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Monsanto

European criminal investigators closing in on Monsanto’s “black ops” unit that targeted journalists, regulators and lawmakers

European criminal investigators closing in on Monsanto's "black ops" unit that targeted journalists, regulators and lawmakers

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Super Komachi

Simon Calder at 25: The ultimate travel timeline, from 1994-2019

Over the last 25 years at The Independent, it's been my privilege to cover some of the most pivotal events, break the biggest new stories and interview the most inspirational people in travel. Here are the moments that best define my last quarter of a centur…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

New York City

New York Today: Fur Helped Build the City. Now Its Sale May Be Banned.

Its official: Tourism in New York City is off the hook. Last year, the city had a record high of more than 65 million visitors, the ninth consecutive annual increase. Expect more than 67 million in 2019, Mr. Heywood said. Roughly 80 percent of the tourists …

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Bees

As bumblebee diets narrow, ours could too

There has been a lot of buzz about honeybees’ failing health because they pollinate our produce. Less well known is how critical bumblebees are for some of our favorite foods. And their numbers are also rapidly declining. A new study from the University of C…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Blockchain

Stellar’s ‘decentralized’ blockchain crashed for 2 hours and nobody realized

Stellars blockchain suffered a cascading failure that halted transactions for roughly two hours on May 15. Breaking: yesterday the Stellar network went down for about 2 hours only those who run validators noticed it. no new transactions were added for ~2 ho…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey’s Erdogan, Iraq’s Abdul Mahdi discuss military cooperation

Ankara and Baghdad have discussed a possible deal to increase military and security cooperation between the neighboring countries, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Erdogan spoke to reporters in Ankara after meetings with visiting Iraqi Prime …

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Super Komachi

Japan tests next-generation Shinkansen bullet train

A prototype of Japan's next-generation Shinkansen bullet train, set to be the fastest train on wheels when it enters service, reached speeds of 320 kilometres (198 miles) per hour on a test run Thursday. The train, code-named ALFA-X, will eventually hit 360 …

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Geely

Brokers brave China’s FX market crackdown in hunt for household high rollers

SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Lured by hopes that China’s retail investors could become major players in global currency markets, foreign brokers are brazenly chasing business in a gray area of the country’s online trading sector, even as Beijing vows to wip…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Riots

Lebanon Dispatch: Basketball Is ‘War, Minus the Shooting’ in Sectarian Lebanon

Everyone blamed the politicians, including some of the politicians. I am deeply sorry to announce the end of Lebanese basketball, which has been slayed by politics and sectarianism, the minister for youth and sports, Faisal Karami, said at the time. There is…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

Silk Road

US-China trade war: What is President Trump’s strategy?

Image copyrightGetty Images Donald Trump's book The Art of the Deal could give you some insight into how he is negotiating with China amid the current trade war. One of his business philosophies is called negative thinking - anticipating the worst outcome,…

bubmagMay 16, 2019

European criminal investigators closing in on Monsanto’s “black ops” unit that targeted journalists, regulators and lawmakers

Simon Calder at 25: The ultimate travel timeline, from 1994-2019

New York Today: Fur Helped Build the City. Now Its Sale May Be Banned.

As bumblebee diets narrow, ours could too

Stellar’s ‘decentralized’ blockchain crashed for 2 hours and nobody realized

Turkey’s Erdogan, Iraq’s Abdul Mahdi discuss military cooperation

Japan tests next-generation Shinkansen bullet train

Brokers brave China’s FX market crackdown in hunt for household high rollers

Lebanon Dispatch: Basketball Is ‘War, Minus the Shooting’ in Sectarian Lebanon

US-China trade war: What is President Trump’s strategy?

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