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Greta Thunberg

Citing Greta Thunberg, Merkel Backs Decarbonization By 2050

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech on the second day of the 10th Petersberger Klimadialog climate conference in Berlin (TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images) Getty After months of resistance,…

bubmagMay 15, 2019

AR-15

Kamala Harris wants ban on importing AR-15-style assault weapons

Kamala Harris wants to ban the importation of AR-15-style assault weapons by executive action if elected president. On Wednesday, the Democratic senator from California is set to detail her proposal to stop importing the weapons until the Bureau of Alcohol, …

bubmagMay 15, 2019

Xi Jinping

GOP Senators are in open rebellion against Trump over the trade war

Republican senators are breaking ranks to criticise President Trump's trade war with China, with no end in sight for tariffs levied by Beijing against US produce. Senator Chuck Grassley, of Iowa, has been among the most vocal GOP critics of the president's…

bubmagMay 15, 2019

AR-15

Kamala Harris escalates gun control agenda (Christopher Cadelago/Politico)

memeorandum is an auto-generated summary of the stories that US political commentators are discussing online right now. Unlike sister sites Techmeme ane Mediagazer, it is not a human-edited news outlet, but rather a media-monitoring tool for sophisticated ne…

bubmagMay 15, 2019

Singapore

Food Safety, Pollution Top Vietnam’s Latest Survey of Public Concerns

HO CHI MINH CITY The biggest worries among Vietnamese people are food safety, pollution, and corruption, according to a new survey that suggests not enough has been done about these issues since they were raised two years ago. Food safety led the list of 13…

bubmagMay 15, 2019

Tayyip Erdogan

Erdogan and Putin agree to convene working group on Syria soon: Turkish minister

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed that a working group on Syria’s northwest should convene as soon as possible, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. A recent offensive targetin…

bubmagMay 15, 2019

Geely

Here’s more about Volvo’s new battery deal with two Asian firms

The deals with Chinese and South Korean groups CATL and LG Chem, two of the leading firms in the industry, "represent a major step towards realizing Volvo Cars' ambitious electrification strategy", Volvo Cars said in a statement. Volvo Cars has pledged to of…

bubmagMay 15, 2019

Obamacare

Why Do Louisiana Republicans Want To Replace Obamacare With Obamacare?

For the latest evidence that bipartisanship occurs in politics when conservatives agree to rubber-stamp liberal policies, look no further than Louisiana. Last week, that states senate passed a health-care bill by a unanimous 38-0 margin. The bill provides th…

bubmagMay 15, 2019

Solar Storm

When and Where Will Auroras Be Visible Over U.S.? Geomagnetic Storm Upgraded After Explosions on Sun

A geomagnetic storm making its way to Earth may mean auroras are visible over parts of the U.S. on May 16. The storm is the result of a series of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the Sun, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Space Weather Pr…

bubmagMay 15, 2019

Yellow Vests

Is Australia Next?

Amid the sound and fury of US President Donald Trump, European populists, and Brexiteers, it is tempting to think that Australia has been spared from the political turmoil sweeping Western democracies. But if one focuses not on the rise of populism but on the…

bubmagMay 15, 2019

Citing Greta Thunberg, Merkel Backs Decarbonization By 2050

Kamala Harris wants ban on importing AR-15-style assault weapons

GOP Senators are in open rebellion against Trump over the trade war

Kamala Harris escalates gun control agenda (Christopher Cadelago/Politico)

Food Safety, Pollution Top Vietnam’s Latest Survey of Public Concerns

Erdogan and Putin agree to convene working group on Syria soon: Turkish minister

Here’s more about Volvo’s new battery deal with two Asian firms

Why Do Louisiana Republicans Want To Replace Obamacare With Obamacare?

When and Where Will Auroras Be Visible Over U.S.? Geomagnetic Storm Upgraded After Explosions on Sun

Is Australia Next?

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