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Peace

Ben Rothwell preaches unity in the face of violence, unrest in his hometown of Kenosha

Ben Rothwell isn’t about picking sides. In the wake of violence and unrest in his hometown of Kenosha, Wisc., after police shot Jacob Blake, Rothwell did his best to pass along a message of unity over divisiveness. He posted a photo on his Instagram explaining the meaning behind Black Lives…

bubmagOctober 10, 2020

Times Square

Muji copycat Miniso to IPO in New York

A Miniso store in Shanghai. Reuters/Oriental Images. Miniso, a Chinese household goods and clothing retailer that copied the business model of Muji and the logo of Uniqlo, “is planning to raise up to $562.4 million in its initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange,” reports Caixin. This would…

bubmagOctober 10, 2020

Kim Jong Un

China’s Xi says he intends to deepen relations with North Korea –report

Published October 10, 2020 6:36am SEOUL - In a congratulatory message to Kim Jong Un for the founding anniversary of North Korea's ruling party, Chinese President Xi Jinping said he intends to deepen relations with Pyongyang, North Korean state media reported on Saturday. "We have an intent to successfully defend,…

bubmagOctober 10, 2020

NSA

Over N700 bn wasted on Niger Delta amnesty programme — NSA Monguno

Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, on Friday, said over N700 billion has been ‘wasted’ on the Niger Delta amnesty programme due to corruption and lack of transparency over the years. Mr Monguno, who addressed state house reporters after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, said he had advised the…

bubmagOctober 9, 2020

Doping Test

Jon Jones admits to hiding under cage to avoid drug test

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and current UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya have had a longstanding feud, which generally devolves into trash-talking on social media. That was again what happened recently, but interestingly, Jones outed himself, admitting to an infamous story about how he evaded drug testers at…

bubmagOctober 9, 2020

Syria

With justice denied to Soleiman Faqiri, his family are forced to suffer their loss over and over again

I was listening to a podcast with French sociologist Rachida Brahim called "Racism Kills Twice," when I heard the news that Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will not charge the alleged killers of Soleiman Faqiri. How would Faqiri's mother feel? I tried to imagine the pain of losing a son in horrible circumstances and later hearing…

bubmagOctober 9, 2020

TikTok

TikTok fashion flash: 10 trends that have gone viral

While Instagram popularised Kardashian-inspired outfits and makeup, TikTok has showcased popular Gen-Z fashion subcultures, such as athleisure, VSCO girls and more. We have rounded up 10 TikTok fashion staples that will surely motivate you to shake off your lockdown pj’s and jump into a trending outfit for a day out.…

bubmagOctober 9, 2020

Moravec‘s Paradox

Video Friday: Poimo Is a Portable Inflatable E-Bike

bubmagOctober 9, 2020

Barack Obama

Joe Biden Doesn’t Have to Answer Your Court-Packing Question

This has probably been Joe Biden’s best week since Super Tuesday. Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is imploding, Biden’s lead is expanding (by 10.2 percent, according to FiveThirtyEight’s poll of polls), and he appears to have a sizable advantage in key swing states. Georgia and Texas may very well be in…

bubmagOctober 9, 2020

Targeted Killings

‘The Right Stuff’ Fact Check: Did the Test Pilots All Go by ‘Bill Baker’?

In Disney+’s limited series “The Right Stuff,” NASA pulls in the very best test pilots from each branch of the armed forces in the late 1950s in an effort to select who will be the first American to go into outer space. Eventually, the upstart program narrows down its list…

bubmagOctober 9, 2020

Ben Rothwell preaches unity in the face of violence, unrest in his hometown of Kenosha

Muji copycat Miniso to IPO in New York

China’s Xi says he intends to deepen relations with North Korea –report

Over N700 bn wasted on Niger Delta amnesty programme — NSA Monguno

Jon Jones admits to hiding under cage to avoid drug test

With justice denied to Soleiman Faqiri, his family are forced to suffer their loss over and over again

TikTok fashion flash: 10 trends that have gone viral

Video Friday: Poimo Is a Portable Inflatable E-Bike

Joe Biden Doesn’t Have to Answer Your Court-Packing Question

‘The Right Stuff’ Fact Check: Did the Test Pilots All Go by ‘Bill Baker’?

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