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Yellow Vests

Rampell: France’s carbon tax was a disaster, but there might be a less politically fraught way

If your country can’t figure this out, what hope is there for mine? I kept wondering this as I met with Notre Affaire à Tous, one of four organizations suing the French government for failing to keep its Paris climate accord commitments. In France, unlike i…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Tayyip Erdogan

The opposition’s new star deals Turkey’s president a stinging blow

THIS TIME around, there was no room for doubt. In late March Ekrem Imamoglu had won the Istanbul mayoral election by a fraction of a percentage point. On June 23rd he won the re-run by a landslide. Mr Imamoglus victory in the rerun was the best showing for a…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Protectionism

The global economy’s next winners

The countries that once led the world toward economic openness are retreating into protectionism. Over the past two and a half years, the United States has abandoned the Trans-Pacific Partnership and imposed tariffs on steel, aluminum, and a wide range of Chi…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Christianity

Ethiopia mosque ban: ‘Our sacred city of Aksum must be protected’

Image copyrightGetty Images For Ethiopia's Orthodox Christians, the ancient city of Aksum is a sacred place, home to the Biblical Queen of Sheba and Ark of the Covenant. The ark is believed to contain the 10 commandments handed down to Moses by God, and is …

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Refugees

Chatty cockroach gets Greeks talking on Athens streets

Image copyrightReCompulsive BehavioursImage caption This is the image confronting Greeks from an Athenian drain "Hello, I live in the sewers of Athens," says the cockroach. "Yes, me too," says an Athenian walking past, apparently unfazed by the idea of an …

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Food Industry

Climate change: Cashing in on CO2

Scientists from round the world are meeting in Germany to improve ways of making money from carbon dioxide. They want to transform some of the CO2 thats overheating the planet into products to benefit humanity. They dont claim the technology will solve clim…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Big Data

How Big Data Will Make Or Break Future Smart Cities

In todays digital age, big data is incorporated into many aspects our daily lives. Big data is essentially massive amounts of data that is used in order to drive strategic decisions. An example of how it is used in daily life is through using online maps such…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Palestine

‘Get Israel off our backs’: Palestinians react to Kushner plan

Analysts have rebuked the economic part of the United States' Middle East peace plan for failing to address the main problem that has heavily curbed the Palestinian economy - the 52-year-old Israeli military occupation over the Palestinian territories. The e…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

New York City

The Small Donor Model That Helped Ocasio-Cortez Win Is Aiding Another Progressive

In the final days of the race, big checks have flowed mostly to Ms. Katz, who as of Sunday had taken in more than $235,000 in contributions over $1,000. The largest donations came from the United Federation of Teachers ($36,000), the real estate developer and…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

AR-15

Learning how to “Stop the Bleed”

A Pittsburgh synagogue, a Florida high school, a Texas church, a Las Vegas concert, a Connecticut elementary school. These are the locations of some of the deadliest mass shootings in America in recent history, and they all have something in common: The style…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Rampell: France’s carbon tax was a disaster, but there might be a less politically fraught way

The opposition’s new star deals Turkey’s president a stinging blow

The global economy’s next winners

Ethiopia mosque ban: ‘Our sacred city of Aksum must be protected’

Chatty cockroach gets Greeks talking on Athens streets

Climate change: Cashing in on CO2

How Big Data Will Make Or Break Future Smart Cities

‘Get Israel off our backs’: Palestinians react to Kushner plan

The Small Donor Model That Helped Ocasio-Cortez Win Is Aiding Another Progressive

Learning how to “Stop the Bleed”

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