Authorities Stop Venice’s Famed Carnival Events in Effort to Contain Italy’s Spread of COVID-19
(CODOGNO, Italy) — Italy stepped up measures Sunday to ban public gatherings amid rapidly rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in the country and a third death from the virus, calling off the famed Venice Carnival attended by thousands of revelers. The decision to call off the Carnival was announced by…
bubmagFebruary 23, 2020
Trade ‘protectionism’ to figure in US talks
Trade talks between India and the US are set to be tough as Washington wants to take up protectionism concerns related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ programme.But New Delhi holds the view that the recent increase in import tariffs on a number of items announced in the…
bubmagFebruary 23, 2020
The Coming French Revolution
by Martin Armstrong Ever since the civil unrest began on May 5, 2013, there has been escalating economic tension within France. A lack of economic growth has plagued France and Europe as a whole. The French share market peaked in 2000 and has been unable to elect ANY Yearly Bullish Reversals to…
bubmagFebruary 23, 2020
Iran elections: Record low turnout but hardliners set for win
Image copyright AFP Image caption Voter turnout was slightly more than 25% in Tehran Iran has seen the lowest turnout in a parliamentary election since the 1979 revolution, with 42.6% of eligible voters casting their ballots.Officials had banned thousands of contenders, many of them reformers. Hardliners are set for big…
bubmagFebruary 23, 2020
Trump calls for probe into leak of intelligence on Russian election interference
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Sunday accused Representative Adam Schiff of leaking classified information on Russian interference in the 2020 U.S. election to hurt Democratic presidential front-runner Bernie Sanders. Speaking to reporters as he left the White House for a trip to India, Trump said he had not…
bubmagFebruary 23, 2020
Epic, the software company that’s changed the sharing of medical records (including, probably, yours)
The self-described "Intergalactic Headquarters" of Epic, located in the middle of the farm fields of Verona, Wisconsin, doesn't look typical for a medical software company. It's as much theme park as anything – "Alice in Wonderland" kind of stuff. The workspaces there can be in railway cars or subway cars,…
bubmagFebruary 23, 2020
These treehouse tiny homes were inspired by Sesame Street and Minions and designed to combat ‘lazy and boring’ architecture — see inside
Precht An Austrian architecture firm designed modular treehouses, called Bert. The quirky designs are inspired by cartoons, like Minions and Sesame Street. Designers also see the homes as a way to combat “lazy and boring” architecture. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Tiny homes are fashionable right now, but…
bubmagFebruary 23, 2020
These treehouse tiny homes were inspired by Sesame Street and Minions and designed to combat ‘lazy and boring’ architecture — see inside
Precht An Austrian architecture firm designed modular treehouses, called Bert.The quirky designs are inspired by cartoons, like Minions and Sesame Street.Designers also see the homes as a way to combat "lazy and boring" architecture.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Tiny homes are fashionable right now, but the Bert modular…
bubmagFebruary 23, 2020
Bernie Sanders’ revolution is coming. His rivals are running out of time to stop it
San Antonio, Texas (CNN)Bernie Sanders left Las Vegas on Saturday morning in a light drizzle. By the time he arrived in San Antonio hours later, his path to the Democratic nomination seemed as big and clear as the Texas sky.The Vermont senator's dominating performance in Nevada solidified his place as…
bubmagFebruary 23, 2020