02.03
Bitch about Headline News on Health, Environment, Internet, Politics and other Issues
Political scientist Francis Fukuyama was once the darling of American neo-conservatives. In this SPIEGEL interview, the author of “The End of History” explains why he now believes that the excesses of capitalism are a threat to democracy and asks why there is no “Tea Party on the left.”
Spiegel Online reports here: Europe’s politicians are losing touch with reality. Greece is broke, and yet Brussels wants to send the country billions in new loans, to which there is growing opposition within the coalition government in Berlin. Rescue efforts are hopelessly bogged down by bickering over who will ultimately step up.
BBC News reports here: Microscopic plastic debris from washing clothes is accumulating in the marine environment and could be entering the food chain, a study warns.
BBC News reports here: The owner of a French breast implant maker at the centre of an international safety scare faces charges of “involuntary injury”, his lawyer says.
Spiegel Online reports here: Antibiotics were once the wonder drug. Now, however, an increasing number of highly resistant — and deadly — bacteria are spreading around the world. The killer bugs often originate in factory farms, where animals are treated whether they are sick or not.
Fry food in olive oil – BBC News reports here: Eating fried food is not bad for the heart, as long as you use olive or sunflower oil to make it, experts suspect.
McAfee tackles ’spam hijack’ flaw in anti-malware code, BBC News reports here: A leading anti-virus software firm says a flaw in one of its programs has exposed its customers’ computers to the risk of being hijacked by spammers.