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Hiroshima

Game of Thrones season 8: Daenerys’ decimation of King’s Landing needs to be seen in the context of this historical event

Game of Thrones season 8 episode 5 has concluded and left in its wake a few beautiful moments, lots of shattered fan expectations, and several nuanced thinkpieces. There were certain scenes in The Bells (full episode recap here) that are worthy of mention: T…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize? Japan’s nomination is part of a strategic plan

Japan wants talks with North Korea, and its prime minister thinks Donald Trump can help. On May 3, North Korea, a nuclear power, launched short-range missiles off its east coast, uncomfortably close to neighboring Japan. It is not the first time North Korea h…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Gundam

The OPPO Reno series is getting a Gundam edition soon

Chinese smartphone brand OPPO recently launched the OPPO Reno – its latest and first device with truly high-end specs since last years Find X, and recently, it became clear that the brand could be launching a fresh phone in the Reno series soon. Now, indicati…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Julian Assange

Ecuador has reportedly agree to hand the US any hard drives, documents, computers, and cell phones found in the embassy room where Julian Assange lived for nearly 7 years

Officials in Ecuador have reportedly agreed to handover any documents, including hard drives, computers, and cell phones to US authorities as they search the Ecuadorian embassy where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was previously holed up for nearly 7 years.…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Trade War

Analysis: The US-China relationship is too important for a trade war to last

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Electric Car

EV startup Rimac scores $90M investment from Hyundai and Kia

Rimac Automobili, the European EV startup that landed an investment from Porsche last year, has again gained the backing of traditional automakers after Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors jointly invested 80 million, or around $90 million. Beyond the signi…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Chinese Economy

Impact Of Growing Headwinds In China On The Specialty Chemicals Market

After 30 years of high-speed growth, the Chinese economy is due for correction. In China, real-term GDP grew at an average of 8.4% per year from 2007 to 2017. However, GDP growth is projected to slow to 6.6% in 2018, 6.3% in 2019, 6.0% in 2020, and 5.9% in 20…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

Senior Conservatives tell May to ditch Brexit talks with Labor

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May was told by senior members of her own party on Tuesday to abandon talks to find a Brexit compromise with the opposition Labour Party as pressure mounted on her to name a date for standing down. Nearly th…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Doping in Cycling

Olympic cycling champ Sanchez accepts doping sanction

Olympic cycling champ Sanchez accepts doping sanction AIGLE, Switzerland Former Olympic road race champion Samuel Sanchez has accepted a two-year doping ban from cycling. The International Cycling Union says it reached a deal with the Spanish rider, who p…

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Doping in Cycling

Olympic cycling champ Sanchez accepts doping sanction

AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) Former Olympic road race champion Samuel Sanchez has accepted a two-year doping ban from cycling. The International Cycling Union says it reached a deal with the Spanish rider, who presented evidence that his failed drug test in 2017 …

bubmagMay 14, 2019

Game of Thrones season 8: Daenerys’ decimation of King’s Landing needs to be seen in the context of this historical event

Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize? Japan’s nomination is part of a strategic plan

The OPPO Reno series is getting a Gundam edition soon

Ecuador has reportedly agree to hand the US any hard drives, documents, computers, and cell phones found in the embassy room where Julian Assange lived for nearly 7 years

Analysis: The US-China relationship is too important for a trade war to last

EV startup Rimac scores $90M investment from Hyundai and Kia

Impact Of Growing Headwinds In China On The Specialty Chemicals Market

Senior Conservatives tell May to ditch Brexit talks with Labor

Olympic cycling champ Sanchez accepts doping sanction

Olympic cycling champ Sanchez accepts doping sanction

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