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Korean Peace Talks

N. Korea says willing to hold talks with US in September

SEOUL: Nuclear-armed North Korea said Monday it is willing to resume talks later this month with the United States, after a standstill in the denuclearisation process since the collapse of a February summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. The pair agre…

bubmagSeptember 9, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

Ex-UK PM May’s Brexit negotiator Robbins to join Goldman Sachs

LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Theresa May's chief Brexit negotiator Olly Robbins will join Goldman Sachs' investment banking division after a sabbatical, the Cabinet Office said on Tuesday. Robbins, a politically impartial governme…

bubmagSeptember 9, 2019

Hrant Dink

Turkey’s Nuclear Bluff Unsettles Neighbors

President Recep Tayyip Erdoan, the populist leader of Turkey, hinted Wednesday night that he was interested in acquiring nuclear weapons. His speech was aimed at a nationalist audience at home, but the sudden talk of a Turkish bomb has rattled many of Turkeys…

bubmagSeptember 9, 2019

NSA

Neighbour’s court

The world has heard since August 5 about how Pakistan was using Article 370 to foment trouble in J&K, and that that was a pressing reason to do away with it. In the weeks since the revoking of special status of Jammu & Kashmir, in response to Pakista…

bubmagSeptember 9, 2019

NASDAQ

Tech stocks slide as Google faces renewed antitrust pressure

The Nasdaq Composite, the most tech-heavy of the major US stock indexes, slid on Monday as shares of Alphabet tumbled as much as 1% following the announcement of new antitrust investigation into Google's ad business. A coalition of state attorneys general …

bubmagSeptember 9, 2019

Old-Age Poverty

Even I was fined for speeding on Bandra-Worli Sea Link, says Gadkari

While a section of society is expressing displeasure over the hefty fines for traffic violations, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that even he has been fined for speeding on the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai. A car registered in my name too rece…

bubmagSeptember 9, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

The GOP lawmakers disgusted by Trump’s invitation to the Taliban are the latest sign his foreign policy is in shambles

Donald Trump taliban Erin Scott / REUTERS Republican lawmakers have expressed "disbelief" that President Donald Trump invited Taliban leaders to Camp David so close to the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. "As we head into the anniv…

bubmagSeptember 9, 2019

Palestine

Clinical finishing needed against Palestine

Tatsuma Yoshida will be hoping that his forwards will have their shooting boots on as the Lions take on Palestine tonight. Singapore's failure to convert their chances against Yemen was largely why they were not able to get a win. Against Palestine, the like…

bubmagSeptember 9, 2019

Christianity

Basilica of San Crisogono in Rome, Italy

The Basilica of San Crisogono is often overlooked by visitors who explore the historical district of Trastevere in Rome. Unknown even to many locals, this 17th-century structure hides an extraordinary archaeological excavation that can be visited quite easily…

bubmagSeptember 9, 2019

Electric Car

Volkswagen reveals its mass-market ID.3, an electric car with up to 341 miles of range

Volkswagen introduced Monday the ID. 3, the first model in its new all-electric ID brand and the beginning of the automaker’s ambitious plan to sell 1 million EVs annually by 2025. The ID.3 debut, which occurred at an event the evening before the first press…

bubmagSeptember 9, 2019

N. Korea says willing to hold talks with US in September

Ex-UK PM May’s Brexit negotiator Robbins to join Goldman Sachs

Turkey’s Nuclear Bluff Unsettles Neighbors

Neighbour’s court

Tech stocks slide as Google faces renewed antitrust pressure

Even I was fined for speeding on Bandra-Worli Sea Link, says Gadkari

The GOP lawmakers disgusted by Trump’s invitation to the Taliban are the latest sign his foreign policy is in shambles

Clinical finishing needed against Palestine

Basilica of San Crisogono in Rome, Italy

Volkswagen reveals its mass-market ID.3, an electric car with up to 341 miles of range

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