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Violent protests continue across India against a new citizenship law. Under the legislation, non-Muslims from adjacent countries can become Indian citizens. Some say the law is anti-Muslim, while others fear large-scale migration. India’s prime minister has appealed for calm.Quartz

China is boycotting a Premier League star, but most people there don’t know why. Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil, who is German of Turkish origin, and is Muslim, was critical of the country’s repression of Uyghurs, which led to the usual backlash. But the public in China hasn’t seen what he actually said.Quartz

The UK is set to announce a new Bank of England chief. Canadian Mark Carney leaves the role in January. Top contenders include five current or former deputy governors, but also officials from the Fed, India's central bank, and the UK government.Reuters

Even India’s most punctual airline is late a third of the time. A survey of domestic flights arriving in four major airports in the country showed that GoAir was on time in only two out of three flights. National carrier Air India was the worst of the six airlines surveyed.Quartz

Can electric air taxis replace the Uber ride? Investors seem to think so, as they're pouring money into startups trying to build small aircrafts capable of vertical take-off and landing. But research into this sector is expensive—certifying an aircraft can cost $1 billion—and ventures are burning cash.Quartz

Where do scooters go for the winter? They usually hibernate during the colder months in Europe. But in a field dominated by startups that look and sound the same, some are trying to stand apart by operating through the coldest weather.Quartz

The world is running out of freshwater, and businesses are largely to blame. It's a failure of capitalism, in part because water's value isn't reflected in its price. Quartz's latest field guide shows that investors are paying more attention to corporate water issues, and that lots of companies are starting to respond. ✦Quartz

Britain must now decide what Brexit will look like. Unshackled from the Northern Irish DUP and the far right of the Conservative party, Johnson could seek to strike a quick trade deal with the EU before the end of 2020 that keeps the UK mostly in line with the bloc.Quartz

Boris Johnson has a chance to embrace his liberal tendencies. His clear parliamentary majority means he's no longer beholden to the hardline Brexiteer faction, and can follow the business community's shift toward caring about people and the planet.Quartz

The Sisters of Mercy of the Americas called out the asset manager's climate record. The investment fund, which represents 9,000 nuns, filed a shareholder motion arguing that BlackRock has a fiduciary duty to examine its contributions to the climate crisis.Quartz

Electric vehicle batteries last longer than many expected. Data from EV fleet operator Geotab suggests that most batteries will outlast the usable lives of their vehicles—but some factors, like a hot climate and frequent fast charging, were correlated with faster degradation.Quartz

"Lab-grown meat," by any other name... would be more appealing to consumers, according to some in the "cultured" or "cell-based" meat industry. As startups rush to bring a product to market in 2020, they're struggling to form a consensus on what to label this new meat.Quartz

We’ve been living in a post-truth world since propaganda was invented. John Huston's widely praised World War II "documentary," The Battle of San Pietro, harkens back to an era of truly fake news, when scenes were staged in service of a grander truth.JSTOR Daily

Our rules for gender, race, and sexuality are arbitrary. South Africa offers a convincing case study: British colonial authorities redefined African and Indian social practices as aberrant to uphold white settlers' power—and the legacies of these cultural battles extend into the present day.Quartz

If you thought Powerpoint was antiquated... scientists have dated the world's oldest visual story to 44,000 years ago. The cave painting in Sulawesi, Indonesia, may have been one prehistoric presenter's plan for an elaborate hunt.Quartz

Hong Kong lost a million visitors last month. The 16% year-on-year decrease is the worst drop in more than a decade, and a big hit to one of the city's largest industries. Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific airline has tried to lure tourists by slashing fares, with little success.Quartz

A Venmo glitch revealed the spat between banks and fintech companies. PNC Bank cut customers' access to Venmo, then suggested that they switch over to its rival payments platform Zelle.The Wall Street Journal

Taylor Swift called out “the unregulated world of private equity” while accepting the award for Billboard's "Woman of the Decade." She singled out financial backers in the music industry for buying and selling artists' catalogues "as if it's an app or a shoe line."Quartz