In an attempt to team up with even more nuclear-powered countries, Russia is seeking to build military ties with Pakistan, according to Bloomberg. The move also appears to be a response to India, Pakistan’s traditional rival, buying more weapons from the United States. Thus, Moscow has just killed two birds with one stone.
Source: http://www.valuewalk.com/2015/12/russia-picks-nuclear-allies-imminent-war-nato/
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The situation along NATO’s south-eastern border remains highly unstable. We reiterate that the security of the Alliance is indivisible and that Allies stand in strong solidarity with Turkey, which is facing multiple challenges from the south including terrorist threats.
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http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/natosource/nato-taking-steps-to-strengthen-defense-of-turkey
She is reportedly killed in car accident
God bless you Serena Shim – Rest in Peace.
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From The Institute of International and European Affairs Youtube Channel – an Irish Think Tank.
Note they say that the vast majority of MEP’s voted for a total ban on discards – but that isn’t enough! So much for EU democracy eh? This reinforces that the EU government is the 27 unelected EU commissioners, the parliament is just a bauble to give a veneer of apparent democracy.
The ban on discards may just dump responsibility on the fishermen, making them criminal if they catch them, rather than actually addressing the issue!
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Taxing meat in order to improve public health and tackle climate change would eventually be welcomed by the public, a leading international think tank has claimed. The Chatham House report also says the public misunderstands the link between meat consumption and climate change as peoples’ “understanding of how emissions occur” tends to not include the impact of the meat industry.
Source: ‘Meat tax’ would be supported by public eventually, report claims | Science | News | The Independent
Source: Changing Climate,Changing Diets Pathways to Lower Meat Consumption
It’s been a busy week hence scarcity of content here these past few days, but a tweeted pic from Wednesday deserves a wider sharing.
As an example of how pointless, absurd, staggeringly stupid and tyrannical state vandalism can be, the proposed format for e-liquid bottle labelling after implementation of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) in May next year can’t be beaten.
Source:http://dickpuddlecote.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/eu-e-cig-idiocy-beginning-to-emerge.html
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And so, until there is a better plan on the table, I will vote against bombing Syria, says Owen Smith.
Source: We need to destroy Isil, yes. But the Prime Minister has no plan
MORE than 50 million African workers are to be invited to Europe in a far-reaching secretive migration deal, the Daily Express can reveal today.
Source: http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/65628/Secret-plot-to-let-50million-African-workers-into-EU
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