India presses China to import more Indian products to reduce trade deficit…
January 22, 2019
India on Tuesday pressed China to import more Indian goods, especially pharmaceutical and IT products, as top commerce officials of the two countries held talks in Beijing on the widening trade deficit, which last year crossed USD 57 billion.
Commerce Secretary Anup Wadhawan also discussed the progress made under Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) during his talks with Wang Shouwen, Vice Minister of China's Ministry of Commerce, the Indian Embassy here said in a press release.
Is that really considered an acceptable answer?…
January 22, 2019
JW announced that, after being ordered by a judge to do so, Hillary Clinton has submitted further written answers under oath related to her illicit email system, w/ Clinton claiming she used her controversial email system for the “purpose of convenience.”https://t.co/QnsMyod5XS
— Judicial Watch 🔎 (@JudicialWatch) January 22, 2019
Inside Amazon’s Seattle HQ…
January 22, 2019
AI is sending people to jail—and getting it wrong…
January 22, 2019
Using historical data to train risk assessment tools could mean that machines are copying the mistakes of the past.
Pregnant goat dies after being gang-raped by eight men in India….
January 22, 2019
A pregnant goat is believed to have been raped by eight drunken men in Haryana, India on July 25.
It died the following day.
The goat's owner, Aslup Khan, made a police report on July 26 after noticing that his goat went missing. He claimed that the suspects are drunkards and drug addicts.
What’s goin on? DHS Buses Caught On Video Unloading Immigrants At An Arizona Church…
January 22, 2019
A YouTube commenter said the following:
"So I heard there are groups of people who've been granted asylum, and we may be seeing those individuals being released to community members for sanctuary. Turns out some of the churches are facilitating this activity."We can't confirm this is true or not, but it's interesting to say the least.
Scientists Are Teaching the Body to Accept New Organs…
January 22, 2019
Patients receiving new kidneys and livers must take damaging anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. Now researchers hope to train the immune system instead of just tamping it down.
Deep Quakes Reveal That Magma Is Moving Beneath An Ancient German Volcano…
January 22, 2019
Report: CIA has maintained secret communication with North Korea for 10 years…
January 22, 2019
With presidential approval, the United States Central Intelligence Agency has maintained a secret channel of communication with North Korea since at least 2009, according to The Wall Street Journal. Many were surprised in 2018, when the then CIA director Mike Pompeo made a sudden visit to Pyongyang to speak with senior North Korean officials. But according to The Wall Street Journal, the CIA channel with the North Koreans had been there since at least 2009 and Pompeo simply “re-energized it” after being instructed to do so by the White House.
US think tank report detects ‘secret’ N Korean missile base…
January 22, 2019
A military official in South Korea said that the military base is among the few nuclear development sites Seoul and Washington have been monitoring jointly for quite some time.
Supreme Court Lets Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Take Effect…
January 22, 2019
The justices, voting 5-4, put on hold lower court decisions that had blocked the administration’s planned ban from taking effect. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan dissented.
How did RBG dissent from 6’ under?
Ethereum [ETH] Ranked World’s Top Blockchain Network by Chinese Govt…
January 22, 2019
Just this morning, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released blockchain ratings. These ratings were based on three criteria technology, innovation, and application.
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It remains unknown who is behind the scenes rating these blockchain projects at the Chinese Ministry of Information and Technology, but I’d do your own research before you start taking investment advice.World’s First Self-curving Cornea Derived from Stem Cells…
January 22, 2019
Scientists have developed a biological system which lets cells form a desired shape by moulding their surrounding material - initially creating the world's first self-curving cornea.
Ocasio-Cortez calls climate change ‘our World War II,’ warns the world will end in 12 years…
January 22, 2019
“Millennials and people, you know, Gen Z and all these folks that will come after us are looking up and we’re like: ‘The world is gonna end in 12 years if we don’t address climate change and your biggest issue is how are we gonna pay for it?'" Ocasio-Cortez said.
Cocaine Mitch about to go Nuclear. Senate GOP could change rules to speed Trump nominees’ confirmation…
January 22, 2019
Senate Republicans may use the "nuclear option" as soon as next week to speed confirmation of President Donald Trump's nominees, according to Sen. Todd Young.
Senate Republicans have been discussing cutting the debate time on lower-level nominees for months now, frustrated by Democrats' ability to demand as many as 30 hours of debate on each one. The Indiana Republican told Hugh Hewitt on Monday that the GOP conference may make a move soon.
Europe wants to mine the moon by 2025: European Space Agency reveals plan that could spark a new space race…
January 22, 2019
European Space Agency revealed it has signed up rocket maker ArianeGroup to develop plans. Project will 'examine the possibility of going to the Moon before 2025 and starting to work there'. Aim is to mine mine regolith on the lunar surface, which could be used to create rocket fuel. ESA says 'In the longer term, resources in space may even be used on Earth.'
Wood type has little effect on guitars’ sound, study…
January 22, 2019
“Overall our results suggest that the back wood has a negligible effect on the sound quality and playability of an acoustic guitar and that cheaper and sustainable woods can be used as substitutes of expensive and endangered woods without loss of sound quality.”
US to proceed with extradition of Huawei executive despite risk of angering China…
January 22, 2019
The US will go ahead with formal extradition proceedings to bring the detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to America from Canada, it has been reported, despite the risk of increased trans-Pacific tensions.
Canada’s ambassador to the US, David MacNaughton, said in an interview on Monday that Washington had told Ottawa it will make the formal request, without going into detail on timing.
In the meantime, China urges the Canadian government to immediately release Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou.
Who will blink first?
Made In India? Lockheed Martin sees potential exports of 200 F-16 fighter jets from proposed Indian plant…
January 22, 2019
The US defence firm is competing with Boeing’s F/A-18, Saab’s Gripen, Dassault Aviation’s Rafale, the Eurofighter Typhoon and a Russian aircraft to supply the Indian air force with 114 combat planes in a deal estimated to be worth more than $15 billion.
U.S. Gets A Big Win In Its Long Fight With Mexico Over ‘Dolphin Safe’ Labels…
January 22, 2019
The WTO's appellate body announced Friday that it was dismissing Mexico's claim, saying the U.S. had justly denied Mexican tuna products the use of its "dolphin safe" label.
Though the label is not mandatory for tuna products to be sold in the U.S., denying Mexico the label, as the WTO itself observes, "constitutes an 'advantage' on the US market for tuna products."
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U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in a statement released last October, "The Trump Administration is committed to defending U.S. rights to enforce environmental measures that protect wildlife and facilitate fair trade."
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"The WTO has delivered a US victory in what looks to be the final & decisive battle of a long war between the US & Mexico over the US Dolphin Safe label."