The extreme heat and drought that has been roasting a vast swath of southern China for at least 70 straight days has no parallel in modern record-keeping in China, or elsewhere around the world for that matter.
EU politics
Michael Roberts – Greece: on parole
Today Greece officially came out of the strait jacket of the so-called Troika bailout programme. Outside of Syriza, probably no one in Greece will be celebrating Read here
Corruption
The Guardian: Cloud of corruption hangs over Bulgaria as it takes up EU presidency
Among journalists there is a trick to getting controversial articles past the powers that be: wait until between Christmas and New Year. This is a real corker in the Guardian, explaining why despite the horrendous […]
Economics
Politico – Spain: March inflation hits 9.8 percent
It’s the highest rate since 1985 and up from 7.6 percent in February. Read Here Photo: Dcjsr licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
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