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Boris Johnson’s new cabinet says a lot about his own insecurity

Boris Johnson, the Oxford classicist, surely knows well the legend of Peisistratus, tyrant of Athens, who, when asked for the secret of successful despotism, simply led the questioner to a cornfield where he lopped off the tallest heads. Meaning: to be the greatest man in a field of mediocrities, let…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Jean-Claude Juncker

Jean-Claude Juncker: Von der Leyen and I are ‘like the two popes’

Latest2/20/20, 6:59 PM CETTrump ally Roger Stone sentenced to over three years in prisonThe case has become a flashpoint for broader concerns about political meddling in high-profile legal cases.2/20/20, 1:43 PM CETFar-right extremist suspected of being behind Hanau attack‘Racism is a poison that exists in our society,’ German chancellor says.2/20/20,…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Riots

We have created a political culture that feeds off hate: Revati Laul

Do we know what it feels like to be part of a mob? Revati Laul’s The Anatomy of Hate, shortlisted for The Hindu Prize for Non-Fiction, answers this question and raises several others about society’s propensity to hate. An excerpt from a short interview:What made you want to tell the…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

NASDAQ

Market Snapshot: Stock-index futures edge higher as investors assess coronavirus fallout

The Nasdaq and S&P 500 finished at records Friday, after bouncing between small gains and losses, as investors parsed mixed data on the strength of the U.S. consumer and monitored the spread of COVID-19 in China. The bond and stock markets will be closed Monday in observance of Presidents Day.…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Hongkong

Hong Kong protests, Taiwan problem, Wuhan virus: Xi Jinpings woes just keep mounting

Skip to comments. Hong Kong protests, Taiwan problem, Wuhan virus: Xi Jinpings woes just keep mountingSouth China Morning Post ^ | Jan 2020 | Chi Wang Posted on 01/24/2020 8:21:30 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege After six months of protests in Hong Kong,…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Blockchain

How The Transparency Of Blockchain Drives Value

The increasing regulatory burden on public companies is causing deleterious effects. Corporate finance has become more of an art than a reporting of objective facts, and the cost of navigating the SEC's and FASB's rulings has become prohibitive, except for multibillion-revenue companies. Instead of putting capital and manpower to use…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Huawei

This Huawei laptop and earphone bundle saves you over £100

TL;DR: The Huawei MateBook D 14 laptop and Freebuds 3 earphone bundle is on sale for £649.99 on Amazon, saving you over £100 on list price. Bundles are the best. You get everything you need at once, at a discounted rate. If you haven't yet been coverted to b…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Alibaba

No ‘Plan B’ for Olympics; questions over Chinese presence

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers and the International Olympic Committee said Friday there is no “Plan B” for the 2020 Games, which open in just over five months and have been jolted by the outbreak of a virus in neighboring China. The coronavirus has infected almost 64,000 people globally…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Alibaba

No ‘Plan B’ for Olympics; questions over Chinese presence

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers and the International Olympic Committee said Friday there is no “Plan B” for the 2020 Games, which open in just over five months and have been jolted by the outbreak of a virus in neighboring China. The coronavirus has infected almost 64,000 people globally…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Kim Jong Un

Coronavirus: North Korea executes official who visited public spa in China

Pyongyang claims that North Korea has no cases of coronavirus, having closed its border with China and suspended all tourism. Experts are skeptical, reports the Daily Mirror, and South Korean media claims that an official returning from China was executed on the spot after it was learned he visited a…

bubmagFebruary 14, 2020

Boris Johnson’s new cabinet says a lot about his own insecurity

Jean-Claude Juncker: Von der Leyen and I are ‘like the two popes’

We have created a political culture that feeds off hate: Revati Laul

Market Snapshot: Stock-index futures edge higher as investors assess coronavirus fallout

Hong Kong protests, Taiwan problem, Wuhan virus: Xi Jinpings woes just keep mounting

How The Transparency Of Blockchain Drives Value

This Huawei laptop and earphone bundle saves you over £100

No ‘Plan B’ for Olympics; questions over Chinese presence

No ‘Plan B’ for Olympics; questions over Chinese presence

Coronavirus: North Korea executes official who visited public spa in China

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