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Palestine

Israel pinkwashing: the LGBTQ+ activists boycotting this year’s Eurovision

The Eurovision song contest is a gay institution, an international marquee event affectionately dubbed the Gay Olympics but with Israel hosting this years contest, a growing number of LGBTQ+ organisations, groups, journalists, and individuals are joining the …

bubmagMay 17, 2019

Korean War

China Lashes Out At Trump ‘Petty Tricks’

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP Two days after the Trump Administ…

bubmagMay 17, 2019

Boeing 737max

IndiGo may add a business class cabin for long flights?

IndiGo initially placed an order for 25 A321neo which it later upgauged to 150 A321neo. After a delay in deliveries, post receiving the first A321neo, VT-IUA in December 2018, more A321neos have started joining the fleet in quick succession. IndiGo for quite…

bubmagMay 17, 2019

Hrant Dink

Four times the US has made the same mistake in the Middle East. Now Trump is making it yet again over Iran

In its escalating confrontation with Iran, the US is making the same mistake it has made again and again since the fall of the Shah 40 years ago: it is ignoring the danger of plugging into what is in large part a religious conflict between Sunni and Shia Musl…

bubmagMay 17, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

Factbox: Who’s who in the great EU jobs hunt

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Next week’s European Parliament election will usher in a major reshuffle of top jobs in EU institutions. These include presidents of the three political bodies - the executive European Commission (currently Jean-Claude Juncker), the Cou…

bubmagMay 17, 2019

Greta Thunberg

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg on front cover of TIME magazine’s 27 May edition

tech2 News StaffMay 17, 2019 19:10:03 IST From being a regular schoolgirl a year and a half ago to being on the cover of TIMEMagazine this week, 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg has the world's attention. The story title reads "Now, I am speaking …

bubmagMay 17, 2019

Water Scarcity

With engagement and education, reusing wastewater can become the norm

Many people worry that even properly treated wastewater will make them ill if they wash with or drink it. AHMED JALLANZO/EPA When it comes to developing technological solutions to the world’s problems, social processes matter as much as the scientific ones. W…

bubmagMay 17, 2019

Hiroshima

Something Always Remains

Some people collect rocks. Others collect stamps. Peter Merlin, a former NASA archivist whos become a leading expert on military aircraft and Area 51, collects the physical remnants of government secrets. As he explains in the artist Trevor Paglens new book,F…

bubmagMay 17, 2019

Obamacare

The Biggest Divide Among 2020 Democrats Is How To Pass The Party’s Agenda

WASHINGTON — It’s easy to write off former Vice President Joe Biden’s comment this week — predicting Republicans would have an “epiphany” and embrace bipartisanship after President Donald Trump leaves office — as a simple gaffe or as a way to signal to modera…

bubmagMay 17, 2019

Seleção

Brazil Name 23-Player Squad Led by Marta Ahead of Women’s World Cup

Brazil have named their 23-player squad for the 2019 Women's World Cup, featuring six-time FIFA award winner Marta and evergreen 41-year-old Formiga, who will be playing at a record seventh World Cup after making her tournament debut way back in 1995. Marta …

bubmagMay 17, 2019

Israel pinkwashing: the LGBTQ+ activists boycotting this year’s Eurovision

China Lashes Out At Trump ‘Petty Tricks’

IndiGo may add a business class cabin for long flights?

Four times the US has made the same mistake in the Middle East. Now Trump is making it yet again over Iran

Factbox: Who’s who in the great EU jobs hunt

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg on front cover of TIME magazine’s 27 May edition

With engagement and education, reusing wastewater can become the norm

Something Always Remains

The Biggest Divide Among 2020 Democrats Is How To Pass The Party’s Agenda

Brazil Name 23-Player Squad Led by Marta Ahead of Women’s World Cup

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