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Jamal Khashoggi

In Saudi Arabia, TWITTER becomes more useful to repressors than the repressed…

This editorial appears in The Washington Post: - - - Omar Abdulaziz is only one person, but his story offers a way to better understand 9.9 million more. That's the number of Saudis on Twitter, a platform that has been at the center of Crown Prince Mohammed…

bubmagNovember 17, 2019

Gundam

10 Reasons Every Real Anime Fan Needs to Watch Samurai Champloo

It's honestly hard to put our feelings for Samurai Champloo into words. This gem hails from the mid-2000s, a truly great time for both anime creators and fans alike. For many of us, Samurai Champloo represents a simpler time in our lives - a time when everyon…

bubmagNovember 17, 2019

Yellow Vests

‘Yellow Vests’ in France Mark 1 Year Anniversary

Ahead of the anniversary, yellow vest protesters took to the streets in Paris, which ended up in violent, bloody clashes between the protesters and security forces, and the event was eventually banned by the Paris police.On 17 November 2019, the Yellow Vests …

bubmagNovember 17, 2019

Yellow Vests

Yellow Vest Protesters Mark Anniversary With Rallies, Violence

By Lisa Bryant November 16, 2019 France's yellow vests staged demonstrations Saturday to mark the one-year anniversary of a protest movement for greater economic justice that once captured international headlines. Demonstrators smashed store windows and b…

bubmagNovember 17, 2019

Xi Jinping

Leaked Chinese government documents show details of Xinjiang clampdown: NYT

BEIJING (Reuters) - A trove of leaked Chinese government documents reveals details of its clampdown on Uighurs and other Muslims in the country's western Xinjiang region under President Xi Jinping, the New York Times reported. United Nations experts and acti…

bubmagNovember 17, 2019

Panda

Farewell, Postcards As Washington Prepares To Send Last Panda Cub To China – NDTV News

Bei Bei has been a favourite at The National Zoo in Washington.Washington: He was born in Washington and took his first steps in the US capital, but at age four, it's time to head "home" -- to China. Bei Bei, the last young panda living at the National Zoo, …

bubmagNovember 17, 2019

eSports

Roughly 25% Of CS:GO, Dota 2, LoL Fans Are Esports Viewers Only

There was a time not too long ago when watching other people play games was, by and large, seen as an absurd idea for a pastime, but with video game streaming and esports as prolific as they are today, that perception has steadily changed. In fact, if a repo…

bubmagNovember 17, 2019

Panda

Bye bye Bei Bei: Washington bids farewell to last panda cub

Washington (AFP) - He was born in Washington and took his first steps in the US capital, but at age four, it's time to head "home" -- to China. Bei Bei, the last young panda living at the National Zoo, will leave Washington on Tuesday aboard a specially outf…

bubmagNovember 17, 2019

Bees

‘Small is beautiful’ farm workshop planned in Langley

Small farms require “eaters’ support,” says organic farming pioneer and author Michael Ableman. The farmer behind Sole Food Street Farms in Vancouver will bring his insights about small farms to Langley next Saturday as part of a workshop designed to encoura…

bubmagNovember 17, 2019

Riots

Chile police stopped rescue workers helping dying protester: human rights watchdog

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile’s independent human rights watchdog said on Saturday it would file a formal complaint for murder against police officers who allegedly prevented paramedics from attending a heart attack victim amid a protest Friday. Security force…

bubmagNovember 17, 2019

In Saudi Arabia, TWITTER becomes more useful to repressors than the repressed…

10 Reasons Every Real Anime Fan Needs to Watch Samurai Champloo

‘Yellow Vests’ in France Mark 1 Year Anniversary

Yellow Vest Protesters Mark Anniversary With Rallies, Violence

Leaked Chinese government documents show details of Xinjiang clampdown: NYT

Farewell, Postcards As Washington Prepares To Send Last Panda Cub To China – NDTV News

Roughly 25% Of CS:GO, Dota 2, LoL Fans Are Esports Viewers Only

Bye bye Bei Bei: Washington bids farewell to last panda cub

‘Small is beautiful’ farm workshop planned in Langley

Chile police stopped rescue workers helping dying protester: human rights watchdog

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