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Chernobyl

2020 Webby Award Winners Include Jimmy Fallon, Tom Hanks, John Krasinski & Greta Thunberg

Jimmy Fallon, Greta Thunberg, Malala Yousafzai, Tom Hanks, and Game of Thrones are among the winners of The 24th annual Webby Awards, newly-dubbed WFH: Webby From Home. Hosted by Patton Oswalt, the Webby Awards’ Internet ceremony is set for today at 3 PM ET at the Webby’s website. This year’s…

bubmagMay 19, 2020

Astroturfing

We Don’t Have to Choose Between Our Health and the Economy

The United States is at a critical moment in the COVID-crisis. This week, the nation is likely to surpass 100,000 deaths and new hotspots in the south and midwest are developing. Forty-two states have either started “reopening” their economies or imminently plan to do so without putting in place essential…

bubmagMay 19, 2020

Brexit Negotiator

Government publishes ‘approach’ to post-Brexit trade deal with the EU

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMichael Gove says the EU wants access to UK fishing grounds, while restricting British access to its markets.A minister has accused the EU of holding up post-Brexit trade talks with its "ideological approach" as the UK publishes legal texts for negotiations. Michael…

bubmagMay 19, 2020

Turkish Refugee Camp

Activists Urge Greece to Release Migrant Children

ATHENS - Human rights activists are urging the government of Greece to release 276 unaccompanied migrant children from police detention cells. Human Rights Watch is leading the appeal, saying the children's continued detention is a breach of both local and international laws. Back in November, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis…

bubmagMay 19, 2020

Cursor

Entire MacBook Pro palm rest could be used as a light-up trackpad

A future version of the MacBook Pro may not have a visible physical trackpad at all, and instead could use the entire surface below the keyboard bordered with light-up elements to create a more dynamic touch surface. The trackpad is an extremely well-known component of a notebook, like the MacBook…

bubmagMay 19, 2020

Pandemic

Amazon is reopening its French warehouses after COVID-19 labor dispute

Amazon is reopening its six distribution centers in France beginning today, according to a reporter from CNN. The company shut down the warehouses in April due to a labor dispute with workers who alleged that the internet retailer wasn’t doing enough to protect them from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The…

bubmagMay 19, 2020

Refugees

Flour Sack Towels from Kei & Molly Textiles

These tea towels are large, absorbent, and come from a company with a fantastic social mission. Print Welcome to One Simply Terrific Thing, our ongoing series highlighting the small tools and kitchen goods that make life better! “Can we take a moment to appreciate the perfection of a flour sack tea…

bubmagMay 19, 2020

Narendra Modi

Nestle India CMD on Modi’s ‘vocal for local’ call

FMCG major Nestle India on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'vocal for local' call has been interpreted differently by some, while asserting that the company is all about 'made in India' and its brands are loved by people. The subsidiary of Swiss firm, which has been operating in India…

bubmagMay 19, 2020

Jerusalem Controversy

Enigmatic rooms cut into the bedrock discovered under Western Wall

An enigmatic subterranean system of rooms has been discovered near the entrance to the tunnel system beneath the Western Wall Plaza, while peering beneath the mosaic floor of a newly discovered and mysterious Byzantine edifice. The system had been hewn into the bedrock during the early Roman period about 2,000…

bubmagMay 19, 2020

Protectionism

‘Demand an issue, auto industry in bad shape’

NEW DELHI: The automobile industry is in bad shape and the issue is of demand. Some government support is needed to lower the prices of products, according to a top official of Toyota Kirloskar Motor. "We don't know what will be the situation next year. The industry has to ensure…

bubmagMay 19, 2020

2020 Webby Award Winners Include Jimmy Fallon, Tom Hanks, John Krasinski & Greta Thunberg

We Don’t Have to Choose Between Our Health and the Economy

Government publishes ‘approach’ to post-Brexit trade deal with the EU

Activists Urge Greece to Release Migrant Children

Entire MacBook Pro palm rest could be used as a light-up trackpad

Amazon is reopening its French warehouses after COVID-19 labor dispute

Flour Sack Towels from Kei & Molly Textiles

Nestle India CMD on Modi’s ‘vocal for local’ call

Enigmatic rooms cut into the bedrock discovered under Western Wall

‘Demand an issue, auto industry in bad shape’

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