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Julian Assange

Medical Opinion, Torture and Julian Assange

On November 27 this year, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Nils Melzer, delivered an address to the German Bundestag outlining his approach to understanding the mental health of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. These comprised two parts, the initial stage c…

bubmagDecember 25, 2019

Monsanto

The Right to Healthy Food: Poisoned with Pesticides

Environmentalist Dr Rosemary Mason has just written an open letter addressed to three senior officials in Britain: John Gardiner, Under Secretary of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the British government; Chris Whitty, the …

bubmagDecember 25, 2019

Star Wars

Disney Removes Same-Sex Kiss From ‘Star Wars’ Film in Singapore

There are few mainstream media representations of L.G.B.T. people in Singapore, where sex between men is punishable by up to two years in prison and there are no protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation. Anti-gay sentiment runs high in t…

bubmagDecember 25, 2019

Grexit

Reflections on 2019 – my foreword in THE GUARDIAN BEDSIDE 2019

Every year for nearly 70 years, the Guardian has collected the best of its journalism into a book – the BEDSIDE GUARDIAN. This year, Bedside Guardian 2019 is edited by Aditya Chakrabortty with Paul Johnson, deputy editor, alongside Jonathan Freedland, Zoe W…

bubmagDecember 25, 2019

Doping in Cycling

Seasons Greetings From The PEZ Crew!

Dear PEZ-Fans - thank you for another year of loyal readership - and if you're new to the site - we hope you enjoy our take on "what's cool in road cycling" and stick around. Here's a look back at our own personal hi-lights of 2019, and what made it…

bubmagDecember 25, 2019

Yemen Civil War

Yemen Press Reader 609: | Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 609 – Yemen War Mosaic 609

Eingebetteter Medieninhalt Eingebetteter Medieninhalt ... Soldaten aus Sudan im Jemen Dengue-Fieber verbreitet sich in der Provinz Hodeidah Saudische Artillerie tötet 17 auf Markt Khashoggi-Mord: Todesurteile in Scheinprozess und mehr Dec. 25, 2019: The hu…

bubmagDecember 25, 2019

Little Italy

The top 5 new Chinese restaurants in Toronto

New Chinese restaurants in Toronto bring chuan'r culture and massive vats of spicy Sichuan soup to the masses. Some already have outposts Markham, Scarborough, and Richmond Hill, while others are indie locations offering one-of-a-kind dumplings and Dan Dan no…

bubmagDecember 25, 2019

Slavery Abolition

2019 American Thinker Holiday Quiz

If you enjoy literature, history, movies and your cosmology includes Messier objects and Klingons, then this is your quiz. And this quiz is not just for guys. If you're a bright, sassy and sophisticated woman of any age, you will also like this quiz. However…

bubmagDecember 25, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

US ready to deal with any North Korean #39;Christmas gift#39;: Trump

US President Donald Trump on December 24 brushed off North Korea's warning of a "Christmas gift," saying the United States would "deal with it very successfully," amid US concerns that Pyongyang might be preparing a long-range missile test. China, North Kore…

bubmagDecember 25, 2019

Chinese Economy

Silver gets a late leg up but investors still hold at bay

Ravindra Rao Silver in the international market has surged above $17.65/oz level for the first time since early November. Silver edged up amid firmness in the gold price and improving outlook for industrial metals; however, weaker investor buying remains a c…

bubmagDecember 25, 2019

Medical Opinion, Torture and Julian Assange

The Right to Healthy Food: Poisoned with Pesticides

Disney Removes Same-Sex Kiss From ‘Star Wars’ Film in Singapore

Reflections on 2019 – my foreword in THE GUARDIAN BEDSIDE 2019

Seasons Greetings From The PEZ Crew!

Yemen Press Reader 609: | Jemenkrieg-Mosaik 609 – Yemen War Mosaic 609

The top 5 new Chinese restaurants in Toronto

2019 American Thinker Holiday Quiz

US ready to deal with any North Korean #39;Christmas gift#39;: Trump

Silver gets a late leg up but investors still hold at bay

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