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Jamal Khashoggi

New Saudi ambassadors take up posts in Washington and London

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia’s new ambassadors to the United States and the United Kingdom have taken up their posts after several months’ vacancy amid tensions with Western allies over the Yemen war and the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Princess…

bubmagJuly 4, 2019

Nuclear Disarmament

E Pluribus Unum

On July 4, 1776, almost immediately after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson were tasked with designing a seal for the new nation. But it wasn’t until 1782 that Congress approved the final versi…

bubmagJuly 4, 2019

Slavery Abolition

Go Read the Declaration of Independence

There are July 4 traditions that are welcome and seemingly indestructible: barbecues and fireworks, most notably. There are some that are fortunately defunct: hours-long orations by stuffed-shirt politicians. There are some innovations that one hopes do not b…

bubmagJuly 4, 2019

Singapore

The Current Business Environment on the Ground in Hong Kong – China Briefing

Hong Kong’s politicians and business community need to step up and start to take responsibility for its own future Op/Ed by Alberto Vettoretti and Chris Devonshire-Ellis Recent images of protests and public disorder in Hong Kong have been beamed around the…

bubmagJuly 4, 2019

Christianity

Baby Archie Harrison’s christening: where, when and everything you need to know about the royal service

Oprah Winfrey announced earlier this year that she will produce a documentary series about mental health with the Duke and Duchess, set to be released in 2020. She has also been open about her Christianity, which would qualify her to offer spiritual advice …

bubmagJuly 4, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

An Appeals Court Says Trump Can’t Use Pentagon Cash for the Border Wall

SAN DIEGO (AP) — An appeals court on Wednesday upheld a freeze on Pentagon money to build a border wall with Mexico, casting doubt on President Donald Trump’s ability to make good on a signature campaign promise before the 2020 election.A divided three-judge …

bubmagJuly 4, 2019

Silk Road

the oval partnership installs 8000 bronze flutes inside a theater in china

the oval partnership recently completed the quijang creative cultural center in xian, china. the state of the art multi-functional theater will host a diverse palette of cultural performances, concerts, educational events and exhibitions. it is meant to be th…

bubmagJuly 4, 2019

Plastic Pollution

Beverage Companies Embrace Recycling, Until It Costs Them

Most recently, in Connecticut last month, the industry helped to soundly defeat a bill that would have expanded deposits to juice and energy drink bottles, along with soda and beer. Its like Groundhog Day all over again, Chris Phelps, state director of the a…

bubmagJuly 4, 2019

Big Data

Want a career in data science? Start with these online courses.

TL;DR: You can be well on your way to a new career after taking these online classes on data science, on sale for $26.35. ICYMI, data scientists have some of the best jobs in America. In fact, for four years in a row, it's won the top spot on Glassdoor's…

bubmagJuly 4, 2019

Geely

China tech giant Baidu partners with Geely, Toyota in self-driving push

BEIJING, July 4 (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 to artificial intelligence (AI) amid a push for self-driving cars. Under …

bubmagJuly 4, 2019

New Saudi ambassadors take up posts in Washington and London

E Pluribus Unum

Go Read the Declaration of Independence

The Current Business Environment on the Ground in Hong Kong – China Briefing

Baby Archie Harrison’s christening: where, when and everything you need to know about the royal service

An Appeals Court Says Trump Can’t Use Pentagon Cash for the Border Wall

the oval partnership installs 8000 bronze flutes inside a theater in china

Beverage Companies Embrace Recycling, Until It Costs Them

Want a career in data science? Start with these online courses.

China tech giant Baidu partners with Geely, Toyota in self-driving push

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