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Yellow Vests

In Notre-Dame’s shadow, a ‘village’ faces uncertain future

Paris (AFP) - Days after the catastrophic fire at Paris's Notre-Dame, around 30 business owners on Thursday gathered at a cafe in the shadow of the burned cathedral. The owners of restaurants and souvenir stores, flower stalls and gourmet food markets in an …

bubmagApril 18, 2019

NASDAQ

Pinterest opens up 25% in its first day of trading

Pinterest (NYSE: PINS) is a public company. Ben Silbermann’s virtual pinboard rose 25 percent in its NYSE debut, opening at $23.75 per share. Currently, shares of its stock are up another 2%, trading at more than $24 each. The company priced its shares above…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

NSA

CIA director promises agency will soon launch an Instagram account

Espionage it for the 'gram! During an address at Auburn University in Alabama, CIA Director Gina Haspel unveiled some de-classified information about the CIA's next big move: it's launching an Instagram page. SEE ALSO: Instagram verification will make you P…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Bees

Wild Bee Species Critical to Pollination on the Decline

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) More than a dozen wild bee species critical to pollinating everything from blueberries to apples in New England are on the decline, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of New Hampshire wanted to understand if the docu…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Chinese Economy

Beijing surprise

Chinas economy is showing signs of a rebound. According to figures released by its National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday, the Chinese economy grew at 6.4% in the first quarter of the current year compared to the same period last year. While this rate of …

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Protectionism

Indiana Legislature Stopped Optometrists’ Competition in the Blink of An Eye

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Photo with phoropter, biomicroscope slit lamp, keratometer, BIO, binocular indirect ophthalmoscope, eye chart, snellen chart, chair, stand, and optometry ophthalmology optician optical medical eye exam e…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

China's Strategy

POLITICO Playbook PM: The report is out: Trump tried to remove Mueller

The Mueller report reveals that President Donald Trump called Don McGahn in June 2017 and asked him to get Robert Mueller removed from the special counsel investigation. | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images SPOTTED: A.G. BILL BARR at Tosca on Thursday after the re…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Plastic Pollution

Tackling Ocean Plastic Pollution

bubmagApril 18, 2019

CCTV

Gaiety marks celestial wedding at Vontimitta

It was a grand spectacle to watch the divine couple Sita and Rama enter the nuptials at the celestial wedding conducted at the Sri Kodandarama temple complex at Vontimitta late on Thursday evening, under the brightly-lit full moon. Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

Moravec‘s Paradox

Robot news presenter causes a stir on Russian TV

Image copyrightRossiya 24 Russian state news channel Rossiya 24 has introduced a robot presenter for some of its bulletins. 'Alex' has already caused a stir, with some viewers complaining about his appearance and accusing him of peddling political propagand…

bubmagApril 18, 2019

In Notre-Dame’s shadow, a ‘village’ faces uncertain future

Pinterest opens up 25% in its first day of trading

CIA director promises agency will soon launch an Instagram account

Wild Bee Species Critical to Pollination on the Decline

Beijing surprise

Indiana Legislature Stopped Optometrists’ Competition in the Blink of An Eye

POLITICO Playbook PM: The report is out: Trump tried to remove Mueller

Tackling Ocean Plastic Pollution

Gaiety marks celestial wedding at Vontimitta

Robot news presenter causes a stir on Russian TV

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