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Kim Jong Un

If Kim Jong Un dies, who leads North Korea?

It’s very hard to know what’s really going in North Korea. If reports this week are credible, supreme leader Kim Jong Un is in dire condition following surgery. That could prove false tomorrow. Either way, it raises the question of who would take control of the nuclear-armed nation of 25…

bubmagApril 23, 2020

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.2.0 Is Live Now, So Look Out For Redd And Leif

The new Animal Crossing: New Horizons update, which brings the game up to version 1.2.0, is live now. It's a big one--it expands the museum and brings new vendors to your island. If 1.2.0 does not automatically download, you can search for a software update from the main Switch menu…

bubmagApril 23, 2020

Unwelcome Refugees

Ethiopia Ends Blanket Protection for Eritrean Refugees

By Simon Marks April 22, 2020 Ethiopia has stopped granting automatic asylum to Eritreans entering the country. The United Nations and aid groups say the previously unannounced policy change, which went into place about three months ago, put Eritreans trying to flee the country at the mercy of unscrupulous human…

bubmagApril 23, 2020

Idlib

FMs of Iran, Russia, Turkey stress consultations within Astana process as best solution to Syria crisis

Iran Press TV Wednesday, 22 April 2020 5:55 PM The Iranian, Turkish and Russian foreign ministers have emphasized the need to continue consultations and coordination among the three guarantors of the Astana process as the most effective format for the settlement of the crisis in Syria. The trilateral meeting between…

bubmagApril 23, 2020

Kim Jong Un

North Korean silence on Kim’s health bolsters speculation

Kim has been out of the public eye for extended periods in the past, and North Korea’s secretive nature allows few outsiders to assert confidently whether he might be unwell, let alone incapacitated. Still, questions about the North’s political future are likely to grow if he fails to attend upcoming…

bubmagApril 23, 2020

Jackie Chan

China’s Base Media Signs For Representation by CAA (EXCLUSIVE)

China’s Base Media has signed with Creative Artists Agency for global representation. Founded in 2006 by Christopher Bremble, the company is the parent of a cluster of leading service and production firms based in China. Group companies include: BaseFX, one of China’s leading visual effects companies; Base Animation, a stand-alone…

bubmagApril 23, 2020

Water Scarcity

Not Back But Forward: What The Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery Models Are Getting Wrong

Scenarios for planetary health under various COVID-19 policy responses Nishan Degnarain (2020) As Governments around the world work their way through the COVID-19 crisis, new models have emerged showcasing different scenarios for ‘recovery’ and a ‘return to normal’ from policy influencers such as the World Bank, IMF, investment banks such…

bubmagApril 23, 2020

Water Pollution

Environmental progress in 50 years

On April 22, 1970, the United States celebrated its first Earth Day. It was created by Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson to force the government and populace to pay attention to the impact humans have on the natural environment. Earth Day number one saw 20 million people, a full 10 percent…

bubmagApril 23, 2020

Chinese Economy

China on slow road to recovery, but recession risk is high: Reuters poll

A crane is seen at a construction site in BeijingBy Vivek MishraBENGALURU (Reuters) - The Chinese economy will slowly recover from its first quarterly contraction since current records began, economists predicted in a Reuters poll, but they warned of a likely recession if conditions worsen again from the global coronavirus…

bubmagApril 23, 2020

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The Armenian Genocide Was Politicized For 105 Years—Here’s Why

Armenian communities across the globe mark the murderous history of state violence in Turkey with the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day on April 24. That commemoration marks the period between 1914 and 1921, when the Ottoman Empire carried out an extended campaign to expel or kill the Armenians living in Turkey…

bubmagApril 23, 2020

If Kim Jong Un dies, who leads North Korea?

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 1.2.0 Is Live Now, So Look Out For Redd And Leif

Ethiopia Ends Blanket Protection for Eritrean Refugees

FMs of Iran, Russia, Turkey stress consultations within Astana process as best solution to Syria crisis

North Korean silence on Kim’s health bolsters speculation

China’s Base Media Signs For Representation by CAA (EXCLUSIVE)

Not Back But Forward: What The Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery Models Are Getting Wrong

Environmental progress in 50 years

China on slow road to recovery, but recession risk is high: Reuters poll

The Armenian Genocide Was Politicized For 105 Years—Here’s Why

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