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Global Macro/Climate Change
- Europe, Russia, and China to circumvent US sanctions on Iran with new trade channel INSTEX. – Forbes
- Insect apocalypse: German bug watchers sound alarm – The group of German entomology enthusiasts can boast a world-class scientific treasure: evidence of what is described as one of Earth’s worst extinction phases since the dinosaurs vanished. – Phys.org
- A US insurance company has just announced it will stop supporting coal: “Chubb recognizes the reality of climate change and the substantial impact of human activity on our planet.” – ThinkProgress
Americas
- Owners of former Trump hotel in Panama say president’s company evaded taxes – WaPo (Shocked and stunned!)
- Poll: 45 percent of Americans say Trump should be impeached – The Hill
- ABC, CBS, and NBC announce they will snub President Trump ‘Salute to America’ celebration – The Blaze
- ‘Leave Tanks for Red Square’: Trump’s July 4 Celebration Unsettles Military – NYT
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Europe/Middle East
- India says it will not stop buying oil from Iran despite US pressure – the Hindu
- Trudeau vows to stand by Ukraine against Russian ‘aggression’ – Aj Jazeera
- Putin signs bill to suspend Russia’s participation in nuclear treaty Move comes after Trump announced US would quit Cold War-era pact banning production of intermediate-range missiles – Independent
- Russia submarine that caught fire may have been to cut internet cables – Business Insider
Asia/China
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- Amazon, Microsoft, and Google plan to move production away from China – Business Insider
- China’s Ministry of Transport has raised the security level for Chinese vessels in the Malacca Strait. An increase to Level 3 is an exceptional measure applied only when there is credible information that a security incident is probable or imminent – StraitsTimes
- China told Britain to keep its hands off Hong Kong on Wednesday while London called for Beijing to honor the agreements made when the city was handed over in 1997, escalating a diplomatic spat over the former British colony. – Reuters
- More than 1 million ordered to evacuate as Japanese prefecture braces for a month of rain in one day – CNN
- Hong Kong police prepare citywide raids to hunt down and arrest protesters who stormed and vandalised Legislative Council complex – SCMP
- Japanese officials discount Trump tweets as “various remarks about almost anything,” not official U.S. positions – JapanTimes
Australia/Pacific
- Teachers not preachers: Federal union backs ban on church-taught gospel from all public schools – The New Daily (RE has a place, not preaching however)
- Melissa Price approved uranium mine knowing it could lead to extinction of 12 species – The Guardian
- Cut now, pay later: The Government’s tax timebomb – ABC
- Government set to pass full $158 billion tax cut plan after securing crossbench support – ABC
- ACCC unsure about NBN Co’s ‘Netflix tax’ – IT News (unbelievable…)
- Pyne job inquiry due for vote in Senate – SBS
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Miscellaneous
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