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Global Macro/Climate Change:
- Bond traders face disappointment as fresh signs of strain in the global economy interrupt G-20 cheer – Bloomberg
- Around Antarctica, sea ice averaged 4.9 million square miles in 2014. By 2017, that average fell to a record low of 4.1 million square miles. – LATimes
- An area of Amazon rainforest roughly the size of a football pitch is now being cleared every single minute, according to satellite data – BBC
Americas:
- Kissing up to a dictator does not make Trump a ‘legend’ – LA Times
- US proposes $4 billion in potential additional tariffs over EU aircraft subsidies – CNBC
- US proposes tariffs on EU cheese, pork and whiskey – France24 (definitely not hamberders though….)
- Russia paid radio broadcaster $1.4 million to air Kremlin propaganda in DC – Open Secrets
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Europe/Middle East:
- Emmanuel Macron slams EU summit failure – FT
- Thousands of London banking jobs could be lost – Bloomberg (oh noes!)
- Two French cyclists die in Europe heatwave as death toll rises to seven | It came after France recorded its all-time highest temperature of 45.9C in Villevieille on Friday – Independent
- Putin says ‘genius musician’ Elton John mistaken on Russia LGBT rights – Yahoo
- Johnson and Hunt accused of trying to turn UK into tax haven – The Guardian (you don’t say….)
- Iran Has Passed Enriched Uranium Stockpile Limit, State Media Says – Time
Asia/China:
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- Cleanup begins in Hong Kong after a night of unleashed anger – WaPo
- Trade Truce Better Than Expected But Issues Remain – Caixin
- 13 Hong Kong police injured by protesters, officials say – CNN
- Japan’s top spokesman said South Korea’s handling of wartime labor row ‘damaged’ trust. – Nikkei Asian Review
- India ties up with “old friend” Russia to train astronauts for its first manned mission – Quartz
Australia/Pacific:
- After second rate cut, RBA will hope Josh Frydenberg now realises a sick economy needs reform. – ABR
- Australia cuts rates again to record low of 1% – FT (one of us..one of us)
- Alek Sigley: Facebook page of Australian missing in North Korea briefly reappears – The Guardian
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Miscellaneous:
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