[NEWS] Some Wednesday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Al Jazeera looks at the rejection of political Islam by Tunisia's Ennahda party.


• The Australian Broadcasting Corporation notes the ambition of Zambia to become a major food-exporting country.


• Bloomberg notes the negative impact of booming immigration on the New Zealand economy, observes Ireland's efforts to attract financial jobs from London-based companies worried by Brxit, reports on the elimination of Brazil's sovereign wealth fund, and notes a lawsuit lodged by Huawei against Samsung over royalties.


• Bloomberg View notes that Russia can at least find domestic investors, and worries about the politicization of the Israeli military.


• CBC reports on the Syrian refugee who has become a popular barber in Newfoundland's Corner Brooks, notes the sad news of Gord Downie's cancer, and wonders what will happen to Venezuela.


• Daily Xtra writes about the need for explicit protection of trans rights in Canadian human rights codes.


• MacLean's notes Uber's struggles to remain in Québec.


• National Geographic notes Brazilian efforts to protect an Amazonian tribe.


• The National Post reports about Trudeau's taking a day off on his Japan trip to spend time with his wife there.


• Open Democracy wonders what will become of the SNP in a changing Scotland.


• The Toronto Star looks at payday lenders.


• Wired examines Twitter's recent changes.