[NEWS] Some Saturday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Bloomberg notes Venezuela's hopes for an oil price at $US 50, looks at Labour keeping the current London mayor's seat, observes the vulnerability of Afghan refugees in Pakistan, and warns of a possible drought in the US Corn Belt.


• Bloomberg View notes the continuing fragmentation of the Orthodox Church, and suggests Putin might accept a partial ban on Russian athletes at the Olympics.


• CBC looks at Russia's state-supported soccer hooliganism.


• MacLean's notes Florida theme parks' concerns re: alligator attacks, and notes how homophobia complicates the grieving process for survivors of the Orlando shooting victims.


• National Geographic looks at the logic chopping behind South Korea's whale hunt, and observes that some coral reefs have coped.


• The National Post notes Russia's professed interest in improved relations with Canada.


• Open Democracy frames the Orlando shooting in the context of an international campaign by ISIS.


• The Toronto Star suggests Portugal's decriminalization of drugs is a model for Canada.