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Orangutan

Orangutan is found blinded and riddled with 24 air rifle pellets

An orangutan found blind and riddled with 24 air rifle pellets is in a stable condition today after a team of vets removed three of them from his head. The male orangutan, named Paguh by his rescuers, was found with 16 metal pellets in his skull and eight i…

bubmagNovember 28, 2019

Panda

Twice as cute: Berlin zoo releases new photos of panda twins

BERLIN — Berlin’s main zoo has released new photos of twin panda cubs born this summer, saying the two are developing well. The zoo said Thursday that the two cubs each now weigh about 5 kilograms (11 pounds) — quite an increase from their 186 gram (6.56 oun…

bubmagNovember 28, 2019

Virtual Reality

Facebook Acquires Beat Games in Virtual Reality Content Push

As part of Facebook's (NASDAQ:FB) ongoing push to accelerate virtual reality (VR) adoption, the social networking behemoth is acquiring Beat Games, the developer behind the popular VR rhythm game Beat Saber. Beat Games will be joining Facebook's Oculus Studio…

bubmagNovember 28, 2019

Yemen Civil War

Yemen civil war: 128 rebels returned from Saudi Arabia

Image copyrightEPAImage caption UAE and Saudi forces are in a coalition against Houthi rebels The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has announced it is repatriating 128 rebels from Saudi Arabia to Yemen. It comes two days after the Saudi-led…

bubmagNovember 28, 2019

Julian Assange

Links 11/28/19

Happy Turkey Day! Police Hilariously Ask for ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ After Responding to Spilled Krispy Kreme Delivery People (resilc) How to Organize Your Friends and Family on Thanksgiving Jacobin. Chuck L was very keen about this piece, but I have to conf…

bubmagNovember 28, 2019

Bubble

McMindfulness: Capitalism hijacked the Buddhist teaching of mindfulness

Over the past couple of decades, mindfulness meditation in the west has gone from fringe practice to mainstream phenomenon. Its promise, as it is sold to us in countless books and apps, is alluring: it's a simple technique to calm ourselves down and be more p…

bubmagNovember 28, 2019

CCTV

Lippo Karawaci inks partnership with Softbank to integrate AI, IoT in real estate – The Jakarta Post – Jakarta Post

Property developer Lippo Karawaci is partnering with telecommunications firm Softbank Corporation to implement advanced technology solutions for the former’s many real-estate developments in Indonesia. The publicly listed firm signed on Thursday a memorandum…

bubmagNovember 28, 2019

Panda

Twice as cute: Berlin zoo releases new photos of panda twins

bubmagNovember 28, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

North Korea Launches Missiles Amid Stalled Nuclear Talks With US

North Korea launched two unidentified projectiles on Thursday, in what could be the latest sign that a nuclear disarmament deal with the US might be unattainable unless President Trump offers fresh concessions, reported Reuters. 28-Nov-2019 03:07:57…

bubmagNovember 28, 2019

Panda

Twice as cute: Berlin zoo releases new photos of panda twins

BERLIN (AP) Berlins main zoo has released new photos of twin panda cubs born this summer, saying the two are developing well. The zoo said Thursday that the two cubs each now weigh about 5 kilograms (11 pounds) quite an increase from their 186 gram (6.56 oun…

bubmagNovember 28, 2019

Orangutan is found blinded and riddled with 24 air rifle pellets

Twice as cute: Berlin zoo releases new photos of panda twins

Facebook Acquires Beat Games in Virtual Reality Content Push

Yemen civil war: 128 rebels returned from Saudi Arabia

Links 11/28/19

McMindfulness: Capitalism hijacked the Buddhist teaching of mindfulness

Lippo Karawaci inks partnership with Softbank to integrate AI, IoT in real estate – The Jakarta Post – Jakarta Post

Twice as cute: Berlin zoo releases new photos of panda twins

North Korea Launches Missiles Amid Stalled Nuclear Talks With US

Twice as cute: Berlin zoo releases new photos of panda twins

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