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Gundam

After Math: Anything worth doing is worth overdoing

Did the Curiosity rover need to dutifully snap 1,200 images of the rugged Martian landscape? Not any more than the effort it took NASA engineers to stitch those individual shots into a mammoth 1.8-billion pixel panorama. But they did it anyway because science is awesome and it's not like Curiosity…

bubmagMarch 8, 2020

Ukraine

Empty chairs for MH17 victims outside Russia’s Hague Embassy

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Rows of white chairs were placed in front of Russia’s embassy in The Hague on Sunday in a quiet protest by families of those who were shot down with Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, on the eve of the trial - in absentia - of four men…

bubmagMarch 8, 2020

Refugees

Turkey’s Erdogan to discuss migrant issues with EU in Brussels

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due to hold talks with senior European Union officials in Brussels over a refugee crisis unfolding at the Turkish-Greek border, as Germany said the bloc was considering taking in 1,500 child refugees. Tens of thousands of asylum-seekers have been trying to break through the land border…

bubmagMarch 8, 2020

Hebron

Market fire kills 10 Gazans in crowded refugee camp

Gaza Deadly fire kills 10 Gazans in packed refugee camp GAZA (PIC) 6 Mar — At least 10 Palestinians were killed and 58 injured, including 14 in critical condition, on Thursday afternoon when a fire broke out at a crowded market in Nuseirat refugee camp in the middle area of…

bubmagMarch 8, 2020

Turkish Refugee Camp

Saudi Arabia royal arrests described as ‘warning’ from Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince consolidates power

Two senior princes in Saudi Arabia have been arrested for not supporting the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, sources close to the royal family have said. Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, King Salman’s younger brother, and Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, the king’s nephew and former counterterrorism tsar, were arrested on Friday after…

bubmagMarch 8, 2020

Refugees

Turkey’s Erdogan Says Greece Should Let Refugees Pass Through

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bubmagMarch 8, 2020

Pope Francis

Coronavirus outbreak: “Caged” pope skips Sunday address from window due to COVID-19 spread

Published on Mar 8, 2020Saying he felt "caged," Pope Francis delivered his blessing over the internet from inside the Vatican on Sunday, instead of from a window, to stop crowds gathering during Italy's COVID-19 outbreak.He did, however, go to the window and wave silently to several hundred people in the…

bubmagMarch 8, 2020

Plastic Pollution

The Sacred Rivers Climate Project: Reducing Climate Impacts With Mycoremediation

Fossil Fuels Published on March 8th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor March 8th, 2020 by Guest Contributor The Sacred Rivers Climate Project (SRCP) is helping stop climate change while fighting some of the most pressing existential threats to human health and dignity: loss of habitat, biodiversity, and air, water, and…

bubmagMarch 8, 2020

U-2 Dragon Lady

American spy plane pilots use China’s satellite navigation system Beidou as backup to GPS, US general says

U-2 Dragon Lady in beautiful lightPilots of U-2 ‘Dragon Lady’ reconnaissance aircraft have a receiver chip in their watches that allows them to access the Chinese, Russian and European positioning systems, US Air Combat Command Chief James Holmes says Beidou went into commercial operation in 2018 and a third-generation service…

bubmagMarch 8, 2020

Big Data

Resources for Women in AI, Data Science, and Machine Learning

In honor of International Women's Day on March 8, we bring useful resources to help more women enter and succeed in the field. Gender Diversity in AI Research Through an analysis of 1.5M papers from arXiv, this study reviews the evolution of gender diversity across disciplines, countries, and institutions as…

bubmagMarch 8, 2020

After Math: Anything worth doing is worth overdoing

Empty chairs for MH17 victims outside Russia’s Hague Embassy

Turkey’s Erdogan to discuss migrant issues with EU in Brussels

Market fire kills 10 Gazans in crowded refugee camp

Saudi Arabia royal arrests described as ‘warning’ from Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince consolidates power

Turkey’s Erdogan Says Greece Should Let Refugees Pass Through

Coronavirus outbreak: “Caged” pope skips Sunday address from window due to COVID-19 spread

The Sacred Rivers Climate Project: Reducing Climate Impacts With Mycoremediation

American spy plane pilots use China’s satellite navigation system Beidou as backup to GPS, US general says

Resources for Women in AI, Data Science, and Machine Learning

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