Saturday, May 28, 2016

Scientist Say 'Move Or Postpone' Olympics Due To Zika Virus: Sequence Media Group

Published on 27 May 2016
The director of the Us Centers for Disease control prevention gave a warning this week that the US must do a good job of fighting mosquitos this season due to the threat of the Zika virus. He is also pushing congress to approve 1.9 billion dollars in prevention funding. According to the director, pika is the first disease proven to cause birth defects in more than 50 years and continued that the narrow window to set up effective pika prevention measures is closing. The Washington post is reporting that Congress, downplaying the risk of waiting, have taken a two week break without addressing the zika virus and approving the desired funding.


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Friday, May 27, 2016

#Iraq - Fleeing Fallujah: hundreds leave but tens of thousands are trapped: euronews (in English)

Published on 27 May 2016
* Hundreds flee besieged city
* Tens of thousands remain trapped inside
* No electricity or fresh water *What is happening?*

Hundreds of displaced families have managed to escape the fighting raging as the Iraqi Army tries to retake the city of Fallujah from ISIL.

At least 50,000 civilians are thought to be still inside the city, which is around 65 kilometres west of Baghdad.

"We came from Falluja, we were trapped in Falluja and we got out," one man told reporters. "We hope the securi…
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#USA - Why We're watching Alphabet: TheStreet

Published on 27 May 2016
A jury ruled that Google's use of API, or Application program interface, in its Android operating system in within fair use, despite Oracle's claims that it violated their patents. The APIs were first made available via Sun, which Oracle acquired in early 2010. Google has maintained its has fairly used Sun's promoted code to developed its own unique software. The decision by California's Northern District federal court was announced late Thursday, and could protect Alphabet shareholders as it now appears Google will not need to shell out the $9 billion Oracle had requested for use of the code. Oracle, however, is expected to appeal the decision. This is the latest battle between the two tech giants. Google won the first round in 2012, when a San Francisco court ruled that the Java APIs in question were not entitled to copyright. But the ruling was later reversed in 2014 in appellate court.

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 ORACLE : Google Wins Software Case -- WSJ

#USA - Ulta Salon Looks Pretty to TheStreet’s Jim Cramer: TheStreet

Published on 27 May 2016
TheStreet's Jim Cramer is a fan of Ulta Salon , which he says is benefitting from the fact that anyone, at any time, can have their picture taken for Facebook or Instagram.

#Ukriane - Savchenko says ready to negotiate with pro-Moscow separatists / Савченко каже, що готовий вести переговори з промосковських сепаратистів: AFP news agency

Published on 27 May 2016
Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, freed from a Russian jail this week, says she is ready to negotiate with pro-Russian separatists on releasing prisoners.

#Mexico - What Mexicans think of Trump's wall? / ¿Qué opinan los mexicanos de la pared de Trump? BBC News

Published on 27 May 2016
With Donald Trump now having secured the support of enough Republican delegates to win the party's nomination for the US presidency all eyes are now on his policies. One of those proposals is a wall on the border with Mexico, seen as both the solution to illegal immigration, and a potential nightmare for Mexico.
James Cook reports from Tijuana, Mexico.