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Water Scarcity

The Looming U.S. Water Crisis

Dalles Dam. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. According to the World Economic Forum, the global water crisis is the fourth major threat of our civilization. In fact, studies warn that two-thirds of the global population could be living in water-stressed countries by…

bubmagDecember 27, 2019

Super Komachi

Best last-minute holiday deals for January, from Italy to Sri Lanka

Sun, sea, sand or snow? Get over the post-Christmas slump by packing off somewhere hot in January, or hitting the slopes when ski resorts are much quieter. And if youre planning ahead on an April or Easter holiday, these ideas might inspire you. Go now Dow…

bubmagDecember 27, 2019

SpaceX

Satellite constellations: Astronomers warn of threat to view of Universe

Image copyrightMarco Langbroek/SatTrackCam LeidenImage caption Astronomers are concerned that the bright satellites could hinder their research Astronomers are warning that their view of the Universe could be under threat. From next week, a campaign to l…

bubmagDecember 27, 2019

Julian Assange

The Most Important Free Press Stories of 2019

Assange is the founder of WikiLeaks, a website that publishes official documents exposing the crimes and lies of world leaders. Before publishing, WikiLeaks verifies that the evidence submitted is authentic. Of the millions of items published by WikiLeaks, no…

bubmagDecember 27, 2019

Water Scarcity

Daily Current Affairs IAS | UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam – 26th December 2019

IAS UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam 26th December 2019 (PRELIMS + MAINS FOCUS) Locust invasion in Gujarat Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III- Environment, Agriculture In News According to the Agriculture Ministrys Locust Warning Organisation (LWO) in Jod…

bubmagDecember 27, 2019

Solar Storm

Mysterious Crunch In The Earth’s Magnetic Field Created A New Kind Of Aurora – Mashable India

While inspecting a three-year-old footage of the Arctic sky, a NASA intern discovered a new type of aurora. A video from Norway offers a glimpse of the aurora twisting in unusual patterns. Usually, aurorae dance across the sky when lots of high-energy partic…

bubmagDecember 27, 2019

Belt and Road

An Era of “Copy from China”: ZhongAn unveils its international strategy to export cutting-edge insurtech offerings in Asia and Belt and Road Countries

HONG KONG, Dec. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- "Technology export to Asia and Belt and Road countries is going to be one of the main thrusts for digital insurer ZhongAn in the next few years," said Mr Bill SONG, CEO of ZA Tech Global Limited ("ZA Tech"), an operati…

bubmagDecember 27, 2019

Filter Bubble

Beyond Fake News: Social Media and Market-Driven Political Campaigns

— Merlyna Lim, Carleton University For better or worse social media have become part of politics everywhere in the world, including in Indonesia. The entanglement of politics and social media is more pronounced in election campaigns as candidates and their …

bubmagDecember 27, 2019

Filter Bubble

The Most-Influential Technologies of the 2010s

A decade ago, we typed on computers. Now we talk with them. We used to take taxis. Now an app picks a stranger's car to ride. We used to meet people in bars. Now we swipe on photos of their faces. As we round the corner to 2020, I've been…

bubmagDecember 27, 2019

Brexit

Project Syndicate: The best Brexit strategy Boris Johnson can follow is one his supporters might not like

LONDON (Project Syndicate) Wars end when the belligerents give up fighting. The surest way for this to happen, and sometimes the least destructive, is through a decisive battle that leads to unconditional surrender. Boris Johnsons overwhelming victory in th…

bubmagDecember 27, 2019

The Looming U.S. Water Crisis

Best last-minute holiday deals for January, from Italy to Sri Lanka

Satellite constellations: Astronomers warn of threat to view of Universe

The Most Important Free Press Stories of 2019

Daily Current Affairs IAS | UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam – 26th December 2019

Mysterious Crunch In The Earth’s Magnetic Field Created A New Kind Of Aurora – Mashable India

An Era of “Copy from China”: ZhongAn unveils its international strategy to export cutting-edge insurtech offerings in Asia and Belt and Road Countries

Beyond Fake News: Social Media and Market-Driven Political Campaigns

The Most-Influential Technologies of the 2010s

Project Syndicate: The best Brexit strategy Boris Johnson can follow is one his supporters might not like

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