Today we examine why many of us are experiencing funky flavored french fries, as well as one of the newest trends in the black market. We look at a new IPO for a restaurant chain, as well as heading down to the Atacama Desert in Chile to take a look at their solar farm and to whom they are exporting all this energy. We look at the King Parrot and realize that backyard birdbaths and bird feeders may be the cause of their problems. There is a love triangle on the campus of UC Barkley, and how a European Food Forum has been accused of being too Pro-Italian (I did not see a problem with this!). Come back tomorrow as we look at more unreported or underreported stories from around the world.

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As many as 160,000 active-duty military members are having trouble feeding their families and dozens of US ambassadorial posts in critical capitals remain vacant. What happened to American greatness? More on this episode: Chile's desert is a dumping ground for fast fashion leftovers; Lukashenko threatens EU with gas cutoff as order tensions rise; EU's Belarus standoff races up the global agenda; & how green was the COP26 climate summit?
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Drilling in Yellowstone could save America and power 20 million homes for a few thousand years; Singles' Day (China's anti-valentine's day) is here and it sells more goods than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined; Supply-chain problems and uncertainty around tax credits in congressional spending bill threaten to slow US wind power growth; Three Rwandan women aim to reduce poverty amongst local Rwandan woman farmers via local craft beer; India's $1.7 billion sugarcane industry is fueled by migrants who live in squalor, hazard, and debt; LA-are docks' logjam begins to clear up; Avocado glut leaves Australian farmers crushed as price hit guac bottom; & The world's third penis transplant is successfully done in South Africa with only one (minor) problem.

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Is Santa Claus coming to town? Maybe not. Blame the labor shortage; World's fairs made burgers and ice cream cones a hit - now Saudi chicken nuggets; A nation learns to love movie popcorn - without the movie; India's Yamuna River is covered in chemical foam yet residents are bathing in it to celebrate Chhath Puja; Lithium's rally isn't slowing as costs rise for electric vehicles, batteries; Consumers trade rib-eye for ground beef as grocery prices rise; Wine idea gets a taste test; & 'Penis worms' were first to invent hermit crab lifestyle, fossils found in China suggest.

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Reeling from surprise losses, Democrats sound the alarm for 2022; A truck driver just took down New Jersey's most powerful lawmaker; FBS schools spent over $533.6 million in dead money over 10+ years; Australia refuses to join global pledge led by US and EU to cut methane emissions; China, India, and other developing nations seek $1.3 trillion a year in climate finance; & Tariffs to tackle climate change gain momentum and the idea could reshape industries.

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Sweden plans on rapidly expanding offshore wind projects, but not everyone is a fan; At COP26, Rwandan minister hits back at Greta Thunberg; Vietnamese upset over video of Salt Bae gold-leaf steak to security minister; Kimberley mother-of-pearl could become synthetic bone in world-first medical collaboration; In Patagonia, the early bird gets the truffle; Chinese officials backpedal from notice asking families to stockpile necessities amid 'crazy panic buying'; & The flamingo is in the running to replace the mockingbird as Florida's state bird.

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Can vaccinated mothers pass COVID antibodies to their children via breast milk; Portugal heads for snap election in January; Danish PM Mette Frederiksen under pressure over mink cull; Ukraine recovers Crimean treasure; Why Syrians face deportation from Turkey over TikTok banana jokes; Can the Golden Globes make a comeback; & Doug the ugly New Zealand potato could be the world's biggest.

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Xi Jinping hasn't left China in 21 months and COVID may be only part of the reason; Cori Bush lacks critical thinking skills; 'Filthy' Glasgow welcomes the COP26 show; Net-zero by 2050? Don't plan on it; Boris Johnson apologizes after Israeli minister denied wheelchair access to COP26; Nord stream 2 will only make Europe's gas problem worse; EU blames Russia for 'political pressure' in Moldova gas squeeze; Why the COP26 climate summit won't save the planet; Biden says Russia, China 'didn't show up' on climate change commitments; Drilling into Yellowstone could save America; the climate summit to nowhere; & the next COVID wave in Europe.

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About Views on the News: Shining a spotlight on underreported or unreported news from the US, China, Russia, the EU, Australia, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Want to know what's going on in the world that the media isn't telling you? Then Views on the News is your podcast. Get all the knowledge of current events, top news, and even my opinions on these matters every week.

India took warning shots against China after military talks between the counties over a border dispute broke down this month; Taiwanese minister's covert trip to Brussels adds to EU-China tensions; Plan for UK coal mine rings hope to some, horror to others; Public heating in Timisoara, including for hospitals, shut down amid debt crisis; What is the great shipping container shortage and could it ruin your Christmas; Australian wines changing as industry adapts to warming climate; Fishing wars flare as Britain summons French ambassador; & Questions pop up about how many strawberries are in a pop-tart.

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About Views on the News: Shining a spotlight on underreported or unreported news from the US, China, Russia, the EU, Australia, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Want to know what's going on in the world that the media isn't telling you? Then Views on the News is your podcast. Get all the knowledge of current events, top news, and even my opinions on these matters every week.

G-20 back tax overhaul that makes rich countries big winners while poor countries gain little; climate change can't explain all wild weather; Chinese workers say they are exploited abroad; Luxembourg Prime Minister Bettel accused of massive plagiarism; Mucinuex owner Reckitt sees surge in demand as cold, flu return; coal countries balk at G-20 phaseout calls; G-20 leaders hold Rome summit amid big differences on climate change; Can't decide? It could be pandemic stress; Poland hit with record 1M Euro daily fine in EU rule-of-law dispute; straw left behind after harvest transformed into compostable, fire-resistant building; Thai police: woman cut rope holding painters 26 floors high.

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About Views on the News: Shining a spotlight on underreported or unreported news from the US, China, Russia, the EU, Australia, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Want to know what's going on in the world that the media isn't telling you? Then Views on the News is your podcast. Get all the knowledge of current events, top news, and even my opinions on these matters every week.