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Refugees

Trump’s ‘Narco-Terrorism’ Label Could Backfire

The logic behind labeling drug cartels as terrorists is debatable but not outrageous. They do carry out widespread murder of innocent civilians. The massacre of nine dual Mexican and American citizens in Sonora on Nov. 4 inspired family members of the decease…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Black Hole

Astronomers discover the most ultra-massive black hole ever recorded in our local universe – CNET

Astronomers used new data to measure the mass of a black hole in the central bright galaxy shown here: It's 40 billion times more massive than our Sun. Matthias Kluge/USM/MPE About 700 million light-years from earth, in the swirling heart of the brightest g…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

NATO

Trump calls Canada ‘slightly delinquent’ for not meeting NATO defence spending goals – Global News

U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada is “slightly delinquent” compared to other NATO allies failing to meet their defence spending targets. In a media availability with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of a joint meeting on Tuesday, Trump was asked abo…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Matteo Salvini

Don’t let Trump’s sinister shadow eclipse the UK’s desire for a brighter future

In the years after the Second World War, there was a determination never again to repeat the horrors of the 1930s and 1940s. Countries including the UK and the US built international alliances and coalitions around values and the aim of global stability. The…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

NATO

Trump slammed Macron for ‘insulting’ NATO. But the French president was actually attacking Trump for damaging the alliance.

President Donald Trump has spent years bashing NATO, but just went after another world leader for following his lead. As NATO members met for a summit in London on Tuesday, Trump slammed French President Emmanuel Macron for stating the historic alliance is …

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Venezuela

Five keys to understanding Latin America’s turmoil

(CNN)"What's happening in Latin America?" That's the question I've been getting in recent weeks from those who may not necessarily be familiar with the region but have noticed a spike in headlines this year about Latin America and the turmoil that countries l…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Chinese Economy

Bad news, Good News For Dry Bulk Shipping

Dry bulk is the world's largest ocean shipping sector by volume, and the most important dry bulk trade lane is Brazil-to-China iron ore, driven by the production of Brazilian miner Vale (NYSE: VALE). Toward the end of what has already been a roller-coaster ye…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

North Korea says choice of ‘Christmas gift’ is up to US amid missile tensions

Photograph: KCNA/EPA North Korea yesterday issued a thinly veiled warning it could resume long-distance missile tests in the next few weeks if the US does not change its negotiating position on the regimes nuclear disarmament, saying it is entirely up to the…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Bees

Killer robo-bees show how the sting of disinformation can spread – The Strategist

Investigations of influence operations and information warfare methodologies tend to focus heavily on the use of inauthentic social media activity and websites purpose built to propagate misinformation, disinformation and misleading narratives. There are, ho…

bubmagDecember 3, 2019

The Queen

Trudeau, Trump and other world leaders arrive at Buckingham Palace for Queen’s reception – Global News

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bubmagDecember 3, 2019

Trump’s ‘Narco-Terrorism’ Label Could Backfire

Astronomers discover the most ultra-massive black hole ever recorded in our local universe – CNET

Trump calls Canada ‘slightly delinquent’ for not meeting NATO defence spending goals – Global News

Don’t let Trump’s sinister shadow eclipse the UK’s desire for a brighter future

Trump slammed Macron for ‘insulting’ NATO. But the French president was actually attacking Trump for damaging the alliance.

Five keys to understanding Latin America’s turmoil

Bad news, Good News For Dry Bulk Shipping

North Korea says choice of ‘Christmas gift’ is up to US amid missile tensions

Killer robo-bees show how the sting of disinformation can spread – The Strategist

Trudeau, Trump and other world leaders arrive at Buckingham Palace for Queen’s reception – Global News

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