[NEWS] Some Friday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Bloomberg notes the defection of 13 North Korean workers at an overseas restaurant to the South, reports that Venezuela has declared Friday a holiday to try to save on power consumption, wonders if low oil prices will hurt the Philippines through diminished remittances from the Middle East, notes that Russian efforts at import substitution are failing, and argues against a $15 minimum wage in the United States.


• The Inter Press Service reports on how forests can help solve urban water scarcity issues.


• MacLean's notes the general attack in Alberta on Mulcair, from the NDP and from the Wildrose Party.


• The National Post notes the export of old homes from British Columbia to the United States, and looks at how Russia's targeting of terrorists' families works out.


• The Dragon's Tales linked to this PNAS article speculating as to why Mars is so small relative to Earth.


• Wired notes how a study that was product of fraud ended up apparently being confirmed by research conducted by the same whistleblowers. How tragic for the first author.