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Why arm cannibal rebels in Syria, Putin asks
Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Alexei Anishchuk (source 
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Amman/London: Russian President Vladimir Putin, arriving in Britain ahead of an international summit set to be dominated by disagreement over the US decision to send weapons to Syria’s rebels, said the West must not arm fighters who eat human flesh. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin ask why the West is arming rebels who eat the organs out of dead solidiers. Photo: Reuters/Maxim Shemetov “One does not … Continue reading
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Climate change overseas likely to affect UK food supplies
Roger Harrabin, Environment analyst (source )
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Climate change abroad will have a more immediate effect on the UK than climate change at home, a report says. Supplies of many commodities including wheat could be affected by climate change Research by consultants PWC for Defra says the UK is likely to be hit by increasingly volatile prices of many commodities as the climate is disrupted. It warns that global production of some … Continue reading
Trash to cash: Norway leads the way in turning waste into energy
Helen Russell (source )
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UK cities pay to send rubbish to Norwegian incinerators, but green campaigners warn of dangers. A power plant near Bergen. The market in importing waste to burn in Norwegian incinerators is growing. Photograph: Travel Ink/Getty Images/Gallo Images For a country blessed with bountiful oil supplies, it may appear incongruous. But Norway is importing as much rubbish as it can get its hands on, in an … Continue reading
America’s Dark View of Turkish Premier Erdogan
Maximilian Popp (source )
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, has surrounded himself with “an iron ring of sycophantic (but contemptuous) advisors,” according to US diplomatic cables. The US is concerned about its NATO ally Turkey. Embassy dispatches portray Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a power-hungry Islamist surrounded by corrupt and incompetent ministers. Washington no longer believes that the country will ever join the European Union. Turkish … Continue reading
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Economy at a crossroads: coming out of the crisis
Andreas Theophanous (source )
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IN RESPONSE to the article by Mr Timothy Spyrou entitled ‘Clientelism, cronyism and also complacency’ which criticises the study entitled The Cyprus Economy at Crossroads – Coming Out of the Crisis please note the following: Mr Spyrou takes issues circumstantially and misses the broader picture. Furthermore, he elaborates on issues that I did not even refer to in my study. For example, he confuses incomes … Continue reading
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Councillor urges rape of black Italian MP
Editorial (source )
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A COUNCILLOR belonging to Italy’s anti-immigrant Northern League party has called for the country’s first black minister to be raped, sparking an outcry and her expulsion from the party. “Won’t someone rape her, just to make her understand what victims of this terrible crime feel? For shame!” Dolores Valandro, a councillor in Padua in Northern Italy, wrote on Facebook on THursday alongside a photograph of … Continue reading
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‘Tax havens’ hit back at G8 pressure
Joe Lynam (source )
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The Isle of Man and Jersey have hit back at accusations that they facilitate tax evasion and avoidance ahead of next week’s G8 summit. The Isle of Man attracts foreign companies and wealthy individuals with its low taxes The offshore jurisdictions, frequently described as tax havens, suggest recent pressure from world leaders is politically motivated. They also argue that they are more open about their … Continue reading
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I don’t recognize European Parliament decision, Turkish PM Erdoğan says
Editorial (source )
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he did not recognize “decisions made by the European Parliament” in response to the Parliament’s session on Turkey on June 12. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures while addressing lawmakers and supporters of his ruling Justice and Development Party at Parliament, on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. AP Photo The prime minister said the body’s decisions were not binding for … Continue reading
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Dean Kalimniou (source )
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“If ERT is being shut down owing to poor management, why cannot the Greek government also be shut down for the same reason?” Anonymous Greek protester. Greece’s ERT broadcaster kept broadcasting today despite the government’s attempt to shut it. The sign reads: “The revolution will not be televised.” Photograph: JOHN KOLESIDIS/REUTERS We live in Orwellian times. So says Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, when in … Continue reading
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