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SSIFF Review: Tim Roth Sifts Through the Past in ‘The Song of Names’

by Alex BillingtonSeptember 29, 2019 Music is a remarkably powerful stimulus, capable of transmitting the greatest emotions and stories across space and time. A number of excellent films this year have shown the power of music (most notably Portrait of a Lad…

bubmagSeptember 29, 2019

Putin

Mourners Line Up to Pay Tribute to Late French President Jacques Chirac

PARIS — Hundreds of people have lined up in front of the Invalides monument in Paris to pay public tribute to former French President Jacques Chirac, who died Thursday at 86. Chirac was lying in state Sunday afternoon inside the monument, where France honors…

bubmagSeptember 29, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

The Twin Threats of Nuclear War and Global Warming

There are now far fewer nuclear weapons than at the height of the Cold War, the five major nuclear powers – US, Russia. China, France and UK -having all signed-up to the principle of eventual nuclear disarmament. But there are other states that possess nucle…

bubmagSeptember 29, 2019

Nukes

Chinese parade a glimpse into military ambitions

BEIJING (AP) A parade Tuesday by China's secretive military will offer a rare look at its rapidly developing arsenal, including possibly a nuclear-capable missile that could reach the United States in 30 minutes, as Beijing gets closer to matching Washington …

bubmagSeptember 29, 2019

SpaceX

What’s going on with Elon Musk and the head of NASA?

The night before Elon Musk revealed the latest plans for his next-generation Starship, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine set out to rain on the rocket-makers parade with a tweet. I am looking forward to the SpaceX announcement tomorrow, the former Oklahoma …

bubmagSeptember 29, 2019

China's Strategy

As Kashmir Festers, India-China Ties Wobble

As Kashmir Festers, India-China Ties Wobble N. V. Subramanian Having angered China by stripping Jammu and Kashmir of its statehood and calling to question its claims on Ladakh, India may attempt to placate its powerful northern neighbour and adversary at an…

bubmagSeptember 29, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

Unveiling Monument to Migrants, Pope Francis Urges Compassion for Refugees

Migration has become a flash point around the world in recent years, as millions of people have been displaced by wars in Syria and Afghanistan and economic deprivation in Africa, many seeking a better future in Europe. Immigration has spurred a bitter backl…

bubmagSeptember 29, 2019

Hiroshima

Russia has hidden the details of a handful of nuclear accidents since the 1950s — here’s what we know about them

Chernobyl REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/Files It's no coincidence that many details of Chernobyl are still shrouded in mystery. Since the Soviet Union began developing nuclear technology in 1943, Russia's government has tried to keep the details about that meltdow…

bubmagSeptember 29, 2019

Electric Scooter

The great electric scooter backlash

In the spring of 2018, the citizens of several American cities awoke to find something new: Thousands of electric scooters, mysteriously deposited all over town, unannounced. They were put there by a new breed of well-funded companies with one-syllable names…

bubmagSeptember 29, 2019

Holocaust

In Hong Kong, protesters employ Nazi imagery as demonstrations erupt again – The Globe and Mail

Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the days most important headlines. Sign up today. After 17 weeks of marches and street clashes, in a movement that has transformed into a revolt a…

bubmagSeptember 29, 2019

SSIFF Review: Tim Roth Sifts Through the Past in ‘The Song of Names’

Mourners Line Up to Pay Tribute to Late French President Jacques Chirac

The Twin Threats of Nuclear War and Global Warming

Chinese parade a glimpse into military ambitions

What’s going on with Elon Musk and the head of NASA?

As Kashmir Festers, India-China Ties Wobble

Unveiling Monument to Migrants, Pope Francis Urges Compassion for Refugees

Russia has hidden the details of a handful of nuclear accidents since the 1950s — here’s what we know about them

The great electric scooter backlash

In Hong Kong, protesters employ Nazi imagery as demonstrations erupt again – The Globe and Mail

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