Macro Markets, Economics & Investing
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Record number of oil and gas firms go bust as renewable energy revolution begins to bite – Independent (warning signs here too…)
Asia
- ‘Arrogant’ US is just a ‘shooting star in the ample sky of history,’ says Chinese state media – Independent
- Russia offers Philippines weapons and close friendship, throwing US relations into question -Global News
- China to invest £292bn in renewable fuel by 2020 – The Guardian
- Constitutional Court proceedings have begun against South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye, despite her absence from the impeachment trial. – BBC
Europe/Middle East
- A new law in France bans spanking of children, making it the 52nd country to prohibit the practice – Livescience
- Israeli PM Netanyahu calls for pardon of soldier convicted of manslaughter for the killing of wounded Palestinian – BBC (what else will this “leader” not apologise for?)
- Yemen’s children starve as war drags on. The UN says at least 1,000 children die every week from preventable diseases across Yemen. – CTVNews (Australian allies Saudi Arabia are behind this btw…..
- Merkel Anticipates Frosty Relations with U.S. – Spiegel
Americas
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- There Are Still No Open Atheists In Congress – HuffPost (about 20% of Americans are non-religious, so where’s their representation?)
- Tesla’s Gigafactory is up and running, and making battery cells – CNBC
- Puerto Rico Files Bill in Quest to Obtain Statehood by 2025 – ABC
- New York City Crime Rate Falls to Lowest Recorded Level – WSJ
- Fully repealing Obamacare will cost $350 billion – CNN (proof that the GOP is nuts? Oh yes.)
- Donald Trump asked Rupert Murdoch to name picks for FCC chair – TheVerge (fill the swamp!)
Terra Nullus
- Indonesia backs down on suspending military ties with Australia – ABC News
- Australian businesses invested over $33 million in solar panels in December – ABC News
- NZ MP labels One Nation Senator a “village idiot, racist” – The Age (harsh, but a little truth there…)
Other:
- New study confirms that global warming never “paused” and has in fact continued to rise unabated for the last 45 years – Research Gate
- People who live near major roads have higher rates of dementia, research that followed nearly 2m people in Canada over 11 years suggests. The researchers say air pollution or noisy traffic could be contributing to the brain’s decline. – BBC
- Mysterious radio signal traced to dwarf galaxy 3 billion light-years away – CNN
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