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Blockchain

ING Bank: Bullish cryptocurrency markets are negatively impacting the US dollar

The cryptocurrency markets are on fire and major financial institution ING has taken notice, going as far as predicting the latest bull run could negatively impact the value of the US dollar. Strong commodity (and cryptocurrency) prices, plus sharply falling…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

NASDAQ

Market Snapshot: Stock-index futures point cautiously higher as investors await G-20 meeting

S&P 500 futures up 0.3%Trump plans new sanctions on IranCasino operator Caesars Entertainment agrees to $8.6 billion buyout by EldoradoStock-index futures pointed to a higher start for Wall Street Monday, building on th…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

Iran rejects negotiations with the US while Trump offers either talks or economic ruin – Washington Examiner

ITS UP TO IRAN: While talking tough, President Trump made clear in his interview with NBCs Chuck Todd that he has no stomach for all-out war with Iran. I'm not looking for war. And if there is, it will be obliteration like you've never seen before. But I'm no…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Refugees

The Palestinian refugees and the ‘monologue of the century’

In 1948, about 450 Palestinian villages were razed to the ground by Israeli forces and about 770,000 people - including about 20,000 Jews expelled by Arab militias from Hebron, Jerusalem, Jenin, and Gaza - were evicted in a matter of few days and then forcibl…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Elon Musk

Curioser and curioser: Mars rover sniffs out highest ever levels of methane

The Mars Curiosity Rover has found unexpectedly high levels of methane on the red planet. It is still not clear whether the source of the gas was the lettings off of microscopic organisms or whether it was produced by rocks interacting with water. The gas w…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Refugees Welcome

Black councillor racially abused on London Underground

A black woman was subject to racial abuse on the London Underground after two men refused to believe she was from the UK. Julia Ogiehor, a Lib Dem councillor for Muswell Hill, London, was heading home on the Northern line to High Barnet when the men started …

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Black Hole

Voracious Black Holes Could Feed Alien Life on Rogue Worlds

Black holes are engines of destruction on a cosmic scale, but they may also be the bringers of life. New research on supermassive black holes suggests that the radiation they emit during feeding frenzies can create biomolecular building blocks and even power …

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Iran Liberalism

From WWI to Trump’s election: The most important event from the year you were born

What was the most important event that occurred the year you were born? (Photo: artisteer / iStock) Over the past 100 years weve witnessed some of the most profound changes in human history. Between wars, technological developments, progress in civil righ…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

VR

Virtual Reality Might Be the Next Big Thing for Mental Health

Experts used to worry that virtual reality (VR) would damage our brains. These days, however, VR seems more likely to help our gray matter. A new wave of psychological research is pioneering VR to diagnose and treat medical conditions from social anxiety to c…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

Orangutan

Palm oil production, good or bad for Africa?

Unsustainable palm oil industry practices—the result of large-scale land acquisitions across Africa's tropical belt—have resulted in a number of social and environmental concerns. Sonni Nyumah, palm oil market seller, Liberia. Image credit Flickr user Hodag (…

bubmagJune 24, 2019

ING Bank: Bullish cryptocurrency markets are negatively impacting the US dollar

Market Snapshot: Stock-index futures point cautiously higher as investors await G-20 meeting

Iran rejects negotiations with the US while Trump offers either talks or economic ruin – Washington Examiner

The Palestinian refugees and the ‘monologue of the century’

Curioser and curioser: Mars rover sniffs out highest ever levels of methane

Black councillor racially abused on London Underground

Voracious Black Holes Could Feed Alien Life on Rogue Worlds

From WWI to Trump’s election: The most important event from the year you were born

Virtual Reality Might Be the Next Big Thing for Mental Health

Palm oil production, good or bad for Africa?

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