Jun 18, 2016 15:50
- Bloomberg notes Venezuela's hopes for an oil price at $US 50, looks at Labour keeping the current London mayor's seat, observes the vulnerability of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, and warns of a possible drought in the US Corn Belt.
- Bloomberg View notes the continuing fragmentation of the Orthodox Church, and suggests Putin might accept a partial ban on Russian athletes at the Olympics.
- CBC looks at Russia's state-supported soccer hooliganism.
- MacLean's notes Florida theme parks' concerns re: alligator attacks, and notes how homophobia complicates the grieving process for survivors of the Orlando shooting victims.
- National Geographic looks at the logic chopping behind South Korea's whale hunt, and observes that some coral reefs have coped.
- The National Post notes Russia's professed interest in improved relations with Canada.
- Open Democracy frames the Orlando shooting in the context of an international campaign by ISIS.
- The Toronto Star suggests Portugal's decriminalization of drugs is a model for Canada.
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