Links

Business:

Africa’s largest iron-ore deposit has tainted all who have touched it -
https://www.economist.com/news/business/21714388-billionaires-and-big-companies-have-come-cropper-one-worlds-poorest?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/apigofaprojectafricaslargestironoredeposithastaintedallwhohavetouchedit

Food:

The vegan trying to make the perfect burger - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38664353

Why is there a vegetable shortage? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38666752

Media:

The man correcting stories about Muslims - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38655760

Miscellaneous:

Russian region debates Nutcracker 'occult' row - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-38652926

CIA releases 13m pages of declassified documents online - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38663522

Snow-anime pop up around Japan after winter snowfalls - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38660207

Austria village churches hire bouncers to block tourists - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-38611900 Possibly the most Austrian news story ever.

'Does anyone know who this celeb is?' photo of Nick Cave goes viral -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/38664461/does-anyone-know-who-this-celeb-is-photo-of-nick-cave-goes-viral In which the youth of today are ... oh god, they're so young.

Life and death on Thailand's lethal roads - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-38660283

NHS staff shortages: Why so persistent? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-38640068

The dying officer treated for cancer with baking soda - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38650739

Studying at the Bahai secret university - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38656871

Music:

The schoolgirl thrash metal band smashing stereotypes in Indonesia - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/jun/09/the-schoolgirl-thrash-metal-band-smashing-stereotypes-java-indonesia-voice-baceprot?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

News:

Reina attack highlights widening chasm in Turkish lifestyles - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38666280 From January

Hong Kong: Twenty years later - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38489435

Shippy Meme

Ask me about one of my fandoms and I'll tell you:

+ OTP
+ Runner-up
+ Honorable mention(s)
+ Crack pairing(s)
+ Ship everyone else seems to like, but I don't