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Chinese Economy

Trading punches: Can China absorb Trump’s latest tariff blow?

The United States has thrown what it hopes will be the punch that forces its main economic rival, China, to change its trade practices. On Friday, US President Donald Trump more than doubled import tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of Chinese …

bubmagMay 10, 2019

Super Komachi

World’s fastest bullet train starts high-speed tests

Japan is pushing the limits of rail travel as it begins testing the fastest-ever shinkansen bullet train, capable of speeds of as much as 400 kilometers (249 miles) per hour. Called the Alfa-X, the train is scheduled to go into service in 2030. Rail company …

bubmagMay 10, 2019

Donald Trump

How Trump avoided paying taxes for years

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bubmagMay 10, 2019

Super Komachi

World’s fastest bullet train with a 72ft nose is unveiled in Japan

The world's fastest train has been unveiled in Japan, ahead of its 2030 launch. Dubbed the Alfa-X, it is capable of reaching speeds of up to 224mph and consists of ten carriages. Its sleek silver design is matched by its long and pointed nose which stre…

bubmagMay 10, 2019

Iran Liberalism

Iran Hard-Liners’ New Headache: Dancing Schoolchildren

Iran is facing a major crisis: Its kids enjoy frolicking to banned music despite years of state indoctrination and denunciation. Amateur video posted online showing Iranian schoolchildren dancing to a song by a U.S.-based underground rap singer has angered c…

bubmagMay 10, 2019

Android

Nvidia, King’s College train robot overlords to spot oddities on radiology scans

GPU near-monopoly Nvidia will be working alongside King's College London to put machine learning algorithms to work on NHS datasets. The two organisations are building an AI platform based on Nvidia's DGX-2 servers, which will be used to train computers to a…

bubmagMay 10, 2019

Geely

Volvo Cars is cutting several hundred jobs: Swedish radio

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish carmaker Volvo, which is owned by China’s Geely, is cutting several hundred jobs, Swedish radio reported on Friday citing sources. The carmaker, whose number of employees has more than doubled over the past decade to about 43,0…

bubmagMay 10, 2019

Geely

Volvo Cars is cutting several hundred jobs: Swedish radio

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish carmaker Volvo, which is owned by China's Geely, is cutting several hundred jobs, Swedish radio reported on Friday citing sources. The carmaker, whose number of employees has more than doubled over the past decade to about 43,00…

bubmagMay 10, 2019

Global Warming

The simple yet elusive key to fighting the climate crisis: More trees

A new scientific report finds that human behaviors are driving the extinction of non-human species at a rate so severe that the subsequent disappearance of life will soon be a threat to human health and prosperity. Habitat destruction on land, overfishing in …

bubmagMay 10, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Orders ‘Full Combat Posture’ as His Military and U.S. Fire Missiles

North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his force on high alert as their recent exercise coincided with a missile test in the United States. At a time of relative calm on the Korean Peninsula, a stalled peace process has threatened to restart ten…

bubmagMay 10, 2019

Trading punches: Can China absorb Trump’s latest tariff blow?

World’s fastest bullet train starts high-speed tests

How Trump avoided paying taxes for years

World’s fastest bullet train with a 72ft nose is unveiled in Japan

Iran Hard-Liners’ New Headache: Dancing Schoolchildren

Nvidia, King’s College train robot overlords to spot oddities on radiology scans

Volvo Cars is cutting several hundred jobs: Swedish radio

Volvo Cars is cutting several hundred jobs: Swedish radio

The simple yet elusive key to fighting the climate crisis: More trees

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Orders ‘Full Combat Posture’ as His Military and U.S. Fire Missiles

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