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Alibaba

Retail success and failure in China: Lessons for US brands

Melvin Ng, senior director of market development, PRS In Vivo Chinas retail market is heating up. Recently, police were deployed to manage massive crowds that overwhelmed Costcos first store opening in China and ecommerce giant Alibaba recently said that it …

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Bees

Munich study confirms severe decline in insect populations in Germany

In October 2017, a long-term study by the Entomological Society Krefeld hit like a bomb: Within thirty years, the number of flying insects in Germany was said to have decreased by three quarters. Now a research team led by Sebastian Seibold and Wolfgang Weis…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Machine Learning

Alphabet’s “Mixed” Quarter Was Better Than It Looks

If you were to believe most of the headlines surrounding Alphabet's (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) third-quarter report earlier this week, you'd be forgiven for thinking something is amiss with the parent company of Google. On one hand -- and though Alphabet do…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Obamacare

Only Susan Collins breaks GOP ranks on Democrat-led Obamacare resolution – Washington Examiner

The Senate voted Wednesday against a resolution that Democrats framed as a measure to reverse Trump administration efforts to undo Obamacare insurance protections for people with pre-existing health conditions. The vote fell along party lines, 43 in favor v…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Obamacare

Senate Democrats fail in bid to block Trump’s Obamacare opt-out

Senate Democrats hope health care will help them take back control of the Senate in 2020, after it played a major role in Democratic victories across the country in last year. They saw today's vote as an opportunity to highlight their support for the health l…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Palestine

You Can Now Take a Virtual Tour of the West Bank and Gaza

It’s not easy to visit the Palestinian territories. To witness Hebron’s ancient religious sites in the West Bank, you normally need an Israel-issued visa. Entering Gaza, still under a 12-year Israeli-Egyptian air, land and sea blockade, is even more difficult…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Bees

Using probiotics to protect honey bees against fatal disease

Probiotics, beneficial microorganisms best known for promoting gut health in humans, are now being used by Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute scientists to save honey bee colonies from collapse. A new study published in the Nature journal…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Gundam

Bandai To Unveil New Line Of Gunplas On Halloween

Though it may not be scary, Bandai is still looking to fill Trick or Treaters pumpkin pales with some goodies this Halloween with a new line of Mobile Suit Gundam models that will satiate any Gunpla fans. Gundam figurines have become so popular that over the …

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Cold War

Russian submarines power into north Atlantic in biggest manoeuvre since Cold War

Norway said it has discovered 10 submarines of the Russian northern fleet heading toward the Atlantic Ocean in the biggest such operation since the Cold War. The deployment began just before Russia's foreign minister and the commander of the northern fleet …

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

EU Brexit negotiator says the risk of no-deal Brexit remains

The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator is warning that the risk of having Britain leaving the 28-nation bloc without a ratified deal still remains. Michael Barnier said during a speech in Brussels that a no-deal Brexit "could happen at the end of Janua…

bubmagOctober 30, 2019

Retail success and failure in China: Lessons for US brands

Munich study confirms severe decline in insect populations in Germany

Alphabet’s “Mixed” Quarter Was Better Than It Looks

Only Susan Collins breaks GOP ranks on Democrat-led Obamacare resolution – Washington Examiner

Senate Democrats fail in bid to block Trump’s Obamacare opt-out

You Can Now Take a Virtual Tour of the West Bank and Gaza

Using probiotics to protect honey bees against fatal disease

Bandai To Unveil New Line Of Gunplas On Halloween

Russian submarines power into north Atlantic in biggest manoeuvre since Cold War

EU Brexit negotiator says the risk of no-deal Brexit remains

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