[NEWS] Some Monday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Bloomberg notes the rail boom in Bangladesh, looks at the fall in the value of the pound, notes a German proposal to give young Britons German citizenship and observes Spanish concern over giving Scotland a voice, looks at competition between Paris and Frankfurt to get jobs from the City of London, looks at how a Chinese takeover of an American ham company worked well, and observes that revised statistics show a much rockier economic history in Argentina.


• Bloomberg View notes that Merkel is Britain's best hope for lenient terms and compares Brexit to the Baltic break from the Soviet Union.


• The Globe and Mail notes continuing problems with the implementation of tidal turbines on the Bay of Fundy.


• MacLean's notes that pride marchers in the Manitoba city of Steinbach can walk on the street, and looks at the impact of immigrant investment on Vancouver's housing market.


• National Geographic notes the endangerment of Antarctica's penguins.


• Open Democracy compares Brexit and the breakup of the former Soviet Union, looks at water shortages in Armenia, and examines the impact of Brexit on Ireland.


• The Chicago Tribune looks at urban violence.


• Universe Today notes the Dutch will be going to the Moon with the Chinese.