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Plastic Pollution

Barry Rosenthal’s Photos of Ocean Plastic

Using Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field (located on Jamaica Bay) as his source, Barry Rosenthal collects plastic pollution from the water and photographs itoftentimes in monochrome or artful arrangementsto showcase just how much we waste. Every time he sets out …

bubmagSeptember 9, 2019

Super Heroes

Best iPhone Game Updates: ‘SEGA Heroes’, ‘Pocket Build’, ‘Fire Emblem Heroes’, ‘Marvel Contest of Champions’, and More

Hello everyone, and welcome to the week! It’s time once again for our look back at the noteworthy updates of the last seven days. Mmm, not exactly a barn-burner of a week this time around, but there are still some cool updates to check out. Lots of big names,…

bubmagSeptember 9, 2019

Matteo Salvini

[Ticker] Italy promises ‘mild-mannered’ government

Analysis Today, 17:06The EU has made deals with several countries, such as Libya, Turkey, and Niger, to keep asylum seekers far away from Europe. Now it is planning to relocate some migrants to Rwanda, in response to the Libya migration crisis.

bubmagSeptember 9, 2019

Matteo Salvini

Italian PM promises a ‘more respectful’ government after Matteo Salvini pushed out

Giuseppe Conte, the Italian prime minister, asked lawmakers to support his new coalition in a confidence vote on Monday as he unveiled a government agenda focused on a less confrontational approach towards Brussels and more flexibility in the European Unions …

bubmagSeptember 9, 2019

Belt and Road

China Inks Three Bilateral Pacts With Nepal Ahead of Expected Xi Jinping Visit

New Delhi (Sputnik): China and Nepal have signed three aid and development deals and are close to finalising the visit of President Xi Jinping to Kathmandu, probably at the end of October.The Foreign Ministers of China and Nepal, Wang Yi and Pradeep Kumar Gya…

bubmagSeptember 9, 2019

Putin

Putin’s Political Party Suffers Losses in Moscow Election

The Kremlin claimed victory on Monday, with Mr. Putins spokesman, Dmitri S. Peskov, calling the vote very successful for United Russia. In the country as a whole, the party has demonstrated its political leadership, Mr. Peskov said. Kremlin opponents dismis…

bubmagSeptember 9, 2019

Elon Musk

People are slamming Johnny Depp after he defended his controversial Dior film’s portrayal of Native Americans

"Pirates of the Caribbean" actor Johnny Depp has come under fire after he spoke out in support of his controversial Dior film "Sauvage." The film is an ad for the Dior fragrance of the same name, and was pulled after people criticized the latest version, w…

bubmagSeptember 9, 2019

Geely

Chinese car maker Geely invests in flying taxi startup Volocopter

Geely has hedged its bets on a German startup which hopes to bring flying taxis to cities around the world, as the Chinese firm looks to branch out from its traditional automotive business ventures. The car maker has taken a minority stake in Volocopter, whi…

bubmagSeptember 9, 2019

Geely

German air taxi firm Volocopter flies away with $55 mln: Reuters

Volocopter, a German air taxi firm, has secured 50 million ($55 million) euros in funding, reported Reuters. Geely Holding led the round.

bubmagSeptember 9, 2019

Times Square

Man Dressed as Elmo Charged With Groping 14-Year-Old Girl in Times Square

(NEW YORK) — A man dressed as the children’s character Elmo has been charged with groping a 14-year-old girl who posed for a photo with him in Times Square. The New York Post says the man, Inocente Andrade-Pacheco, has denied the allegations through his lawy…

bubmagSeptember 9, 2019

Barry Rosenthal’s Photos of Ocean Plastic

Best iPhone Game Updates: ‘SEGA Heroes’, ‘Pocket Build’, ‘Fire Emblem Heroes’, ‘Marvel Contest of Champions’, and More

[Ticker] Italy promises ‘mild-mannered’ government

Italian PM promises a ‘more respectful’ government after Matteo Salvini pushed out

China Inks Three Bilateral Pacts With Nepal Ahead of Expected Xi Jinping Visit

Putin’s Political Party Suffers Losses in Moscow Election

People are slamming Johnny Depp after he defended his controversial Dior film’s portrayal of Native Americans

Chinese car maker Geely invests in flying taxi startup Volocopter

German air taxi firm Volocopter flies away with $55 mln: Reuters

Man Dressed as Elmo Charged With Groping 14-Year-Old Girl in Times Square

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