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Magnitude 7.5 massive earthquake hit Peshawar region of Pakistan today, the U.S.
Geological Survey reported.According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's
epicenter was located 45 km N of ‘Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan. It was 132.1
miles deep.At least forty two people have died. Thirty people killed in...
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CONTRIBUTOR: . Magnitude 7.5
massive earthquake hit Hindu Kush region today, the U.S. Geological Survey
reported.According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake's epicenter was
located 45 km N of ‘Alaqahdari-ye Kiran wa Munjan. It was 132.1 miles deep.At
least sixteen people have died across Pakistan. Forty minutes after the first
earthquake,...
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CONTRIBUTOR: . Beata Szydlo, deputy
chairman of the opposition Law and Justice Party and candidate for prime
minister.Poland’s opposition Law & Justice party is on course for an
election victory unprecedented in the country’s modern history after pledging a
tougher stance on refugees and more state control over the economy. Tapping
concerns...
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. Desdemona Despair By Michael Halpern23 October 2015 (UCS) – We have long
been suspicious of the House Science Committee’s expanded subpoena power. The
evidence now demonstrates that the committee is using this new authority not to
conduct effective oversight but to harass those who produce robust scientific
analysis it refuses...
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. Image from hereAs Professor Phillips explains, “IARC does ‘hazard
identification’, not ‘risk assessment’.“That sounds quite technical, but what it
means is that IARC isn’t in the business of telling us how potent something is
in causing cancer – only whether it does so or not”, he says.To take an
analogy,...
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. Snowstorm in Babusar area of Pakistan has claimed life of a person. At
least 70 tourists have been evacuated from Naran valley.According to Dunya News,
the earliest snowfall in 40 years have dumped three feet of snow on one town in
less than 24 hours.The snowfall has also damaged the...
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. Desdemona Despair By Farai Mutsaka26 October 2015 HARARE, Zimbabwe
(Associated Press) – Cyanide poisoning has killed 22 elephants in Zimbabwe's
Hwange National Park, the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management
Authority said on Monday. This brings to 62 the number of elephants poisoned by
poachers in this southern Africa country...
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CONTRIBUTOR: . Selected Excerpts by
the Mathematical Calculation Society, SA, a group that does mathematical
modeling for the French government and others and touts its mission as providing
“mathematical tools for fraud detection.” The group was founded by mathematician
Dr. Bernard Beauzamy, former professor at the University of Lyon in France.
Excerpts...
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Maltby of NODPAFarmers protest during the noon hour outside of the NOSB meeting
in Stowe, VT. They are upset that the National Organic Program (NOP) is
certifying hydroponic operations as organic. Soil, soil building and the rich
nutrient mix provided by a healthy, vibrant soil are key...
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. Hailstorm in Punakha area of Bhutan has affected nearly 60 household and
destroyed more than 80 acres of paddy field.According to the ongoing crop damage
assessment report, hailstorm caused destruction in Goenshari, Shengana, Kabisa
and Chubu gewogs.The hailstorm occurred between around 5:30pm following a heavy
rainfall and lasted for about...
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