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Iran: Reconsider travelling to Nigeria, US warns citizens

Published January 6, 2020 Following the Friday killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in a drone airstrike, the United States has cautioned Americans to reconsider travelling to or across Nigeria. The US Embassy in Nigeria, in a statement on its website, admonished American citizens to review their personal security measures, be prudent and keep a low profile. Stating that it had no specific security threat information, the mission advised US nationals in Nigeria to stay alert in public places, including schools, hospitals, government facilities, places of worship, tourist locations, and transportation hubs. The security advisory, which was dated January 3, 2020, also asked them to review and alter travel routes and times to reduce time and place predictability. It read, “Due to recent world events, U.S. citizens should review their personal security measures. While we have no specific threat information, it is prudent to remind ourselves of the following personal security actions...
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Photos: 8 signs in 2019 confirming climate change frighteningly real

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Some parts of Victoria Fall now dry because of drought Climate change is happening, it’s real. And it’s man made. Let doubters such as US President Donald Trump know: this is truth most evident. The evidence is overwhelming — our planet is changing faster than it ever has before. Here are some stories in 2019 demonstrating how Earth’s climate has gone completely off the rails. "> The iconic Victoria Falls as we know it Polar Bear invasion: Earlier this year, 52 hungry polar bears occupied a small work settlement in a remote Russian Arctic archipelago, much to the displeasure of the town’s residents. It’s not uncommon to see polar bears near Russia’s southern coasts, where they regularly converge in winter for seasonal seal hunts. But thinning sea ice caused by global warming likely drove the bears inland in search of food. The allure of edible waste in the town’s garbage bins and dump sites likely stopped the bears from migrating farther north and prompted regional officials to...
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Climate change, present danger – UN Chief

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The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, on Monday, said that climate change was not only a long-term problem but also, a clear and present danger. Guterres made this known in a special New Year’s message to people around the world. According to him, the world is entering the New Year, 2020, with uncertainty and insecurity, persistent inequality and rising hatred, a warring world and a warming planet. He said that that the present generation could not afford to be that which fiddled while the planet burned but there was hope. “My New Year’s message is to the greatest source of that hope: the world’s young people. “From climate action to gender equality to social justice and human rights, your generation is on the frontlines and in the headlines. “I am inspired by your passion and determination, you are rightly demanding a role in shaping the future and I am with you.
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175 children abused by Mexican branch of Catholic Church:

  News | 12/22/2019 | 8:19 AM At least 175 children were sexually assaulted by priests belonging to an ultra-conservative Mexican branch of the Roman Catholic Church, according to an internal report published Saturday. The founder of the Legionaries of Christ, Marcial Maciel, abused as many as 60 children, with a total of 33 priests or deacons acknowledged to have committed sexual assaults against minors since 1941, the document says. The findings of the report -- written by a commission created in June by the director general of the group, Eduardo Robles-Gil -- spans from the group's founding in 1941 until December 16, 2019. The vast majority of the victims were adolescent boys between 11 and 16 years old," the statement said, published on ceroabusos.org, which is supported by the Legionaries of Christ. The report notes that 18 of the 33 individuals who committed abuses are still part of the organization, but says they have been removed from tasks connected to the public or...
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Sorry Rick Perry, Trump is not the 'chosen one' (opinion)

Rick Perry, as well as being energy secretary, is also a bit of a self-styled theologian, as we saw on Fox Newsthis past weekend. He told viewers that President Trump was installed in the Oval Office by God. Perry said he was a "big believer" that the Lord involves himself in the "details of the day-to-day lives of government," having picked Obama, too. Mr. Perry says he told Trump to his face that he was "the chosen one." RELATED Trump is ‘the chosen one, sent by God to do great things,’ says president’s adviser This notion has been going around the administration like a strange virus. Trump's former press secretary, Sarah Sanders, saw God's hand in picking Trump, as did Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who was asked by a Christian Broadcasting Network interviewer: "Could it be that President Trump right now has been sort of raised for such a time as this, just like Queen Esther, to help save the Jewish people from the Iranian menace?"Pom...
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Fast-moving fire threatens homes in Santa Barbara County

Fire ripped through brush and woodland on hills above the Californian city of Santa Barbara early on Tuesday, forcing residents to leave their homes, authorities said. RELATED Santa Barbara-area fire: Cave Fire has charred more than 4,300 acres and is 10% contained The Santa Barbara County declared a local emergency at 10:30 p.m (0630 GMT) on Monday night, after a fire broke out in Los Padres National Forest at about 4:15 p.m. The flames spread quickly to cover about 3,000 acres by the evening and have not yet been contained, Santa Barbara County said in a statement. "An evacuation warning is being issued for the area north of Foothill Road and Ontare to Gibraltar Road," the office said, referring to areas north of the city. The blaze, dubbed the "cave fire", started near East Camino Cielo and Painted Cave Road in the forest. "The Cave Fire is advancing towards major population areas in the cities of Santa Barbara and Goleta," the county said. Firefighters...
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Inside the US government's top-secret bioweapons lab

Dugway Proving Ground tests and stores some of the deadliest chemical and biological agents on earth. The facility, which opened in 1942, covers about 800,000 acres - larger than the state of Rhode Island. Past experiments include weaponized mosquitoes and fleas, as well as tests with deadly diseases such as anthrax. Narrator : In 1968, about 6,000 sheep died near this government facility. They were poisoned by a chemical weapon named VX. The US hasn't been known to actively use VX in combat. In fact, it's begun destroying its stockpile of chemical munitions as part of a UN treaty. But it's just one of many strange and secretive experiments that happened within these walls. Experiments on sheep, mosquitoes, and even civilians. About 85 miles southwest of Salt Lake City is the US government's top-secret bioweapons lab. It's called the Dugway Proving Ground. The 77-year-old facility covers about 800,000 acres. That's just a little larger than the entire state of R...
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