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Orangutan

Bali’s drugged, smuggled orangutan heads back to the wild

Bali's drugged, smuggled orangutan heads back to the wild

bubmagDecember 17, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

Russia, China propose easing N Korea sanctions, US says premature

Russia and China on Monday proposed easing some sanctions against nuclear-armed North Korea, on condition the regime commits to Security Council resolutions on denuclearisation, in a move the United States described as premature. The proposal, in a draft res…

bubmagDecember 17, 2019

NATO

Pentagon chief: Need to speak with Turkish counterpart to understand Erdogan base comments

By Idrees Ali ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday that he needed to speak with his Turkish counterpart to understand how serious President Tayyip Erdogan was when he said he could shut down the Incirli…

bubmagDecember 17, 2019

Barack Obama

Obama says women are “pretty indisputably” better than men

Former President Barack Obama asserted that many of the world's problems can be attributed to old men refusing to relinquish their power and said women are "pretty indisputably" better than men. "Now women, I just want you to know, you are not perfect, but w…

bubmagDecember 17, 2019

SpaceX

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches JCSAT-18/Kacific-1 – NASASpaceflight.com

SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket with JCSAT-18/Kacific-1 on Monday. The launch, the 77th for the Falcon 9, saw the commercial communications satellite lofted to a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). The 1-hour 28-minute launch window opened at 7:10 PM EST …

bubmagDecember 17, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

China, Russia propose lifting some UN sanctions on N.Korea, US says not the time – ABS-CBN News

UNITED NATIONS - China and Russia on Monday proposed the UN Security Council lift a ban on North Korea exporting statues, seafood and textiles, according to a draft resolution seen by Reuters, in a move Russia said is aimed at encouraging talks between Washin…

bubmagDecember 17, 2019

Climate Change

Extreme weather leaves 45 million in Southern Africa facing severe food shortages – The Globe and Mail

In Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, as in other parts of Southern Africa, extreme weather threatens to disrupt the supply and price of produce for millions who already struggle with extreme poverty and economic inequality. Miriam Mannak/The Globe and Mail…

bubmagDecember 17, 2019

Black Hole

Why King considers Raiders leaving Oakland ‘a travesty’ – NBCSports.com

The most puzzling saga of the 2019 NFL season continues. Wide receiver Antonio Brown, a man who briefly was employed by both the Raiders and New England Patriots this season, remains a free agent. Despite facing sexual assault allegations from multiple wome…

bubmagDecember 17, 2019

Korean War

Ever Wonder Where World War III Could Start? It’s Likely In One Of These 5 Places

Key point: Global tensions are rising in these areas. The world has avoided war between major power war since 1945, even if the United States and the Soviet Union came quite close on several occasions during the Cold War. In the first two decades following t…

bubmagDecember 17, 2019

Refugees

Almost 200 Rohingya caught fleeing Bangladeshi camps by boat

Almost 200 Rohingya Muslims sailed more than 1,500 kilometres to escape Bangladesh refugee camps only to be arrested by Myanmar's navy, the country's military said Tuesday. The boat seizure came just days after Myanmar's leader and Nobel peace laureate Aung …

bubmagDecember 17, 2019

Bali’s drugged, smuggled orangutan heads back to the wild

Russia, China propose easing N Korea sanctions, US says premature

Pentagon chief: Need to speak with Turkish counterpart to understand Erdogan base comments

Obama says women are “pretty indisputably” better than men

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches JCSAT-18/Kacific-1 – NASASpaceflight.com

China, Russia propose lifting some UN sanctions on N.Korea, US says not the time – ABS-CBN News

Extreme weather leaves 45 million in Southern Africa facing severe food shortages – The Globe and Mail

Why King considers Raiders leaving Oakland ‘a travesty’ – NBCSports.com

Ever Wonder Where World War III Could Start? It’s Likely In One Of These 5 Places

Almost 200 Rohingya caught fleeing Bangladeshi camps by boat

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