[NEWS] Some Wednesday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Bloomberg notes Twitter will stop counting photos and links against its 140-character limit, reports on the challenges of the new Taiwanese president, and reports on Japan's efforts to boost its workforce.


• Bloomberg View argues European banks just aren't good at investment banking, suggests austerity worked for Latvia, and argues an IMF suggestion of a debt holiday for Greece is impolitic.


• CBC notes J.K. Rowling's defense of Donald Trump.


• Via The Dragon's Gaze, I found this Eurekalert post noting a search for Earth-like worlds around highly evolved stars, like the red giants that our sun will evolve into.


• Gizmodo reports on how Sweden is moving the city of Kiruna to safer ground, and describes Amazon's interest in opening more physical bookstores.


• The Inter Press Service wonders what will happen to Brazil now.


• The National Post notes the mysteries surrounding a secret American military spaceplane.


• Open Democracy looks at the human rights consequences of Mexico's long-running drug war.


• TVO considers the impact of a long NDP leadership campaign on the party.