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Holocaust

Climate Change Poses a Threat to Cultural Heritage

I was nine when I first saw the numbers: 176924 inked unforgivingly into my grandfather's skin. As the grandchild of Auschwitz concentration camp survivors, I did not grow up hearing blissful stories of their youth. My family’s history is filled with cattle…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Hrant Dink

Descendants of Survivors: Syriac Christians Oppose a Turkish ‘Safe Zone’ in Syria

The borderlands between Turkey and Syria are dotted with small Syriac Christian churches. Last fall, bullets penetrated the wall of a church in the village of Tel Jihan in northeastern Syria, just four-hundred-fifty meters from the Turkish border. Locals told…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Blockchain

Blockchain startups RepuX and JoyToken pull exit scam after raising $8M in ICOs

Even thought its 2019, initial coin offering (ICO) exit scams are still being uncovered. The latest to surface has seemingly conned over $8 million from would-be investors. It appears that blockchain startups RepuX and JoyToken have conned investors out of $…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Drones

Unveiling its latest cohort, Alchemist announces $4 million in funding for its enterprise accelerator

The enterprise software and services focused accelerator, Alchemist has raised $4 million in fresh financing from investors BASF and the Qatar Development Bank, just in time for its latest demo day unveiling 20 new companies. Qatar and BASF join previous inv…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Palestine

Rocket strike on Syria refugee camp kills 10 civilians: U.N.

GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 10 civilians were killed and 30 wounded in Syria by a rocket strike on the Neirab camp for Palestinian refugees close to the city of Aleppo on Tuesday night, the United Nations said in a statement on Thursday. “As families gather…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Monsanto

Business this week

China said it would increase tariffs on a range of American goods. This was in retaliation for Donald Trumps decision to raise duties on $200bn-worth of Chinese exports following the breakdown of talks that had tried to end the two countries stand-off over tr…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Yellow Vests

French Socialism Has Failed

A protester waves a French flag during clashes with police at a demonstration by the “Yellow Vests” movement in Paris, France, December 8, 2018. (Benoit Tessier/Reuters) Free government services in France are unsustainable and anything but progressiveOne of …

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Feudalism

Socialism Is Not Democratic

Cuba, 2016(Ioanna Sakellaraki / Barcroft Im / Barcroft Media via Getty Images) Nor is it compatible with the Constitution Back in 2011, while covering Occupy Wall Street, I was accosted by a man wearing a large cardboard box. On this box, which he wore aroun…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Paris

Marta and Formiga head Brazil Women’s World Cup squad

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Six-time world player of the year Marta and the unretired Formiga will lead Brazil in the Women's World Cup in France. Brazil coach Vadao announced his squad on Thursday, betting on 33-year-old Marta to end a nine-match losing streak and …

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Nukes

This Town Didn’t Want to Be a Radioactive Waste Dump. The Government Is Giving Them No Choice.

PIKETON, OHIODavid and Pam Mills have grown tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and okra on their secluded Appalachian property for about 18 years now. This will be the first year the retired couple doesnt. They just cant trust their soil anymore. Not with whats be…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Climate Change Poses a Threat to Cultural Heritage

Descendants of Survivors: Syriac Christians Oppose a Turkish ‘Safe Zone’ in Syria

Blockchain startups RepuX and JoyToken pull exit scam after raising $8M in ICOs

Unveiling its latest cohort, Alchemist announces $4 million in funding for its enterprise accelerator

Rocket strike on Syria refugee camp kills 10 civilians: U.N.

Business this week

French Socialism Has Failed

Socialism Is Not Democratic

Marta and Formiga head Brazil Women’s World Cup squad

This Town Didn’t Want to Be a Radioactive Waste Dump. The Government Is Giving Them No Choice.

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