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Korean War

Why the Korean War Battle of Chosin Was so Bloody

Key point: The attack as vicious and UN forces were unprepared. The 1st Marine Division was on the move toward the Yalu River. With any luck, if the weather cooperated, the United Nations police action in Korea would be over in weeks. The 5th Marine Regimen…

bubmagOctober 11, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

EU and UK to go into more intense Brexit negotiations: diplomats

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The 27 European Union countries staying on together after Brexit authorized their negotiator Michel Barnier on Friday to go into another round of intense and secret negotiations with Britain in a bid to get a deal, two senior diplomatic s…

bubmagOctober 11, 2019

Putin

Ukraine conflict: Can election deal in east finally bring peace?

Image copyrightAFP/Getty ImagesImage caption At least 13,000 people have been killed since the conflict in Ukraine's east broke out in 2014 Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has backed in principle an agreement to bring elections to the territories …

bubmagOctober 11, 2019

Greta Thunberg

Google is bankrolling climate deniers, report reveals. Here’s the 3 most problematic ways.

Google is helping to fund several major climate deniers despite "its insistence that it supports political action on the climate crisis," claims an in-depth Guardian investigation. The tech giant's website names as "beneficiaries of its political giving" mo…

bubmagOctober 11, 2019

Bees

5 Products + Brands That Come With A Super-Cool Story

Have you ever used a product because it was great quality and worked well, but never knew the story behind it? You’d be amazed what inspires business owners to launch brands these days. Products and services are inspired by life stories, humanitarian efforts …

bubmagOctober 11, 2019

Julian Assange

WikiLeaks founder Assange remanded in jail after brief UK court hearing

LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange was remanded in custody on Friday after a brief hearing in a London court which will decide whether he should be extradited to the United States to face spying charges. Assange, 48, faces 18 counts in the…

bubmagOctober 11, 2019

Gundam

The Gundam Soccer Parody We Need

YouTuber Hiiro has been creating computer animations of soccer-playing mobile suits. Haro is the ball, while Ultraman and Kamen Rider are the refs. The ensuing parody is delightful. This isnt a first. In 1992, Banpresto released a soccer game for the Super…

bubmagOctober 11, 2019

Solar Storm

Airbus reveals concept for satellite to monitor space weather

A satellite that will monitor the sun for signs of impending and dangerous space weather before such batters the Earth is being developed by aerospace firm Airbus. The Lagrange satellite will follow the Earth along its orbit, maintaining a view on the side o…

bubmagOctober 11, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

EU’s Barnier: ‘Be patient, Brexit is like climbing a mountain’

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Europen Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said he had had a “constructive” meeting with his British counterpart, Stephen Barclay earlier on Friday. “Be patient,” Barnier told reporters as he left the meeting and went on to br…

bubmagOctober 11, 2019

Little Red Riding Hood

BIlly Porter to star in ‘Cinderella’

Movie News / 11 October 2019, 12:26pm / Bang Showbiz Billy Porter arrives at Fashion For Relief, Spring-Summer 2020, London Fashion Week. Picture: Bang Showbiz Billy Porter is reportedly in talks to join "Cinderella" as the fairy godmother. The "Pose" acto…

bubmagOctober 11, 2019

Why the Korean War Battle of Chosin Was so Bloody

EU and UK to go into more intense Brexit negotiations: diplomats

Ukraine conflict: Can election deal in east finally bring peace?

Google is bankrolling climate deniers, report reveals. Here’s the 3 most problematic ways.

5 Products + Brands That Come With A Super-Cool Story

WikiLeaks founder Assange remanded in jail after brief UK court hearing

The Gundam Soccer Parody We Need

Airbus reveals concept for satellite to monitor space weather

EU’s Barnier: ‘Be patient, Brexit is like climbing a mountain’

BIlly Porter to star in ‘Cinderella’

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