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from maryland09, 5 hours 22 minutes agoAsia-pacific - Four years after Fukushima, ‘new Chernobyl’ fears unfounded
The Real News Network's Sharmini Peries interviews Chiho Kaneko about life in Fukushima four years after disaster. Check it out here: ***://bit.ly/1wutqJV- from dimkh, 12 hours 47 minutes ago
Middle east - Republican letter to Iran warns against deal with Obama
well steve, I hope you survive both physically and economically an all out war with Iran so you can mourn all the innocent people who are going to die fighting it or trying to run away from it, because if no diplomatic solution is reached, then a military one is not far away as for the republican party and Israel's Netanyahu... - from steve12, 19 hours 34 minutes ago
Middle east - Republican letter to Iran warns against deal with Obama
The democratic/liberals in the US want Emperor Obama to make all the decisions and not have to work with Congress. That is not the way our Constitution is set up. Any permanent treaties or agreements must have the approval of Congress but Emperor Obama does not want to have to deal with them...that is too difficult for this social organizer who has no clue as to foreign policy nor does any of his staff. - from JohnM, 1 day 8 hours 42 minutes ago
France - EU sounds alarm over possible fraud at France’s National Front
This from an organisation (the EU) that has not had its books accepted by the Auditors for 16 (or is it more ?) years. - from Dorcabux, 1 day 8 hours 45 minutes ago
Americas - French stars of sailing, swimming and boxing felled in Argentine helicopter crash
This is one of the poorer regions of Argentina, if not the poorest. Both those helicopters served as the only ambulance available for that people. Now they have no ambulance service, and due to poverty, they will not have another for at least a decade. This is an act of corruption. The government should never had lent those vital machines to a TV show. This will not be the last deaths caused by this accident, but France 24 doesn't care, because that people are not olympic medalists. - from exTVguy, 1 day 8 hours 48 minutes ago
Americas - French stars of sailing, swimming and boxing felled in Argentine helicopter crash
Continued: 'Franchised' programs such as this, while often entertaining to watch, are 'mobile entertainment factories' and offer the world little but distraction -- but because they are cheap and easy to produce and make a lot of money for a few people (and offer little risk to broadcasters due to them being already 'market tested' in other tv markets). Again, my deep condolences to those close to who were killed. I would simply leave these questions to be asked: 1) Why were two helicopters flying in close proximity? 2) Was the production schedule being 'rushed' for any reason? (In other words, had they lost time or production days due to weather or other factors? 3) Were the pilots flying influenced by a director or producer who was 'trying to get a shot'? I am sure there will be an inquiry -- I hope that this was just a tragic accident and not the result of trying to 'make television' at the cost of safe practice. Bottom line is that the TV production industry, especially when working on location 'out of country' (which is usually non-union) needs much stricter controls and procedures to ensure events like this do not happen. - from exTVguy, 1 day 8 hours 48 minutes ago
Americas - French stars of sailing, swimming and boxing felled in Argentine helicopter crash
Let me begin by expressing my profound sadness for the families of the victims. I was working on a reality television program as a crew member in 2009 when a helicopter crash occurred, killing one crew member on our team and injuring three others (two critically). The crash was a direct result of the production company cutting corners and costs in order to save money -- safety was sacrificed for the sake of television entertainment. While I am not implying that safety was risked or the production company on this program was at fault, I know, after years in the tv business, that the producers of the program often 'push' everyone and everything to the maximum in order to make often unrealistic production schedules -- and budget goals. In the end this sort of programming benefits very few people and simply makes a few executive producers a lot of money, all on the backs of the cast and crew. - from cooleyville, 1 day 8 hours 48 minutes ago
Asia-pacific - Settle dispute over WWII ‘comfort women’, Merkel tells Japan
In the above article, you use the term "Right-wingers" would you please clarify exactly what group/groups you are referring to? The use of this primary school blanket description is tiresome. For the record, I would have the same request if the term "left-wingers" was used. 
from albie, 1 day 8 hours 52 minutes agoAmericas - French sports stars among dead in Argentina helicopter crash
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from RedRoseAndy, 1 day 8 hours 52 minutes agoEurope - EU seeks unity after Greece's Tsipras blasts Spain, Portugal for 'bailout blackmail'
The five Buxton Coefficients of Unemployment work out exactly how much money to put into the economy in order to create full employment, the money spent is less than is got back by way of taxation. Every calamity caused by the rich can be paid for by the poor, perfect capitalism.- from khagaraj, 1 day 20 hours 17 minutes ago
Americas - US declares Venezuela a threat, sanctions top officials
Venezuela now occupies the vacancy left by Cuba ! - from mngardens, 1 day 19 hours 44 minutes ago
Culture - Paris museums move to ban selfie sticks
This is a great thing to do, I have seen the damage those poles can do. They were accidents, and the man was very sorry.
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