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How Could No-Fly List Lead to No-Gun List?0
- North America
- December 11, 2015
In the aftermath of the last week’s bloody mass shooting in San Bernardino, the Obama Administration put the question of national security squarely: if the federal government does not allow terrorist suspects to board an airplane, why should it allow them to buy guns? This Sunday, U.S. President Barack Obama urged Senate to issue new
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“Crazy Bad” Level of Pollution: Beijing Issues First “Red Alert” Over Smog 0
- Asia
- December 10, 2015
On Monday evening, Chinese officials declared their first pollution “red alert” as the thick smog blanketed Beijing for the second time this month. Schools, kindergartens, and factories in the capital of China were reported to be shut down the next day, as well as the outdoor construction. The “red alert” is the highest possible warning
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Power of Petitions: Do They Change Anything?0
- North America
- December 9, 2015
Four years ago, in September 2011, the U.S. Government started a brand-new online project named “We the People.” The main goal of the project was to give people a reachable, multipurpose tool to communicate with the government. Now, the phenomenon of online petitions appears to be one of the most impressive things that helps change
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Obama Pledges to Defeat Islamic State 0
- North America
- December 8, 2015
On Sunday U.S. President Barack Obama made a televised address to worried American public from the Oval Office in order to raise the issue of the country’s fight against the Islamic State after the last week’s terrorist act in San Bernardino, California. The mass shooting was marked by the White House as the most dreadful
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China Promises to Cut Down Emissions of Power Sector by 2020 0
- Asia
- December 7, 2015
According to the announcement of the cabinet on Wednesday, China is going to reduce the emissions of its major power pollutants by 60% by 2020. This was reported after the meeting of the world leaders in Paris where they discussed the current issues of climate change. It was also said that the country will decrease
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Fear of Terrorism Resulted in Injuries and Death During a Safety Drill 0
- World
- December 5, 2015
Terrorism and fear of terror are obviously words of the same origin, and this etymological similarity depicts the nature of terrorism very well: it is intended to frighten people. And a recent incident in Strathmore University, Nairobi, shows that the plan works very well. People panic easily; often at all unprovoked, like in the incident
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