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Orangutan

Bat and bird poo can tell you a lot about ancient landscapes in Southeast Asia

IMG The islands of Sumatra, Borneo and Java were once part of a much larger landmass connected to Asia called Sundaland. But there are some species that are unique to each island today – such as the two species of orangutan – so in research, published today i…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

Watch: The unusual things North Korean aides did as Kim Jong-Un arrived in Russia

People couldn’t stop sharing jokes about what would happen to Kim aides if they didn’t perform their duty well. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un arrived in Russia by train on Wednesday, a day before his much-anticipated summit with President Vladimir Putin. T…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Skateboard

The Rise of Live-Streamer Style

The N.B.A.s style renaissance think Russell Westbrooks denim suits, James Hardens floral prints or P.J. Tuckers trademark extra pair of shoes gave many of the insurgent esports generation clear role models. A lot of the kids who grew up to play competitive vi…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Scotland

Royal Bank of Scotland says CEO Ross McEwan resigns

Britain's bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland said on Thursday that chief executive Ross McEwan has resigned after steering it to a "stronger" financial position over the last five years. "RBS announces that Ross McEwan has resigned from his role as chief exec…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Venezuela

Biden’s 2020 announcement, Putin-Kim meeting, Round 1 of the NFL Draft: 5 things you need to know Thursday

Biden to announce 2020 bid for president Former Vice President Joe Biden will join the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential race early Thursday morning, according to multiple media reports. Biden reportedly will make his announcement in an online video and w…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

750,000 people visit Western Wall since start of Passover

X Dear Reader, As you can imagine, more people are reading The Jerusalem Post than ever before. Nevertheless, traditional business models are no longer sustainable and high-quality publications, like ours, are being forced to look for new ways to keep…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Ukrainian Revolution

It’s Time to Rethink Russia’s Foreign Policy Strategy

It has been just over five years since the Ukraine crisis began, drastically reorienting Russia’s foreign policy and destroying the two main pillars of Russia’s post-Soviet course in just a few months:1 Moscow’s integration into Western structures on terms ac…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Silk Road

PM Lee to attend Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, witness signing of MOUs with China

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will visit Beijing from Thursday (Apr 25) for five days to attend the second Belt and Road Forum and witness the signing of memorandums of understanding on bilateral cooperation between Singapore and China. Mr Lee's …

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Machine Learning

3 reasons why AI will never match human creativity

Neural networks–a common type of artificial intelligence–are infiltrating every aspect of our lives, powering the internet-connected devices in our homes, the algorithms that dictate what we see online, and even the computational systems in our cars. But acco…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Water Pollution

How Higher Temperatures and Pollution Are Affecting Mosquitoes – The Wire

In 2017, malaria killed 435,000 people around the world. The vast majority of these deaths 403,000 were on the African continent. Most malaria cases are in sub-Saharan Africa. My colleagues and I at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases track mala…

bubmagApril 25, 2019

Bat and bird poo can tell you a lot about ancient landscapes in Southeast Asia

Watch: The unusual things North Korean aides did as Kim Jong-Un arrived in Russia

The Rise of Live-Streamer Style

Royal Bank of Scotland says CEO Ross McEwan resigns

Biden’s 2020 announcement, Putin-Kim meeting, Round 1 of the NFL Draft: 5 things you need to know Thursday

750,000 people visit Western Wall since start of Passover

It’s Time to Rethink Russia’s Foreign Policy Strategy

PM Lee to attend Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, witness signing of MOUs with China

3 reasons why AI will never match human creativity

How Higher Temperatures and Pollution Are Affecting Mosquitoes – The Wire

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