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Water Scarcity

India Among 17 Countries Facing “Extremely High” Water Stress: Report

India is among the 17 countries facing "extremely high" water stress. (Representational image)Washington: India is among the 17 countries, which are a home to a quarter of the world's population, facing "extremely high" water stress, close to "Day Zero" condi…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Tayyip Erdogan

Any Turkish incursion into Syria ‘unacceptable,’ will prevent it: Pentagon chief

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday any Turkish operation into northern Syria would be “unacceptable” and the United States would prevent unilateral incursions, as tensions between Washington and Ankara simmer. On Sunday, Pre…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Holocaust

The Death of Marie Sophie Hingst: Why It Was Right to Report on Her Lies

The death of historian Marie Sophie Hingst, who was found lifeless in her apartment in mid-July, bothers me by day and keeps me awake at night. I find myself occupied by the same question that others are also asking in the wake of this dramatic event: Was it …

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Orangutan

From India’s perspective, the conundrum of Kashmir has been resolved – but in reality, the worst is yet to come

In an apparent resolution of its Kashmir conundrum, Indias government has annulled Article 370 of its constitution, which offered a special status to the state since its accession to the country in 1947. The annulment delivers on a promise made by the ruling …

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Xi Jinping

Philippines’ Duterte plans China visit to discuss South China Sea ruling

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will soon meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to discuss a 2016 arbitration case over the South China Sea, his spokesman said on Tuesday, as domestic pressure grows on the firebrand leader to stand u…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Belt and Road

Tencent Helps Communist Party Pay Homage to the China Dream

(Bloomberg) -- Tencent Holdings Ltd. is teaming up with the Chinese Communist Party apparatus to develop patriotic video games, edging closer to a government thats increasingly intolerant of gaming. In Homeland Dream, which was developed in partnership with …

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Belt and Road

Tencent Helps Communist Party Pay Homage to the China Dream

(Bloomberg) -- Tencent Holdings Ltd. is teaming up with the Chinese Communist Party apparatus to develop patriotic video games, edging closer to a government thats increasingly intolerant of gaming. In Homeland Dream, which was developed in partnership with …

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Gundam

The Fourier Transform Turned Into Art #ArtTuesday

Stop breadboarding and soldering – start making immediately! Adafruit’s Circuit Playground is jam-packed with LEDs, sensors, buttons, alligator clip pads and more. Build projects with Circuit Playground in a few minutes with the drag-and-drop MakeCode program…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

Chinese people are pushing back on Beijing’s digital surveillance – Quartz

In the face of mounting pressure on personal freedom, Chinese internet users appear to be trying more actively to push back against tightening digital surveillance from Beijing. On both Chinese and foreign websites, discussions, tips and software hacks to c…

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

SpaceX

Next SpaceX mission, Hiroshima anniversary: 5 things to know Tuesday

74th anniversary of U.S. dropping atomic bomb on Hiroshima Tuesday marks the 74th anniversary of the United States dropping an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War II. The bomb, called Little Boy, decimated the city on Aug. 6, 1945 …

bubmagAugust 6, 2019

India Among 17 Countries Facing “Extremely High” Water Stress: Report

Any Turkish incursion into Syria ‘unacceptable,’ will prevent it: Pentagon chief

The Death of Marie Sophie Hingst: Why It Was Right to Report on Her Lies

From India’s perspective, the conundrum of Kashmir has been resolved – but in reality, the worst is yet to come

Philippines’ Duterte plans China visit to discuss South China Sea ruling

Tencent Helps Communist Party Pay Homage to the China Dream

Tencent Helps Communist Party Pay Homage to the China Dream

The Fourier Transform Turned Into Art #ArtTuesday

Next SpaceX mission, Hiroshima anniversary: 5 things to know Tuesday

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