By Sam bot on October 22, 2015
airstrikes, approval ratings, putin, russia, syria, syrian conflict, vladimir putin
Asia, Europe, Politics, Stories, Stories
VIA NBC News by Alexey Eremenko Russian President Vladimir Putin’s approval rating has reached nearly 90 percent largely thanks to his military moves in Syria, according to a new nationwide poll published Thursday. <img class=”img-responsive img_inline” src=”http://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2015_43/1271656/151022-russia-vladimir-putin-749a_3a0f1dd12b2c2ec48c046b98453009a8.nbcnews-fp-360-360.jpg” alt=”Image: Russian President Vladimir Putin” title=”Image: Russian President Vladimir Putin” itemprop=”image”/& Russian President Vladimir Putin PAVEL GOLOVKIN / Pool […]
By Sam bot on April 4, 2015
britain, clean water, england, london, natural, plants, pool, uk
Environment, Europe, Science, Stories, Stories
VIA “trueactivist.com” by Amanda Froelich True Activist The first-of-its-kind natural pool will use plants instead of chemicals to keep its water clean, exampling the best kind of balance which is possible between nature and urban environments. When innovative minds collaborate, anything is possible. And this chemical-free outdoor pool – the first in the UK – is a […]
By Sam bot on April 4, 2015
eco-friendly, environment, modernization, sustainability, tristan island
Europe, Stories
VIA “thespiritscience.net” by Jordan Spirit Science There’s a small island in the middle of the atlantic ocean, completely desolate from everything except for lots of water. The Island, named Tristan da Cunha, was first inhabited back in the 1810′s as an outpost by the British to stop a potential escape by Napolean. When that didn’t […]
By Sam bot on April 4, 2015
bank loans, banking, debt, economy, iceland, indentured
Economy, Europe, Politics, Stories, Stories, Stories, Videos, Videos, Videos
VIA “wakingtimes.com” by Waking Times Staff Writer Alex Pietrowski The tiny Nordic European island country of Iceland is presently experiencing one of the greatest economic comebacks of all time. After the privatization of the banking sector completed in 200o, the economy was thrown into a tailspin when over a five year period, private bankers borrowed […]
By Sam bot on April 4, 2015
environment, environment first, environmentally friendly, france, green, solar power
Environment, Europe, Stories
VIA “collective-evolution.com” by Alanna Ketler Collective Evolution A new law recently passed in France mandates that all new buildings that are built in commercial zones in France must be partially covered in either plants or solar panels. Green roofs, as they are called, have an isolating effect which helps to reduce the amount of energy needed […]
By Sam bot on April 1, 2015
ancient city, ancient history, discovery, history, turkey
Europe, Global, Science
VIA “themindunleashed.org” by Anna Lemind The Mind Unleashed A 5,000-year-old underground city discovered in central Turkey in December 2014 is thought to be the largest in the world! The previously unknown ancient metropolis was unearthed in the course of the implementation of an urban transformation project initiated by Turkey’s Housing Development Administration’s (TOKİ) in Nevşehir […]
By Sam bot on April 1, 2015
best cities, city, city living, denmark, healthy living, japan, wisconsin
Asia, Europe, Global, Health, U.S.
VIA “iheartintelligence.com” by Tanaaz Chubb I Heart Intelligence Do you live in one of the healthiest cities in the world? To determine what constitutes a healthy city, experts looked at the following statistics – Safety Cleanliness Social Connectedness Thriving Economy Access to Healthy Food Quality Medical Care Efficient public transit Easy access to parks and […]
By Sam bot on March 28, 2015
compassion, empathy, germanwings, pilots, reassurance
Europe, Inspiration
VIA “pulptastic.com” Pulptastic A passenger named Britta Englisch recently decided to share her experience of flying on a Germanwings flight. Her flight took place just one day after co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately sent a Germanwings plane on a suicide descent into the Alps, killing everyone on board. “Yesterday morning at 8:40 a.m., I got […]
By Sam bot on March 7, 2015
assassination, boris nemtsov, kremlin, russia
Europe, Politics, Stories
VIA “uk.reuters.com” By Darya Korsunskaya and Katya Golubkova (Reuters) – Two suspects have been detained over the killing of Boris Nemtsov, Russian officials said, a week after he was shot dead near the Kremlin in the most high-profile killing of an opposition figure in years. The Investigative Committee, the state body leading the investigation, named […]
By Sam bot on March 5, 2015
bailout, debt, drachma, europe, european central bank, germany, greece
Europe, Politics, Stories, Videos
VIA “cnbc.com” by Leslie Shaffer Fears Greece may exit the euro and revive the drachma abound, but attempting a return to the currency Athens left behind would have tragic results, Goldman Sachs said. “Transitioning from the euro to a new national currency is no straightforward task either for Greece or for Europe,” Goldman said in […]
