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Destroying nuclear waste to create clean energy? It can be done
weforum.org - Franklin Servan-Schreiber
If not for long-term radioactive waste, then nuclear power would be the ultimate “green” energy. The alternative to uranium is thorium, a radioactive …
United Kingdom
The Brexit mess could lead to a break-up of a no longer United Kingdom
theconversation.com - Ben Wellings Ben Wellings is a Friend of The Conversation.
Behind the scenes at Westminster and the teetering fate of the British government lies an even more profound change in British politics: the very …
AlJazeera
Free Trade
Iraq to establish free trade zone along border with Iran
AlJazeera - Al Jazeera
Iraqi President Salih and Iran's President Rouhani discuss gas-electricity swap, joint oil exploration, in Tehran talks. Iraqi President Barham Salih has announced that his country has agreed to establish
SFGate
Jamal Khashoggi
The Latest: US intel says prince ordered Khashoggi killing
SFGate - SF Gate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi (all times local): 7:10 p.m. U.S. intelligence officials have concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered killing
Fortune
Trade Pact
House Conservatives Want LGBTQ Protections Removed From U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Pact
Fortune - Laura Stampler
Dozens of U.S. House conservatives are protesting a clause in the proposed U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA) that would protect LGBTQ …
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity's greatest weakness is also its best line of defence
weforum.org - www.weforum.org
This article is part of the World Economic Forum's Geostrategy platform The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a risk report earlier this …
Sleep Apnea
Thousands of sleep apnea sufferers rely on a lone Australian CPAP hacker to stay healthy
boingboing.net - Cory Doctorow
An Australian developer named Mark Watkins painstakingly reverse-engineered the proprietary data generated by Continuous Positive Airway Pressure …
The Guardian
Boris Johnson
Rebel Tory MPs press for vote of no confidence in Theresa May
The Guardian - Dan Sabbagh
Theresa May is battling to halt a growing revolt from the Tory right after half a dozen more backbenchers came out in favour of a no-confidence vote and the organiser of the rebellion publicly predicted
DW News
Free Trade
Sieren’s China: Pulling together
DW News - DW English
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. This year, US President Donald Trump did not attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in …
Hong Kong
The vital importance of keeping the ‘special’ in the Special Administrative Region
scmp.com - Mark Clifford
Deng Xiaoping promised that Hong Kong people would rule Hong Kong when the British left. We need to continue to take Deng at his word. Management at …
The Washington Post
Opinion
The 2020 presidential horse race has officially begun
The Washington Post - By David Von Drehle
Now and then, I am reminded just how far from the swing of things I am. I was the last person to try paleo. I’ve never planked or lunged, to my knowledge. Last year, I got the feeling I was the only American
Quartz
Dungeons and Dragons
🐲 Dungeons & Dragons: Still casting a spell
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World News
What to Know About Tanzania's Anti-LGBT Crackdown
TIME - By George Steer
The World Bank withdrew a $300 million loan to Tanzania on Thursday, in response to a number of controversial laws passed by the national legislature …
Northern Ireland
Brexit: EU determined to keep calm and carry on with deal
bbc.co.uk - Katya Adler
Again and again throughout this Brexit process I've been struck by the chasm in thinking between leading UK politicians and the viewpoint of EU leaders. But the current state of affairs is particularly
Free Trade
Chaos Erupts in London Over Brexit Deal
spiegel.de - By Peter Müller and Jörg Schindler
Some 874 days after the Brexit referendum, Theresa May has reached a deal with the European Union to prevent a hard exit from the bloc. But events of …
Reuters
World News
Irish PM says hard border highly likely without Brexit deal
Reuters
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland’s prime minister said on Friday his government would find it very difficult to avoid imposing a hard border on Northern Ireland if Britain crashes out of the European Union an
World Economic Forum
Deep fakes could threaten democracy. What are they and what can be done?
weforum.org - Andrew Chakhoyan
Will deep-fake technology destroy democracy, asked the New York Times. While some of us are just learning the jargon, others expect that we’ll enter …
Globalization
France calls on ‘lying’ UK politicians to drop Brexit
politico.eu - Jakob Hanke
‘Economically, Brexit can result in a nightmare,’ Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire says. France’s economy minister on Friday said Brexit is leading …
Stock Markets
The stock market is at 'a crossroads' and on course for a 'reckoning' in 2019, investors say
yahoo.com - Dion Rabouin
The current downturn in U.S. stocks could be a sign that the slowing global growth theme, which has seen economic pullbacks in China, Japan, Europe …
Business Development
The Biz Dev 100: Lorna Dixon, global growth platform director, Dentsu Aegis Network
thedrum.com - The Drum
Welcome to The Biz Dev 100, powered by The BD 100, which aims to recognize and celebrate important role played in the media and marketing industry by …
Economy
EU states offer Britain 'ambitious' ties after Brexit, but no frictionless trade
investing.com - By Jan Strupczewski and Francesco Guarascio
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union states said on Friday that they wanted an "ambitious" future relationship with Britain but that this would not …
Machine Learning
Resilient housing joins the machine learning revolution
worldbank.org - Sarah Elizabeth Antos
Machine learning algorithms are excellent at answering “yes” or “no” questions. For example, they can scan huge datasets and correctly tell us: Does …
FOX Business
Globalization
Global growth is decelerating: Fed's Robert Kaplan
FOX Business - Fox Business
U.S. Politics
Dozens of House Republicans object to gay rights language in NAFTA replacement deal
washingtonexaminer.com - Sean Higgins
A group of 45 House Republican lawmakers wrote President Trump Friday stating that they were "deeply concerned" by the inclusion of "sexual …
Barron's
Oil
Why the Slump in Oil Prices Is Not Signaling a Recession
Barron's - Avi Salzman
Text size Oil’s furious descent in the past six weeks has shaken traders and sown seeds of doubt in the minds of investors: If demand for the …
World Bank
Innovating IDA's Work | International Development Association - World Bank | International Development Association - World
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European Union
French finance minister says ‘liars’ duped Brits into voting for Brexit
standard.co.uk - Olivia Tobin
France’s finance minister has said Brits were duped into voting for Brexit as he launched an attack on "lying" UK politicians. In an impassioned …
Green Energy
This woman is solving one of the biggest problems facing green energy
weforum.org - Emma Charlton
Most of us take electricity for granted. We expect the lights to come on when we flip a switch, to boil the kettle, and to charge our phones whenever …
Opinion
Trade war is costing Washington dearly
seattletimes.com - The Seattle Times editorial board
In the current trade dispute, Americans have little choice, for now, other than to support Trump's brinkmanship. If he fails, it's time again for the …
World Bank
How are the development banks supporting long-term climate goals?
trust.org - Thomson Reuters Foundation
* Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Long-term thinking is key to ensuring money flows …