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Green Deal

Giuseppe Conte: ‘Distorted stereotypes’ hinder common EU recovery

Giuseppe Conte is the prime minister of Italy. ROME — The French and German proposal for a €500 billion coronavirus recovery fund is a bold and significant step toward a common European Union response to the pandemic that has devastated the continent. But it’s also only just that: a step.…

bubmagMay 20, 2020

Antarctica

Climate change is turning Antarctica green, study finds

Paris (AFP) - Parts of the Antarctic Peninsula will change colour as "green snow" caused by blooming algae is expected to spread with increases in global temperatures, research showed Wednesday.Although often considered devoid of plant life, Antarctica is home to several types of algae, which grow on slushy snow and…

bubmagMay 20, 2020

Mecca

Coronavirus stifles Eid al-Fitr celebrations

As the faithful prepare for the end of Islam's holiest month, governments have enacted tougher lockdown measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. But religious authorities have sought to provide spiritual relief. As the Muslim world prepares to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Islam's holiest month, many of the…

bubmagMay 20, 2020

Hongkong

Hong Kong’s Public Broadcaster Suspends Satirical TV Show After Complaints Over Police Portrayal

Hong Kong’s public broadcaster announced Tuesday that it will suspend a satirical television program after it received a government reprimand over the portrayal of police, a decision that prompted outcry about press freedom.A spokesperson for Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) offered a public apology Tuesday to any police officers or…

bubmagMay 20, 2020

Orangutan

A Green Economy Beats in the Heart of Borneo

— By Emily Benson The Heart of Borneo is a vast and largely intact stretch of globally significant rainforest that cloaks the mountains, foothills and adjacent lowlands of Borneo, the third largest island in the world. In February 2007, Indonesia, along with Brunei and Malaysia – its two governing partner…

bubmagMay 20, 2020

Old-Age Poverty

Women Have Less Secure Retirement, Following Lives Filled With Discrimination And Risks

Women Have Less Security In Retirement Due to Lower Earnings and Higher Risks During Their Careers. Getty Women face a vastly more insecure retirement than men, a new report co-authored by Joelle Saad-Lessler, Tyler Bond and myself shows. They have fewer opportunities to save for retirement during their careers. They…

bubmagMay 20, 2020

Antarctica

NASA Scientists Might Have Found Evidence of a Parallel Universe

In a scenario that sounds straight out of science fiction, a team of NASA scientists may have detected evidence of a parallel universe — where time runs in reverse. According to New Scientist, the discovery was made by a NASA-sponsored research group using the Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna, or ANITA. The group was…

bubmagMay 20, 2020

Cursor

Share your keyboard and mouse between computers with Barrier

Declutter your desk by sharing your mouse and keyboard across multiple computers at once, including your Raspberry Pis, with Barrier. Raspberry Pi Director of Software Engineering, Gordon Hollingworth, shows you how. Barrier walkthrough Subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://rpf.io/ytsub Help us reach a wider audience by translating our video content:…

bubmagMay 20, 2020

Obamacare

John Cornyn Promotes Obamacare as He Keeps Trying to Kill It

Texas Senator John Cornyn voted 20 times to do away with Obamacare, but says that the “good news” for the millions of people who lost their jobs, and with them their health insurance, as COVID-19 struck is that they can sign up for Obamacare. He went on to tout the…

bubmagMay 20, 2020

Berlin Wall

Robert Fripp & King Crimson Perform a Stirring Cover of “Heroes,” Shortly after David Bowie’s Death (2016)

in Music | May 20th, 2020 1 Comment Advertisement In 2016, King Crimson performed "Heroes" at the Admiralspalast in Berlin, just after David Bowie’s death, and nearly forty years after the song was written and recorded next to the Berlin Wall. It was "a celebration, a remembrancing and an homage,"…

bubmagMay 20, 2020

Giuseppe Conte: ‘Distorted stereotypes’ hinder common EU recovery

Climate change is turning Antarctica green, study finds

Coronavirus stifles Eid al-Fitr celebrations

Hong Kong’s Public Broadcaster Suspends Satirical TV Show After Complaints Over Police Portrayal

A Green Economy Beats in the Heart of Borneo

Women Have Less Secure Retirement, Following Lives Filled With Discrimination And Risks

NASA Scientists Might Have Found Evidence of a Parallel Universe

Share your keyboard and mouse between computers with Barrier

John Cornyn Promotes Obamacare as He Keeps Trying to Kill It

Robert Fripp & King Crimson Perform a Stirring Cover of “Heroes,” Shortly after David Bowie’s Death (2016)

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