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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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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.

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.

I thought a name change was appropriate as my show finds its identity. You'll get the same content you've known to love plus some brand new cover art. We hope you enjoy it! 

How the media made a mountain out of a molehill in regards to Dave Chappelle; $300 million lawsuit filed over invalid fees; Turkey's move to expel ambassadors over activist's jailing risks widening rift with west; EU leaders signal alarm over Chinese magnesium crunch; Australia attacks China's policy of economic punishment at the WTO, accuses it of contravening rules; mining firm, eco-activists battle over unique Chile archipelago; & US companies bet shoppers will keep paying higher prices.

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Elephants are rapidly evolving without tusks to escape ivory poachers; No one lives on Bouvet Island but there are a dozen Australian bank accounts linked to it; Critics question the climate crisis benefits of deep seabed mining; Canberra massage business threatened to have families killed if they complained about workplace breaches; LA map librarian charts a new path in life: retirement; Grand theft carpet? Famed hotel's rug stolen; & Buzzards are besieging this NC town.

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EU fears losing geopolitical clout as vaccine donations lag; China considers law to punish parents of children who 'misbehave'; Horses were first domesticated in Russia according to a DNA study; After sourcing scandal, Belcampo Meat Co. abruptly closes stores; Sweden's new border headache: drug boats; & Magnet fishing, a pandemic craze, is now creating trash problems. 

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To strike a climate deal, poor nations say they need trillions from rich ones; flush with COVID-19 aid, schools steer funding to sports; 'nation's report card' is grim; explained: what bombshell Polish court ruling means for EU; court ruling puts Poland on a collision course with the EU's legal order; with a push from Poland, French politicians line up to bash EU; Polish opposition sounds Polexit alarm and alls for protests; & Polish ruling puts Ursula von der Leyen under pressure.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry lashes out at Australia for acknowledging Taiwan; Mysterious radio signals detected near center of the Milky Way galaxy; Belgium's Jews lament ban on ritual slaughter; World record beckons for backyard gardener's tree bearing 10 different fruits; 'Angels of the Sea' keeping watch over Philippine waters; Argentina's vineyards can't bottle wines due to glass shortage; & Brown crabs find underwater power cables 'difficult to resist'.

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