#Europe , an “old” #colonialistcontinent , is #decaying , and in some places even #collapsing . It senses how bad things are going. But it never thinks that it is its own #fault !

The #Brexitreferendum and the #Britishconstitution : It is not just the country’s #politics which are a #mess ; so is the #structure they rest on.

#Mafias run by #roguepoliceofficers are #terrorizing #Rio , and President of #Brazil Jair M. Bolsonaro is turning a #blindeye , reports The Economist

#Mafias run by #roguepoliceofficers are #terrorizing #Rio , and President of #Brazil Jair M. Bolsonaro is turning a #blindeye , reports The Economist

#Trump creates #diplomaticheadache for UK even before #statevisit ? Yes, because he caused a #stir by #wading into the #contest to #replace Theresa May as #primeminister and #criticizing #MeghanMarkle , the #DuchessofSussex .

A #battle is looming between the next #primeminister , who may well opt to #leave the #EU without a #deal , and #Parliament , which insists on one. Now, it is #unclear who should #prevail , or even how to #choose between them?

#Brexit could cause a #constitution alcrisis in UK? This is what The Economist is now discussing... America, France, Germany et al all have rules set down in black and white, but the 'democracy in the ' #MotherofParliaments ' blossomed in 300 years under an “unwritten” #constitution

#RobertMueller , in a surprise #pressconference , said, “If we had #confidence that the #president [ #Trump ] clearly did not commit a #crime , we would have said that.” He also made it clear that the next steps belong to #Congress .

There’s ‘discomfort’ btw #Turkey and the US regarding purchase of #Russian #S400 , and the latter may suspend its #F35 #trainingprograms for #Turkishpilots . Really necessary? Not likely b'coz “given their largely #opposinginterests in the ME, their #cooperation faces real limits.”

The mores of #Indonesia ’s biggest #ethnicgroup shape its #politics ? #Javanesecustom eschews #conflict in favor of woolly #consensus ?

The mores of #Indonesia ’s biggest #ethnicgroup shape its #politics ? #Javanesecustom eschews #conflict in favor of woolly #consensus ?

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This #robot can write in #languages it’s never seen before…After #training to hand-write #Japanesecharacters , the robot could then copy words in #Hindi , #Greek , and #English just by looking at examples! WIRED