Your WikiTribune Weekly Roundup — September 7
TOP STORIES FROM WIKITRIBUNE

European countries to end paywalls for publicly funded scientific studies
Major national funders of scientific research announced that by 2020 they’ll stop financing studies published behind paywalls. The open-initiative proposal, known as Plan-S, could dramatically alter how peer-reviewed articles are published. READ MORE
Girls as young as 14 face regular public sexual harassment, new figures show
Two thirds (66 percent) of girls in the United Kingdom, some as young as 14, have experienced unwanted sexual attention and physical or sexual contact in a public place, a new survey by girls’ rights charity Plan International UK revealed. READ MORE
Will worker cooperatives help stabilize wealth inequality?
The Marxist tenet of seizing the means of production is slowly catching on in its own way in the United States. Worker cooperatives, where employees vote on management decisions, have nearly doubled in number in the past ten years, according to Coop which reports on the leftist business model. READ MORE
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TOP STORIES FROM THIS WEEK
Fact check: Jeremy Corbyn’s claims on UK media ownership — WikiTribune is fact checking two claims made by British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn. One appears to be true, the other false.
A napping revolution could frame the future of work — Overworked and overtired, city workers are turning to places of solitude to take naps, meditate and improve productivity.
Human Rights Watch calls for coordinated regional response to Venezuela migration crisis — The flow of Venezuelan migrants will “definitely increase” if the situation there remains the same, HRW told WikiTribune.
Cairo subway official complains that suicides affect operation — A Cairo subway official has told Egyptian press that people should not consider the subway system as a “destination” for suicide, sparking controversy on social media.
In landmark ruling, Supreme Court of India legalizes gay sex- The highest court of India has scrapped a 157-year-old section introduced to the Indian Penal Code during British colonization.
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TOP CALL-OUTS AND DRAFTS THIS WEEK
These are the most popular drafts and call-outs published this week. Write the news and make suggestions!
How relevant is the Loebner prize in the field of AI? — The Loebner prize is an annual competition where judges simultaneously have text-based conversations with a computer program and a human being via a computer.
Fact check: Video satire on Australia’s new data privacy laws — Online satirists made an ‘Honest Government Ad’ full of outlandish claims, but they might be true. WikiTribune is checking them.
Blockchain in healthcare: What different companies are trying — Blockchain has a lot of “possibilities” in healthcare, but what are companies doing now to make it a reality.
Around the world, cities seek to be smarter — WikiTribune is tracking “smart cities,” urbanization, communities and the changing nature of work.
Fact check: Trump’s claims about the US Consumer Confidence Index — President Trump made a claim about the increase in Consumer Confidence Index, help us fact check his claim.
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ICYMI — EVERGREEN STORIES ON WIKITRIBUNE

The spin war over Qatar’s World Cup escalates
From Jul ’17: Over a year after a quartet of countries — Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt — began a diplomatic blockade of Qatar, a network of secret benefactors and wealthy lobby groups has opened a new propaganda war targeting Western media and politicians for influence. A key prize in these covert efforts is the next FIFA World Cup, being held in Qatar in 2022. READ MORE
