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Nuclear Disarmament

Kim’s sister back in public eye at North Korea’s mass games

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second right, waves with his wife Ri Sol Ju, center, during the grand gymnastics and artistic performance at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang. The woman next to Ri Sol Ju appears to be Kim’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, who state medi…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Monsanto

Roundup trial lands in Australia, and with it a decades-long spin game

After many years, it appears Monsanto has perfected it's public-facing messages over safety concerns. Glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup. (Image: Denis Thaust/Avenir Pictures) The first Australian lawsuit against popular weed killer, Roundup, has been file…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

North Korean leader’s sister appears in public for first time in a month

The appearance casts doubt on speculation that she had been ordered by her brother to lay low over a failed nuclear summit with Washington.North Koreas state media on Tuesday showed Kim Yo Jong clapping aside her brother, his wife and other top officials at P…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Prosperity, repression mark China 30 years after Tiananmen

BEIJING Thirty years since the Tiananmen Square protests, China's economy has catapulted up the world rankings, yet political repression in the country is harsher than many who watched those events would have anticipated. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims are…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Yellow Vests

Landscape after EU elections

by independenttrader Eurosceptic parties have recorded some spectacular victories, but their influence on European Parliament will be limited. Large countries of the old EU vote for eurosceptics Lets begin with France, where rebellion against President Emm…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Hiroshima

New, More Usable Nukes for Trump? No.

Congress should use the new defense authorization bill to bar the deployment of new, dangerous, and redundant nuclear weapons. The United States has the worlds most powerful military ever. It spends more on defense than the next seven countries combined and…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

Second former top general could join race to lead embattled Labor party

Former IDF deputy chief of staff Yair Golan could join the race to lead the embattled Labor party ahead of the new elections in September, Channel 12 reported Monday. According to the report, current leader Avi Gabbay, informed Golan that he would be able to…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

The Queen

Donald Trump Put His Hand on Queen Elizabeth’s Back at State Banquet: Did He Break Protocol?

While attending a state banquet at Buckingham Palace on Monday, President Donald Trump put his hand on Queen Elizabeth‘s back, sparking debate on whether or not he broke royal protocol. The incident took place after Trump, 72, praised the Queen, 93, as a “gr…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Doping in Cycling

No holds barred with David Millar

A couple weeks ago (Friday, May 24th) Melbourne was treated to a luncheon with David Millar which raised money for the Grassroots Sports Club and the Mirabell Foundation. Special thanks to Corporate Cycling for putting on this fantastic event. In this candi…

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Prosperity, repression mark China 30 years after Tiananmen

BEIJING Thirty years since the Tiananmen Square protests, Chinas economy has catapulted up the world rankings, yet political repression in the country is harsher than many who watched those events would have anticipated. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims are …

bubmagJune 4, 2019

Kim’s sister back in public eye at North Korea’s mass games

Roundup trial lands in Australia, and with it a decades-long spin game

North Korean leader’s sister appears in public for first time in a month

Landscape after EU elections

New, More Usable Nukes for Trump? No.

Second former top general could join race to lead embattled Labor party

Donald Trump Put His Hand on Queen Elizabeth’s Back at State Banquet: Did He Break Protocol?

No holds barred with David Millar

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