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Palestine

UPDATE 3-Israeli strikes hit Palestinian military position in Lebanon – group

(Adds fresh comments by Palestinian faction, details) BEIRUT, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Israeli drone strikes hit a military position belonging to an Iranian-backed Palestinian faction in Lebanon's Bekaa valley near the Syrian border early on Monday, the group said…

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

Doping in Cycling

Felice Gimondi, cyclist with a career Triple Crown, 76

Without Merckx, Mr. Gimondi probably would have been the greatest cyclist of his time, Jean Durry, a French cycling historian, wrote in an expanded 1981 edition of his book The True Story of the Giants of the Road (1973). Mr. Gimondi turned professional in 1…

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

Xi Jinping

Hong Kong police arrest 36, youngest aged 12, after running battles with protesters

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police said on Monday they arrested 36 people, the youngest aged 12, after violence during anti-government demonstrations escalated as protesters hurled Molotov cocktails at security forces who responded with water cannon and t…

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

Putin

Trump’s Paradigm of the Personal

The fact that Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, wont attempt to manipulate the economy in ways Trump thinks would be favorable, but is instead operating as an independent thinker, Trump takes as a personal slight. Trump appointed him. Trump demands…

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

VR

PlayStation 4 exclusive Dreams takes home Best of Gamescom 2019 award

Dreams, the ambitious PlayStation 4 exclusive by Media Molecule, stole the spotlight at Gamescom 2019 with a total of three awards, including the Best of Gamescom 2019. Sony’s Gamescom 2019 presence was lighter compared to previous years, with the highly ant…

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

Water Pollution

Environmentalists filmed Iran’s cheetahs. They could be executed for spying.

The ninth researcher who was detained, the foundations chairman, Kavous Seyed-Emami, died in custody shortly after his arrest last year. Tehrans prosecutor general said Seyed-Emami, a professor who also held Canadian citizenship, had died by suicide, but fami…

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

Paris

G7 summit: Iranian foreign minister attends unexpected talks

Image copyrightJavad ZarifImage caption Mr Zarif (left) shared images of his fleeting visit on social media Iran's foreign minister made a brief and unannounced visit to the G7 summit in France on Sunday. Mohammad Javad Zarif attended side-line talks in t…

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

Elon Musk

Locals Warned That ‘Malfunction’ During Test at SpaceX Facility Could Shatter Windows

Residents in Boca Chica Village, Texas, near a SpaceX facility in Brownsville received a warning from the Cameron County Office of Emergency Management that tests of the companys Starhopper prototype on Aug. 26 could break windows in their homes, according to…

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

CCTV

Security cameras throughout youth centre ‘standard stuff’ for safety

A new youth centre in Marlborough has security cameras in "all main areas with youth activities", including counsellor rooms, in a bid to increase "safety and security" of young people. The Marlborough Youth Trust had about a dozen cameras installed in its …

bubmagAugust 26, 2019

Little Italy

Chinatown bends newcomers and gentrification — without breaking

As Tonny Louie strolls along Spadina Ave., the fixture of Toronto’s Chinatown points out the buildings where the community’s old landmarks once stood. There was the Far East Theatre, which showed newly released Chinese-language movies from Asia in the 1980s …

bubmagAugust 25, 2019

UPDATE 3-Israeli strikes hit Palestinian military position in Lebanon – group

Felice Gimondi, cyclist with a career Triple Crown, 76

Hong Kong police arrest 36, youngest aged 12, after running battles with protesters

Trump’s Paradigm of the Personal

PlayStation 4 exclusive Dreams takes home Best of Gamescom 2019 award

Environmentalists filmed Iran’s cheetahs. They could be executed for spying.

G7 summit: Iranian foreign minister attends unexpected talks

Locals Warned That ‘Malfunction’ During Test at SpaceX Facility Could Shatter Windows

Security cameras throughout youth centre ‘standard stuff’ for safety

Chinatown bends newcomers and gentrification — without breaking

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