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- Theresa May says Nato has 100% support of Donald Trump
- A whirlwind week: Trump's first 14 official presidential actions
- Woman at center of Emmett Till case tells author she fabricated testimony
- AI watchdog needed to regulate automated decision-making, say experts
- Berlin mayor to Donald Trump: 'Don't build this wall'
- Canada may contribute to Dutch-led international abortion fund
- Trump's voter fraud expert owes US more than $100,000 in unpaid taxes
- Witnesses say dozens killed in al-Shabaab attack on Kenyan troops
- Children saved from Nazis by 'British Schindler' plan memorial to parents
- Mark Zuckerberg drops lawsuits to force hundreds of Hawaiians to sell him land
- UN envoy Nikki Haley pledges to 'take names' of those who don't support US
- What happened when a fake police officer was hired to improve a Texas jail
- Totally stuffed: Cern's electrocuted weasel to go on display
- Out of flavour: why tomatoes have lost their taste
- Strong dollar drags US growth to slowest pace since 2011
- Donor pledges C$380,000 for suicide prevention in First Nations community
- Alleged hacker held in Prague at center of 'intense' US-Russia tug of war
- Netanyahu interviewed by anti-corruption police for third time
- Michelle Obama or Bob Dylan? Readers suggest castaways for Desert Island Discs
- Trump protests, Mosul and Rafael Nadal: the 20 photographs of the week
- Luxury retailers hope Chinese new year tourists will leave them crowing
- Trump's vetting order prompts outcry 'for everyone who believes in freedom'
- Clive James: ‘We are told, over and over, that President Trump will destroy the world. How do people know this?’
- Three die after vehicle swept off flooded road in Northern Territory
- Second thoughts on George III: online project could alter view of king
- America must lead the free world – the alternative is chaos | Natalie Nougayrède
- 'I was murdered in Auschwitz': victims of Holocaust remembered on Twitter
- North Korea has restarted reactor to make plutonium, fresh images suggest
- France's wild hamsters being turned into 'crazed cannibals' by diet of corn
- Carlos Slim on Trump's border wall plans: 'The best wall is investment'
- Human rights not on the agenda for Theresa May's visit to Turkey
- Charges dropped for journalist arrested while covering Trump inauguration
- Mike Pence proclaims 'life is winning again in America' at March for Life in DC
- International Holocaust Remembrance Day – in pictures
- Letter: Richard Adams’s campaigns against the fur trade
- Penelope-gate: François Fillon faces investigation over misuse of funds – video
- Putin and Trump set for phone call as US president considers lifting sanctions
- C of E bishops refuse to change stance on gay marriage
- European commission criticises Romania over prisoner pardon plan
- Hotel collapses into river after torrential rain in Peru – video
- Trump policy changes would leave lives of millions in balance, agencies warn
- The week in patriarchy: Trump is as bad as we thought he would be | Jessica Valenti
- Trump's first week was a crusade against everything. But we returned the favor | Rebecca Solnit
- Republicans are excited about a Mexico import tax – but not because of the wall
- Donald Trump and Theresa May awkwardly hold hands at White House – video
- The ups and downs of the special relationship – video
| Theresa May says Nato has 100% support of Donald Trump Posted: 27 Jan 2017 01:01 PM PST British prime minister secures major commitment as she becomes first foreign leader to visit president at White House Theresa May has secured a commitment from Donald Trump that the US is fully behind Nato at a historic press conference with an uncharacteristically emollient president. May's wisdom in becoming the first foreign leader to visit Trump in the White House had been questioned, after a series of wayward comments from the president in the run-up to the much anticipated meeting on Friday. Continue reading... |
| A whirlwind week: Trump's first 14 official presidential actions Posted: 27 Jan 2017 03:09 PM PST The president has announced actions in a range of policy areas – even before appointing key officials in federal agencies charged with implementing them Donald Trump took 14 official presidential actions in his first week in office. While the actions do not have the force of law, they do represent the exercise of considerable power, setting priorities for federal agencies; guiding officials in their enforcement of the law and application of regulations; and in some cases reassigning funding within a particular agency. The implementation of Trump's most significant actions depends on their surviving any legal challenges and, in cases such as the construction of a border wall, winning support – and funding – from the Republican-controlled Congress. Other actions, such as those directing agencies to expedite pipeline permits or freeze hiring, take effect upon signing. Continue reading... |
| Woman at center of Emmett Till case tells author she fabricated testimony Posted: 27 Jan 2017 11:42 AM PST Carolyn Bryant disappeared from public view after alleging Till harassed her in a grocery store. Sixty-two years later, it has emerged her story was not true It was the lynching that outraged African Americans, spurred the civil rights movement and etched the victim's name in history: Emmett Till. The 14-year-old Chicagoan was visiting relatives in the cotton country of the Mississippi delta on 24 August 1955 when he allegedly wolf-whistled at a white woman. Continue reading... |
| AI watchdog needed to regulate automated decision-making, say experts Posted: 27 Jan 2017 11:00 AM PST Algorithms can make bad decisions that have serious impacts on people's lives, leading to calls for a third party body to ensure transparency and fairness An artificial intelligence watchdog should be set up to make sure people are not discriminated against by the automated computer systems making important decisions about their lives, say experts. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to an explosion in the number of algorithms that are used by employers, banks, police forces and others, but the systems can, and do, make bad decisions that seriously impact people's lives. But because technology companies are so secretive about how their algorithms work – to prevent other firms from copying them – they rarely disclose any detailed information about how AIs have made particular decisions. Continue reading... |
| Berlin mayor to Donald Trump: 'Don't build this wall' Posted: 27 Jan 2017 02:42 PM PST Michael Mueller says the long-divided city 'cannot look on without comment when a country plans to build a wall' The mayor of Germany's once-divided capital, Berlin, Michael Mueller, offered some advice to Donald Trump on Friday: "Don't build this wall!" The US president, holding true to his campaign promise, this week ordered US officials to begin to design and construct a wall along the 2,000-mile (3,200-kilometre) US-Mexico border. Continue reading... |
| Canada may contribute to Dutch-led international abortion fund Posted: 27 Jan 2017 02:18 PM PST Government spokesman emphasizes focus on sexual health and reproductive rights after Donald Trump institutes 'gag rule' halting funding Related: Dutch respond to Trump's 'gag rule' with international safe abortion fund Canada is considering contributing to a Dutch-led international fund to support abortion services in developing countries, set up in response to Donald Trump's order to halt financing of NGOs that support the practice. Continue reading... |
| Trump's voter fraud expert owes US more than $100,000 in unpaid taxes Posted: 27 Jan 2017 10:48 AM PST Gregg Phillips, who spurred Trump's calls to investigate election results, was accused of lying in government job applications and has faced ethics allegations The conservative activist cited by Donald Trump as an authority on voter fraud owes the US government more than $100,000 in unpaid taxes, was once accused of lying about his qualifications, and has faced several allegations of ethical impropriety. Gregg Phillips's unfounded claim that three million people vote illegally in the US was championed in a tweet by Trump on Friday morning, as the new administration prepares to launch what he says will be a major inquiry into the integrity of American elections. The president tweeted: |
| Witnesses say dozens killed in al-Shabaab attack on Kenyan troops Posted: 27 Jan 2017 06:17 AM PST Islamic militant group says it killed at least 57 soldiers in takeover of peacekeeping base in Kulbiyow, Somalia Witnesses have confirmed claims that Islamic militants killed dozens of Kenyan troops in an attack on a remote military base in Somalia. A spokesman for al-Shabaab, which has been fighting an insurgency in Somalia for more than a decade, said on Friday morning that its fighters had killed at least 57 Kenyans deployed with a regional peacekeeping mission at the base in Kulbiyow, near the Kenyan border. Continue reading... |
| Children saved from Nazis by 'British Schindler' plan memorial to parents Posted: 27 Jan 2017 07:33 AM PST Prague to host shrine recognising agonising choice of those who put their youngsters on 'kindertransport' trains organised by Nicholas Winton Their 11th-hour escape on the eve of the second world war became the stuff of legend, earning international recognition for the man who organised it, Sir Nicholas Winton. Now people spirited out of German-occupied Czechoslovakia when they were children are to pay homage to previously unsung heroes in the affair – the parents who boarded them on to Winton's "kindertransport" trains bound for Britain in a desperate attempt to save them from the Nazis. Continue reading... |
| Mark Zuckerberg drops lawsuits to force hundreds of Hawaiians to sell him land Posted: 27 Jan 2017 11:57 AM PST Facebook CEO wrote that he did not understand history of 'quiet title' process, which many native Hawaiians consider a tool to dispossess them of 'sacred' lands Mark Zuckerberg will drop his lawsuits against hundreds of Hawaiians to force the sale of small tracts of land within his Kauai estate, the Facebook CEO announced today in an op-ed in Kauai's newspaper, the Garden Island. "Upon reflection, I regret that I did not take the time to fully understand the quiet title process and its history before we moved ahead," Zuckerberg wrote. "Now that I understand the issues better, it's clear we made a mistake." Continue reading... |
| UN envoy Nikki Haley pledges to 'take names' of those who don't support US Posted: 27 Jan 2017 10:15 AM PST Trump's new US ambassador to the United Nations says: 'For those that don't have our back, we will make points to respond to that accordingly' The new US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has pledged to overhaul the world body and warned US allies that she will be "taking names" of countries that do not support Washington. Related: UN funding: alarm at reports Trump will order sweeping cuts Continue reading... |
| What happened when a fake police officer was hired to improve a Texas jail Posted: 27 Jan 2017 05:30 AM PST Jordan Bautista Gunter was sentenced this month to 63 months in prison after posing as a law enforcement officer – despite his past as a convicted criminal He was entrusted with reforming a jail and allowed to transport prisoners on commercial airlines while carrying a gun. But had officials examined Jordan Jericho Bautista Gunter's past more closely, they might have quickly discovered that he was not the cop he claimed to be. In fact, he was a convicted criminal with a history of impersonating law enforcement officers. Continue reading... |
| Totally stuffed: Cern's electrocuted weasel to go on display Posted: 27 Jan 2017 03:00 AM PST Stone marten, which met its fate at the Large Hadron Collider, to become part of Rotterdam museum's exhibition on ill-fated human-animal interactions The singed fur and charred feet are testament to the weasel's last stand: an encounter with the world's most powerful machine that was never going to end well. Now an exhibit at the Rotterdam Natural History Museum, the stone marten met its fate when it hopped over a substation fence at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) near Geneva and was instantly electrocuted by an 18,000 volt transformer. |
| Out of flavour: why tomatoes have lost their taste Posted: 27 Jan 2017 07:48 AM PST After exhaustive studies, an international team of scientists has worked out why tomatoes don't taste like they used to An international team of scientists claims finally to have cracked one of the most common consumer conundrums: why don't tomatoes taste like they used to? After conducting exhaustive taste tests of 100 tomato varieties and sequencing the genomes of nearly 400 varieties, researchers have found the 13 volatile compounds that give a tomato its inherent flavour. Continue reading... |
| Strong dollar drags US growth to slowest pace since 2011 Posted: 27 Jan 2017 08:45 AM PST Higher consumer spending and rising business investment fails to offset fall in exports and rise in imports The US economy slowed last year to register its worst performance since 2011 after the strong dollar sent exports tumbling and encouraged American businesses to import cheaper components from abroad. But the worsening trade position was offset by increases in consumer spending and business investment that analysts said would hand President Donald Trump a strong and growing economy. Continue reading... |
| Donor pledges C$380,000 for suicide prevention in First Nations community Posted: 27 Jan 2017 07:50 AM PST Wapekeka First Nation were denied federal funds to hire mental health workers months before declaring state of emergency over suicides of two 12-year-old girls A private donor is being lauded by aboriginal leaders for stepping in "where the government of Canada has failed" after anonymously pledging C$380,000 to provide mental health workers for a suicide-stricken First Nations community in northern Ontario. Related: Death strikes First Nations community, once a leader in suicide prevention Continue reading... |
| Alleged hacker held in Prague at center of 'intense' US-Russia tug of war Posted: 27 Jan 2017 12:30 AM PST Yevgeniy Nikulin faces extradition requests from both countries amid lingering disquiet over Moscow's alleged interference in the US presidential election An alleged computer hacker being held in the Czech Republic is at the centre of an international legal tussle between the United States and Russia amid lingering disquiet over Moscow's alleged interference in the recent US presidential election. Yevgeniy Nikulin, 29, faces extradition requests from both countries after being detained by Czech police on an Interpol arrest warrant issued by US authorities. Continue reading... |
| Netanyahu interviewed by anti-corruption police for third time Posted: 27 Jan 2017 02:51 AM PST Officers seen arriving at official residence of Israeli prime minister, who has accused his perceived enemies of 'an attempted coup' Israeli detectives have interviewed Benjamin Netanyahu for a third time as part of a series of investigations into his conduct in office. Amid reports in the Israeli media that police are close to deciding whether to indict the prime minister, in a post on Facebook he accused his perceived enemies in the media and politics "of an attempted coup by undemocratic means". Continue reading... |
| Michelle Obama or Bob Dylan? Readers suggest castaways for Desert Island Discs Posted: 28 Jan 2017 01:00 AM PST As the show celebrates 75 years on the airwaves, we asked readers who they would like to see in the hotseat Desert Island Discs has welcomed hundreds of guests in its 75 years on the airwaves and celebrates the anniversary with the casting away of David Beckham on Sunday. Related: Roll over Beethoven: Desert Island Discs stars pick pop over classical Continue reading... |
| Trump protests, Mosul and Rafael Nadal: the 20 photographs of the week Posted: 28 Jan 2017 12:35 AM PST Protests against Donald Trump, the battle for Mosul, the Australian Open tennis: the news of the week captured by the world's best photojournalists Continue reading... |
| Luxury retailers hope Chinese new year tourists will leave them crowing Posted: 28 Jan 2017 12:00 AM PST Brand outlets hope weak pound, extra flights from China and easing of visa system will drive sales and fill the tills over the year of the rooster On an icy weekday afternoon in Hackney, a part of east London not on most tourists' itinerary, Burberry's discount outlet store is bustling with tourists from China. There is much buzz around the footwear department, and shoppers are checking out ponyskin handbags at £649 – down from £1,295 – and trench coats discounted to around £900 from nearly £1,300. As the year of the monkey gives way to the year of the rooster on Saturday, Britain's retail industry is hoping for more visitors from the world's second-largest economy. Flight bookings from China to the UK are up 88% on 2016 for the Chinese New Year holiday period, which runs from 18 January to 1 February, according to market research firm ForwardKeys. Continue reading... |
| Trump's vetting order prompts outcry 'for everyone who believes in freedom' Posted: 28 Jan 2017 12:00 AM PST Activists and analysts lead condemnation of executive order, warning of dangers to counter-terror efforts as the US fails to 'stand by its principles' Mousa al Mosawy's mother woke him this week with a call from Iraq, frightened and in floods of tears. She was afraid not of attacks at home, but that a new US law could end her son's education or stop her from seeing him for years. Related: Trump to implement 'extreme vetting' measures for people entering the US Continue reading... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2017 11:59 PM PST 'I can remember a time when people of good will were equally certain that the newly elected President Ford would destroy the world by accidentally falling against the nuclear button' In the continuing edge-of the-bed serial about my health crisis, we left me last week on the point of having an internal scan to see if anything needed patching. It turned out, however, that the operation would have to be postponed. There had been a communications failure, and the surgeon found out days too late that I had not ceased to take a certain pill whose effects would make it difficult for him to make any internal interventions against badly behaved blood vessels. You don't want to know? I know exactly how you feel, so I can promise that there will be no more said from me on this topic until the operation finally gets done. At the moment, I am getting set to prepare myself for it all over again. If a certain sameness creeps into my prose, you will understand. To hear about the iffiness of a forthcoming medical event is like being told, over and over, about how President Trump, once installed and inaugurated, will destroy the world. How do people know this? Continue reading... |
| Three die after vehicle swept off flooded road in Northern Territory Posted: 27 Jan 2017 10:57 PM PST The bodies of a 61-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman have been recovered and efforts are underway to retrieve that of a 21-year-old man Three people have died after a vehicle carrying 17 people was swept off a river crossing south-west of Darwin, Northern Territory police said on Saturday. The bodies of a 61-year-old man and a 61-year-old woman have been recovered from inside the troop carrier, and efforts are underway to retrieve that of a 21-year-old man. Continue reading... |
| Second thoughts on George III: online project could alter view of king Posted: 27 Jan 2017 04:01 PM PST Royal Archives leading work that could prompt radical reappraisal of British king who lost America He is one of the most maligned monarchs in British history, portrayed as dull and overly frugal in his lifetime, labelled the "royal brute" by Thomas Paine and remembered by subsequent generations as the mad king who lost America. But a major project led by the Royal Archives will, it is hoped, lead to a radical reappraisal of George III, one that pitches him as a complex, humane and deeply engaged polymath. Continue reading... |
| America must lead the free world – the alternative is chaos | Natalie Nougayrède Posted: 27 Jan 2017 11:00 PM PST For all Europe's misgivings about the new president's isolationism, we will need him to ensure our security Margaret Thatcher, much mentioned by Theresa May on the eve of meeting Donald Trump, often liked to say: "There is no alternative" (Tina, for short). May didn't use those words this week, but perhaps she should have, for that was the thrust of her message. Related: On Nato, Donald Trump needs a history lesson | Benjamin Haas Continue reading... |
| 'I was murdered in Auschwitz': victims of Holocaust remembered on Twitter Posted: 27 Jan 2017 09:02 PM PST One account tweets about the St Louis, a vessel carrying Jews fleeing Nazi Germany that was turned away from the US Twitter users have enlisted the social media platform to help bring to light personal stories of the victims of the Nazi regime on Holocaust Remembrance Day. Over the course of the day, the St Louis Manifest account told the stories of the passengers of the German transatlantic liner which was turned away from the US in 1939. There were 937 people onboard, almost all were Jews fleeing from the Third Reich. Continue reading... |
| North Korea has restarted reactor to make plutonium, fresh images suggest Posted: 27 Jan 2017 06:31 PM PST Water plume indicates activity at reactor in Yongbyon that produces plutonium for nuclear weapons program New commercial satellite imagery suggests North Korea has resumed operation of a reactor at its main nuclear site that is used to produce plutonium for its nuclear weapons program, a US thinktank said on Friday. Washington's 38 North project, which monitors North Korea, said previous analysis from 18 January showed signs that North Korea was preparing to restart the reactor at Yongbyon, having unloaded spent fuel rods for reprocessing to produce additional plutonium for its nuclear weapons stockpile. Continue reading... |
| France's wild hamsters being turned into 'crazed cannibals' by diet of corn Posted: 27 Jan 2017 06:07 PM PST Starving rodents in north-eastern France are suffering from vitamin deficiencies that prompt them to eat their own young A diet of corn is turning wild hamsters in north-eastern France into deranged cannibals that devour their offspring, researchers have reported. "There's clearly an imbalance," Gerard Baumgart, President of the Research Centre for Environmental Protection in Alsace, and an expert on the European hamster, said on Friday. "Our hamster habitat is collapsing," he said. Continue reading... |
| Carlos Slim on Trump's border wall plans: 'The best wall is investment' Posted: 27 Jan 2017 02:59 PM PST Mexican billionaire praises US president as 'great negotiator' but calls for development and employment rather than barrier The Mexican telecom magnate Carlos Slim has criticized Donald Trump's plans for a border wall, saying that frontier security would be better achieved through investment and job creation in Mexico. "The best wall is investment, development and employment opportunities," said Slim, speaking to reporters at a rare press conference. "People leave Mexico in search of opportunities, not because they're tourists." |
| Human rights not on the agenda for Theresa May's visit to Turkey Posted: 27 Jan 2017 02:30 PM PST Trade and security will be the dominant issues despite a crackdown by the Turkish president on thousands of opponents Theresa May plans to focus on trade and security cooperation in talks with Turkish leaders in Ankara on Saturday, amid growing concerns about the country's human rights record. Thousands of journalists and political critics have been jailed in a crackdown on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's opponents that intensified dramatically after an attempted coup last year. Continue reading... |
| Charges dropped for journalist arrested while covering Trump inauguration Posted: 27 Jan 2017 01:14 PM PST
A felony charge against one of the journalists arrested while covering Donald Trump's inauguration was dropped by prosecutors on Friday. The decision means that Evan Engel of Vocativ, who was detained while reporting on the unrest in the capital surrounding the president's swearing-in last week, will no longer face a potential 10 years in prison and $25,000 fine. Continue reading... |
| Mike Pence proclaims 'life is winning again in America' at March for Life in DC Posted: 27 Jan 2017 11:16 AM PST 'Largest pro-life event in the world' comes less than a week after millions marched against Trump, with a sitting vice-president attending for first time On Tuesday night, Mikki Deters and her younger sister, Marcail, boarded a bus in Wichita, Kansas. Twenty-four hours later, the sisters arrived in the nation's capital, where on Friday they would join thousands of pro-life activists in a march along National Mall to the steps of the supreme court that 44 years ago legalized abortion. They waited in the winding security line awash with posters that read, "I am the pro-life generation" and "Don't need Planned Parenthood". Some held graphic images of fetuses while others chose more subtle messaging: "Trump loves the bump" and "A person's a person no matter how small – Dr Seuss" read one young girl's colorful sign decorated with stickers. Continue reading... |
| International Holocaust Remembrance Day – in pictures Posted: 27 Jan 2017 09:14 AM PST Auschwitz survivors gather at the former camp in Poland on the 72nd anniversary of its liberation, as commemoration events are held around the world Continue reading... |
| Letter: Richard Adams’s campaigns against the fur trade Posted: 27 Jan 2017 09:02 AM PST In the 1980s the writer Richard Adams helped in successful campaigns against the trapping of fur animals and the killing of seal pups. As chair of the RSPCA I was responsible for sending him to Canada to carry out a lecture tour against seal killing. He spoke forcefully and eloquently, and was accompanied by the RSPCA's publicity director, Mike Seymour-Rouse, who had a military and intelligence background. On the flight home they touched down in the US, and Seymour-Rouse noticed on their carousel an unclaimed suitcase with a wire protruding from it. He alerted the airport authorities, who discovered that it was indeed a bomb that had failed to explode on their aircraft. Unfortunately, this incident was hushed up, but it illustrates the sort of brutal opposition that Richard had to contend with. Continue reading... |
| Penelope-gate: François Fillon faces investigation over misuse of funds – video Posted: 27 Jan 2017 07:18 AM PST French presidential hopeful François Fillon is facing a preliminary investigation into possible misuse of public funds. A newspaper alleged his wife Penelope was paid out of parliamentary funds over eight years for a job it claimed she never carried out. It is legal for French MPs to hire family members. According to French online investigative journal Mediapart, 52 wives, 28 sons and 32 daughters of MPs were apparently employed using parliamentary funds in 2014 Continue reading... |
| Putin and Trump set for phone call as US president considers lifting sanctions Posted: 27 Jan 2017 06:38 AM PST First conversation between leaders since Trump's inauguration will probably include discussion about combatting terror, says White house aide Vladimir Putin will speak to Donald Trump by telephone on Saturday in their first conversation since the US president's inauguration, as top Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway told Fox News that removing US sanctions on Russia is "under consideration". Diplomats and politicians in many world capitals will be watching the call with unease, as Trump's positive rhetoric on Russia threatens to disrupt the western consensus of keeping pressure on Moscow over its intervention in Ukraine. Many US senators, including from the Republican party, are also deeply concerned about the prospect of a major rapprochement with Moscow. Continue reading... |
| C of E bishops refuse to change stance on gay marriage Posted: 27 Jan 2017 05:00 AM PST Report says marriage can only be between a man and a woman but says church must stand against homophobia Church of England bishops have upheld traditional teaching that marriage can only be between a man and a woman, in a move that has infuriated campaigners for gay rights and risks further alienating the church from wider society. After two years of intense internal discussion involving clergy and laity – and at least two decades of bitter division within the church – the bishops have produced a report reaffirming that marriage is "a union permanent and life-long, of one man and one woman". |
| European commission criticises Romania over prisoner pardon plan Posted: 27 Jan 2017 04:22 AM PST Move to free thousands of criminals could hinder fight against corruption and undermine rule of law, officials warn The European commission has criticised a proposed pardon by the Romanian government for thousands of convicted criminals, including the leader of the governing party. The commission said the two emergency ordinances proposed were a potential blow to Romania's long fight against corruption and threatened to undermine the rule of law. Continue reading... |
| Hotel collapses into river after torrential rain in Peru – video Posted: 27 Jan 2017 03:46 AM PST The La Hacienda hotel collapses into the swollen waters of the Sicra river in the Peruvian town of Lircay on Thursday. The foundations of the three-storey tourist hotel, which is built on the river's edge, eroded due to the constant rainfall over the past week and the rising waters. According to local media, no injuries were reported as all guests had been evacuated before it fell Continue reading... |
| Trump policy changes would leave lives of millions in balance, agencies warn Posted: 27 Jan 2017 10:10 AM PST Executive orders that would hit funding of UN organisations and US refugee resettlement programme greeted with chorus of condemnation Women, girls and people fleeing war and persecution will bear the brunt of far-reaching US policy changes likely to be ushered in under Donald Trump, potentially jeopardising the lives of millions of vulnerable people around the world, aid agencies have warned. The UN Population Fund and Save the Children are among international organisations braced for Trump to sign leaked executive orders that would have a major impact on funding to the UN and support for US refugee resettlement programmes. Continue reading... |
| The week in patriarchy: Trump is as bad as we thought he would be | Jessica Valenti Posted: 27 Jan 2017 07:00 AM PST The first week of Donald Trump's presidency reminded us: this is not a drill Well, it's just about as bad as we thought it would be. Trump's first few days in office brought back radical anti-abortion policies that will quite literally kill women, a controversy over non-existent voter fraud and the silencing of national parks' social media accounts because they talked about his poor inauguration showing. Everything horrible he said he would do, he is doing. This is not a drill. |
| Trump's first week was a crusade against everything. But we returned the favor | Rebecca Solnit Posted: 27 Jan 2017 03:00 AM PST The president's first week in office has felt like a civil war – but the insubordination of civil society has been beautiful to watch On 2 January 2016, Ammon Bundy and a group of armed militants seized the headquarters of a remote wildlife refuge outpost in south-eastern Oregon. On 20 January 2017, Donald Trump and an unarmed band of extremists seized (through an election, it's true, but one in which Trump lost the popular vote by a wide margin) the White House, and their first week in power has seemed as bellicose and extreme. Or more so really, since the scope is so much larger. As the journalist Jonathan Katz quipped: "First they came for the Latinos, Muslims, women, gays, poor people, intellectuals and scientists and then it was Wednesday." Related: 'Global gag rule' reinstated by Trump, curbing NGO abortion services abroad Continue reading... |
| Republicans are excited about a Mexico import tax – but not because of the wall Posted: 26 Jan 2017 04:17 PM PST Trump's press secretary Sean Spicer floated the proposal, which many saw as the embrace of a broader plan to overhaul the tax system On Thursday the Trump White House sent up a trial balloon, suggesting it could fund its border wall through a tax on goods imported from Mexico. Many congressional Republicans welcomed the idea, which they saw as a policy victory. Some saw White House press secretary Sean Spicer's words to reporters on Air Force One, which caused controversy before being described by the chief of staff, Reince Priebus, as one of a "buffet of options", as an embrace of the tax reform goals of the House speaker, Paul Ryan. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump and Theresa May awkwardly hold hands at White House – video Posted: 27 Jan 2017 01:06 PM PST The US president and UK prime minister had a clumsy moment as they walked along the colonnade at the White House Friday. The moment was captured shortly after the president and prime minister gave a joint press conference Continue reading... |
| The ups and downs of the special relationship – video Posted: 27 Jan 2017 03:30 AM PST Prime ministers and presidents often refer to the international accord between the United Kingdom and the United States as a 'special relationship'. Winston Churchill coined the phrase in the 1940s and it has been repeated ever since. From Anthony Eden's Suez crisis to Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan's political marriage, we chart the ups and downs of this association as Donald Trump and Theresa May take it into new territory Continue reading... |
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