Shellfish population dying in New Zealand harbour

© ThinkstockThe volume of pipis on Mair Bank has slumped from 10,000 tonnes to less than 100 tonnes. A massive pipi bed in Whangarei harbour is dying and there are fears the change could destabilise the harbour - and Marsden Point itself, reports.The volume of pipis on Mair Bank has slumped from 10,000 tonnes to less than 100 tonnes, sparking fears the massive sandbank, which protects the harbour entrance, will disappear.The sandbank, shaped similar...

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U.S. State Dept. admits Russia had nothing to gain from Nemtsov killing

Perhaps believing by virtue of having admitted the murder of Russian opposition member Boris Nemtsov in Russia's capital of Moscow Friday evening in no way served the Russian government's best interests, the US State Department believes it can deflect guilt from being shifted towards its direction.Indeed, the US State Department through its Voice of America media network - chaired by the US Secretary of State himself - would state in an online...

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Gardasil vaccine: Spain joins growing list of countries to file criminal complaints

Health Impact News Editor CommentsSpain now joins a growing list of countries where criminal lawsuits have been filed against manufacturers of the HPV vaccine, which includes France, India, Japan, and many more.In the United States, however, you cannot sue the manufacturers of vaccines, as they are protected from civil criminal prosecution. As a result, marketing efforts to increase the sale and distribution of the HPV vaccine are increasing. (See:...

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Getting bored yet? 'Jihadi John' known to MI5 since 2008 - they 'let him escape'

© Reuters/SITE Intel Group Mohammed Enwazi, the Islamic State terrorist known as "Jihadi John," was identified by British intelligence but allowed to escape to Syria. It was also revealed that he had links to the failed 21/7 attacks in London, the reports.The British intelligence service MI5 had been keeping track of Emwazi since 2008, three years after the attempt by a group of western militants on July 21, 2005 to carry out terrorist attacks on...

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Myth busted: Nemtsov did NOT fear attempt on his life from Putin

. Dear. You f$cked up.I am talking about the website of suddenly posting the "Full version of the interview with Boris Nemtsov".And now, attention: the original, twenty-days-old:- Interesting. Did you after such conversations with your mother begin to fear that Putin may soon kill you personally or through intermediaries?- You know, yes... a little. Not as much as mom, but still... But still I am not so much afraid of him. If I was very afraid,...

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VIDEO: FOX News Doctor Says Marijuana Causes Heart Attacks, Crack Babies, And Overdoses

Fox News medical correspondent Dr. David Samadi recently appeared on Fox & Friends with Clayton Morris to speak about a new study that showed that marijuana is one of the least lethal drugs available.Samadi was brought on to the show to discredit the study and speak about the horrors of marijuana, but he wasn’t very convincing, and ally made some outrageous claims that made him look completely ridiculous.“I think it’s a very dangerous study,...

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SOTT FOCUS: 'Soft coup' in Belgrade? Tony Blair becomes advisor to Serbian government as Wall Street plunders state assets

© Mark Thomas/Rex FeaturesTony Blair and his bloodstained paws With most of the Balkans firmly under the grip of of the Atlantic Empire, they now seem to be placing their dirty paws on the only place in the region that is left for them to further pillage, plunder and colonize: Serbia. War criminal Tony Blair is back in town, and so are some of the criminals that were directly involved in bombing Serbia in the 1990s. Once Blair arrives in town, fellow...

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Tearing off the mask: Scott Walker compares working class protesters to terrorists

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, speaking Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), an ultra-right political conference held in suburban Washington DC, compared the working class and student protesters who thronged the streets of Madison in 2011 to ISIS terrorists. "If I could take on 100,000 protestors, I could do the same across the world," he said, boasting that his defeat of the unions in Wisconsin qualified him to wage...

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Mass death of marine creatures at Pasir Ris beach, Singapore

© Sean YapA pile of dead fish, which washed up on the shores of Pasir Ris beach on Saturday. Scores of dead marine life have been washing up on Pasir Ris beach over the weekend.While reports have emerged about Changi fish farms suffering massive losses, it seems like wild fish have not been spared either.Marine creatures - including puffer fish, eels, horseshoe crabs and cuttlefish - have been turning up lifeless on the island's north-eastern shores....

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One of a kind: Uruguay's President Jose Mujica steps down

© Reuters/Andres StapffJose Mujica. Uruguay's president, Jose "Pepe" Mujica, a former guerrilla who lives on a farm and gives most of his salary to charity, is stepping down after five years in office, ending his term as one of the world's most popular leaders ever.Mujica, 79, is leaving office with a 65 percent approval rating. He is constitutionally prohibited from serving consecutive terms."I became president filled with idealism, but then reality...

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A doctor shares his view on immunity and vaccines

© DoctorRMosk.comRichard Moskowitz, M. D For the past ten years or so, I have felt a deep and growing compunction against giving routine vaccinations to children. It began with the fundamental belief that people have the right to make that choice for themselves.But eventually the day came when I could no longer bring myself to give the shots, even when the parents wished me to. I have always believed that the attempt to eradicate entire microbial...

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