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Nuclear Disarmament

Trump’s Nuclear China Option

The treaty is set to expire in February 2021. A single five-year extension is possible. If Moscow and Washington fail to agree on an extension, however, the treatys limits on nuclear arms would expire. The Trump administration has indicated some interest in a…

bubmagSeptember 30, 2019

Yellow Vests

Europe’s Young People Are Not That Woke

In public perception, age is often related to political views. “Not to be a republican at 20 is proof of want of heart; to be one at 30 is proof of want of head,” the 19th-century French monarchist François Guizot is supposed to have said. King Louis Philippe…

bubmagSeptember 30, 2019

Virtual Reality

Make the Palace of Versailles yours on Google Arts & Culture

One of the first things I saw when I arrived at the Palace of Versailles in 2011 was a construction site. In partnership with Google, we were building the History Gallery, an exhibit that brought together our art collections and digital reconstructions of the…

bubmagSeptember 30, 2019

Geely

Volocopter eyes launch of its electric helicopter taxis in Singapore

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - German startup Volocopter said Singapore is emerging as one of the most likely destinations for the commercial launch of its electric helicopters, where it hopes to offer short-hop flights for the price of a limousine ride. The co-foun…

bubmagSeptember 30, 2019

Geely

Volocopter eyes launch of its electric helicopter taxis in Singapore

By John Geddie and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - German startup Volocopter said Singapore is emerging as one of the most likely destinations for the commercial launch of its electric helicopters, where it hopes to offer short-hop flights for the p…

bubmagSeptember 30, 2019

Geely

Volocopter eyes launch of its electric helicopter taxis in Singapore

By John Geddie and Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - German startup Volocopter said Singapore is emerging as one of the most likely destinations for the commercial launch of its electric helicopters, where it hopes to offer short-hop flights for the p…

bubmagSeptember 30, 2019

Drones

Extremists Launch 2 Attacks on Military Targets in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia Somalia's Islamic extremist rebels on Monday launched two attacks on U.S. and European military targets, officials said. The first attack was on a military airstrip which is a base for U.S. and Somalia forces in the Lower Shabelle region i…

bubmagSeptember 30, 2019

Cold War

“Waiting Out the Latter Days” by Photographer Steven B. Smith

Growing up in the heavily Mormon state of Utah during the Cold War, photographer and RISD professor Steven B. Smith remembers living in the limbo between nuclear drills and cold war pessimism, and the eternal security of Mormon heaven. “The Mormons viewed th…

bubmagSeptember 30, 2019

The Queen

Princess Beatrice keen to honour fiancé’s heritage by marrying in Italy but can’t as Queen won’t fly

Princess Beatrice would like to get married in Italy 'in her heart' but will likely plump for England as the Queen 'won't fly to Europe for the wedding', a royal expert has claimed. Buckingham Palace announced the 31-year-old royal's engagement to father-of-…

bubmagSeptember 30, 2019

Protectionism

These are the African countries not signed to China’s Belt and Road project

Chinas Belt and Road Initiative is a vast transcontinental development project looking to improve connectivity among nations in Asia, Europe, and Africa. First announced by president Xi Jinping in 2013, dozens of countries have signed onto the scheme seeking …

bubmagSeptember 30, 2019

Trump’s Nuclear China Option

Europe’s Young People Are Not That Woke

Make the Palace of Versailles yours on Google Arts & Culture

Volocopter eyes launch of its electric helicopter taxis in Singapore

Volocopter eyes launch of its electric helicopter taxis in Singapore

Volocopter eyes launch of its electric helicopter taxis in Singapore

Extremists Launch 2 Attacks on Military Targets in Somalia

“Waiting Out the Latter Days” by Photographer Steven B. Smith

Princess Beatrice keen to honour fiancé’s heritage by marrying in Italy but can’t as Queen won’t fly

These are the African countries not signed to China’s Belt and Road project

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