UK delays no-deal medicine transport contract
The government has pushed back a deadline for a medicine supply contract by more than seven weeks. BBC News – Business
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Libya shipwreck: Scores of migrants feared drowned
At least 115 people are missing and more than 130 have been rescued, a Libyan naval official says. BBC News – Africa
Does Cuba Have A Secret Mind Altering Ray?
In what sounds like something out of a bad Sci-Fi straight to streaming movie, the US media appears to be suggesting Cuba has a covert mind damaging “Sonic weapon” or ray gun for us sci-Fi nerds, which apparently affected the brains of 44 former diplomats and their family members. What We Know Late in 2016,…
Iran: Seized Tanker Crew Appear Safe
Some good news in the ongoing tit for tat tanker seizure row is that the crew appear to be safe and are reportedly being treated well according to the vessels owner Stena Bulk. The British-flagged Tanker “Stena Impero” was taken last week after allegedly colliding with an Iranian fishing boat, although no evidence of this…
Facebook to pay record $5bn to settle privacy concerns
Social network must also establish an independent privacy committee that Mark Zuckerberg cannot control. BBC News – Business
Europe heatwave: Records tumble in Belgium and Netherlands
Temperatures pass 39C in Belgium and the Netherlands, as a Eurostar train breaks down in the heat. BBC News – Europe