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Animal Protection

Chinese turn to social media to feed stranded pets in virus-hit Wuhan city

The hashtag 'save the pets left behind in Wuhan' became third-most searched term on the Twitter-like Weibo platform A cat by the window of a cat restaurant in Beijing. The hashtag 'save the pets left behind in Wuhan' became the third-most searched term on the Twitter-like Weibo platform on Feb…

bubmagFebruary 3, 2020

Unwelcome Refugees

Greek police fire teargas at protesting migrants, refugees on Lesbos

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek police fired teargas to disperse migrants and refugees protesting on Monday about conditions in migrant camps on the island of Lesbos and the slow pace of processing asylum requests. Riot police use tear gas during a demonstration of refugees and migrants outside the Kara Tepe camp,…

bubmagFebruary 3, 2020

Slavery Abolition

30 Historical Figures Reimagined As Modern Day People

Before photography was invented, we had to rely on sculptures, paintings and written descriptions to figure out how some famous historical figures looked like. This, of course, did not come without some misinterpretations. For example, people are still uncertain what Napoleon’s real height was after all these years. Graphic designer…

bubmagFebruary 3, 2020

Animal Protection

Chinese turn to social media to feed stranded pets in virus city

BEIJING: China's unprecedented quarantining of virus-hit Wuhan has separated millions from their families - and many from their pets, prompting worried owners and kind strangers to take to social media to ensure left-behind animals are looked after.The virus that has killed more than 360 in China emerged during the Chinese New Year…

bubmagFebruary 3, 2020

Big Data

Vertical Farming Transforms The Farm-to-Fork Supply Chain

Indoor vertical farming has been around for quite some time, but leading companies in this industry are starting to garner a great deal of attention from the business press even as investors have poured money into the industry. As the world population continues to expand, so too does the amount…

bubmagFebruary 3, 2020

Boris Johnson

EU demands access to U.K. waters, Johnson talks tough on trade after Brexit – Global News

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Union negotiator Michel Barnier set out tough opening gambits Monday in negotiating a future trade deal, making it clear that each side is willing to walk away without deal rather than compromise on key issues…

bubmagFebruary 3, 2020

Volodymyr Zelensky

Iran plane downing: Iran ends co-operation with Ukraine

Image copyrightReutersImage caption All 176 people on Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 died when Iranian missile fire hit the plane Iran has ceased co-operation with Ukraine in its investigation into the downing of Ukrainian passenger jet PS752 …

bubmagFebruary 3, 2020

Privacy Concerns

A 2020 Vision Of Data Privacy

The last decade ushered in a global takedown of personal privacy unlike anything we’ve seen in history. Our likes, dislikes, fears, hopes and medical conditions are bought and sold freely every day. We are open books, and the readers are the tech companies and their advertisers. Personal data is now…

bubmagFebruary 3, 2020

Dalai Lama

6 new books you should read in February

bubmagFebruary 3, 2020

NOAA

President Stable Genius Congratulates Wrong State After Chiefs Win Super Bowl

Donald Trump waves at the Trump International Golf Club as he arrives for a Super Bowl viewing party in West Palm Beach on February 2, 2020.Photo: Getty ImagesDonald Trump, the dumbest president in modern American history, congratulated the Kansas City Chiefs last night after they beat the San Francisco 49ers…

bubmagFebruary 3, 2020

Chinese turn to social media to feed stranded pets in virus-hit Wuhan city

Greek police fire teargas at protesting migrants, refugees on Lesbos

30 Historical Figures Reimagined As Modern Day People

Chinese turn to social media to feed stranded pets in virus city

Vertical Farming Transforms The Farm-to-Fork Supply Chain

EU demands access to U.K. waters, Johnson talks tough on trade after Brexit – Global News

Iran plane downing: Iran ends co-operation with Ukraine

A 2020 Vision Of Data Privacy

6 new books you should read in February

President Stable Genius Congratulates Wrong State After Chiefs Win Super Bowl

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