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Chinese Expansionism

Australia didn’t blame China for parliament hack in case it upset trade relations – report

Australian spooks concluded that China was to blame for a series of hacks on its parliament and leading political parties but kept it quiet for fear of angering the Middle Kingdom, according to reports. The February cyber-attack saw Aussie MPs told to reset …

bubmagSeptember 16, 2019

Hiroshima

What If the Atomic Attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Were a Mistake?

Key point: The bombings remain greatly disputed and controversial to this day. The most controversial decision of the 20th centuryprobably in all of historywas the one reportedly made by President Harry S. Truman, president of the United States and commander…

bubmagSeptember 16, 2019

Electric Scooter

Docks for Electric Scooters Come to Crystal City, With More On the Way

New scooter docks have been added to Crystal City in an effort to curb intrusive sidewalk scooter parking. Eight new docks from the electric scooter company Spin were placed throughout Crystal City last week after their debut in D.C., with two more expected …

bubmagSeptember 16, 2019

Geely

Watch all-electric air taxi ‘Volocopter’ make debut urban flight in Stuttgart

Volocopter, an electric air taxi startup backed by Daimler, had its urban flight debut during a presentation at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. We previously reported on Volocopter in 2017 when they received a 25 million ($30 million) investment led b…

bubmagSeptember 16, 2019

Xi Jinping

Trump says Fed officials ‘don’t have a clue’ and should follow the lead of China’s central bank

AP Photo/Alex Brandon President Donald Trump lashed out at Federal Reserve officials once again early Monday.Trump appeared to suggest the Fed should take notes from central bankers of the People's Bank of China, which lacks political indepe…

bubmagSeptember 16, 2019

Climate Change

How to Support the Global Climate Strike

Last week, 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg and hundreds of other young activists protested in front of the White House, demanding action on climate change. This Friday, September 20th, theyll be joined by thousands of other young (and older) protestors ac…

bubmagSeptember 16, 2019

Belt and Road

The success of China’s Belt and Road depends on global cooperation not competition

Since its inception in 2013, opportunity and anxiety have pervaded Chinas Belt and Road Initiative. The transcontinental development project has been described as a 21st century Silk Road seeking to expand trade, increase connectivity, boost foreign investmen…

bubmagSeptember 16, 2019

Skateboard

Tattoo Artists Design Skateboards

Through The Daily Board, Romain Hurdequint highlights the work of artists around skateboarding and art in the world. After the publication of his book Skate Art, Skate, he expanded the project around the edition of skateboards. With Paul Daubié and Chloé Chan…

bubmagSeptember 16, 2019

Food Industry

‘We are at the forefront of tackling food waste’: Tomra sees tech as a catalyst for change – FoodNavigator.com

Globally, 1.3bn tonnes of food produced for human consumption is wasted every year. That represents one third of total production. In the European Union, around 88m tonnes of food waste is generated annually with associated costs estimated at 143bn. This me…

bubmagSeptember 16, 2019

NSA

Edward Snowden says he wants to come home: “I’m not asking for a pass”

In an exclusive U.S. TV interview, Edward Snowden says he would like to return home but that the U.S. won't agree to a fair trial. "I would like to return to the United States. That is the ultimate goal. But if I'm gonna spend the rest of my life in…

bubmagSeptember 16, 2019

Australia didn’t blame China for parliament hack in case it upset trade relations – report

What If the Atomic Attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Were a Mistake?

Docks for Electric Scooters Come to Crystal City, With More On the Way

Watch all-electric air taxi ‘Volocopter’ make debut urban flight in Stuttgart

Trump says Fed officials ‘don’t have a clue’ and should follow the lead of China’s central bank

How to Support the Global Climate Strike

The success of China’s Belt and Road depends on global cooperation not competition

Tattoo Artists Design Skateboards

‘We are at the forefront of tackling food waste’: Tomra sees tech as a catalyst for change – FoodNavigator.com

Edward Snowden says he wants to come home: “I’m not asking for a pass”

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