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NEWZ084 Passing Gas
Newz of the World
English - August 09, 2014 19:42 - 50 minutes - 21.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNews Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
As the summer sun warms Europe, US air strikes hit northern Iraq. Israel and Gaza continue to be unable to reach a cease fire. In eastern Ukraine all reports indicate that government forces have separatists surrounded. Nigeria has declared a state of emergency as the Ebola outbreak becomes a global crisis. Meanwhile in southeast Asia 2 former Khmer rouge leaders are found guilty of crimes against humanity. On the business side of things, General Electric has successfully acquired the energy component of Alstom. This week's NEWZ Source is Bloomberg.com for the financial side of international news.
Air Strikes Iraq — Gaza-Israel No Truce — Ukraine Government Advances — International Ebola Emergency — Refugee Crisis — Khmer Rouge Leaders Guilty — GE Acquires Alstom — Bloomberg
As the summer sun warms Europe, US air strikes hit northern Iraq. Israel and Gaza continue to be unable to reach a cease fire. In eastern Ukraine all reports indicate that government forces have separatists surrounded. Nigeria has declared a state of emergency as the Ebola outbreak becomes a global crisis. Meanwhile in southeast Asia 2 former Khmer rouge leaders are found guilty of crimes against humanity. On the business side of things, General Electric has successfully acquired the energy component of Alstom. This week's NEWZ Source is Bloomberg.com for the financial side of international news.
Mark Fonseca Rendeiro
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Tim Pritlove
(Ulm, Germany)
Links:
US Launches Airstrikes in Northern Iraq
Israel-Gaza: No Ceasefire
Ukrainian Government Closes in on Rebels
Russia Puts New Sanctions on Food from West
WHO Declares Ebola Global Health Emergency
Thousands of Refugees Wait in Calais
2 Khmer Rouge Leaders Found Guilty in Cambodia
Khmer Rouge Era Diary Published
GE Acquires Alstom Energy Unit
NEWZ Source: Bloomberg.com