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Monsanto

After series of cuts, India axes Bayer#39;s GM cotton royalty

India has axed the royalties that local seed companies pay to German drugmaker Bayer AG for Monsanto's genetically modified (GM) cotton, a government order said, after cutting them back since 2016.More than 45 local cotton seed companies pay royalties to Monsanto, acquired by Bayer in 2018, for GM cotton using…

bubmagMarch 25, 2020

Super Komachi

May Japan defy the 40-year Olympic curse and run rings around this damned virus

Earlier this week there was speculation in Japan about an “Olympic curse” having befallen the Tokyo 2020 Games. Even three months ago a visitor to the capital didn’t need to be superstitious to recognise the modicums of bad luck that had already beset the event.Athletes will have to wait until…

bubmagMarch 25, 2020

AR-15

Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — March 25, 2020

This is the birthday of English film director David Lean. He was born in Croydon, England in 1908. He died in 1991. He is best known for his films Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai and Doctor Zhivago. National Medal of Honor day is officially observed on March…

bubmagMarch 25, 2020

Black Swan

WarnerMedia Reports Large Viewership Increases for HBO Now, Other Platforms

"Westworld" and "Contagion" have been among WarnerMedia's most popular titles in recent weeks. More time indoors means more time for film and television binging, and HBO Now is enjoying a particularly large spike in popularity: The platform’s usage jumped 40 percent from its four-week average, according to WarnerMedia. WarnerMedia announced…

bubmagMarch 25, 2020

Monsanto

After series of cuts, India axes Bayer’s GM cotton royalty

FILE PHOTO: Monsanto is displayed on a screen where the stock is traded on the floor of the NYSEBy Mayank BhardwajNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has axed the royalties that local seed companies pay to German drugmaker Bayer AG for Monsanto's genetically modified (GM) cotton, a government order said, after…

bubmagMarch 25, 2020

Bolsonaro

Brazil’s Bolsonaro again says coronavirus concern overblown

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday stuck with his contention that concern about the new coronavirus is overblown, and accused Brazilian media of trying to stoke nationwide hysteria.Bolsonaro said in a nationally televised address that the media had seized on the death toll in Italy, which…

bubmagMarch 25, 2020

Virtual Reality

Second Life-maker calls it quits on their VR follow-up Sansar

The game developer behind Second Life has abandoned its grand efforts for a virtual reality follow-up to its early 2000s hit. SF-based Linden Lab announced today that they’ve sold off assets related to Sansar to a small, little-known company called Wookey Search Technologies, which will take over development of the…

bubmagMarch 25, 2020

Auschwitz-Birkenau

Rachmil ‘Ralph’ Hakman, Holocaust survivor, dies after making final visit to Auschwitz

Before he left in January for his fourth return to the Auschwitz-Birkenau prison camp where he labored as a teen, Ralph Hakman explained why he wanted to go back to the site of the worst years of his life.“I would be guilty not to go.... What if these are my…

bubmagMarch 25, 2020

Global Warming

Exclusive: Boeing plans 737 MAX production restart by May

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co (BA.N) plans to restart 737 MAX production by May, ending a months-long halt triggered by a safety ban on its best-selling jet after fatal crashes, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Boeing’s planning hinges on the scale of disruptions from the fast spreading…

bubmagMarch 25, 2020

Elon Musk

Apple is donating 9 million protective face masks to help fight the coronavirus pandemic (AAPL)

Apple is donating 9 million protective face masks to COVID-19 relief efforts in the US, the Vice President Mike Pence said in a press briefing on Tuesday.The vice president said he and President Trump recently spoke with Apple CEO Tim Cook.Cook is one of several tech CEOs that has pledged…

bubmagMarch 25, 2020

After series of cuts, India axes Bayer#39;s GM cotton royalty

May Japan defy the 40-year Olympic curse and run rings around this damned virus

Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — March 25, 2020

WarnerMedia Reports Large Viewership Increases for HBO Now, Other Platforms

After series of cuts, India axes Bayer’s GM cotton royalty

Brazil’s Bolsonaro again says coronavirus concern overblown

Second Life-maker calls it quits on their VR follow-up Sansar

Rachmil ‘Ralph’ Hakman, Holocaust survivor, dies after making final visit to Auschwitz

Exclusive: Boeing plans 737 MAX production restart by May

Apple is donating 9 million protective face masks to help fight the coronavirus pandemic (AAPL)

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