Genentech is blocking the use of Avastin for treating macular degeneration, by not applying to license it in Europe, apparently so as to pressure countries to use another drug for which it charges far more.

I think the basic mistake is the system of letting companies be in charge of obtaining approval for new drugs.

Burma has put many of the Rohingya, Muslims whose home is in Burma, into concentration camps.

Going by Wikipedia, the Rohingya are mostly descendants of Bengalis that moved to Arakhan during the time of British rule, before World War II. It follows that nearly all the Rohingya living today were born in Burma. Some have fled to Bangladesh but apparently Bangladesh does not let them integrate into the population.

ACLU of Virginia Sues Fairfax Police over Illegal License Plate Tracking.

The water rationing in San Juan, Puerto Rico is so strict now that people have water supply only on alternate days.

A party in Denmark proposed permitting stores not to accept cash.

In the US, there is no regulation about this, and there are some sellers that don't accept cash. What is really dangerous is to reward them. Since I only pay stores with cash, I never buy from them. Please join me in insisting on paying cash — and don't back down when a store refuses to take cash.

The proposal in Denmark was rejected, but in my speech there I urged people to insist on paying cash.