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Nuclear Disarmament

X is for Extinction Rebellion: the insurgent climate movement that went mainstream

When Extinction Rebellion (XR) blockaded central London in April 2018, the movement seemed to have come from nowhere. Protesters assembled a fuschia boat in the centre of Oxford Circus and organised yoga sessions on Waterloo Bridge. Makeshift kitchens supplie…

bubmagDecember 29, 2019

Hrant Dink

Despite issues, Turkish military bases still key for US: Analyst

ANKARA-Anadolu Agency Despite the personal rapport often shared by their leaders, Turkey and the U.S. are currently at odds over a number of issues, but the U.S. interest in bases on Turkish soil endures, according to a foreign policy analyst. The U.S. Cong…

bubmagDecember 29, 2019

Super Heroes

Marvel Merges Captain America and Hulk Into One Hero | CBR

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Tarot #1 by Alan Davis, Paul Renaud, Paul Mounts and VC's Clayton Cowles, on sale Wednesday, Jan. 1. Once there was a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth's Mightiest Heroes found themselves united agai…

bubmagDecember 29, 2019

Grexit

From Brexit to #MeToo: 5 words and phrases that defined the 2010s

In a decade where social media dominated much of the public conversation, it should be little surprise that online culture had a huge impact on our language. Here are some of the words and phrases that defined the 2010s terms which were scarce or non-existen…

bubmagDecember 29, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

‘Look how strong we are’: North Korea’s message for 2020

Seoul, South Korea- Images from North Korea have a near superpower ability to go viral, whether it be a photo of Kim Jong Un watching shirtless men soak in luxury hot springs or a shot of the North Korean leader riding a white stallion through the snow. The …

bubmagDecember 29, 2019

Machine Learning

Ethical Concerns of AI

Getty Artificial Intelligence is seen by many as a great transformative tech. Will AI systems one day drive us around? Do our laundry? Mow our lawn? Raise our kids? Fight wars? Write these articles? Create political advertisements? These …

bubmagDecember 29, 2019

New York City

Monsey stabbing: Several wounded at rabbi’s home in New York

Several people have been stabbed at a house close to a synagogue in New York state, reports say. The house in Monsey, north of New York city, belonged to a rabbi, according to the Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council. At least five people, all Jewish, wer…

bubmagDecember 29, 2019

Skateboard

M’sian teen dies while skateboarding in Australia

A Malaysian teenager, Mohammad Farhan Fudhail Mohammad Farid, died in a skateboarding incident in Townsville, Queensland, Australia yesterday. The mother of the 16-year-old boy, known as Natasha, said they were preparing to bring home the body. Australian m…

bubmagDecember 29, 2019

Slavery Abolition

The equals of the slave masters

Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves, Abraham Lincoln. The headlines are unrelenting: Woman docked for locking maid in the toilet for 20 days Woman called out for burning 10-year-old housemaid with hot iron Police arrest madam w…

bubmagDecember 29, 2019

Bees

A year of reckoning for the climate crisis

Keeping track of climate change should come with a health advisory: You should have a high threshold for anxiety and dread. Because, in case you havent heard, the news isnt good. 2019 started with fires ravaging California, and ends with fires ravaging Austr…

bubmagDecember 29, 2019

X is for Extinction Rebellion: the insurgent climate movement that went mainstream

Despite issues, Turkish military bases still key for US: Analyst

Marvel Merges Captain America and Hulk Into One Hero | CBR

From Brexit to #MeToo: 5 words and phrases that defined the 2010s

‘Look how strong we are’: North Korea’s message for 2020

Ethical Concerns of AI

Monsey stabbing: Several wounded at rabbi’s home in New York

M’sian teen dies while skateboarding in Australia

The equals of the slave masters

A year of reckoning for the climate crisis

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