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Nuclear Weapons

Donald Trump wants China to join a nuclear-weapons pact

SINCE TESTING its first nuclear bomb 56 years ago, China has never revealed even a ballpark figure for the size of its arsenal. So recent debate on Chinese social media about the number of warheads the country ought to amass has been striking for its specificity. It began on May…

bubmagMay 21, 2020

Green Deal

The world urgently needs to expand its use of carbon prices

IF ECONOMISTS ruled the world, carbon prices would drive most of the action on climate change. Polluters would pay for the negative externality their emissions inflict on the planet. There might be differences on the method of payment—some might lean more towards taxes, others towards the permits used in “cap…

bubmagMay 21, 2020

Alibaba

Business this week

SoftBank reported an annual net loss of ¥962bn ($8.8bn), mostly because of bad investments its Vision Fund made in WeWork, Uber, Didi and other tech firms. The Japanese conglomerate might not pay a dividend to shareholders for the first time since becoming a public company in 1994. Jack Ma, the…

bubmagMay 21, 2020

Alibaba

SoftBank is a big beneficiary of the Fed’s pandemic response

Now the Japanese technology group hopes a tech rally will boost its huge but underperforming startup fundSHARES IN SOFTBANK, a Japanese conglomerate, have gained almost 70% in value since mid-March, more than twice as much as Tokyo’s Nikkei stockmarket index. One big reason is $23bn in share buy-backs, announced in…

bubmagMay 21, 2020

Xi Jinping

America’s latest salvo against Huawei is aimed at chipmaking in China

AMERICA HAS it in for Huawei—and not just because some of its politicians fear the Chinese giant’s networking gear lets spooks in Beijing eavesdrop on customers’ communications. The firm, a world leader in futuristic 5G telecoms, also symbolises China’s technological and economic ascent. President Donald Trump does not like it…

bubmagMay 21, 2020

Google

Thursday’s Best Deals: Insignia Fire TV, AirPods Pro, Google Nest WiFi, Cole Haan Sale, XBOX Gift Cards, and More

Graphic: Ignacia FulcherBest Deals of the DayBest Deals of the DayThe best deals from around the web, updated daily.An Insignia Fire TV, a pair of Apple AirPods Pro, Xbox gift cards, a sale on Cole Haan sandals, Google Nest Wifi, and a sale at DermStore lead Thursday’s best deals.Bookmark Kinja…

bubmagMay 21, 2020

UK Border

Media Finally Report Claims French Border Patrols ‘Escort’ Migrants to UK Waters After Farage Revelations

The mainstream media have finally reported claims that French border patrols are “shadowing” and “escorting” boat migrants to British territorial waters, a day after Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage exposed the phenomenon. Mr Farage has been reporting on the increase of boat migrants landing unchallenged on England’s south-east coast since…

bubmagMay 21, 2020

Propaganda

U.S. says it’s pulling out of Open Skies surveillance treaty

WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that Russian violations make it untenable for the U.S. to stay in a treaty that permits 30-plus nations to conduct observation flights over each other's territory, but he hinted it's possible the U.S. will reconsider the decision. The Open Skies Treaty that…

bubmagMay 21, 2020

Julian Assange

The 30 Most Engrossing Fashion Books of All Time

In the wake of André Leon Talley’s new book, The Chiffon Trenches, we present a guide to fashion literature – from tell-all biographies to inspiring essay collectionsMay 21, 2020 This week, former Vogue editor-at-large André Leon Talley released his long-awaited second autobiography. Titled The Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir, the book…

bubmagMay 21, 2020

Little Red Riding Hood

Facebook Portal makes video chatting while quarantined so much better—here’s why

Social distancing is still in full effect for most of us—and that means your steady stream of video calls with friends and family probably won’t slow down anytime soon. It’s easy to use your smartphone or laptop to see your friends and family, but Facebook Portal, a smart video display…

bubmagMay 21, 2020

Donald Trump wants China to join a nuclear-weapons pact

The world urgently needs to expand its use of carbon prices

Business this week

SoftBank is a big beneficiary of the Fed’s pandemic response

America’s latest salvo against Huawei is aimed at chipmaking in China

Thursday’s Best Deals: Insignia Fire TV, AirPods Pro, Google Nest WiFi, Cole Haan Sale, XBOX Gift Cards, and More

Media Finally Report Claims French Border Patrols ‘Escort’ Migrants to UK Waters After Farage Revelations

U.S. says it’s pulling out of Open Skies surveillance treaty

The 30 Most Engrossing Fashion Books of All Time

Facebook Portal makes video chatting while quarantined so much better—here’s why

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