Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The entire nation of Tuvalu, 11,000 people, is making preparations to relocate, reports Sophie Mak at Nikkei Asia . The […]
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Iran’s Presidential Election Heats up as Reformist Rowhani Enters Race (Jahanpour)
Farhang Jahanpour writes in a guest column for Informed Comment The next crucial round of Iranian presidential elections will be held on 14 June 2013. […]
Israel’s ‘Water-Apartheid’ in the Occupied Palestinian West Bank (McCauley)
Lauren McCauley writes at Common Dreams A new report on Israel’s water grab in the occupied West Bank links the widespread deprivation of Palestinian water […]
CNN, John Kerry falsely try to tie Iran to North Korea Nuclear Crisis
It was only a matter of time before the US mainstream media struck back against Kim Jong Un’s diversion of Washington’s attention from Iran to […]
Earthquake Near Bushehr Nuclear Plants in Iran Kills 37
On Tuesday, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake hit Kaki, 80 km from Bushehr, the site of Iran’s nuclear power generators, which are due to go online […]
Working America’s 40-year Decline (Garson)
Barbara Garson writes at Tomdispatch.com If you had to date the Great Recession, you might say it started in September 2008 when Lehman Brothers vaporized […]
Syrian Economy: Stock Market Paralyzed, Insane Poultry and Meat Prices
The USG Open Source Center translates or paraphrases Syrian news items on the economy of the war-torn country: Syrian Economic Roundup 01 – 07 Apr […]
Jon Stewart’s Satire on N. Korea goes Viral in China (Fisher)
The intrepid Max Fisher of WaPo reports that Jon Stewart’s Daily Show satire of North Korea’s menacing statements went viral in China, garnering 2.3 million […]
Syria: Car Bombing Kills 15 in Damascus as Regime Launches Massive Counter-Attack
A car bomb killed at least 15 persons in downtown Damascus on Monday and wounded over 60. It is not clear if the bombing is […]
Iceland: Pioneer in Green, Geothermal Energy
Iceland gets 26% of its electricity from geothermal power, and is a pioneer in the industry, such that Kenyan and other scientists go there for […]
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