De-Dollarization Complete: Iran Abandons US Dollar In Foreign Trade As Bloomberg reports, Iran is no longer using US Dollars in foreign trade āIn trade exchanges with foreign countries, Iran uses other currencies including Chinese yuan, euro, Turkish lira, Russian ruble and South Korean Won,ā Gholamali Kamyab, deputy head of the Central Bank of Iran, tells […]
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Syrian child beaten by Burger King manager in Istanbul for eating customerās leftovers
The child nurses himself after the attack. Photo taken from Twitter. A Syrian refugee child has been beaten by a Burger King manager in Istanbul after eating a customerās leftover fries, daily Cumhuriyet has reported. The incident, which reportedly occurred at the fast food chainās branch in Åirinevler, precipitated a massive reaction against Burger King […]
The bizarre ā and costly ā cult of Richard Dawkins
LISTEN Andrew Brown and Daniel Trilling discuss the cult of Richard Dawkins The other day I wrote something to upset the followers of Richard Dawkins and one of them tracked me down to a pub. I had been asked to give a talk to a group of āSkeptics in the Pubā about whether there are […]
First Century Copy of Gospel of Mark Found in Mummy Mask
A recently developed technique is uncovering many previously unknown ancient documents, from copies of Homer and personal letters to writings of the New Testament. Mummy Mask May Reveal Oldest Known Gospel by Owen Jarus, Live Science Contributor | January 18, 2015 A text that may be the oldest copy of a gospel known to exist […]
Expert On Fox News Admits ISIS Video Is Fake, Using Green Screen and Teleprompter
The deadline imposed by ISIS for Japan to pay $200 million to free two captives passed, starting what the terrorist group called a countdown clock on Friday, even as questions swirled about the authenticity of the initial tape and whether the pair is even alive. A tweet from a Twitter account linked to ISIS said […]
Dead bodies in NATO uniforms, US weapons recovered from under debris of Donetsk airport?
āWhile examining the building of the Donetsk airport, we found a great number of American firearms,ā spokesman for the defense ministry of the self-proclaimed DPR said Ā©Ā Nikolay Muraviyov/TASS Ā©Ā Nikolay Muravyev/TASS 597 Ukrainian troops killed in clashes at Donetsk airport ā DPR defense ministry DONETSK, January 22. /TASS/. Dead bodies in NATO uniforms and a great […]
New Facebook feature flags fake news
Youāve seen them in your feed: false reports of celebrity deaths, conspiracy theories presented as real news, promises of free iPads if you share a link, quotes attributed to the Pope that he never said. Facebook (FB, Tech30) hasnāt hired a team of dedicated fact checkers to read every article. Instead, itās outsourcing the task […]
NSA’s PRISM access to Skype keys and PSTN gateways let them reach out and touch calls worldwide
A National Security Agency document published this week by the German news magazine Der Spiegel from the trove provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden shows that the agency had full access to voice, video, text messaging, and file sharing fromĀ targeted individuals over Microsoftās Skype service. The access, mandated by a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court […]
Oil Producers Currency Collapse Continues, Nigeria’s Naira Crashes To Record Low Against Dollar
Having proclaimed it is not Zimbabwe, Nigeria’s currency is starting to look a lot like a hyper-inflating mess. After devaluing to a 168 peg in November, the Naira has crashed to 200 / USD today – smashing above the upper peg band of 176 as it appears Nigeria is losing control. The collapse of Oil […]
Samsung Responds to Privacy Concerns Over TVs Recording āPersonalā Conversations
Samsung has responded to privacy concerns over its warning that voice recognition software used in the companyās line of smart TVs is being used to record āpersonalā conversations and send them to third parties. Last November we highlighted Samsungās global privacy policy, which advises users to, āPlease be aware that if your spoken words include […]