Thursday, December 13, 2018

World News

Japan TodayTheresa May survives; Brexit still teeters:
...200 Conservative lawmakers voted in support of May as leader, 117 dissented, indicating opposition not only from several dozen supporters of a hard Brexit but also from many more pragmatic lawmakers - and signalling that she was no nearer to passing her EU divorce agreement.
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Singapore Straits Times China to reduce auto tariffs; buy more soy:
...the moves by Beijing will "prove that President Trump was right when he announced his summary of the talks" held recently with China's President Xi Jinping, [said Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross].
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The Local (FR) - Photo of suspect Cherif Chekatt, Strasbourg gunman:
French police tweeted out a public appeal for help in hunting down the gunman. Members of the public are warned not to approach "the dangerous individual" but to alert authorities[.]
Cherif Chekatt. Photo: Police Nationale
France24 live coverage.

"Recent events once again prove that it is necessary to promptly join efforts of the entire international community facing a threat of terrorism," the foreign ministry said.
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Giancarlo Massidda was nabbed during a raid in the Buenos Aires city of Berazategui on Tuesday. [.]
... Massidda had been living in the area under a false identity after he escaped from Italy in 2010 while under house arrest.
It is unknown how long he was living in the South American country.
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DWGermany inks big lithium deal with Bolivia
Lithium deposits hidden below Bolivia's Uyuni salt flat are believed to be the largest in the world. On Wednesday, Germany's privately owned ACI Systems agreed to a partnership with Bolivian state company YLB to exploit the element.
Lithium. The new petrol. I couldn't find any sites advocated for keeping lithium in the ground.
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RTMigrants at border want $50K from U.S. to go home.
Two groups of Central American migrants, a fraction of the 7,000-strong human tide that massed at the border during US elections, are demanding speedy approval of their asylum claims – or $50,000 to go home.
Good luck with that. Drop a note and let us know how it turns out.
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Asia NewsJapan approves tech that will allow jamming hostile satellites:
The new national defense guidelines are characterized as reinforcement of counter-capabilities in new domains including space, cyberspace and electromagnetic waves. 

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