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Xi Jinping

The US Senate unanimously passed a bill to defend human rights in Hong Kong — a powerful act of defiance against China as pro-democracy protests rage

The US Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill to protect human rights in Hong Kong as protests continued to rage in the semiautonomous Chinese city. The legislation, titled the "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019," would essentially requi…

bubmagNovember 20, 2019

NATO

‘Brain death’: Canada to navigate minefield as France questions NATO’s future – Global News

A brewing battle over the future of NATO could have major implications for Canada, which for decades has relied on the military alliance as a cornerstone of its security, protection and influence in the world. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to tra…

bubmagNovember 20, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

Pope seeks Buddhist ties, nuclear ban on Asia trip

A life-sized statue of Pope Francis is placed at the St Louis Hospital in Bangkok where he is scheduled to visit. (AP pic) ROME: Pope Francis departed Rome on Tuesday for Thailand and Japan, majority Buddhist countries where the Jesuit pontiff is to plead fo…

bubmagNovember 20, 2019

Feudalism

Decrying income inequality is a harmful tactic that will make us all worse off

The 2020 presidential field is saturated with candidates decrying wealth inequality and making the argument to soak the rich. One front-runner, for instance, is constantly denouncing the millionaires and the billionaires. Ominously, a New York Times poll foun…

bubmagNovember 20, 2019

Hiroshima

Rich in dramatic Catholic history, Nagasaki awaits the pope

Its fitting that Pope Francis will start his first official visit to Japan in Nagasaki, the city where Christianity first took hold in the country and where nearly 500 years later it remains steeped in blood-soaked symbolism, both religious and political. It…

bubmagNovember 20, 2019

Scotland

National Trust is releasing beavers at two sites in the south of England in the spring

The National Trust is releasing beavers at two sites in the south of England in the spring with the aim to boost local wildlife and combat flooding. One of the projects will see two pairs of the aquatic mammals released into separate large enclosures in Holn…

bubmagNovember 20, 2019

NASDAQ

Cannabis Watch: As pot stocks sink, these two guys just raised $120 million to buy

Amid the vast ocean of red ink that marijuana stocks have fallen into, Mitch Baruchowitz and Peter Lee see an even more vast opportunity to make money. Baruchowitz and Lee run the blank-check company Merida Merger Corp. MCMJU, -0.10% , which raised $120 …

bubmagNovember 20, 2019

Panda

Bei Bei showered with attention as National Zoo prepares to send him to China on Tuesday

His leaving comes at a time of uncertainty for pandas at the zoo, where they have been a popular attraction for the last 47 years. Mei Xiang, his mother, had a false pregnancy, where female pandas can show signs of being pregnant but arent really pregnant, i…

bubmagNovember 20, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

Trash-talking robots can hurt feelings, says study you stupid humans probably won’t understand

Turns out robots can shade humans, and when they do, it makes us sad and unproductive. So say researchers from Carnegie Mellon University who have released the results of a student-led study from its Robotics Institute. The whole thing worked like this: Ea…

bubmagNovember 20, 2019

Fortnite

Fortnite officially receives Microsoft DirectX 12 support

Source: Epic Games The latest Fortnite update has given PC players the option to enable Microsoft DirectX 12.Epic Games claims this will result in higher and steadier frame rates. In the future, Epic plans on adding more features to…

bubmagNovember 20, 2019

The US Senate unanimously passed a bill to defend human rights in Hong Kong — a powerful act of defiance against China as pro-democracy protests rage

‘Brain death’: Canada to navigate minefield as France questions NATO’s future – Global News

Pope seeks Buddhist ties, nuclear ban on Asia trip

Decrying income inequality is a harmful tactic that will make us all worse off

Rich in dramatic Catholic history, Nagasaki awaits the pope

National Trust is releasing beavers at two sites in the south of England in the spring

Cannabis Watch: As pot stocks sink, these two guys just raised $120 million to buy

Bei Bei showered with attention as National Zoo prepares to send him to China on Tuesday

Trash-talking robots can hurt feelings, says study you stupid humans probably won’t understand

Fortnite officially receives Microsoft DirectX 12 support

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