FN:s säkerhetsråd uppmanar alla FN:s medlemsländer att ”accelerera och dramatiskt expandera” biståndet till kampen mot ebolaviruset. I ett enhälligt antaget uttalande varnade FN-organet på onsdagen för att världens reaktion hittills har misslyckats med att tillräckligt möta omfattningen på utbrottet. Säkerhetsrådet efterfrågade ökade resurser vad gäller sjukvårdsmateriel och personal.

FN:s säkerhetsråd uppmanar alla FN:s medlemsländer att ”accelerera och dramatiskt expandera” biståndet till kampen mot ebolaviruset. I ett enhälligt antaget uttalande varnade FN-organet på onsdagen för att världens reaktion hittills har misslyckats med att tillräckligt möta omfattningen på utbrottet. Säkerhetsrådet efterfrågade ökade resurser vad gäller sjukvårdsmateriel och personal.

En 64-årig kvinna hittades död i Enskede i södra Stockholm på onsdagskvällen. Det var kvinnan själv som tidigare under kvällen larmat polisen.

En 64-årig kvinna hittades död i Enskede i södra Stockholm på onsdagskvällen. Det var kvinnan själv som tidigare under kvällen larmat polisen.

De rödgröna krävde inför valet att Sverige skulle ta täten i klimatfrågan. Men när EU nu ska besluta om 2030-målen står Sverige utan egen position, erfar SvD. – Jag är djupt besviken. Utan siffersatta mål kan den svenska regeringen inte ha en pådrivande roll, säger Jens Holm, klimatpolitisk talesperson för Vänsterpartiet.

De rödgröna krävde inför valet att Sverige skulle ta täten i klimatfrågan. Men när EU nu ska besluta om 2030-målen står Sverige utan egen position, erfar SvD. – Jag är djupt besviken. Utan siffersatta mål kan den svenska regeringen inte ha en pådrivande roll, säger Jens Holm, klimatpolitisk talesperson för Vänsterpartiet.

Eggcyte has been working on this for two years. It's on Kickstarter now; a personal server you can use to share music, video, text, and just about anything else without resorting to cloud-based services where one weak password can put your private celebrity photos (you are a celebrity, right?) into the wrong hands. If you suddenly decide you don't want to share the information on your Egg any more, turn it off. If you suddenly have something new to share, like a video you just shot of the Loch Ness Monster capturing an alien spaceship, you can connect your Egg to the Internet anywhere you find a wireless access point. The main thing, say the Eggcyte people, is that your data is yours and should stay that way. Facebook and other cloud-based "sharing" companies use your data to learn about you. Here in the U.S. their primary purpose may be to show you ads for things you might want to buy. In more repressive countries, cloud-based sharing services may use your private data in ways that could be hazardous to your health. Of course, our government people would never keep track of what we post on Twitter and other online services... or would they? (Alternate Video Link)

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Eggcyte has been working on this for two years. It's on Kickstarter now; a personal server you can use to share music, video, text, and just about anything else without resorting to cloud-based services where one weak password can put your private celebrity photos (you are a celebrity, right?) into the wrong hands. If you suddenly decide you don't want to share the information on your Egg any more, turn it off. If you suddenly have something new to share, like a video you just shot of the Loch Ness Monster capturing an alien spaceship, you can connect your Egg to the Internet anywhere you find a wireless access point. The main thing, say the Eggcyte people, is that your data is yours and should stay that way. Facebook and other cloud-based "sharing" companies use your data to learn about you. Here in the U.S. their primary purpose may be to show you ads for things you might want to buy. In more repressive countries, cloud-based sharing services may use your private data in ways that could be hazardous to your health. Of course, our government people would never keep track of what we post on Twitter and other online services... or would they? (Alternate Video Link)

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mr_mischief writes "Multiple sources report that the US found remnants of WMD programs, namely chemical weapons, in Iraq after all. Many US soldiers were injured by them, in fact. The Times reports: "From 2004 to 2011, American and American-trained Iraqi troops repeatedly encountered, and on at least six occasions were wounded by, chemical weapons remaining from years earlier in Saddam Hussein's rule. In all, American troops secretly reported finding roughly 5,000 chemical warheads, shells or aviation bombs, according to interviews with dozens of participants, Iraqi and American officials, and heavily redacted intelligence documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act."

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Health worker who treated Liberian man before his death reported fever day after she travelled on commercial flight.