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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

To Live Freely In A Wild Place. | Rebelle Society

“Oh, look at that garden! And there’s a house!! You can just about make it out. Wow, what a cool place. I wonder who lived there!”“An old woman, a loner, a witch, they say. Never used to come out, never did come out. Haunts it now, they say.”“What do you mean, never came out?”“They never found her, she just disappeared.”“No body?”“No, not a trace. Of course, they don’t know how long she’d been dead.”“But that’s awful!”“Maybe, but I think she’d have liked it that way, kind of cool when you think about it.”“But they searched the garden, surely?”“Yes, but look at it, what would you find in there? It’s a bog, a wilderness.”“How mysterious.”“Yes, and good on her, I say.”“You don’t think it’s sad, or that she was lonely? Or scared?”“No, I think she was one of the lucky ones. I’d like to buy this house one day. That’s my dream…”

Source: To Live Freely In A Wild Place. | Rebelle Society

IRIN Asia | Aid agencies withdraw from Afghanistan’s north | Afghanistan | Conflict

A woman registers to pick up her aid package in Kunduz city in April 2015 after escaping fighting in her district between the Taliban and government forces

Food shipments halted

Last month, WFP suspended food delivery operations in Badakhshan after five of its trucks and staff disappeared overnight on their way back from making a delivery. While the staff members were released, the trucks were never recovered.Spokesman Wahidullah Amani told IRIN that the WFP resumed limited food deliveries last week but said that poor security was continuing to undermine operations.“Some districts there have more than 80 percent food insecurity, but they are in very remote areas and access to them is low,” said Amani.

Source: IRIN Asia | Aid agencies withdraw from Afghanistan’s north | Afghanistan | Conflict

Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 40 ( Sept 28- Oct 4) million

Nervana

Top Headlines

  • Egypt says Russia’s intervention in Syria will counter terrorism. (Sunday)
  • Lockheed Martin to supply Hellfire missiles to Egypt and Tunisia. (Tuesday)
  • Libyan FM: Egyptian army sometimes operates in Libya when pursuing illegal smugglers. (Friday)
  • Tunisian president makes first visit to Egypt. (Sunday)
  • Families of missing Egyptian pilgrims blame Saudi officials for negligence. (Sunday)
  • A flurry of conflicting statements reveals deep divisions within the Muslim Brotherhood. (Good Reports)

Russia

 (Egypt backs Russian intervention in Syria/Old photo of Sisi and Putin)

Main Headlines

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EXCLUSIVE: Twitter ditches S.F. expansion plan as growth lags

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Before putting U.S. expansion plans on hold, the microblog social networking company had nearly finalized a deal with 1455 Market landlord Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE:HPP) last week to add about 100,000 square feet of former Bank of America office space a block away from…

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