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Barack Obama

Guess Which Of Trump’s Fibs Won Him PolitiFact’s ‘Lie Of The Year’ Award

A lie from President Donald Trump has been crowned “Lie of the Year” for a historic third time. PolitiFact, a nonprofit U.S. political fact-checking site, announced Monday that the award for 2019 goes to Trump’s claim that the anonymous whistleblower reporte…

bubmagDecember 17, 2019

Recycling

SpaceX launches satellites to orbit, but misses catching nose cone – CNET

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 7, 2017. US Air Force/Timothy Kirchner SpaceX launched another Falcon 9 rocket from Florida on Monday and landed the booster for the 47th time, but narrowly missed catchi…

bubmagDecember 17, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

China and Russia urge UN to lift key North Korea sanctions

China and Russia are calling on the U.N. Security Council to terminate sanctions on key North Korean exports such as coal, iron, iron ore and textiles, with the intent of enhancing the livelihood of the civilian population. A draft resolution circulated to …

bubmagDecember 17, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

As global refugee meet begins, rich nations urged to do ‘fair share’

Geneva (AFP) - A global refugee summit opens in Geneva Tuesday amid calls for concrete actions to help a surging number of displaced people, and for wealthy nations to shoulder their share of the burden. The Global Refugee Forum begins exactly a year after t…

bubmagDecember 17, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

UK PM Boris Johnson plans to block extension of Brexit transition beyond 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will take the bold step of legislating to prevent any extension of the Brexit transition period beyond 2020, British media including The Times and the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Making any extension illegal, a m…

bubmagDecember 17, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

UK PM Johnson plans to block extension of Brexit transition beyond 2020

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will take the bold step of legislating to prevent any extension of the Brexit transition period beyond 2020, British media including The Times and the Financial Times reported on Tuesday (Dec 17). Making any exte…

bubmagDecember 17, 2019

Riots

1993 Suleman bakery riots case: Court directs DCP to be present before it, raps Mumbai police for ‘casual approach’

Written by Sadaf Modak | Mumbai | Published: December 17, 2019 7:31:48 am Seven policemen are facing charges including murder for allegedly killing nine Muslims at the bakery during riots on January 9, 1993. (file)RAPPING THE prosecution for its casual a…

bubmagDecember 17, 2019

Obamacare

Spending Bill Would Repeal Up To Three Obamacare Taxes

Getty Negotiations are ongoing, but it looks like the fiscal year 2020 spending bill will include permanent repeal of up to three Obamacare taxes: the so-called Cadillac tax on health insurance benefits, an excise tax on medical devices, and the Health Insur…

bubmagDecember 17, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

Techfest 2019: IIT Bombay to invite ‘world’s first’ robot that can ‘sing, dance and perform on stage’

Written by Abha Goradia | Mumbai | Published: December 17, 2019 7:26:14 am RoboThespian will be visiting India for the first time.Taking the AI (Artificial Intelligence) game a step further, IIT Bombay will be inviting a robot who can sing, dance and per…

bubmagDecember 17, 2019

Orangutan

Don’t paint us with the same brush, Malaysian palm oil boss tells critics

Carl Bek-Nielsen is unhappy with the insinuation that the entire palm oil industry is mired in malpractice, including killing orangutans. (unitedplantations.com pic) KUALA LUMPUR: Carl Bek-Nielsen, whos about to give a tour of the palm oil plantations he run…

bubmagDecember 17, 2019

Guess Which Of Trump’s Fibs Won Him PolitiFact’s ‘Lie Of The Year’ Award

SpaceX launches satellites to orbit, but misses catching nose cone – CNET

China and Russia urge UN to lift key North Korea sanctions

As global refugee meet begins, rich nations urged to do ‘fair share’

UK PM Boris Johnson plans to block extension of Brexit transition beyond 2020

UK PM Johnson plans to block extension of Brexit transition beyond 2020

1993 Suleman bakery riots case: Court directs DCP to be present before it, raps Mumbai police for ‘casual approach’

Spending Bill Would Repeal Up To Three Obamacare Taxes

Techfest 2019: IIT Bombay to invite ‘world’s first’ robot that can ‘sing, dance and perform on stage’

Don’t paint us with the same brush, Malaysian palm oil boss tells critics

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