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Energy
Elon Musk:  Solar Energy, Electric Cars will avert Wars for Oil

Elon Musk: Solar Energy, Electric Cars will avert Wars for Oil

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Elon Musk | (Elon Musk Videos) – “Elon Musk is a South African-born, Canadian-American entrepreneur, engineer, inventor and investor. He is the CEO and CTO of SpaceX, CEO and chief product architect of Tesla Motors, and chairman of SolarCity. He is the founder of SpaceX and a cofounder of Paypal, Inc.,Tesla Motors, and Zip2. He […]

Africa
How will Kenya respond to Al-Shabab Terror?

How will Kenya respond to Al-Shabab Terror?

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NTV | – “Terror On Campus Interview with MP for Bala Mbala, Abdikadir Aden & Deputy Secretary General of the Kenya Red Cross, James Kisia discuss the Garissa Attack with Smriti Vidyarthi.” NTV Kenya: “Interview Bala Mbala MP & Kenya Red Cross Deputy Sec.Gen on the Garissa attack”

Iran
Netanyahu on Iran Deal:  threatens ‘survival of Israel’, ‘horrific war’

Netanyahu on Iran Deal: threatens ‘survival of Israel’, ‘horrific war’

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RT | —- A nuclear deal with Iran based on current framework will “threaten the survival of Israel”, said PM Benjamin Netanyahu, warning it would increase the risk of a “horrific war.” In a phone conversation with the US President, the Israeli Prime Minister expressed his opposition to a framework agreement reached with [Iran] on […]

GCC
Saudi Arabia's intervention in Yemen is Morphing into Major War

Saudi Arabia’s intervention in Yemen is Morphing into Major War

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By Paul Rogers Since it was first announced, the Saudi Arabia-led war in Yemen has developed very rapidly. Air strikes have already hit numerous targets, resulting in many civilian deaths. Clearly, the Saudis are not prepared to watch Yemen’s long-running domestic turmoil become a full-blown collapse. Ever since a rebellion led by the Shia Houthi […]

Apartheid
Why Palestine joining the International Criminal Court could be a total game changer

Why Palestine joining the International Criminal Court could be a total game changer

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By Kurt Mills, University of Glasgow | (The Conversation) – After more than five years and much diplomatic wrangling, Palestine has joined the International Criminal Court (ICC). Now, the prospect of Israel being held accountable for war crimes has greatly increased, and that will have significant repercussions for the peace process and for Palestinian statehood. […]

Bill of Rights
Boycotting Indiana over anti-Gay Religious Discrimination

Boycotting Indiana over anti-Gay Religious Discrimination

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Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) – “Cenk Uygur (http://www.twitter.com/cenkuygur) and John Iadaola (https://twitter.com/jiadarola) host of The Young Turks discusses the backlash and boycotts from other states against Indiana over its Religious Freedom Restoration Act being put into law. First it was Connecticut that is boycotting Indiana and now Washington State joins in the fun […]

Apartheid
Israel's Hidden Palestinians fight Eviction

Israel’s Hidden Palestinians fight Eviction

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AJ+ – “100,000 Palestinian Bedouins living in villages in Israel’s Negev desert are being threatened with eviction. Their communities are not recognised by the State of Israel, and so they have no paved roads, and aren’t connected to the electricity or water networks. Ayman Odeh, leader of the third-largest political group in Israel, led an […]

Displaced and Refugees
As Aden falls to Houthis & Saudis Bomb, Yemenis buy up Food, Fuel

As Aden falls to Houthis & Saudis Bomb, Yemenis buy up Food, Fuel

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By Almigdad Mojalli – SANA’A, 1 April 2015 (IRIN) – Yemen’s war continued to escalate on Wednesday, with Saudi-led airstrikes in most major cities and firefights across the country. Saudi and its allies are seeking to depose Houthi rebels who claimed control of the capital Sana’a last September. After another night of heavy bombing on […]

Apartheid
Barghouthi: “Joining ICC A Significant Move To Strip Israel’s Illegal Immunity”

Barghouthi: “Joining ICC A Significant Move To Strip Israel’s Illegal Immunity”

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By IMEMC News | – Secretary-General of the Palestinian National Initiative, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, stated that by joining the International Criminal Court (ICC), Palestine would be able to file cases against Israel and its commanders for war crimes against the Palestinian people, and to strip Israel of its illegal immunity that allowed it to continue […]

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