Kim Jong-un has announced that North Korea has “successfully” tested a hydrogen bomb (H-bomb) as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake was measured near the site of a nuclear weapons unit on Tuesday night. The South Korean weather agency said the tremor, felt 12 miles ENE of Sungjibaegam, was “artificial” – suggesting that North Korea’s claims of creating a nuclear blast are true.
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Source: Townhall.com (via The Burning Platform)
Overnight weakness in global stock markets has prompted safety bids in Treasuries and precious metals but the last few minutes has seen a heavy volume spike in both gold and silver (above $1075 and $14 respectively)...
$1088 is perhaps the next target (50DMA) for gold and $14.46 (50DMA) for Silver.
Have "the terrorists" turned into arsonists, did someone misfire a bottle rocket in their room, or are the powers that be out to destroy the Gold Holding evidence?
Whatever the case, a massive fire has broken out at The Address hotel in downtown Dubai. The building boasts a 5-star hotel and is 302 meters tall.
Storm Frank has been hindering pilots trying to land their jets at Birmingham Airport during 50mph cross winds. collegefreaks2000 YouTube video: Coventry Telegraph reports: Crews faced nightmare conditions as they battled to bring planes down in the blustery conditions which swept across the West Midlands on Wednesday. No flights were cancelled despite the gusts and all jets landed safely, according to a spokeswoman from the airport. But some pilots laboured to keep jets on track as they touched down in the winds, which came from the tail end of Storm Frank.