt readet

Poland may have to look to Filipino workers to cover a growing labor shortage hurting the economy, a senior official said Saturday. “I hope that in the autumn we will be able to at least sign a preliminary accord” with the Philippine authorities, Deputy Labor Minister Stanislaw Szwed said. https://ift.tt/2LzmjgM https://ift.tt/2vgh7n0 https://ift.tt/2vgh7n0 https://ift.tt/2OsvwFl

https://ift.tt/2vgh7n0 Submitted July 30, 2018 at 01:42AM by green_flash https://ift.tt/2OsvwFl green_flash

Voters in Zimbabwe are going to the polls in the country's first election without the involvement of long-time leader Robert Mugabe. The country's founding president, Mr Mugabe was ousted last year after almost four decades in power. https://ift.tt/2M48F1q https://ift.tt/2LIq1DU https://ift.tt/2LIq1DU https://ift.tt/2v1zlcr

https://ift.tt/2LIq1DU Submitted July 30, 2018 at 03:05AM by NeverPlayedClash https://ift.tt/2v1zlcr NeverPlayedClash

Strong 6.4 Magnitude Quake Strikes Indonesia - Over a dozen people have been killed & over 160 others injured in a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that shook Indonesian tourist spot Lombok island & surrounding areas https://ift.tt/2uWMELi https://ift.tt/2LMtKjR https://ift.tt/2LMtKjR https://ift.tt/2LWwl7v

https://ift.tt/2LMtKjR Submitted July 29, 2018 at 07:24AM by anutensil https://ift.tt/2LWwl7v anutensil

Merkel's conservatives hit 12-year low in German poll - Support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc, trying to move beyond a bitter dispute over migrant policy that threatened the coalition, has fallen to its lowest level since 2006, a poll showed on Sunday. https://ift.tt/2Ak0P1X https://ift.tt/2OpsEZT https://ift.tt/2OpsEZT https://ift.tt/2Aggyzf

https://ift.tt/2OpsEZT Submitted July 29, 2018 at 06:10AM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2Aggyzf ManiaforBeatles

Polls close in 'sham' Cambodia vote as strongman Hun Sen eyes landslide | Hun Sen, who came to power in 1985 in a country still plagued by civil war, has cracked down on dissent in the run-up to the poll, pressuring civil society, independent media and his political opponents. https://ift.tt/2NUU8pf https://ift.tt/2uXkxf3 https://ift.tt/2uXkxf3 https://ift.tt/2LYBoVc

https://ift.tt/2uXkxf3 Submitted July 29, 2018 at 05:01AM by EightRoundsRapid https://ift.tt/2LYBoVc EightRoundsRapid

Australia’s conservative government failed to win any of the five by-elections held this weekend, defeats widely seen as an indication Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull faces an uphill battle to be re-elected in a national poll due by May 2019 https://ift.tt/2Lv11AF https://ift.tt/2uXsdOo https://ift.tt/2uXsdOo https://ift.tt/2NS0wgM

https://ift.tt/2uXsdOo Submitted July 29, 2018 at 12:46AM by branstarktreewizard https://ift.tt/2NS0wgM branstarktreewizard

Norwegian authorities said a polar bear on Saturday attacked and injured a polar bear guard who was leading tourists off a cruise ship on an Arctic archipelago. The polar bear was shot dead by another employee, the cruise company said. https://ift.tt/2v9kv2S https://ift.tt/2Ah7zO6 https://ift.tt/2Ah7zO6 https://ift.tt/2Onxnet

https://ift.tt/2Ah7zO6 Submitted July 29, 2018 at 01:14AM by urgukvn https://ift.tt/2Onxnet urgukvn

Perth and Fremantle may be about to take out the dubious honour of recording the lowest voter turnout in an electorate since compulsory voting was introduced into Australia. As of Sunday afternoon, Perth was recording voter turnout rates of 62 per cent, and 64 per cent in Fremantle. https://ift.tt/2LyaoQ0 https://ift.tt/2K5PH8G https://ift.tt/2K5PH8G https://ift.tt/2v44491

https://ift.tt/2K5PH8G Submitted July 29, 2018 at 02:12AM by superegz https://ift.tt/2v44491 superegz

Anti-tobacco campaigners are calling for the UK government to act to prevent a new kind of e-cigarette with a super-cool image from taking off among children, as it has done already in America. Ultra-discreet Juul device accused by US campaigners of luring children into addiction. https://ift.tt/2NSbYt3 https://ift.tt/2NKoYAA https://ift.tt/2NKoYAA https://ift.tt/2OoIwfc

https://ift.tt/2NKoYAA Submitted July 27, 2018 at 07:07PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2OoIwfc madazzahatter

‘We have to speak out’: Chinese parents demand answers over ‘dangerous vaccines’. Families unite online in a shared belief that their children have been sickened – and even killed – by injections. https://ift.tt/2LIZkih https://ift.tt/2LKe5S7 https://ift.tt/2LKe5S7 https://ift.tt/2K1p1WL

https://ift.tt/2LKe5S7 Submitted July 27, 2018 at 07:09PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2K1p1WL madazzahatter

A new trial of controversial facial recognition technology in east London has failed to result in any arrests, as police face legal action and accusations of rolling out surveillance cameras by “stealth”. Fresh trial in Stratford results in no one being stopped and zero arrests. https://ift.tt/2NPdpZ2 https://ift.tt/2mN9joT https://ift.tt/2mN9joT https://ift.tt/2K0F2fy

https://ift.tt/2mN9joT Submitted July 27, 2018 at 07:11PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2K0F2fy madazzahatter

Single-use plastic bag sales have fallen by 86 per cent since the 5p charge was introduced, new figures have revealed. Campaigners are now calling for charges on plastic bottles and disposable coffee cups in the hope of producing a similar effect. https://ift.tt/2AeQdS1 https://ift.tt/2LutTcf https://ift.tt/2LutTcf https://ift.tt/2K3gz9k

https://ift.tt/2LutTcf Submitted July 27, 2018 at 07:14PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2K3gz9k madazzahatter

Social media giants must be responsible for content to halt democratic 'crisis' caused by fake news, UK MPs say - Committee warns over 'systematic manipulation of data to support the relentless targeting of citizens, without their consent, by campaigns of disinformation and messages of hate' https://ift.tt/2NPdr36 https://ift.tt/2JZ4h1L https://ift.tt/2JZ4h1L https://ift.tt/2AkBKnK

https://ift.tt/2JZ4h1L Submitted July 28, 2018 at 06:28AM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2AkBKnK ManiaforBeatles

U.N. has verified that more than 7,000 children have lost their lives or been injured in the Syrian conflict since 2013 and cites unverified reports putting the number “way beyond 20,000”; in 2018 more than 1200 violations against children have been verified https://ift.tt/2NT17Pn https://ift.tt/2AdKV9i https://ift.tt/2AdKV9i https://ift.tt/2LUo83H

https://ift.tt/2AdKV9i Submitted July 28, 2018 at 06:57AM by readet https://ift.tt/2LUo83H readet

Ryanair has warned 100 pilots and 200 cabin crew based out of Ireland that they will face relocation to Poland or lose their jobs in October 2018 as strikes in the carrier's home market weaken its business there. https://ift.tt/2pgKtSw https://ift.tt/2AbY7LY https://ift.tt/2AbY7LY https://ift.tt/2veODdh

https://ift.tt/2AbY7LY Submitted July 28, 2018 at 07:11AM by green_flash https://ift.tt/2veODdh green_flash

Tens of thousands of Russians took part in rallies across the country organized by Communists to protest against highly controversial plans to hike the pension age. In Moscow, organizers said up to 100,000 people gathered for a permitted rally https://ift.tt/2LUpuLP https://ift.tt/2uZ2wwG https://ift.tt/2uZ2wwG https://ift.tt/2LWeT3g

https://ift.tt/2uZ2wwG Submitted July 28, 2018 at 07:16AM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2LWeT3g DoremusJessup

Venezuela opposition legislator flees after 'secret police threats' - In an open letter, Mr Olivares said that in recent weeks secret police agents approached him, his wife and his brother saying they would be persecuted unless he stepped away from politics. https://ift.tt/2vdxvVn https://ift.tt/2LVKoKF https://ift.tt/2LVKoKF https://ift.tt/2NNUuOs

https://ift.tt/2LVKoKF Submitted July 27, 2018 at 07:45PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2NNUuOs madam1

The Trump administration is looking into lifting sanctions against a major Russian aluminum company founded by one of Vladimir Putin's closest allies. The Treasury Department is considering relieving Rusal of penalties even though its former owner, oligarch Oleg Deripaska, was sanctioned this year https://ift.tt/2vfJdyO https://ift.tt/2Ahkks7 https://ift.tt/2Ahkks7 https://ift.tt/2LW6j4z

https://ift.tt/2Ahkks7 Submitted July 27, 2018 at 08:14PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2LW6j4z madam1

State-sponsored Russian hackers appear far more interested this year in demonstrating that they can disrupt the American electric utility grid than the midterm elections, according to United States intelligence officials and technology company executives https://ift.tt/2Ly5Mti https://ift.tt/2mPsuyw https://ift.tt/2mPsuyw https://ift.tt/2K2oYKi

https://ift.tt/2mPsuyw Submitted July 27, 2018 at 08:46PM by readet https://ift.tt/2K2oYKi readet

Plague of secreting millipedes of Asian origin tormenting Swiss village: A huge mob of non-native greenhouse millipedes have taken up residence in a small village in the canton of Uri in central Switzerland, causing daily distress to the town's local populace. https://ift.tt/2vdxsZH https://ift.tt/2K34kd0 https://ift.tt/2K34kd0 https://ift.tt/2mNAMGT

https://ift.tt/2K34kd0 Submitted July 28, 2018 at 05:27AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2mNAMGT madazzahatter

Egypt court sentences 75 to death over 2013 sit-in: Muslim Brotherhood members were among those on trial for their roles in an anti-government sit-in five years ago. The convicted are supporters of former Islamist president Mohammed Morsi. https://ift.tt/2Opkf8T https://ift.tt/2JZrxwA https://ift.tt/2JZrxwA https://ift.tt/2mLv3RY

https://ift.tt/2JZrxwA Submitted July 28, 2018 at 05:30AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2mLv3RY madazzahatter

Two Ugandan government ministers have backed a controversial call for compulsory HIV testing for children in the country’s schools. Proposal backed by gender and health ministers despite doubts over its legality and claims it violates human rights. https://ift.tt/2Ly5HWw https://ift.tt/2NNjeGp https://ift.tt/2NNjeGp https://ift.tt/2LWOh27

https://ift.tt/2NNjeGp Submitted July 28, 2018 at 05:43AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2LWOh27 madazzahatter

Colombian journalists say death threats reflect 'ugly' climate under new leader | Journalists say ‘dangerous new atmosphere’ has emerged since Iván Duque, a fierce opponent of the peace process, took power https://ift.tt/2vbmaVz https://ift.tt/2NOAUS6 https://ift.tt/2NOAUS6 https://ift.tt/2NTVwZl

https://ift.tt/2NOAUS6 Submitted July 28, 2018 at 05:51AM by EightRoundsRapid https://ift.tt/2NTVwZl EightRoundsRapid

Tourist hotspot Amsterdam turns into a "lawless jungle" after dark with the police powerless to intervene against crime and violence, the city's ombudsman warned in an interview Saturday. "The city centre becomes an urban jungle at night." https://ift.tt/2vbwblO https://ift.tt/2LFX0bT https://ift.tt/2LFX0bT https://ift.tt/2NNFb8n

https://ift.tt/2LFX0bT Submitted July 28, 2018 at 05:56AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2NNFb8n madazzahatter

EU's Juncker says trade talks with Trump almost collapsed over US agriculture demands - Agricultural trade will remain off the table in any trade talks between the US and EU, the EU chief said. A European commitment to buy more US soybeans is driven by market conditions not political intent. https://ift.tt/2v9TVH1 https://ift.tt/2uXdlPV https://ift.tt/2uXdlPV https://ift.tt/2LVfiTm

https://ift.tt/2uXdlPV Submitted July 27, 2018 at 09:53PM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2LVfiTm ManiaforBeatles

A newly released memo by a wartime Japanese official provides what a historian says is the first look at the thinking of Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Hideki Tojo on the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that thrust the U.S. into World War II. https://ift.tt/2OmCyLL https://ift.tt/2OozQW8 https://ift.tt/2OozQW8 https://ift.tt/2ArJxjR

https://ift.tt/2OozQW8 Submitted July 27, 2018 at 11:02PM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2ArJxjR madazzahatter

President of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee Yoshiro Mori met Friday with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to discuss the possibility of introducing daylight saving time during the 2020 Games as a countermeasure for extreme summer temperatures. https://ift.tt/2OoYrtW https://ift.tt/2LHJXqG https://ift.tt/2LHJXqG https://ift.tt/2NRV51s

https://ift.tt/2LHJXqG Submitted July 28, 2018 at 12:04AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2NRV51s madazzahatter

Disaster-hit regions on alert as Japan braces for strong typhoon: Japan is bracing for powerful typhoon approaching its eastern coast Saturday, likely bringing heavy rain and strong winds to wide area, with storm expected to make landfall in central or western Japan in early hours Sunday. https://ift.tt/2Af3IRE https://ift.tt/2LJgUCP https://ift.tt/2LJgUCP https://ift.tt/2LV2fl7

https://ift.tt/2LJgUCP Submitted July 28, 2018 at 12:07AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2LV2fl7 madazzahatter

Scroll Free September aims to wean us off social media- The UK Royal Society for Public Health, which is behind the campaign, is urging everyone to stop using – or reduce use of – Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram and other social media platforms for the month. https://ift.tt/2OjnY7X https://ift.tt/2LRNdwc https://ift.tt/2LRNdwc https://ift.tt/2JZDkuI

https://ift.tt/2LRNdwc Submitted July 27, 2018 at 05:45AM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2JZDkuI ManiaforBeatles

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rolled out a document on Thursday urging governments around the world to prioritize religious freedom, further elevating an issue that the Trump administration has pushed since last year. https://ift.tt/2Ago25l https://ift.tt/2NLdQUi https://ift.tt/2NLdQUi https://ift.tt/2Ahlxje

https://ift.tt/2NLdQUi Submitted July 27, 2018 at 05:58AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2Ahlxje madazzahatter

An autistic teen, who also suffers from epilepsy and an array of other learning disabilities, was removed from an Emirates flight, along with the rest of his family, although he held a medical certificate and was cleared to fly on planes. https://ift.tt/2Ojooex https://ift.tt/2OnJMPB https://ift.tt/2OnJMPB https://ift.tt/2AfnlZW

https://ift.tt/2OnJMPB Submitted July 27, 2018 at 06:01AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2AfnlZW madazzahatter

A typhoon expected to take an unusual route across Japan is forecast to make landfall on Honshu over the weekend, with the Meteorological Agency calling for people in western Japan to be extra vigilant for further landslides and flooding after the rain disaster earlier this month. https://ift.tt/2OjnH4V https://ift.tt/2K022et https://ift.tt/2K022et https://ift.tt/2Lqnteh

https://ift.tt/2K022et Submitted July 27, 2018 at 06:15AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2Lqnteh madazzahatter

Federal government must “get out of the way” of First Nations in efforts to bring about self-determination by ditching failed colonial policies & working with Aboriginal leaders to address issues such as justice, health, racism & child welfare - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett. https://ift.tt/2OjnFdj https://ift.tt/2NOfZhY https://ift.tt/2NOfZhY https://ift.tt/2Lv2VkP

https://ift.tt/2NOfZhY Submitted July 27, 2018 at 06:20AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2Lv2VkP madazzahatter

Berlin beats Chinese firm to buy stake in 50Hertz power company - Germany has cited "security" reasons for buying a 20 percent stake in German-based company 50Hertz, effectively boxing out China's power distributor. Around 18 million Germans depend on 50Hertz for electricity. https://ift.tt/2OgOOxr https://ift.tt/2K1HylD https://ift.tt/2K1HylD https://ift.tt/2mOQfqo

https://ift.tt/2K1HylD Submitted July 27, 2018 at 06:20AM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2mOQfqo ManiaforBeatles

I've never been in favor of Wikileaks' activities, says Ecuador president - Ecuador’s president, signaling his government’s desire to end the long sojourn of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in its London embassy, said on Friday he had never supported Assange’s leaking activities. https://ift.tt/2Agy9am https://ift.tt/2K06XvX https://ift.tt/2K06XvX https://ift.tt/2LsnBKq

https://ift.tt/2K06XvX Submitted July 27, 2018 at 06:24AM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2LsnBKq ManiaforBeatles

Mutated HIV strains in Canada may cause quicker illness, study finds - Strains circulating in Saskatchewan, where nearly 80% of infected are indigenous, may lead to faster development of related viruses https://ift.tt/2OlkTUE https://ift.tt/2NQSPaW https://ift.tt/2NQSPaW https://ift.tt/2Lv2Sp9

https://ift.tt/2NQSPaW Submitted July 27, 2018 at 06:25AM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2Lv2Sp9 ManiaforBeatles

More than two million workers 'cheated' out of holiday - Research shows more than two million UK workers are not getting the time off they are entitled to, prompting calls for enforcement action to stop firms cheating staff out of holiday. https://ift.tt/2ApiBkL https://ift.tt/2Lv2RBB https://ift.tt/2Lv2RBB https://ift.tt/2K06V7j

https://ift.tt/2Lv2RBB Submitted July 27, 2018 at 06:27AM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2K06V7j ManiaforBeatles

Scientists and activists warned that anti-abortion conditions attached to US aid under the Donald Trump administration threatened programs to halt the spread of HIV. Stipulations approved deny US aid to organizations which provide abortion information, referrals, or services https://ift.tt/2mM474r https://ift.tt/2AfT79d https://ift.tt/2AfT79d https://ift.tt/2OhXYcS

https://ift.tt/2AfT79d Submitted July 27, 2018 at 06:38AM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2OhXYcS DoremusJessup

Manafort Evidence on Ukrainian Political Work Revealed: 'In a court filing, President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort revealed the 50 pieces of evidence about his political work in Ukraine he wants excluded from one of his trials' https://ift.tt/2mPVZQp https://ift.tt/2LUND50 https://ift.tt/2LUND50 https://ift.tt/2uTSqgB

https://ift.tt/2LUND50 Submitted July 26, 2018 at 10:27PM by maxwellhill https://ift.tt/2uTSqgB maxwellhill

Somalia’s attorney general has announced the nation’s first prosecution for female genital mutilation after a 10-year-old girl bled to death following a traditional cutting last week. Campaigners say investigation into case of girl who bled to death marks a ‘defining moment’ for country. https://ift.tt/2Afkr7D https://ift.tt/2mO6BiZ https://ift.tt/2mO6BiZ https://ift.tt/2Ol7X12

https://ift.tt/2mO6BiZ Submitted July 27, 2018 at 04:58AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2Ol7X12 madazzahatter

The number of fatal overdoses from synthetic cannabis use has soared in New Zealand, going from two deaths in five years to 45 in 12 months. Medics say they are called to dozens of overdoses from drug that is cheaper and more addictive than natural product. https://ift.tt/2Afkost https://ift.tt/2AoEIb1 https://ift.tt/2AoEIb1 https://ift.tt/2K0oDHQ

https://ift.tt/2AoEIb1 Submitted July 27, 2018 at 05:07AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2K0oDHQ madazzahatter

Vanuatu volcano: Entire island to be evacuated as ash blankets villages and blacks out sky - The population of an entire island in Vanuatu is set to be evacuated for the second time in less than a year because of an erupting volcano. https://ift.tt/2mITgIC https://ift.tt/2Aor7jZ https://ift.tt/2Aor7jZ https://ift.tt/2Ae2beJ

https://ift.tt/2Aor7jZ Submitted July 27, 2018 at 12:59AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2Ae2beJ madazzahatter

Amsterdam Sex Workers Demand Equal Rights, Fight Stigmatization: The World Health Organization says female sex workers are 13.5 percent more likely to be infected with HIV than other women of reproductive age. https://ift.tt/2AfnXyL https://ift.tt/2LEQN00 https://ift.tt/2LEQN00 https://ift.tt/2mK8FbH

https://ift.tt/2LEQN00 Submitted July 27, 2018 at 01:02AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2mK8FbH madazzahatter

Nicolas Maduro Announces Removal of Five Zeros Off Currency. Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro announced on Wednesday that five zeros will be removed off the currency. The announcement comes at a time in which hyperinflation has made the country’s currency nearly worthless. https://ift.tt/2v7DBGt https://ift.tt/2mJVAzf https://ift.tt/2mJVAzf https://ift.tt/2JWPq7W

https://ift.tt/2mJVAzf Submitted July 25, 2018 at 11:41PM by Rev0d https://ift.tt/2JWPq7W Rev0d