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Hebron

Trump’s Deal of the Century Won’t Bring Peace…That Was the Plan

Photograph Source: The White House – Public Domain Much of Donald Trump’s long-trailed “deal of the century” came as no surprise. Over the past 18 months, Israeli officials had leaked many of its details. The so-called “Vision for Peace” unveiled on Tuesday simply confirmed that the US government has publicly…

bubmagJanuary 30, 2020

Plastic Pollution

Plastic pollution exports to be banned

The Environment Bill has been reintroduced to Parliament with new powers to stop plastic rubbish exports to less developed countries. Exporting polluting plastic waste from the UK to developing countries will be banned or restricted under new legislation to protect the environment. The Environment Bill has been reintroduced to Parliament…

bubmagJanuary 30, 2020

Moravec‘s Paradox

China’s giant tech companies join fight against deadly coronavirus

HONG KONG/PALO ALTO, U.S. -- From cloud-based artificial intelligence to chatbots and even "nurse robots," Chinese tech companies are deploying their wealth, technological prowess and massive databases to help combat the coronavirus outbreak, which has so far killed 170 people and infected over 7,000 around the country.Ride-hailing company Didi is…

bubmagJanuary 30, 2020

Geely

Geely asks Proton to expand into Southeast Asia – initial focus on Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore

bubmagJanuary 30, 2020

Unwelcome Refugees

Trapped and voiceless: The Palestinians depicted in Trump’s plan

Donald Trump's "Middle East plan" has fully adopted the Israeli agenda and ignores the fundamental problem that has continued for more than 70 years. Palestinians are not striving to improve the conditions of their imprisonment, we want the return of our refugees and the end of the occupation. As it…

bubmagJanuary 30, 2020

Alibaba

Jack Ma Pledges 14 Million Dollars For Developing Coronavirus Vaccine

The donations were made through Jack Ma's charitable foundation. Beijing: Jack Ma -- founder of the e-commerce giant Alibaba and the richest man in China -- has donated 14 million dollars towards the development of a vaccine to fight the deadly coronavirus. …

bubmagJanuary 30, 2020

Dalai Lama

Tibetans Blast Beijing’s Intention to Close Dalai Lama’s Residence Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Tibetans Blast Beijing's Intention to Close Dalai Lama's Residence Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

bubmagJanuary 30, 2020

Alibaba

From Jack Ma to Bill Gates, billionaires donate funds to create coronavirus vaccine

Coronavirus: According to Jack Ma Foundation, the 55-year-old billionaire has earmarked 40 million yuan ($5.8 million) for two Chinese government research organisationsChina's second-richest man and Alibaba founder Jack Ma has donated 100 million yuan ($14.4 million) to help invent a vaccine for coronavirus. According to Jack Ma Foundation, the 55-year-old…

bubmagJanuary 30, 2020

Palestine

Trump’s Middle East plan leaves Palestinians in Lebanon hopeless

Beirut, Lebanon - Abu Khaled has never been to his hometown of Jaffa. His parents were expelled from the port city along with about 120,000 other residents when it came under Israeli control following the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. They eventually settled in Beirut, in what is today the Shatila Palestinian…

bubmagJanuary 30, 2020

Matteo Salvini

Italy’s 5-Star braces for splits as identity crisis deepens

ROME (Reuters) - Italy’s ruling 5-Star Movement faces the prospect of desertions and ruinous splits which may be impossible to stem at a spring congress, party officials are warning. FILE PHOTO: Vito Crimi, the 5-Star Movement's new caretaker leader, talks with the media in front of Italy's parliament during a…

bubmagJanuary 30, 2020

Trump’s Deal of the Century Won’t Bring Peace…That Was the Plan

Plastic pollution exports to be banned

China’s giant tech companies join fight against deadly coronavirus

Geely asks Proton to expand into Southeast Asia – initial focus on Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore

Trapped and voiceless: The Palestinians depicted in Trump’s plan

Jack Ma Pledges 14 Million Dollars For Developing Coronavirus Vaccine

Tibetans Blast Beijing’s Intention to Close Dalai Lama’s Residence Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

From Jack Ma to Bill Gates, billionaires donate funds to create coronavirus vaccine

Trump’s Middle East plan leaves Palestinians in Lebanon hopeless

Italy’s 5-Star braces for splits as identity crisis deepens

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