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Impeachment

Democrats blast Trump’s ‘unconscionable’ decision to fire IG who informed Congress about Ukraine whistleblower complaint

President Trump on Friday fired Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson, who informed Congress about the whistleblower complaint regarding Trump's communications with Ukraine that eventually led to his impeachment. The president said he "no longer" has the "fullest confidence" in Atkinson.Democrats were not happy with the decision, especially considering it…

bubmagApril 4, 2020

Refugees

Spanish hotel owner turns resort over to refugees during coronavirus crisis

MADRID (Reuters) - In a complex of holiday bungalows to the east of Madrid, Venezuelan refugees and homeless people have replaced the tourists, business meetings and wedding parties that usually fill the premises. The owner of the La Ciguena resort has turned the facility over to some of Madrid’s most…

bubmagApril 4, 2020

Orangutan

Indonesia covers up to protect orangutans from coronavirus threat

JAKARTA: Poaching and habitat loss have decimated Indonesia's orangutan population, but now coronavirus has emerged as another potential deadly threat to the critically endangered species.While there have been no confirmed cases of transmission from humans to the fuzzy-haired apes, they share 97 per cent of our DNA. And staff at…

bubmagApril 4, 2020

Economic Bubble

Who suffers the most from the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

On March 24, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked the International Olympic Committee to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. The press has been of two minds as to which side instigated the idea, since a few days earlier a prominent member of the IOC publicly mentioned the possibility…

bubmagApril 4, 2020

Orangutan

Indonesia covers up to protect orangutans from virus threat

JAKARTA: Poaching and habitat loss have decimated Indonesia's orangutan population, but now the Covid-19 (coronavirus) has emerged as another potential deadly threat to the critically endangered species.While there have been no confirmed cases of transmission from humans to the fuzzy-haired apes, they share 97% of our DNA.And staff at a…

bubmagApril 4, 2020

Exoskeleton

Marsi Bionics ATLAS 2030 Pediatric Exoskeleton helps children between 4 and 10 years old

If your child has a health condition that affects their ability to walk, the Marsi Bionics ATLAS 2030 Pediatric Exoskeleton may help them. Suitable for children between four and 10 years of age, this physical therapy tool works to help multiple conditions. It may help if a child has a…

bubmagApril 4, 2020

Neymar

Barcelona ‘promised Neymar they will buy him in 2020’ in a move to stop him joining Real Madrid

REVEALED: Barcelona 'promised Neymar they will buy him in 2020' in a desperate last-ditch move to stop him joining Real Madrid last summerNeymar was reportedly close to re-joining Barcelona last summer from PSGBut reports in Spain claim he was also closing in on a move to Real MadridBarcelona made their…

bubmagApril 4, 2020

Yellow Vests

Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories an odious symptom of France’s virus crisis

Anti-Semitism has plagued French society for centuries, flaring up in times of crisis — especially during epidemics. In the 14th century, for instance, Jews were massacred in France during the Black Death epidemic after they were blamed for spreading the disease by poisoning water wells. In the city of Strasbourg alone,…

bubmagApril 4, 2020

Tories and Labour

Sir Keir Starmer Is U.K. Labour’s Knight in Shining Armor

(Bloomberg) --After a decade in the political wasteland, members of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party have chosen a moderate, un-flashy lawyer as their new leader. Their hope is that turning the page on the socialist radical Jeremy Corbyn, who was resoundingly rejected by voters last year, will see them re-take…

bubmagApril 4, 2020

Cold War

Stretching the International Order to Its Breaking Point

The greatest error that geopolitical analysts can make may be believing that the crisis will be over in three to four months. April 4, 2020 Senior fellow at the Brookings Institution H. Armstrong Roberts / ClassicStock / GettyAt this stage in the COVID-19 pandemic, uncertainty prevails. The greatest error that…

bubmagApril 4, 2020

Democrats blast Trump’s ‘unconscionable’ decision to fire IG who informed Congress about Ukraine whistleblower complaint

Spanish hotel owner turns resort over to refugees during coronavirus crisis

Indonesia covers up to protect orangutans from coronavirus threat

Who suffers the most from the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

Indonesia covers up to protect orangutans from virus threat

Marsi Bionics ATLAS 2030 Pediatric Exoskeleton helps children between 4 and 10 years old

Barcelona ‘promised Neymar they will buy him in 2020’ in a move to stop him joining Real Madrid

Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories an odious symptom of France’s virus crisis

Sir Keir Starmer Is U.K. Labour’s Knight in Shining Armor

Stretching the International Order to Its Breaking Point

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