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Syria

Merkel, Macron, Putin, Erdogan May Meet Amid Syria Crisis

(Bloomberg) -- Angela Merkel may meet as soon as Friday with the leaders of France, Russia and Turkey amid growing tensions surrounding the conflict in Syria.A meeting with Emmanuel Macron, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan would be on Syria and the refugee crisis, Michael Grosse-Broemer, the caucus whip from…

bubmagMarch 3, 2020

Christchurch

New Zealand cops probe threat to terror attack mosque

Police say a threat to the mosque was posted this week on an encrypted messaging app PHOTO: Reuters WELLINGTON: New Zealand police said Tuesday they were investigating a threat made this week against one of the Christchurch mosques where 51 Muslim worshippers were killed in a mass shooting a year ago.…

bubmagMarch 3, 2020

Old-Age Poverty

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Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, find out about the economic inequalities that continue to persist between women and men in the EU. This year marks 25 years since the adoption of the UN’s Beijing Declaration aimed at the advancement of women around the globe, the 10th anniversary…

bubmagMarch 3, 2020

Sleeping Pods

VW gets honest, Alitalia inquest & the divine path

Welcome to EURACTIV’s weekly Transport Brief – your one port of call for all the news moving the world and much more! Sign up here for the free newsletter. 🚗 Driven Volkswagen agreed to pay out up to €830m in Dieselgate compensation to German motorists. Affected buyers have a short…

bubmagMarch 3, 2020

Mexico Border Wall

Progressives Want Henry Cuellar Out. Does His District?

Progressives want Henry Cuellar out. Does his district? Rachel Williams March 3, 2020 Callaghan O’Hare / The New York Times / ReduxLAREDO, Texas—Henry Cuellar is not hip. The representative from Texas is one of the last anti-abortion, pro-gun Democrats left in Congress—and he doesn’t apologize for it. He rails against…

bubmagMarch 3, 2020

Blockchain

Even With CBDCs, the State Won’t Forfeit Its Power Over Money

Mar 3, 2020 at 10:00 UTCUpdated Mar 3, 2020 at 17:47 UTCCredit: Shutterstock/Dilok KlaisatapornJames Cooper is a professor of law at California Western School of Law in San Diego. A former contractor for the U.S. and adviser to governments and indigenous peoples concerning disruptive technologies for the legal sector, he…

bubmagMarch 3, 2020

Unwelcome Refugees

Greece, Turkey trade barbs over migrants crossing into Europe

Turkey has released new footage showing refugees and migrants being repelled by Greek coastguards off Lesbos, a Greek island, with vessels driving perilously close to dinghies and firing shots in the water close to them. Greece released images purporting to show Turkish vessels escorting migrant boats inside its territorial waters.…

bubmagMarch 3, 2020

Biological Warfare

The worst prognosticator of 2016 makes a 2020 comeback

In the years since election night 2016 — when he wrote he has “never been as wrong on anything in my life” — he has rewatched a time lapse of The New York Times tracking needle and Fox News’ election night coverage multiple times. Quietly and by himself, Plouffe said.…

bubmagMarch 3, 2020

Coronavirus tests Xi’s ‘heavenly mandate,’ but proves a godsend for his surveillance state

Please enable cookies on your web browser in order to continue. The new European data protection law requires us to inform you of the following before you use our website: We use cookies and other technologies to customize your experience, perform analytics and deliver personalized advertising on our sites, apps…

bubmagMarch 3, 2020

Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan reacts to rumour of his quarantine after coronavirus outbreak: Thanks for the concern, I’m safe and sound

There has been a rise in suspected cases of coronavirus along with the lives claimed by the outbreak. Recently, a rumour started doing the rounds that Hong-Kong actor Jackie Chan had been infected and was under quarantine. However, Chan soon denied all such rumours via his website jackiechan.com and social media, according to…

bubmagMarch 3, 2020

Merkel, Macron, Putin, Erdogan May Meet Amid Syria Crisis

New Zealand cops probe threat to terror attack mosque

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VW gets honest, Alitalia inquest & the divine path

Progressives Want Henry Cuellar Out. Does His District?

Even With CBDCs, the State Won’t Forfeit Its Power Over Money

Greece, Turkey trade barbs over migrants crossing into Europe

The worst prognosticator of 2016 makes a 2020 comeback

Jackie Chan reacts to rumour of his quarantine after coronavirus outbreak: Thanks for the concern, I’m safe and sound

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