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Matteo Salvini

Italy PM says Umbria defeat must not impact government

ROME (Reuters) - A landslide victory for the opposition centre-right in a regional election in Umbria must not impact the work of the Italian government, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Monday. “We are here to govern with courage and determination. A …

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Cold War

China goes bullish on blockchain

China is really bullish on blockchain, the technology that verifies bitcoin transactions. An official at China's central bank official has urged commercial banks to "step up their application" of blockchain. Li Wei is the head of the technology department a…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

EU agrees to Brexit extension till 31 January; European Council chief Donald Tusk says decision expected to be formalised soon

Brussels: The European Union agreed to delay Brexit until 31 January next year on Monday, just three days before it was due to take place. European Council president Donald Tusk said on Twitter that the EU's 27 other countries agreed to accept "the UK's requ…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Gundam

SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS Is Officially Coming to the West Next Month

A new Gundam game is coming to the West. Bandai Namco has officially announced that western audiences will be able to play SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays next month. The game will see players reliving the stories from four eras of the Gundam franchise: Mob…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Gundam

Gundam Build Diver Rize Manga Launches in November

The December issue of Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine revealed on Saturday that the Gundam Buildfranchise will have a new manga titled Gundam Build Diver Rize that will launch in the magazine's next issue on November 26. The magazine notes that the manga will …

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Water Pollution

Beto O’Rourke’s Climate Plan Banks on Justice and Reparations

When former Congressman Beto O’Rourke recently traveled to the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans, he participated in a roundtable of people whose lives had been upended by Hurricane Katrina and who were still recovering from the flooding havoc. What he said he …

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

EU Agrees to Delay Brexit Further

PM Boris Johnson wrote a letter last week asking for a delay after British lawmakers forced his hand. EU member states agree to grant Britain a three-month flexible delay, European Council President Donald Tusk tweeted. The European Union on Monday agreed t…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

EU envoys agree three-month Brexit delay

EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said: 'I'm very happy that a decision has been taken'. PHOTO: AFP BRUSSELS: European Union members agreed on Monday to postpone Brexit for up to three months, stepping in with their decision less than 90 hours befor…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Obamacare

Revenge of the Public Option

Federal government health-coverage forms(Jonathan Bachman/Reuters) The center lane 2020 Democrats want a problematic policy that we barely avoided ten years ago.A lot of the Democratic presidential candidates are rushing as far to the left on health care as…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

The Far-Right is Taking On Cultural Institutions

BERLIN—Protests against public artworks in Dresden and Kassel. A ban on political discussions at the city theater in Freiberg. And a criminal investigation against a performance art collective. Germany’s far right is fighting a culture war—and at the forefron…

bubmagOctober 28, 2019

Italy PM says Umbria defeat must not impact government

China goes bullish on blockchain

EU agrees to Brexit extension till 31 January; European Council chief Donald Tusk says decision expected to be formalised soon

SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS Is Officially Coming to the West Next Month

Gundam Build Diver Rize Manga Launches in November

Beto O’Rourke’s Climate Plan Banks on Justice and Reparations

EU Agrees to Delay Brexit Further

EU envoys agree three-month Brexit delay

Revenge of the Public Option

The Far-Right is Taking On Cultural Institutions

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