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Super Komachi

There are lessons that photographers can learn from a sushi chef’s devotion to his craft

If you’ve seen the fascinating documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi, you will have noticed the fanatical devotion that restaurant owner Jiro Ono applies to his craft as a sushi chef. For Jiro, owning a sushi restaurant is not about paying the bills. Rather, it is a means for him to…

bubmagApril 30, 2020

Machine Learning

Fighting misinformation during a global pandemic

Fact-checking and verification were already crucial skills for journalists before the COVID-19 pandemic came along, thanks in part to the rise of Donald Trump and the alt-right’s weaponization of social media. But the coronavirus has made fact-checking and filtering skills even more important, as trolls traffic in rumors about how…

bubmagApril 30, 2020

Matteo Salvini

Vatican’s ‘Robin Hood’ helps feed transsexual prostitutes hit by lockdown

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - When the coronavirus lockdown left a group of transsexual street prostitutes in a beach town near Rome without work, they turned to a local Catholic priest for help to buy food. FILE PHOTO: Cardinal Konrad Krajewski (L) poses with refugees arriving from Lesbos after an audience…

bubmagApril 30, 2020

Korean Peace Talks

Trump accuses Beijing of mishandling coronavirus to help Joe Biden

Britain reveals 213 more COVID-19 deaths in preliminary figures as study claims 7% - 4.5million people - in UK have ALREADY had disease but only one in FIVE have symptoms Hospitals in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have confirmed the deaths of a further 213 people while a blood-testing…

bubmagApril 30, 2020

Putin

Special Report: Trump told Saudis: Cut oil supply or lose U.S. military support

WASHINGTON/LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) - As the United States pressed Saudi Arabia to end its oil price war with Russia, President Donald Trump gave Saudi leaders an ultimatum. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a family photo session with other leaders and…

bubmagApril 30, 2020

Neymar

Paris Saint-Germain have been crowned Ligue 1 champions

France announced earlier this week that the Ligue 1 2019/20 had been cancelled. There was uncertainty as to whether Paris Saint-Germain will be awarded Champions. The French club were cruising to the title, having built up a 12-point lead over Marseille and with a game-in-hand. And now, according to L'Equipe journalist…

bubmagApril 30, 2020

Huawei

OnePlus 8 Pro vs Huawei P40 Pro: The best of China

2020 is a year of important smartphone releases, none more so than the OnePlus 8 Pro and the Huawei P40 Pro. For OnePlus, the company is making a valiant push into the flagship tier, with a higher price tag to match. For Huawei, the P40 Pro represents its second global…

bubmagApril 30, 2020

Homeless

In Forecasting Hurricane Dorian, Models Fell Short

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bubmagApril 30, 2020

Food Industry

335: How the Food Industry Preys on Children & How to Fix It (With Dr. Mark Hyman)

Child: Welcome to my Mommy’s podcast.This episode is brought to you by Wellnesse. That’s Wellnesse with an E on the end, which is my new personal care company that is dedicated to making safe and effective products from my family to your family. We started with toothpaste and hair care…

bubmagApril 30, 2020

Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg Donates $100,000 to Combat Coronavirus As Activist Calls Pandemic a ‘Child-rights Crisis’

Greta Thunberg has donated $100,000 to a campaign targeted at children affected by the outbreak of COVID-19, calling the pandemic a child-rights crisis.The climate activist is working alongside Danish non-profit Human Act on a campaign to help UNICEF, launched Thursday. The goal is to protect young people from the primary…

bubmagApril 30, 2020

There are lessons that photographers can learn from a sushi chef’s devotion to his craft

Fighting misinformation during a global pandemic

Vatican’s ‘Robin Hood’ helps feed transsexual prostitutes hit by lockdown

Trump accuses Beijing of mishandling coronavirus to help Joe Biden

Special Report: Trump told Saudis: Cut oil supply or lose U.S. military support

Paris Saint-Germain have been crowned Ligue 1 champions

OnePlus 8 Pro vs Huawei P40 Pro: The best of China

In Forecasting Hurricane Dorian, Models Fell Short

335: How the Food Industry Preys on Children & How to Fix It (With Dr. Mark Hyman)

Greta Thunberg Donates $100,000 to Combat Coronavirus As Activist Calls Pandemic a ‘Child-rights Crisis’

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