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Global Macro/Investing
- Trump pressures other G20 leaders to weaken climate goals – Politico
- iPhone designer to leave Apple – BBC
- But tech stocks still leading the way – Reuters
- Are Cryptocurrencies the First Crack in the Wall to Regulate Facebook? – NakedCap
- Trump and Xi play high stakes trade war talks at G20 – Reuters
Americas
- Jimmy Carter: Trump only won in 2016 because of Russian meddling. “He lost the election and he was put into office because the Russians interfered on his behalf,” – The Hill
- Trump Jokes to Putin They Should ‘Get Rid’ of Journalists – The DailyBeast
- City of Vancouver votes to demand fossil fuel companies pay share of climate costs as the city expects to pay $1B this century to mitigate rising sea levels. – CBC
- 2nd Democratic Presidential debates set TV records – Reuters (Biden on way down, Harris and Mayor Pete up)
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Europe/Middle East
- France records all-time hottest temperature of 44.3C – The Guardian
- Despite Not Being a Member, Ukraine Makes Steps to Join Upcoming NATO Missions – Newsweek
- Theresa May has insisted that the UK cannot return to “business as usual” with Russia until Moscow ends its campaign of destabilizing activities such as last year’s chemical weapon attack in Salisbury. – Independent
- Historic EU/South American trade deal announced – BBC
Asia/China
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- A small Chinese bank has collapsed and experts worry China’s financial system may fail with it – ABC
- Trump offers to meet Kim at Korean DMZ this weekend – Reuters
- ‘Don’t trust China,’ Hong Kong protesters tell G-20 leaders in Osaka Nikkei Asian Review
Australia/Pacific
- Thousands evacuated in Papua New Guineas two volcanoes erupt back to back of one another – ABC
- A botched coup will echo through the new Parliament – ABC
- Wage freeze maybe thawing, but pace glacial – The Age
- ‘Surprised and disappointed’: Julia Gillard on Labor’s loss – The Age
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Miscellaneous:
- Scotland breaks renewable record, with enough power to supply 88% of homes – The Courier
- Outrage after fast food company secretly serves unsuspecting customers meat-free burger patties – Telegraph (was the outrage as fake as the meat?)
- Italy stings Facebook with $1.1M fine for Cambridge Analytica data misuse – Techcrunch
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