bubmag

Protectionism

China FM tells UN protectionism risks causing global recession

UNITED NATIONS: 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 …

bubmagSeptember 28, 2019

Protectionism

China FM tells UN protectionism risks causing global recession

UNITED NATIONS: 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 …

bubmagSeptember 28, 2019

Orangutan

National Trust faces backlash over its £7m-a-year deal with Cadbury

The National Trust faces a bust-up with members over its £7million a year partnership with Cadbury amid claims the brand uses unsustainable palm oil. The charity hosts Easter egg hunts as part of its 12-year-deal with the chocolate firm, but some of its 5.5…

bubmagSeptember 28, 2019

Hiroshima

America Actually Had a Plan to Survive a Nuclear War with Russia

Key point: Bunkers would not have saved us. The special terror in nuclear deterrence reveals itself during natural rather than human-made disasters. Despite early warnings, extensive transport networks, government preparations and lots of money, thousands st…

bubmagSeptember 28, 2019

NATO

A top State Department official at the center of the Ukraine whistleblower complaint just resigned

Kurt Volker, the US State Department's special envoy to Ukraine, resigned on Friday, following the release of the declassified version of a whistleblower complaint at the center of Democratic lawmakers' inquiries on impeaching President Donald Trump. Volker,…

bubmagSeptember 28, 2019

Times Square

Showgirl Video: The last peep show in Las Vegas

Image copyrightNick Leonard Far up South Las Vegas Boulevard, past the glitzy resorts and mega-casinos of the city's strip, you will find an unassuming brick building with a boarded-up fire door at the front. On the surface, it looks like any of the many pa…

bubmagSeptember 28, 2019

Times Square

UPDATED WITH PHOTOS: Kehinde Wiley sculpture unveiled in Times Square, will be permanently installed in Richmond in December – Richmond.com

Richmonds newest monument got a one-of-a-kind unveiling in New Yorks Times Square on Friday. Kehinde Wiley, along with a group of speakers, unveiled his massive monument, called Rumors of War, to a crowd of cheering onlookers during an event livestreamed onl…

bubmagSeptember 28, 2019

Palestine

Dr M raises Palestinian plight at UN, crticises Israel’s breach of international laws

In a speech at the United Nations, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Malaysia cannot accept the blatant seizure of Palestine land by Israel for their settlements as well as the occupation of Jerusalem by Israel. He highlighted the dire situation of the…

bubmagSeptember 28, 2019

Paris

Week in pictures: 21 – 27 September 2019

A selection of some of the most striking news photographs taken around the world this week. Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption A protester takes part in the global climate strike, near the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in Bangkok, Tha…

bubmagSeptember 28, 2019

Protectionism

China FM tells UN protectionism risks causing 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 FM tells UN protectionism risks causing global recession

China FM tells UN protectionism risks causing global recession

National Trust faces backlash over its £7m-a-year deal with Cadbury

America Actually Had a Plan to Survive a Nuclear War with Russia

A top State Department official at the center of the Ukraine whistleblower complaint just resigned

Showgirl Video: The last peep show in Las Vegas

UPDATED WITH PHOTOS: Kehinde Wiley sculpture unveiled in Times Square, will be permanently installed in Richmond in December – Richmond.com

Dr M raises Palestinian plight at UN, crticises Israel’s breach of international laws

Week in pictures: 21 – 27 September 2019

China FM tells UN protectionism risks causing global recession

General Information

Ask me anything