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Boris Johnson

UK summons Iranian ambassador over envoy’s arrest

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has summoned the Iranian ambassador to the country to convey its strong objections to the brief arrest of London’s envoy to Tehran on Saturday, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said. “This was an unacceptable breach of…

bubmagJanuary 13, 2020

Black Hole

Did Astronomers Just Discover Black Holes from the Big Bang?

In the nearly five years since their first direct detection, gravitational waves have become one of the hottest topics in astronomy. With facilities such as the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), researchers have mostly used these rip…

bubmagJanuary 13, 2020

Flygskam

The Spread Of Flight Shame In Europe—Is Greta Thunberg The Reason Why?

Passenger numbers are steadily dropping on domestic and short-haul routes within Europe. Even airlines such as KLM are now encouraging passengers to use trains on shorter journeys to reduce the environmental impact from flying.Germany has seen a slump in dome…

bubmagJanuary 13, 2020

Iran Liberalism

Will Iran Protests Put Leadership at Risk?

(Bloomberg) -- Want to receive this post in your inbox every day? Sign up for the Balance of Power newsletter, and follow Bloomberg Politics on Twitter and Facebook for more. Iran has swiftly cracked down on protests that sprouted over its coverup of the sho…

bubmagJanuary 13, 2020

Cold War

The Urgent Race for Bigger Foreign-Policy Ideas

In the last two weeks, escalating hostilities brought the United States to the brink of yet another conflict in the Middle East—this time with Iran. But such a conflict might not look much like the others that American forces have fought in the 21st century. …

bubmagJanuary 13, 2020

Electric Scooter

Harley-Davidson Files Patent For Its Electric Scooter

A Step Closer to Another Electric Model Harley-Davidson revealed some electric bike concepts back when it showed off the LiveWire officially for the first time. One of those concepts was an urban mobility scooter that had some cool styling. Well, the company now has filed some additional patents on the…

bubmagJanuary 13, 2020

Geely

Geely Haoyue: VX11 SUV named – 1.5T & 1.8T mills?

Geely has just officially announced the name for the VX11 SUV, and the upcoming three-row SUV is called the Haoyue, meaning heroic or luxury SUV. Rumours are rife with this one, especially regarding engine options, but Geely said it will go on sale later this…

bubmagJanuary 13, 2020

Brexit

EU’s tough new trade boss seeks reset with Trump

Trump sees both agreements as vindication of his get-tough approach to trade negotiations, which included threatening to withdraw from NAFTA and slapping duties on literally hundreds of billions of dollars of Chinese goods. Now, disputes over Frances new dig…

bubmagJanuary 13, 2020

CCTV

Shocking moment Hermes delivery driver is caught urinating on man’s house

This is the shocking moment a Hermes delivery driver urinated on a customer's house. The firm was forced to clean up urine after father Dan Cecchini said the 'rank' act left him feeling 'violated'. The 43-year-old was in the bath on December 17 when his se…

bubmagJanuary 13, 2020

Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey says Dutch, Belgian, French firms eye canal plan: Anadolu

ANKARA (Reuters) - Dutch, Belgian and French companies are interested in a massive canal project on the edge of Istanbul, Turkish state media cited Transport Minister Cahit Turhan as saying on Monday, despite the opposition's strong criticism of the project. …

bubmagJanuary 13, 2020

UK summons Iranian ambassador over envoy’s arrest

Did Astronomers Just Discover Black Holes from the Big Bang?

The Spread Of Flight Shame In Europe—Is Greta Thunberg The Reason Why?

Will Iran Protests Put Leadership at Risk?

The Urgent Race for Bigger Foreign-Policy Ideas

Harley-Davidson Files Patent For Its Electric Scooter

Geely Haoyue: VX11 SUV named – 1.5T & 1.8T mills?

EU’s tough new trade boss seeks reset with Trump

Shocking moment Hermes delivery driver is caught urinating on man’s house

Turkey says Dutch, Belgian, French firms eye canal plan: Anadolu

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