• The Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly writes about the need for opponents of Trump to fight, not just the man but the root causes.
• Centauri Dreams notes a study suggesting Proxima Centauri is gravitationally bound to Alpha Centauri A and B.
• Dangerous Minds shares photos depicting the devastation of Gatlinburg by fire.
• The Dragon's Gaze notes that stars ( Read more... )

The Inter Press Service's Rafiqul Islam reports on the worrying future for Bangladesh's capital.

Like many other fast-growing megacities, the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka faces severe water and sanitation problems, chiefly the annual flooding during monsoon season due to unplanned urbanisation, destruction of wetlands and poor city governance ( Read more... )

• Bloomberg notes political despair in Japan's industrial heartland and looks at Argentina's statistical issues.
• The Globe and Mail reports on Morocco's continued industrialization and describes the fear of a Vancouver-based pop singer for the life of her mother in China.
• The Inter Press Service notes the recent terror attack in Dhaka, Bangladesh's ( Read more... )

• Bloomberg notes the rail boom in Bangladesh, looks at the fall in the value of the pound, notes a German proposal to give young Britons German citizenship and observes Spanish concern over giving Scotland a voice, looks at competition between Paris and Frankfurt to get jobs from the City of London, looks at how a Chinese takeover of an American ham ( Read more... )

• CBC notes the baffling decision of New Brunswick to create a minister of Celtic Affairs.
• CNET notes the underperformance of the Blackberry Priv in the American market.
• Gawker reports from the scene of Mongolia's only gay bar.
• The Inter Press Service looks at urban poverty in Buenos Aires.
• The National Post reports the origins of a Bangladeshi Islamist ( Read more... )

• CBC has a heartwarming story about a cat, Sherry, who made it to Canada alongside his owners.
• The Inter Press Service reports on how development pressures are threatening the last of Bangladesh's tigers.
• National Geographic notes the short life expectancy of lions which leave their Kenyan reserves and come into contact with human beings.

The Inter Press Service carries an article from The Daily Star of Bangladesh, by one Muhammad Azizul Haque, looking at the prospects for a reunification of South Asia. As Haque puts it, there is little chance of this given India's issues with its existing Muslim population.

India's ruling BJP’s General Secretary, Mr. Ram Madhav, recently said in ( Read more... )

• blogTO identifies five fast-changing neighbourhoods.
• Crooked Timber praises Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan quartet.
• The Dragon's Gaze examines the formation of supermassive stars.
• A Fistful of Euros reflects on global income inequality.
• Geocurrents examines Russia's demographic issues.

• blogTO notes that graffiti artists around the world, including in Toronto, are promoting Justin Bieber's new album.
• The Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly likes pilot Mark Vanhoenacker's book about flight.
• Centauri Dreams notes one possibility for a Europa sample mission.
• The Dragon's Gaze notes simulations which suggest spiral arms in circumstellar disks ( Read more... )

Bloomberg reports on the much-needed rectification of the India-Bangladesh border.

At midnight, India and Bangladesh will swap pockets of territory strewn along their 4,100-kilometer frontier to end one of the world’s biggest border disputes ( Read more... )