‘The UK public funds the BBC and yet the BBC is provably failing to deliver independent, impartial news reporting that truly serves the public interest. The BBC was founded by Royal Charter; the structure of […]

‘Kofun are megalithic tombs or tumuli in Japan, constructed between the early 3rd century and the early 7th century AD. They gave their name to the Kofun period (middle 3rd century to early-middle 6th century). […]

‘Google’s adorable self-driving car prototype hits the road this summer, the tech giant announced last week. Real roads, in the real world. The car has no steering wheel or pedals, so it’s up to the […]

‘Kerry made his remarks in the context of talking about how international law is applicable to the Internet. “As I’ve mentioned, the basic rules of international law apply in cyberspace. Acts of aggression are not […]

‘A school in Texas has defended its use of a frigid “focus room” where one child claims to have been isolated for more than two days. Parents Lillian Borjas and Trevor Snowden were disturbed to […]

‘Amid worldwide downpours of IMF driven austerity policies, the people of Ireland have been flooding the streets to protest the privatization of the country’s water utility.  Irish Water (IW), created in 2013, has begun implementing […]

‘A contract for the command and control centre of Britain’s heavily armed nuclear police is being outsourced to the private company Capita. The outsourcing giant is to play a support role at the command centre […]

‘Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received nearly a quarter of a million dollars last year for a speaking engagement on behalf of Academic Partnerships, a for-profit education company in which Jeb Bush held an ownership […]

‘The governor of the US State of Texas signed into law legislation that prevents local ordinances banning or regulating fracking within city limits, the Governor Greg Abbott’s office announced in a statement. “Governor Greg Abbott […]

‘This recent research was published in Life Science and involved the herb, commonly used in Chinese medicine, artemisinin which is a “Sweet wormwood” plant or “Artemisia Annua” derivative. When mixed with iron, researchers found that, […]

‘One of the nation’s largest public school systems is preparing to include gender identity to its classroom curriculum, including lessons on sexual fluidity and spectrum – the idea that there’s no such thing as 100 […]

‘Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is one of the few members of Congress who has taken the time to jump through the hoops and read the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). But, he has gone a step farther […]

‘One of Canada’s leading manufacturers of conventional and organic whole grain ingredients used in cereals, breads, bars and many other products served around the world has decided to stop accepting oats sprayed with Monsanto’s Roundup […]