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Animal Protection

UNESCO World Heritage candidate caught in a bind over tourism drive

UNESCO designates World Heritage sites in order to preserve cultural or natural assets deemed significant to humanity. The idea is to maintain these assets for future generations, but UNESCO itself doesn’t pay for maintenance. It is up to the countries where …

bubmagSeptember 14, 2019

Julian Assange

UK Judge Rules Assange Will Remain in Jail Due to ‘History of Absconding’

Under the previous court ruling, Julian Assange would have been released from Belmarsh prison on 22 September. He has been serving a jail term after he was found guilty of breaching bail conditions in April. The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will remain be…

bubmagSeptember 14, 2019

Panda

Berlin Zoo: First German-born pandas ‘thriving’

The first giant pandas to be born in Germany are slowly growing their first black and white fur, Berlin Zoo said on Friday. The zoo released new video footage of the two cubs, born at the end of August to Meng Meng following a 147-day gestation period. The …

bubmagSeptember 14, 2019

Plastic Pollution

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Orange Juicer Turns Peels Into Cups Italian design firm Carlo Ratti Associati’s “Feel the Peel” machine takes the beloved orange juicer and turns it into a model for sustainability. The oranges are still freshly squeezed, but their peels are turned into biod…

bubmagSeptember 14, 2019

NATO

A terrifying new animation shows how 1 ‘tactical’ nuclear weapon could trigger a US-Russia war that kills 34 million people in 5 hours

More than 91 million people in Russia, the US, and NATO-allied countries might be killed or injured within three hours following a single "nuclear warning shot," according to a terrifying new simulation. The simulation is called "Plan A," and it's an audio…

bubmagSeptember 14, 2019

Yellow Vests

Yellow Vests Gather in Nantes for 44th Round of Protests – Video

Yellow Vests Gather in Nantes for 44th Round of Protests - Video

bubmagSeptember 14, 2019

Nukes

Iran’s struggling space program could be a real threat if it ever gets off the ground.

It might be a joke now, but the development of these capabilities could pose a real danger in the future. On August 29th, Iran attempted to put its newest commercial satellite, the Nahid-1, into orbit from a test range in the countrys north. The endeavor end…

bubmagSeptember 14, 2019

Bees

Not just the bees: First-of-its-kind study shows Neonics may be killing birds too

In addition to devastating effects on bee populations and the pollination needed to feed humans and other species, widely-used pesticides chemically related to nicotine may be deadly to birds and linked to some species’ declines, according to a new study. Re…

bubmagSeptember 14, 2019

Drones

Yemen Houthis claim Saudi Aramco drone attacks

Yemen's Houthis have claimed responsibility for drone attacks - that saw two Saudi Arabian Aramco oil plants go up in flames. One, the largest oil processing facility in the world. Yemeni TV channel Al Masirah TV says the Houthis deployed 10 drones. Adding…

bubmagSeptember 14, 2019

Paris

What We Found About Notre-Dame’s Lead, and What It May Mean for You

Given the fragmentary information that has been made available, health experts vary on how dangerous they believe exposure to the lead dust has been. We must put things into perspective: Lead is a problem in France, like elsewhere, and we must deal with cont…

bubmagSeptember 14, 2019

UNESCO World Heritage candidate caught in a bind over tourism drive

UK Judge Rules Assange Will Remain in Jail Due to ‘History of Absconding’

Berlin Zoo: First German-born pandas ‘thriving’

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

A terrifying new animation shows how 1 ‘tactical’ nuclear weapon could trigger a US-Russia war that kills 34 million people in 5 hours

Yellow Vests Gather in Nantes for 44th Round of Protests – Video

Iran’s struggling space program could be a real threat if it ever gets off the ground.

Not just the bees: First-of-its-kind study shows Neonics may be killing birds too

Yemen Houthis claim Saudi Aramco drone attacks

What We Found About Notre-Dame’s Lead, and What It May Mean for You

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