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Unwelcome Refugees

Turkey plans to return 1 million Syrians, warns of new migrant wave in Europe

ANKARA: Turkey plans to resettle 1 million refugees in northern Syria and may reopen the route for migrants into Europe if it does not receive adequate international support for the plan, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday (Sep 5). Ankara, which host…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Refugees

A Million Refugees May Soon Lose Their Line to the Outside World

As in any community of this size, occasional violence has stalked the camps, including a series of murders and other violence attributed to the illegal drug trade. The criminal activity was one reason Bangladeshi officials gave in justifying the mobile phone …

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey may ‘return 1mn refugees’ to Syria as Erdogan warns of new migrant wave in Europe

Ankara plans to resettle 1 million refugees in northern Syria and may reopen the route for migrants into Europe if it does not receive adequate international support for the plan, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. Turkey hosts 3.6 million Syri…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Monsanto

Montreal wants to ban use of glyphosate on its territory

Montreal plans to ban the use of glyphosate a commonly used herbicide marketed primarily under the trade name Roundup by the end of the year. "Whatever the reason, no justification will allow its use," Coun. Laurence Lavigne-Lalonde told Radio-Canada. She's …

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

European Union member states make preparations for No Deal Brexit

As the European Union steps up contingency plans for a No Deal Brexit, individual member states are also taking steps to deal with the possible fall out. Yesterday saw the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, briefing EU ambassadors on the latest de…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Drones

5 things you need to know today

(CNN)Another season of America's other national pastime -- pro football -- kicks off tonight when the Chicago Bears take on their oldest rivals, the Green Bay Packers. Here's everything you need to get ready for the new season. And here's what else you need…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Climate Change

5 Takeaways From the Democrats’ Climate Town Hall

CNN hosted back-to-back town halls Wednesday on global warming.CreditHilary Swift for The New York Times Over a marathon seven hours on Wednesday, 10 of the Democratic presidential candidates participated in back-to-back CNN town hall events on climate chang…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Blockchain

The crypto whiz kid who postponed his $4.6 million lunch with Warren Buffett is working to reschedule it

The crypto whiz kid who paid $4.6 million to have lunch with Warren Buffett, only to postpone at the last minute, is working to reschedule the charity meal. Justin Sun, the founder and CEO of Tron — the blockchain company behind the 14th largest cryptocurr…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Cold War

Putin says Russia will produce new missiles after demise of nuclear pact

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia would produce missiles that were banned under a landmark Cold-War era nuclear pact that ended last month, but that Moscow would not deploy them unless the United States did …

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Xi Jinping

China Is Playing a Cautious Waiting Game in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s protests continue. The unrest began in response to a proposed law that would allow Hong Kong to extradite its citizens to face prosecution in mainland China’s court system, a plan that stoked fears China could use the law to seize political dissid…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Turkey plans to return 1 million Syrians, warns of new migrant wave in Europe

A Million Refugees May Soon Lose Their Line to the Outside World

Turkey may ‘return 1mn refugees’ to Syria as Erdogan warns of new migrant wave in Europe

Montreal wants to ban use of glyphosate on its territory

European Union member states make preparations for No Deal Brexit

5 things you need to know today

5 Takeaways From the Democrats’ Climate Town Hall

The crypto whiz kid who postponed his $4.6 million lunch with Warren Buffett is working to reschedule it

Putin says Russia will produce new missiles after demise of nuclear pact

China Is Playing a Cautious Waiting Game in Hong Kong

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