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Greta Thunberg

Germany’s Green Party Won: What Happens Now?

June 11th, 2019 by Erika Clugston Germanys Green party is growing in popularity after its victory in the European Parliament elections at the end of May with 20.5% of the vote. Several polls published in the following weeks show that the Greens have now for…

bubmagJune 12, 2019

eSports

Profile of Tucker Roberts, son of Comcast’s CEO, who oversees the cable giant’s expansion into esports, including Overwatch League’s team Philadelphia Fusion (Christopher Palmeri/Bloomberg)

About This Page This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 6:20 PM ET, June 11, 2019. The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date in…

bubmagJune 12, 2019

Alibaba

Internet connectivity is now more important than electricity was last century, says Alibaba’s Jack Ma

Published: 6:00am, 12 Jun, 2019 Updated: 6:00am, 12 Jun, 2019

bubmagJune 12, 2019

Fortnite

Fallout 76’s Battle Royale Mode Is An Odd One

Its become a joke at this point: If an online game is in trouble, the fastest way to turn it around is by adding a battle royale mode. Its funny because its truethats how Fortnite turned things around, and what game studio wouldnt want to dramatically snatch …

bubmagJune 12, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

U.S. pushes for Saudi progress on Khashoggi probe before anniversary of killing

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is pressing Saudi Arabia to show “tangible progress” toward holding to account those behind the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and wants them to do so before the one-year anniversary of his murder, …

bubmagJune 11, 2019

Economic Bubble

Gov’t aims to create 300,000 regular jobs for people in 30s-40s

The government on Tuesday set a target for 300,000 jobs to be created over the next three years for people who have not found stable employment since the collapse of Japan's economic bubble in the early 1990s. In a meeting of a key economic and fiscal policy…

bubmagJune 11, 2019

Yellow Vests

Hate groups mix with yellow vests on ‘front line’ of extremism in Canada

At least two known hate groups made their way into a gathering of yellow vest protesters in Hamilton, Ont., on Saturday, underscoring what some describe as a disturbing trend that places the industrial city on the "front line" of extremist activity in Canada.…

bubmagJune 11, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

Birthright trips, a rite of passage for many Jews, are now a target of protests

Nagel agonized. The next day, after the group held a moment of silence at the Western Wall, her friends announced that they were walking off. She followed them. Over nearly two decades, a nonprofit organization called Birthright Israel has given nearly 700,0…

bubmagJune 11, 2019

Brexit

‘Delay means defeat’ – Johnson commits to October Brexit deadline

LONDON (Reuters) - Boris Johnson, favorite to succeed Prime Minister Theresa May, will commit on Wednesday to taking Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31, warning the governing Conservatives “delay means defeat” at a campaign launch. In a crowded ra…

bubmagJune 11, 2019

Christianity

Botswana Decriminalized Homosexuality. Here’s How the Rest of Africa Compares.

Some African governments have found these laws useful, Mr. Akwei said, to suppress parts of civil society and preserve their power. These were all laws that were designed to benefit the colonial powers and make sure that their subjects knew their place, he sa…

bubmagJune 11, 2019

Germany’s Green Party Won: What Happens Now?

Profile of Tucker Roberts, son of Comcast’s CEO, who oversees the cable giant’s expansion into esports, including Overwatch League’s team Philadelphia Fusion (Christopher Palmeri/Bloomberg)

Internet connectivity is now more important than electricity was last century, says Alibaba’s Jack Ma

Fallout 76’s Battle Royale Mode Is An Odd One

U.S. pushes for Saudi progress on Khashoggi probe before anniversary of killing

Gov’t aims to create 300,000 regular jobs for people in 30s-40s

Hate groups mix with yellow vests on ‘front line’ of extremism in Canada

Birthright trips, a rite of passage for many Jews, are now a target of protests

‘Delay means defeat’ – Johnson commits to October Brexit deadline

Botswana Decriminalized Homosexuality. Here’s How the Rest of Africa Compares.

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