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Headlines — July 17, 2019

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Internet a lifeline for Venezuela's embattled independent media

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Bank Run: Deutsche Bank Clients Are Pulling $1 Billion A Day | Zero Hedge

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Descendants of the last German Kaiser are demanding the return of thousands of valuable paintings that were confiscated after the monarchy's downfall in 1918. Some of the works are currently on display in public museums.

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The No. 2 official in the French government resigned Tuesday following media reports that he has been living a lavish lifestyle at taxpayer expense, including hosting lobster and Champagne soirees and ordering up exorbitant renovations of his ministerial apartment.

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The Tokyo metropolitan area had received less than three hours of sunshine per day for 20 consecutive days from June 27 through Tuesday, marking the longest such streak on record since the Japan Meteorological Agency started collecting data in 1961.

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Italy's anti-immigrant Interior Minister Matteo Salvini ordered a report Tuesday on the country's Roma population, with a view to shuttering overcrowded, "illegal" camps, provoking an angry response from rights campaigners.

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Alberta is declaring a provincial outbreak of syphilis after the number of cases reported in 2018 proved to be the highest the province has seen in 70 years.

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is "seriously considering" cutting diplomatic ties with Iceland, which spearheaded a resolution that asked the UN's top human rights body to look into the thousands of deaths of suspects under his anti-drug crackdown.

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A new law enacted Tuesday in South Korea threatens jail time and large fines to employers who perpetuate or fail to investigate bullying or harassment in the workplace.

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Nuclear isotopes on Marshall Islands up to 1000 times higher than Chernobyl or Fukushima: Halfway between Australia and Hawaii are islands where locals were once banished due to nuclear testing. Now new research reveals the extent of the problem.

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Japan saw the worst suicide rate for those under 20 years old in 2018, with school-related matters such as poor academic performance cited as the most common reason among youth aged 10 to 19, the government said Tuesday in its annual paper on the topic.

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Angela Merkel remains seated for national anthems for the second time in a week after shaking spells sparked health fears - as poll says 1 in 3 Germans has no sympathy for her

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Gay people being subjected to forced marriages in UK, police warn amid nationwide crackdown: Police questioning air travellers as school summer holidays begin

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Russia’s media regulator ordered Facebook and Instagram to remove images it said were disrespectful of Russian flag from their platforms. This appears to be the first case of a foreign entity being pressured to comply with Russia’s new law that bans disrespect of state symbols and authorities.

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Australian students are being taught Chinese language and culture by teaching assistants vetted by the Chinese Government for "good political quality" and a love of "the motherland".

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Headlines — July 16, 2019

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Driverless car bomb plot shows the threat from Isis supporters who are unable to fight abroad: Preventing jihadis from wreaking death and chaos abroad is having consequences at home

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The Tokyo metropolitan region experienced another cloudy and rainy day on Monday, marking the 18th straight day in which the country’s capital has seen less than three hours of sunshine per day. Tokyo has not experienced such a spell of overcast weather since 1988.

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Spain sees a stark rise in sexual attacks carried out by multiple attackers: Of 104 recorded cases, 356 aggressors are thought to have been involved

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Nearly two years ago, Hurricane María exposed the raw dysfunction of Puerto Rico, collapsing long-neglected infrastructure and leaving several thousand dead on Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s watch. Last week, two of his top former officials were arrested by the FBI on corruption charges.

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The new Greek government underscored Monday its intention to reinforce the country's borders, as a visiting EU official noted an uptick in the number of refugees crossing from Turkey.

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A long list of reputable media outlets such as CNN and BBC have misquoted Italian police about a neo-Nazi group that fought for the government in Ukraine, falsely reporting that they were linked to Donbass separatists instead.

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Jeffrey Epstein’s arrest is reverberating in Israel, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing Likud party are calling for a criminal probe into former prime minister Ehud Barak’s personal and business ties with the accused sex trafficker.

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An article cataloguing Japan politicians' careless and hurtful comments on gender going back to 2000 is proving an internet sensation, with more than 90,000 hits since Meiji University student Tomomi Kusakabe posted it on July 1.

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