Japan to kinda/sorta/not really apologise for its many abuses/war-crimes/atrocities in the Second World War: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/10/japans-abe-to-include-word-apology-in-second-world-war-anniversary-speech
The increase in dementia in forty-somethings: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/07/modern-life-dementia-40s-neurological-disease
The link between refined carbohydrates & depression/mental illness: http://www.philly.com/philly/health/topics/HealthDay702150_20150807_Could_Too_Many_Refined_Carbs_Make_You_Depressed_.html
How a heart-wrenching bio. might help you get into Harvard: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/harvard-essay-stats-cancer-shows-up-often-in-successful-applications/
Corbyn's pledge to re-nationalise the 'Big Six' energy-firms in the UK*: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-pledges-to-renationalise-the-big-six-energy-firms-10444849.html
Indian Air Force purportedly beats RAF 12-0 using Russian-designed SU-30's against Typhoon fighters: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/indian-air-force-beats-raf-120-in-training-exercise--using-russiandesigned-jets-10444466.html
Copying (legally owned) CD's to other formats for personal use supposedly illegal again in UK**: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/itunes-is-illegal-under-new-uk-copyright-law-10443890.html
The decline in importance of New Hampshire & Iowa to US Primary Elections ***: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/many-top-gop-candidates-are-spending-less-time-in-new-hampshire/2015/08/04/9afcc226-3aa9-11e5-9c2d-ed991d848c48_story.html
Ancient walrus made do without tusks: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ancient-walrus-made-do-without-tusks/
Scotland to ban all GM-crops: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/scotland-to-ban-all-gm-crops-over-fears-for-green-brand-angers-farmers-and-scientists-10447146.html
A semblance of sanity as Japan's blanket knee-jerk end of nuclear-power ends: http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-switches-on-reactor-ending-nuclear-shutdown-more-than-4-years-after-fukushima
Windows 10 & Microsoft's pay-pay-pay plan for software: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/31/rising_and_ongoing_cost_of_windows/
The spread of Lyme Disease across North America: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2015/07/23/lyme-disease-is-expanding-to-new-territories-cdc-report-shows/
Soon-to-be non-candidate for the US Presidency Rick Perry unable to pay his staff: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/08/10/rick-perry-stops-paying-his-south-carolina-staff-as-fundraising-dries-up/
The resistance to China's insane crackdown on crosses on Christian churches: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/11/world/asia/chinese-christians-resist-government-plan-to-remove-crosses.html
The threat of 'Divine Eagle' to the US-built stealth-dependent fighters: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/divine-eagle-how-much-of-a-threat-is-chinas-new-highflying-drone-to-us-air-superiority-10441385.html
Russia bans foreign-made condoms, because...lunacy: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-bans-foreignmade-condoms-to-make-couples-more-disciplined-lovers-10443371.html
Cord-cutters hit the stock of cable-companies in the US: http://nypost.com/2015/08/06/viacom-shares-plunge-as-pay-tv-woes-pummel-media-firms/
Idiotic fears of Vegemite being used to make alcohol apparently not of concern to Aussie government: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-09/vegemite-watch-unlikely-pm-says-after-reports-of-home-brew/6684188
España continuing to violate the sovereignty of Gibraltar: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/09/row-spanish-government-boats-uk-waters-gibraltar
Erdoğan's political motivations for a new war with the Kurds: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/06/world/middleeast/turkey-recep-tayyip-erdogan-airstrike-pkk-isis.html
The Universe is slowly dying: http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/the-universe-is-slowly-dying/
If only to clear the browser-caches...
* What lunatic radical ideologue thought that selling off critical energy-infrastructure to foreign interests should be even remotely considered again in the first place ? I disagree with a lot of items on Corbyn's agenda...This ain't one of them.
** I just hang my head in shame sometimes at the UK's madness.
*** Which for some completely incomprehensible reason, seems to make media-establishment-figures like Maddow sad...More Democracy please !
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