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Protectionism

Why Banks Are Going to Suffer With The Upcoming ECB Decision?

Just how deep can negative interest rates go? Well, you do not have to wait for long to find the answer to this question because the European Central Bank (ECB) is going to occupy the stage on Thursday and this particular question will be answered.AP Photo/An…

bubmagSeptember 11, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

Senators press Saudi Crown Prince on Jamal Khashoggi murder (Zachary Cohen/CNN)

memeorandum is an auto-generated summary of the stories that US political commentators are discussing online right now. Unlike sister sites Techmeme and Mediagazer, it is not a human-edited news outlet, but rather a media-monitoring tool for sophisticated ne…

bubmagSeptember 11, 2019

Fortnite

‘Fortnite’ is letting players vote on rotating store skins

As part of the multi-platform update, Epic has introduced a new feature called Community Choice. It gives players the "power to vote for what comes back to a new Item Shop slot." The company says it'll provide a choice of content -- namely skins -- that playe…

bubmagSeptember 11, 2019

Riots

Nigeria begins to repatriate its nationals from South Africa

Nigeria has started the repatriation of more than 600 of its citizens from South Africa following a wave of deadly xenophobic attacks that has frayed relations between the two countries. Private Nigerian airline, Air Peace, has volunteered to fly people for …

bubmagSeptember 11, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

Nuclear arms treaty and umbrella states

CANBERRA – In 1984, U.S. President Ronald Reagan noted the nuclear emperor had no clothes: “The only value in our two nations possessing nuclear weapons is to make sure they will never be used. But then would it not be better …

bubmagSeptember 11, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

EU chief under fire over ‘protecting way of life’ portfolio

Image copyrightReutersImage caption Ursula von der Leyen will replace Jean-Claude Juncker on 1 November Incoming European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has found herself under fire for nominating a commissioner responsible for "Protecting our E…

bubmagSeptember 11, 2019

NATO

The US Embassy in Afghanistan was hit by a rocket just after the clock struck midnight on the anniversary of 9/11

The US Embassy compound in Kabul, Afghanistan, was hit by a rocket during the first few minutes of the 18th anniversary of 9/11 on Wednesday. Loudspeakers inside the office broadcast a warning that "an explosion caused by a rocket has occurred on compound"…

bubmagSeptember 11, 2019

Palestine

Netanyahu annexation pledge denounced as ‘dangerous’ and ‘racist’

Palestinian and regional leaders have sharply denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's pledge to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank if he wins this week's snap election. Netanyahu, who is fighting for his political life after an inconcl…

bubmagSeptember 11, 2019

Times Square

The Magical Staying Power Of The New York City Dollar Pizza Slice

Its a humid afternoon thats typical of New York City in the late summer when rain is about to fall. Walking down familiar territory 42 Street right past the hulking mass that is the Port Authority building tourists are jumbled up with office workers and young…

bubmagSeptember 11, 2019

Global Warming

Your Wednesday Briefing

Different terms are used for a storm depending on where it forms. In the Atlantic, tropical cyclones are called hurricanes, which are most likely to occur after surface temperatures peak and large amounts of moisture are already in the atmosphere. That season…

bubmagSeptember 11, 2019

Why Banks Are Going to Suffer With The Upcoming ECB Decision?

Senators press Saudi Crown Prince on Jamal Khashoggi murder (Zachary Cohen/CNN)

‘Fortnite’ is letting players vote on rotating store skins

Nigeria begins to repatriate its nationals from South Africa

Nuclear arms treaty and umbrella states

EU chief under fire over ‘protecting way of life’ portfolio

The US Embassy in Afghanistan was hit by a rocket just after the clock struck midnight on the anniversary of 9/11

Netanyahu annexation pledge denounced as ‘dangerous’ and ‘racist’

The Magical Staying Power Of The New York City Dollar Pizza Slice

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