bubmag

Idlib

What Happens Next with Europe’s Latest Refugee Crisis

For a war that’s supposedly been won, Syria continues to bleed refugees at an alarming rate. Idlib, a city in the country’s northwest, is the final rebel holdout that keeps Bashar al-Assad—and his Russian backers—from complete victory in his country’s nine-year civil war. While the West has largely disengaged from…

bubmagMarch 8, 2020

Alibaba

The Life Story of Jack Ma and How He Became a Self-Made Billionaire

Jack Ma, the founder of the e-commerce empire Alibaba and a stakeholder at Alipay, is the richest man in China with an estimated net worth of $38.3 Billion. From being a famous business magnate to playing the role of investor and philanthropist, he is a self-made billionaire whose story is…

bubmagMarch 8, 2020

Riots

Delhi violence: ‘Many injured in riots stressed, traumatised,’ says IHBAS, offers counselling

Written by Astha Saxena | New Delhi | Published: March 9, 2020 1:47:37 am The clashes in Northeast Delhi last month left 53 dead and around 300 injured. (Express File Photo)As many as two-thirds of those injured in the Northeast Delhi riots, who are admitted to GTB Hospital, are suffering…

bubmagMarch 8, 2020

Alexander von Humboldt

Magnetic whirls in future data storage devices

Magnetic (anti)skyrmions are microscopically small whirls that are found in special classes of magnetic materials. These nano-objects could be used to host digital data by their presence or absence in a sequence along a magnetic stripe. A team of scientists from the Max Planck institutes (MPI) of Microstructure Physics in…

bubmagMarch 8, 2020

Christianity

After Invocation Snub, Satanists Hold “Infernal Ritual” Outside WA Capitol

Because no legislator would allow Satanists to deliver an invocation inside the Capitol to open a session, members of the Washington state chapter of The Satanic Temple held an “infernal ritual” just outside the building on Friday. It was glorious. As if to prove the Satanists’ point, some Christians who…

bubmagMarch 8, 2020

NSA

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

from the said-and-done dept This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is That One Guy with some thoughts on Attorney General Bill Barr's various comments defending police and painting America as a warzone: The beating will continue until morale improves The funny thing is is that while…

bubmagMarch 8, 2020

BUK-Missile

MH17 trial: What you need to know

The trial for the case of the Boeing 777 shot down over eastern Ukraine in 2014 has started in Amsterdam. DW gives you the basic facts of the case. The disaster happened on July 17, 2014. The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, Flight MH17, had taken off from Schiphol Airport in…

bubmagMarch 8, 2020

Riots

Indonesian hardliners protest against Delhi riots at Indian Embassy and Consulate

NEW DELHI: Hardliners and radical groups, including the pro-ISIS elements, protested against Indian Embassy in Jakarta and Indian consulate in Medan in Indonesia against the recent Delhi communal clashes, which claimed more than 50 lives. Indian national flags were burnt after Friday prayers as they demanded a dialogue with ambassador…

bubmagMarch 8, 2020

Bushfire

‘Don’t be complacent’: Daintry lost her sister in the bushfires. This is her message for Australia

Posted March 09, 2020 05:38:06 Daintry Gerrand and her sister Julie Fletcher lived about a kilometre and a half from one another on the same dirt road. Key points:Julie Fletcher was killed in the bushfire at Johns River, NSW, in November last yearHer sister Daintry Gerrand says people should redesign…

bubmagMarch 8, 2020

Meritocracy

Indian Coast Guard’s First Woman Senior Officer’s Message

"It's very important that women keep upgrading themselves," Nupur Kulshrestha saidNew Delhi: Nupur Kulshrestha becomes the first woman to be promoted as DIG of Indian Coast Guard.Feeling elated, she thanked the service for considering her meritocracy and taking women ahead."I joined the service in 1999 and became the first woman…

bubmagMarch 8, 2020

What Happens Next with Europe’s Latest Refugee Crisis

The Life Story of Jack Ma and How He Became a Self-Made Billionaire

Delhi violence: ‘Many injured in riots stressed, traumatised,’ says IHBAS, offers counselling

Magnetic whirls in future data storage devices

After Invocation Snub, Satanists Hold “Infernal Ritual” Outside WA Capitol

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

MH17 trial: What you need to know

Indonesian hardliners protest against Delhi riots at Indian Embassy and Consulate

‘Don’t be complacent’: Daintry lost her sister in the bushfires. This is her message for Australia

Indian Coast Guard’s First Woman Senior Officer’s Message

General Information

Ask me anything