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Mass Tourism

Amsterdam considers banning tourists from cannabis cafes

(CNN) Amsterdam is considering banning tourists from its infamous cannabis-vending coffee shops as the city explores new ways to balance quality of life for locals with the demands of visitors. The move follows a recent survey of young tourists commissioned … Read More

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Neymar

Borussia Dortmund’s free-scoring wunderkinds train sights on PSG in Champions League last 16 showdown

Bolstered by two of the game's hottest teenage properties in Jadon Sancho and Erling Haaland, can Borussia Dortumund's youngster's make a statement against Neymar and co. when Paris Saint-Germain come to town on Tuesday evening? Compared to the domestic success that they enjoy, PSG haven't had it all their own…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Pikachu

The 10 Best Nintendo Switch Controllers

The Nintendo Switch is an excellent games console that stands out from Xbox and PlayStation. This is thanks to its unique design that allows for couch and portable play. As you’d expect from Nintendo, the console has many great exclusive games, too.Advertisement While the Switch comes with a pair of…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Yellow Vests

The Making of France’s Presidential System

The making and unmaking of France’s Fifth Republic. On May 8, 1789, at the onset of the French Revolution, the deputies of the Third Estate, one of the three “estates of the realm” under the ancien régime, were asked to vote on how to bring together the country’s three orders…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Beyond Meat

How To Eat Like The Planet Is Burning

There is no silver bullet to solving climate change. In a recent New York Times story about the rate of climate change acceleration, the secretary general of the World Meteorological Organization said, “The only solution is to get rid of fossil fuels in power production, industry and transportation.” We can’t…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

BUK-Missile

Leaked Docs Point to No Buk Missile Systems Around MH17 Crash Area, Dutch Journo Reveals

Leaked papers pertaining to the finalised JIT investigation that the source has bona fide reason to believe are authentic do not corroborate the study’s findings. They cite witness testimonies as well as a number of discrepancies in the probe that suggest the Boeing was downed by an air-to-air missile, rather…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Kim Jong Un

North Korean refugees seek political voice in South with new party

By Sangmi ChaSEOUL (Reuters) - A group of North Korean refugees launched a political party in South Korea on Tuesday, aiming to give a voice to the 33,500 defectors living in the South and oppose conciliation with Pyongyang."We were always considered minorities and aliens," said Kim Joo-il, secretary-general of the…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

NASDAQ

Global stocks tank after Apple warned Wuhan coronavirus is hammering sales

AP Photo/Richard DrewStocks tumbled on Tuesday after Apple warned Wuhan coronavirus is hitting sales. The iPhone maker doesn't expect to hit its quarterly revenue target as the outbreak is hampering production and hurting demand. HSBC's disappointing earnings and restructuring plans also weighed on market sentiment. The banking giant's profits fell…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Belt and Road

Coronavirus slows China’s Belt and Road push

A food delivery worker passes a deserted compound of a commercial office building during lunch break in Beijing. (AP pic)BEIJING: When President Xi Jinping made his first state visit this year to Myanmar and signed new infrastructure contracts, there was no indication of the obstacle about to trip up China’s…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Flygskam

How Long Before Your Hotel Is Flygskam? | By Larry Mogelonsky

It started with the removal of plastic straws then the switch from single-use bathroom amenities to dispensers. Inch by inch, item by item, operation by operation, the sustainability screws will be tightened throughout your hotel over the coming decade as cli…

bubmagFebruary 18, 2020

Amsterdam considers banning tourists from cannabis cafes

Borussia Dortmund’s free-scoring wunderkinds train sights on PSG in Champions League last 16 showdown

The 10 Best Nintendo Switch Controllers

The Making of France’s Presidential System

How To Eat Like The Planet Is Burning

Leaked Docs Point to No Buk Missile Systems Around MH17 Crash Area, Dutch Journo Reveals

North Korean refugees seek political voice in South with new party

Global stocks tank after Apple warned Wuhan coronavirus is hammering sales

Coronavirus slows China’s Belt and Road push

How Long Before Your Hotel Is Flygskam? | By Larry Mogelonsky

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