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- Hong Kong court bans pro-independence politicians from office
- Russian economy minister detained over alleged $2m bribe
- Barack Obama says Donald Trump will not abandon Nato commitment
- 'I only dream of bicycles': the DRC cycling club offering hope (and breakfast)
- Thousands of landslides and hundreds of tremors after New Zealand quake
- Trump and China: fears that deal-making will consign human rights to political 'roadkill'
- Saudis have not breached humanitarian law in Yemen, concludes Foreign Office
- Outcry as China executes symbol of injustice Jia Jinglong
- Russia warplane crashes into eastern Mediterranean, officials say
- EU scales back plans for military HQ as it unveils crisis response blueprint
- Crew members injured as plane avoids near collision with suspected drone
- Poland exhumes president Lech Kaczyński's remains
- 2016 will be the hottest year on record, UN says
- Supermoon: world's skywatchers seek clear skies for rare sight
- German coalition backs foreign minister for presidency
- Oscar Pistorius transfers to jail adapted for disabled prisoners
- Historic Russian diamonds to be sold at Geneva jewel auctions
- Obama: Trump will continue America’s commitment to Nato – video
- Bernie Sanders: our job is to oppose Trump's bigotry vigorously
- Yours for just $50,000: Marilyn Monroe's grave marker
- Putin stresses cooperation in first phone call with president-elect Trump
- In Russia it is getting harder to ignore the grassroots movement
- Delayed HS2 second-phase route unveiled
- Antoine Laurain: My country is the same as yours. Politicians have never been so unpopular
- Medina bikes: Africa’s first cycle-share scheme launches in Marrakech
- Canadian construction head strikes his final milestone – digging his own grave
- Reserve Bank governor warns against higher level of household debt
- New Zealand earthquake: up to 100,000 landslides amid aftershocks – as it happened
- Murder in Burundi: the man who knew too much | Jessica Hatcher-Moore
- Cow destined for live export attempts daring escape by sea – video
- New Zealand PM misses call from Donald Trump in 'hurly burly' following earthquake
- Japan fixes vast Fukuoka city sinkhole – in two days
- Greece edges out of recession with two quarters of growth
- Flooding hits Greater Wellington after New Zealand earthquake – video
- Uphill cattle: stranded cows rescued after New Zealand earthquake
- Europe on brink of US-style leap into unknown, top EU official warns
- Don't despair over Trump, says sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins
- Mosul soldier reunited with mother after two years – video
- UK accused of withholding evidence over Russian whistleblower's death
- Ukrainian MP throws punch over Kremlin links accusations – video
- 'Welcome relief': pub near epicentre of New Zealand quake opens for victims
- New Zealand earthquake – video report
- Israeli ministers vote in favour of legalising outposts
- Narendra Modi pledges to ease India's cash crisis
- Eyewitness: Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Bulgaria PM resigns after party defeated in presidential poll
- The future of Jakarta: what needs to change? Share your thoughts
- An insider's guide to Nizhny Novgorod: the city with the best commute
- Can Mars' bid to publish genetic maps of historic African crops boost nutrition?
- Child trafficking victims disappearing from UK care at 'alarming' rate
- Riding the Nile train: could lifting US sanctions get Sudan's railway on track?
- Who are Trump appointees Reince Priebus and Stephen Bannon?
- Obama sets off on farewell trip to Europe in shadow of president-elect
- Don't call Clinton a weak candidate: it took decades of scheming to beat her
- Kellyanne Conway on Steve Bannon criticism: 'Look at his whole resume' – video
- Bernie Sanders on US election: 'This is what I think went wrong' – video
- President Obama explains importance of selecting White House staff – video
- Native American North Dakota oil pipeline protesters: 'We refuse to be Trumped' – video
| Hong Kong court bans pro-independence politicians from office Posted: 15 Nov 2016 02:10 AM PST Yau Wai-ching and Baggio 'Sixtus' Leung banned from parliament after criticising China during swearing-in ceremony Hong Kong's high court has banned two young pro-independence activists from the city's parliament, plunging the former British colony deeper into an intensifying political crisis. One week after Beijing issued a highly unusual ruling designed to stop the newly elected politicians taking office, the court on Tuesday told Yau Wai-ching, 25, and Baggio "Sixtus" Leung, 30, that they had been disqualified from their positions. Continue reading... |
| Russian economy minister detained over alleged $2m bribe Posted: 14 Nov 2016 08:37 PM PST Alexei Ulyukayev, who has spoken out against state intervention in economy, is highest-ranked official arrested since 1991 Russia's economic development minister has been arrested in a surprise night-time swoop, accused of taking a $2m (£1.6m) cash bribe as part of a sting operation. Alexei Ulyukayev is the highest ranking government official to be arrested since a failed coup in 1991, and the move is seen by many observers as part of a battle between differing Kremlin factions taking place behind closed doors. Continue reading... |
| Barack Obama says Donald Trump will not abandon Nato commitment Posted: 15 Nov 2016 12:56 AM PST President touches down in Athens on first leg of final foreign tour, which is aimed at reassuring world leaders Donald Trump will retain America's commitment to the Nato alliance, Barack Obama has said, seeking to reassure a jittery world of continued American leadership. The Republican was often critical of Nato during the presidential election campaign, branding it "obsolete" while praising the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, a source of alarm in foreign capitals. Continue reading... |
| 'I only dream of bicycles': the DRC cycling club offering hope (and breakfast) Posted: 14 Nov 2016 10:00 PM PST Goma has only 11km of good roads and is blighted by poverty and violence, but the city's cycling club is going from strength to strength A chain of Lycra-clad cyclists whizzes by the blue and white UN base tasked with keeping the peace in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Weaving in and out of traffic, competing with motorbike taxis, they overtake a lorry on its last legs, shuddering as it spews out a fog of black smoke. Concentrating hard on not hitting a speed-bump or pothole, the cyclists receive curious stares from men on chukudus, large wooden scooters used for transporting everything from building materials to sacks of vegetables. Continue reading... |
| Thousands of landslides and hundreds of tremors after New Zealand quake Posted: 14 Nov 2016 10:30 PM PST Relief efforts continue around main affected town of Kaikoura, while aftershocks reach Wellington region, also hit by storms and flooding New Zealand earthquake – latest updates in our live blog Up to 100,000 landslides were caused by New Zealand's 7.8 magnitude earthquake, officials said, as aftershocks continued to shake parts of both islands of New Zealand and emergency crews worked to help people in the main affected areas. A major relief effort continued on Tuesday, with thousands of people stranded by the quake, which blocked roads and damaged many buildings across parts of the North and South islands. Continue reading... |
| Trump and China: fears that deal-making will consign human rights to political 'roadkill' Posted: 14 Nov 2016 07:07 PM PST New US president could be preparing an extreme makeover of US–China ties that would ditch status quo and broker an audacious deal with Beijing In the world according to Donald J Trump, China's leaders showed resolve in crushing the Tiananmen protests with rifles and tanks; Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement is somebody else's problem; and Hillary Clinton, who has spent two decades standing up to Beijing over forced abortions and the "shameless" persecution of feminists, is worthy of jail. When Chinese human rights activists realised he was the new leader of the free world, they despaired. Continue reading... |
| Saudis have not breached humanitarian law in Yemen, concludes Foreign Office Posted: 14 Nov 2016 01:05 PM PST Campaigners criticise government after it admits UK defence personnel did not have access to all information required to decide Saudi attitudes to such laws The Foreign Office has concluded there is no clear risk of serious Saudi breaches of international humanitarian law in Yemen, even though it admits UK defence personnel cannot "form a complete understanding" of the Saudi-led coalition's attitudes to such laws because they "do not have access to all the information required". Ministers have previously said that UK forces advising the Saudis on airstrike techniques in Riyadh are able to form an impression of attitudes to international humanitarian law. Continue reading... |
| Outcry as China executes symbol of injustice Jia Jinglong Posted: 14 Nov 2016 09:57 PM PST Villager convicted of murdering official said he was driven to it by the man ordering the illegal demolition of his home on eve of his wedding Chinese authorities faced a bitter outcry after executing a villager who became a symbol of injustices endured by the country's disenfranchised masses. Jia Jinglong, a farmer from the northern province of Hebei, was put to death on Tuesday for the murder of a Communist party official he blamed for destroying his life. |
| Russia warplane crashes into eastern Mediterranean, officials say Posted: 14 Nov 2016 09:42 AM PST
A Russian warplane has crashed into the eastern Mediterranean as it was coming in to land on the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier off the coast of Syria, the Russian defence ministry said on Monday. The pilot of the MiG-29 jet ejected and his life was not in danger, according to the official account. The ministry attributed the crash to a "technical fault" during an exercise. Continue reading... |
| EU scales back plans for military HQ as it unveils crisis response blueprint Posted: 14 Nov 2016 12:00 PM PST Foreign and defence ministers meet amid uncertainty over what a Donald Trump presidency means for transatlantic alliance The European Union has scaled back plans for a military headquarters, as America's allies scramble to work out what a Donald Trump presidency means for the transatlantic alliance. EU foreign and defence ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday signed up to a plan aimed at improving Europe's response to conflicts and crises on their borders, but downgraded plans for the headquarters. |
| Crew members injured as plane avoids near collision with suspected drone Posted: 14 Nov 2016 12:39 PM PST The passenger airplane's emergency measures lead to injuries of two flight attendants on Monday morning near Toronto's island airport A Canadian airliner with 54 passengers on board had to swerve to avoid a suspected drone near Toronto early on Monday, slightly injuring two cabin crew, in the most serious case of its kind in Canada, officials said. The Porter Airlines Bombardier Q400 twin-prop plane, which took off from Ottawa, was at 9,000ft (2,750 meters), descending into the city's Billy Bishop waterfront airport, when the pilots saw an unmanned aerial vehicle. Continue reading... |
| Poland exhumes president Lech Kaczyński's remains Posted: 14 Nov 2016 11:10 AM PST Late leader among 10 Smolensk plane crash victims being re-examined in bid to prove 2010 disaster was engineered by Russia The remains of the former Polish president Lech Kaczyński and his wife Maria are to be removed from the crypt at Wawel Castle in Kraków on Monday evening and re-examined by state prosecutors. The move is the latest step in the ruling Law and Justice party's efforts to demonstrate that the Smolensk air disaster in April 2010, which killed the pair and 94 others, was engineered by Russia and covered up by domestic political opponents. Continue reading... |
| 2016 will be the hottest year on record, UN says Posted: 14 Nov 2016 03:02 AM PST World Meteorological Organisation figures show global temperature is 1.2C above pre-industrial levels and will set a new high for the third year running 2016 will very likely be the hottest year on record and a new high for the third year in a row, according to the UN. It means 16 of the 17 hottest years on record will have been this century. The scorching temperatures around the world, and the extreme weather they drive, mean the impacts of climate change on people are coming sooner and with more ferocity than expected, according to scientists. Continue reading... |
| Supermoon: world's skywatchers seek clear skies for rare sight Posted: 14 Nov 2016 12:06 PM PST Natural phenomenon, largest of its kind in 68 years, will be visible after sunset on Monday wherever you are in the world The largest supermoon in 68 years has risen in Europe and Africa, and astronomers across the world are keenly observing the stunning natural phenomenon. Related: Supermoon – in pictures Continue reading... |
| German coalition backs foreign minister for presidency Posted: 14 Nov 2016 07:27 AM PST Frank-Walter Steinmeier wins cross-party support, ending weeks of wrangling between centre-right and centre-left The Germany foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, is likely to take over as the country's president early next year after securing cross-party backing from Angela Merkel's conservatives, a move expected to trigger a significant reshuffle at the top of German politics. The parties that form Germany's coalition government on Monday agreed to put forward the senior Social Democrat politician as their candidate to take up the presidency from 12 February, ending weeks of wrangling between the centre-right and the centre-left. Continue reading... |
| Oscar Pistorius transfers to jail adapted for disabled prisoners Posted: 14 Nov 2016 06:27 AM PST Paralympic athlete, serving six years for murder of Reeva Steenkamp, moves to correctional centre 'in line with his needs' Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been transferred to a jail adapted for disabled prisoners to serve the rest of his sentence for murdering his girlfriend, a South African official has said. The Department of Correctional Services said the double amputee was moved from Kgosi Mampuru II prison in the capital Pretoria to Attridgeville correctional centre, just outside the city. Continue reading... |
| Historic Russian diamonds to be sold at Geneva jewel auctions Posted: 14 Nov 2016 09:33 AM PST Swiss city's event to include gems given by Peter the Great to Catherine I and diamond necklace owned by Catherine II Russian diamonds that reputedly helped broker peace between warring empires three centuries ago are going up for sale in Geneva this week. Held twice a year, the Swiss city's auctions of rare jewels are often dominated by stones the size of door-stoppers. But this week, gems enriched by the weight of history will share centre-stage with those valued by their weight in carats. Continue reading... |
| Obama: Trump will continue America’s commitment to Nato – video Posted: 15 Nov 2016 02:00 AM PST President Barack Obama says Donald Trump will continue America's commitment to the Nato alliance. Speaking in the White House on Monday, after his conversation with president-elect Trump, Obama says he will aim to reassure Nato partners during his trip to Europe Continue reading... |
| Bernie Sanders: our job is to oppose Trump's bigotry vigorously Posted: 15 Nov 2016 01:37 AM PST Vermont senator backs protesters in interview and calls on progressives to mobilise against president-elect Bernie Sanders has urged millions of progressives "to mobilise and fight back at every instance" against Donald Trump's presidency. In a post-election interview with the BBC, the Vermont senator backed those who have protested against Trump's election. Continue reading... |
| Yours for just $50,000: Marilyn Monroe's grave marker Posted: 15 Nov 2016 12:46 AM PST As one of the largest sales of Monroe memorabilia - including that dress – takes place in Los Angeles, a rival auction house is offering the star's bronze crypt label A much publicised sale of hundreds of items of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia is to be held to mark what would have been her 90th birthday on 17 November. The auction, at Julien's in Los Angeles, includes innumerable dresses such as the one the star wore to sing "Happy Birthday, Mr President" to John F Kennedy (estimated at $3.3m) and a great deal of jewellery, such as a diamond cocktail watch ($100,000). There is also Monroe's now famous recipe for stuffing, scrawled on a sheet of City Title Insurance Company notepaper. Related: Marilyn Monroe's 'Happy Birthday, Mr President' dress for sale Continue reading... |
| Putin stresses cooperation in first phone call with president-elect Trump Posted: 14 Nov 2016 11:27 PM PST
Vladimir Putin spoke with the US president-elect, Donald Trump, for the first time on Monday, with the Russian president keen to emphasise the potential for bilateral cooperation. While many world leaders watched the US election result with confusion and horror, Russia hopes a Trump presidency will mean less lecturing from the west and a freer hand to act as it pleases in Ukraine and Syria. Continue reading... |
| In Russia it is getting harder to ignore the grassroots movement Posted: 14 Nov 2016 11:00 PM PST Under Putin there has been an erosion of trust in the authorities to protect rights, but citizens have mobilised to plug the gaps Russia's opposition has been cowed, killed or forced into exile, parliament is servile and the media largely toothless. But despite overwhelming apathy in parliamentary elections, at the grassroots level Russians from across the socioeconomic spectrum have been quietly challenging the authorities – and these challenges have become increasingly hard to suppress. Continue reading... |
| Delayed HS2 second-phase route unveiled Posted: 14 Nov 2016 11:48 PM PST Seven major changes to high-speed rail network out for further consultation with opposition likely to rise in affected areas The preferred route for the second phase of HS2 has been published, setting out exactly where the government will build the high-speed rail network through the north of England – although a controversial decision on how to run the line to Sheffield has been delayed once again. Seven significant alterations to the original route are being put out for further consultation, with some likely to provoke outcry in affected areas. |
| Antoine Laurain: My country is the same as yours. Politicians have never been so unpopular Posted: 15 Nov 2016 02:00 AM PST The French author reveals the social and political developments that inspired his latest comic novel Rhapsodie Française – or French Rhapsody – was thought up as a global novel about the state of France today. I live in the same era as you; the news I see in newspapers, on TV or on the internet is the same as it is for you. You can't always simply rely on make-believe to write a novel. Sometimes real life makes its way into the story – and from then on, it's your job to come to terms with that "real life" because, whether you like it or not, it's there. I'm now into my 40s. I've always lived in France, I can speak of it as my country. In many ways, it is very similar to the country I remember as a child, and in others, very different. A lot has changed. Time has sped up and the world has become faster. The advent of the internet changed the game. Problems in far off countries have become ours. The economy is now global. It's rare to have a career for life in the same sector. More than half of all marriages end in divorce after just 10 years. You no longer meets girls in cafes, you make a profile on a dating app. Politicians, both on the left and the right, have never been more unpopular, while extremist and nationalist sentiment has never felt more pronounced. I'm not judging this era. I'm simply noting. Continue reading... |
| Medina bikes: Africa’s first cycle-share scheme launches in Marrakech Posted: 14 Nov 2016 11:00 PM PST With the potential to curb urban congestion, could a successful trial scheme in Morocco act as a launchpad for borrowing bikes across the whole continent? Moroccans claim you can identify someone as a true Marrakech local if they own a bicycle. The streets of this north African city were once full of ardent cyclists, but in recent decades they've been overtaken by scooters and cars that swarm the city's congested roads. Now, French bike company Smoove, is trying to revive Marrakech's biking culture — and boost sustainable transport — by launching Africa's first fully functioning bike share scheme in the city. The launch coincided with the start of the COP22 climate conference in the city. |
| Canadian construction head strikes his final milestone – digging his own grave Posted: 14 Nov 2016 12:40 PM PST Jimmy Kickham took his backhoe to St Alexis church and dug while his family looked on – and it will be one less thing for them to worry about after he dies When Jimmy Kickham dug his own grave over the summer, he remembered saying to himself, "I may be the first, maybe, in Canada that's done this." The 89-year-old from Souris West, Prince Edward Island, took his backhoe to St Alexis church and dug while his family looked on. "Perhaps I'm the only one in Canada who has done that at my age with my own backhoe and my own family," he added. Continue reading... |
| Reserve Bank governor warns against higher level of household debt Posted: 15 Nov 2016 12:46 AM PST Philip Lowe says economy adjusting better than many predicted to the unwinding of the mining investment boom The governor of the Reserve Bank has warned that policymakers should not be encouraging Australians to take on higher levels of debt, even though most households seem to be managing at the moment. Dr Philip Lowe told a gathering of economists in Melbourne that even though he is not predicting difficult times ahead, "we need to watch things carefully" given the high and rising levels of debt. Continue reading... |
| New Zealand earthquake: up to 100,000 landslides amid aftershocks – as it happened Posted: 14 Nov 2016 11:23 PM PST
6 pm update: 25 eqs in the last hour, 313 eqs since 6 am today and 1212 eqs since the M7.5. Kaikoura Earthquake. #eqnz pic.twitter.com/wCwmZYHBzb clear structural failure … a vertical beam in the building has been shorn. It looks somewhat like a broken bone. Lift block separating from main building pic.twitter.com/XCq3Sb3mGx I didn't see the call when it came in, in the hurly burly of things I didn't notice.
More from Wellington's fire region manager, Brendan Nally, about the teetering building in Molesworth Street: We have a clear structural failure. What's caused that will be determined later. The clear structural failure is a major beam, a vertical beam in the building, has been shorn. Continue reading... |
| Murder in Burundi: the man who knew too much | Jessica Hatcher-Moore Posted: 14 Nov 2016 09:59 PM PST How the killing of three elderly nuns set the country's leading human rights activist on a collision course with its most powerful general On a Sunday afternoon in early September 2014, Sister Bernadetta Boggian drove into the compound of the Catholic convent where she lived in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi, and called out to her fellow nuns. There was no sign of the other elderly sisters who lived in the convent, so Sister Bernadetta went to find Father Mario Pulcini, the head of the mission, to ask if he had seen them. He tried phoning them, but there was no reply. So they walked across the shady compound to the nuns' quarters, where they found the curtains drawn. They knocked, and called out, but there was no answer. The priest was about to force open the door, but Sister Bernadetta walked around to a side entrance, which was unlocked. Inside she found a horrific scene. Sister Olga Raschietti was lying dead in her bedroom, blood pooling around her head. In the bedroom next door lay the body of Sister Lucia Pulici. Both women had been stabbed, and their throats slit. Continue reading... |
| Cow destined for live export attempts daring escape by sea – video Posted: 14 Nov 2016 09:39 PM PST Fremantle Sea Rescue was called in to rescue a cow that made a dash for freedom while being loaded on to a ship for live export. The cow jumped into the water at Fremantle harbour in Western Australia and swam away. It then outsmarted its pursuers and was still missing 24 hours later. Fremantle Sea Rescue member Josh Gammon-Carson filmed the cow swimming in the water while he drove towards it on a jetski and tried to herd it back to shore • Cow destined for live export leaps into harbour and swims for freedom Continue reading... |
| New Zealand PM misses call from Donald Trump in 'hurly burly' following earthquake Posted: 14 Nov 2016 09:08 PM PST John Key was busy with the aftermath of the 7.5 magnitude quake that struck New Zealand on Monday night and missed the president-elect's phone call John Key, the New Zealand prime minister, has missed a call from US president-elect Donald Trump while dealing with the aftermath of the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck on Monday. Trump was calling Key as part of his first phase of reaching out to world leaders during his transition to the White House. Continue reading... |
| Japan fixes vast Fukuoka city sinkhole – in two days Posted: 14 Nov 2016 08:57 PM PST The 30 metre hole was repaired in 48 hours, although health and safety checks delayed the reopening A section of road in the centre of the Japanese city of Fukuoka has reopened just days after a sinkhole opened up outside a busy railway station and threatened to topple nearby buildings. Related: Huge sinkhole opens up in Japanese city: 'I heard a loud boom' Continue reading... |
| Greece edges out of recession with two quarters of growth Posted: 14 Nov 2016 08:24 PM PST Economy still expected to end 2016 with slight contraction overall but GDP is then predicted to surge by 2.7% next year The Greek economy emerged from recession for the first time since 2014, managing two straight quarters of GDP growth, figures show. Greece's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.5% in the three months to September from the previous quarter and by 1.5% from the third quarter of 2015, statistics bureau Elstat said. Continue reading... |
| Flooding hits Greater Wellington after New Zealand earthquake – video Posted: 14 Nov 2016 04:48 PM PST The swollen Waiwhetu Stream at Tilbury Street in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Properties were being evacuated after heavy rain in the Greater Wellington region, which was struck by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake a day earlier Continue reading... |
| Uphill cattle: stranded cows rescued after New Zealand earthquake Posted: 14 Nov 2016 03:45 PM PST Two cows and a calf were stuck on pillar of earth and had to be dug out by a farmer after hillside collapsed Two cows and a calf made famous worldwide after they were filmed stranded on a tiny pillar of land after the New Zealand earthquake have been rescued. Pictures of the cattle were beamed around the world on Monday after a news crew flying over land devastated by the quake captured their plight. Continue reading... |
| Europe on brink of US-style leap into unknown, top EU official warns Posted: 14 Nov 2016 01:24 PM PST Pierre Moscovici says a growing revolt against elites and globalisation has potential to destroy the European Union European electorates, driven by a revolt against elites and globalisation, may be on the brink of following the US and making another leap into the unknown by destroying the EU, one of the bloc's most senior and respected commissioners has said. Pierre Moscovici, the commissioner for economic affairs, said there was a crisis of the establishment in Europe, just as there has been in America, and asked: "How can Europeans have concluded that because Europe is not working, it might be better to destroy it?" Continue reading... |
| Don't despair over Trump, says sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins Posted: 14 Nov 2016 12:37 PM PST Commissioner says president-elect's victory echoes women's experience of being passed over despite having more qualifications and experience Australia's sex discrimination commissioner, Kate Jenkins, has urged women not to despair after the success of the US president-elect, Donald Trump. The lawyer and former commissioner at the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission has been travelling the country listening to the experiences of women in workplaces, in rural areas and other communities since being appointed to the sex discrimination commissioner role in February. Continue reading... |
| Mosul soldier reunited with mother after two years – video Posted: 14 Nov 2016 10:42 AM PST Saad, an Iraqi soldier originally from Mosul returns to recapture the city from the Islamic State after two years. He's filmed searching for his family after he hears they are among other civilians being bussed out of the city to safety. Saad has not seen any of them since he left and has an emotional reunion with his mother after finding them Continue reading... |
| UK accused of withholding evidence over Russian whistleblower's death Posted: 14 Nov 2016 09:35 AM PST Home secretary argues disclosure of files relevant to death of Alexander Perepilichnyy could harm national security The government is refusing to release "super-sensitive" evidence from Britain's spy agencies which could shed light on the mysterious death of a Russian whistleblower, the high court has heard, fuelling perceptions of a cover-up. The home secretary, Amber Rudd, has made an application preventing the disclosure of intelligence files concerning Alexander Perepilichnyy, who collapsed and died in November 2012 outside his luxury home in Weybridge, Surrey, after he had been out jogging. He was 44. Continue reading... |
| Ukrainian MP throws punch over Kremlin links accusations – video Posted: 14 Nov 2016 09:02 AM PST A scuffle breaks out in Ukrainian parliament during a meeting after one MP accuses the other of having ties to the Kremlin in Russia. Punches are thrown by Opposition Party leader Yuriy Boyko in Kiev on Monday as Oleh Lyashko, the leader of Radical Party accused him of working with the Kremlin Continue reading... |
| 'Welcome relief': pub near epicentre of New Zealand quake opens for victims Posted: 14 Nov 2016 08:23 AM PST Locals and tourists flock to eat and drink at O'Flynns bar, which opened its doors shortly after the earthquake struck In O'Flynns Irish pub, the glasses are full but the voices are subdued. There was only one topic of conversation at the single storey venue in Hanmer Springs, a tiny town close to the epicentre of the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck New Zealand's South Island in the very early hours of Monday morning. Continue reading... |
| New Zealand earthquake – video report Posted: 14 Nov 2016 07:08 AM PST New Zealand has been struck by a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake resulting in the deaths of two people. The earthquake took place just after midnight on Monday morning with its epicentre located on the east coast of the country's South Island. A series of aftershocks occurred as thousands of locals fled their homes in search of higher ground, fearing a tsunami Continue reading... |
| Israeli ministers vote in favour of legalising outposts Posted: 14 Nov 2016 05:40 AM PST Committee vote puts Israel on track for clash with courts and international community over illegal settlements The Israeli government has set itself on a collision course with international opinion – and its own legal system – after a ministerial committee voted unilaterally in favour of a bill to "legalise" outposts Israel previously regarded as illegal. Critics say that if the proposed bill passes into law it will allow the "theft" of any Palestinian-owned land, while others, including those on the right, say it endangers Israel's international standing. Continue reading... |
| Narendra Modi pledges to ease India's cash crisis Posted: 14 Nov 2016 05:22 AM PST Indian prime minister insists cancellation of 500 and 1,000-rupee notes will ultimately benefit poorer people The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, has urged Indians to give him more time to resolve a cash crisis that followed the withdrawal of high-value notes, insisting the shock move would benefit the poor in the long run. His comments came as the government said it was increasing a weekly cash withdrawal limit and taking steps to help people in remote areas access money. Continue reading... |
| Eyewitness: Chiang Mai, Thailand Posted: 14 Nov 2016 02:54 AM PST Photographs from the Eyewitness series Continue reading... |
| Bulgaria PM resigns after party defeated in presidential poll Posted: 14 Nov 2016 02:26 AM PST Move by Boiko Borisov comes after official results show win for pro-Moscow candidate Rumen Radev in runoff Bulgaria's prime minister has handed in his resignation to parliament after results showed his party losing badly in the presidential runoff, opening the way for an early parliamentary election. Boiko Borisov's move comes after official results show the Socialist-backed candidate Rumen Radev, who campaigned on an anti-migrant, pro-Moscow message, winning the presidential election. Continue reading... |
| The future of Jakarta: what needs to change? Share your thoughts Posted: 14 Nov 2016 05:49 AM PST The Guardian is visiting the Indonesian capital for a special live week of events and reporting, and we'd love to hear from you. If you live in the city, share your stories on how it's changing and your hopes for the future The Indonesian capital, with a population of over 10 million, has been named the most gridlocked city on the planet. Its greater metropolitan area, known as Jabodetabek, is the second largest in the world. From 21 to 25 November, the Guardian Cities team will be in Jakarta for a live week of in-depth reporting and special events all about the issues shaping the city. As a key part of this week, we'd love to hear from local residents about local life and how it's changing – for better or worse – as well as aspirations for Jakarta's future. Continue reading... |
| An insider's guide to Nizhny Novgorod: the city with the best commute Posted: 14 Nov 2016 03:54 AM PST Divided by the river Volga, the western Russian city is home to a secret museum of wooden architecture, an 'exotic' commuter cable car, lilac-scented wind and flight of stairs so long it's almost impossible to count Riverside tea and screeching seagulls Continue reading... |
| Can Mars' bid to publish genetic maps of historic African crops boost nutrition? Posted: 14 Nov 2016 11:00 PM PST Confectionery company says initiative will help breed more drought-tolerant seeds, but critics fear that small-scale farmers will lose out A multi-million dollar research group co-founded by the confectionery company Mars is set to publish the genetic maps to five traditional African crops as part of an ambitious project that it says could help end malnutrition on the continent. The project is applying modern biotechnology to African "orphan crops" – including finger millet and the "superfood" moringa – with the goal of breeding new versions that are more productive or more tolerant to drought or disease. Continue reading... |
| Child trafficking victims disappearing from UK care at 'alarming' rate Posted: 14 Nov 2016 12:01 PM PST Report says true scale of trafficked children who have gone missing is unclear as many local authorities lack data on how many are in their care Child trafficking victims and unaccompanied children are going missing from local authority care at an "alarming" rate according to a new report, which reveals that in one year, nearly 30% of all UK child trafficking victims and 13% of unaccompanied children disappeared from care services. New research by child trafficking NGO Ecpat UK and the charity Missing People has found that 167 of the 590 children suspected or identified as child trafficking victims in the year from September 2014 to 2015 vanished from foster and care homes across the country. Continue reading... |
| Riding the Nile train: could lifting US sanctions get Sudan's railway on track? Posted: 14 Nov 2016 05:23 AM PST Officials in Sudan hope Obama will ease the ban on importing much-needed spare parts for the country's neglected rail network Riding the train from Khartoum to Sudan's north-eastern city of Atbara brings back a flood of bittersweet memories for Abdelhalim Tayeb of what Sudan's railway once represented. "When it came to trains, Sudan used to be a role model for other countries," said the 59-year-old businessman. "Now all we have is this train from Khartoum to Atbara." Continue reading... |
| Who are Trump appointees Reince Priebus and Stephen Bannon? Posted: 14 Nov 2016 07:23 AM PST A Washington insider who could help push Trump's agenda through Congress and the chair of a far-right website who has been accused of peddling white supremacist rhetoric Donald Trump has named Reince Priebus as his White House chief of staff and Stephen Bannon as his chief strategist and senior counsellor, describing them as "highly qualified leaders who worked well together on our campaign and led us to a historic victory". The president-elect has said that Priebus and Bannon, neither of whom have served in elected office, will work as "equal partners to transform the federal government". Continue reading... |
| Obama sets off on farewell trip to Europe in shadow of president-elect Posted: 14 Nov 2016 05:46 AM PST US president must reassure allies but may privately coach his closest partner Angela Merkel on ways to keep Trump in line Barack Obama spent the months before the US election denouncing Donald Trump as unfit for office. Now he must eat his words. When he makes his final visit to Europe this week, in what had been planned as a triumphant farewell tour, Obama's awkward job is to reassure nervous allies that a Trump presidency will not be as bad as they fear. It's a tall order. François Hollande, France's president, said in August that Trump's excesses "make you want to retch". Continue reading... |
| Don't call Clinton a weak candidate: it took decades of scheming to beat her Posted: 14 Nov 2016 04:00 AM PST Years of Republican plots, an opponent deified by television, and FBI smears stood in her way – and she still won the popular vote by more than Kennedy did Sometimes I think I have never seen anything as strong as Hillary Clinton. That doesn't mean that I like and admire everything about her. I'm not here to argue about who she is, just to note what she did. I watched her plow through opposition and attacks the like of which no other candidate has ever faced and still win the popular vote. To defeat her it took an unholy cabal far beyond what Barack Obama faced when he was the campaign of change, swimming with the tide of disgust about the Bush administration. As the New York Times reported, "By the time all the ballots are counted, she seems likely to be ahead by more than 2m votes and more than 1.5 percentage points. She will have won by a wider percentage margin than not only Al Gore in 2000 but also Richard Nixon in 1968 and John F Kennedy in 1960." Continue reading... |
| Kellyanne Conway on Steve Bannon criticism: 'Look at his whole resume' – video Posted: 14 Nov 2016 09:55 PM PST Donald Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway says before people criticize Steve Bannon, they should look at his whole resume and not just at his connection to the website Breitbart News. Trump was facing angry demands on Monday to reverse his appointment of Bannon, a man accused of fanning the flames of neo-Nazism and white supremacy, as his White House chief strategist. Conway says, 'He's got a Harvard Business degree, he's a naval officer, he has success in entertainment. I don't know if you're aware of that.' Continue reading... |
| Bernie Sanders on US election: 'This is what I think went wrong' – video Posted: 14 Nov 2016 08:35 PM PST During an interview on the CBS News program This Morning, the runner-up for the Democratic presidential nomination declares after Donald Trump's victory: 'There needs to be a profound change in the way the Democratic party does business.' Continue reading... |
| President Obama explains importance of selecting White House staff – video Posted: 14 Nov 2016 01:36 PM PST US president Barack Obama holds his first press conference on Monday since Donald Trump was elected the next president of America. Obama explains the importance of selecting your staff for the White House, 24 hours after president elect Trump chose Republican party chairman Reince Priebus to be his new chief of staff and Steve Bannon, the head of his election campaign to be his chief strategist and senior counsellor
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| Native American North Dakota oil pipeline protesters: 'We refuse to be Trumped' – video Posted: 14 Nov 2016 04:00 AM PST Native Americans fear that the Dakota Access oil pipeline – a $3.7bn project that would carry crude oil from the Bakken oil field in North Dakota to a refinery in Patoka, Illinois – would contaminate sacred lands and their water supply from the Missouri river. Here, protesters at a camp near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation give their views on what the election of Donald Trump might mean for their campaign Continue reading... |
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