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Netanyahu: Hitler didn’t want to exterminate the Jews Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed a Palestinian leader told the Nazis to kill Europe’s Jews. Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germans were “very clear in our minds” that the Nazis were responsible. BBC News Germany has insisted it was responsible for the Holocaust, after Israel’s prime […]

Institute of Human Virology Begins Phase 1 Clinical Trials of HIV Vaccine Candidate Institute of Human Virology University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore-based Institute has begun enrolling volunteers for initial phase 1 clinical trials Maryland Lt. Governor Boyd Rutherford announced today that the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School […]

Canadian develops futuristic hovercraft Canadian inventor tests new prototype of record-setting hoverboard CBC News This past May 2015, Montreal inventor Catalin Alexandru Duru broke the world record for the longest hoverboard flight. Duru flew up to five metres above a lake for a distance of 275.9 metres aboard his homemade, propeller-powered hoverboard in a trip […]

Aviation Report: Megahub airports to dominate in the future According to a report released by aviation data firm OAG, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport is the world’s largest megahub, followed by O’Hare. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is the third largest and the second fastest growing in the world. Charlotte Douglas International Airport is the 4th largest megahub […]

Obama administration earmarks $12 million for Jewish Holocaust survivors The United States Department of Health and Human Services awards Jewish Federations of North America $12 million over 5 years to advance Holocaust survivor care. Federations and the Starkey Hearing Foundation came together at Yankee Stadium Wednesday to provide hearing aids to 100 people, including aging […]

Australia: Sydney CBD light rail construction begins Andrew Clennell and Jim O’Rourke The Daily Telegraph SYDNEY- Commuters returning to work in Sydney’s CBD after the long weekend are experiencing their first peak hour since George Street was completely closed to buses for the construction of the light rail. The $2 billion project, to run from […]

UK Prime Minister David Cameron rules out slavery reparation during Jamaica visit Rowena Mason The Guardian (UK) KINGSTON- David Cameron has called for Jamaica and the UK to “move on” from the deep wounds caused by slavery but ducked official calls for Britain to apologize for its role or pay reparations. Speaking to the Caribbean […]

Singapore population hits 5.54 million but growth slowest in a decade Source: National Population And Talent Division There were 3.38 million Singapore citizens as of end June 2015. Together with 0.53 million permanent residents, there were 3.90 million residents. There were 1.63 million non-residents, including dependants, international students and individuals who are here to work. […]

Addis Ababa beats Lagos to rapid rail transit as construction delays mount Source: Business Day Ethiopia has managed to deliver Sub-Saharan Africa’s first modern light rail project which opened in the capital Addis Ababa on Sunday, and in the process, beat Lagos whose own rail project remains four years behind schedule. Ethiopia’s rail project was […]

China signs deal to buy 300 Boeing aircraft Xinhua SEATTLE, United States- A group of Chinese companies signed here Tuesday a deal with U.S. plane maker Boeing to buy 300 Boeing aircraft. The deal, signed by China Aviation Supplies Holding Company, ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd., and China Development Bank Leasing with Boeing, was reached […]