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News Headlines October 6, 2014: Ebola in Spain, Ruble Continues to Fall, ISIS in Kobani, Large Explosion in Iran

World Headline News for October 6, 2014 1. World News: Nurse in Spain Infected with Ebola 2. Technology: Dubai Police to Use Google Glass Facial Recognition to Capture Criminals 3. World Politics: United Kingdom (UK) Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg Calls for Drug Laws Reform, Calling Addiction a Health Issue 4. World News: Kim Jong un Absent As Democratic […]

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Military Technology Transfer: Poland Sells Drones to Ukraine

In a speech in Kiev at the 11th Arms and Security Exhibition, Ukrainian Chairman of Parliament Oleksandr Turchynov announced the purchase of drone weaponry from Poland to help assist the Ukrainian military in stabilizing the situation in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk advised the United Nations General Assembly against dropping sanctions on Russia even though a ceasefire agreement and the creation of a […]

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Extra, Extra! News Headlines: Russian Submarines in the Crimea, Iranian Leader Rouhani Condemns ISIS, Moon-God Monument Found in Israel

1. Russia Deploys Stealth Submarines to the Crimea 2. Counter-Terrorism Police Raids in Major Australian Cities 3. France Arrests Group Responsible for Recruiting Females for the Islamic State 4. Iranian Female Kurds Join Fight Against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria 5. Iranian Leader Rouhani Condemns ISIS and the US-Led Coalition 6. Philippine Muslim […]

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News Headlines September 17, 2014: Pakistani Fliers Toss Politician from Plane, Islamic State Threatens the Pope, Russian Travel Agencies Go Bust

1. Angry Passengers Toss Pakistani Politician From Plane After Being Delayed for 2 Hours 2. France to Refer to Islamic State by Arabic Term “Daesh” 3. Venezuela Battling Deadly Outbreak 4. Australian Police Prevent Islamic State Supporters from Beheading Innocents 5. Canadian Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto Has Malignant Tumor 6. Lithuanian Soviet-Era Monuments Painted […]

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Who Wins Between Ukraine and Russia? Chinese Defense Firms

VICE’s Ryan Faith has an interesting bit of speculation as to who will emerge in the struggle between the Russian Federation and the Ukraine – China and its defense manufacturing industry. During the Cold War, prior to the Sino-Soviet split of the 1970s, China and the then-Soviet Union were allies in the common cause of […]

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Russia Bans Food Imports from the European Union and the United States

In a counter to Western sanctions against its economy, Russia announced a retaliatory ban for all food imports into the Russian Federation from the European Union member states and the United States. Russia’s annexation of the Crimea region in the Ukraine and its alleged involved in the Donetsk civil war have led to strained diplomatic […]

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