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NATO

EU warns Turkey of sanctions for Cyprus drilling

Image copyrightEPAImage caption The drilling ship Yavuz left Turkey on 20 June bound for waters off Cyprus The EU has threatened to impose sanctions on Turkey if it continues "illegal drilling" in waters near Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean. The warni…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Global Warming

People Are Wearing Data Charts to Visualize the Climate Crisis

This Friday marks the summer solsticethe longest day of the year, the kickoff to the hottest season, and a ritual holiday for countless past and present cultures. For Ed Hawkins, a climate scientist at the University of Reading, the solstice also provides …

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Star Wars

Why Dismemberment in ‘Jedi: Fallen Order’ is Such a Big Deal

People are always losing limbs in the Star Wars universe. Luke lost a hand, Darth Maul lost his legs, and Anakin lost all his limbs. Lost limbs and their robotic prosthetic replacements are such an intrinsic part of the brand that it has its own entry on the …

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Google

Beta-Test the Google App to Share Search Results More Easily

Android: How do you normally share search results from Google with your friends? I confess, Ive never copied-and-pasted the gigantic URL for the results page to anyone else; I usually just use the deliciously passive-aggressive lmgtfy.com to help them out. Ma…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Anti-Putin Protests

Q&A: Tbilisi Violence Was An ‘Accident Waiting To Happen’

Events took a violent turn overnight when protesters gathered in front of parliament in downtown Tbilisi on June 20 to express outrage after an interparliamentary grouping on Orthodoxy allowed a Russian lawmaker to occupy the speaker's seat earlier in the day…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Elon Musk

Acquisition vs. Ideation: Is Acquisition Entrepreneurship Your Best Bet?

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. There are two things we (think we) all know for sure about Elon Musk: He's a founder of Paypal, and a founder of Tesla -- two of the most innovative companies in the past 100 years. But "founder…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Yellow Vests

RIP Jupiter: Can a referendum on Macron’s privatisations heal French democracy?

Attempts to trigger a national referendum or RIP on plans to privatise Paris airports have thrown a spanner in the works for Emmanuel Macron. But they may also help the president deliver on a pledge to breathe new life into French democracy. In an unprecede…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Brexit

Brexit deal is not open for renegotiation: EU warns U.K.

The European Union (EU)s top leaders on Friday fired a Brexit warning to whoever wins the battle to become the next British Prime Minister, saying the existing divorce deal could not be changed. Boris Johnson will face Jeremy Hunt in a run-off vote to decide…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Economic Bubble

Why Bitcoin’s Comeback Could Fuel the Already Red-Hot Tech IPO Boom

College students are the most loyal followers of cryptocurrencies. JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images Just six months ago, Bitcoin and its long list of cryptocurrency cousins were mostly claimed dead after their dollar value plunged more than 80 percent within a yea…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

Greta Thunberg

Poland, Hungary want cash before agreeing to EU climate target

Warsaw (AFP) - Poland and Hungary on Friday said they were protecting their national economies by rejecting an EU bid for zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, a goal another opposing country called "ecological hysteria". EU leaders failed Thursday to s…

bubmagJune 21, 2019

EU warns Turkey of sanctions for Cyprus drilling

People Are Wearing Data Charts to Visualize the Climate Crisis

Why Dismemberment in ‘Jedi: Fallen Order’ is Such a Big Deal

Beta-Test the Google App to Share Search Results More Easily

Q&A: Tbilisi Violence Was An ‘Accident Waiting To Happen’

Acquisition vs. Ideation: Is Acquisition Entrepreneurship Your Best Bet?

RIP Jupiter: Can a referendum on Macron’s privatisations heal French democracy?

Brexit deal is not open for renegotiation: EU warns U.K.

Why Bitcoin’s Comeback Could Fuel the Already Red-Hot Tech IPO Boom

Poland, Hungary want cash before agreeing to EU climate target

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