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Tayyip Erdogan

The life of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who survived a coup, bent an entire nation to his will, and owned the US over Syria

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan took full advantage of the fallout from Donald Trump's decision to pull troops from northern Syria in early October. Turkish forces swooped into northern Syria soon after, displacing thousands of Kurds and killing dozen…

bubmagOctober 21, 2019

Global Warming

Climate change: Steep warming curve for Europe

Climate is changing: Droughts, floods, and extreme weather events influence agriculture, economies, and society. Improved adaptability of industry and society to the future climate, however, requires reliable statements on medium-term climate development, in …

bubmagOctober 21, 2019

Julian Assange

Judge: No Godfather clip for Stone trial

Jacksons focus seemed to be on the visual impact of the evidence, however, as she said prosecutors are free to introduce a transcript of the four-minute scene, in which a character known as Frank Pentangeli or Frankie Five Angels backtracks on plans to give C…

bubmagOctober 21, 2019

Food Industry

Waste plastic converted into filtration membranes

In a world that seems to be drowning in plastic bottles, recycling this waste into useful materials would help to reduce its environmental impact. KAUST researchers have now invented a way to turn plastic bottles into porous membranes that could be used as mo…

bubmagOctober 21, 2019

Black Hole

‘Do It Many Times a Day, My Friends’: Billie Eilish on the Best Way To Fight Stress

October 21, 2019 04:59 PM If you had to narrow 2019 down to a single superstar, then that person would likely be Billie Eilish. The singer has just completed an international tour, she's been picking up one award after the other, and music legends like Pau…

bubmagOctober 21, 2019

Electric Car

Next-generation Kia Soul EV’s U.S. launch pushed back until 2021

The next-generation Kia Soul EV electric car won’t go on sale in the United States for the 2020 model year, as originally stated by Kia. The U.S. launch has been pushed back until the 2021 calendar year at the earliest, according to Green Car Reports, which c…

bubmagOctober 21, 2019

eSports

Magic: The Gathering pro uses win to show Hong Kong protest support

Enlarge/ Lee Shi Tian pumps his fist during an interview in which he highlighted the ongoing protests in his native Hong Kong. 3 with 3 posters participating Magic: The Gathering pro Lee Shi Tian used a major win at this weekend's Mythic Championship V even…

bubmagOctober 21, 2019

Palestine

Palestine activist seeks Labour nomination

Asa WinstanleyActivism and BDS Beat21 October 2019 Jo Bird is running to be Labours next candidate for Parliament in Liverpool Riverside. JoBird4Riverside A Jewish Palestine solidarity activist is hoping to become a member of Parliament for Liverpool, a ci…

bubmagOctober 21, 2019

Julian Assange

Mumbling Assange Tells Judge He ‘Can’t Think Properly…

(Bloomberg) -- A mumbling Julian Assange told a London judge that he didnt understand a court proceeding Monday as the WikiLeaks founder complained that his isolation in a British prison made it hard to fight the U.S. extradition case against him. In ramblin…

bubmagOctober 21, 2019

Julian Assange

Julian Assange Could Barely Say His Own Name at His Latest Extradition Hearing

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Julian Assange struggled to say his own name and date of birth when he appeared for his latest extradition hearing Monday morning. I cant think properly, he told the judges. The WikiLeaks f…

bubmagOctober 21, 2019

The life of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who survived a coup, bent an entire nation to his will, and owned the US over Syria

Climate change: Steep warming curve for Europe

Judge: No Godfather clip for Stone trial

Waste plastic converted into filtration membranes

‘Do It Many Times a Day, My Friends’: Billie Eilish on the Best Way To Fight Stress

Next-generation Kia Soul EV’s U.S. launch pushed back until 2021

Magic: The Gathering pro uses win to show Hong Kong protest support

Palestine activist seeks Labour nomination

Mumbling Assange Tells Judge He ‘Can’t Think Properly…

Julian Assange Could Barely Say His Own Name at His Latest Extradition Hearing

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