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Belt and Road

A new cold war in Africa

Last week, the 12th US-Africa Business Summit was held in Maputo, Mozambique, a high-level event attended by 11 African heads of state and government and some 1,000 business leaders. During the three-day event, US officials unveiled a $60bn investment agency …

bubmagJune 30, 2019

Panda

Germany: Rare red panda cub born in Halle

A zoo in eastern Germany has announced the birth of a red panda on Sunday. The cub was born on June 19 and is in good health, zoo officials said. The Bergzoo officials in Halle (Saale) said that the cub has reddish-brown fur and a long striped tail. The unn…

bubmagJune 30, 2019

Economic Bubble

Weekly Commentary: History Rhymes

President Trump and President Xi are meeting in Osaka as I write. We'll know much more in the morning. Pre-meeting reports had the two sides agreeing to a "truce." Heading into the meeting, President Trump said progress was made in Friday trade talk preparati…

bubmagJune 30, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

Trump takes historic step into North Korea with Kim Jong Un

SEOUL, South Korea President Donald Trump on Sunday took a step no other sitting American president had before, crossing into North Korea with its leader, Kim Jong Un a theatrical gesture meant to kick start stalled nuclear negotiations between the two count…

bubmagJune 30, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

Donald Trump shares handshake with Kim Jong-un at DMZ, becoming first sitting US president to enter North Korea

Donald Trump made history on Sunday by becoming the first sitting US president to step into North Korea when he greeted Kim Jong-un with a handshake in a bold diplomatic move to kickstart stalled talks to dismantle his nuclear weapons programme. The two lea…

bubmagJune 30, 2019

Anti-Putin Protests

Pentagon study: Russia outgunning U.S. in race for global influence

The 150-page white paper, prepared for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the U.S. is underestimating the scope of Russia's aggression under the leadership of Vladimir Putin. | Yuri Kadobnov/Pool Photo via AP The U.S. is ill-equipped to counter the increasingly…

bubmagJune 30, 2019

Brexit

UK’s Hunt sets early October deadline for no-deal Brexit decision

LONDON (Reuters) - Jeremy Hunt would decide to take Britain out of the European Union without a deal on October 31 if it becomes clear at the beginning of that month that there is no prospect of getting an agreement through parliament. Battling the favorite…

bubmagJune 30, 2019

Big Data

Opinion: Outdated NBA free-agent moratorium rules need to change

Wondering where free agents like Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving or Kawhi Leonard will land? Well, Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz is here to lend his expertise and predict where they all will go. USA TODAY The NBA needs to do away with its free-agent timelin…

bubmagJune 30, 2019

Machine Learning

How Google Maps uses machine learning to predict bus traffic delays in real time

Stop breadboarding and soldering – start making immediately! Adafruit’s Circuit Playground is jam-packed with LEDs, sensors, buttons, alligator clip pads and more. Build projects with Circuit Playground in a few minutes with the drag-and-drop MakeCode program…

bubmagJune 30, 2019

Scotland

Introducing People MAKE Glasgow

Hello, its Tom here. As those of you who follow the KDD blog will be aware, Im interested in many kinds of photography. As well my knitwear and landscape images, I also work on larger photo-documentary projects. The subject I most often return to in my docume…

bubmagJune 30, 2019

A new cold war in Africa

Germany: Rare red panda cub born in Halle

Weekly Commentary: History Rhymes

Trump takes historic step into North Korea with Kim Jong Un

Donald Trump shares handshake with Kim Jong-un at DMZ, becoming first sitting US president to enter North Korea

Pentagon study: Russia outgunning U.S. in race for global influence

UK’s Hunt sets early October deadline for no-deal Brexit decision

Opinion: Outdated NBA free-agent moratorium rules need to change

How Google Maps uses machine learning to predict bus traffic delays in real time

Introducing People MAKE Glasgow

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