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Seed Vault

How a cluster of island near the North Pole offers tips for world peace

There’s a "very real danger" of running into polar bears in Svalbard, warns the official website for the Arctic tourist destination.Of course, the opportunity to spot a bear – from a safe distance – is one of the main reasons why travellers fly or sail to the archipelago halfway between…

bubmagFebruary 8, 2020

Refugees

Striking portraits celebrate individuality of refugee women

For Samar, 24, life has all been about survival. She was still a teenager seven years ago when, with the war in Syria raging, she decided to flee her country in the hope of a better future. She first sought refuge in Lebanon, then in Egypt and Turkey, before embarking…

bubmagFebruary 8, 2020

Gundam

Mobile Suit Gundam: Senjou no Kizuna II Game Revealed for Arcades

It's been a while since the first Mobile Suit Gundam: Senjou no Kizuna game launched in Japanese arcades. That was back in 2006, followed by a PSP port in 2009, and now a sequel is finally on the way to game centers in Japan. Mobile Suit Gundam: Senjou no Kizuna…

bubmagFebruary 8, 2020

Barack Obama

As Buttigieg rises in the polls, Biden says ‘this guy’s not a Barack Obama’

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Scrambling to salvage his presidential campaign, Joe Biden escalated his criticism of Pete Buttigieg on Saturday, mocking Buttigieg's experience as a small city mayor and cutting down the comparisons Buttigieg has drawn to the last Democratic president, declaring: "This guy's not a Barack Obama." Biden's biting attacks…

bubmagFebruary 8, 2020

Gundam

Toonami Announces Shorter Length For Future Blocks

Cartoon Network's Toonami, for many in North America, helped to introduce audiences to some of the biggest and best anime series around. Thought of as a launching point for Dragon Ball Z, series such as Gundam Wing, Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star, and Tenchi Muyo all used this Turner Broadcasting programming…

bubmagFebruary 8, 2020

Putin

Anti-Putin blogger murdered in hotel room after vocally opposing Russian president…

A PUTIN critic has been found with his throat slit in what police are calling a "politically motivated" assassination in a French hotel. Imran Aliev, 44, was found lying on the ground with "multiple wounds" to his chest and his throat slit with a bloodied knife next to the body.…

bubmagFebruary 8, 2020

Protectionism

Across the aisle: Government is clueless and timid

Written by P Chidambaram | Updated: February 9, 2020 9:41:16 am The so-called tax concession given to the income tax payer in the lower brackets has cluttered the tax structure and created confusion.Budget 2020-21 was presented on February 1, 2020. It made the headlines and was the subject of editorials…

bubmagFebruary 8, 2020

Seed Vault

Cherokee Nation to preserve heirloom seeds in “doomsday” vault

For more than a decade, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault — also known as the "doomsday" vault — has collected and maintained the world's largest collection of diverse crops. This week, the Cherokee Nation became the first tribe in the United States to be invited to deposit samples in the…

bubmagFebruary 8, 2020

SpaceX

OneWeb readies internet satellites for launch

OneWeb, the heavily-funded startup thats setting out to create a constellation of micro satellites to deliver broadband from space, is finally gearing up for the first in a series of regular monthly launches throughout 2020 and beyond. The London-based compa…

bubmagFebruary 8, 2020

SpaceX

SpaceX is about to launch a doomed rocket for NASA — and that’s a good thing. Here’s what you need to know about Saturday’s explosive and crucial in-flight abort test.

SpaceX is about to do the unthinkable. On Saturday morning, the company plans to launch a doomed Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with a brand-new spaceship for NASA, called Crew Dragon, perched on top. The 230-foot-tall vehicle is expected to …

bubmagFebruary 8, 2020

How a cluster of island near the North Pole offers tips for world peace

Striking portraits celebrate individuality of refugee women

Mobile Suit Gundam: Senjou no Kizuna II Game Revealed for Arcades

As Buttigieg rises in the polls, Biden says ‘this guy’s not a Barack Obama’

Toonami Announces Shorter Length For Future Blocks

Anti-Putin blogger murdered in hotel room after vocally opposing Russian president…

Across the aisle: Government is clueless and timid

Cherokee Nation to preserve heirloom seeds in “doomsday” vault

OneWeb readies internet satellites for launch

SpaceX is about to launch a doomed rocket for NASA — and that’s a good thing. Here’s what you need to know about Saturday’s explosive and crucial in-flight abort test.

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