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Korean War

China cuts taxes to spur chip makers in face of US pressure – KSL.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — With negotiations on hold and tariffs piling up, the United States and China appear to be bracing for a prolonged standoff over trade. Beijing is airing Korean War movies (antagonist: America) to arouse patriotic feelings in the Chinese pub…

bubmagMay 22, 2019

Animal Protection

German cabinet approves bill to shoot protected wolves

The German cabinet on Wednesday approved a controversial bill paving the way for farmers to shoot more protected wolves. The bill was passed following a year-long debate between Environment Minister Svenja Schulze and Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner over…

bubmagMay 22, 2019

Korean War

DealBook Briefing: Qualcomm Violated Antitrust Law

Mr. Xi did not specifically mention trade, but his comments appear to be the strongest signal yet that Beijing no longer expects a deal with the U.S. any time soon. Beijing is stirring up nationalist fervor in other ways, too. Chinese state media has compare…

bubmagMay 22, 2019

Android

Ford tests bipedal robots for autonomous delivery

Ford (NYSE:F) is working on a way to resolve what self-driving researchers refer to as the last 50-foot problem," with a delivery robot called Digit, an android with two stork-like legs and arms capable of carrying a 40-pound load. The automaker would like t…

bubmagMay 22, 2019

Putin

North Korea Calls Joe Biden A ‘Fool Of Low IQ’ Over Kim Criticism

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) North Korea has labeled Joe Biden a fool of low IQ and an imbecile bereft of elementary quality as a human being after the U.S. presidential hopeful called North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a tyrant during a recent speech. Pyongyangs of…

bubmagMay 22, 2019

Refugees

Bangladesh: Scores of Rohingya children expelled from schools

Almost one million Rohingya refugees are living in camps in Bangladesh. For years, government-run schools have quietly welcomed Rohingya refugee children. But recently, scores of children have been expelled. Al Jazeera's Tanvir Chowdhury reports from Cox's …

bubmagMay 22, 2019

Doping in Cycling

Sports court’s judges feel backlash as fans’ passion boils over

The Court of Arbitration for Sport is headquartered a stone’s throw from Switzerland’s Lake Geneva, a world away from the bearpit of stadiums — but veteran arbitrator Romano Subiotto says passions can run high. The 58-year-old Briton, who is a European and n…

bubmagMay 22, 2019

Super Komachi

This Off-the-Beaten Path Japanese Town Is a Hidden Gem

Ive lived in Japan 30 years now and thus have the ennui of a Tokyoite who cannot be bothered to go the countryside, but recently realized how much Id been missing when I spent a three days in Daigo-town, in Ibaraki Prefecture. After a few days there, I came …

bubmagMay 22, 2019

Bees

As extinctions loom, biodiversity warnings fail to resonate with governments, media

The day scientists warned one million species face extinction and nothing short of "transformative" action will stop ecosystem damage wrecking our way of life, British journalists went into overdrive. Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, had just given birth…

bubmagMay 22, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

Road Trip Europe Day 49 – how is Munster coping with its refugee quota?

Some sections of the media talk about a refugee 'crisis' - but in Munster, absorption of displaced people into the community seems to be working well. The community has worked hard to organise events to integrate Syrian refugees who have settled there with t…

bubmagMay 22, 2019

China cuts taxes to spur chip makers in face of US pressure – KSL.com

German cabinet approves bill to shoot protected wolves

DealBook Briefing: Qualcomm Violated Antitrust Law

Ford tests bipedal robots for autonomous delivery

North Korea Calls Joe Biden A ‘Fool Of Low IQ’ Over Kim Criticism

Bangladesh: Scores of Rohingya children expelled from schools

Sports court’s judges feel backlash as fans’ passion boils over

This Off-the-Beaten Path Japanese Town Is a Hidden Gem

As extinctions loom, biodiversity warnings fail to resonate with governments, media

Road Trip Europe Day 49 – how is Munster coping with its refugee quota?

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