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Chinese Economy

Wall Street starts 2020 with new records on China stimulus, trade hopes

Wall Street's major indexes notched record highs to open the new year on Thursday, as fresh economic stimulus from China added to optimism fueled by easing trade tensions and an improving global outlook. China's central bank said on Wednesday it would cut th…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Old-Age Poverty

Where people fall from the sky

LONDON, England; JOHANNESBURG, South Africa; CALAIS, France Theres a pretty little part of South West London where dead people fall from the sky. Its a perfectly charming area. The bodies dont fall on it all the time, of course, only more frequently than one…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Refugees

Live: ‘Raj Cong promised citizenship to refugees’

Live: 'Raj Cong promised citizenship to refugees'

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Julian Assange

The Slow Execution of the Voices of Freedom

Disclaimer: The contents of this article are of sole responsibility of the author(s). The Centre for Research on Globalization will not be responsible for any inaccurate or incorrect statement in this article. The Centre of Research on Globalization grants pe…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Christianity

Poll Reveals Points Where White Evangelicals’ Support For Trump Wavers Slightly

White evangelical Protestants have long been some of President Donald Trump’s most reliable supporters. They’ve remained loyal to him through allegations of sexual assault, racism and corruption driven in large part by his appointment of conservative judges a…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Singapore

17 Must-Try Matcha Drinks In Singapore That Can Be Anyone’s Cup of Tea

If there’s one food fad that will never run out of style, it’s got to be Matcha. There’s just something about that bright green colour and earthy rich flavour that keeps everyone coming back for more each time. It’s definitely one of our favourite drinks of a…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

New York City

NYPD officer resigns amid backlash, police say

A New York City Police Department officer resigned on Thursday, more than a year after he was charged for allegedly breaking into a woman's home, threatening her and yelling racial slurs.

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Star Wars

Top 10s of the 2010s: What were our favourite songs, films and TV shows?

How will we remember the 2010s? If we're going to remember it by the UK's most popular culture, it's been the decade of Ed Sheeran and Adele; of Daniel Craig, Marvel and Star Wars sequels; and of the Fifty Shades phenomenon. Take a look back at the most suc…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Free Internet

A top Google exec pushed the company to commit to human rights. Then Google pushed him out, he says.

I didnt change. Google changed, LaJeunesse, who was Googles global head of international relations in Washington, D.C., told The Washington Post. Dont be evil used to top the companys mission statement. Now when I think about Dont be evil, its been relegated …

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Slavery Abolition

Blagojevich: House Democrats would’ve impeached Lincoln, too

CHICAGO -- Imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich argued in a column that fellow Democrats in the U.S. House who impeached President Donald Trump also would have tried to remove Abraham Lincoln. Blagojevich, who is serving a 14-year federal senten…

bubmagJanuary 3, 2020

Wall Street starts 2020 with new records on China stimulus, trade hopes

Where people fall from the sky

Live: ‘Raj Cong promised citizenship to refugees’

The Slow Execution of the Voices of Freedom

Poll Reveals Points Where White Evangelicals’ Support For Trump Wavers Slightly

17 Must-Try Matcha Drinks In Singapore That Can Be Anyone’s Cup of Tea

NYPD officer resigns amid backlash, police say

Top 10s of the 2010s: What were our favourite songs, films and TV shows?

A top Google exec pushed the company to commit to human rights. Then Google pushed him out, he says.

Blagojevich: House Democrats would’ve impeached Lincoln, too

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