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Analysis: Putin's efforts to hold Europe hostage over energy supplies. is

Thu, 2022-09-08 10:57 — mike kraft

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted the biggest shake-up of European energy markets this century. This film explains how Europe became so dependent on cheap Russian gas, and explores the hard choices facing the EU as it tries to balance energy security and climate ambitions.

North Korea nuclear threat: Mattis warns of 'massive military response'

Mon, 2017-09-04 01:26 — Maeryn Obley

bbc.com - September 3rd 2017

Pentagon chief James Mattis says any threat to the US or its allies by North Korea will be met with a "massive military response".

His comments came after a national security briefing with President Donald Trump about the secretive communist state's latest nuclear test.

Pyongyang says it has successfully trialled a hydrogen bomb that could be loaded on to a long-range missile.

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What Happens If a Nuclear Bomb Goes Off in Manhattan?

Wed, 2017-03-15 13:12 — Maeryn Obley

Manhatten skyline. Lucas Jackson / Reuters

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theatlantic.com - March 15th 2017 - Kaveh Waddell

On a quiet afternoon, two medium-sized nuclear blasts level portions of Manhattan.

If this were a movie, hordes of panicked New Yorkers would pour out into the streets, running around and calling out for their loved ones. But reality doesn’t usually line up with Hollywood’s vision of a disaster scene, says William Kennedy, a professor in the Center for Social Complexity at George Mason University.

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The world today looks ominously like it did before World War I

Thu, 2017-01-05 16:25 — Maeryn Obley

Industrial Age factory and railway engraving. (Washington Post illustration; iStock)

Image: Industrial Age factory and railway engraving. (Washington Post illustration; iStock)

washingtonpost.com - December 29th 2016 - Ana Swanson

A backlash to globalization appears to be gaining strength around the world. U.S. politicians on both the right and left have called for curbing free trade deals they say benefit foreigners or the global elite. President-elect Donald Trump has championed tariffs on imports and limits on immigration, and suggested withdrawing from international alliances and trade agreements.

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Amnesty accuses Myanmar military of 'crimes against humanity'

Mon, 2016-12-19 12:44 — Maeryn Obley

Amnesty estimates at least 27,000 Rohingya have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh. AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Image: Amnesty estimates at least 27,000 Rohingya have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh. AFP/GETTY IMAGES

bbc.com - December 19th 2016

Rights group Amnesty International says the actions of Myanmar's military may constitute "crimes against humanity" after allegations of violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority.

Its report accuses Burmese forces of murdering civilians, rape and torture.

Myanmar's military has denied accounts of atrocities and says it is conducting anti-terrorist raids in Rakhine.

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CLICK HERE - UNHCR - Global Trends - Forced Displacement in 2015 (68 page .PDF report)

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UNHCR Report: More Displaced Now than After WWII

Mon, 2016-06-20 10:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Fig.1 Trend of global displacement & proportion displaced | 1996 - 2015 (end-year)

cnn.com - by Euan McKirdy - June 20, 2016

The U.N.'s refugee agency reports that the number of displaced people is at its highest ever -- surpassing even post-World War II numbers, when the world was struggling to come to terms with the most devastating event in history.

The total at the end of 2015 reached 65.3 million -- or one out of every 113 people on Earth, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The number represents a 5.8 million increase on the year before.

A little under 1% of the earth's population is either "an asylum-seeker, internally displaced or a refugee" according to the UNHCR report, which was released Monday.

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Orlando Nightclub Shooting: Mass Casualties After Gunman Opens Fire

Sun, 2016-06-12 22:09 — Kathy Gilbeaux

At least 50 people were killed and more than 50 others were wounded when a gunman opened fire and took hostages at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday morning.

The shooter, identified by several law enforcement sources as Omar Mateen, 29, was killed in a shootout with law enforcement after a three-hour siege.

The massacre — the worst mass shooting in the history of the United States — began when the gunman stormed the Pulse Nightclub about 2 a.m. ET with an AR-15 type rifle and a handgun, officials said.

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Eating Leaves, and Other Ways Besieged Syrians Try to Survive

Thu, 2016-03-10 12:08 — Maeryn Obley

nytimes.com - March 8th 2016 - Rick Gladstone

Medical workers in parts of Syria have been forced to let the wounded bleed to death for lack of bandages, and have opted to use catheter bags meant for urine to administer intravenous fluids to newborns because proper drip bags are gone.

Expectant mothers in areas vulnerable to shelling and bombing give birth by cesarean section rather than risk natural childbirth in an attack. Malnourished children are eating animal feed and leaves, in some cases only miles from warehouses full of food.

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Boko Haram Falls Victim to a Food Crisis It Created

Fri, 2016-03-04 11:34 — Maeryn Obley

A village hosting internally displaced people in Mora, Cameroon, where Boko Haram fighters have conducted raids on livestock. The hunt for food appears to be pushing the militants deeper into Cameroon. Credit Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

Image: A village hosting internally displaced people in Mora, Cameroon, where Boko Haram fighters have conducted raids on livestock. The hunt for food appears to be pushing the militants deeper into Cameroon. Credit Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

nytimes.com - March 4th 2016 - Dionne Searcey

At first, the attack had all the hallmarks of a typical Boko Haram assault. Armed fighters stormed a town on the border with Nigeria, shooting every man they saw.

But this time, instead of burning homes and abducting hostages, the fighters gathered cows, goats and any kind of food they could round up, then fled with it all.

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