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Australia to dramatically ramp up defense spending; In a statement the ASPI said "We've got to be worried about 2020 and the next 12-24 months"... "[there is] only one country with both the capacity and the desire to dominate the Indo-Pacific region"..."We are not talking about Canada." https://ift.tt/2NLKUgN https://ift.tt/2BWHSDH https://ift.tt/2BWHSDH https://ift.tt/2NIVkxJ

https://ift.tt/2BWHSDH Submitted June 30, 2020 at 07:47PM by sentient_sasquatch https://ift.tt/2NIVkxJ sentient_sasquatch

Record Arctic heatwave sees Siberia wildfires increase fivefold | Russia’s agency for aerial forest fire management revealed that 2.85 million acres were burning in areas firefighters could not reach. ‘The signs of climate change are already here. It’s not some distant future,’ say scientists https://ift.tt/2NEcwV2 https://ift.tt/3g7cTUy https://ift.tt/3g7cTUy https://ift.tt/2Zblkag

https://ift.tt/3g7cTUy Submitted June 28, 2020 at 09:57PM by BattlemechJohnBrown https://ift.tt/2Zblkag BattlemechJohnBrown

The dramatic assassination attempt on Mexico City’s police chief \was just the latest and clearest sign that Mexico’s powerful criminal element is bringing the violence it has unleashed on the general population directly to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s door https://ift.tt/3fXc2pk https://ift.tt/388SDPw https://ift.tt/388SDPw https://ift.tt/2Vqok1t

https://ift.tt/388SDPw Submitted June 27, 2020 at 07:00PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2Vqok1t DoremusJessup

Malawi's opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera won this week's presidential election re-run with 58.57 percent of the vote. It was a dramatic reversal of fortune for the incumbent, Peter Mutharika, whose victory in the May 2019 election was overturned https://ift.tt/2NyELEz https://ift.tt/2BhZZnF https://ift.tt/2BhZZnF https://ift.tt/3eGiXD4

https://ift.tt/2BhZZnF Submitted June 27, 2020 at 06:27PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/3eGiXD4 DoremusJessup

Amazon, Flipkart to show Made-in-China labels for India amid border tension| The e-commerce giants joined about a dozen other online retailers including Jio Platforms in agreeing to the move as anti-China sentiment has escalated since Galwan Valley clash. https://ift.tt/3g2dBlE https://ift.tt/2A12qdV https://ift.tt/2A12qdV https://ift.tt/3g2cC4W

https://ift.tt/2A12qdV Submitted June 25, 2020 at 08:45PM by greencard_KK https://ift.tt/3g2cC4W greencard_KK

Russian Criminal Group Finds New Target: A hacking group calling itself Evil Corp., indicted in December, has shown up in corporate networks with sophisticated ransomware. American officials worry election infrastructure could be next https://ift.tt/3i3wXc9 https://ift.tt/2VmjOB4 https://ift.tt/2VmjOB4 https://ift.tt/3i6xEkP

https://ift.tt/2VmjOB4 Submitted June 25, 2020 at 08:47PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/3i6xEkP DoremusJessup

Australia's military announced it would send 1,000 troops to Melbourne in an effort to help contain the country's only significant coronavirus outbreak over fears of a second wave. Victoria state has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases, recording almost 150 new infections over the past week https://ift.tt/2NuIp2t https://ift.tt/2NrYLc7 https://ift.tt/2NrYLc7 https://ift.tt/37Xh02u

https://ift.tt/2NrYLc7 Submitted June 24, 2020 at 07:44PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/37Xh02u DoremusJessup

For first time ever, majority of shareholders push oil giant Chevron to align with Paris climate pact: Climate Action 100+ investor alliance gains proxy-season traction toward net-zero emissions, calling on companies to account for climate risks and more transparent lobbying https://ift.tt/3fSIk4C https://ift.tt/3dpl3WB https://ift.tt/3dpl3WB https://ift.tt/3fQXkQx

https://ift.tt/3dpl3WB Submitted June 23, 2020 at 07:33PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/3fQXkQx DoremusJessup

Knee-on-neck, mass surveillance and protest suppression: How Israel shaped US policing - Two decades of Israeli-US police cooperation include training in racial profiling, counter terrorism and suppressing protests https://ift.tt/3fPrm7l https://ift.tt/31bUXnc https://ift.tt/31bUXnc https://ift.tt/2By8ESY

https://ift.tt/31bUXnc Submitted June 23, 2020 at 07:06PM by DelorzTheFibber https://ift.tt/2By8ESY DelorzTheFibber

Stranded Canadians ask for help after Air India rejects 150 passengers trying to come home, initially blaming the Canadian Embassy and telling passengers they weren't allowed to fly, because their names weren't on an embassy list. https://ift.tt/3fSBV9A https://ift.tt/2BBGztH https://ift.tt/2BBGztH https://ift.tt/2BvAO0W

https://ift.tt/2BBGztH Submitted June 23, 2020 at 06:50PM by WorriedTourist7 https://ift.tt/2BvAO0W WorriedTourist7

U.S. and Brazil lodged separate protests with Thailand over its ban on two farm chemicals linked to Parkinson's and impaired brain development in children, urged Thailand to continue allowing their imports of wheat and soy https://ift.tt/2Cxe7tH https://ift.tt/3dqryZh https://ift.tt/3dqryZh https://ift.tt/2YnOvHZ

https://ift.tt/3dqryZh Submitted June 22, 2020 at 06:40PM by green_flash https://ift.tt/2YnOvHZ green_flash

The United States and Russia meet Monday in Vienna for talks on their last major nuclear weapons agreement against a backdrop of growing tensions and differences over whether they see any value in arms control at all https://ift.tt/2NkqbAs https://ift.tt/2AWCT62 https://ift.tt/2AWCT62 https://ift.tt/2YUtzYl

https://ift.tt/2AWCT62 Submitted June 21, 2020 at 09:47PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2YUtzYl DoremusJessup

Chinese leaders and senior EU officials hold a video summit Monday with tensions rising over new tariffs targeting Chinese firms and European disquiet at Beijing's assertiveness on the world stage. The heads of the EU's main institutions will also discuss the coronavirus with top Chinese leaders https://ift.tt/2YlHuaH https://ift.tt/2V6HNUT https://ift.tt/2V6HNUT https://ift.tt/2YUkK0x

https://ift.tt/2V6HNUT Submitted June 21, 2020 at 09:49PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2YUkK0x DoremusJessup

Family of 62-year-old man who died after a police shooting near Toronto on Saturday say they want a public inquiry into the death, feeling there was an overuse of force. The man’s nephew said his uncle was suffering from a schizophrenic episode and had threatened to hurt himself before the shooting. https://ift.tt/3erIAr6 https://ift.tt/2zRnTWB https://ift.tt/2zRnTWB https://ift.tt/37Mxbja

https://ift.tt/2zRnTWB Submitted June 21, 2020 at 08:44PM by SunOverSnowPlease https://ift.tt/37Mxbja SunOverSnowPlease

California Power company PG&E Gets away with murder. Only $42,000 per life. A $3.5 Million Fine But 'No Prison For Anyone' (or reform) CEO Pleads Guilty to Felony Manslaughter of 84 People and poisoning millions from the fires and smoke in 2018 Paradise Fire https://ift.tt/3hFuHHW https://ift.tt/2UVaowb https://ift.tt/2UVaowb https://ift.tt/2YO64Ab

https://ift.tt/2UVaowb Submitted June 17, 2020 at 08:13PM by sanityvortex https://ift.tt/2YO64Ab sanityvortex

Beijing shut all its schools again and cancelled at least 1,225 flights on Wednesday, according to state-run media, as the city reported 31 new coronavirus cases. City officials have urged residents not to leave the city, and several provinces have quarantined travelers from Beijing https://ift.tt/3fuTeNL https://ift.tt/2N79PLD https://ift.tt/2N79PLD https://ift.tt/2Az0GJd

https://ift.tt/2N79PLD Submitted June 16, 2020 at 11:41PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2Az0GJd DoremusJessup

Egyptian outspoken LGBTQ rights advocate commits suicide in Canada. Sara Hegazy who was imprisoned among dozen others for raising the rainbow flag in a rock concert in Egypt. After released from jail she found asylum in Canada. Left an indicting note to the world. https://ift.tt/2N2CIIE https://ift.tt/3ht7xEm https://ift.tt/3ht7xEm https://ift.tt/2MZIfj8

https://ift.tt/3ht7xEm Submitted June 15, 2020 at 09:19PM by Bing-o https://ift.tt/2MZIfj8 Bing-o

Seismic waves reveal giant structures deep beneath Earth’s surface: "Analysing data from hundreds of major earthquakes, Doyeon Kim at the University of Maryland and his colleagues have found a new structure beneath the volcanic Marquesas Islands in the South Pacific Ocean." https://ift.tt/3d4BBTE https://ift.tt/3hhm9Xr https://ift.tt/3hhm9Xr https://ift.tt/3hycaxa

https://ift.tt/3hhm9Xr Submitted June 15, 2020 at 08:37PM by -AMARYANA- https://ift.tt/3hycaxa -AMARYANA-

U.N. calls for global end to conversion therapy, says it 'may amount to torture'. The practice, which aims to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, is currently banned in just five countries https://ift.tt/3hmvQE2 https://ift.tt/3cXTUtz https://ift.tt/3cXTUtz https://ift.tt/2B62UQ9

https://ift.tt/3cXTUtz Submitted June 13, 2020 at 07:51PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2B62UQ9 DoremusJessup

Climate worst-case scenarios may not go far enough, cloud data shows | Modelling suggests climate is considerably more sensitive to carbon emissions than thought - Worst-case global heating scenarios may need to be revised upwards in light of a better understanding of the role of clouds https://ift.tt/3cVX2WU https://ift.tt/2UFc0tS https://ift.tt/2UFc0tS https://ift.tt/2BXceGe

https://ift.tt/2UFc0tS Submitted June 13, 2020 at 07:07PM by down-with-stonks https://ift.tt/2BXceGe down-with-stonks

A spike in reported coronavirus cases in Poland's coal mines has put the country on edge but residents worried about jobs are playing down the health crisis. The issue is particularly sensitive ahead of a hard-fought presidential election where miners are still a powerful voting bloc https://ift.tt/3cXaIAM https://ift.tt/2MVtqyk https://ift.tt/2MVtqyk https://ift.tt/2BXuqiZ

https://ift.tt/2MVtqyk Submitted June 12, 2020 at 10:37PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2BXuqiZ DoremusJessup

Four poachers have been arrested for their alleged role in the killing of a beloved silverback gorilla in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, where gorilla treks are a popular attraction for tourists https://ift.tt/30zwXdD https://ift.tt/3cWQHum https://ift.tt/3cWQHum https://ift.tt/2MUTJEU

https://ift.tt/3cWQHum Submitted June 12, 2020 at 10:41PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2MUTJEU DoremusJessup

The United Nations says it has determined that Iran was the source for several items in two arms shipments seized by the United States and for debris left by attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil installations and an international airport, according to a new report https://ift.tt/2lbwUm9 https://ift.tt/2UEcl0a https://ift.tt/2UEcl0a https://ift.tt/3fi66Xr

https://ift.tt/2UEcl0a Submitted June 12, 2020 at 07:21PM by DoctorExplosion https://ift.tt/3fi66Xr DoctorExplosion

Zoom Video Communications Inc said it suspended user accounts and ended meetings linked to the anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown on its platform after the Chinese government demanded it do so. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/37uwCKM https://ift.tt/37uwCKM https://ift.tt/2XUwjWs

https://ift.tt/37uwCKM Submitted June 11, 2020 at 09:32PM by heha2468 https://ift.tt/2XUwjWs heha2468

Two leading Australian accounting industry bodies say they have been falsely represented in newspaper advertisements in Hong Kong showing they support China's controversial new national security laws. https://ift.tt/37mvrwN https://ift.tt/37hEYFg https://ift.tt/37hEYFg https://ift.tt/2UBZvPL

https://ift.tt/37hEYFg Submitted June 11, 2020 at 09:15PM by anotherbrickhk https://ift.tt/2UBZvPL anotherbrickhk

The world added 12 percent more clean power capacity in 2019 than the year before, but new renewable energy planned over the next decade falls far short of what is needed to forestall dangerous global warming, the UN warned https://ift.tt/3cQrlhI https://ift.tt/3f9c8d2 https://ift.tt/3f9c8d2 https://ift.tt/2BUZwIf

https://ift.tt/3f9c8d2 Submitted June 10, 2020 at 10:59AM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2BUZwIf DoremusJessup

China is building industrial pig farms near its urban areas, reversing years of policies to relocate the livestock over waste concerns, as the government prioritises food security over the environment after African swine fever decimated its herds https://ift.tt/2MKdbUA https://ift.tt/3fh5qBT https://ift.tt/3fh5qBT https://ift.tt/3e4afhP

https://ift.tt/3fh5qBT Submitted June 10, 2020 at 06:44PM by Slats7 https://ift.tt/3e4afhP Slats7

Save the Insects, Save the Farmers, Save Ourselves: New Global Report Calls for End of Industrial Agriculture: "The evidence is clear: pesticide use is wiping out insect populations and ecosystems around the world, and threatening food production." https://ift.tt/2BJcj07 https://ift.tt/30mSkPg https://ift.tt/30mSkPg https://ift.tt/2XLcssC

https://ift.tt/30mSkPg Submitted June 09, 2020 at 11:08PM by maxwellhill https://ift.tt/2XLcssC maxwellhill

Boko Haram gunman killed at least 69 people and razed a village to the ground in northern Nigeria's Borno state on Tuesday afternoon. They arrived in vehicles and on motorcycles, shooting with AK-47s, razing the village and stealing 1,200 cattle and camels https://ift.tt/3faH1hi https://ift.tt/2BM77bP https://ift.tt/2BM77bP https://ift.tt/2UuESVM

https://ift.tt/2BM77bP Submitted June 09, 2020 at 11:22PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2UuESVM DoremusJessup

Whales and dolphins can no longer be bred or kept in captivity under new legislation that passed the House of Commons Monday. For the first time, Canadians can be found guilty for possession of marine mammals – not just for poor treatment. https://ift.tt/3dKd8nA https://ift.tt/2XNd40F https://ift.tt/2XNd40F https://ift.tt/3cQpPvI

https://ift.tt/2XNd40F Submitted June 09, 2020 at 11:25PM by GeorgeYDesign https://ift.tt/3cQpPvI GeorgeYDesign

Whales and dolphins can no longer be bred or kept in captivity under new legislation that passed the House of Commons Monday. For the first time, Canadians can be found guilty for possession of marine mammals – not just for poor treatment. https://ift.tt/3dKd8nA https://ift.tt/2XNd40F https://ift.tt/2XNd40F https://ift.tt/2APFBtD

https://ift.tt/2XNd40F Submitted June 09, 2020 at 10:52PM by GeorgeYDesign https://ift.tt/2APFBtD GeorgeYDesign