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Cristina Kirchner

Argentina ramps up taxes on soya exports

Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentina's farmers announced on Thursday a four-day strike after the government of President Alberto Fernandez increased tariffs on soya exports just three months after already hitting the agricultural sector with higher taxes.Soya is Argentina's biggest export commodity and the government hiked tariffs from 30 to 33…

bubmagMarch 5, 2020

Holocaust

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom hears witnesses on NRC, CAA

A week after Delhi’s riots, India and Myanmar were the subjects of discussion at a hearing in Washington organised by an independent bipartisan federal government commission, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).In addition to discussing the Rohingya situation in Myanmar , the hearing also focussed on the National…

bubmagMarch 5, 2020

The Queen

Monday’s Big Royal Family Gathering Could Be a Preview of a Fractured Future

In March 2019, the working members of the royal family gathered at Westminster Abbey, as they have for decades, to celebrate Commonwealth Day—the day that honors the association that began after former British colonies gained independence. In hindsight it was the calm before the storm. Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton…

bubmagMarch 5, 2020

Idlib

Tulsi Gabbard is still in 2020 the race and it’s unclear why

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been a long-shot candidate for the 2020 Democratic nomination since she launched her campaign. Several top-tier candidates have dropped out in recent days, but Gabbard has shown no signs of following their lead. It's unclear why. Gabbard has consistently been at the bottom of the polls and earned…

bubmagMarch 5, 2020

Obamacare

Insurers will cover virus tests, but check if costs apply

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after Vice President Mike Pence assured Americans that lab tests for coronavirus would be covered by private and government health insurance, that promise appears to be less than airtight.The bottom line: Medicare, Medicaid, and “Obamacare” insurance plans will cover the tests, officials said Thursday. Major…

bubmagMarch 5, 2020

Refugees

Border arrests increase slightly over previous month, ending downward trend: CBP

The uptick came from more single adults and children trying to cross the border.March 5, 2020, 7:43 PM5 min read The number of unauthorized migrants arrested at the southern border ticked up slightly last month, marking an end to the 8-month decline reported by officials since last May. U.S. Customs…

bubmagMarch 5, 2020

Electric Scooter

Electric scooter sparks fire in San Francisco, sending one to hospital

An electric scooter sparked a blaze in a San Francisco building that sent one person to a hospital Thursday morning, officials said.The fire was reported shortly before 5 a.m. in the SoMa neighborhood, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. Firefighters arriving at the scene reported seeing heavy smoke on…

bubmagMarch 5, 2020

Polestar 2

Our favorite debuts from the 2020 Geneva Motor Show that wasn’t

The Precept concept is an exciting preview of what's to come at Polestar. Polestar Right about now, the Roadshow team should be on a plane heading home following a successful week at the 2020 Geneva Motor Show. A little thing called coronavirus foiled those plans, but that didn't stop automakers from…

bubmagMarch 5, 2020

Neymar

Bad news for Dortmund: Mbappé’s becoming even more prolific

PARIS (AP) — The bad news for Borussia Dortmund is that Kylian Mbappé is becoming even more prolific for Paris Saint-Germain.Five goals in two matches have taken the young France star’s tally to 30 in 32 games, which means he is scoring at a faster rate than last season’s ratio…

bubmagMarch 5, 2020

Holocaust

The Philippines’ Schindler: How this man saved 1,200 Jews from the Holocaust

Updated March 06, 2020 16:21:30 In 1939, more than 1,200 Jews were saved from the horrors of Nazi concentration camps by a man with a list.While many people know of Oskar Schindler — the hero made famous by Thomas Keneally's novel and Steven Spielberg's 1993 film Schindler's List — there…

bubmagMarch 5, 2020

Argentina ramps up taxes on soya exports

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom hears witnesses on NRC, CAA

Monday’s Big Royal Family Gathering Could Be a Preview of a Fractured Future

Tulsi Gabbard is still in 2020 the race and it’s unclear why

Insurers will cover virus tests, but check if costs apply

Border arrests increase slightly over previous month, ending downward trend: CBP

Electric scooter sparks fire in San Francisco, sending one to hospital

Our favorite debuts from the 2020 Geneva Motor Show that wasn’t

Bad news for Dortmund: Mbappé’s becoming even more prolific

The Philippines’ Schindler: How this man saved 1,200 Jews from the Holocaust

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