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Jerusalem Controversy

Parashat Noah: The end of a righteous person

The story of the Flood stands at the center of this week’s Torah portion, with Noah himself the central character. The story of the Flood begins when in ancient times, humanity had deteriorated to such moral lows that murder, rape and stealing became acceptab…

bubmagNovember 1, 2019

China ends key leadership meeting by highlighting a new requirement: ‘Learn, learn, learn’

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) attends a military parade with former presidents Hu Jintao (L) and Jiang Zemin in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on October 1, 2019, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the PeopleÕs Republic of China. BEIJING At the …

bubmagNovember 1, 2019

Brexit

Healthcare may trump Brexit in battle for British vote

LONDON (Reuters) - As Britain’s “Brexit election” campaign swings into action, it may not be the country’s exit from the European Union which takes centre stage but another national obsession - the health service. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cast the D…

bubmagNovember 1, 2019

Global Warming

Alaska is having a hell of a time growing sea ice

Alaska, a rapidly changing realm, will never cease to amaze Rick Thoman, a veteran climate scientist at the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy even after a year of broken heat records and unprecedented losses of ice. Now in the deep of fall, Al…

bubmagNovember 1, 2019

Yellow Vests

The Capitalist War on the Last American Commons

The land in question in This Land is Christopher Ketchums brilliant first book is the last wild American commons: the federal public lands of the western United States. Comprising many millions of acres of grassland, forest, mountains, valleys, canyons, and …

bubmagNovember 1, 2019

Singapore

New Canberra MRT station set to reduce journey to city by 10 minutes

SINGAPORE: Singapores newest MRT station, Canberra, will open its doors to the public on Saturday (Nov 2). Located between the Yishun and Sembawang stations, Canberra is the 27th MRT station on the North-South Line. Advertisement Advertisement It is expec…

bubmagNovember 1, 2019

Protectionism

Global outlook could be worse than ‘low for long’

By Roberto AzevedoAt last week’s meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, I repeatedly heard the same dismal view: The global economy is in for low growth and historically low interest rates for a long time. “Low for long” isn’t even the w…

bubmagNovember 1, 2019

Water Scarcity

Energy Recovery (ERII) Q3 2019 Earnings Call Transcript

Image source: The Motley Fool. Energy Recovery (NASDAQ:ERII)Q3 2019 Earnings CallOct 31, 2019, 5:00 p.m. ET Contents: Prepared RemarksQuestions and AnswersCall ParticipantsPrepared Remarks: Operator Greetings. Welcome …

bubmagNovember 1, 2019

Paris

Napoleon’s Looted Art

Napoleon Bonaparte wasnt the first or the last leader to steal art from conquered territories, and he wasnt the largest wartime looter (that was Adolf Hitler), but he and his troops pillaged art on a vast scale. What did they take and what happened to Napoleo…

bubmagNovember 1, 2019

Bees

Our Vanishing World: Insects

About 12,000 years ago, late stone age humans precipitated the neolithic (agricultural) revolution that marked the start of the steady rise to civilization. Coincidentally, this occurred at the same time as the beginning of what is now known as the Holocene E…

bubmagNovember 1, 2019

Parashat Noah: The end of a righteous person

Healthcare may trump Brexit in battle for British vote

Alaska is having a hell of a time growing sea ice

The Capitalist War on the Last American Commons

New Canberra MRT station set to reduce journey to city by 10 minutes

Global outlook could be worse than ‘low for long’

Energy Recovery (ERII) Q3 2019 Earnings Call Transcript

Napoleon’s Looted Art

Our Vanishing World: Insects

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