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Cold War

Spassky vs Fischer: How the chess battle became a theatre event

Image copyrightAlamyImage caption Boris Spassky (left) and Bobby Fischer duke it out in 1972 When the American Bobby Fischer challenged the Russian Boris Spassky for the World Chess Championship in 1972 the media looked on in fascination. It seemed the Col…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Animal Protection

‘Misleading’ billboard calling for captive dolphin breeding at Sea World to be banned is taken down

Days after launching a campaign against dolphin breeding at Sea World an animal rights group was told their 'misleading' billboards would be taken down. World Animal Protection launched the campaign on December 2 targeting Sea World's use of dolphins and …

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Korean War

North Korean missile and Kim Jong-un’s ‘Christmas gift’ decision

Image copyrightReutersImage caption Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un shaking hands at the DMZ in June Kim Jong-un has a big decision to make. Talks with Donald Trump have not gone to plan. Strict economic sanctions remain in place and it appears Washington is…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Plastic Pollution

Hermit crabs dying after mistaking plastic for shells, study finds

Plastic has killed more than half a million hermit crabs on a certain group of Pacific islands - Nature Picture Library Hermit crabs are mistaking plastic for shells and the problem has killed more than half a million of the crustaceans, a new study by the N…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Plastic Pollution

Hermit crabs dying after mistaking plastic for shells, study finds

The results recorded 61,000 crabs trapped in debris on Henderson Island and 508,000 on the Cocos (Keeling) islands. This equated to 1-2 crabs per m2 of beach falling foul of debris, a significant percentage of the population. Around 570,000 hermit crabs beco…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Super Komachi

Japan’s snow monkeys de-stress in hot springs

(CNN) The Japanese macaques in Jigokudani Monkey Park begin most days with a relaxing dip in their own private hot tub. Located in Joshinetsu Kogen National Park in Japan's Nagano prefecture, the primate-only onsen is world-famous as the preferred simian ho…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Neymar

PSG beats Nantes 2-0 in French league to keep 5-point lead

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain beat Nantes 2-0 on Wednesday to restore its five-point lead over Marseille at the top of the French league standings. Kylian Mbappé broke the deadlock shortly after halftime and Neymar sealed the win with a penalty late on. …

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Neymar

Paris St-Germain 2-0 Nantes: Kylian Mbappe and Neymar score to extend Ligue 1 lead

Kylian Mbappe has scored five league goals this season Kylian Mbappe and Neymar scored as Paris St-Germain beat Nantes 2-0 to extend their Ligue 1 lead to five points. After a goalless first half, Mbappe converted an Angel di Maria cross from the right wit…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Elon Musk

Elon Musk defends his right to be a Twitter troll at ‘pedo guy’ trial

Elon Musk apologized to the jury before reading some of his tweets aloud while testifying in court Wednesday. "I was calling myself Treelon at that time," he said, explaining an unusual Twitter avatar and name displayed on the screen. The room tittered, but…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Big Data

Bigger Isn’t Always Better: It’s All About Lean Data

Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin Getty Does your company need to go on a data diet? If youre like many businesses today, youre collecting a lot more data than you need or use, an issue that cou…

bubmagDecember 5, 2019

Spassky vs Fischer: How the chess battle became a theatre event

‘Misleading’ billboard calling for captive dolphin breeding at Sea World to be banned is taken down

North Korean missile and Kim Jong-un’s ‘Christmas gift’ decision

Hermit crabs dying after mistaking plastic for shells, study finds

Hermit crabs dying after mistaking plastic for shells, study finds

Japan’s snow monkeys de-stress in hot springs

PSG beats Nantes 2-0 in French league to keep 5-point lead

Paris St-Germain 2-0 Nantes: Kylian Mbappe and Neymar score to extend Ligue 1 lead

Elon Musk defends his right to be a Twitter troll at ‘pedo guy’ trial

Bigger Isn’t Always Better: It’s All About Lean Data

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