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China building second aircraft carrier, plans 2 more

admin — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 13:00:28 +0000

Times of India | China has started constructing the second of four planned aircraft carriers, a top government official said according to media reports on Saturday.

The ship is under construction in the northeastern port of Dalian and will take six years to build, the reports said quoting Wang Min, Communist Party chief for

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Bankrupt EU megalomaniacs can’t wait to send troops to Central African Republic

admin — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 13:00:27 +0000

Reuters | European Union foreign ministers are expected to agree on Monday to send up to 1,000 soldiers to help stabilize Central African Republic, the EU’s first major army operation in six years, EU officials said on Friday.

The intervention by the 28-nation bloc comes after a senior U.N. official warned on Thursday of the

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Turkey: Parliament urged to rejected draconian Internet bill

admin — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 13:00:26 +0000

Reporters Without Borders | Reporters Without Borders is very concerned about an Internet bill that is to be debated by the Turkish parliament in Ankara in the coming days. Registered by a ruling AKP member in mid-December as proposed amendments to Law 5651 on the Internet, it would allow website blocking without a court order

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Turkey purges regulators, state TV in graft probe backlash

admin — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 13:00:19 +0000

Reuters | Turkey has extended a purge of official bodies to the banking and telecoms regulators and state TV, firing dozens of executives in moves that appear to broaden Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s backlash against a corruption investigation.

The authorities have already reassigned thousands of police officers and about 20 prosecutors, and fired some state

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California declares drought emergency

admin — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 13:00:11 +0000

Times of India | California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency on Friday due to what could be the western US state’s worst drought in a century, which has sparked wildfires and hurt farmers. The declaration allows authorities to access federal help to battle the dry spell that has left huge swaths of

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Get it before you buy it: Amazon patents ‘anticipatory package shipping’

admin — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 13:00:09 +0000

Russia Today | Retail giant Amazon is revolutionizing the way online purchases are made, with a new patent scheme that would see items shipped out, before the customer buys them.

On Christmas eve, Amazon patented the “anticipatory package shipping” process which is expected to expedite shipments through sending specific items to distribution centers near those

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