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Palestine

Mahatma Gandhi’s 80-year-old letter wishing Jews “era of peace” unveiled in Israel

JERUSALEM: A short handwritten letter by Mahatma Gandhi 80-years-ago on the same day the World War II broke out, wishing the "afflicted (Jewish) people" an "era of peace", has been unveiled for the first time by the National Library of Israel. Gandhi wrote t…

bubmagSeptember 27, 2019

Bees

Thinking out of the beebox

Bees dont discriminate between men and women when they sting. Then why should we wonder if working with bees is more suitable for men or women, jokes Kalpana-taiin Warli, the spoken language of Adivasis living in the mountainous and coastal areas near the Mah…

bubmagSeptember 27, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

Snowden in the Labyrinth

Permanent Record Metropolitan, 339 pp., $30.00 1. A Moment of Vision In Robert Sheckley’s 1978 short story “Is That What People Do?,” a man named Eddie Quintero buys himself a pair of binoculars from an army and navy surplus outlet, “because with them he h…

bubmagSeptember 27, 2019

Holocaust

5 Times Instagram Influencers Made The World A Dumber Place

At least those misguided Pokemon Goers were following the noble ideal of trying to be the very best, like no one ever was. Sadly, the same sort of boneheaded behavior occurs with increasing frequency at the Berlin Holocaust Memorial. But unlike the Auschwitz…

bubmagSeptember 27, 2019

Christianity

10 Slaves Who Became Roman Catholic Saints

From the very beginning, Christianity has had a complicated relationship with slavery. Many of the early Christians in the first centuries of the Church were slaves, including bishops, martyrs, evangelists, and even popes. Celsus, a 2nd Century pagan, even ri…

bubmagSeptember 27, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

North Korea Urges Trump to Make a ‘Bold Decision’ and Produce a Breakthrough in Nuclear Diplomacy

(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea said Friday it wants President Donald Trump to make a “wise option and bold decision” to produce a breakthrough in stalled nuclear diplomacy, in an escalation of pressure on the U.S. ahead of an expected resumption of talks.…

bubmagSeptember 27, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

Statement by Advisor to Foreign Ministry of DPRK

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK Date: 27/09/2019 Pyongyang, September 27 (KCNA) -- Kim Kye Gwan, advisor to the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, released the following statement on September 27: It draws my keen interest th…

bubmagSeptember 27, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

UN holds high-level talks on nuclear disarmament

With an estimated 14,000 nuclear weapons divided over nine countries, a nuclear conflict could be disastrous for the world. In an attempt to prevent a nuclear disaster, the United Nations has designated 26 September International Day for the Total Eliminatio…

bubmagSeptember 27, 2019

Times Square

3 Words To Describe Any Spot On Earth

For quite a long while now, latitude and longitude has been the way humankind has navigated the globe. This is a perfectly workable system, but it’s a little overwrought for daily use by the layperson. What3Words seeks to provide a simpler solution. The syst…

bubmagSeptember 27, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

North Korea urges Donald Trump to make bold move to revive diplomacy

North Korea said Friday it wants President Donald Trump to make a "wise option and bold decision" to produce a breakthrough in stalled nuclear diplomacy, in an escalation of pressure on the US ahead of an expected resumption of talks. The statement by Foreig…

bubmagSeptember 27, 2019

Mahatma Gandhi’s 80-year-old letter wishing Jews “era of peace” unveiled in Israel

Thinking out of the beebox

Snowden in the Labyrinth

5 Times Instagram Influencers Made The World A Dumber Place

10 Slaves Who Became Roman Catholic Saints

North Korea Urges Trump to Make a ‘Bold Decision’ and Produce a Breakthrough in Nuclear Diplomacy

Statement by Advisor to Foreign Ministry of DPRK

UN holds high-level talks on nuclear disarmament

3 Words To Describe Any Spot On Earth

North Korea urges Donald Trump to make bold move to revive diplomacy

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