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Protectionism

China’s foreign minister warns of Donald Trump causing a global recession

China’s foreign minister warned Friday that protectionism could trigger a world recession as he vowed to stand firm in a trade row with the United States. “The lessons of the Great Depression should not be forgotten,” Wang Yi told the United Nations General …

bubmagSeptember 28, 2019

China Unveils “Super Surveillance Camera” That Can Link To Its Social Credit System

Authored by Steve Watson via Summit News, Device can identify individual faces out of crowds of tens of thousands; Will take mass surveillance to a new level A new camera with a resolution five times more detailed than the human eye, able to monitor thousan…

bubmagSeptember 28, 2019

Julian Assange

Julian Assange’s Health Deteriorating Amid Isolation in UK Jail – Lawyer

Julian Assange's Health Deteriorating Amid Isolation in UK Jail - Lawyer

bubmagSeptember 28, 2019

Air Pollution

‘Heart attack linked to air pollution’

Air pollution could well be the new equivalent of smoking for heart diseases. A study, conducted by Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, which tied up with institutions such as NIMHANS and St. Johns Research Centre, Bengaluru, found…

bubmagSeptember 28, 2019

Greta Thunberg

Many sides of Greta Thunberg on display during Montreal climate strike – Montreal Gazette

There were many Greta Thunbergs in Montreal for Friday’s climate strike. There was Thunberg the Swedish teen, Thunberg the climate movement leader, Thunberg the shy young woman amid the swarm of attention surrounding Thunberg the rock star, and Thunberg the …

bubmagSeptember 28, 2019

Air Pollution

‘Heart attack linked to air pollution’

Air pollution could well be the new equivalent of smoking for heart diseases. A study, conducted by Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, which tied up with institutions such as NIMHANS and St. Johns Research Centre, Bengaluru, found…

bubmagSeptember 28, 2019

Putin

Washington Post: Trump told top Russian officials in 2017 that he wasn’t concerned about election interference

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump told two top Russian officials that he was unconcerned about the country's interference in the 2016 election during a 2017 Oval Office meeting, a remark that caused White House officials to tightly restrict access to his…

bubmagSeptember 28, 2019

Elon Musk

Tesla, Elon Musk violated labor laws, judge rules

Tesla broke national labor laws when it unfairly prevented workers from unionizing, an administrative law judge in California ruled Friday. The ruling, which will likely be appealed, was first reported by Bloomberg. Tesla has not responded to a request for c…

bubmagSeptember 28, 2019

Nukes

Will Trump’s Bluster Force His Hand on Iran?

So Iran counterattacked. Not right away for a year, Iran continued to abide by the nuclear agreement, apparently hoping that Europeans would rescue the pact. But then Iran began to gradually discard the nuclear-production restrictions, and to strike out, hitt…

bubmagSeptember 28, 2019

Barack Obama

Trump Tears Up the Welcome Mat

Any question about the mind-set guiding the administration should have been put to rest by President Trumps icy explanation to reporters earlier this month for why he was barring residents of the hurricane-battered Bahamas from taking refuge in the United Sta…

bubmagSeptember 28, 2019

China’s foreign minister warns of Donald Trump causing a global recession

Julian Assange’s Health Deteriorating Amid Isolation in UK Jail – Lawyer

‘Heart attack linked to air pollution’

Many sides of Greta Thunberg on display during Montreal climate strike – Montreal Gazette

‘Heart attack linked to air pollution’

Washington Post: Trump told top Russian officials in 2017 that he wasn’t concerned about election interference

Tesla, Elon Musk violated labor laws, judge rules

Will Trump’s Bluster Force His Hand on Iran?

Trump Tears Up the Welcome Mat

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