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Hrant Dink

Ambassador: ‘We should be more creative’ in finalising Azerbaijan-EU trade deal

It took 20 years for the EU and Mercosur to sign a trade agreement. We dont want to wait that much, says the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the EU, urging the European Commission to drop its bureaucratic matrix thinking. “We don’t hide our names,” he insists. F…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Slavery Abolition

List Of Passages I Highlighted In My Copy Of Ages Of Discord

Turchin has some great stories about unity vs. polarization over time. For example in the 1940s, unity became such a “problem” that concerned citizens demanded more partisanship: Concerned about electoral torpor and meaningless political debate, the American…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

BUK-Missile

Malaysian Prime Minister Says No Sufficient Evidence to Blame Russia for MH17 Crash

VLADIVOSTOK (Sputnik) - There is no sufficient evidence to blame Russia for the 2014 MH17 Malaysian Airlines crash over eastern Ukraine since some of the findings of the Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team (JIT) do not seem "quite right", Malaysian Prime Minis…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Protectionism

The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act ails India’s tangible heritage; is the 2017 draft bill constructive?

Heritage represents an important part of a society's past, whose preservation then becomes the state's responsibility, as a land's relationship with its people is bound to have legal and cultural ramifications. In India, the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act,…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Economic Bubble

Investors beware, is the fintech bubble about to burst?

Fintechs are all the rage. Scarcely a day goes by without a new challenger bank or money app making headlines about how it seeks to disrupt traditional banking and solve personal finance problems. As a result, capital is pouring into the sector last year, gl…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Slavery Abolition

Sam Houston Elected First President of Texas (1836)

Samuel "Sam" Houston (March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863) was an American politician and soldier, best known for his role in bringing Texas into the United States as a constituent state. His victory at the Battle of San Jacinto secured the independence of Texas fr…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Feudalism

The New Populist Playbook

In May, Matteo Salvini, then the interior minister and deputy prime minister in Italy’s first populist government, stood in front of a Milan cathedral with other European far-right politicians, holding a rosary, and called for a defense of Christian Europe ag…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

eSports

Inside Activision Blizzard’s plan to win TV budgets for esports

Game developer Activision Blizzard is chasing TV budgets by making it easier for advertisers to compare esports and traditional sports audience behavior.The games developer is sharing viewing numbers for the last two regular seasons of its flagship esports ev…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Venezuela

‘Hands Off Hong Kong’ – The Cry That Never Went Up

Through the summer the world has watched as protests shook Hong Kong. As early as April they began as peaceful demonstrations which peaked in early June, with hundreds of thousands, in protest of an extradition bill. That bill would have allowed Hong…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Old-Age Poverty

Children and partners are key

Fewer children, distant relatives or friends, and an increasing plurality of family models: These factors impact on the availability of support and care in old age. Tiziana Nazio, a researcher at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center, has explored how early fa…

bubmagSeptember 5, 2019

Ambassador: ‘We should be more creative’ in finalising Azerbaijan-EU trade deal

List Of Passages I Highlighted In My Copy Of Ages Of Discord

Malaysian Prime Minister Says No Sufficient Evidence to Blame Russia for MH17 Crash

The Antiquities and Art Treasures Act ails India’s tangible heritage; is the 2017 draft bill constructive?

Investors beware, is the fintech bubble about to burst?

Sam Houston Elected First President of Texas (1836)

The New Populist Playbook

Inside Activision Blizzard’s plan to win TV budgets for esports

‘Hands Off Hong Kong’ – The Cry That Never Went Up

Children and partners are key

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