10th July, 2013

·         The Pirate Bay founder is raising money for spy-proof messaging app

·         Expert calls for marijuana to be legalised to reduce harm of binge drinking in teens

·         Hero Fukushima ex-manager who foiled nuclear disaster dies of cancer: It was Yoshida’s own decision to disobey HQ orders to stop using seawater to cool the reactors. Instead he continued to do so and saved the active zones from overheating and exploding

·         Snowden chooses Venezuela for asylum, ‘agrees’ to Maduro offer – Russian MP

·         Warren Buffett just donated 22,870,529 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock to five charities. The gift is worth $2.6 billion.

·         "Australian director of the Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, says marijuana should be legalised under strict controls because the social harm associated with it was significantly less than from drinking."

·         Gay tourists could face jail following new anti-gay law in Russia. “LGBT people in Russia are scared, they live in fear"

·         “The reality is that the engine of corruption is driven by our international banking system, the problem of anonymous shell companies, and the secrecy we afford to big oil, gas and mining operations.” - Chairman Gooch

·         Over 37 Million Dead Bees Killed In Ontario Due To Suspected Neonicotinoid Pesticides, Which Are Banned In The EU

·         Fukushima groundwater now 90x more radioactive than Friday

·         Brazilian Politicians Want To Offer Snowden Asylum After Learning Of US Spying On Brazilians

·         Monsanto Patent Rejected by Indian Government and Rejection Upheld, Saving Small Farmers

·         Majority of people worldwide believe corruption has worsened - governments less effective at curbing it since 2008 financial collapse

·         Activist films evidence of horrendous animal conditions at alberta zoo, owner calls activist domestic terrorist

·         US must fix secret Fisa courts, says top judge who granted surveillance orders

·         Unapproved GM rice found in US exports to over 30 countries

·         Canadian authorities have found evidence that a train that crashed in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, was tampered with.

·         Christian healer, who groped three women patients at British home, is jailed -- He tried to convince jurors that victims were experiencing "phantom hands." The judge the explanation was a "significant lie" and jailed him for two years.

·         Snowden has not yet accepted asylum in Venezuela: WikiLeaks

·         How The Guardian Broke the Snowden Story ... and what it says about the British media company's emerging threat to The New York Times.

·         Tibetan monks celebrating Dalai Lama birthday shot at by Chinese police

·         Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Gunmen Open Fire On Church, Third Attack On Christians In 24 Hours

·         22 Staffers Resign At Al-Jazeera Over Claims Of Biased Coverage In Egypt

·         Gay youth club shooter, who killed 2 and injured 11 in Tel Aviv Israel, said he did it "because of the biblical edict to attack homosexuals"

·         Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigating after ‘damning’ video reveals ‘neglectful’ conditions at Alberta zoo. WARNING: Video contains graphic images of dead animals and more.

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