From trade to trains, China and Singapore boost their economic ties: I especially found the hints of a superfast train from Singapore to KL interesting.
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Sep 21
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Morning Market in Dali, Yunnan, China: Check out this 360 degree video of local vendors selling fruits, vegetables, seafood, groceries
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8 out of 10 self-made millions were not A students: instead, they shared [these traits]:
1 great at withstanding temptation
2 great at overcoming fear in order to do what they need to do
3 consistently do what they have decided is important
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Saudi Arabia is lifting a ban on voice and video calling apps like Skype, in a move “aimed at boosting productivity and economic growth.”
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Turkey-PKK (Kurds) ‘drone wars’ escalate: “the Turkey-PKK clashes have been rapidly becoming drone-centric… off-the-shelf drones carrying an explosive modified from an AGS-17 grenade launcher… tactical drones… plans to increase number of armed drones…”
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Chinese robot dentist is first to fit implants in patient’s mouth without any human involvement (SCMP): “technology was designed to overcome mainland China’s shortage of qualified dentists and frequent surgical errors”
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Red cosmetic powder used in Hindu ceremonies contains unsafe lead levels according to a Rutgers University study.
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The future of Belt and Road in Africa: “In a far-reaching study of Chinese businesses in Africa, McKinsey consultants interviewed more than 1,000 Chinese companies, compiling what they describe as the closest look yet at Chinese engagement in Africa…”
Sep 20
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Number of cyberattacks is surging and likely to get worse: 2017 saw 918 data breaches comprising 1.9 billion data records, an increase of 164% compared to 2016. Mission agency security reviews wouldn’t be improper.
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The world is running out of antibiotics, WHO report confirms: “a serious lack of new antibiotics under development to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance… 12 classes of priority pathogens… increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics and urgently in need of new treatments.”
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#Kurds #Independence
1 Kurdistan Pres. Barzani under intense international pressure to suspend/cancel the referendum
2 Barzani says will only suspend referendum if Baghdad shows willingness to talk about independence
3 Referendum popular; Barzani under intense domestic pressure to continue it
4 Turkey holds military drills at the Iraqi border as a message to Kurds
FP: Barzani: Why it’s time for Kurdish independence
Reuters: Barzani vows to press on with Kurdish referendum, defying Iraq parliament
Al-Araby: Demands alternative to referendum in 3 days with guarantees if to suspend
Reuters: Turkey: Iraqi Kurdish referendum “historic mistake”
Reuters: Turkish tanks drill on Iraqi border week before Kurdish vote
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Facebook’s war on free will: “How technology is making our minds redundant.” A long read on politics, algorithms, democracy, and how disingenuous Facebook is. Extract from a new book.
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Forgotten people stranded for years by South Sudan’s war: “They told us we’d only be here for six days, and that was six years ago.”
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Herders against Farmers: Nigeria’s expanding deadly conflict. International Crisis Group, longread. “Propelled by desertification, insecurity and the loss of grazing land to expanding settlements, the southward migration of Nigeria’s herders is causing violent competition over land with local farmers.”
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India wants electric cars, too: “the most ambitious electric car transformation in the world”
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Rohingya:
1 Not only about religion–it’s also about land: in fact it might have more to do with land overall.
2 Washington Post longread: The “ethnic cleansing” of the Rohingya
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Where Protestants and Catholics live, how similar they see themselves in Western Europe: five centuries after reformation, the divide has faded.
Sep 19
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ChinaSource Quarterly has released an issue on “The Chinese Church and its historical past” with a number of articles that look quite interesting.
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The worst is yet to come is an op/ed hinting that the flow of people from Turkey to Greece is increasing.
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Bali, Indonesia on alert amid fears of possible eruption of Mt Agung. Surrounding area has 408,000 people (incl many unreached).
Morning Market in Dali, Yunnan, China: Check out this 360 degree video of local vendors selling fruits, vegetables, seafood, groceries
8 out of 10 self-made millions were not A students: instead, they shared [these traits]:
1 great at withstanding temptation
2 great at overcoming fear in order to do what they need to do
3 consistently do what they have decided is important
Saudi Arabia is lifting a ban on voice and video calling apps like Skype, in a move “aimed at boosting productivity and economic growth.”
Turkey-PKK (Kurds) ‘drone wars’ escalate: “the Turkey-PKK clashes have been rapidly becoming drone-centric… off-the-shelf drones carrying an explosive modified from an AGS-17 grenade launcher… tactical drones… plans to increase number of armed drones…”
Chinese robot dentist is first to fit implants in patient’s mouth without any human involvement (SCMP): “technology was designed to overcome mainland China’s shortage of qualified dentists and frequent surgical errors”
Red cosmetic powder used in Hindu ceremonies contains unsafe lead levels according to a Rutgers University study.
The future of Belt and Road in Africa: “In a far-reaching study of Chinese businesses in Africa, McKinsey consultants interviewed more than 1,000 Chinese companies, compiling what they describe as the closest look yet at Chinese engagement in Africa…”
Sep 20
-
Number of cyberattacks is surging and likely to get worse: 2017 saw 918 data breaches comprising 1.9 billion data records, an increase of 164% compared to 2016. Mission agency security reviews wouldn’t be improper.
-
The world is running out of antibiotics, WHO report confirms: “a serious lack of new antibiotics under development to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance… 12 classes of priority pathogens… increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics and urgently in need of new treatments.”
-
#Kurds #Independence
1 Kurdistan Pres. Barzani under intense international pressure to suspend/cancel the referendum
2 Barzani says will only suspend referendum if Baghdad shows willingness to talk about independence
3 Referendum popular; Barzani under intense domestic pressure to continue it
4 Turkey holds military drills at the Iraqi border as a message to KurdsFP: Barzani: Why it’s time for Kurdish independence
Reuters: Barzani vows to press on with Kurdish referendum, defying Iraq parliament
Al-Araby: Demands alternative to referendum in 3 days with guarantees if to suspend
Reuters: Turkey: Iraqi Kurdish referendum “historic mistake”
Reuters: Turkish tanks drill on Iraqi border week before Kurdish vote -
Facebook’s war on free will: “How technology is making our minds redundant.” A long read on politics, algorithms, democracy, and how disingenuous Facebook is. Extract from a new book.
-
Forgotten people stranded for years by South Sudan’s war: “They told us we’d only be here for six days, and that was six years ago.”
-
Herders against Farmers: Nigeria’s expanding deadly conflict. International Crisis Group, longread. “Propelled by desertification, insecurity and the loss of grazing land to expanding settlements, the southward migration of Nigeria’s herders is causing violent competition over land with local farmers.”
-
India wants electric cars, too: “the most ambitious electric car transformation in the world”
-
Rohingya:
1 Not only about religion–it’s also about land: in fact it might have more to do with land overall.
2 Washington Post longread: The “ethnic cleansing” of the Rohingya -
Where Protestants and Catholics live, how similar they see themselves in Western Europe: five centuries after reformation, the divide has faded.
Sep 19
-
ChinaSource Quarterly has released an issue on “The Chinese Church and its historical past” with a number of articles that look quite interesting.
-
The worst is yet to come is an op/ed hinting that the flow of people from Turkey to Greece is increasing.
-
Bali, Indonesia on alert amid fears of possible eruption of Mt Agung. Surrounding area has 408,000 people (incl many unreached).
ChinaSource Quarterly has released an issue on “The Chinese Church and its historical past” with a number of articles that look quite interesting.
The worst is yet to come is an op/ed hinting that the flow of people from Turkey to Greece is increasing.
Bali, Indonesia on alert amid fears of possible eruption of Mt Agung. Surrounding area has 408,000 people (incl many unreached).
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