Dec 13, 2021
1 min read
12/13/2021: Turn out our pockets! (Story follow-ups)
What happened to US Right to Repair laws? Who won the UNWTO Best Villages competition? Remember New Zealand’s 2025 Smoke Free deadline? And after several stories covering China this year — where are we now?
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US Right to Repair follow-up sources:
- Apple: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/11/apple-announces-self-service-repair/
- The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2021/11/17/22787336/apple-right-to-repair-self-service-diy-reason-microsoft
- The Economist: https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2021/11/19/why-is-the-right-to-repair-gadgets-and-machines-spreading
Best Villages:
New Zealand Smokefree Deadline follow-up:
- Statista: https://www.statista.com/statistics/942132/leading-10-tobacco-companies-worldwide-based-on-net-sales/
- NPR: https://www.npr.org/2021/07/26/1020571339/marlboro-maker-ceo-says-the-company-plans-to-stop-selling-smokes-in-the-u-k
China fines Alibaba follow-up sources:
- CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/20/china-fines-alibaba-baidu-jd-others-for-failing-to-report-old-deals.html
- The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/business/china-didi-delisting.html
China’s Polar Silk Road follow-up sources:
- Brookings Institute: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/11/24/the-polar-silk-road-will-be-cleared-with-chinese-icebreakers/
- Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/eu-unveils-300-bln-euro-global-investment-scheme-2021-12-01/
- Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-11/eu-to-lay-out-46-billion-infrastructure-plan-to-counter-china
