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Chile Riots

The new mask: Wave of global revolt replaced by virus fear

By Zeina KaramThe Associated PressThu., March 12, 2020timer5 min. readBEIRUT - As 2019 gave way to 2020 in a cloud of tear gas, and in some cases a hail of bullets, from Hong Kong to Baghdad, from Beirut to Barcelona and Santiago, it seemed civil disobedience and government crackdowns on…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Chile Riots

The new mask: Wave of global revolt replaced by virus fear

BEIRUT (AP) — As 2019 gave way to 2020 in a cloud of tear gas, and in some cases a hail of bullets, from Hong Kong to Baghdad, from Beirut to Barcelona and Santiago, it seemed civil disobedience and government crackdowns on protests would dominate the international landscape.Then came the…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Belt and Road

Suning International Donates Medical Masks to Italy to Support the Fight Against the Coronavirus

NANJING, China, March 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Suning International announced that it will donate the first 300 thousand medical masks and other healthcare products, such as protective garment and disinfection products, to support Italy to fight against the coronavirus, based on its supply chain globally.As the virus outbreak worsens in Italy,…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Non-renewable Resources

Singapore: the politics of taking sand to make land

Madhumitha Ardhanari is a 2019-20 Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity at the International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics. She has worked as a sustainability strategist and futures researcher at Forum for the Future, and has five years of experience coaching businesses and organisations to adapt to long-term…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Stalingrad

Europe’s Final World War II Battle Took Place 16 Days After Germany Surrendered

Key point: The cost for both sides is in dispute. The small town of Odžak is nestled between the Bosna and Sava rivers, in the north of present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina. To the north and east, a handful of villages spread over the plains, while to the south and west a…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Jamal Khashoggi

Congress acts to limit Trump on military action in Iran

Defying a veto threat, Congress has approved a bipartisan measure to limit President Donald Trump’s authority to launch military operations against Iran.The House gave final legislative approval to the measure Wednesday, 227-186, sending it to Mr. Trump. The president has promised to veto the war powers resolution, warning that if…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Pandemic

Asian stock markets fall as COVID-19 is declared a pandemic

American stock markets plunged on Wednesday, after the World Health Organization officially declared the spread of COVID-19 a pandemic. In Asia, meanwhile, almost all the major stock indexes were also trading lower the morning after the WHO’s announcement, with the Asia Dow Index down 4% by midday. Morning trading in…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Bushfire

Pixies Postpone Final Shows on Australia Tour Due to Coronavirus

Travis Shinn Pixies Pixies have postponed the final leg of their Australian tour, citing the “current public health concerns”. The alternative rock legends had five dates left on their Come On Pilgrim… It’s Surfer Rosa tour, including a date Thursday night (March 12) at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall, and shows…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Greenland

Greenland and Antarctica ice loss accelerating

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWhy is Antarctica's mighty Thwaites Glacier melting?Earth's great ice sheets, Greenland and Antarctica, are now losing mass six times faster than they were in the 1990s thanks to warming conditions.A comprehensive review of satellite data acquired at both poles is unequivocal in…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Dalai Lama

Aquarius New Moon by Holiday Mathis

hhd@get.creators.com (Holiday Mathis) The new moon in Aquarius asks, “What have you done for humanity?” You don’t have to devote your life to the downtrodden to make a difference. And if you raised millions to help a cause… would it? Try this one: “Be a good human being, a warm-hearted,…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

The new mask: Wave of global revolt replaced by virus fear

The new mask: Wave of global revolt replaced by virus fear

Suning International Donates Medical Masks to Italy to Support the Fight Against the Coronavirus

Singapore: the politics of taking sand to make land

Europe’s Final World War II Battle Took Place 16 Days After Germany Surrendered

Congress acts to limit Trump on military action in Iran

Asian stock markets fall as COVID-19 is declared a pandemic

Pixies Postpone Final Shows on Australia Tour Due to Coronavirus

Greenland and Antarctica ice loss accelerating

Aquarius New Moon by Holiday Mathis

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