Press TV – July 6, 2017 Egypt has decided to raise electricity prices by more than 40 percent as demanded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to receive a $12 billion bailout loan. Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker said on Thursday the new charges would apply as of July, which are likely to further […]
teleSUR | July 3, 2017 Public health care in Ecuador was internationally recognized as the most innovative and progressive in the world when they were awarded the United Nations Public Service Award. The prestigious award, presented on June 23, praised the South American country’s delivery of health services which Ecuadoreans have access to through the […]
By Paul Homewood | Not A Lot Of People Know That | June 25, 2017 Renewable proponents are getting excited about the latest news from India: The Indian energy market transformation is accelerating under Energy Minister Piyush Goyal’s leadership. The most recent and most persuasive evidence is the collapsing cost of solar electricity—a collapse that […]
By Margaret Flowers – Health Over Profit – June 5, 2017 On Sunday, June 4, the same day that Our Revolution, a Democratic Party group that arose from the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, organized rallies and die-ins to highlight the number of people dying in the United States due to lack of access to health […]
RT | April 24, 2017 A new study claims that medical marijuana use directly correlates with a decline in prescription drug use, which could save the US taxpayer up to $1.1 billion a year on Medicaid prescriptions. The research follows up on another study carried out last year by Ashley Bradford and W. David Bradford […]
By Margaret Flowers | Health Over Profit | April 10, 2017 There seems to be a lack of awareness in the United States about how much our healthcare system is an aberration. We tolerate levels of injustice that would be unthinkable in other advanced nations. Perhaps it is because many of us have never experienced […]
RT | April 11, 2017 The European Commission has refused to comment on a proposal by the Danish government to modify the country’s laws allowing it to block the construction of a Russian natural gas pipeline to Europe. Earlier this week, a bill was put to the Danish parliament to make sure foreign, and security […]
corbettreport – March 27, 2017 David Rockefeller is dead. But what does it mean? How do we measure the life of someone who has shaped the modern world to such an extent? Join us for this week’s edition of The Corbett Report where we examine David Rockefeller’s life, his works and the world that he […]
The Iranian part of the gas pipeline is complete but Pakistan has run into repeated delays for the 780-km section to be built on its side of the border Press TV – March 25, 2017 A Pakistani delegation will be visiting Iran next month to revive talks on a planned gas pipeline which has been […]
teleSUR | February 18, 2017 Ecuador has come under fire for scrutinizing non-profits like Accion Ecologica, many of whom get millions from Europe and North America. Ecuador, the tiny South American nation sandwiched between Colombia and Peru, rarely makes waves in the English-speaking world’s corporate mediascape. Last year, news traveled far on at least two […]
