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#Europe agenda: Looks like French government retreated, for the moment…
What’s happening in France? The ‘yellow vest’ movement explained AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Here’s all you need to know about the French protest movement that has tested Emmanuel Macron’s presidency.... Read more
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So after all, “Turkish prosecutors say ‘no concrete evidence of Ergenekon’s presence’
Turkish prosecutors say ‘no concrete evidence of Ergenekon’s presence’ Hurriyet Daily News The prosecution of a court case involving a reported conspiracy to overthrow Turkey’s government dating back a decade has... Read more
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#Cyberculture agenda: PEW report on “Teens’ Social Media Habits and Experiences”
50,000 printers hacked to help PewDiePie keep his YouTube crown The Next Web by Ivan Mehta The battle for YouTube supremacy between Swedish vlogger PewDiePie and Indian record label T-Series is getting... Read more
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#Europe agenda: “Gilets jaunes” riots in Paris…
France Considers State of Emergency Following Worst Riots Since 1968 Slate Articles by Daniel Politi It was a tough homecoming for French President Emmanuel Macron. As soon as he stepped off... Read more
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“Jealousy” at G20 Summit
A Reddit post: In the mean time: Putin and Saudi crown prince high five BBC News | Europe | World Edition The Russian president was due to discuss the murder of... Read more
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Only the good die young. “3 Years Without Tahir Elçi…
3 Years Without Tahir Elçi… Bianet :: English Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair Tahir Elçi, who was murdered in front of the Four-Legged Minaret in Sur in Diyarbakır in 2015, has been... Read more
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#Anthropology roundup: “Claude Lévi-Strauss: Remembering the French anthropologist on his 110th birth anniversary…
Claude Lévi-Strauss: Remembering the French anthropologist on his 110th birth anniversary Firstpost Claude Lévi-Strauss: Remembering the French anthropologist on his 110th birth anniversary Firstpost Anthropologist: Tribe that killed missionary are ‘peace-loving people’ New... Read more
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#Journalism agenda: “Here’s why low-credibility news seems to dominate Twitter…
Here’s why low-credibility news seems to dominate Twitter The Next Web by Tristan Greene / With the entire world seemingly up in arms over “fake news,” you’d think it would have been... Read more
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#Cyberculture agenda: “MIT Media Lab announces this year’s Disobedience Prize winners: #MeToo and #MeTooSTEM
MIT Media Lab announces this year’s Disobedience Prize winners: #MeToo and #MeTooSTEM Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow For the second year now, the MIT Media Lab has awarded a “Disobedience Prize” of... Read more
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Turkey’s inadvertent tribute to Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of SpongeBob
R.I.P to Stephen Hillenburg, the visionary creator of “SpongeBob SquarePants”… The only good part of this historical castle renovation fkup is what in the end looks like… Historic castle in Istanbul turns into ‘SpongeBob’... Read more
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#anthropology roundup: “Who are the Sentinelese? 60,000-yr-old tribe in focus after American John Chau’s death
Who are the Sentinelese? 60,000-yr-old tribe in focus after American John Chau’s death The News Minute Who are the Sentinelese? 60,000-yr-old tribe in focus after American John Chau’s death The News Minute... Read more
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Paranoid style forces Open Society Foundations to pull out of Turkey…
George Soros’s Open Society Foundations to pull out of Turkey World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Reuters in Istanbul Decision comes after Turkish president accuses billionaire philanthropist of trying to destroy nations... Read more
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#Europe agenda: France fuel protests: Police in Paris fire tear gas [And Turkish Foreign Ministry condemns (!)
EU hates cryptocurrency and likes blockchain – for all the wrong reasons The Next Web by Mix The European Commission – the executive arm of the European Union – is a supporter... Read more
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Women in Istanbul wanted to march against violence and they ended up being exposed to violence…
The Women's March in Istanbul banned. Saturday Mothers' weekly memorial gatherings banned. And, Istanbul Pride, banned. Events we became used to seeing have turned into moments of teargas and arrests... Read more
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For the record, Turkey’s president also took aim at Soros….
Erdogan takes aim at George Soros over jailed philanthropist Politiko Erdogan takes aim at George Soros over jailed philanthropist Politiko Full coverage BUT IT WAS NOT ALWAYS LIKE THIS: In the good... Read more
