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Water Scarcity

Nigerians need to be wary of danger of climate change — Stakeholders

… Say Atlantic City wont save Lekki, Victorial Island from flooding By Gabriel Olawale Experts and scholars championing environmental sustainability in Nigeria have called on govern-ments and Nigerians to be more proactive and conscious of the danger assoc…

bubmagJuly 16, 2019

Unwelcome Refugees

Migration from eastern Europe raises German population to record high

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany’s population reached a record high of more than 83 million people last year, largely because migration, most of which came from eastern Europe, data showed on Tuesday. Net migration fell to some 400,000 people in 2018 from 416,000…

bubmagJuly 16, 2019

North Korea Nuclear Talks

Are the U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks at risk because of South Korea?

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…

bubmagJuly 16, 2019

Super Komachi

Why it’s time tour companies stop these ‘traditional village’ tours

When the itinerary for my latest trip dropped into my inbox, I looked at what Id be doing over the next few days. On day three: Tour of local village to observe authentic customs and typical way of life. My heart sank. Here we have the cultural bulking agent…

bubmagJuly 16, 2019

Google

Google employee who helped lead protests leaves company

Google employees stand outside the companys London offices during last years protests. Photo by Stefan Rousseau/PA Images via Getty Images A Google employee who helped lead protests over the companys work for the military, its handling of AI ethics, and it…

bubmagJuly 16, 2019

Monsanto

US judge slashes Monsanto cancer victim’s payout by $55 million

Judge Vince Chhabria said he was required to diminish the punitive damages because it went beyond constitutional limits set by the US Supreme Court. According to him, the higher award was “constitutionally impermissible” because it was nearly 15 times the com…

bubmagJuly 16, 2019

Monsanto

Bayer is rallying after a judge slashed a payout over its cancer-linked Roundup weed killer by $55 million

Shares in Bayer climbed 3% on Tuesday after a federal judge slashed the German pharmaceuticals giant's payout over its Monsanto unit's Roundup weed killer by nearly 70% to about $25 million. A San Francisco jury determined the herbicide caused the plaintif…

bubmagJuly 16, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

Boris Johnson rejects EU compromise and pushes Britain towards the no-deal Brexit cliff edge

Boris Johnson on Monday pushed the United Kingdom towards a no-deal Brexit in October, telling a Conservative leadership hustings that he would not accept a compromise Brexit deal from the European Union. Theresa May was forced to quit as Conservative part…

bubmagJuly 16, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

Boris Johnson rejects EU compromise and pushes Britain towards the no-deal Brexit cliff edge

boris johnson no deal brexit Reuters The United Kingdom is hurtling towards a no-deal Brexit in October, after both contenders to replace Theresa May rejected a possible compromise deal with the EU. Boris Johnson, the likely next prime min…

bubmagJuly 16, 2019

Brexit

UK PM contender Johnson more radical on Irish Brexit backstop, lawmaker says

LONDON (Reuters) - Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to replace Theresa May as Britain’s prime minister next week, has become more radical on the issue of the Irish backstop making the Brexit picture starker, Conservative lawmaker Dominic Grieve said on Tuesday.…

bubmagJuly 16, 2019

Nigerians need to be wary of danger of climate change — Stakeholders

Migration from eastern Europe raises German population to record high

Are the U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks at risk because of South Korea?

Why it’s time tour companies stop these ‘traditional village’ tours

Google employee who helped lead protests leaves company

US judge slashes Monsanto cancer victim’s payout by $55 million

Bayer is rallying after a judge slashed a payout over its cancer-linked Roundup weed killer by $55 million

Boris Johnson rejects EU compromise and pushes Britain towards the no-deal Brexit cliff edge

Boris Johnson rejects EU compromise and pushes Britain towards the no-deal Brexit cliff edge

UK PM contender Johnson more radical on Irish Brexit backstop, lawmaker says

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