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Palestine

Israel’s ‘environmental crisis’ is of its own making

Gaza's growing humanitarian crisis is finally registering in Israel as a pressing problem requiring "clear and immediate" action. However, it is not the impact of the crisis on the population of Gaza that is sounding the alarm bells in Tel Aviv, but the poten…

bubmagJuly 7, 2019

Gundam

Android: 5 Games News: Langrisser in SEA, Gundam Battle Gunpla, and More

It’s that time of the week again, when we run you through the five biggest Android games news stories from the week. Check them out. Langrisser, the huge mobile SRPG, is finally launching in South East Asia, and you can pre-register for it right now on Googl…

bubmagJuly 7, 2019

Chinese Expansionism

Marines head to Australia to counter China influence in Pacific

(Tribune News Service) The Marine Corps is making good on a 2011 promise to send 2,500 Marines annually to Australia as part of a strengthened alliance in the face of Chinese expansionism, with over 1,000 Marines and 17 aircraft from Hawaii in the mix. Appro…

bubmagJuly 7, 2019

Scotland

4 Family-Friendly Day Trips to Take From Edinburgh

With castles, alleyways and all sorts of history, Edinburgh is medieval, modern and absolutely feels like Europe. In other words, kids will love it. Our youngest daughter and I recently visited Edinburgh and we had the most amazing time both in and out of the…

bubmagJuly 7, 2019

Belt and Road

Plenty on offer at BRI forum

PETALING JAYA: The Star Media Group will hold a public forum in a hotel in Petaling Jaya focusing on the vast business opportunities offered by the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This Malaysia-China Outlook Forum today will see China’s Ambassador to Malaysi…

bubmagJuly 7, 2019

CCTV

News24.com | Khayelitsha lacks a proper sexual offences court – civil society

"We need a sexual offences court in Khayelitsha immediately," Nombulelo Sithilanga of the Thuthuzela Care Centre told a panel discussion at the Isivivana Centre in the suburb last month. According to Crime Stats SA, 444 sexual offences cases, including 367 c…

bubmagJuly 7, 2019

Tayyip Erdogan

Erdogan draws the line on rates after shock central bank ouster – BNNBloomberg.ca

Hours after unexpectedly forcing out the central banks governor, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made clear that he expects both the successor and the rest of the establishment to toe the governments line on monetary policy. The decision to can Murat …

bubmagJuly 7, 2019

Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey’s Erdogan reportedly fired his central bank chief for refusing to slash interest rates

bubmagJuly 7, 2019

Yellow Vests

French business elite cut Macron slack for slower reform pace

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) - Assailed by social unrest and lagging in opinion polls, French President Emmanuel Macron has for now managed to cling on to a well of support from company leaders in France even as his reform push loses momentum. Executiv…

bubmagJuly 7, 2019

Yellow Vests

French business elite cut Macron slack for slower reform pace – Reuters UK

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) - Assailed by social unrest and lagging in opinion polls, French President Emmanuel Macron has for now managed to cling on to a well of support from company leaders in France even as his reform push loses momentum. Executiv…

bubmagJuly 7, 2019

Israel’s ‘environmental crisis’ is of its own making

Android: 5 Games News: Langrisser in SEA, Gundam Battle Gunpla, and More

Marines head to Australia to counter China influence in Pacific

4 Family-Friendly Day Trips to Take From Edinburgh

Plenty on offer at BRI forum

News24.com | Khayelitsha lacks a proper sexual offences court – civil society

Erdogan draws the line on rates after shock central bank ouster – BNNBloomberg.ca

Turkey’s Erdogan reportedly fired his central bank chief for refusing to slash interest rates

French business elite cut Macron slack for slower reform pace

French business elite cut Macron slack for slower reform pace – Reuters UK

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