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Greta Thunberg

Nearly half a million people urge Indian government to declare a ‘climate emergency’

While there is no single definition of climate emergency, environmentalist Chandra Bhushan said it was the act of placing climate change at the centre of policy and planning decisions. (File) More than 450,000 people have signed two petitions demanding that …

bubmagJune 29, 2019

Donald Trump

Dan Rather: Trump is praising any autocrat he can find

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bubmagJune 29, 2019

Barack Obama

Chilling Birtherism Slam Suddenly Surges Against Kamala Harris On Social Media

A new iteration of Donald Trumps racist and fallacious birtherismattack on former President Barack Obama is suddenly surging on social media, this time against Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.). The apparently bot-aided onslaught is claiming the senator doesnt r…

bubmagJune 29, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi crown prince doing ‘spectacular job’: Trump

bubmagJune 29, 2019

Elon Musk

Elon Musk Tweets About Occupying Mars But It’s Actually The Moon

An excited Elon Musk tweeted about how he's ready to occupy Mars, but the biggest problem was that what we're looking at in said tweet is actually a blood moon. I mean, that'd be dope too. But Twitter was ready to call him out for his funny little fail, and…

bubmagJune 29, 2019

Protectionism

Meet the Winners and Losers in a U.S.-China Trade War

Reuters Karen Jackson, Oleksandr Shepotylo Economics, Asia It isn't pretty. Meet the Winners and Losers in a U.S.-China Trade War Tariffs are taxes on imports, which make the products more expensive in the importing country. Donald Trumps presidency ha…

bubmagJune 29, 2019

The Queen

JACK DOYLE: Civil war could destroy Corbyn as Labour’s Brexit battle is just beginning

While the Conservatives have been beating themselves up centre stage, Labours internecine war is probably more bloody. Many argue that since the Tories are in government and Labour hasnt been in power for more than nine years, Jeremy Corbyns problems are les…

bubmagJune 29, 2019

Riots

50 Years After the Stonewall Uprising, a Celebration Blends Pride and Resistance

The Stonewall uprising set the stage for a radical transformation of the gay rights movement. In the days after the riots, a new group, the Gay Liberation Front, emerged, holding demonstrations that built off the momentum of the energy at Stonewall. On the …

bubmagJune 29, 2019

Protectionism

G20 heads to stop short of denouncing protectionism in communique: Nikkei

OSAKA (Reuters) - Group of 20 leaders will agree to accelerate World Trade Organization (WTO) reforms but stop short of calling for the need to resist protectionism in a communique to be issued on Saturday, the Nikkei newspaper said. The gathering of the he…

bubmagJune 29, 2019

Protectionism

G20 won’t include in communique need to resist protectionism – Nikkei

OSAKA (Reuters) - Group of 20 leaders will forgo including in its communique a phrase calling for the need to resist protectionism when they conclude their two-day meeting in Osaka, western Japan, on Saturday, the Nikkei newspaper reported. Instead, the G20 …

bubmagJune 29, 2019

Nearly half a million people urge Indian government to declare a ‘climate emergency’

Dan Rather: Trump is praising any autocrat he can find

Chilling Birtherism Slam Suddenly Surges Against Kamala Harris On Social Media

Saudi crown prince doing ‘spectacular job’: Trump

Elon Musk Tweets About Occupying Mars But It’s Actually The Moon

Meet the Winners and Losers in a U.S.-China Trade War

JACK DOYLE: Civil war could destroy Corbyn as Labour’s Brexit battle is just beginning

50 Years After the Stonewall Uprising, a Celebration Blends Pride and Resistance

G20 heads to stop short of denouncing protectionism in communique: Nikkei

G20 won’t include in communique need to resist protectionism – Nikkei

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