Jabhat al-Nusra, affiliated with al-Qaida and other extreme Islamist groups, control the majority of the oil wells in Deir Ezzor province, displacing local Sunni tribes, sometimes by force.
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The Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, arrived in Ulaanbaatar on Thursday for a two-day official visit at the invitation of Mongolia’s Prime Minister N.Altankhuyag. The two premiers held talks yesterday to discuss cooperation between Mongolia and Turkey and the implementation of joint projects.
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Using the Pandemrix vaccine increased the risk of narcolepsy among people aged four to 18 by a factor of 14 compared to those who did not get the jab
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Around 75 pro-green NGOs are jointly calling for the EU to scrap its carbon emission-trading scheme (ETS) ahead of a European Parliament vote to reform it.
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Military bases all over Norway boosted their anti-terror security measures at the end of the week, based on what defense officials call a new “general threat evaluation.” They insisted there was nothing “dramatic” behind the higher security levels, while Norwegian media reported it was based on tips that weren’t shared with the police.
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The Wall Street Journal alleges this week that the US has ramped-up its number of spy drone missions over the Bushehr nuclear reactor ever since fuel rods were unexpectedly discharged from the facility in October, just two months after the facility became fully operational.
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A NYT article about the grab for resources in Africa. Surprisingly (not!) the nations with the biggest resources have only seen the number of their poor increase as their natural wealth is being shipped abroad.
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Those who were spanked or hit as kids were between two and seven percent more likely to encounter mental issues later. (Nowhere is mentioned if the parents with mental disorders are more likely to smack their kids?)
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“It seems that the benefits of bilingualism are particularly powerful and broad, and include attention, inhibition and encoding of sound.” Musicians appear to gain a similar benefit when rehearsing, say the researchers.
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Police on the streets, random vehicle and identity checks. A docile population that is bombarded with frightening news, first muslim extremists, and now a serial killer on the loose. And of course a presidential election in 15 days.
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