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Bees

Invest in pollinator monitoring for long-term gain

IMAGE: Short-fringed Mining bee, Andrena dorsata view more Credit: Tom Breeze New research shows that for every £1 invested in pollinator monitoring schemes, at least £1.50 can be saved, from otherwise costly independent research projects. A research t…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

Natan Sharansky receives Israel’s prestigious Genesis Prize

JERUSALEM - Former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky has been awarded Israels prestigious 2020 Genesis Prize for a lifetime of work promoting political and religious freedoms, organizers announced Tuesday. The $1 million award is granted each year to a person…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

Natan Sharansky receives Israel’s prestigious Genesis Prize

JERUSALEM (AP) Former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky has been awarded Israel's prestigious 2020 Genesis Prize for a lifetime of work promoting political and religious freedoms, organizers announced Tuesday. The $1 million award is granted each year to a pe…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Belt and Road

Thailand wafer brand Chocky became No.1 selling in wafer category during China’s Double 11 shopping festival

BEIJING, Dec. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, the annual "Double 11" shopping festival in China has come to an end. Apart from the usual fierce competition of local businesses, consumers' pursuit of high-quality imported food is increasing. Among them, it …

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

Human rights icon Natan Sharansky wins Israel’s prestigious Genesis Prize

The Genesis Prize Foundation announced Tuesday that the winner of its $1 million 2020 prize is former Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky, citing his “lifelong struggle for human rights.” “The award recognizes Sharanskys extraordinary lifelong struggle for huma…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

Legendary Advocate for Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights Natan Sharansky Awarded 2020 Genesis Prize

Joins Michael Bloomberg and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as Recipient of Prestigious Jewish Award JERUSALEM, Dec. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today The Genesis Prize Foundation (GPF) announced Natan Sharansky, the legendary advocate for freedom, democracy and hu…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Putin

Ukraine and Russia agree to prisoner exchange by year’s end

Russia and Ukraine agreed on Monday to several steps for improving the situation around the war in eastern Ukraine at a major peace summit in Paris, but did not make any major breakthroughs for ending the conflict. The summit was held in the so-called "Norma…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Donald Trump

McCabe reacts to years of Trump’s personal attacks

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bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Protectionism

World Trade Without Rules? U.S. Shuts Down WTO Appeals Court

GENEVA (AP) — Global commerce will lose its ultimate umpire Tuesday, leaving countries unable to reach a final resolution of disputes at the World Trade Organization and instead facing what critics call “the law of the jungle.’’ The United States, under a pr…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Censored Internet

Speaking Freely: Interview on Censorship and Oppression With Human Rights Activist Rima Sghaier

By Jillian York Rima Sghaier is a human rights activist and researcher who works at the intersection of technology and human rights, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa. Rima grew up in Tunisia under the regime of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, whic…

bubmagDecember 10, 2019

Invest in pollinator monitoring for long-term gain

Natan Sharansky receives Israel’s prestigious Genesis Prize

Natan Sharansky receives Israel’s prestigious Genesis Prize

Thailand wafer brand Chocky became No.1 selling in wafer category during China’s Double 11 shopping festival

Human rights icon Natan Sharansky wins Israel’s prestigious Genesis Prize

Legendary Advocate for Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights Natan Sharansky Awarded 2020 Genesis Prize

Ukraine and Russia agree to prisoner exchange by year’s end

McCabe reacts to years of Trump’s personal attacks

World Trade Without Rules? U.S. Shuts Down WTO Appeals Court

Speaking Freely: Interview on Censorship and Oppression With Human Rights Activist Rima Sghaier

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