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In response to the economic problems that have colored much of Europe for many years, unrest has taken on a more vocal and at times, violent, dimension in Spain, Portugal, Greece and Italy. Spain’s strikes, which began Wednesday, were sparked by the country’s consistently low unemployment rate culminating in Spain Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s recent … Continue reading
BBC recently published an article a few days ago titled “Next generation military robots have minds of their own,” a title that brings to mind a world rampant with the Terminator-esque, red-eyed assassin robots. Robots have increasingly become an important component of military operations, and have recently become even more autonomous from human control. Using … Continue reading
Factuals of the Libyan revolution Following the death of Moammar Al-Qaddafi, the man who called the U.N. charter bogus, the Libyans today aspire to end the instability and elect a government that best represents the democracy demanded by the revolt and heals the wound of the martyrs who died for the quest for rights. The … Continue reading
“Ghost wars,” a phrase coined by journalist Steve Coll in his novel “Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001,” refers to foreign countries contributing weapons or other means of assistance to rebel causes in another country. A current application of the term … Continue reading
A recent investigation conducted by the World Health Organization on the deaths of young children in Cambodia concluded that the hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) was the cause. The ages of the children studied ranged from a couple of months to 11 years old. Though a common disease prevalent in the United States among … Continue reading
By Mariana Zepedaon June 28, 2012. Student Protest June 28 2012 Santiago Chile. photo: Mark Teiwes SANTIAGO — One year after the most recent wave of student protests in Chile began, a fight that was mainly student-led has expanded into a citizen’s movement. Today, students took to the streets of Santiago to continue their fight … Continue reading
