Monday, 11 November 2019

Global headlines - 11 November, 2019

## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Germany's economic pain is here to stay
Billionaires' wealth falls for the first time in a decade

## Airline death spiral ##
German Airline Lufthansa Grounds 1,300 Flights As Flight Attendants Strike
Indonesia’s Director General of Civil Aviation Polana Pramesti said on Friday there were no plans for the country’s aviation regulator to expand the inspections beyond the FAA directive.
Everything's gonna be all right. -- RF

"Telegraphing to the world that your only interest in the Middle East is protecting oil is bulletin-board recruiting material for the groups that we are trying to hurt, that we are trying to counteract."
Bolivia's beleaguered President Morales announces resignation
Trend in gang crime bombings rock Sweden
Sweden, often held up as a safe and peaceful utopia, has experienced an unprecedented wave of bombings this year as criminal gangs increasingly use explosives to settle scores.

## Energy/resources ##
Gravity energy storage
Harvesting Human Electricity Gains Commercial Traction
But it won't save industrial civilization. -- RF

## Got food? ##
2019 a 'disastrous' year for crop farmers in Alberta
'Alberta farmers will be relieved when the harvest from hell is behind them'
‘A struggle right from the start’
From one side of the Prairies to the other, good harvest weather has been in short supply this year.


## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
“Julian may die in jail over a nine-year persecution for revealing the truth of war crimes. It is beyond obscene.”

Japan, China, Taiwan and other economies agreed this summer to set a ceiling on Pacific saury catches in the North Pacific starting next year. It's the first cap aimed at protecting dwindling stocks of the fish.

## US ##

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