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What to watch for today
A formerly explosive rocket aims for the International Space Station. Orbital ATK will launch an Antares rocket at 7:40am HK. The previous Antares attempt to resupply the ISS resulted in a massive explosion two years ago.
Rodrigo Duterte visits China. The Philippine president has threatened to end his country’s military ties with the United States and align with China instead. One possible hiccup: the Scarborough Shoal, a disputed reef in the South China Sea that China seized from the Philippines in 2012.
UK inflation data show the effects of Brexit. Analysts expect producer and consumer prices to rise. After the pound’s recent crash, inflation is likely to climb in the coming months, curbing consumer spending.
While you were sleeping
Netflix found new places to grow. It added 400,000 subscribers in the US and 3.2 million internationally, sending shares soaring by 20%, thanks in part to hit shows like Stranger Things. The company also announced plans to license its shows in China due to difficulties in setting up its own streaming service there.
US police chiefs apologized for the “historical mistreatment” of minorities. The head of the country’s largest police organization said officers had become “the face of oppression” for many Americans.
Donald Trump is trying to launch his own TV network. The tycoon’s advisors are reportedly seeking out business partners to launch a media empire in the increasingly likely event that he loses the presidential election.
An airstrike killed 14 people from one family in Aleppo. Russian planes were allegedly responsible for the bombardment, part of a deadly government push to recapture the city. After news of the family’s death, Russia announced an eight-hour “humanitarian pause.”
Iraqi forces took back some of Mosul. The government’s joint operation with Kurdish peshmerga troops liberated a 200 sq km area in the country’s second-largest city, home to millions of civilians. ISIL, which has occupied the city for years, responded with suicide car bomb attacks.
Quartz obsession interlude
Jenny Anderson on a company with 100% retention of working moms: “For 33 years Patagonia has had an on-site child care center … Parents often eat lunch with their kids, take them to the farmer’s market or pick vegetables with them in the ‘secret’ garden. ‘It lets you be the kind of parent you want to be,’ said one manager.” Read more here.
Quartz markets haiku
Better to give up
on its car than for Apple
to build a lemon.
Matters of debate
The smart money suggests that Italy will leave the EU. The country’s outflows are accelerating—up €118 billion ($130 billion) from just a year ago.
Duterte’s embrace of China is a risky gamble. He’s betting that pulling away from the US will rescramble relations in his favor.
Populist movements are losing momentum. Growing resistance to toxic leaders and policies suggests the global tide is shifting.
Surprising discoveries
The death of Thailand’s king caused a price spike in black clothing. Thais who don’t follow the mourning dress code are subject to harassment.
Your favorite TV characters could be reborn as AIs. The digital recreations might appear in new episodes or take over for Siri on your smartphone.
There 10 times more galaxies than previously thought. The new estimate is at least two trillion.
Anthropologists discovered the first evidence of murder by boomerang. An aboriginal Australian was killed between 1260 and 1280.
The milk of Tasmanian devils could help kill deadly bacteria. But good luck collecting it.
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