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*Dead fish spotted near site of Bohai Bay oil spill: "The incident which was said to have happened around June 10 only came to light on June 21 after stories were posted online Conoco and its Chinese partner CNOOC Ltd had not spoken about the spill until last Friday after it had hit the headlines."
*Contaminated river water causing fish deaths in Moradabad: "Dozens of dead fish were noticed by local residents, and they said this is a regular practice. "Most of the times it happens that the contaminated water, mixed with the toxic chemicals, become detrimental to aquatic animals, and it is dangerous for us as well," said Gopal Sharma, a local"
*Industries lobby against voluntary nutrition guidelines for food marketed to kids: "Core members of the coalition — including General Mills, Kellogg, PepsiCo and Time Warner — spent $6.6 million on lobbying in the first quarter of this year, disclosure records show. Overall, records show, the coalition’s main members have spent nearly $60 million on lobbying since the start of the Obama administration.
One of the main players is media giant Viacom. It owns the Nickelodeon television network, whose animated characters — including Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants — are featured prominently on food products marketed to children. Viacom’s corporate parent spent nearly $1 million a month on lobbying in the first three months of this year, mostly on media and technology issues."
*Netizens shed light on looming North Korean famine: "Scattered accounts across various social networks piece together a patchwork picture of life inside authoritarian-ruled North Korea where, it seems, the threat of a massive famine looms large over its citizens.With the obvious absence of state reports on hunger affecting North Koreans, social media sites such as Reddit and Storify have become platforms of discussion and information disemmination regarding the impending famine."
*Industries lobby against voluntary nutrition guidelines for food marketed to kids: "Core members of the coalition — including General Mills, Kellogg, PepsiCo and Time Warner — spent $6.6 million on lobbying in the first quarter of this year, disclosure records show. Overall, records show, the coalition’s main members have spent nearly $60 million on lobbying since the start of the Obama administration.
One of the main players is media giant Viacom. It owns the Nickelodeon television network, whose animated characters — including Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants — are featured prominently on food products marketed to children. Viacom’s corporate parent spent nearly $1 million a month on lobbying in the first three months of this year, mostly on media and technology issues."
*Netizens shed light on looming North Korean famine: "Scattered accounts across various social networks piece together a patchwork picture of life inside authoritarian-ruled North Korea where, it seems, the threat of a massive famine looms large over its citizens.With the obvious absence of state reports on hunger affecting North Koreans, social media sites such as Reddit and Storify have become platforms of discussion and information disemmination regarding the impending famine."
*Sir David Frost was paid £57,000 by shadowy management consultancy to boost Gaddafi's image "They were part of the U.S.-based consultancy’s effort to ‘enhance the profile of Libya and Muammar Gaddafi’ between 2006 and 2009 and create an international image of the dictator as ‘a thinker and intellectual’."*Crisis? What crisis? As Europe wrestled with Greek bailout, Governor of Bank of England spent six days at Wimbledon: "He was there on its first day, Monday June 20, alongside guests including the Duke of Kent, Sir Terry Wogan and Sir Jackie Stewart.
In the early afternoon, as the International Monetary Fund warned that if Europe failed to tackle the Greek crisis it could cause a second global financial meltdown, Sir Mervyn saw first-round victories for Nadal and Murray."
In the early afternoon, as the International Monetary Fund warned that if Europe failed to tackle the Greek crisis it could cause a second global financial meltdown, Sir Mervyn saw first-round victories for Nadal and Murray."
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