7/04/2015
7/03/2015
7/02/2015
World Bank to lend Iraq $1.7 billion - finance ministry
World Bank to lend Iraq $1.7 billion - finance ministry - Yahoo! Maktoob News:July 2 (Reuters) - The World Bank will provide loans totalling $1.7 billion to Iraq, the finance ministry said, as the country struggles with low oil revenues and a costly military campaign against Islamic State militants.
Peas And Peonies
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| The Pea-plant in the foreground is now the one below. Early May - June 29 |
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| Peonies About To Bloom |
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| First Courgette Flower of the year. What a treat for a bee. |
MPs should reconsider air strikes against Isis in Syria – defence secretary
MPs should reconsider air strikes against Isis in Syria – defence secretary | World news | The Guardian: Fallon will make his comments in Thursday’s parliamentary debate on Britain and international security. He is expected to assure MPs that no action will be taken without a Commons vote. It is thought that David Cameron would prefer to wait until a new Labour leader is in place in September before seeking parliamentary approval.
43% of Spanish Power From Renewables
MT @MikeHudema
Pow! #Renewables bring 43% of #Spain's power in H1 2015 http://t.co/yHAGRR5Age #COP21 pic.twitter.com/WuBi4eeXyE
— CECHR (@CECHR_UoD) July 1, 2015
7/01/2015
Yemen - Human Rights Watch Clip
#YemenCrisis result of our investigations into airstrikes in Saada pic.twitter.com/3bNp5Y3hT4
— Belkis Wille (@belkiswille) June 30, 2015
Are we on the brink of an electric car revolution?
Are we on the brink of an electric car revolution? | Environment | The Guardian: Ghosn was not alone. President Barack Obama predicted 1m electric cars in the US by 2015: in January the total was 280,000. Virgin boss Richard Branson, adept as ever at grabbing headlines, said this week that “no new road cars will be petrol driven” within 20 years, calling combustion engines “complicated and antiquated”.
6/30/2015
ISIS Beheads Women In Syria - Reports
Islamic State beheads female civilians for first time in #Syria, monitor group says: http://t.co/eOQ42tUcQl pic.twitter.com/G3NzYXodYz
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) June 30, 2015
Yemen conflict: 'Islamic State car-bomb' strikes Sanaa funeral
Yemen conflict: 'Islamic State car-bomb' strikes Sanaa funeral - BBC News:
The blast happened near a military hospital in Sanaa on Monday night.
It is the latest attack by IS against Houthis in Yemen, where the Sunni extremist group declared its presence in November.
Houthis have been fighting forces loyal to Yemen's exiled President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi for several months.
A Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes in March, claiming to target Houthi positions. The strikes have had a devastating impact on civilians.
The blast happened near a military hospital in Sanaa on Monday night.
It is the latest attack by IS against Houthis in Yemen, where the Sunni extremist group declared its presence in November.
Houthis have been fighting forces loyal to Yemen's exiled President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi for several months.
A Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes in March, claiming to target Houthi positions. The strikes have had a devastating impact on civilians.
6/29/2015
The seven wars in seven Muslim countries that are fuelling Isis
The seven wars in seven Muslim countries that are fuelling Isis: As part of a series by The Independent marking this anniversary, award-winning Middle East correspondent Patrick Cockburn, the first western journalist to recognise the rise of Isis, writes for i100.co.uk on the seven conflicts taking place in Muslim countries where state authority is weak or non-existent, providing suitable conditions for Isis and al-Qaeda-like movements to become powerful.
6/28/2015
Street Art At One With Nature
27 pieces of #streetart interacting with Nature, and showing us we need to more. http://t.co/Au4d1SORgJ
#UrbanForest pic.twitter.com/ELHDPZJelh
— Greenpeace (@Greenpeace) June 27, 2015
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