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Xi Jinping

Hong Kong gears up for fresh protests as activists target airport

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong braced on Friday for further demonstrations and a “stress test” of the city’s international airport at the weekend, as nearly three months of anti-government protests showed no sign of abating. Multiple protests are planned f…

bubmagAugust 23, 2019

Christianity

Hail Satan?: The Satanists battling for religious freedom

Image copyrightGemma PurkissImage caption Lucien Greaves (far-right) uses several aliases to protect his family Everything you know about Satanism is wrong. At least that's what a new documentary about the Satanic Temple could be about to prove. Despite …

bubmagAugust 23, 2019

Alibaba

On chinadaily.com.cn

Rankings: Top CEOs as visionary founders Tencent Holdings Chairman and CEO Ma Huateng has been named among the world's best CEOs for the second consecutive year according to Barron's, a financial weekly published by Dow Jones. This is the 15th year Barron's …

bubmagAugust 23, 2019

Animal Protection

Rising demand for cute selfies puts wild otters at risk

GENEVA - Social media users are fueling a burgeoning appetite for acquiring otters and other endangered animals as pets, conservationists say, warning the trend could push species toward extinction. Popular Instagrammers who post selfies with their pet otter…

bubmagAugust 23, 2019

Putin

Russian nuclear accident: Medics fear ‘radioactive patients’

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Irradiated victims of a Russian weapons test were taken to civilian hospitals (archive pic) Russian medics who treated radiation victims after a military explosion in the Arctic had no protection and now fear they w…

bubmagAugust 23, 2019

Bubble

Listen to a ‘Brittany Runs A Marathon’ Soundtrack Exclusive

Duncan Thum, a two-time Emmy nominated composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, California, brings his musical talents to the soundtrack of the Amazon Studios comedy Brittany Runs a Marathon. The indie comedy stars Jillian Bell as a “hard-part…

bubmagAugust 23, 2019

Blockchain

Bitcoin Pizza and Our Decentralized Future

Blockchain, digital currencies, and DLTs have been at the forefront of conversations this past year. During 2019 weve seen consistent growth throughout the entire industry landscape driven by new enterprise implementations & business models, increased ven…

bubmagAugust 23, 2019

Virtual Reality

Broncos rookie QB Lock could open season on IR

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Drew Lock said Thursday he's not sure when he will be able to throw a football again, and coach Vic Fangio said it's possible Lock could at least open the season on injured reserve. Lock suffered a severe…

bubmagAugust 23, 2019

Silk Road

Climate change turns Arctic into strategic, economic hotspot

TASIILAQ, Greenland (AP) From a helicopter, Greenland's brilliant white ice and dark mountains make the desolation seem to go on forever. And the few people who live here its whole population wouldn't fill a football stadium are poor, with a high rate of subs…

bubmagAugust 23, 2019

Little Italy

Empire Of Sin Is A Mobster’s Delight

One of the most pleasant surprises of E3 was Romero Games strategy/RPG hybrid Empire Of Sin. The isometric game casts you as one of 14 gangsters (some historical figures like Al Capone, others fictional characters) trying to rule over Chicago during Prohibiti…

bubmagAugust 23, 2019

Hong Kong gears up for fresh protests as activists target airport

Hail Satan?: The Satanists battling for religious freedom

On chinadaily.com.cn

Rising demand for cute selfies puts wild otters at risk

Russian nuclear accident: Medics fear ‘radioactive patients’

Listen to a ‘Brittany Runs A Marathon’ Soundtrack Exclusive

Bitcoin Pizza and Our Decentralized Future

Broncos rookie QB Lock could open season on IR

Climate change turns Arctic into strategic, economic hotspot

Empire Of Sin Is A Mobster’s Delight

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