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Venezuela

Buzz over Venezuela’s Guaido fades as Maduro holds firm

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) Tour operator Alejandro Palacios joined hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans protesting in the streets early this year, wanting to believe that things would finally change in the country as upstart opposition leader Juan Guaidó rallied…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Nukes

South Korea’s Moon says stalled talks with U.S. not good for North Korea

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday that stalled denuclearization talks and a recent flare-up in tension between the United States and North Korea were not beneficial for Pyongyang, Moon’s office said. During a meeting with C…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

US on high alert for possible Christmas gift missile from North Korea

Skip to comments. US on high alert for possible Christmas gift missile from North KoreaFox News ^ | December 22, 2019 | Bradford Betz Posted on 12/22/2019 8:25:09 PM PST by Perseverando U.S. officials are on high alert for signs of a possible missile l…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Feudalism

A Dialogue With David Bollier: P2p, the Commons and the Open Paradigm

—By James Burk Michel Bauwens, 2/1/06 1. David Bollier: How will P2P culture wash over and transform existing market-based identities? Michel Bauwens: My belief is the following: that before a system collapses, it will exhibit the worst of its features. Th…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Christianity

Jerry Falwell Jr. Poses With Trump After Predicting ‘Hiroshima And Nagasaki’ For Dems

Prominent evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. proudly posed for a photo with President Donald Trump Friday at Mar-a-Lago, one day after callously predicting “Hiroshima and Nagasaki” for the Democrats in 2020. Donald Trump posing with Jerry Falwell Jr. and h…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Protectionism

Fingers crossed for world trade

It is clear now that the rise of protectionism and the current US tariff war against China and the rest of the world have led to a slowdown in global trade and demand. Since most export-led economies in Asia Pacific depend heavily on demand from China, any sl…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Doping in Cycling

Two German riders linked to blood-doping ring

Operation Aderlass looks set to net a further two riders, with reports that two German WorldTour riders are being investigated over their involvement in a blood-doping ring. The investigations, which began with raids at the World Ski Championships in Februa…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Geely

Why Geely Automobile Holdings Limited’s (HKG:175) CEO Pay Matters To You

In 2006 Sheng Yue Gui was appointed CEO of Geely Automobile Holdings Limited (HKG:175). First, this article will compare CEO compensation with compensation at other large companies. Then we'll look at a snap shot of the business growth. And finally we will re…

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Anti-Putin Protests

Funding PC nonsense and other commentary

Science watch: Funding PC Nonsense A $700,000 climate-change musical, Turkeys veiling-fashion industry and animal depictions in National Geographic: The National Science Foundation, whose mission is to ensure the United States leadership in areas of science …

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Old-Age Poverty

Number of malnourished over-60s trebles in a decade

The number over-60s admitted to hospital with malnutrition has more than trebled in the UK over the last decade, a charity has warned. Those diagnosed with the condition at hospital jumped from 1,405 in 2007-2008 to 4,988 in 2017-2018, according to Age UK. …

bubmagDecember 23, 2019

Buzz over Venezuela’s Guaido fades as Maduro holds firm

South Korea’s Moon says stalled talks with U.S. not good for North Korea

US on high alert for possible Christmas gift missile from North Korea

A Dialogue With David Bollier: P2p, the Commons and the Open Paradigm

Jerry Falwell Jr. Poses With Trump After Predicting ‘Hiroshima And Nagasaki’ For Dems

Fingers crossed for world trade

Two German riders linked to blood-doping ring

Why Geely Automobile Holdings Limited’s (HKG:175) CEO Pay Matters To You

Funding PC nonsense and other commentary

Number of malnourished over-60s trebles in a decade

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