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Water Pollution

Zambia: Zambia Claimants Inch Closer to Compensation By UK’ S Vedanta

By Michael ChaweMore than 2,000 villagers in Zambia have won the second round of their unprecedented search for compensation over water pollution by Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), a subsidiary of UK's Vedanta Resources. The villagers have since 2007 been seekin…

bubmagApril 21, 2019

Refugees Welcome

What do refugees think of their Italian hosts?

Rome, Italy -In June 2018, two Italian populist parties formed a new government with an anti-immigration agenda. Italy started turning away NGO rescue boats at sea, evicted refugees from a camp and an abandoned building in Rome, and introduced a decree that …

bubmagApril 21, 2019

Korean War

Israel national library buys rare Korea War Haggadah from 1952

As the owner of the world’s largest collection of haggadot, the National Library of Israel is no stranger to unusual versions of the text that Jews read on Passover. Among the library’s 10,000-odd haggadot is the Prague Hagaddah from 1556, of which only two …

bubmagApril 21, 2019

Xi Jinping

In nod to debt concerns, China Belt and Road summit to urge sustainable financing

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - World leaders meeting in Beijing this week for a summit on China’s Belt and Road initiative will agree to project financing that respects global debt goals and promotes green growth, according to a draft communique seen by Reuters. The …

bubmagApril 21, 2019

Will Americans vote in 2020 to surrender our freedom?

Index cards containing extensive personal information of each of the four main characters and other people who attempted to assist them were readily available and used by the German officials at any time in the movie in a threatening way when interacting with…

bubmagApril 21, 2019

The Queen

Meghan Markle ‘Under No Pressure’ to Follow Kate Middleton’s Birth Plan – The Cheat Sheet

Its been well documented that Meghan Markle doesnt feel bound by the royal rules and, while the palace issued a statement that Markle isnt sharing the details of her birth plan, its likely it wont be anything like the way Kate Middleton did things. Meghan Ma…

bubmagApril 21, 2019

Korean War

How the Korean War Saved Planet Earth from Nuclear Annihilation

Many companies and business publish internal newsletters or magazines, and Americas intelligence services are no different. The CIA runs the pulpy fount of weirdness that is Studies in Intelligence while the NSA puts out the Cryptologic Quarterly. The agenci…

bubmagApril 21, 2019

Global Warming

Environment emerges as major issue for Australian voters

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The environment has emerged as a major issue for Australian voters, a poll showed on Sunday, but healthcare and the cost of living are the top concerns ahead of next month’s elections. For 32 percent of Australians, access to affordabl…

bubmagApril 21, 2019

Water Scarcity

Nigeria is heading towards Almajiri society

By Dele Sobowale A man cannot gradually enlarge his mind as he does his house.Alexis De Tocqueville, 1805-1859. It is not just a man who cannot suddenly alter his mind-set as the need arises. Thousands of old men, especially, Nigerian politicians, irrespect…

bubmagApril 21, 2019

Mexico Border Wall

The FBI arrested the leader of a militia that has been detaining migrant families at the border

The FBI has arrested the leader of a militia group that was recently seen on videos detaining migrant families at the US-Mexico border, the agency announced Saturday. Larry Mitchell Hopkins, 69, a leader of the United Constitutional Patriots, was arrested …

bubmagApril 21, 2019

Zambia: Zambia Claimants Inch Closer to Compensation By UK’ S Vedanta

What do refugees think of their Italian hosts?

Israel national library buys rare Korea War Haggadah from 1952

In nod to debt concerns, China Belt and Road summit to urge sustainable financing

Meghan Markle ‘Under No Pressure’ to Follow Kate Middleton’s Birth Plan – The Cheat Sheet

How the Korean War Saved Planet Earth from Nuclear Annihilation

Environment emerges as major issue for Australian voters

Nigeria is heading towards Almajiri society

The FBI arrested the leader of a militia that has been detaining migrant families at the border

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