On Green Energy, Ethiopia Leaves U.S. in the Dust
• http://www.truthdig.comPresident Obama's state visit to Kenya and Ethiopia has involved a good deal of scolding of those countries by Western pundits.
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President Obama's state visit to Kenya and Ethiopia has involved a good deal of scolding of those countries by Western pundits.
Newsweek is reporting that Iran has cut off funding to Hamas in Gaza, citing Israeli journalism and Hamas sources.
Eurotunnel, the company operating the tunnel between France and England, says it has blocked more than 37,000 migrants trying to cross illegally from continental Europe to Britain since the beginning of the year.
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Breaking with diplomatic protocol, President Obama lashed out at Republican presidential candidates during an official visit to Ethiopia.
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After many years of political and bureaucratic hurdles, the first offshore wind farm in the US is finally being built.
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The U.S. State Department says widespread human trafficking is helping fuel vast fortunes on the world economy, leaving millions of people exploited by unscrupulous labor overseers and sex traders "in virtually every country of the world."
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Turkey Fighting ISIS, Kurds Along Southern Border
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North Korea rails against US imperialism as the reclusive state celebrates 62 years since an armistice brought the three-year Korean War to an end
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