‘Is it a little to late? It seems that we’ve known for years that pesticides are killing millions of bees, if not billions. More specifically, it’s neonicotinoid pesticides that have been targeted as the culprit, […]
‘Royal Bank of Scotland has admitted mis-selling loans to business customers under a Government-backed scheme. The bank, which is 80 per cent owned by the taxpayer, said it would start contacting 1,800 customers who took […]
‘Housing Minister Uri Ariel plans to move a possible influx of French immigrants to West Bank settlements and has instructed authorities to look at ways to expand existing settlements to make room for them. In […]
‘Saudi Arabia has introduced a series of new laws which define atheists as terrorists, according to a report from Human Rights Watch. In a string of royal decrees and an overarching new piece of legislation […]
‘American biotechnology has turned Argentina into the world’s third-largest soybean producer, but the chemicals powering the boom aren’t confined to soy and cotton and corn fields. They routinely contaminate homes and classrooms and drinking water. […]
‘In grim and supreme irony, French police have fanned out to suppress free speech in order to defend it. “France ordered prosecutors around the country to crack down on hate speech, anti-Semitism and glorifying terrorism, […]
‘Representatives for the Committee on the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of the Council of Europe stated that they could not find evidence to prove the presence of Russian security […]
‘Mexico is desperately trying to avoid a bioterrorism takeover by Big GMO, which is insistent upon ushering in genetically modified (GM) maize to replace the dozens of native corn varieties already grown throughout the country. […]
‘The Obama Administration is making another play against gun owners, this time by alternately using financial rewards and penalties against doctors. According to reports, physicians who inquire whether or not their patients have loaded guns […]
‘If diplomacy and judicial redress won’t go anywhere, then the only option left is popular resistance. But what kind of popular resistance? The question is not whether Palestinians have the right to use armed force […]
‘Palestinian journalists and social media activists are facing a crackdown on free expression at a time when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas marched in Paris following fatal attacks in […]
‘European Union’s parliamentarians have expressed concern about the issue of democracy in Turkey, slamming Ankara over imposing tough restrictions on media and freedom of speech. Turkey’s acts have “cast serious doubts on the independence and […]