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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

Economic Bubble

Simpson Marine: Fighting On In The Face Of Adversity

In a Column for Yacht Style’s new Issue 52, Simpson Marine founder Mike Simpson reiterates that Asia has overcome setbacks in the past. When I was offered the opportunity to write this guest column for Yacht Style, I was initially going to share several exciting developments that signalled a great…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Donald Trump

Trump Finally Admits COVID-19 Is Serious, Blames Europe for Spread of ‘Foreign’ Virus

Photo: Doug Mills (Pool/Getty Images)In a speech to the nation on Wednesday night, President Donald Trump partially blamed the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic to the United States on Europe, announcing that the White House will take the unprecedented step of suspending travel by most foreign nationals who have…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

NATO

CinemaCon Canceled Amid Coronavirus Fears

The National Association of Theatre Owners said tonight that it has canceled CinemaCon 2020, which had been set for March 30-April 2 in Las Vegas. The news comes two weeks after NATO said it was holding firm on its confab despite some cancellations from China over coronavirus concerns. The news…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Gulag

Call of Duty: Warzone Reaches 6 Million Players In Its First 24 Hours

That's 40,000 full capacity battle royale matches, if everyone only played once.By Adam BankhurstUpdated: 12 Mar 2020 2:25 amPosted: 12 Mar 2020 2:25 amCall of Duty: Warzone, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's free-to-play battle royale mode, has been played by over 6 million players in its first 24 hours. Call of…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

CCTV

Muay Thai ceremony cancelled

Mass wai khru ceremony. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul) The 16th World Wai Khru Muay Thai ceremony will be cancelled this year due to concerns with the coronavirus outbreak, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand.During the past 15 years, the event was organised on March 17 at Wat Mahathat inside the…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

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

Simpson Marine: Fighting On In The Face Of Adversity

Trump Finally Admits COVID-19 Is Serious, Blames Europe for Spread of ‘Foreign’ Virus

CinemaCon Canceled Amid Coronavirus Fears

Call of Duty: Warzone Reaches 6 Million Players In Its First 24 Hours

Muay Thai ceremony cancelled

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