Death Toll Reaches 41 in Philippine Ferry Accident
• http://www.voanews.comPhilippine authorities say the death toll from a ferry accident has risen to 41 and that at least five people remain missing.
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US blocks attempts by Arab allies to fly heavy weapons directly to Kurds...
• http://www.telegraph.co, By Con CoughlinUS blocks attempts by Arab allies to fly heavy weapons directly to Kurds to fight Islamic State
Ferry capsizes in Philippines; 35 dead, 20 missing
• http://www.washingtonpost.comA ferry carrying 189 passengers and crew capsized Thursday minutes after it left a central Philippine port in choppy waters, leaving at least 35 dead and 20 others missing, coast guard officials said.
Greece standoff keeps Asian markets off balance, but US dollar gains
• The GuardianAsian shares lost early steadiness and Chinese stocks got off to a weak start on Thursday, while upbeat US economic data helped the dollar gain
Greek debt crisis: Yanis Varoufakis says he'll resign if Greece votes Yes - live updates
• The GuardianGreece's finance minister tells Bloomberg TV he'd rather cut his arm off than agree to a deal without debt restructuring
Ecuador urged to hand over Julian Assange as police costs spiral to £11.5MILLION
• http://www.express.co.uk, By Rob VirtueECUADOR has been urged to "end the charade" over protecting Julian Assange as police costs rise to a shocking £11.5million.
Ecuador president warns of coup plans at protest
• http://www.news24.com,Quito - Ecuador's embattled president, Rafael Correa, said the government had "clear indications" a coup would be attempted when opposition protesters marched in the capital on Thursday.
Gazprom Halts Gas Deliveries to Kiev CEO Miller
• Lewrockwell.comGazprom has confirmed the suspension of gas supplies to Ukraine from 10:00am MSK on July 1. Russia's gas monopoly will not supply gas to Kiev without prepayment, no matter what price, said company CEO Aleksey Miller on Wednesday.
Cuba's Environmental Concerns Grow With Prospect of U.S. Presence
• http://www.nytimes.comHAVANA -- Like many of his countrymen, Jorge Angulo hopes the United States will lift the decades-old economic embargo against Cuba.
Solar plane: 'I feel like I can fly forever'
• http://www.bbc.comA solar-powered plane that is attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean is encountering its first weather front.
Global Debt Time Bomb Ticks - Puerto Rico Is Next
• http://www.zerohedge.com- Puerto Rico Governor says island cannot pay its $72 billion debt - Puerto Rico debt 15 times per capita median debt of the 50 U.S. states - Complicated arrangements misled bond investors to believe their funds were secure - Share price of bond i
Athens On The Potomac - It Could Never Happen Here, Right?
• http://www.zerohedge.comFinancial experts in New York, London, and Brussels have tut-tutted Greece's economic travails as Athens considers its future with the European Union. Why did they borrow so much money? How can they ever pay it back? Do they think that much debt is
Discovery of nanotubes offers new clues about cell-to-cell communication
• http://phys.orgWhen it comes to communicating with each other, some cells may be more "old school" than was previously thought.
Update on "Black Monday"
Patrick WoodWell, it wasn't exactly a Black Monday, unless you live in Greece where the banks and the stock market are closed.
Who Will Be the Last to Crash?
Paul RosenbergThis is the question that astute investors are forced to ask themselves these days. No reasonable person believes that a system of ever-expanding debt can resolve painlessly. It simply cannot happen… not, at least, until 2+2 stops equaling four.
Let Greece Leave the Eurozone
Ivan ElandIn withdrawing from negotiations with Greece's international creditors and holding a referendum on whether Greece should adopt the further austerity required by the lenders' financial aid package, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras figuratively pull
This Online Anonymity Box Puts You a Mile Away From Your IP Address
• http://www.wired.comIn the game of anonymity-versus-surveillance online, the discovery of the user's IP address usually means game over.
SpaceX Rocket Failure Threatens Support for Commercial Spaceflight
• http://www.scientificamerican.comThe destruction of an unmanned rocket on Sunday comes at a tricky time for NASA and the International Space Station
Shares Rise as Investors Watch Greek Debt Talks; China Down
• http://www.voanews.comTOKYO-- Global shares rose Wednesday as investors awaited further developments after Greece failed to make a debt repayment due Tuesday.
All Ingredients in Place for Mouthwatering Tour de France
• http://www.voanews.comThe Tour de France is like a good bouillabaisse, the traditional Mediterranean seafood stew. Take out one ingredient, and it does not taste the same.
Iran Nuclear Negotiators Eye New Deadline
• http://www.voanews.comVIENNA-- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohamad Javad Zarif sit down for more talks in Vienna, on Wednesday, a day after Iran nuclear negotiators extended their deadline for an agreement to July 7.
US, Cuba to Reopen Embassies
• http://www.voanews.comAfter nearly seven months of negotiations, the United States and Cuba are announcing Wednesday an agreement to reopen embassies in Washington and Havana later this month, in the latest move to end decades of hostility.
"Boots on the ground" report from Greece
• http://www.sovereignman.com[Editor's note: This letter was written by a Greek-American friend of Simon's who is currently living near Athens.]
Greece Rejects 25th Hour Request to Change Course
• http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.comEurozone leaders are pouring it on thick again today with warning after warning.
Glastonbury comes to Greece: festival-like atmosphere at huge anti-bailout protest
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk, By Colin FreemanRally in downtown Athens has live music, speeches - and "solidarity from the people of Carlisle"
Solar Impulse attempts to cross weather front
• http://www.bbc.comA solar-powered plane that is attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean is encountering its first weather front.
Ebola Returns to Liberia
• http://www.voanews.comDAKAR / MONROVIA -- A 17-year-old boy has died from Ebola in Liberia, just seven weeks after the World Health Organization declared the country free of the deadly virus.
Indonesia Military Plane Crash Kills Scores
• http://www.voanews.comndonesian officials say at least 70 people were killed when a military transport plane crashed into a residential neighborhood on the island of Sumatra.
Greek Bailout Crisis Unresolved; Talks Continue
• http://www.voanews.comThe Greek bailout crisis remains unresolved, with European finance chiefs saying they would continue to examine Athens' last-minute debt relief proposal on Wednesday.
Dubai Says Plans World's First 3-D-printed Office Building
• http://www.voanews.comDubai said it would construct a small office building using a 3-D printer for the first time, in a drive to develop technology that would cut costs and save time as the city grows.
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