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News Summary-Intelligence Report Sunday 4/26/2020

Skip to comments. News Summary-Intelligence Report Sunday 4/26/2020 Nextrush Free ^ | 4/26/2020 | Nextrush/Self Posted on 04/26/2020 9:56:01 PM PDT by Nextrush Breaking News: Syrian air defenses repelling an attack in the Damascus area where its Monday morning. Israel aircraft from Lebanese airspace launching the attack..... Here in the…

bubmagApril 27, 2020

Plastic Pollution

5 things to know about the ocean plastic problem, and how to fix it

Feature Events 5 things to know about the ocean plastic problem, and how to fix it Events Key takeaways from a recent virtual event on the issue of ocean plastic pollution, in support of 1% for The Planet and co-hosted by Springwise. During a recent digital discussion on the issue…

bubmagApril 27, 2020

Alibaba

Mukesh Ambani back on top as Asia’s richest man

Following the ₹43,574-crore Facebook-Jio Platforms deal, billionaire Mukesh Ambani has clawed back his position as Asia’s richest man, a position he lost to Chinese technology giant Alibaba founder Jack Ma in March.In January this year, Mukesh Ambani’s net worth stood at $67 billion, making him the richest Asian, while that…

bubmagApril 27, 2020

Meritocracy

A summer without the French Open: Reflections on growing up with tennis, in a world that cannot afford sports

This essay is part of our 'a summer without...' series. Read more here. *** When you are seven years old and you are watching the French Open, and you don’t know better, you simply support Steffi Graf. It’s 1992, she is up against Monica Seles and she is about to…

bubmagApril 27, 2020

Alibaba

The US is no Longer the World’s Science Leader: Trump Fiddled While South Korea, Germany, China Swung into Actions

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Historically, in hyper-crises, local and global systems can change fundamentally. Before the coronavirus pandemic hit first China and then the rest of the globe, the question of whether the American imperial era might be faltering was already on the table, amid that country’s endless wars and…

bubmagApril 27, 2020

Scottish National Party

‘Calexit’ May Be A Long Way Off, But Balkanization Won’t Be

Gov. Newsom's nation state is moving toward some kind of independence and the rest of the country should be willing to let it go.Every American Governor thinks his or her state is special, but only California Governor Gavin Newsom regularly refers to his as a “nation-state.” The coronavirus pandemic has provided…

bubmagApril 27, 2020

Aral Sea

The Trip: after decades of isolation, Tashkent is on the up

The Trip: after decades of isolation, Tashkent is on the up Weekly at Wallpaper*, ‘The Trip’ takes you on a detailed tour of an under-explored town, city or territory, direct from your living room. This week’s feature is from our January 2020 issue (W*250), when we dispatched Deyan Sudjic, former…

bubmagApril 27, 2020

Water Scarcity

Mina Guli: Athlete, Educator, Water-Saving Wonder Woman

— By Imogen Brennan “Just keep putting one foot in front of the other.” That was Mina Guli’s mantra as she ran 40 marathons, across seven continents, through seven deserts. All within seven weeks. It was a superhuman feat. But challenging her mental and physical stamina was not the purpose…

bubmagApril 27, 2020

Hebron

Israeli authorities accelerating implementation of settlement plans, PLO warns

Iran Press TV Sunday, 26 April 2020 4:16 PM The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has warned that Israel is speeding up implementation of settlement building schemes in the occupied Palestinian territories in a flagrant breach of international law. In a weekly report on Saturday, the PLO National Bureau for Defending…

bubmagApril 27, 2020

Nuclear Disarmament

A Very Cavallari Divorce

Gisele is doing a “supermodel for a day camp” (as Maria called it) prize for her All In Challenge and it’s a really good one. I’d love a “having drinks and making ice cream” with Martha Stewart All In Challenge. - (Lainey) Speaking of Martha, I’ve said before that I…

bubmagApril 27, 2020

News Summary-Intelligence Report Sunday 4/26/2020

5 things to know about the ocean plastic problem, and how to fix it

Mukesh Ambani back on top as Asia’s richest man

A summer without the French Open: Reflections on growing up with tennis, in a world that cannot afford sports

The US is no Longer the World’s Science Leader: Trump Fiddled While South Korea, Germany, China Swung into Actions

‘Calexit’ May Be A Long Way Off, But Balkanization Won’t Be

The Trip: after decades of isolation, Tashkent is on the up

Mina Guli: Athlete, Educator, Water-Saving Wonder Woman

Israeli authorities accelerating implementation of settlement plans, PLO warns

A Very Cavallari Divorce

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