The Real News / 18 October 2017

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• Real Media: The Value of Data
  Tom Fisher of Privacy International talks to Real Media about why and how companies are able to exploit users’ personal data
• Venezuelan Regional Election: Opposition Claims Fraud in Areas They Won
  The Governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela won 17 out of 23 governor races in Sunday’s regional vote, prompting the opposition to claim fraud once again, without evidence. Lucas Koerner of Venezuelanlaysis.com analyzes the situation
• Climate Change Has Doubled Area Hit By Forest Fires / p1x2
  Dr. John Abatzoglou and Dr. LeRoy Westerling explain how a warming earth has exacerbated the impact of forest fires, and how climate action could save lives
• Many Parties Complicit in Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing
  The persecution of Rohingya Muslims goes beyond religious intolerance, says Dr. Elizabeth Hurd, professor of politics at Northwestern University
• Why didn’t Kurdish Forces Fight Back the Iraqi Invasion of Kirkuk?
  The Iraqi military quickly conquered the oil-rich area of Kirkuk in an effort to block Kurdish statehood. But why didn’t Kurdish forces put up more of a fight? TRNN speaks with Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent for the Independent

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• Climate Change Has Doubled Area Hit By Forest Fires – p2x2
  Dr. John Abatzoglou and Dr. LeRoy Westerling explain how a warming earth has exacerbated the impact of forest fires, and how climate action could save lives
• US and Israel Show UNESCO their Anti-Palestinian Bias
  The U.S. and Israel are pulling out of UNESCO over what they call an ‘anti-Israel bias,’ but the move may actually underscore their bias towards basic Palestinian rights. Meanwhile, Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have reached a new unity deal