You're a Mean One, Mr. Putin; Avoiding NK Sanctions; Philippines Liking Russia; Totaled Automation; Workless Life; and Killing Rosetta

Syria

Western powers accuse Russia of barbaric war crimes before shock UN walkout independent.co.uk v

Matthew Rycroft, alongside the French and US ambassadors, walked out of the sesson when Syria's ambassador was called to speak at an emergency meeting demanding a halt to the violence in Aleppo.

Also see US slams Russian ‘barbarism’ in Syria, as Britain brands Aleppo assault a war crime scmp and Syria conflict: US and UK rhetoric 'unacceptable' - Russia bbc

North Korea

U.S. Indicts Chinese Businesswoman, Trading Company for Helping North Korea Evade Sanctions wsj

The indictment, unsealed on Monday, alleges that Ma Xiaohong and her company, Dandong Hongxiang Industrial Development Co., served as financial fronts for North Korean companies sanctioned by the U.S. for their alleged role in developing Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic-missile capabilities.

Philippines

Duterte to forge closer ties with China, Russia usatoday v

He told reporters he was "not really" breaking ties with the U.S., his country's long-time treaty ally, but will open all areas of trade and commerce to China and Russia. It would not include military alliances, he said.

Automation

Google's self-driving car in broadside collision after other car jumps red light theguardian

The collision, which occurred at the intersection between El Camino Rea and Phyllis Ave in Mountain View, California, caused the Google car’s airbags to be deployed, and caved in its front and rear right-side doors.

Work

With robots, is a life without work one we'd want to live? theguardian w!

I reckon [Aristotle would] be proud of where we’ve got. Today, the fourth industrial revolution – which ranges from artificial intelligence to genetic engineering and automation – promises almost total freedom from weariness and uninterrupted leisure time as demands of work are taken away from us by better, cheaper and more efficient artificial technology.

So why, the article goes on to try to explain from a non-Biblical view, do people WANT to work even if given the choice to relax all day? We can look no further than Genesis 2:15 to see that man was created to work, and so even though work has become harder as a result of the fall (Gen 3:17-18), it's no wonder that we still feel work gives us meaning (even when we aren't working for God's glory, as we were designed).

Space

Rosetta spacecraft to fling itself at comet in a suicide mission usatoday

Early on Friday, the craft will smash in slow motion onto the comet. Moving at the pace of a stroll, Rosetta will touch down, bounce and eventually come to rest, probably breaking its solar panels or instrument booms as it tumbles. No word from it will ever reach Earth again.

Also see Rosetta: What did Europe's comet mission uncover? indiatimes. I'll give you a hint: nothing matched the planetary evolutionary models...for some reason.