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Old-Age Poverty

‘My heart is crying’: Aboriginal family separation pain shared at aged care royal commission

Posted July 08, 2019 18:01:25 Hundreds of kilometres from home, physically sick and longing for her country, Mildred Numamurdirdi was placed into a Palmerston aged care facility where she cried for a month without cease. Key points: Remote Aborig…

bubmagJuly 8, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

Trump’s direct engagement with North Korea is the first big idea on the file in decades

On the sidelines of the 2011 Halifax International Security Forum, the late U.S. Senator John McCain was overheard by this writer remarking to a delegate of the South Korean government, with more than a hint of frustration, that "we have been talking to the N…

bubmagJuly 8, 2019

Bees

Agriculture Department Suspends Critical Tracking Of Plunging Honey Bee Population

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that its suspending tracking the plunging honeybee population because of a budget shortfall. The department will suspend data collection for its Honey Bee Colonies report, and officials did not say when or if …

bubmagJuly 8, 2019

Boeing 737max

737Max software fix overwhelms 80286 processor

Boeing's Software Fix For The 737 MAX Problem Overwhelms The Plane's Computer The Boeing 737 MAX continues to be a troublesome airplane. Two crashes of the plane type, which cost the lives of 346 people, revealed a significant problem not only with the mess…

bubmagJuly 8, 2019

Feudalism

She Survived China’s Forced Labor Camp. Now She’s Urging Americans to Reject Socialism.

Jennifer Zeng grew up admiring the Communist Party of China and adhering to its stringent rules. But her life changed forever when she embraced religion and was swept up in a government crackdown on Falun Gong. Arrested four times as a young adult and held in…

bubmagJuly 8, 2019

Self-driving Vehicles

Elon Musk: Tesla will ‘most likely’ begin computer chip upgrades this year

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company will “most likely” begin upgrading older electric vehicles with its new custom chip later this year a lofty task that will involve retrofitting hundreds of thousands of Model S, X and 3s. Musk tweeted Sunday night that th…

bubmagJuly 8, 2019

Electric Car

Driving Polestar 1, The Performance Hybrid GT By New Premium Electric Car Brand Polestar

This is the Polestar 1, the premier car and halo product from the new premium electric car brand Polestar The venue for the Polestar 1 drive is in stark contrast with this hybrid-electric performance car. Beaconsfield, on the edge of London, is one of those…

bubmagJuly 8, 2019

Air Pollution

Air pollution could shorten a child’s life by up to seven months

Air pollution could shorten a child's life by up to seven months says the first study conducted since new Government guidelines. An eight-year-old child born in 2011 may die between two to seven months early if exposed over their lifetime to projected futur…

bubmagJuly 8, 2019

Neymar

On a day filled with soccer heroics, U.S. women made biggest statement

Sunday brought a glorious menagerie of top-tier international soccer to fans around the world, and it was fitting that the victory by the United States in the Women's World Cup final -- the most significant, most meaningful, most important of the day's matche…

bubmagJuly 8, 2019

Geely

China tech giant Baidu partners with Geely, Toyota

(This July 4 story corrects to remove reference to self-driving push in headline) BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top search engine operator Baidu Inc has joined hands with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and Japan's Toyota Motor Corp to cooperate on areas related …

bubmagJuly 8, 2019

‘My heart is crying’: Aboriginal family separation pain shared at aged care royal commission

Trump’s direct engagement with North Korea is the first big idea on the file in decades

Agriculture Department Suspends Critical Tracking Of Plunging Honey Bee Population

737Max software fix overwhelms 80286 processor

She Survived China’s Forced Labor Camp. Now She’s Urging Americans to Reject Socialism.

Elon Musk: Tesla will ‘most likely’ begin computer chip upgrades this year

Driving Polestar 1, The Performance Hybrid GT By New Premium Electric Car Brand Polestar

Air pollution could shorten a child’s life by up to seven months

On a day filled with soccer heroics, U.S. women made biggest statement

China tech giant Baidu partners with Geely, Toyota

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