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World

George Friedman: US prepares for war against North Korea, military build up in area significant, most likely outcome is war between countries after a few weeks of quiet diplomacy
British Airways global system outage results in massive queues and delayed flights, no evidence of cyber attack according to the company
Former Ethiopian health minister Tedros Adhanom first African to be assigned leader of WHO, chosen over doctors from UK and Pakistan
Saudi Arabia and UAE donate USD 100 million to World Bank fund for women entrepreneurs inspired by Ivanka Trump
Duterte on five-day trip to Russia to meet his favourite hero Putin and seek military support in struggle against Islamic militants, move could steer Philippine foreign policy course further away from longtime ally US
Eleven countries with Canada at forefront seek to continue controversial TPP negotiations after US pulled out in January, both Japan and New Zealand willing to revive deal
Svalbard global seed vault leaked water near entrance, renovation and decreased number of visitors to keep seeds safe in future
China killed or imprisoned as many as 20 US intelligence sources from 2010 to 2012 following massive intelligence breach, investigators split over how the information leaked, according to the New York Times
Putin pledges to send several thousand tons of wheat each month to Venezuela following phone call with Maduro, according to the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry
Macron visits Mali and vows to escalate France's military operations in country to counter Islamists, urges Germany and other European nations to help with military and development aid

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Miscellaneous

Richard Carroll: Kondo Marie's book about art of organizing most reactionary book ever written, to live in an orderly manner builds confidence, discipline and habits that in long run lead to virtue
Stephanie Mann: Joan of Arc has been used as symbol of everything from feminism to warriors and mad women, but should primarily be remembered for her love for Jesus
Johnsonville in Connecticut up for sale for USD 1.9 million, city abandoned for nearly 20 years apart from occasional ghost hunting
Sologamy new trend among women in UK, US and Japan – to marry oneself seen as way to celebrate independence or to be princess for a day
Wild bear spotted in the canton of Bern for the first time since 1823, important in the legend of the city's name and heraldry (German)
Sir Roger Moore dead at 89 after short battle with cancer, most known for portraying James Bond in seven movies
Egyptian lantern-makers seek to save ancient craft in struggle against imported replicas, Chinese plastic lanterns common despite being banned by decree from 2015
Morbidly obese monkey caught and put in captivity, ate junk food from tourists but has now been placed on strict diet
Richard Carroll: Hesiod's poetry is despite its place in Homer's shadow required reading for those who seek classical education, value of virtue and hard work characterizes didactic poem Works and Days
Dutch king Willem-Alexander recently quit as KLM co-pilot, flew smaller plane twice a month, few recognized him, will train to fly Boeing 737

Media

US Library of Congress makes 25 million files accessible online, including books, maps and music
William Anderson: US TV sports giant ESPN declining due to outdated business model focused on advertising and cable subscriptions as well as left-wing views
Fox News co-founder and former CEO Roger Ailes dies at the age of 77
Israel shuts down current public service media, is being replaced with new media group, critics argue that the reason is to silence criticism and gain more control
WeChat latest messaging app to be blocked in Russia, has 900 million active users each month of which most are Chinese, Russian authorities believed to be inspired by the Great Firewall
YouTube plans 40 TV series and films, hopes that famous actors will draw advertisers
Facebook hires 3,000 for reviewing video material to avoid public displays of violent crimes, 4,500 already work with similar tasks
New York Times reports highest quarterly revenue growth in six years, strong sales of digital subscriptions in wake of presidential elections, 308 000 sold during first quarter
Video blogger Daddyofive loses custody of two children, published video where child was wrongly accused of bad behavior and punished both physically and emotionally, YouTube account has 800,000 subscribers
4chan's "Operation OKKK" to make media associate the OK sign with white supremacy via memes and the hashtag #NOTok tricks The Independent among others

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Politics

UK Prime Minister Theresa May open to tax social media, intended to increase computer security and make Internet safer for children and young people
Matthew Reece: Misunderstanding among neoreactionaries that libertarians oppose authority, only wish that authority is concentrated to distinct private owners
The Z Man: French revolution was no popular uprising against monarchy but elite project orchestrated by degenerate aristocrats with striking similarities to today's political elite in US — repression could be as bloody as in Vendée if their power is opposed
Ilya Somin: People tend to oppose welfare if they believe it goes to other ethnic groups, libertarians supporting immigration a win-win
Moon Jae-in from Democratic Party of Korea wins election, becomes new president of South Korea in landslide, has campaigned on reforms to root out corruption which has attracted voters to newly established party
Christopher Cantwell: I used to tolerate libertarians fighting for feminism and homosexuality, I now instead tolerate national socialism in overarching struggle for survival of white race – libertarianism is essentially white man values
Brigitte Bardot urges French people to vote for Le Pen to protect animals, says Emmanuel Macron's cold steel eyes shows lack of empathy with suffering animals
Whiteboard used by Steve Bannon for planning revealed in photograph published on Twitter, among other things mentions policies to curb immigration which has not been discussed publicly
Increasing number of EPP members want to expel Viktor Orban and Fidesz party
Matthew Continetti: First 100 days under Trump has thrown Democrats into chaos, party in pieces and completely fails to channel displeasure with new president

Annons

Opinion

Joe Jarvis: Zuckerberg could donate billions but starts LLC instead of charity, supports basic income for political gain and because people on it would have less ambitions and browse Facebook more
Warren Meyer: Princeton appears to penalize minority candidates for not obsessing about their race according to leaked documents, remains to be seen how this will filter back to high schools where music instruments and falconry have been previously popular in hopes of matching college admissions expectations
Katie Hopkins: Politicians' mantra that life goes on as usual new Lord's Prayer, not cure to save dying society from terrorism
Brad Smith: Government stockpiling of security exploits irresponsible, should be treated as carefully as physical weapons
Daniel Davis: Trump's decision to send more troops to Afghanistan a mistake, Pakistani support for Taliban and corrupt Afghan central government makes military solution to conflict impossible
Paul Craig Roberts: North Korean threat fiction spun by US to justify military build-up near China and Russia, same maneuver previously used against Iran
John W. Whitehead: NSA decreases part of domestic surveillance, deceives some to ignore the large number of ways in which government can see everything people do in their everyday lives
George Neumayr: Strong unholy alliance between left and Catholic church traceable in Soros' support for Francis, Obama's success and popularity, church support for organizations inspired by Alinsky
Matthew Reece: Left's tendency to use political terror makes right-wing activism unlikely to succeed, strategy based on infiltrating education system to quell leftist opinions necessary to counter growing state power
Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Intellectual yet idiot interventionistas disrupt peace making mechanisms of collaboration and strategic hostility, should instead do ceramics or other low-testosterone sabbatical work and let people work out their own problems

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Europe

German unemployment rate at lowest level since 1991 with 5.6 percent, the Eurozone in total goes from 9.4 to 9.3 percent
German court rules that the provider of hardware used to decrypt Sky's signal is liable for copyright infringement as well as the operator
MI5 investigates why it did not act upon warnings from public regarding Manchester terrorist Salman Abedi, 16 arrested in connection with attack
Norway reclaims funds that it granted to Palestinian women's center as project was named after female terrorist, calls for removal of country's logo from facility
Serbian court annuls verdict from 1946 which declared Chetnik commander Nikola Kalabić national enemy, rehabilitation of royalist nationalist comes after his granddaughter filed request in 2012
Macedonia's former PM Nikola Gruevski wants country to join EU and Nato as soon as possible, says name issue with Greece could be resolved simultaneously with negotiation process
Nato welcomes Montenegro as new member 18 years after bombing the area, inhabitants split over membership and historical ally Russia angered
Srdjan Garcevic: Tito's journey from locksmith to beloved leader against all odds should inspire today's nostalgic Serbs more than his policies which meant media control and repression against political opponents
EU ministers approve proposal to force social media companies to block videos with hate speech, draft has to be agreed with European parliament before becoming law
Macron asks parliament to prolong state of emergency in France until November following Manchester terrorist attack, sixth extension since it was introduced in late 2015

North America

Bill allowing self defense without retreating first proposed in Ohio, also requires prosecutors to show it was not self defense
Houston teacher disciplined for awarding students titles such as most likely to become a terrorist or most likely to become homeless in Guatemala, says it's a less successful joke
Justin Trudeau wants Pope Francis to apologise for role of Catholic residential schools in abuse of indigenous children who were forced to attend schools where they were forbidden to speak their language or practise their own culture
Mayor of Baltimore explores possibility to remove statues of Confederacy figures, protests erupted when New Orleans removed monuments earlier this year
Illinoisans continue to move to neighboring states due to high taxes, further tax hikes planned
Rex Tillerson chooses not to host Ramadan event at State Department, breaking with bipartisan tradition in place for nearly 20 years
Trump's media strategist Steve Bannon will lead newly created war room together with veterans from election campaign according to White House sources, goal is to fight back against deep state, mainstream media and intelligence leaks
US security advisor and war hawk Zbigniew Brzezinski dead at 89, worked under President Carter
The FBI has shared data with private parties in violation of current rules, according to declassified documents
UPS fined USD 247 million in federal court for having transported 683,000 cartons of untaxed cigarettes into New York since 2010, company says it will appeal the decision

Latin America

Panama's former dictator Manuel Noriega dies at 83 after brain tumor surgery
Venezuela opposition accuses Goldman Sachs of aiding regime after report shows bank has bought USD 2.8 billion in bonds from state companies
Raphaël Lima: Former president Lula da Silva spider in the web in corruption scandal that is now unfolding in Brazil, could lead to division of country
Venezuelans reportedly using Bitcoin to escape hyperinflation and food shortages
Brazil President Temer calls in armed forces to control 45,000 protesters in Brasilia, smaller group tried to get into government buildings
Chávez statues destroyed in at least five Venezuelan cities and one of Chávez' childhood homes torched during past month, 16 arrested for tearing down statue sent to military tribunal and risk 27 years in prison
Several medallists from Rio Olympics have to replace medals because of rust or damage
Russian national socialist YouTube profile Aleksey Makeyev victim of lynching attempt in his Cancun home, alive but sedated, paralyzed and probably brain damaged
Protesters demand release of Cuban libertarians imprisoned on political grounds, activists plastered Havana with posters in support of prisoners who have been in jail since February 2
Mexico surpasses Iraq and Afghanistan to become world's second-most deadly conflict zone after Syria according to International Institute for Strategic Studies, fatalities from war among drug cartels in country grew to 23,000 in 2016

Asia

Registered sex offenders in Australia to be banned from travelling overseas or holding passport, new law aims to counter child sex tourism trade
Many calls for Dravidian secession from India after new law bans sale of cattle in markets for slaughter, idea previously more popular among Tamils but now seems to have broader support
Death toll after monsoon causes landslides in Sri Lanka rises to over 160, worst flooding in 14 years
Indian Chief of Army Staff Bipin Rawat claims use of human shield in Kashmir to be innovative warfare, says dirty tricks are allowed in dirty proxy war
Campaign group working toward reunion with UK set up in Hong Kong, leader Alice Lai says China is unfit to be governing region
North Korea fires ballistic missile that lands in Japan's economic zone, Japanese PM Shinzo Abe says country will take concrete steps together with US to deter further provocations
At least 122 killed and 97 missing after floods and landslides hit Sri Lanka, country's Foreign Ministry asks UN and neighboring states to provide assistance
Statue of Themis, Greek goddess of divine justice, removed from Dhaka Supreme Court complex after Islamist mass protests, seen as sign of rising tension between Islamic and liberal values in Bangladesh
Chinese student cowed online by fellow countrymen and government's newspaper for praising free speech in America, where she studies
Kyrgyz president Almazbek Atambayev releases pair of guitar ballads backed up by professionally produced music videos, follows trend of musically talented Central Asian leaders

Middle East

At least 80 killed, 300 injured as truck bomb explodes in Afghan capital Kabul's diplomatic district
The first week of pride in Beirut successfully completed, over 4,000 people participated and defied the threat of Islamists
At least 28 killed and 25 injured after gunmen opened fire on bus carrying Coptic Christians in central Egypt, several attacks on Copts in recent months claimed by IS terrorists
Qatar says official state news agency hacked and earlier quotes from ruler speech on country's Trump and Iran relations false, asks media not to republish earlier posted remarks
Five "outlaws" killed, 19 security force officers injured in Bahrain after operation near Shia-Muslim spiritual leader's home met by armed violence, 286 arrested, according to the Interior Ministry
Hassan Rouhani wins Iran's presidential election with 57% of votes, conservative challenger Ebrahim Raisi gets 39%, unusually high voter turnout of 70%
Palestinian women's rights groups protest against law facilitating honor killings, 12,000 signatures collected to remove article allowing judges to view motive of defending family's honor as extenuating circumstances
Egyptian president al-Sisi points out Trump as the one who can solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, claiming both sides are ready for peace
Israeli man attacked by Palestinian mob in the West Bank, shoots to defend himself killing one Palestinian, condemned by the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process
Tayseer Abu Sneineh elected Hebron mayor, was convicted as one of four Palestinians to murder six Israeli students and wound 16 others in 1980 shooting

Africa

Robert Mugabe spends USD 3.5 million chartering plane to Singapore and Mexico as plane he usually uses is grounded for servicing, has so far this year spent more days abroad than in Zimbabwe
South African opposition leader Mmusi Maimane denied entry to Zambia and forced to return home, planned to visit detained Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema
South Sudan president Salva Kiir declares ceasefire and promises to release political prisoners, uncertain whether statement could end civil war as no negotiations with rebels are in sight
Gambian ex-president Yahya Jammeh believed to have stolen state assets worth USD 50 million during last ten years in power, luxury cars reportedly loaded on to Chadian cargo plane during escape to Equatorial Guinea
Sorna Govender: South Africa at high risk of civil war, conditions alike those preceding the Arab Spring
King Letsie III of Lesotho hails Mugabe as wise and astute leader that has helped his country to stability and normalcy
Death toll rises to 100 following riots in Central African Republic according to UN, militia fighting with religious and ethnic undertones began in 2013
Rebelling Ivory Coast troops lay down arms, accept increased bonus proposal by previously popular president Ouattara — mutiny caused big disruptions for infrastructure and businesses
Mutiny in Ivory Coast continues after spokesmen for soldiers reject government proposal, mutineers have taken control over country's second largest city Bouaké
Soldiers in Ivory Coast revolt in protest against delayed bonuses promised by government, some mutineers thought to be former rebels who joined army after civil war ended in 2011

Economy

EU promises "free" Wi-Fi in every village and every city by 2020, funding source to be determined
Acute labour shortages threatens Malta's growth according to central bank, public sector should stop employing unnecessary personnel according to proposal
Average home price in Toronto expressed in gold peaked in 2005 at 655 ounces, gold price peak in 1980 pushed the price down to 100 ounces
Russian online payment provider ChronoPay starts to accept Bitcoin, service already supports credit cards as well as 158 other currencies and has large mobile operators among clients
Mark Zuckerberg advocates the introduction of basic income as a step in modernizing American democracy in speech at Harvard
OPEC extends reduced oil production for nine more months, counts on stockpiles to decrease until then
Moody's cuts China's credit rating from Aa3 to A1 in first downgrade since 1989, could raise cost of borrowing for Chinese government
Bitcoin pass USD 2,000 for the first time, other cryptocurrencies rising as well lately to total market cap of USD 70 billion, equaling less than 1% of world gold reserve value
Deutsche Bank to demand money back from former executives and board members to contribute to misconduct fines
Uber wanted to partner with Tesla on autonomous cars, Musk turned Kalanick down as they were already planning their own service

Technology

Ten car manufacturers choose to develop Automotive Grade Linux, open source based automotive technology, prevents user data from being hijacked by Apple and Google, about 70% of the code is generic while the rest is customized for a particular car
Pacemakers systems from four manufacturers have 8,000 security holes according to WhiteScope, goal conflict where care givers don't want to be hindered by passwords in emergencies
Rocket Lab succeeds in launching Electron rocket but doesn't reach orbit, company focused on smaller satellites that today often have to be launched by big, expensive rockets
Amiga X5000 launched by A-EON more than 20 years after Commodore discontinues Amiga 4000, Ars Technica review compares computer to expensive and beautifully engineered car
Hackers could use malicious code hidden in subtitles to take control of computers, popular video players affected
Google allows stores to measure online marketing to physical purchases in stores, syncs when users have viewed ads and use location history from people's phones to see when they are in the store, user information is encrypted and aggregated before being sent to advertisers
Iris scanner in Samsung's new flagship hacked with digital camera set to night mode and contact lens, the photo doesn't have to be of high quality
Apple CEO tests non-invasive blood glucose meter showing results in real time on his watch, eagerly awaited by diabetics and people concerned about their health
Facebook fined EUR 110 million for misleading the EU Commission regarding the acquisition of Whatsapp, violated promise not to match user data between the platforms
IBM's commercial quantum computer upgraded, goes from 5 to 16 qubits

Science

The antibiotic vancomycin gets modified in three places, counteracts resistance and makes it effective against multiresistant bacteria
Construction of Extremely Large Telescope started in Chile, largest optical telescope in the world with a 39 meter diameter main mirror
Researcher studied boas in a cave in Cuba, found that the snakes hunted together as the chance of getting a prey was higher than hunting alone
Psychedelic mushrooms safest drug according to Global Drug Survey 2017 with 120,000 participants in 50 countries, only 0.2% of users needed emergency medical treatment compared to 1.3% of alcohol users, mushrooms can cure depression and anxiety and there is no lethal dose
Adenocarcinoma constitutes larger share of lung cancer, holes in light cigarette filters likely cause as it changes combustion and more carcinogens are inhaled, according to review
Very low frequency radio waves seem to protect against Van Allen radiation belt according to measurements by Van Allen probes during solar storm
15 of 16 sea salt products from brands worldwide contain plastic or plastic residues, levels not harmful to human health at present, according to toxicology study from Malaysia
Women's underrepresentation in executive roles can be explained by the fact that it makes them unhappy to a greater extent, according to empirical study of German household data
Myth that obese people can be healthy according to study of 3.5 million people's medical records, are often affected by heart problems and diabetes later in life
Pancreatic islets transplanted to omentum in type 1 diabetic restored insulin independence, decreased effect one year after transplantation

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