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bubmagNovember 14, 2019

Tayyip Erdogan

When Foreign Policy Is in the Hands of a Few

(Bloomberg) -- Want to receive this post in your inbox every day? Sign up for the Balance of Power newsletter, and follow Bloomberg Politics on Twitter and Facebook for more. The first day of public impeachment hearings into U.S. President Donald Trump didnt…

bubmagNovember 14, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Would The Web Be Better With One Good Browser?

When Tim Berners-Lee gave us the WorldWideWeb in 1990, it was the first and only web browser. But it didnt remain alone for long. Even in those early days of the web, there was plenty of competition for web browser market share: Mosaic, MidasWWW, SlipKnot, A…

bubmagNovember 14, 2019

Electric Car

Democrat Joe Biden proposes $1.3 trillion U.S. infrastructure plan

(Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden would invest $1.3 trillion over a decade on electric car charging stations, high-speed railroads, clean-energy research and other public infrastructure if he is elected U.S. president next year, his campaign said on Thursday. …

bubmagNovember 14, 2019

Boeing 737max

SpiceJet’s September Quarter Loss Widens To Rs 463 Crore

SpiceJet's revenue rose 50% to 2758.76 crore.Budget airline operator SpiceJet's second quarter loss widened to Rs 463 crore due to grounding of Boeing 737 MAX and change in accounting standard. The company had posted a loss of Rs 389.4 crore in the same quar…

bubmagNovember 14, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

UPDATE 4-N.Korea rebuffs U.S. offer of December talks, urges halt in military drills

(Adds comment from U.S. State Department) By Hyonhee Shin and Joyce Lee SEOUL, Nov 14 (Reuters) - North Korea said on Thursday it had turned down a U.S. offer for fresh talks, saying it was not interested in more talks merely aimed at "appeasing us" ahead o…

bubmagNovember 14, 2019

Paris

Pigeons are having their toes amputated by waste human hair in Paris

By Ruby Prosser Scully A hairy situation Sophie Ware / Alamy Stock Photo Pigeons with mutilated feet are a common sight in cities – and human hair appears to be the grizzly culprit. It turns out that the greater the number of hairdressers on a city block, …

bubmagNovember 14, 2019

Chinese Expansionism

America’s feeble Indo-Pacific strategy

HANOI – With the global geopolitical center of gravity shifting toward Asia, a pluralistic, rules-based Indo-Pacific order is more important than ever, including for America’s own global standing. So it was good news when, two years ago, U.S. President Donald…

bubmagNovember 14, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

View from Ankara: Trump and Erdogan praise ties despite tensions

Ankara, Turkey - As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned to his suite at Washington's Willard Hotel after lengthy meeting with Donald Trump and US senators on Wednesday, he may have felt his US trip had been a success, despite presenting no concre…

bubmagNovember 14, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

Trump Says Europe Should Pay More To Cover Costs Of Supporting Refugees After Letting Zero Refugees Into U.S. Last Month

Europe should be paying more to cover the costs of supporting Syrian refugees, President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday, during a joint White House news conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The president's comments came following an u…

bubmagNovember 14, 2019

In pictures: VP Yemi Osinbajo meets Alibaba’s Jack Ma

When Foreign Policy Is in the Hands of a Few

Would The Web Be Better With One Good Browser?

Democrat Joe Biden proposes $1.3 trillion U.S. infrastructure plan

SpiceJet’s September Quarter Loss Widens To Rs 463 Crore

UPDATE 4-N.Korea rebuffs U.S. offer of December talks, urges halt in military drills

Pigeons are having their toes amputated by waste human hair in Paris

America’s feeble Indo-Pacific strategy

View from Ankara: Trump and Erdogan praise ties despite tensions

Trump Says Europe Should Pay More To Cover Costs Of Supporting Refugees After Letting Zero Refugees Into U.S. Last Month

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