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Palestine

Price of Trolling Impeachment: End of Oslo Peace Process and Trump-Netanyahu Apartheid “Steal of the Century”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Palestinian leadership has entirely rejected what is known of the Trump plan for Israel and Palestine, and warned that they see it as destroying the Oslo Peace accords. The Trump administration did not consult the Palestinians in drawing up the plan, which gives away…

bubmagJanuary 27, 2020

Blockchain

Bitfury going carbon neutral with reforestation project in Kazakhstan

Spotted: Global blockchain giant Bitfury plans to go carbon neutral in Kazakhstan by planting at least 20 hectares of trees. The agreement is part of an effort by Kazakhstan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15 per cent. Kazakhstan has a reported 29 mi…

bubmagJanuary 27, 2020

Boeing 737max

Why I Won’t Be Buying Boeing

SummaryNot now. And not only because of its 737 MAX woes.Boeing’s other big leg besides commercial aircraft is the defense industry.Overshadowed by 737 MAX, no one is commenting on similar problems on the defense side of Boeing.The stock may rise short term on rumor or an earlier return of the…

bubmagJanuary 27, 2020

Neymar

A player transformed: star Neymar becoming a model teammate

PARIS (AP) — After spending the whole summer pushing for a move away from Paris Saint-Germain, Neymar is now enthralled with the club that made him the world’s record signing at 222 million euros ($245 million). It has been a staggering turnaround. Only months ago, Neymar was persona non grata…

bubmagJanuary 27, 2020

Volodymyr Zelensky

Democrats call for Bolton to testify in impeachment trial

Image copyright Getty Images Pressure has grown for former National Security Adviser John Bolton to testify in US President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.Calls for his testimony come amid claims that the adviser directly linked Mr Trump to a plan to freeze aid to Ukraine in exchange for a political favour.…

bubmagJanuary 27, 2020

Hurricane

Climate Change Could Force Millions of Americans to Flee the Coast. AI Predicts Where They’ll Go

By the end of the century, sea level rise could force 13 million people to move away from the U.S. coasts. But its not just the coasts that will be affectedso will the places where those migrants end up. In a study published last week in PLOS One, researche…

bubmagJanuary 27, 2020

Nuclear Disarmament

Buddhist Leader’s Annual Peace Proposal Applauds Youth Climate Action and Promotes Nuclear Weapons Treaty

TOKYO, Jan. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 26, 2020, the 38th annual peace proposal by Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist network, titled "Toward Our Shared Future: Constructing an Era of Human Solidarity" was released, marking the anniversary of the founding of the SGI. Climate…

bubmagJanuary 27, 2020

Propaganda

North Korea urges citizens to ‘break through barriers’ as nuclear standoff continues

SEOUL (Reuters) - While a North Korean deadline for the United States to soften its stand on denuclearization talks passed uneventfully over the New Year, state media and propaganda efforts have been focusing on the prospect of a long confrontation with the United States. Optimism that two years of contacts…

bubmagJanuary 27, 2020

Putin

Former Ambassador To Ukraine Calls Out Pompeo For Callous Dismissal Of Nation

Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor criticized Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Sunday for his reported cavalier dismissal of Ukraine in a recent interview. “Do you think Americans care about Ukraine?” an angry Pompeo asked Mary Louise Kelly, host of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” she recounted. Kelly said Pompeo was…

bubmagJanuary 27, 2020

Antibiotics

FDA approves first US phage therapy trial (2019)

The FDA has given clearance for the first clinical trial in the United States to test an IV-administered bacteriophage-based therapy to kill drug-resistant bacteria. The agency accepted an investigational new drug application for the planned trial from researchers at the University of California, San Diego, according to a news release.…

bubmagJanuary 27, 2020

Price of Trolling Impeachment: End of Oslo Peace Process and Trump-Netanyahu Apartheid “Steal of the Century”

Bitfury going carbon neutral with reforestation project in Kazakhstan

Why I Won’t Be Buying Boeing

A player transformed: star Neymar becoming a model teammate

Democrats call for Bolton to testify in impeachment trial

Climate Change Could Force Millions of Americans to Flee the Coast. AI Predicts Where They’ll Go

Buddhist Leader’s Annual Peace Proposal Applauds Youth Climate Action and Promotes Nuclear Weapons Treaty

North Korea urges citizens to ‘break through barriers’ as nuclear standoff continues

Former Ambassador To Ukraine Calls Out Pompeo For Callous Dismissal Of Nation

FDA approves first US phage therapy trial (2019)

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