[NEWS] Some Friday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Bloomberg reports on Dutch losses from Brexit, looks at the scene in Fallujah, observes the fragmentation of Venezuela's opposition, and notes the positive impact of a solar energy boom on Japan's fuel consumption.


• Bloomberg View notes the lack of regional pressure on Venezuela, reports that Brexit would hit Britain's poor and British-based banks hard, and suggests Russian support for the European far right is secondary.


• CBC looks at Canada's restrictive Internet packages.


• The Inter Press Service notes Thailand's progress in controlling HIV/AIDS, looks at Peru's elections, and notes Uruguay's hopes to be an offshore oil producer.


• National Geographic notes the sperm whales in the Caribbean seem to have a distinctive culture.


• The National Post notes there is no such thing as wilderness, that the entire Earth is touched by human activities.


• Open Democracy looks at Egypt's fear of the urban poor and considers what can be learned about the failure of the Swiss basic income initiative.


• The Toronto Star notes a stem cell-based treatment for MS that offers radical improvements, even cures.


• Wired notes that AirBnB is unhappy with new San Francisco legislation requiring the registration of its hosts.