[NEWS] Some Thursday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Bloomberg notes the advance of Catalonian separatism, looks at the economic catastrophes hitting Mozambique, and looks at how Africa is getting more people online by devising apps for non-smartphones.


• Bloomberg View examines at length the implications of Donald Trump's not quite criminal call to have Russia hack more E-mails.


• The CBC notes young British Leave voters defending their choices and observes the implications of the shutdown of the Manitoba port of Churchill.


• The Inter Press Service notes that the Rio Olympics will be a mess.


• MacLean's notes the dominance of the Canadian economy by the housing bubble.


• The National Post reports on a team of Turkish commandos sent to kill the president found hiding in a cave.


• Open Democracy looks at the negative results of the European Union's incoherent policies in Azerbaijan.