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Greenland Is Melting Away Before Our Eyes | Heat wave is still intensifying, is expected to peak on Thursday with the biggest single-day melt ever recorded in Greenland. On August 1 alone, more than 12 billion tons of water will permanently melt away https://ift.tt/2Zmjmml https://ift.tt/2LR3Zzt https://ift.tt/2LR3Zzt https://ift.tt/2GD6mBG

https://ift.tt/2LR3Zzt Submitted July 31, 2019 at 08:09PM by Rvolutionary_Details https://ift.tt/2GD6mBG Rvolutionary_Details

Weather conditions that led to Europe's heatwave are now moving to the Arctic, possibly triggering one of Greenland's largest ice melts, in addition to the increasing rate of melting it has already experienced this year. //cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/190419152043-01-greenland-climate-change-super-tease.jpg https://ift.tt/2ZnWItQ https://ift.tt/2ZnWItQ https://ift.tt/2GEUdMt

https://ift.tt/2ZnWItQ Submitted July 30, 2019 at 07:26PM by just_a_gene https://ift.tt/2GEUdMt just_a_gene

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was hospitalized on Sunday after suffering an acute allergic reaction which one doctor said may have been the result of him being poisoned with an unknown chemical substance. https://ift.tt/2LIkhdG https://ift.tt/2GAMIWP https://ift.tt/2GAMIWP https://ift.tt/2Ol5jfQ

https://ift.tt/2GAMIWP Submitted July 28, 2019 at 07:07PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2Ol5jfQ madam1

South Africa: Politician Julius Malema reinforcing the racial divide "“We are here because we are continuing with the fight of our ancestors. Our ancestors will never rest in peace for as long as the white man walks this land and acts like they are the owners. " https://ift.tt/2ZbNkJM https://ift.tt/2GwlSPN https://ift.tt/2GwlSPN https://ift.tt/2ZbNlNQ

https://ift.tt/2GwlSPN Submitted July 27, 2019 at 07:54PM by John238 https://ift.tt/2ZbNlNQ John238

The two contenders to be Guatemala’s next president questioned on Saturday the validity of a deal struck by the country’s government with the United States that aims to curb the flow of migrants north from Central America. https://ift.tt/2ZfGwef https://ift.tt/2YqDdiW https://ift.tt/2YqDdiW https://ift.tt/2GxGtmJ

https://ift.tt/2YqDdiW Submitted July 27, 2019 at 07:54PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2GxGtmJ madam1

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday played down North Korea’s latest launch of short-range ballistic missiles, calling them “very standard,” a response some analysts said exposed flaws in his approach to Pyongyang and ignored the threat posed to allies Japan and South Korea https://ift.tt/2LGjwC9 https://ift.tt/2MhnOzi https://ift.tt/2MhnOzi https://ift.tt/2GuM6C2

https://ift.tt/2MhnOzi Submitted July 26, 2019 at 07:51PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2GuM6C2 madam1

North Korea test-fired two new short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, South Korean and U.S. officials said, its first missile test since Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to revive denuclearization talks last month. https://ift.tt/32QQsgz https://ift.tt/2OtcfHI https://ift.tt/2OtcfHI https://ift.tt/2Y6hoKx

https://ift.tt/2OtcfHI Submitted July 25, 2019 at 07:24PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2Y6hoKx madam1

Conflict, climate change and weak economic growth are leaving more people without enough to eat, a UN report warning of starvation and famine says. Most of the world's chronic hungry live in Asia and Africa. https://ift.tt/2GrTkqD https://ift.tt/30O6jKO https://ift.tt/30O6jKO https://ift.tt/2GssyhL

https://ift.tt/30O6jKO Submitted July 24, 2019 at 07:11PM by Waldonville https://ift.tt/2GssyhL Waldonville

Nigerian police and Shi’ite Muslim protesters clashed in the capital Abuja on Monday, with at least one demonstrator and a senior policeman killed, highlighting one of the security challenges faced by the country with Africa’s biggest economy https://ift.tt/2YsgMyg https://ift.tt/32GJCdk https://ift.tt/32GJCdk https://ift.tt/2Oa7mmZ

https://ift.tt/32GJCdk Submitted July 22, 2019 at 05:19PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2Oa7mmZ DoremusJessup

‘No girls born’ for past three months in area of India covering 132 villages - Authorities in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand state, said the official birth rate was “alarming” and pointed towards widespread female foeticide. https://ift.tt/2Y6wfje https://ift.tt/2Z3MvTe https://ift.tt/2Z3MvTe https://ift.tt/2OaiGPT

https://ift.tt/2Z3MvTe Submitted July 22, 2019 at 05:25PM by keef2000 https://ift.tt/2OaiGPT keef2000

Deforestation in Brazil‘s portion of the Amazon rainforest increased by 88% in June compared with the same month a year ago, the second consecutive month of rising forest destruction under new President Jair Bolsonaro https://ift.tt/2YcpZWV https://ift.tt/3238hbP https://ift.tt/3238hbP https://ift.tt/2LxVpVW

https://ift.tt/3238hbP Submitted July 22, 2019 at 05:52PM by eigenlaplace https://ift.tt/2LxVpVW eigenlaplace

Iran repeatedly warned the UK-flagged tanker to alter its course away from Iranian territorial waters, but the tanker refused to do so. Its mission was to create an incident to support the drumbeats for war. https://ift.tt/2LxGSK3 https://ift.tt/2y2d53q https://ift.tt/2y2d53q https://ift.tt/2y4Z7O4

https://ift.tt/2y2d53q Submitted July 22, 2019 at 06:55PM by Dems4Prez https://ift.tt/2y4Z7O4 Dems4Prez

Germany's India envoy visits 'Nazi-inspired' Hindu group: Ambassador Walter J Lindner's visit to the headquarters of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has stirred a controversy in India. Experts say the Hindu extremist group glorifies Adolf Hitler and his "cultural nationalism." https://ift.tt/30L9TW6 https://ift.tt/2JGCnL4 https://ift.tt/2JGCnL4 https://ift.tt/2JTZX5L

https://ift.tt/2JGCnL4 Submitted July 21, 2019 at 06:05PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2JTZX5L DoremusJessup

German ex-spy chief pushes Angela Merkel's CDU further right: The former head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency has been accused of courting the far right following his sacking. Hans-Georg Maassen is the noisiest member of the conservative wing of Angela Merkel's CDU https://ift.tt/2y04A8K https://ift.tt/2JONVdO https://ift.tt/2JONVdO https://ift.tt/2Y0Ixyw

https://ift.tt/2JONVdO Submitted July 21, 2019 at 06:09PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2Y0Ixyw DoremusJessup

Bangladesh rivers break their banks, forcing 400,000 to flee homes | Rivers in Bangladesh broke through at least four embankments, submerging dozens of villages & doubling the number of people fleeing their homes overnight in one of the worst floods in recent years, officials said Friday https://ift.tt/30L9O4K https://ift.tt/2JTZVe9 https://ift.tt/2JTZVe9 https://ift.tt/2XXpVPA

https://ift.tt/2JTZVe9 Submitted July 21, 2019 at 06:12PM by Rvolutionary_Details https://ift.tt/2XXpVPA Rvolutionary_Details

A Venezuelan fighter aircraft recently made an "unsafe approach" to a US Navy aircraft flying in international airspace, "endangering the safety of the crew and jeopardizing" the aircraft's mission, the US military said Sunday https://ift.tt/2XTQ1TS https://ift.tt/2M5jJOk https://ift.tt/2M5jJOk https://ift.tt/2Z7lU82

https://ift.tt/2M5jJOk Submitted July 21, 2019 at 06:28PM by BDSVenezuela https://ift.tt/2Z7lU82 BDSVenezuela

An attack on the office of Beijing’s representative in Hong Kong by protesters was a “blatant challenge to the central government” and will not be tolerated, state news agency Xinhua said in an editorial on Monday. https://ift.tt/30NMBz2 https://ift.tt/2Y8Cm6q https://ift.tt/2Y8Cm6q https://ift.tt/2y309tT

https://ift.tt/2Y8Cm6q Submitted July 21, 2019 at 07:21PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2y309tT madam1

Sweden Prime minister “I cannot and will not attempt to influence prosecutors or courts. Trump has expressed the desire for a conversation. I will explain that the Swedish judicial system is independent. In Sweden, everyone is equal before the law, and this includes visitors from other countries.” https://ift.tt/2O6BFLi https://ift.tt/2Y3B5gY https://ift.tt/2Y3B5gY https://ift.tt/30IOIE7

https://ift.tt/2Y3B5gY Submitted July 20, 2019 at 05:13PM by M7plusoneequalsm8 https://ift.tt/30IOIE7 M7plusoneequalsm8

Britain’s first climate “citizens assembly” opened its final session on Saturday morning at which more than 50 Londoners will decide on carbon-cutting measures they want their district to enact in order to confront climate change. https://ift.tt/32HLEty https://ift.tt/2Z0TX1r https://ift.tt/2Z0TX1r https://ift.tt/2LxNHep

https://ift.tt/2Z0TX1r Submitted July 20, 2019 at 06:47PM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2LxNHep ManiaforBeatles

‘Fishyleaks’ website hopes to land those guilty of overfishing - A website for whistleblowers to expose illegal or unethical practices in the fishing industry has been launched by a charity campaigning to end overfishing in European Union waters. https://ift.tt/32C4Gl7 https://ift.tt/30y8rpY https://ift.tt/30y8rpY https://ift.tt/2SqqxYf

https://ift.tt/30y8rpY Submitted July 20, 2019 at 06:54PM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2SqqxYf ManiaforBeatles

A top South Korean official on Saturday said a U.S.-South Korean military exercise would go ahead as planned next month, denying Pyongyang’s charges that holding it would breach an agreement made between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. https://ift.tt/32Ad9W9 https://ift.tt/30EvPlE https://ift.tt/30EvPlE https://ift.tt/2SsAR1S

https://ift.tt/30EvPlE Submitted July 20, 2019 at 07:13PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2SsAR1S madam1

Britain told the United Nations Security Council on Saturday that a British-flagged tanker seized by Iran was approached by Iranian forces when it was in Omani territorial waters and the action “constitutes illegal interference.” https://ift.tt/32EMqYh https://ift.tt/2YecrhJ https://ift.tt/2YecrhJ https://ift.tt/2Sqgl1O

https://ift.tt/2YecrhJ Submitted July 20, 2019 at 07:15PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2Sqgl1O madam1

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman approved hosting U.S. forces in the country to boost regional security and stability, the state news agency (SPA) reported on Friday. The gesture comes amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran in the Gulf that have impacted global oil markets. https://ift.tt/2Y1JOAl https://ift.tt/2xXysD2 https://ift.tt/2xXysD2 https://ift.tt/2YeYhNp

https://ift.tt/2xXysD2 Submitted July 19, 2019 at 07:23PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2YeYhNp madam1

Two more Iranian bulk carriers that came to Brazil carrying urea and were expected to return home with corn could be left without enough fuel, as Brazilian state oil firm Petrobras refuses to provide them with bunker fuel due to U.S. sanctions. https://ift.tt/2r8XpIL https://ift.tt/2xYcobg https://ift.tt/2xYcobg https://ift.tt/2YghL4j

https://ift.tt/2xYcobg Submitted July 19, 2019 at 07:25PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2YghL4j madam1

Scientists are calling for radical reform of dental care, tighter regulation of the sugar industry and greater transparency around conflict of interests in dental research to tackle the high and rising toll of oral disease such as mouth cancers. https://ift.tt/2XS0Vt0 https://ift.tt/32Ay7nF https://ift.tt/32Ay7nF https://ift.tt/2YbsQ6I

https://ift.tt/32Ay7nF Submitted July 18, 2019 at 05:46PM by zukusenryu12 https://ift.tt/2YbsQ6I zukusenryu12

An oil platform off the Canadian island of Newfoundland spilled nearly 3,200 gallons of an oil-water mix into the Atlantic Ocean, and efforts were underway to minimize the environmental impact, ExxonMobil said https://ift.tt/2JNyh2E https://ift.tt/2JCQkcS https://ift.tt/2JCQkcS https://ift.tt/2JF3xSD

https://ift.tt/2JCQkcS Submitted July 18, 2019 at 06:23PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2JF3xSD DoremusJessup

Aberdeen could have been the site of the first whisky still, according to researchers who have uncovered a reference from 1505 mentioning apparatus in the city for making aquavite or “water of life”, as it was known in Middle Scots. https://ift.tt/2XRfywZ https://ift.tt/30GHhxm https://ift.tt/30GHhxm https://ift.tt/2JQBKxc

https://ift.tt/30GHhxm Submitted July 18, 2019 at 07:22PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2JQBKxc madam1

Russia has sent special forces in recent days to fight alongside Syrian army troops struggling to make gains in a more than two month assault in northwestern Syria to seize the last opposition bastion, senior rebel commanders said https://ift.tt/2LssKlg https://ift.tt/2Y9H7AT https://ift.tt/2Y9H7AT https://ift.tt/2XWdm2b

https://ift.tt/2Y9H7AT Submitted July 17, 2019 at 07:49PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2XWdm2b DoremusJessup

A 20-year-old cybersecurity worker has been arrested in Bulgaria and charged with hacking the personal and financial records of millions of taxpayers, as police continue to investigate the country’s biggest ever data breach. https://ift.tt/2LssEtU https://ift.tt/2GfysCG https://ift.tt/2GfysCG https://ift.tt/2LpVACL

https://ift.tt/2GfysCG Submitted July 17, 2019 at 08:25PM by zukusenryu12 https://ift.tt/2LpVACL zukusenryu12

Teen protestor blinded after 52 rubber pellets to the face in Venezuela - The doctors who tried to save his eyes said that 52 rubber buckshot pellets hit his face, 16 of them flying directly into his eyes https://ift.tt/2Gh8IGh https://ift.tt/2Lpvpfy https://ift.tt/2Lpvpfy https://ift.tt/2LZz17d

https://ift.tt/2Lpvpfy Submitted July 17, 2019 at 05:55PM by BDSVenezuela https://ift.tt/2LZz17d BDSVenezuela

Young drivers could be banned from the road in England at night under plans to improve safety, the Department for Transport has announced. Figures show that a fifth are involved in an accident during their first year behind the wheel https://ift.tt/2GhATVc https://ift.tt/2JJqDpQ https://ift.tt/2JJqDpQ https://ift.tt/2xUNJEk

https://ift.tt/2JJqDpQ Submitted July 17, 2019 at 07:06PM by zukusenryu12 https://ift.tt/2xUNJEk zukusenryu12

Israel minister under fire for gay 'conversion therapy' support - New Education Minister Rafi Peretz has expressed his support for the therapy that tries to turn gay people straight. Often involving aversion techniques, such treatment has been rejected by the mental health sector. https://ift.tt/2Z4cwlD https://ift.tt/2XPIVec https://ift.tt/2XPIVec https://ift.tt/2YYdIXE

https://ift.tt/2XPIVec Submitted July 16, 2019 at 07:30PM by Waldonville https://ift.tt/2YYdIXE Waldonville

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib claims that “there is continued dehumanization and racist policies by the State of Israel that violate international human rights, but also violate my core values of who I am as an American.” https://ift.tt/2Si44w8 https://ift.tt/2LlirPH https://ift.tt/2LlirPH https://ift.tt/2lBvtgx

https://ift.tt/2LlirPH Submitted July 15, 2019 at 06:10PM by STARK-DIES https://ift.tt/2lBvtgx STARK-DIES

A small plane carrying parachutists crashed in northern Sweden soon after takeoff on Sunday and all nine people on board were killed, officials said. The accident took place a little after 2pm local time on Storsandskar island. https://ift.tt/2YTLBsi https://ift.tt/2LlwMMm https://ift.tt/2LlwMMm https://ift.tt/2She9tj

https://ift.tt/2LlwMMm Submitted July 14, 2019 at 07:28PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2She9tj madam1

Congo sees first case of Ebola in Goma, near Rwanda border: The Democratic Republic of Congo has reported its first case of Ebola in the eastern city of Goma. The presence of the virus has raised concerns of an outbreak in the densely populated area along the Rwandan border https://ift.tt/2jOlDHH https://ift.tt/2YTuVBd https://ift.tt/2YTuVBd https://ift.tt/2G9zikf

https://ift.tt/2YTuVBd Submitted July 14, 2019 at 08:21PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2G9zikf DoremusJessup

Two months of intensive airstrikes by Syrian government forces and their Russian allies, coupled with a fierce ground assault on rebel-controlled Idlib province, have killed hundreds of people and caused massive displacement while achieving little to no gain for President Bashar Assad https://ift.tt/2lcrXsB https://ift.tt/32qv3dP https://ift.tt/32qv3dP https://ift.tt/2l86mBv

https://ift.tt/32qv3dP Submitted July 13, 2019 at 06:19PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2l86mBv DoremusJessup

A giant manta ray has been filmed appearing to beg a professional diver for help saving her life. The three-metre-wide sea creature is shown swimming up to snorkelling guide Jake Wilton and flipping over in the water – apparently to show him fish hooks embedded in her right eye. https://ift.tt/2LM3w0x https://ift.tt/2JEM4br https://ift.tt/2JEM4br https://ift.tt/2XDwOpb

https://ift.tt/2JEM4br Submitted July 11, 2019 at 07:00PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2XDwOpb madam1