A man of conscience: Putin reveals what motivates him

© RIA Novosti/Alexei Druzhinin Russian President Vladimir Putin.      In an interview with Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera on the eve of his visit to Milan, the Russian leader admitted that he "tried not to make himself an idol." He noted that there are many worthy examples of brilliant leaders in Russian and European history; however, it is necessary to act in accordance with the present day circumstances. "I try,...

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Ebola virus found in the eye of American doctor declared free of virus

© New York Times Ian Crozier      American doctor Ian Crozier was treated for Ebola in Atlanta last year and declared free of the virus in his blood. But he had no way of knowing it still lurked in his eye. At the time, his eyes were the least of his worries. "There were lots of things sort of higher on the food chain," he told CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360." "I was struggling to learn to walk again." But not long after, mild burning...

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SOTT FOCUS: SOTT Earth Changes Summary - May 2015: Extreme Weather and Planetary Upheaval

© Sott.net      Winter in the northern hemisphere officially ended in March, and yet May 2015 saw heavy snowfalls in parts of Norway, Russia, China and the US. Europe recorded its highest ever (official) May June temperature - 44°C in Spain - during a brief heatwave, before the mercury plunged to as low as 8°C the following week. Like much of Siberia, northern China went from warm, dry weather - including sandstorms and wildfires...

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SOTT FOCUS: Israeli Collaborators, Provocateur Rocketeers and Cynical Ceasefires

     Did anyone else notice that the 'ceasefire' in Gaza sort of came out of the blue? Pundits put this down to 'war weariness' on both sides, but the precise timeline of events leading up to the ceasefire has me a little perplexed. On Monday, 18th August, a 72-hour ceasefire was declared as part of the talks in Cairo. The following day, Tuesday, the Israeli delegation left at 4 pm, precisely the time when the IDF would later...

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SOTT FOCUS: It's not the first time the Israeli military has massacred children on a Gaza beach

A Palestinian boy whose father was killed weeps at his funeral in Gaza City, 13 July      Israel's latest game of "kill the Palestinians" began as a result of the kidnapping of 3 Israeli teenagers. No one knows who did it. Hamas denied they had anything to do with it, Israel has no evidence that Hamas had anything to do with it, and yet Israel blamed Hamas and, on the basis of that spurious claim, began bombing Gaza's civilians. The...

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SOTT FOCUS: Psychopathic 'Morality': The Truth Behind the Kidnapping and Murder of 3 Israeli Teens

     While much of the public was being distracted by news reports of the scoreline in the Germany-Brazil World Cup game, another, admittedly less important, high-scoring 'game' was playing out in Israel/Palestine. While Brazil lost 7 to 1 to Germany, so far, Palestinians losses to Israel are running at 100-0, with no end to the carnage in sight. A week ago I expressed my suspicions about the timing of the kidnapping and murder...

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Woman 'punishes' cat in washing machine, gets slapped with child abuse probe

     A young Russian woman got more than she'd bargained for after posting a kitty torture video involving a laundry machine. She is now facing a criminal child abuse case, as online outrage uncovered footage on her social media page of a kid beating as well. The initial video that got the Russian internet and animal rights activists fuming was filmed by a young couple in the Urals city of Magnitogorsk earlier in April, but...

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'Impeach Poroshenko!' Massive anti-govt rally held in central Kiev

© RT      A massive march took place in the streets of Kiev to protest against the policies of the current Ukrainian government, calling for its resignation and economic reforms. According to TASS news agency, up to 3,000 people took to the streets in Kiev on Saturday to protest against lack of reform and economic instability. The people carried placards reading "We are hungry," "Raise pensions" as well as some anti-LGBT slogans...

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