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Palestine

Free Palestine

The Soho I live in todaynot to be confused with the more chichi SoHo in Lower Manhattanis not the Soho I came to 20 years ago. Its still Londons most bohemian suburb, home to the satirical magazine Private Eye and writerly clubs like the Groucho and the Acade…

bubmagMay 28, 2019

Orangutan

Palm oil: Down from the conservation barricades and out of the rhetorical trenches

Oil palm is neither the devil's work, nor a godsend to humanity. Its effects on its surroundings largely depends on case-specific circumstances. Those who ask to boycott all palm oil due to its contribution to deforestation should also consider boycotting cof…

bubmagMay 28, 2019

Hrant Dink

New snake species in Europe named after a long-forgotten Iron Age kingdom

An international team of scientists identified the snake and its range, which includes Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Iraq, Iran, and Russia including a small region extending into the corner of Europe. Based on the genetic and morphological data, the …

bubmagMay 28, 2019

Alibaba

Alibaba plans $20 billion Hong Kong listing: Sources

HONG KONG: Alibaba Group is considering raising as much as $20 billion through a second listing and has picked Hong Kong as the venue, three sources told Reuters, in another blockbuster deal after its record $25 billion public float in New York in 2014. A se…

bubmagMay 28, 2019

Orangutan

Malaysia mourns ‘loss of a species’ as male Sumatran rhino dies

Malaysia's last male Sumatran rhinoceros has died, officials have said, dealing a major blow to the country's efforts to save the critically-endangered species, the smallest and oldest of the world's rhinos. Tam, who was thought to be about 30 years old, die…

bubmagMay 28, 2019

Gundam

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bubmagMay 28, 2019

Alibaba

Alibaba plans US$20 billion Hong Kong listing: sources

HONG KONG: Alibaba Group is considering raising as much as US$20 billion through a second listing and has picked Hong Kong as the venue, three sources told Reuters, in another blockbuster deal after its record US$25 billion public float in New York in 2014. …

bubmagMay 28, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

Model walks naked though Hasidic Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn

X Dear Reader, As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem Post than ever before. Nevertheless, traditional business models are no longer sustainable and high-quality publications, like ours, are being forced to look for new ways to keep…

bubmagMay 28, 2019

Water Pollution

China Dreams on Hold: Heartland City Feels Chill of Economic Slowdown

ZHENGZHOU, China For the last decade, the city of Zhengzhou has been getting a taste of the Chinese dream. Fuelled by investment, including large subsidies from the central government in Beijing, the provincial capital of the inland province of Henan has boo…

bubmagMay 28, 2019

Alibaba

Hong Kong’s Alibaba Obsession May Finally Pay Off With Mega-Deal

(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong is getting a second chance to land the record-breaking deal that got away. Five years after Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. spurned the citys stock exchange for a $25 billion initial public offering in New York, the Chinese e-commerce gia…

bubmagMay 28, 2019

Free Palestine

Palm oil: Down from the conservation barricades and out of the rhetorical trenches

New snake species in Europe named after a long-forgotten Iron Age kingdom

Alibaba plans $20 billion Hong Kong listing: Sources

Malaysia mourns ‘loss of a species’ as male Sumatran rhino dies

機動戦士ガンダム 008MS小隊第01-04巻

Alibaba plans US$20 billion Hong Kong listing: sources

Model walks naked though Hasidic Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn

China Dreams on Hold: Heartland City Feels Chill of Economic Slowdown

Hong Kong’s Alibaba Obsession May Finally Pay Off With Mega-Deal

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