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Sunday 5 April 2015

“Guess Who’s Loving Saudi Bombs In Yemen? – OpEd” plus 24 more : Eurasia Review

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 05:41 PM PDT
By Daniel McAdams As the US-backed Saudi bombing of Yemen enters into its second week, more than 500 people — including many civilians — have been killed, what infrastructure existed in the impoverished country has been destroyed, and the ousted president cheers on the destruction of his country within the protective embrace of the country […] The post Guess Who’s Loving Saudi Bombs In Yemen? – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 05:38 PM PDT
Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques, said that Saudi Arabia’s efforts to defend the oppressed and deter the oppressors have added prestige, power and glory to the Arab and Islamic nations. In an interview with Saudi TV Channel 1, the widely respected religious scholar said Saudi Arabia has […] The post Saudi Operation Decisive Storm Has Brought Glory To Islamic World, Says Al-Sudais appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 05:33 PM PDT
Over the past 30 years, the Arctic has warmed more than any other region on the Earth. In fact, Arctic air temperatures have been increasing twice as much as the global average. Arctic warming is causing changes to sea ice, snow cover, and the extent of permafrost in the Arctic. Over the past 30 years, […] The post Arctic Warming: ‘What Happens At The Poles Does Not Stay At The Poles’ appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 05:29 PM PDT
Egg consumption may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland. The findings were published in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Type 2 diabetes is becoming increasingly widespread throughout the world. Research has shown that lifestyle habits, such as exercise and nutrition, play a crucial role […] The post Eating Eggs Could Reduce Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 05:26 PM PDT
The World Health Organisation declared the Ebola virus outbreak a public health emergency in August 2014; since then the development of vaccines against Ebola virus has been fast tracked. Experts at St. George’s, University of London, are working in collaboration with other international researchers on one of these vaccines; rVSV-ZEBOV-GP. Researchers are now vaccinating a […] The post New Ebola Vaccine Tested On Front-Line Medical Personnel And At Risk Groups appeared first on Eurasia...

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 05:23 PM PDT
By Gonzalo Escribano* In 2005, when José Miguel Insulza was elected Secretary General of the OAS for the first time, he presented himself as the candidate of a united Latin America. He faced the Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez, who presented a distinct North American alternative to Insulza’s agenda. A moderate Chilean socialist, Insulza’s […] The post Insulza’s Legacy – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 05:09 PM PDT
By Cindy Hurst A nation’s success in military operations often rises and falls on the basis of how well it communicates. When a nation does not secure its communications effectively, its enemies intercept and read its communications and win thereby military and diplomatic advantages.1 Vice Admiral Noel Gayler, former director of the National Security Agency, […] The post The Quantum Leap Into Computing And Communication: A Chinese Perspective – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia...

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 04:29 PM PDT
By Rana Banerji* Not since Pakistan’s former Interior Minister, late Nasrullah Khan Babar’s, crackdown in mid-1995, has the Mohajir/ Muttahida Quami Movement – Altaf (MQM- A) been subjected to such a relentless siege by the Pakistan Rangers and the Sindh Police in Karachi. On March 11, 90, Azizabad, or `Nine Zero’, the home of Altaf […] The post Pakistan: MQM Under Siege – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 04:23 PM PDT
By Arka Biswas* Iran and P5+1 (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany), also referred to as EU3+3, have agreed on parameters for a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in Lausanne, Switzerland on April 2, 2015. This was announced in a joint statement issued by the EU High Representative, Federica […] The post Iran Nuclear Deal: A Significant Step – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 04:21 PM PDT
Thai military authorities should immediately confirm the location of 17 student activists who were arbitrarily arrested on April 2, 2015, in Thailand’s southern Narathiwat province, Human Rights Watch said Saturday. The activists should be freed unless they have been charged by a judge with a credible offense. Soldiers conducted a warrantless search at about 5 […] The post Thailand: Army Secretly Detaining 17 Muslim Activists, Says HRW appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 04:19 PM PDT
A better method for predicting the number of hurricanes in an upcoming season has been developed by a team of University of Arizona atmospheric scientists. The UA team’s new model improves the accuracy of seasonal hurricane forecasts for the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico by 23 percent. The team’s research paper was published […] The post Better Method For Forecasting Hurricane Season appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 04:16 PM PDT
Imagine you need to have an almost exact copy of an object. Now imagine that you can just pull your smartphone out of your pocket, take a snapshot with its integrated 3-D imager, send it to your 3-D printer, and within minutes you have reproduced a replica accurate to within microns of the original object. […] The post Camera Chip Provides Superfine 3-D Resolution appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 04:12 PM PDT
A new statistical analysis suggests that, in the short term, the Mexican government’s war against drugs increased the average murder rate in regions subjected to military-style interventions. The study–“Did the Military Interventions in the Mexican Drug War Increase Violence?”–was conducted by Valeria Espinosa, a quantitative analyst at Google and a 2014 doctoral graduate of Harvard […] The post Statistical Analysis Reveals Mexican Drug War Increased...

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 11:13 AM PDT
The Islamic State has posted a video online purportedly showing militants destroying a major world heritage site in Iraq’s ancient city of Hatra. The footage posted online late Friday shows the ISIL members smashing the walls and shooting with assault rifles at invaluable statues at an archaeological site in the city of Hatra in Iraq’s […] The post Iraq: Islamic State Destroys Ancient City Of Hatra appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 11:06 AM PDT
By Cemre Nur Öztürk Greek Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis visited Moscow on March 29-30, 2015, during which he held several rounds of talks with his Russian counterpart Alexandar Novak and Gazprom’s CEO Alexei Miller. Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras is also expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on April 8. […] The post Overture Between Greece And Russia – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 11:04 AM PDT
(Civil.Ge) — Georgian Defense Minister, Mindia Janelidze, has strongly denied his predecessor Irakli Alasania’s allegations and said that talks on purchasing air defense system from France are continuing. Usually media shy Defense Minister Janelidze had to appear twice on TV late on Friday evening giving interviews separately to public broadcaster and Maestro TV, claiming that […] The post Accusations Fly In Georgia’s Potential French Arms Deal appeared first on Eurasia...

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 10:59 AM PDT
Singapore’s transformation from third world to first stands out as a model to African countries. Still there is a danger that African leaders take the wrong lessons from Singapore’s success. By Greg Mills* ‘One of the asymmetries of history,’ wrote Henry Kissinger of Lee Kuan Yew, ‘is the lack of correspondence between the abilities of […] The post Right Lessons, Wrong Lessons: Africa And Lee Kuan Yew’s Legacy – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 10:55 AM PDT
By Rajesh Rajagopalan* Iran and the major powers (EU3+3) have reached a very preliminary and extremely vague agreement on principles for an agreement, released in the form of an exceedingly brief joint statement of less than 500 words. Whether this ’agreement about an agreement’ would lead to an actual deal is anybody’s guess, but it’s […] The post Iran Nuclear Agreement: Unclear And Extremely Vague – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 10:49 AM PDT
By Abbas Maleki* In December 2013 and at the end of another round of nuclear talks between Iran and the member states of the so-called P5+1 group, the negotiating sides decided that to find solutions for the comprehensive settlement of Iran’s nuclear case, they should hold meetings in order to achieve two final goals: firstly, […] The post Iran Nuclear Deal An Opportunity To Strive Toward Large-Scale Goals – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 10:47 AM PDT
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says under the mutual understanding reached between Tehran and the P5+1 in Switzerland, the Islamic Republic will keep its peaceful nuclear program without shutting down any facilities. Zarif said that the resolutions issued by the UN Security Council (UNSC) against Iran will be all annulled following the endorsement of […] The post Iran Says No Nuclear Facility To Be Shut Down Or Suspended appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 10:37 AM PDT
Let us try to establish analyses and outcomes for the appearance of media (il)literacy within South East Europe, and through it, of the most controversial, but extremely respected intellectual dissident in the last decade – Noam Chomsky, who has compiled a list of the ten most common and effective strategies resorted to by “hidden” agendas  to […] The post South-East Europe On The Edge Of Civilization: Depending Who You Ask – Media (Il)literacy – Essay appeared first on Eurasia...

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 10:20 AM PDT
By Muhammad Umar* It was quite refreshing to hear the man who “conceived and articulated” Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program, talk so freely and honestly about the current status of the program and its possible future. The man I am referring to is of course the now retired, Lieutenant-General Khalid Kidwai. Speaking to an audience of […] The post An Honest Conversation About Pakistan’s Nukes – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 10:06 AM PDT
By Dr. S.Chandrasekharan Oppressive Government will not last very long: Sheikh Imran Abdulla of Adaalath Party In another of those predetermined trials, former Defence Minister Nazim was sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment “for importing and possessing a fire arm.” In an officially leaked information, it was given out that the pen drive recovered from […] The post Maldives: Judicial Tyranny Continues – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 10:03 AM PDT
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena will leave for Pakistan on Sunday for a three day official visit at the invitation of Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. President Sirisena will hold bilateral discussions with the Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other Pakistani dignitaries. The two sides are due to sign agreements […] The post Sri Lanka President Sirisena Travels Pakistan On Sunday For Three-Day Official Visit appeared first on...

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Posted: 04 Apr 2015 10:02 AM PDT
As Easter revives the Christian spirit, which contributes to achieving social justice and reconciliation, it also gives an important lesson for our own advancement as a nation, said Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena in his Easter message. Easter stands out as the most important celebration for Christians, as it marks the conquest of death through […] The post Sirisena: Spirit Of Easter Shows Path For Sri Lanka’s Advancement As Nation – Statement appeared first on...

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