EU Observer – Germany has said its air force is ready to increase security on Nato’s border with Russia, despite Moscow’s promise not to escalate...
Archive for March, 2014
World Court Harpoons Japanese Whaling Program
By World On The Run
Deutsche Welle – The International Court of Justice in The Hague has dismissed Japan’s claims that its whaling program is for scientific research and ordered...
Tech Expert At Centre Of Gas Plants Probe Worked For Ontario Liberal Party
By World On The Run
The Star – The politically connected computer whiz at the centre of an OPP investigation into the premier’s office still had a contract with the...
Microsoft’s Nadella Reshuffles Senior Ranks
By World On The Run
Reuters – Microsoft Corp on Monday named three executives to its cloud, devices and Xbox gaming divisions in one of new Chief Executive Satya Nadella’s first management shakeups. In...
Ukraine Crisis: Putin ‘Orders Partial Withdrawal’
By World On The Run
BBC – Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a “partial withdrawal” of troops from the border with Ukraine, the German government has said. Mr Putin...
Great Barrier Reef And Indigenous Heritage Laws Face ‘One-Stop Shop’ Threat
By World on The Run
The Guardian – The government may delegate oversight for the dumping of material in the Great Barrier Reef marine park and potentially bypass Indigenous heritage...
Scientists Find Treatment To Kill Every Kind Of Cancer Tumor
By World on The Run
Fox News – Researchers might have found the Holy Grail in the war against cancer, a miracle drug that has killed every kind of cancer...
Assailants break Jewish Teacher’s Nose In Paris, Draw Swastika On Chest
By World on The Run
Jerusalem Post – A Jewish teacher from Paris told police that three men had assaulted and cursed him in Arabic before drawing a swastika on...
Wearable Electronic ‘Bandage’ Monitors Muscle Disorders
By World On The Run
Voice of America – Wearable sensor devices that look like a stretchable bandage may soon be available to monitor and treat individuals with certain diseases....
British Sniper In Afghanistan Kills Six Taliban With One Bullet
By World On The Run
The Telegraph – A British sniper in Afghanistan killed six insurgents with a single bullet after hitting the trigger switch of a suicide bomber whose...
Bank Of Canada Could Lag Fed In ‘Unprecedented’ Rate Rise Timing
By World On The Run
Yahoo Finance – A rise in interest rates in the United States is unlikely to be copied right away by the Bank of Canada, which...
Justin Trudeau Drops F-Bomb At Boxing Match
By World On The Run
CBC News – Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau invoked a word his father once famously used in the House of Commons, using it as an adverb...
GOP Has Built-In Advantage In Fight For Us House
By World On The Run
AP – Even if Democrats recruit great candidates, raise gobs of money and run smart campaigns, they face an uphill fight to retake control of...
Pledge To Return Nazi-Looted Art Welcomed, But With Skepticism
By World on The Run
Reuters – A German recluse’s pledge to give his billion-dollar hoard of Nazi-looted artworks back to their rightful owners was welcomed on Thursday but also...
Sex Trafficker Found Guilty
By World on The Run
The Nassau Guardian – A 24-year-old woman was on Wednesday convicted of forcing two Jamaican women into the sex trade, marking the country’s first conviction...
Redskins’ Daniel Snyder Starts Foundation To Aid Native Americans
By World on The Run
Washington Times – Amid growing criticism that his team’s nickname is offensive to Native Americans, Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder announced the creation of a...
World Court Harpoons Japanese Whaling Program
By World On The Run
Deutsche Welle – The International Court of Justice in The Hague has dismissed Japan’s claims that its whaling program is for scientific research and ordered...
Tech Expert At Centre Of Gas Plants Probe Worked For Ontario Liberal Party
By World On The Run
The Star – The politically connected computer whiz at the centre of an OPP investigation into the premier’s office still had a contract with the...
Microsoft’s Nadella Reshuffles Senior Ranks
By World On The Run
Reuters – Microsoft Corp on Monday named three executives to its cloud, devices and Xbox gaming divisions in one of new Chief Executive Satya Nadella’s first management shakeups. In...
Ukraine Crisis: Putin ‘Orders Partial Withdrawal’
By World On The Run
BBC – Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a “partial withdrawal” of troops from the border with Ukraine, the German government has said. Mr Putin...
Great Barrier Reef And Indigenous Heritage Laws Face ‘One-Stop Shop’ Threat
By World on The Run
The Guardian – The government may delegate oversight for the dumping of material in the Great Barrier Reef marine park and potentially bypass Indigenous heritage...
Scientists Find Treatment To Kill Every Kind Of Cancer Tumor
By World on The Run
Fox News – Researchers might have found the Holy Grail in the war against cancer, a miracle drug that has killed every kind of cancer...
Assailants break Jewish Teacher’s Nose In Paris, Draw Swastika On Chest
By World on The Run
Jerusalem Post – A Jewish teacher from Paris told police that three men had assaulted and cursed him in Arabic before drawing a swastika on...
Wearable Electronic ‘Bandage’ Monitors Muscle Disorders
By World On The Run
Voice of America – Wearable sensor devices that look like a stretchable bandage may soon be available to monitor and treat individuals with certain diseases....
British Sniper In Afghanistan Kills Six Taliban With One Bullet
By World On The Run
The Telegraph – A British sniper in Afghanistan killed six insurgents with a single bullet after hitting the trigger switch of a suicide bomber whose...
Bank Of Canada Could Lag Fed In ‘Unprecedented’ Rate Rise Timing
By World On The Run
Yahoo Finance – A rise in interest rates in the United States is unlikely to be copied right away by the Bank of Canada, which...
Justin Trudeau Drops F-Bomb At Boxing Match
By World On The Run
CBC News – Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau invoked a word his father once famously used in the House of Commons, using it as an adverb...
GOP Has Built-In Advantage In Fight For Us House
By World On The Run
AP – Even if Democrats recruit great candidates, raise gobs of money and run smart campaigns, they face an uphill fight to retake control of...
Pledge To Return Nazi-Looted Art Welcomed, But With Skepticism
By World on The Run
Reuters – A German recluse’s pledge to give his billion-dollar hoard of Nazi-looted artworks back to their rightful owners was welcomed on Thursday but also...
Sex Trafficker Found Guilty
By World on The Run
The Nassau Guardian – A 24-year-old woman was on Wednesday convicted of forcing two Jamaican women into the sex trade, marking the country’s first conviction...
Redskins’ Daniel Snyder Starts Foundation To Aid Native Americans
By World on The Run
Washington Times – Amid growing criticism that his team’s nickname is offensive to Native Americans, Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder announced the creation of a...