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Trade War

‘He has a point’: Christine Lagarde tackled Trump’s trade war, climate change, and the gender pay gap on the Daily Show with Trevor Noah

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bubmagJune 19, 2019

Geely

Harley-Davidson will team with Chinese firm to make motorcycle for Asian market

A prototype of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle to be manufactured in China with Zheijiang Qianjiang Motorcycle Co. Ltd. for sale in Asia. (Photo: Harley-Davidson Inc.) Harley-Davidson Inc. and a Chinese firm will manufacture a "smaller, more accessible" Har…

bubmagJune 19, 2019

Global Warming

US military consumes more hydrocarbons than most countries—massive hidden impact on climate

The US military's carbon footprint is enormous and must be confronted in order to have a substantial effect on battling global warming. Research by social scientists from Durham University and Lancaster University shows the US military is one of the largest …

bubmagJune 19, 2019

Skateboard

adidas Skateboarding and Tyshawn Jones Signature Shoe Debut

adidas Skateboarding crowns global team rider Tyshawn Jones with his first-ever Pro Signature shoe. In anticipation of the Tyshawn hero colorway revealing this July, the brand leads the signature collection with a striking Triple White colorway that is commem…

bubmagJune 19, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi leadership responsible for Khashoggi murder, UN report says

The killing of Jamal Khashoggi was a crime perpetrated at the highest levels of the Saudi Arabian power structure and requires further investigation of ranking Saudi officials, including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, according to a new report publis…

bubmagJune 19, 2019

BUK-Missile

Who are the four men charged with downing of MH17?

International investigators have charged three Russians and one Ukrainian with murder over the 2014 shooting down of flight MH17 above rebel-held eastern Ukraine in which 298 people were killed. Here are the four suspects named by the Dutch-led team on Wedne…

bubmagJune 19, 2019

Protectionism

The Lost Spirit of the G20

As Japan prepares to host its first G20 leaders summit later this month, little remains of the open and cooperative spirit that marked the first such gathering in 2008. But although the United States will most likely continue its protectionist drift, other G2…

bubmagJune 19, 2019

Google

Google to face shareholders on censored ‘Dragonfly’ search in China

Another day, another shareholder suit. This time it’s Google in the spotlight. Shareholders have tabled a resolution which, if passed, would demand Google put the brakes on its controversial search engine efforts in China. The program, internally dubbed “Dra…

bubmagJune 19, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

Factbox: Who are the Saudis under spotlight over Khashoggi’s killing?

DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is seeking the death penalty for five of 21 people suspected of links to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but a U.N. rapporteur said on Wednesday that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman should also be investigated. Khas…

bubmagJune 19, 2019

Yemen Civil War

News in Numbers: displaced people worldwide, price of Van Gogh’s revolver and more

70.8 million In a 70-year-high, 70.8 million people across the world have been displaced from their homes fleeing war, persecution and conflict, the United Nations said. Half of these forcibly displaced people are children, the U.N. refugee agency said in it…

bubmagJune 19, 2019

‘He has a point’: Christine Lagarde tackled Trump’s trade war, climate change, and the gender pay gap on the Daily Show with Trevor Noah

Harley-Davidson will team with Chinese firm to make motorcycle for Asian market

US military consumes more hydrocarbons than most countries—massive hidden impact on climate

adidas Skateboarding and Tyshawn Jones Signature Shoe Debut

Saudi leadership responsible for Khashoggi murder, UN report says

Who are the four men charged with downing of MH17?

The Lost Spirit of the G20

Google to face shareholders on censored ‘Dragonfly’ search in China

Factbox: Who are the Saudis under spotlight over Khashoggi’s killing?

News in Numbers: displaced people worldwide, price of Van Gogh’s revolver and more

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