Tag: germany
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German TV Does First Snowden Interview, Uploads to LiveLeak
from reason.com: German TV interviewed NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and the video of the 30 minute interview is now available at LiveLeak. Not surprisingly, a good bit of the interview focused on NSA spying alliances, activities and capabilities in Europe. The German reporter did, however, ask if Snowden was worried about threats to his life.…
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German email providers ‘seen as surveillance safe haven’
from BBC: #NewsFromElsewhere: Web users are turning to German email providers to avoid US state surveillance, it seems. Telecoms firm Freenet has reported an 80% increase in new users in the last three weeks, while web hosting company 1&1 says its email providers GMX and web.de have seen a six-figure increase, reports Der Spiegel. It…
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Exclusive: (AFRICOM) US Armed Forces Piloting Drones From Bases In Germany
from StratRisks.com: The targeted killing of presumed terrorists by drones in Africa has been largely conducted from US military bases in Germany, an investigation by German TV channel ARD’s “Panorama” and the Süddeutsche Zeitung has revealed. Particularly involved in running the drone missions are the Stuttgart-based US military high command for Africa (Africom) and the US Air Force’s Air…
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German Court Outlaws Ritual Circumcision
The district court of Cologne ruled this week that religious circumcision of a child is harmful and that a parent’s jurisdiction over his child does not extend to the practice of circumcision.
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#PopOcculture: Oh SNAP!, Ships, Satire and more
Judge Orders SNAP to turn over 20+ years of records to Catholic Church* Cruise Ship Let Castaways Die* Jennifer Hudson Family Murder Trial Begins in Chicago* Questions about the Royal Family UK* Germany to reprint Hitler’s Mein Kampf’ for first time in nearly 70 years* Prophets, Not Profits* Meet The Four Amish Women Added To…
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#Video: Episode017 – Fluoride, Hugs and Drugs
On Thursday nights, Media Monarchy joins Corbett Report Radio live on Republic Broadcasting to go over all the latest stories from the world of food, environment and health. This week’s menu features Fluoride, Hugs and Drugs and more… Feed/Archive Previous Audio: Episode016 – EnviroPigs and Rooftop Farms
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#Audio: Episode017 – Fluoride, Hugs and Drugs
On Thursday nights, Media Monarchy joins Corbett Report Radio live on Republic Broadcasting to go over all the latest stories from the world of food, environment and health. This week’s menu features Fluoride, Hugs and Drugs and more… Episode017: MP3/Feed Previous Audio: Episode016 – EnviroPigs and Rooftop Farms
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Surge in Obesity Sparks Crematorium Blazes in Germany
from spiegel.de: As the number of obese Germans rises, the funeral industry is scrambling to make adjustments in how larger bodies with more fat can be safely incinerated. A number of crematoriums have suffered severe damage when burning fat overwhelmed their emergency measures.
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‘Iron Sky’ CGI Scenes and Special Effects Rendering
‘Iron Sky’ will soon be in the states. You may be a sci-fi special effects aficionado and the dark style of Fourth Reich Space Nazis on the attack may hold strong appeal.
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The Schmallenberg Virus: DARPA and the Fraunhofer Society?
The Schmallenberg virus is the name that has been given to the collective cases of lamb, sheep, goat and cattle still births and birth deformities that have spread at an alarming rate across a large part of Europe.
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‘Iron Sky’ Sneak Preview and Remix Released
Fans may take in the first four minutes of ‘Iron Sky’, Space Nazi Invasion Movie, while waiting for the American release. Will ‘Iron Sky’ spark a craze similar to the Trekkies phenomenon? Fans can also hear an extended remix version of the movie’s theme song, ‘Under the Iron Sky’, on YouTube. ‘Iron Sky’ will premiere…
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Food Waste Denounced by Ministers as Almost 1 Billion Go Hungry
from businessweek: Food waste was denounced by farm ministers and policy makers gathered in Berlin as almost 1 billion people in developing countries go hungry. Consumers in rich countries dispose of 220 million metric tons of food waste every year, equal to the entire food output of sub-Saharan Africa, Jose Graziano da Silva, the director…

