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Neymar

Neymar scores ahead of ban as PSG shakes off slump

Playing likely his final match this season in the French league, Neymar scored and delivered an assist as Paris Saint-Germain beat Angers 2-1 Saturday to shake off its season-end slump. Neymar put PSG ahead with a diving header in the first half and then set…

bubmagMay 11, 2019

Alibaba

Jack Ma faces criticism for remarks about employees’ sexual activity

2 min read At Friday’s Ali Day, Alibaba’s annual event to celebrate employees, Jack Ma said that employees’ sexual activity should happen six times every six days, and that it should last a long time. The remarks make reference to the 996 working regime, for …

bubmagMay 11, 2019

Nukes

Two Nuclear Problems, One Policy: Maximum Pressure

President Donald Trump faces two high-stakes nuclear problems with two rogue regimes. And in the pursuit of elusive grand bargains, he has relied heavily on one tool: “maximum pressure.” But with neither North Korea nor Iran has the strategy yielded the ultim…

bubmagMay 11, 2019

Yellow Vests

Macron should leave ‘like de Gaulle’ if he loses European election – Le Pen

The election should be viewed as a referendum which may well seal Macron’s fate, Marine Le Pen said this week as she spoke on national TV. The opposition politician also expressed hope that the president would have the “honor and dignity” to step down if face…

bubmagMay 11, 2019

Chinese Economy

China Holds Fire in Latest Trade Skirmish With U.S. – The Wall Street Journal

BEIJINGChina held back from immediate retaliation for higher U.S. tariffs, unlike in past rounds, taking time to weigh its options amid uncertainty over how the Chinese economy would weather a full-bore trade conflict. A failure to break an impasse in talks …

bubmagMay 11, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

Swarms of Drones, Piloted by Artificial Intelligence, May Soon Patrol Europe’s Borders

Imagine youre hiking through the woods near a border. Suddenly, you hear a mechanical buzzing, like a gigantic bee. Two quadcopters have spotted you and swoop in for a closer look. Antennae on both drones and on a nearby autonomous ground vehicle pick up th…

bubmagMay 11, 2019

Palestine

The scramble for Jerusalem

Recent foreign policy decisions by the United States have opened yet another chapter in the long history of the competition for the guardianship over Islam's holiest places. After the US recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital and moved its embassy there, th…

bubmagMay 11, 2019

Venezuela

Venezuela braces for more protests as Maduro clamps down

Venezuela is bracing for another day of nationwide protests following the arrest of Edgar Zambrano, a deputy speaker, and vice president of the opposition-majority National Assembly. "This Saturday we will return to the streets to defend our National Assembl…

bubmagMay 11, 2019

Geely

Exclusive: China’s BAIC seeks to buy 5 percent Daimler stake – sources

BEIJING/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - China’s BAIC Group is seeking to buy a stake of up to 5 percent in Daimler as a way to secure its investment in Chinese Mercedes-Benz manufacturing company Beijing Benz Automotive, three sources familiar with the matter told Reut…

bubmagMay 11, 2019

Geely

Exclusive: China’s BAIC seeks to buy 5 percent Daimler stake – sources

By Yilei Sun, Edward Taylor and Julie Zhu BEIJING/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - China's BAIC Group is seeking to buy a stake of up to 5 percent in Daimler as a way to secure its investment in Chinese Mercedes-Benz manufacturing company Beijing Benz Automotive, three…

bubmagMay 11, 2019

Neymar scores ahead of ban as PSG shakes off slump

Jack Ma faces criticism for remarks about employees’ sexual activity

Two Nuclear Problems, One Policy: Maximum Pressure

Macron should leave ‘like de Gaulle’ if he loses European election – Le Pen

China Holds Fire in Latest Trade Skirmish With U.S. – The Wall Street Journal

Swarms of Drones, Piloted by Artificial Intelligence, May Soon Patrol Europe’s Borders

The scramble for Jerusalem

Venezuela braces for more protests as Maduro clamps down

Exclusive: China’s BAIC seeks to buy 5 percent Daimler stake – sources

Exclusive: China’s BAIC seeks to buy 5 percent Daimler stake – sources

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