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According to VTM Nieuws, Belgium is contemplating the repatriation of its gold reserves.
It only has a limited amount of gold stored at the Belgium National Bank (BNB); the bulk of Belgium’s reserves is held at the Bank of England, a portion is held at the Bank of Canada, and another portion at the Bank for International Settlements (in Basel). Continue reading “Belgium Looking to Repatriate its Gold Reserves”
India will not sign any deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions at UN climate talks that threatens its growth or undermines its fight against poverty, the environment minister said Friday.
Speaking ahead of his departure to a key round of talks in the Peruvian capital, Prakash Javadekar said he was heading into the negotiations with “an open mind” but warned the Indian delegation would not “shy away” from tough debate. Continue reading “India ‘won’t sacrifice growth at climate talks’”
Russia and India Report by Alexei Lossan
Russian construction company Rose Group, which operates in Moscow’s upmarket real estate sector, is delisting its shares from the London stock exchange. In the seven years since its initial public offering (IPO), the company’s capitalisation has dropped from $1.4 billion (£895 million) to $272.2 million (£174 million).
David Wood, Rose Group financial director told Russian news agency RBK: “An LSE listing cannot bring any liquidity or additional investment to a company, although it does impose certain restrictions and quite substantial costs”. The company has been trading just nine percent of its stock on the London bourse. Continue reading “Russian companies switch to Asian bourses”
Car owners in Perth will be approached to have free GPS trackers installed in their vehicles, in a move to crack down on thieves.
The world-first scheme is a game changer in law enforcement, Police Minister Liza Harvey has told The Sunday Times.
The RAC will install one thousand free GPS devices in cars, in a bid to shake Western Australia’s reputation as being the car theft capital of Australia. Continue reading “GPS trackers to cut Perth car theft”
Several Japanese Self-Defense Force planes were scrambled on Saturday after 5 Chinese military aircraft were observed in the vicinity of the main island of Okinawa.
The Defense Ministry says a Chinese Y9 intelligence gathering plane, 2 Y8 early warning planes and 2 H6 bombers flew southward over the East China Sea. The 5 aircraft flew over an area between Okinawa’s main island and Miyako Island before heading toward the Pacific Ocean. The aircraft travelled to a point about 50 kilometers off Okinawa before turning around and returning to the East China Sea. Continue reading “5 Chinese military aircraft fly over Okinawa”
The following video from Gary Franchi of NextNewsNetwork reveals the shocking admission by the CDC that this year’s flu vaccine doesn’t work.
From the video:
For the first time we can remember, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are going on the record, saying the flu vaccine won’t work this year. The warning comes just before the busiest part of flu season, in January and February. Unfortunately, there won’t be any refund for any of the patients or insurance companies who spent money on flu shots earlier this fall. Continue reading “CDC issues flu vaccine apology: this year’s vaccine doesn’t work!”
Anti War.com – by Margaret Griffis
At least 236 were killed and 32 more were wounded across Iraq. Several bombs exploded in or near to Baghdad, but most of the dead were militants.
Iran confirmed that fighter jets did conduct airstrikes on Islamic State militants in Iraq and added that the strikes were conducted in coordination with Baghdad.
Militants murdered sixteen members of the Albu Nimr tribe; their bodies were found in a well near Hit. Continue reading “Bombers Return to Baghdad; 236 Killed Across Iraq”
Singularity Hub – by Jason Dorrier
Who needs science fiction? Nature is a wealth of imaginative plot twists. Take carbon. Carbon is common. It’s the fourth most abundant element in the universe. And yet, carbon is also exceptional.
It’s the elemental keystone of terrestrial life. It stores and releases enough energy to power industrial revolutions. And flakes of the stuff, first peeled off graphite with scotch tape, might one day repel bullets and shield spacecraft.
Experimenting with the one-atom-thick sheets of carbon known as graphene, Researchers at Rice University recently wrote the material’s properties make it exceptionally good at dissipating the energy of incoming projectiles. Continue reading “Graphene Armor Would Be Light, Flexible and Far Stronger Than Steel”
Extreme Tech – by Grant Brunner
For Firefox diehards, iOS has always been a bit of a sore spot. Mozilla dabbled on Apple’s platform a few years back with an app dubbed “Firefox Home,” but the company has largely shied away from iOS due to Apple’s restrictions surrounding rendering engines. Now, Mozilla is changing course, and bringing a version of Firefox to iOS running WebKit — Gecko be damned. Can this strategic decision help turn the table in Mozilla’s favor, or is the move to WebKit a nail in Firefox’s coffin? Continue reading “Firefox for iOS is coming, but it’s not what you think”
Natural Society – by Barbara Minton
Women who want to avoid breast cancer or its recurrence need to be aware of the real risk factors, not the ones that oncologists use to scare you into accepting radiation and chemotherapy. Real risk factors are imbalances in the body that are within your control. While there are numerous ways to restore this balance, 2 compounds can be especially effective at preventing breast cancer – zinc and selenium.
But are you getting enough zinc and selenium, the two minerals that fight breast cancer and are key in maintaining balance in the body? Recent research has added to the pile of data underscoring the importance of these two minerals in helping to keep women cancer-free. Continue reading “Two Must-Have Minerals for Fighting Breast Cancer”
The two military operations responsible for protecting North America are getting a new commander.
Navy Adm. Bill Gortney will formally take charge of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command on Friday.
He succeeds Army Gen. Charles Jacoby Jr. Continue reading “NORAD, Northern Command getting new leader”
Intellihub – by SHEPARD AMBELLAS
CHINO VALLEY, Ariz. (INTELLIHUB.COM) — Marie Snow and her friend Cori Gunnelsknew they stumbled across something sinister, one November day, this year, when they saw what appeared to be 50 to 60-foot long “raindrops”, “solid” in nature, falling from the sky in clusters, after three C-130 military aircraft flew overhead, minutes prior, at an altitude of an estimated 5,000-8,000 ft.
Using critical thinking skills, Snow and Gunnels, patriots and local residents, decided to collect samples of the fibrous material which was deployed from the three military planes earlier that day, saving the samples for testing. In fact, the fibers looked so ominous that Snow even opted not to touch them with her “bare hands” and collected them on “white pieces of paper”. Continue reading “C-130 aircraft caught dropping massive ‘raindrop shaped fibers’ onto populace, lab tests confirm “metals””
Bernard von NotHaus, who was convicted in 2011 of counterfeiting charges for minting and distributing a form of private money called the Liberty Dollar, has finally been sentenced.
U.S. District Judge Richard Vorhees upheld the conviction but sentenced 70-year old NotHaus to only six months house arrest. Federal prosecutors had asked for a sentence of between 14 and 17 years in prison. Continue reading “Creator of ‘Liberty Dollar’ Sentenced to Home Detention”
Guns Save Lives – by Dan Cannon
It looks like Magpul has locked up the real estate for their new corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas.
As we previously reported, Magpul plans on completing their move out of Colorado by the end of the first quarter of 2015.
According to the The Statesman: Continue reading “Magpul Finalizes Deal to Setup Their New Corporate HQ in Austin, Texas”
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