Israel strikes breakthrough deal with UAE over settlement expansion

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel are to establish diplomatic ties in a deal halting the planned annexation of occupied land sought by the Palestinians. US President Donald Trump announced the deal on Thursday after successfully getting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin>>>

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Sketchy Science Journal Publishes Article Titled ‘What’s the Deal With Birds?’

This past week, assistant zoology professor Daniel Baldassarre at SUNY Oswego published a paper in a supposedly scientific journal with the following abstract: Many people wonder: what’s the deal with birds? This is a common query. Birds are pretty weird. I mean, they have feathers. WTF? Most other animals don’t>>>

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Facebook bets on India with $5.7 billion Reliance deal – Reuters

NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Facebook (FB.O) is established to invest $5.7 billion to acquire a 9.99% risk in Dependence Industries’ (RELI.NS) digital arm, as it seeks to turn out solutions for India’s grocers as well as little businesses by taking advantage of WhatsApp’s substantial reach in the nation. The bargain>>>

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NBA, NBPA reach deal for league to withhold 25% of players’ paychecks | SportsCenter

Adrian Wojnarowski and Stephen A. Smith react to the deal reached between the NBA and the NBPA that allows the league to withhold 25% of the players’ paychecks in the wake of owners losing millions of dollars by the week. #ESPN #NBAonESPN Original Author: Produced by ESPN and published on 18/04/2020

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