Ragnarok's Blog – June 2013 Archive (13)

U.S. Student Killed in Egypt Protest Was Drawn to a Region in Upheaval

By RAVI SOMAIYA and ERIN BANCO

Published: June 29,…

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Added by Ragnarok on June 30, 2013 at 6:42am — No Comments

'I will never get a facelift!' Kim vows to avoid plastic surgery... then is bathed in her own blood as she has a 'vampire facial'

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

PUBLISHED: 04:48 GMT, 11 March 2013 | UPDATED: 15:48 GMT, 11 March…

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US-Japan war games off the California coast imitate Chinese invasion

Published time: June 27, 2013 18:28

The US and Japan are preparing for a possible Chinese invasion of the Senkaku Islands. Using a small island off the coast of California, US and Japanese forces are mimicking an armed invasion and an amphibious assault to prepare for a real-life scenario.…

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US Army restricts access to Guardian website over secrets in NSA leak stories

Published time: June 28, 2013 06:39

Edited time: June 28, 2013 08:02

The US Army confirmed on Thursday that access to The Guardian newspaper’s website has been filtered and restricted for its personnel. The policy is due to classified documents described in detail in the stories.…

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Added by Ragnarok on June 28, 2013 at 7:15am — 2 Comments

Singapore chokes on haze as Sumatran forest fires rage

By Peter Shadbolt, CNN

June 21, 2013 -- Updated 0414 GMT (1214 HKT)

(CNN) -- Singapore was shrouded in haze on Wednesday as smoke from forest fires in nearby Sumatra drifted across the Malacca Strait in the city's worst pollution…

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Added by Ragnarok on June 21, 2013 at 7:00am — No Comments

BBC spends £22million on gagging orders: 500 staff silenced using licence fee money

Payouts of up to £500,000 made over the last six years
National Audit Office investigating scale of the agreements
New BBC boss Lord Hall moves to cap future deals at £150,000

The BBC spent more than £22million on staff…

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Added by Ragnarok on June 19, 2013 at 3:40pm — No Comments

Pirate Bay co-founder faces extradition to Denmark, Swedish court rules

Published time: June 18, 2013 20:34

The Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg can be extradited to Denmark, a Swedish court has ruled. There, he will face several new hacking charges for downloading a large number of files from a Danish police database.

Sweden’s Nacka…

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Russia blast: Multiple explosions rock arsenal storing ‘millions’ of shells as hundreds fight blaze

Published time: June 18, 2013 17:11

Edited time: June 19, 2013 05:43

Huge explosions have ripped through a munitions depot in Russia’s Samara Region where over 13 million shells were stored. More than 1,500 firefighters were deployed to combat the blaze, and thousands of locals were…

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G20 summit: NSA targeted Russian president Medvedev in London

Leaked documents reveal Russian president was spied on during visit, as questions are raised over use of US base in Britain

Ewen…

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Added by Ragnarok on June 17, 2013 at 6:28am — No Comments

Turkish labor unions plan general strike in protest at bloody crackdown

By Daniel Arkin, Staff Writer, NBC News

06-17-2013

A pair of Turkey’s labor unions said Sunday that they will hold a general strike Monday after riot police raided an Istanbul park and public square, firing plumes of powerful tear gas and water cannons at anti-government…

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4 people stabbed at UK mosque attack

Published time: June 16, 2013 02:42

Edited time: June 16, 2013 17:43

Four men, including a police officer, have been stabbed at a mosque in Birmingham, UK. Police have taken a 32-year-old man into custody in connection with the attacks that left four victims in hospital.

Officers arrived at the scene responding to…

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Added by Ragnarok on June 17, 2013 at 5:50am — 3 Comments

Iran to ‘deploy 4,000-strong force’ to Syria as US military set to stay in Jordan

Published time: June 16, 2013 22:02

Edited time: June 16, 2013 22:53

Iran will deploy 4,000 Revolutionary Guards to Syria to bolster Damascus against a mostly Sunni-led insurgency, media reported. Meanwhile, US F-16s and Patriots will stay in Jordan – speculatively, to help establish a no-fly zone to aid Syrian…

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Added by Ragnarok on June 17, 2013 at 5:42am — 2 Comments