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Polestar 2

The Polestar 2 high-end electric car costs $69,900 in Canada

This car is going to be very pricey in Canada Polestar, the electric Volvo offshoot, has announced that its impressive Polestar 2 EV is going to start at $69,900 CAD in Canada. The company plans to begin delivering its car to reservation holders by late summer of 2020, meaning that…

bubmagMay 12, 2020

Space Debris

A Chinese rocket appears to rain rogue parts down from space

The space debris problem is hitting home, literally.Last week, China’s space program debuted a new rocket that expands its ability to do big projects in low-Earth orbit. The launch of the Long March 5B demonstrated a new space capsule for carrying astronauts to orbit. It also appears to have dropped…

bubmagMay 12, 2020

Maradona

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone hits out at accusations of ‘lucky’ victory over Liverpool

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone hits out at accusations of 'lucky' victory against Liverpool in the Champions League... and admits he would like the chance to coach Argentina one dayAtletico Madrid beat holders Liverpool in the last-16 of the Champions LeagueDiego Simeone's side have been accused of riding their luck…

bubmagMay 12, 2020

Matteo Salvini

Kidnap victim’s return home divides Italy

ROME — The return home of an Italian aid worker who was held hostage by a terror group in Somalia seemed to offer a moment of good cheer for a nation struggling to cope with the coronavirus crisis. But claims that the government paid a ransom of millions of euros…

bubmagMay 12, 2020

Oxycodone

10 Signs That Prove Big Pharma Could Care Less About Your Health

Drug companies are lobbying to protect their right to profit from any future Covid-19 vaccine.The clearest way out of the current pandemic—though it may a year or more away—is a vaccine, mass produced and made freely available to all. This being America, of … Read More

bubmagMay 12, 2020

Paris

The Bouquinistes of Paris in Paris, France

A stroll along the ever-romantic Seine is quite possibly one of the most popular things to do while visiting Paris. If trekking through the area during the day, chances are you’ll spot several green boxes; all of which house treasure troves of used and antiquarian books, as well as art…

bubmagMay 12, 2020

Singapore

Covid-19 news: UK job retention scheme extended until October

By Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Iza Habur/Getty ImagesLatest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 10 June Coronavirus was introduced to the UK by travellers from mostly Spain, France and Italy The coronavirus was introduced and spread throughout the UK by 1356 people who travelled here mostly from European…

bubmagMay 12, 2020

Riots

Riot Games details its social impact giving for 2019

Riot Games’ Social Impact Fund has given $8 million in grants to date to nonprofits that its League of Legends players care about, according to the company’s 2019 social impact report. Riot Games said earlier in 2019 that it would join an $18 million campaign to increase the number of…

bubmagMay 12, 2020

Liam Gallagher

Reading & Leeds Festivals Cancelled For 2020

No surprise here: The UK’s concurrent, interrelated Reading & Leeds festivals are the latest large-scale public event to be cancelled due to coronavirus concerns. As you can see in the above photo from last year’s Reading, these fests do not exactly lend themselves to social distancing. “We’re so sorry to…

bubmagMay 12, 2020

Moon Mission

Who’s Protecting the Moon?

“Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth,” – Henry David Thoreau The moon is in trouble. And so are we. Bruce Gagnon: NASA is not really looking for the ‘origins of life,’ as it tells school children today. Instead, it is laying the…

bubmagMay 12, 2020

The Polestar 2 high-end electric car costs $69,900 in Canada

A Chinese rocket appears to rain rogue parts down from space

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone hits out at accusations of ‘lucky’ victory over Liverpool

Kidnap victim’s return home divides Italy

10 Signs That Prove Big Pharma Could Care Less About Your Health

The Bouquinistes of Paris in Paris, France

Covid-19 news: UK job retention scheme extended until October

Riot Games details its social impact giving for 2019

Reading & Leeds Festivals Cancelled For 2020

Who’s Protecting the Moon?

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