Tuesday, June 21, 2016

#Gaza - Exposing Israeli War Crimes in the Gaza Strip: Journeyman Pictures

Published on 20 Jun 2016
Gaza's War Crimes (2009): Behind the atrocities carried out by Israeli forces in the war for the Gaza Strip.



World Refugee Day (20 June) Marked as a Record 65 Million People Displaced: VOA News

Published on 20 Jun 2016
Monday marks World Refugee Day, and the U.N. refugee agency says the number of people forced to flee their homes is now at the highest level ever recorded. The UNHCR says it is inevitable more people will continue to flee war and poverty, and the world must improve its response. Henry Ridgwell reports from London.
Originally published at - http://www.voanews.com/media/video/wo...



Why do autistic people really love manga? - BBC News

Published on 20 Jun 2016
The world of Japanese manga comics is loud, colourful and bombastic. This spirit is reflected in TokyoToys, a shop that has just opened in Glasgow. The brainchild of Hideki Nguyen, it specialises in selling manga merchandise with a very exuberant staff.

But the store also attracts people of a much less extrovert disposition, from the autistic community.

#USA - Sandy Hook families' legal battle against gun industry: Al Jazeera English

Published on 20 Jun 2016

#UK - Tears in Commons as MPs remember Jo Cox - ITV News

Published on 20 Jun 2016
There were tears in the Commons today as MPs paid tribute to their murdered colleague Jo Cox.

In heartfelt tributes Mrs Cox was described as "brave", "inspirational" and someone who "wanted to leave the world a better place then she found it".

Follow the latest updates on the story here: http://bit.ly/28KvgkC

Trading Video: Expect Yellen to Be Drowned Out By Brexit Fears - Forex News by DailyFX

Published on 20 Jun 2016
Talking Points:

• Another weekend flip in EU Referendum opinion polls led to another dramatic swing for GBP/USD
• Brexit fears are a universal risk for the FX market and broader financial system which makes for an erratic course
• Fed Chair Yellen and ECB President Draghi's testimony along with Eurozone investor sentiment is top, non-Brexit risk

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#USA - British man charged over attempt to kill Donald Trump - bdnews24.com

Published on 20 Jun 2016
A man arrested over the weekend trying to wrestle a gun from a police officer at a Las Vegas rally held by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told an investigator he wanted to kill the candidate, court papers showed on Monday.

Monday, June 20, 2016

#UK - Economic Myth Vs Reality Ahead Of EU Vote - Sky News

Published on 20 Jun 2016
It could have been so perfect: months to ponder our relationship with Europe; finally an opportunity to work it out once and for all and to settle the matter.

Instead, this campaign has descended into something else: a series of scary stories about life inside and out of the European Union.

But how much of it has been fact and how much fiction? For the answer, let's examine the six most terrifying economic fairy tales we've heard from both sides.