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Jamal Khashoggi

Khashoggi family forgives those who killed their father: tweet

RIYADH (Reuters) - The family of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Friday they forgave his murderers, paving the way for a reprieve for five defendants sentenced to death for a crime that severely damaged the image of the kingdom’s de facto ruler. “If a person forgives and makes…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Global Warming

These researchers spent a winter trapped in Arctic ice to capture key climate data

There was nowhere to land amid all the broken ice. On 6 February, three scientists were in a helicopter flying high above the ocean roughly 250 kilometres from the North Pole, and all they could see was jumbled masses of fractured sea ice. The ice was clearly unfit to land…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Biological Warfare

Steven Shapin: Drain the Swamps

It starts with bone-shivering chills, which give way to a high fever. The attacks last between six and twelve hours, and end in profuse sweating. When the chills and fever subside, they leave behind an enveloping fatigue. But the relief may not last long. The symptoms can cycle back again,…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Self-driving Vehicles

Tesla Raises Price Of “Full Self-Driving” Option Again, This Time By $1,000 To $8,000

Tesla is once again raising the price of its “Full Self-Driving” option of its Autopilot system on its cars by $1,000 as of July 1, with CEO Elon Musk hinting that this price increase won’t be the last. That means that Tesla customers placing their orders on said date and…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

NASDAQ

Asia shares set to fall as Sino-U.S. strains hit confidence

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices tumbled and global equity markets fell on Friday as China’s move to impose a new security law on Hong Kong further strained U.S.-China relations and clouded economic recovery prospects. FILE PHOTO: Floor traders work space is seen on the trading floor after the closing…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Putin

Coronavirus latest: at a glance

Key developments in the global coronavirus outbreak today include: Latin Americas infection rate overtakes US and Europe Latin America has reported more new coronavirus cases than either the United… Read More

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Michelle Obama

First families pay tribute to longtime White House butler

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tributes from former first families rolled in Thursday in response to the news that a man who was a fixture in the White House under 11 presidents had died at the age of 91 after contracting COVID-19.Wilson Jerman started working as a cleaner under President Dwight Eisenhower…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Star Wars

Ken Nightingall, known as ‘Star Wars pink shorts boom guy,’ dies at 92

Star Wars crew member Ken Nightingall, who died on Tuesday at age 92, may not have been as well-known as stars such as Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher. Nightingall served as a boom microphone operator on multiple films, but is best known for a photo snapped while he was holding a…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Hongkong

‘This is the end of Hong Kong’: China pushes security law after unrest

Beijing (AFP) - China's parliament said it will introduce a proposal Friday for a national security law in Hong Kong at its annual session, in a move the US warned would be "highly destabilising" for the financial hub.The announcement late Thursday was quickly decried by pro-democracy lawmakers and activists as…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Alibaba

Tech savvy: China’s big plan to overtake US in AI, wireless comms

Beijing is accelerating its bid for global leadership in key technologies, planning to pump more than a trillion dollars into the economy through the rollout of everything from wireless networks to artificial intelligence. In the masterplan backed by President Xi Jinping himself, China will invest an estimated $1.4 trillion over…

bubmagMay 22, 2020

Khashoggi family forgives those who killed their father: tweet

These researchers spent a winter trapped in Arctic ice to capture key climate data

Steven Shapin: Drain the Swamps

Tesla Raises Price Of “Full Self-Driving” Option Again, This Time By $1,000 To $8,000

Asia shares set to fall as Sino-U.S. strains hit confidence

Coronavirus latest: at a glance

First families pay tribute to longtime White House butler

Ken Nightingall, known as ‘Star Wars pink shorts boom guy,’ dies at 92

‘This is the end of Hong Kong’: China pushes security law after unrest

Tech savvy: China’s big plan to overtake US in AI, wireless comms

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