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‘Cold War’ Style: US Consulate in China Readies for Closure as Retaliatory Diplomatic Row Rages On Cold War

‘Cold War’ Style: US Consulate in China Readies for Closure as Retaliatory Diplomatic Row Rages On

Police officers march past the US Consulate General in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter The Chengdu mission was ordered shut in retaliation for the forced closure of Beijing's consulate in Houston, Texas, with both sides alleging the other had endangered national security. Reuters Last Updated: July…
bubmag
July 26, 2020
Raptors Uprising GC beats Wizards DG to win second straight esports tournament eSports

Raptors Uprising GC beats Wizards DG to win second straight esports tournament

Raptors Uprising GC dispatched Wizards District Gaming on Saturday to win The Turn — a US$260,000 esports tournament. Toronto won Game 1 of the best-of-three final 56-51, then eked out Game 2 against Wizards DG 54-51. Raptors Uprising GC dispatched Wizards District Gaming on Saturday to win The Turn — a US$260,000 esports tournament. Toronto won…
bubmag
July 26, 2020
Forged by fire: Teen blacksmith sharpens skills after bushfire ordeal Bushfire

Forged by fire: Teen blacksmith sharpens skills after bushfire ordeal

You might think working with flames would be the last thing 16-year-old Tyler Budden would want.Key points:School science lessons ignited Tyler's interest in blacksmithingIntricate designs help sharpen interest in young knifemaker's workThe teen says orders have come from as far as Dubai and South AmericaHis family's Rainbow Flat property came…
bubmag
July 26, 2020
‘For All Mankind’: The Cold War Goes to the Moon in Season 2 Teaser (Video) Cold War

‘For All Mankind’: The Cold War Goes to the Moon in Season 2 Teaser (Video)

Apple TV+ shared the first teaser for Season 2 of “For All Mankind” following the show’s Comic-Con@Home panel on Saturday. The teaser gives a brief glimpse at what’s to come from “Battlestar Galactica” creator Ronald D. Moore’s alternate-history drama as the series moves into the 1980s and the tension between…
bubmag
July 26, 2020
North Korea's Kim says COVID-19 'could be said to have entered the country': KCNA Kim Jong Un

North Korea's Kim says COVID-19 'could be said to have entered the country': KCNA

By Sangmi Cha and Josh SmithSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared an emergency and a lockdown in a border town after a person suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus returned from South Korea after illegally crossing the border, state media said on Sunday.If confirmed,…
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July 25, 2020