The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is joining several countries in Asia to battle ISIS-inspired pirates in the Sulu and Celebes seas. This development came when UNODC and Japan forged a new partnership in Vienna to develop counter measures to address the increasing maritime threats in the …
Read More »MYTHS ABOUT SUGAR YOU NEED TO STOP BELIEVING
We’ve seen the alarming documentaries, sat through health class lectures, and watched the obesity numbers steadily grow at an alarming rate. Sugar is the enemy, right? While eating too much sugar is directly associated with obesity and a host of heart and liver-related problems, there are plenty of myths out there with a host of misinformation …
Read More »WTO UPGRADES 2017 FORECAST AS TRADE REBOUNDS
World Trade Organization (WTO) economists have issued a strong upward revision to their forecast for 2017 trade expansion following a sharp acceleration in global trade growth in the first half of the year. The estimate for growth in world merchandise trade volume in 2017 was raised to 3.6 percent. The …
Read More »GOING TO MARS MIGHT BE TWICE AS DEADLY AS WE THOUGHT
25 SEP 2017 NASA is dead-set on sending astronauts to Mars within the next 15 to 20 years. China has said it hopes to send people there between 2020 and 2030, and even Russia is floating plans to put boots on the red planet. Meanwhile, SpaceX founder Elon Musk is trying to cut the cost …
Read More »BALTIC DRY INDEX HITS NEW 3-YEAR HIGH AT 1,502 POINTS
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose to its highest in three-and-a-half years on Friday, boosted by strong capesize rates. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize shipping vessels, rose 32 points, or 2.18 percent, …
Read More »GREEK OFFICIALS TOOK DAYS TO REPORT SPILL TO EU
Greek media report that the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) did not receive a notification about the Agia Zoni II spill until three days after the vessel went down. EMSA dispatched a spill response vessel to the scene within hours of learning of the problem, EU Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Commissioner Christos …
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