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Water Scarcity

Africa: Cop25 – Cse Wants Humanity to Recognise Climate Change, Take Decisive Action

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has urged governments around the world not to just recognise the urgency of climate action, but also the fact that this action must be decisive. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is a public interest research a…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

2019: The year refugees were urged to return, despite few changes

In 2019, calls emanating from the corridors of power for refugees and migrants to "return home" grew louder, from Syrians in Turkey and Rohingya in Bangladesh, to Afghans in Pakistan and newly-arrived and settled communities in Europe. But experts have warne…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Customer experience trends to watch out for in 2020

30-second summary:The implementation of data democratization strategies will be one of the main focal points for marketers in 2020.Key technologies such as AR, VR and MR will shift the horizon of experience design by combining perception and …

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Free Internet

Russia completes tests of its internal internet services to check they could operate in isolation

Russia completed tests of its internal internet services yesterday to assess if they could continue to run if the country was cut off from the worldwide web. The review of the so-called RuNet was conducted over the course of several days on specially design…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Refugees

Pentagon Eyes Africa Drawdown as First Step in Global Troop Shift

President George W. Bushs administration conducted a similar internal debate after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and initially targeted only those terrorist groups bent on attacking civilians in the West in particular Al Qaeda. But at the same time, Mr. Bush …

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Korean War

How North Korea Sunk a Warship in 2010 (And Could Have Restarted the Korean War)

Key point: The relatively long period indicates Pyongyang is not particularly interested in stirring the pot and instigating a military crisis while it continues to improve its nuclear weapons and missile programs. In 2010, North Korea sank a South Korean wa…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

AR-15

Like Sporting Rifles? These 5 Are Second To None

Key point: The post-9/11 wars fueled these weapons's rise. The field of modern sporting riflessemiautomatic rifles with detachable magazineshas exploded in popularity over the past decade. The expiration of the Federal 19942004 Assault Weapons Ban and the wa…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi Khashoggi verdict condemned globally but backed by US

Riyadh (AFP) - A Saudi court verdict that exonerated the crown prince's top aides over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been globally condemned as a travesty of justice, but won the backing of ally Washington. Five unnamed people were sentenced t…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

New York City

Proposed NYC law would require drone inspections for building complaints

The drone inspections could alleviate staff shortages at NYC's building department while saving money. More importantly, they could save lives. The council proposal comes days after falling debris from a fined building killed architect Erica Tishman while she…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Hiroshima

Indo-Pak Nuclear Confrontation: First Use Policy & the Race towards Armageddon

Click here to read Part Two. Head in the Sand Approach Information on the colossal destructive effects of use of nuclear weapons, based on the horrendous experiences of the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, has been in the public domain for wel…

bubmagDecember 24, 2019

Africa: Cop25 – Cse Wants Humanity to Recognise Climate Change, Take Decisive Action

2019: The year refugees were urged to return, despite few changes

Customer experience trends to watch out for in 2020

Russia completes tests of its internal internet services to check they could operate in isolation

Pentagon Eyes Africa Drawdown as First Step in Global Troop Shift

How North Korea Sunk a Warship in 2010 (And Could Have Restarted the Korean War)

Like Sporting Rifles? These 5 Are Second To None

Saudi Khashoggi verdict condemned globally but backed by US

Proposed NYC law would require drone inspections for building complaints

Indo-Pak Nuclear Confrontation: First Use Policy & the Race towards Armageddon

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