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Panda

Same-sex penguin couple fails to hatch egg in Berlin

The two male emperor penguins had adopted an egg in their quest to have a little one of their own. But Berlin Zoo said Thursday that the egg burst open on September 2nd and it had not been fertilized. Staff at Berlin Zoo had given the amorous couple an egg…

bubmagSeptember 6, 2019

Scotland

Poignant images show the abandoned ruins from World War II that still scar the landscape

The Second World War wreaked destruction across the globe, with almost 100 countries dragged into the maelstrom and nearly 70 million lives lost. Today, 80 years after the war started, the evidence of it has faded - but there are still scars on the landscape…

bubmagSeptember 6, 2019

Non-renewable Resources

A globalised solar-powered future is wholly unrealistic – and our economy is the reason why

Valentin Valkov/Shutterstock.com Over the past two centuries, millions of dedicated people – revolutionaries, activists, politicians, and theorists – have been unable to curb the disastrous and increasingly globalised trajectory of economic polarisation and e…

bubmagSeptember 6, 2019

Panda

‘Hong’ and ‘Kong’ top Berlin panda name poll

Image copyrightAFPImage caption Meet Hong and Kong? Two newborn panda cubs at Berlin Zoo have been unexpectedly caught up in Hong Kong's political unrest, after German newspapers started a campaign to name them "Hong" and "Kong". The pair were born on Sat…

bubmagSeptember 6, 2019

Alibaba

Alibaba dials up luxury push with US$2 billion buy of Netease e-commerce arm

SHANGHAI: Alibaba Group has agreed to buy e-commerce business Kaola from Chinese gaming company NetEase for US$2 billion, adding a platform that specializes in supplying curated luxury goods from abroad to domestic consumers. Alibaba, which is looking for ne…

bubmagSeptember 6, 2019

Riots

Timeline: A look at the life of Zimbabwe’s late president Robert Mugabe

HARARE (Reuters) - Following are key milestones in the life of Zimbabwe’s former leader Robert Mugabe. 1924 - Mugabe is born on Feb. 21 in what was then British-ruled Southern Rhodesia. 1940s-1950s - He is educated at Catholic schools and attends South Af…

bubmagSeptember 6, 2019

Riots

Timeline: A look at the life of Zimbabwe’s late president Robert Mugabe

HARARE (Reuters) - Following are key milestones in the life of Zimbabwe’s former leader Robert Mugabe. 1924 - Mugabe is born on Feb. 21 in what was then British-ruled Southern Rhodesia. 1940s-1950s - He is educated at Catholic schools and attends South Af…

bubmagSeptember 6, 2019

Skateboard

In Hemel Hempstead, cycling is as bad as taking a leak in the middle of the street

A newly introduced Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) in the Hertfordshire town of Hemel Hempstead has managed to lump the relatively harmless pastime of cycling in with publicly relieving oneself. Dacorum Borough Council's move, which came into effect on…

bubmagSeptember 6, 2019

Korean War

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh holds talks with Minister of National Defence of Republic of Korea, Mr. Jeong Kyeongdoo in Seoul

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held talks with Minister of National Defence of Republic of Korea (ROK), Mr Jeong Kyeongdoo, on the second day of his three-day visit to ROK, in Seoul on September 5, 2019. During the talks, the two leaders comprehensively rev…

bubmagSeptember 6, 2019

Chinese Economy

Angela Merkel calls for quick end to US-China trade row

At the onset of her meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the ongoing trade spat between China and the US, and the ensuing tit-for-tat tariffs, has had an adverse effect on other countries as well. The G…

bubmagSeptember 6, 2019

Same-sex penguin couple fails to hatch egg in Berlin

Poignant images show the abandoned ruins from World War II that still scar the landscape

A globalised solar-powered future is wholly unrealistic – and our economy is the reason why

‘Hong’ and ‘Kong’ top Berlin panda name poll

Alibaba dials up luxury push with US$2 billion buy of Netease e-commerce arm

Timeline: A look at the life of Zimbabwe’s late president Robert Mugabe

Timeline: A look at the life of Zimbabwe’s late president Robert Mugabe

In Hemel Hempstead, cycling is as bad as taking a leak in the middle of the street

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh holds talks with Minister of National Defence of Republic of Korea, Mr. Jeong Kyeongdoo in Seoul

Angela Merkel calls for quick end to US-China trade row

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