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Is The Brazilian Amazon Shrinking Faster?

Amazon rainforest in an undated image. (Photo/via Wikimedia Commons) Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has jumped alarmingly, according to a new satellite study. If confirmed, the survey, by independent Brazilian think tank Imazon, would be a sign that several years of record lows in jungle loss in the South American giant have come to a juddering halt. It […]

Simeon Tegel
بواسطة Simeon Tegel

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has jumped alarmingly, according to a new satellite study. If confirmed, the survey, by independent Brazilian think tank Imazon, would be a sign that several years of record lows in jungle loss in the South American giant have come to a juddering halt. It found that 82 square kilometers (31.6 square

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Hundreds Taken In Tit-For-Tat Kidnappings

This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows anti-Syrian regime protesters holding a caricature placard during a demonstration, at Kafr Nabil town, in Idlib province, northern Syria, Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. Heavy fighting for control of the international airport in […]

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بواسطة Associated Press

Pro-government gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 people in northwestern Syria in retaliation for the abduction of 42 Shiite Muslims this week, a move that could fuel more sectarian violence in the country, an activist group said Saturday. The tit-for-tat kidnappings point to the dark sectarian overtones of Syria's civil war, which pits a

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Hezbollah Warns Israel Not To Attack Lebanon

Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah speaks via a video link, during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the death of Hezbollah leaders, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. Nasrallah has refused to comment on a Bulgarian report that said its members carried out an attack that killed five Israeli […]

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بواسطة Associated Press

The leader of Hezbollah has refused to comment on a Bulgarian report that said members of the Lebanese militant group carried out an attack that killed five Israeli tourists in the European nation. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah says the "issue is being followed calmly and carefully." Speaking to hundreds of supporters via video link, Nasrallah

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Russian Region Begins Recovery From Meteor Fall

A circular hole in the ice of Chebarkul Lake where a meteor reportedly struck the lake near Chelyabinsk, about 1500 kilometers (930 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. A meteor streaked across the sky and exploded over Russia’s Ural Mountains with the power of an atomic bomb Friday, its sonic blasts shattering […]

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بواسطة Associated Press

A small army of workers set to work Saturday to replace the estimated 200,000 square meters (50 acres) of windows shattered by the shock wave from a meteor that exploded over Russia's Chelyabinsk region. The astonishing Friday morning event blew out windows in more than 4,000 buildings in the region, mostly in the capital city of the same name

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Marijuana: Progress, Barriers On The Way To Nationwide Decriminalization

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg approaches the podium for the State of the City address Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at the Barclays Center, Brooklyn’s new arena, in New York. His 12 years in office may be winding down, but Bloomberg says he has plenty of unfinished business he wants to get done. (AP Photo/Frank […]

Katie Rucke
بواسطة Katie Rucke

(MintPress) - During his State of the City speech on Thursday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that those arrested in New York City for possession of a small amount of marijuana will no longer be arrested, but instead be issued a ticket. Scheduled to take effect next month, Bloomberg said that the new measure was part of an

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French Man Poisoned By Monsanto Finds Justice

Sign at a protest in Bangalore, India. (Photo/via Wikimedia Commons) (MintPress) – A 47-year-old Frenchman who accused Monsanto’s Lasso pesticide for his neurological disorder won his case last year, opening the doors to justice against the pesticide giant. Paul Francois said he began to suffer from memory loss, headaches and stammers after being exposed to […]

Trisha Marczak
بواسطة Trisha Marczak
Monsanto herbicide to be sprayed on food crops. (Photo from the USDA via Wikimedia Commons)

(MintPress) - A 47-year-old Frenchman who accused Monsanto’s Lasso pesticide for his neurological disorder won his case last year, opening the doors to justice against the pesticide giant. Paul Francois said he began to suffer from memory loss, headaches and stammers after being exposed to Lasso. At the the heart of the case was whether Monsanto

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