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Merkel, Obama Join Neo-Cons As Danger of World War Rises

The world is dangerously close to the brink of thermonuclear world war. If we do not change the course of the Obama Administration, the British government, NATO, and the EU, toward Russia and China, an uncontrolled escalation could wipe out the human race. Unfortunately, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, since her disastrous speech in Sydney, Australia, on Nov. 17, joined Obama as one of the main spokespersons for this confrontation policy.

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Afghanistan's Ghani Vows Security Shake-up

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani condemned on Sunday a recent surge in deadly attacks by the Taliban, calling the attacks on civilian and military targets “un-Islamic.”

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Afghanistan: Security Council backs agreement on new non-combat NATO mission

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Afghan troops being trained by NATO at one of the military training centres in Kabul.

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Russia Warns US on Bill Authorizing Military Hardware to Ukraine

Russia says there will be repercussions if Washington imposes new sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis.

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European Council discussed its post-2015 development framework

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Big cities fare better than rural areas, says first poverty analysis post-earthquake

Haiti First Poverty Assessment Post-earthquake

A new report released by the National Observatory on Poverty and Social Exclusion (ONPES) and the World Bank suggests the need for more inclusive growth and policies to increase access to basic services, livelihood opportunities and social protection for the poor in Haiti as the best way forward for accelerating poverty reduction in the country.

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U.S. Troop Suicide Rates Decline in Second Quarter

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Opening the (Protein Logic) Gates

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AND logic gate design and function – The protein AND logic gate was built from a protein that bound maltose (the detector) and an enzyme that catalyzed a reaction (the reporter), which causes a color change in the solution or causes the bacteria to behave in a certain fashion.

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Twin Bombings Leave 31 Dead in Nigeria

Twin suicide bombings Thursday in a crowded marketplace in the north-central Nigerian city of Jos left at least 31 people dead.

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'Fragile' Cease-Fire Holds in Ukraine

Ukraine's president says a "fragile" cease-fire is actually in place for the first time in his country's seven-month conflict between government troops and Russian-back separatists.