This news summary is brought to you by Intermicronational World [IW.gs]. We are happy to serve as a genuinely alternative news source, and to more than just micronations or alternative polities. IW is not a tool of the CIA, or any other intelligence agency, nor does it depend on news sources, and intelligence analysis, from any specific national source. IW promotes the interests of real world unrepresented or underrepresented nations, micronations, and minorities. IW publishes original articles in English and Italian, and often distributes articles in French and Portuguese. IW also sporadically distributes articles in other languages, such as Russian, Spanish, and Interlingua. Govt Forces Retreating From Donetsk Airport, Say Ukrainian Officials The Ukrainian militarys General Staff announced that security forces are retreating from the Donetsk Airports new terminal because its territory is completely exposed to fire, contradicting earlier statements from pro-government militias. [Sputnik] sputniknews/europe/20150122/1017222091.html Lavrov Slams Criminal Donetsk Bus Stop Killing, Undermining Peace Efforts Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that shelling of a trolley bus stop in Donetsk is an attempt to undermine the efforts aimed at peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict. [Sputnik] sputniknews/europe/20150122/1017225489.html Catalonia recognizes Arans national identity Parliament passes Law on the special status of Aran, gives the territory increased self-government. Aranese people granted an unspecified right to decide its own future. Occitan recognized as Arans own language. [Nationalia] nationalia.info/en/news/2058 Western Sahara: Africas last colony The biggest poverty that exists in the world is to lose your territory; we are not in our land and others are taking advantage of our wealth, said Mahmoud Dellal, asked about the poverty in the refugee camps of Tindouf in Algeria, where he had spent more than 25 years of his life. [IntercontinentalCry.org] https://intercontinentalcry.org/western-sahara-africas-last-colony/ Obama and UN Created Terror State in Libya When the Obama administration and NATO, acting under the purported authority of a United Nations resolution, backed al-Qaeda-linked jihadist rebels and helped overthrow the regime of Moammar Gadhafi, a former US terror-war ally, Libya was supposed to have been liberated. Instead, it spiraled into deeper and bloodier civil war, and has now essentially become a terror state. [The New American] thenewamerican/world-news/africa/item/19939-obama-and-un-created-terror-state-in-libya European Central Bank Expected to Announce Quantitative Easing Program The ECBs anticipated decision to launch QE comes amid growing concern about deflation in the Eurozone, and the lack of fiscal reform on the part of its member states. [Sputnik] sputniknews/business/20150122/1017225426.html Giant atmospheric rivers add mass to Antarcticas ice sheet Extreme weather phenomena called atmospheric rivers were behind intense snowstorms recorded in 2009 and 2011 in East Antarctica. The resulting snow accumulation partly offset recent ice loss from the Antarctic ice sheet, report researchers from KU Leuven. [Phys.org] phys.org/news/2015-01-giant-atmospheric-rivers-mass-antarctica.html
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