Thursday, March 17, 2016

What You Need To Know This Morning: Friday March 18

Human toll of pollution: WHO says 12.6m die from unhealthy environments each year






Democracy is a joke, says China – just look at Donald Trump

Beijing might be worried about the threat of a trade war with President Trump, but for now it’s content to laugh at the ‘rise of a racist’ in the US election
When there is upheaval within China’s own borders – riots, protests, vicious political power struggles – hardly a sniff of it will be found in the pages of the country’s heavily-controlled press.


Floating school on a lagoon brings hope to Nigeria's slum-on-stilts

PATH TO PROGRESS 
Makoko Floating School, built with local wood and floating on hundreds of recycled plastic barrels, can adapt to changing water levels and withstand storms and floods.





10 Offspring Of Evil Dictators Who Were Seriously Messed Up





Why Young Voters in the U.S. and Europe Are Forsaking Old Politics


Joseph E. StiglitzProfessor at Columbia University and a Nobel Laureate in Economics




In search of Syria's pigeon smugglers






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