Voice of America: Ocean Shock: Big Aquaculture Bulldozes Borneo

November 15, 2018

Russia-3 Voice of America: Ocean Shock: Big Aquaculture Bulldozes Borneo Voice of America: Veterans Find Meditation Helps Ease Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Voice of America: Merkel's Aspiring Successors Stress Common Ground in First Debate Voice of America: Mexico Overturns Law Meant to Regulate Troops in Drug War Voice of America: IS Explosives Still Terrorize Residents of Mosul Voice of America: Ocean Shock: Big Aquaculture Bulldozes Borneo 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (113 sites) This is part of "Ocean Shock," a Reuters series exploring climate change's impact on sea creatures and the people who depend on them. PURU NI TIMBUL, MALAYSIA — Swinging his machete with an economy of movement that only the jungle can teach, Matakin Bondien lopped a stray branch from the path of his boat. Read More Voice of America: Veterans Find Meditation Helps Ease Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (113 sites) Meditation worked as well as traditional therapy for military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder in a small experiment sponsored by the Department of Defense. One method preferred by the Department of Veterans Affairs is exposure therapy, but it doesn’t work for everyone and many can’t handle what it requires: purposely recalling traumatic events and confronting emotions. Read More Voice of America: Merkel's Aspiring Successors Stress Common Ground in First Debate 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (113 sites) BERLIN —  The three candidates competing to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel as leader of the Christian Democrats (CDU) agreed on Thursday to revive their party's fortunes by cutting taxes and reducing Germany's dependence on the United States for defense. Read More Voice of America: Mexico Overturns Law Meant to Regulate Troops in Drug War 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (113 sites) MEXICO CITY —  Mexico’s highest court on Thursday overturned a contentious new security law aimed at regulating the long-time use of the military against drug cartels, a day after the president-elect’s team said it was impossible to pull troops from the streets. Read More Voice of America: IS Explosives Still Terrorize Residents of Mosul 1. Russia from Michael_Novakhov (113 sites) More than a year after Mosul was liberated from the grip of the Islamic State terror group, landmines and unexploded ordnance remain a threat to residents. Two weeks ago, a group of children playing on the site of the historic Great Mosque of al-Nuri in western Mosul found and inadvertently detonated an explosive device. Read More

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