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Geely

2019 Proton Exora RC: updated MPV debuts tomorrow

Earlier this month, it was reported that a refeshed Proton Exora was on the cards, and its arrival has now been confirmed – according to a post on Proton’s Facebook page, the latest iteration of the MPV is due to be officially launched tomorrow. It’s the thi…

bubmagMay 27, 2019

Super Komachi

China’s new maglev train can reach an astonishing 372 mph

VCG/VCG via Getty Images China has unveiled a prototype maglev train capable of speeds of up to 372 mph (600 mph). The train has been built by the state-run China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) and following extensive testing will go into commerci…

bubmagMay 27, 2019

Global Warming

Why we can’t leave climate change to philanthropists

In the spring of 2013, the Rockefeller Foundation—the 100-year-old charitable organization started by Standard Oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller–launched an ambitious program to help cities around the world adapt to the physical, social, and economic challenges …

bubmagMay 27, 2019

Hiroshima

Feeling lost? Here’s what to watch after Game of Thrones

The Last Kingdom (Netflix) Historical setting? Check. Lots of swords and fighty bits? Check. Political intrigue and betrayal? Got it. Mild fantasy elements? Paganism. While Game of Thrones wasn't historical fiction, it was certainly inspired by history, and …

bubmagMay 27, 2019

Matteo Salvini

EU election results analysis: How the Brexit Party won the most UK seats

Nigel Farage's Brexit Party has won the most UK seats in the European elections, with 28 of their candidates elected across the country compared to Labour's 10 and the Tories' three. Just under a third of voters backed the Brexit Party while the Conservative…

bubmagMay 27, 2019

Slavery Abolition

Is President Buhari Really Funny?

By Oladeinde OlawoyinPresident Muhammadu Buhari is a likable human. The near-general consensus of those who have met him is that the man exudes a certain child-like atmosphere of innocence and simplicity that endears him to many people in informal conversatio…

bubmagMay 27, 2019

Air Pollution

South Korean mall uses exterior lighting to indicate air pollution levels

Spotted: The Seoul-based Hanwha Galleria shopping mall is using media art installed on its exterior to inform pedestrians of fine-dust levels. The feature uses red and green colour hues of to indicate the levels of pollution. For example, if fine-dust concen…

bubmagMay 27, 2019

NSA

Taiwan and US officials hold rare meeting amid China tension

Senior national security officials from the United States and Taiwan have held their first meeting in four decades this month, with the aim of deepening cooperation, the government in Taipei has said. Taiwan's national security chief David Lee met John Bolto…

bubmagMay 27, 2019

Nukes

North Korea Called John Bolton a ‘War Monger’ After He Said Missile Tests Violated Rules

(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea on Monday called U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton a “war monger” and “defective human product” after he called the North’s recent tests of short-range missile a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions. The …

bubmagMay 27, 2019

Virtual Reality

How virtual reality can help diagnose early Alzheimer’s disease

An exciting new study from the University of Cambridge is demonstrating how a novel virtual reality navigation test can better predict which patients are in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease compared to other currently used "gold standard" cognitive tes…

bubmagMay 27, 2019

2019 Proton Exora RC: updated MPV debuts tomorrow

China’s new maglev train can reach an astonishing 372 mph

Why we can’t leave climate change to philanthropists

Feeling lost? Here’s what to watch after Game of Thrones

EU election results analysis: How the Brexit Party won the most UK seats

Is President Buhari Really Funny?

South Korean mall uses exterior lighting to indicate air pollution levels

Taiwan and US officials hold rare meeting amid China tension

North Korea Called John Bolton a ‘War Monger’ After He Said Missile Tests Violated Rules

How virtual reality can help diagnose early Alzheimer’s disease

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