News that mattered last week.
This time it didn't seem to fit any categories so this is just roughly sorted by topic
Bangladesh’s snub another blow for India(asiatimes.com)
The new thing for me that I didn't have a clue about is this:
Amid New Delhi’s tense relationship with Beijing, Bangladesh and China signed a duty-free agreement on June 19. Under that pact, China provides duty-free access to 97% of Bangladeshi products.
Will it end in china monopolizing trade with Bangladesh?
How a Chinese agent used LinkedIn to hunt for targets(bbc.com)
Dramatic decline found in Western bumblebee populations(timesunion.com)
Locust Swarms Are Getting So Big That We Need Radar to Track Them(onezero.medium.com)
"The thawing will accelerate significantly," he said. In a few decades, permafrost "could be thawing at the rate of 1.6 feet per year, spreading across much of the Alaskan interior. That will be a massive change in the environment."
The Reasons for Qaddafi’s Overthrow(theduran.com) I can't imagine you didn't know this but just in case. TL;DR He wanted arab countries to trade internationally only using gold as a payment, and he was making that happen.
Germany debates curbing freedom of assembly after coronavirus rallies(dw.com)
Of course they debate curbing freedoms - I'm surprised they didn't do it already.
Iran’s bizarre, giant fake US aircraft carrier towed to Straits of Hormuz(The Jerusalem Post)
Cute boat! I want one.
Personal news: why I’m now leaving MSNBC(rianapekary.net)
(think basing today’s content on whatever rated well yesterday, or look to see what’s trending online today).
I figured out that much myself but nice to have it confirmed that this is really how they "work".
Common crustacean turns microplastics into "nanoplastics" in days(newatlas.com) I don't blame those little fellas - before plastics they could really eat anything that floats so why would they not eat something?
