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Korean Peace Talks

South Korea’s military says North fired three unidentified projectiles

By Hyung-Jin KimThe Associated PressSun., March 8, 2020timer3 min. readSEOUL, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF—North Korea fired three short-range projectiles off its east coast on Monday, South Korea’s military said, two days after the North threatened to take “momentous” action to protest outside condemnation over its earlier live-fire exercises.Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of…

bubmagMarch 9, 2020

Michelle Obama

If Biden’s the Nominee, Might He Pick Michelle Obama as His Vice President?

The good news for Democrats is that the chance that Bernie Sanders will be their nominee in the fall has receded. The bad news is that Joe Biden is no prize as a candidate, which adds urgency to the discussion about who can juice up his ticket as the vice-presidential…

bubmagMarch 9, 2020

Korean Peace Talks

S Korea’s military: North fires 3 unidentified projectiles

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bubmagMarch 9, 2020

Cold War

Oil prices crash as the Saudi-Russia alliance collapses

Editor’s note (March 9th 2020): This article has been updated to include market reactionsNO ONE KNEW exactly what deal would emerge from Vienna, but an accord seemed certain. Saudi Arabia and Russia, two of the world’s oil superpowers, had worked together since 2016 to control output and support prices. With…

bubmagMarch 9, 2020

Bolsonaro

Brazilian cinema in crisis

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bubmagMarch 9, 2020

Kim Jong Un

North Korea fires three projectiles into sea, South Korea says

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea launched multiple projectiles into the sea on Monday as part of firing drills, according to South Korea’s military, drawing U.S. and Chinese appeals for Pyongyang to return to talks on ending its nuclear and missile programs. Launched a week after North Korea resumed missile tests…

bubmagMarch 9, 2020

BUK-Missile

MH17 relatives protest against Russia with 298 empty chairs

The protest came on the eve of a Dutch trial for three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with murders for their alleged roles in the missile strike.Russia denies involvement and has dismissed the international investigation that led to the four suspects being charged, saying it is prejudiced against Moscow.Relatives accuse…

bubmagMarch 9, 2020

Refugees

â€˜Stuckâ€™: Hope fades for refugees in Malaysia as US closes door

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - In December, Saw Kaw Lar received an unexpected call. "Your case for going to America was withdrawn," the refugee from Myanmar’s Karen minority recalled hearing. "If there are other countries for you, we will tell you." In an instant, his 10-year journey towards resettlement in the…

bubmagMarch 9, 2020

Auschwitz-Birkenau

March of the Living postponed as COVID-19 spreads across globe

Organizers of the March of the Living on Sunday said the annual Holocaust commemoration in Poland has been postponed from its April date due to the coronavirus outbreak. “After consulting with the relevant health bodies and officials, it is with a heavy heart that we are forced to announce the…

bubmagMarch 9, 2020

Pandemic

Burn the EARN IT Act

I want to talk about malignant incompetence on the part of our elected officials, and this isn’t even about the pandemic. Rather, it’s about the spectacularly misguided, counterproductive, expensive, and overbearing approach to end-to-end encryption by the USA along with Australia, Canada, the UK, and New Zealand — the so-called…

bubmagMarch 9, 2020

South Korea’s military says North fired three unidentified projectiles

If Biden’s the Nominee, Might He Pick Michelle Obama as His Vice President?

S Korea’s military: North fires 3 unidentified projectiles

Oil prices crash as the Saudi-Russia alliance collapses

Brazilian cinema in crisis

North Korea fires three projectiles into sea, South Korea says

MH17 relatives protest against Russia with 298 empty chairs

â€˜Stuckâ€™: Hope fades for refugees in Malaysia as US closes door

March of the Living postponed as COVID-19 spreads across globe

Burn the EARN IT Act

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