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- Park Geun-hye: South Korean court removes president over scandal
- Bill Clinton warns US and Britain face an 'identity crisis' amid nationalist surge
- Donald Trump unaware Michael Flynn was a 'foreign agent', Sean Spicer says
- Fifa Council bars Russia’s 2018 World Cup head Vitaly Mutko from re-election
- Francis Bacon and gay Iranian artist Bahman Mohasses shown in Tehran
- Poland reacts with fury to re-election of Donald Tusk
- EPA head Scott Pruitt denies that carbon dioxide causes global warming
- Düsseldorf attack: man arrested after injuring seven people with an axe
- Tom Hanks to produce HBO dramatic miniseries on 2016 election
- Look on my works, ye mighty … Ozymandias statue found in mud
- WikiLeaks says it will help Silicon Valley defend against CIA hacking
- Motorway bridge collapse in Italy kills couple
- I'm still standing: paddleboarder makes world-first Atlantic crossing
- Trump travel ban could prevent United States hosting World Cup
- Synthetic genome nearly complete, paving way for bespoke organisms
- Ex-Trump adviser says phone may have been tapped, without offering evidence
- Arrival of US troops intensifies struggle for influence in Syria
- Grapes of wrath: wine bar owners sue Trump over unfair competition
- EU Brexit chief: 'Let Britons keep freedom of movement'
- In a region rife with sexual violence, Caribbean 'Tambourine Army' hits back
- British-owned cruise ship wrecks one of Indonesia’s best coral reefs
- South Korean protesters shake bus after court ousts president – video
- After deadly fireworks accident, town in Mexico is coming back to life
- Met police accused of 'major failings' over Tower Hamlets mayor
- Pharaoh Ramses II statue unearthed in Cairo – video
- 'There is no way to be safe': Oregon city fears immigration raids after 11 detained
- Uniting church has faced 2,500 reports of child sexual abuse, royal commission hears
- The internet warriors: meet the 'trolls' in their own homes – video
- Fukushima disaster evacuees told to return to abandoned homes
- Reza Aslan criticised for documentary on cannibalistic Hindus
- Gaza Girls: rites of passage in Palestine – in pictures
- Rebels with a cause: Africa's whistleblowers need urgent protection
- Friday briefing: Buffy at 20 – and, the other President Donald
- Pope Francis: married men could be ordained to ease priest shortages
- End of an epoch in Russia as Stalin casts aside rivals - archive, 1928
- US election was a farce that exposes 'hypocritical' democracy, says China
- Shell sells oil sands assets as boss warns on clean energy challenge
- Canada judge resigns over 'keep your knees together' comment in rape trial
- Tusk to Polish government: 'Be careful of the bridges you burn' – video
- Penalty rates cut could worsen gender pay gap, says Australia Institute
- Women bearing 86% of austerity burden, Commons figures reveal
- Two killed after motorway bridge collapses in north-eastern Italy – video
- Bishop turns down promotion after protests over stance on women
- Refugees applying to live in UK face being sent home after five years
- How photographers are capturing the resistance to Trump – in pictures
- Statue of young girl stares down Wall Street bull for women’s day – video
- Poland threatens to derail EU summit over Donald Tusk re-election
- The new arrivals: could the UK be doing more for refugees?
- We want more Syrian refugees: council offers exceed official UK pledge of 20,000
- 'Britain has accepted you': what it's like to be a resettled Syrian refugee
- Angela Merkel hits back at Turkish claims of 'Nazi-style practices'
- 'Domestic workers' lives matter': how Hong Kong's live-in 'helpers' seized Sunday
- Dating app helps Indians with disabilities find their perfect partner | Priti Salian
- UK-funded camps in Libya 'indefinitely detaining asylum seekers'
- Don't let establishment opportunists ruin the resistance movement | Thomas Frank
- Spicer: Trump unaware Michael Flynn was a ‘foreign agent’ – video
| Park Geun-hye: South Korean court removes president over scandal Posted: 10 Mar 2017 12:34 AM PST Park loses immunity from prosecution over corruption claims after constitutional judges uphold impeachment vote Park Geun-hye has become the first democratically elected South Korean president to be forced from office, after the country's constitutional court upheld a parliamentary vote to impeach her over a corruption and cronyism scandal that could see her face criminal charges. Continue reading... |
| Bill Clinton warns US and Britain face an 'identity crisis' amid nationalist surge Posted: 09 Mar 2017 05:16 PM PST Clinton's first appearance since the election was at the launch of Yitzhak Rabin biography, where he drew parallels to Israel turmoil that led to his assassination Bill Clinton, the former US president, has warned that America, Britain and other parts of the world are embroiled in an "identity crisis" as nationalist movements carve divisions within borders. Clinton was making his first major public appearance on Thursday since his wife Hillary's shock election defeat by Donald Trump, which robbed him of a widely trailed return to the White House. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump unaware Michael Flynn was a 'foreign agent', Sean Spicer says Posted: 10 Mar 2017 12:29 AM PST Former national security adviser retroactively disclosed that he lobbied for firm linked to Turkish government while working as Trump's campaign adviser Donald Trump was unaware his former national security adviser Michael Flynn was working as a "foreign agent" when he gave him the job, according to his press secretary. "I don't believe that was known," said Sean Spicer, when asked by reporters at his regular press briefing on Thursday. Continue reading... |
| Fifa Council bars Russia’s 2018 World Cup head Vitaly Mutko from re-election Posted: 10 Mar 2017 01:27 AM PST • Deputy prime minister barred after failing eligibility test • Mutko's ministerial role contravenes Fifa's statutes Russian deputy prime minister Vitaly Mutko has been barred from standing for re-election for a place on the Fifa Council. Mutko, who is also head of the Russian Football Union (RFU), has failed an eligibility test carried out by the Fifa review committee. It is believed he has been barred because his ministerial role contravened the statutes of the global football body and that the decision was not connected to the doping scandal which has engulfed Russian sport. Continue reading... |
| Francis Bacon and gay Iranian artist Bahman Mohasses shown in Tehran Posted: 09 Mar 2017 10:00 PM PST Exhibits include works by Francis Bacon and gay Iranian painter Bahman Mohasses – bought before Islamic revolution of 1979 A remarkable collection of modern western and Iranian art that had been gathering dust in the cellar of a Tehran museum and blocked from being shown in Europe has gone on display in Iran's capital. The collection features works by two prominent gay artists, Francis Bacon and Bahman Mohasses. Continue reading... |
| Poland reacts with fury to re-election of Donald Tusk Posted: 09 Mar 2017 12:11 PM PST Almost all EU nations back his second term as European council president but Poland's opposition leaves it isolated in Europe Donald Tusk has won a second term as European council president, overcoming bitter opposition from Poland that has left the country isolated in Europe. Tusk, a former Polish prime minister, was re-elected on Thursday with overwhelming support to lead the council, the body that organises EU leaders' meetings, for a second term lasting two and a half years. His reappointment until the end of 2019 means he will play a crucial role in Britain's negotiations to leave the EU. |
| EPA head Scott Pruitt denies that carbon dioxide causes global warming Posted: 09 Mar 2017 11:12 AM PST Trump adviser shocks scientists and environmental advocates with statement that negates EPA policy and 'overwhelmingly clear' evidence on climate change Scott Pruitt, Donald Trump's head of the US Environmental Protection Agency, has dismissed a basic scientific understanding of climate change by denying that carbon dioxide emissions are a primary cause of global warming. Pruitt said on Thursday that he did not believe that the release of CO2, a heat-trapping gas, was pushing global temperatures upwards. Continue reading... |
| Düsseldorf attack: man arrested after injuring seven people with an axe Posted: 09 Mar 2017 11:14 PM PST Police say there is no indication of terrorist motive after detaining 36-year-old from the former Yugoslavia A man was arrested after injuring seven people with an axe at Düsseldorf's main train station on Thursday night, police have said. In a statement, they described the man as a 36-year-old from the former Yugoslavia who apparently had mental health problems. Police said three of the victims were seriously injured, with the others suffering minor injuries. The suspect was also injured. Continue reading... |
| Tom Hanks to produce HBO dramatic miniseries on 2016 election Posted: 09 Mar 2017 02:13 PM PST The battle between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will hit the small screen via the team behind Game Change, which saw Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin Tom Hanks is set to produce a HBO miniseries dramatizing the 2016 US election. Related: Zero Dark Thirty team to tackle 2016 election in new miniseries Continue reading... |
| Look on my works, ye mighty … Ozymandias statue found in mud Posted: 09 Mar 2017 10:49 AM PST Archaeologists believe eight-metre statue found in Cairo slum is of Pharaoh Ramses II, who ruled Egypt in 13th century BC Archaeologists from Egypt and Germany have found an eight-metre (26ft) statue submerged in groundwater in a Cairo slum that they say probably depicts revered Pharaoh Ramses II, who ruled Egypt more than 3,000 years ago. The discovery – hailed by Egypt's antiquities ministry on Thursday as one of the most important ever – was made near the ruins of Ramses II's temple in the ancient city of Heliopolis, located in the eastern part of modern-day Cairo. Continue reading... |
| WikiLeaks says it will help Silicon Valley defend against CIA hacking Posted: 09 Mar 2017 10:44 AM PST Julian Assange makes an offering to the tech community as the CIA and the press question his motivations WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said he would contact technology companies and privately supply technical details of the CIA's collection of bugs in some of the world's most commonly used smartphone software. Assange made the announcement in a live-streamed press conference on Thursday, two days after WikiLeaks published the cache of classified documents containing the bugs. Assange cast WikiLeaks as a rare trustworthy actor in a world of shadowy interests, describing his operation as "a neutral, digital Switzerland" on the heels of harsh criticism from the CIA and renewed accusations of involvement by Russian intelligence with the organization's information-gathering apparatus. Continue reading... |
| Motorway bridge collapse in Italy kills couple Posted: 09 Mar 2017 11:33 AM PST Country's second such incident in recent months prompts questions over state of infrastructure An Italian couple have been killed after a motorway bridge collapsed on top of their car, in Italy's second such tragedy in just over four months. Police said Antonella Viviani, 54, and her husband, 60-year-old Emidio Diomede, died at the scene on Thursday after the bridge, which was undergoing maintenance work, gave way on to the A14 highway near Ancona in the east of the country. Continue reading... |
| I'm still standing: paddleboarder makes world-first Atlantic crossing Posted: 09 Mar 2017 08:50 AM PST Chris Bertish arrives in Antigua after 4,050 miles in 93 days, the first person ever to paddle a stand-up board across the ocean A South African man has become the first person to cross the Atlantic Ocean on a stand-up paddleboard after completing an epic 4,050-mile voyage alone at sea. Chris Bertish pulled into Antigua, in the Leeward islands of the Caribbean, at 8.32am local time (12.32pm GMT) Thursday after departing from Agadir, Morocco, 93 days ago, said SUP the Mag. Continue reading... |
| Trump travel ban could prevent United States hosting World Cup Posted: 09 Mar 2017 07:23 AM PST • Fifa president Gianni Infantino says qualifiers need access to host country Donald Trump's travel ban could prevent the US from hosting the World Cup in 2026, Fifa has warned. Gianni Infantino, the president of world football's governing body, said on Thursday that Trump's revised executive order, which temporarily bars entry to the US for citizens from six majority-Muslim countries, could invalidate any bid from the US. The president's policy, Infaninto suggested, is incompatible with tournament regulations. Continue reading... |
| Synthetic genome nearly complete, paving way for bespoke organisms Posted: 09 Mar 2017 11:00 AM PST Human-designed organisms could produce drugs and vaccines, convert waste into energy or grow organs for human transplant operations Scientists are close to completing an entire synthetic genome for a microbe that has been used in bread, beer and wine making for more than five thousand years, paving the way for a realm of new organisms designed by the human hand. The work on baker's yeast marks a substantial advance in researchers' ability to manufacture the code of life. While genetic modification alters only small numbers of genes at a time, the new approach allows scientists to rewrite entire genomes. In doing so, they can strip out excess genetic baggage and unstable regions that have accumulated over millions of years of evolution and add fresh DNA on the way. Continue reading... |
| Ex-Trump adviser says phone may have been tapped, without offering evidence Posted: 09 Mar 2017 11:29 AM PST Carter Page writes to congressional investigators to describe concern, which he suggests would support Donald Trump's claim Trump Tower was wiretapped A former foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump has written to congressional investigators claiming, without evidence, that his mobile phone may have been tapped last year. Carter Page, a businessman, suggests this would support the view that the Trump campaign headquarters at Trump Tower in New York was under surveillance, since he works nearby and was a frequent visitor there. Continue reading... |
| Arrival of US troops intensifies struggle for influence in Syria Posted: 09 Mar 2017 09:39 AM PST Move into north of country comes as Turkey, Russia and Syria also stake claims to dictate assault against Isis in Raqqa US forces have rolled into northern Syria to keep the peace between two allies that have fought each other for a week, further complicating Washington's battle against Islamic State and underscoring a messy regional struggle for influence across what remains of the ravaged north. Armoured trucks conspicuously flying large US flags arrived on Tuesday in a cluster of villages west of the town of Manbij, where the Euphrates river has demarcated Kurdish-backed forces to the east, whom Washington supports, and Arab-backed forces directed by Turkey, farther west. Continue reading... |
| Grapes of wrath: wine bar owners sue Trump over unfair competition Posted: 09 Mar 2017 08:31 AM PST Khalid Pitts and Diane Gross file a lawsuit against Trump and Old Post Office hotel, asking Trump to resign or close establishment while in office How do you compete with a restaurant at Donald Trump's hotel down the road from the White House? Two Washington restaurateurs argue you can't and have sued him over it. Related: 'Does anyone want a tour?' Trump holds campaign event in unfinished hotel site Continue reading... |
| EU Brexit chief: 'Let Britons keep freedom of movement' Posted: 10 Mar 2017 02:24 AM PST Guy Verhofstadt says 'all British citizens have EU citizenship' and should maintain these individual rights if they wish to British citizens should be able to choose to keep various benefits of EU membership, including freedom of movement, the European parliament's chief Brexit representative has said. Guy Verhofstadt said he hoped to convince European leaders to allow Britons to maintain certain rights if they apply for them on an individual basis. Continue reading... |
| In a region rife with sexual violence, Caribbean 'Tambourine Army' hits back Posted: 10 Mar 2017 02:15 AM PST It has one of the world's highest rates of sexual assault, but a group of women want to change a culture of blaming victims into one of shaming perpetrators Early one Sunday in January, a group of women arrived at a church in the rolling, green hills of rural Jamaica. They were not there to worship, but to show support for a young victim of sexual abuse: a 15-year-old girl, who had allegedly been raped by the church's pastor a few weeks earlier. The 14 activists entered the church and sat in silence, but angry words broke out when they were approached by a different pastor; the confrontation culminated with him being struck in the head by a tambourine. Continue reading... |
| British-owned cruise ship wrecks one of Indonesia’s best coral reefs Posted: 10 Mar 2017 02:14 AM PST Ship ran aground at Raja Ampat, one of the country's most popular dive sites that has been likened to an underwater Amazon, reports Mongabay One of the main coral reefs at Raja Ampat, an Indonesian island chain home to perhaps the world's richest marine biodiversity, was severely damaged last week when a Bahamian-flagged cruise ship smashed into it at low tide, according to an official report. The 90-meter Caledonian Sky, owned by tour operator Noble Caledonia, ran aground in an uncharted shoal in West Papua province after completing a bird-watching trip on Waigeo Island on 4 March. Continue reading... |
| South Korean protesters shake bus after court ousts president – video Posted: 10 Mar 2017 02:02 AM PST Supporters of South Korea's impeached president, Park Geun-hye, clash with police in Seoul on Friday after the constitutional court ruled to formally end her rule. Friday's unanimous verdict by the eight-judge panel means that Park is South Korea's first democratically elected leader to be ousted early from office since democracy was introduced in the late 1980s Continue reading... |
| After deadly fireworks accident, town in Mexico is coming back to life Posted: 10 Mar 2017 02:00 AM PST Tultepec pays tribute to those killed in a shocking explosion with celebrations and a look to the future: 'We make art out of anything that happens to us' A few days before Christmas, something caused a firework to go off at the San Pablito pyrotechnics market on the northern outskirts of Mexico City. Within seconds, the blast had unleashed a powerful chain-reaction which tore through the market in a cascade of explosions and sent a towering plume of smoke over the town of Tultepec. By the time the smoke had cleared, dozens had been killed, scores more were injured, and the market was reduced to a scorched ruin. |
| Met police accused of 'major failings' over Tower Hamlets mayor Posted: 10 Mar 2017 12:32 AM PST London assembly member criticises failure to bring charges against Lutfur Rahman, who was removed from office in April 2015 Police have been accused of "major failings" in investigating claims of electoral fraud and malpractice in Tower Hamlets during a mayoral election in the London borough in 2014. The Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman was removed from office in April 2015 after an election court found him guilty of corrupt and illegal practices, but he has faced no criminal prosecution. Continue reading... |
| Pharaoh Ramses II statue unearthed in Cairo – video Posted: 10 Mar 2017 01:07 AM PST Archaeologists in Cairo believe they have uncovered parts of a temple of Pharaoh Ramses II, including an eight-metre-high statue. The statue could not be identified from its engravings, but since it was found at the entrance to the temple, it was likely to represent Ramses II, who ruled Egypt in the 13th century BC Continue reading... |
| 'There is no way to be safe': Oregon city fears immigration raids after 11 detained Posted: 10 Mar 2017 02:00 AM PST Some of the Latino community has gone into lockdown mode, and businesses are worried about how to sustain their livelihoods if the raids continue Inside Luis's Taqueria, in Woodburn, Oregon, piñatas streaming from the ceiling have a festive feel. But the owner, Jesus Gonzalez, said the mood has been more somber lately. In 2008, the taqueria was packed when Barack Obama stopped by. A flood of people rushed there to see if they could shake his hand or catch a glimpse. Those who couldn't fit inside the restaurant peered through the windows. Continue reading... |
| Uniting church has faced 2,500 reports of child sexual abuse, royal commission hears Posted: 09 Mar 2017 10:12 PM PST Uniting church says it now has new policies, but Jehovah's Witnesses fail to change two-witness rule or shunning in response to 1,008 allegations of abuse The Uniting church has been subject to about 2,500 allegations of child sexual abuse in its 40-year history, the royal commission has heard. The child abuse royal commission also heard that there were 1,006 alleged perpetrators of abuse within the Jehovah's Witnesses, but the congregation did not report a single one to police. Continue reading... |
| The internet warriors: meet the 'trolls' in their own homes – video Posted: 10 Mar 2017 01:00 AM PST Who are the people that get so angry online? Why do so many use the internet to harass and threaten people, and stretch the freedom of speech to its limits? Internet 'trolls' from around the world discuss the views they have expressed online that many find objectionable and in language that often offends. Do they behave the same offline?
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| Fukushima disaster evacuees told to return to abandoned homes Posted: 09 Mar 2017 11:52 PM PST People who fled after March 2011 nuclear meltdown face losing housing subsidies if they do not go back, despite radiation fears Thousands of people who fled the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant six years ago have been told they must return to their homes or lose housing subsidies, despite lingering concerns over radiation in their former neighbourhoods. The instruction, condemned by campaigners as a violation of the evacuees' right to live in a safe environment, will affect an estimated 27,000 people who were not living inside the mandatory evacuation zone imposed after Fukushima became the scene of the worst nuclear accident in Japanese history. Continue reading... |
| Reza Aslan criticised for documentary on cannibalistic Hindus Posted: 09 Mar 2017 11:01 PM PST The American author is filmed eating human brains for CNN's Believers, with fears that it could increase hate attacks against Indian Americans Reza Aslan, the scholar and TV presenter, has been pressured to eat human brains while filming with a fringe, cannibalistic Hindu sect for a new series on the world's religions. But that might be the least of the problems the show has caused the American author. Continue reading... |
| Gaza Girls: rites of passage in Palestine – in pictures Posted: 09 Mar 2017 11:00 PM PST There may be bombs dropping and power cuts, but the women of Gaza still get married, record songs, surf and ride horses. Photographer Monique Jaques's new book celebrates their tenacity |
| Rebels with a cause: Africa's whistleblowers need urgent protection Posted: 09 Mar 2017 11:00 PM PST A group of activists, lawyers and artists have launched a platform to help citizen watchdogs in often dangerous situations In many African countries, the secretive and self-serving deeds of political and business elites have come to light thanks only to whistleblowers. In Kenya, former journalist John Githongo exposed fraudulent military equipment deals and other swindles in a series of explosive exposures; Abdullahi Hussein secretly filmed human rights atrocities in Ethiopia; Jean-Jacques Lumumba, a Congolese banker, shed light on serious financial embezzlement involving the ruling Kabila family. |
| Friday briefing: Buffy at 20 – and, the other President Donald Posted: 09 Mar 2017 10:56 PM PST Polish fury as European leaders re-elect Donald Tusk … Michael Flynn was 'foreign agent' during Trump campaign … and Buffy the Vampire Slayer's TV legacy Hello, it's Warren Murray getting you started. Continue reading... |
| Pope Francis: married men could be ordained to ease priest shortages Posted: 09 Mar 2017 09:44 PM PST Non-celibates could be permitted to work in remote communities lacking clerics, the pontiff says in an interview Pope Francis has said the Catholic church may consider ordaining married men who could potentially then work in remote areas faced with a shortage of priests. "We must think about whether viri probati are a possibility," Francis said, referring to older married men who are already involved in church business. Continue reading... |
| End of an epoch in Russia as Stalin casts aside rivals - archive, 1928 Posted: 09 Mar 2017 09:00 PM PST 10 March 1928: To Stalin belongs the credit and the blame both for making the "opposition" and for destroying it [Mr. Arthur Ransome has now returned from his investigations in Russia and we print below the first of a series of articles in which he will record his conclusions.] There is nothing in the outward appearance of Moscow to suggest that the revolution has just passed through a serious crisis. An observer looking for "symptoms" would notice on the one hand that it was much more dangerous to cross the streets, because of the great increase in motor traffic, particularly "taxis" and the big Leyland motor-buses, and on the other hand the reappearance of queues outside the shops that sell milk, butter, and soap. When he had to cross the street he would think, perhaps rather ungratefully, of increased business and prosperity. When he noticed a row of people waiting to buy butter he would be reminded of difficulties that he had at one time thought the revolution had outlived. Not until he had been some time in the city would he begin to realise that it is impossible to discuss either increased prosperity or the reappearance of butter queues without reference to the long struggle which has just ended with the complete discomfiture of all the better-known leaders of the early period of the revolution. |
| US election was a farce that exposes 'hypocritical' democracy, says China Posted: 09 Mar 2017 06:15 PM PST Beijing's annual chronicling of alleged human rights abuses in the US focuses on political system and treatment of minorities The US election was "full of lies" and a farce that exposed the "hypocritical nature" of its democracy, one-party China has claimed in its annual inquiry into the human rights record of its geopolitical rival. Each year the state council information office, the propaganda wing of China's cabinet, publishes a summary of alleged US human rights abuses as a means of hitting back against Washington's criticism of Beijing's own record. |
| Shell sells oil sands assets as boss warns on clean energy challenge Posted: 09 Mar 2017 05:18 PM PST Carbon-heavy assets offloaded for $8.5bn as company ties 10% of directors' bonuses to how well it manages emissions Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to sell most of its carbon-heavy Canadian oil sands assets for $8.5bn (£7bn) as the chief executive warned that the industry risked losing public support without progress towards cleaner energy. The world's second largest publicly-traded oil company plans to increase its investment in renewable energy to $1bn (£800m) a year by the end of the decade, Ben van Beurden said on Thursday, although it is still a small part of its total annual spending of $25bn (£20.5bn). |
| Canada judge resigns over 'keep your knees together' comment in rape trial Posted: 09 Mar 2017 03:46 PM PST Judicial watchdog said federal judge Robin Camp should be removed over remarks to complainant that 'sex and pain sometimes go together' A judge who asked a complainant in a rape trial why she couldn't just keep her knees together has resigned, hours after the disciplinary body for Canadian judges recommended that he be removed from the bench. In a brief statement on Thursday, federal court justice Robin Camp submitted his resignation over his behaviour while presiding over a 2014 trial into allegations of sexual assault. "I would like to express my sincere apology to everyone who was hurt by my comments," he added. Continue reading... |
| Tusk to Polish government: 'Be careful of the bridges you burn' – video Posted: 09 Mar 2017 02:05 PM PST Donald Tusk speaks at a press conference in Brussels after being reappointed as the head of the European council, against the wishes of the government of his native Poland. Telling the country to "be careful of the bridges you burn", Tusk nonetheless says he will do everything he can to "protect the Polish government against political isolation" in Europe Continue reading... |
| Penalty rates cut could worsen gender pay gap, says Australia Institute Posted: 09 Mar 2017 01:38 PM PST Analysis conducted with Centre for Future Work says changes to Sunday rates increase risk, as women make up a greater proportion of part-time workforce A cut to penalty rates could exacerbate the gender pay gap with a new analysis showing women earn 33% less than men when their rates of part-time work are taken into account. The left-leaning Australia Institute and Centre for Future Work has released data showing the traditional measure of the gender pay gap (which has women earning 17% less than men) for ordinary pay, equivalent full-time positions is blown out when the concentration of women in part-time work is taken into account. Continue reading... |
| Women bearing 86% of austerity burden, Commons figures reveal Posted: 09 Mar 2017 11:42 AM PST Labour urges Conservatives to look at disproportionate impact of tax and spending policies on women Labour has urged the Conservatives to carry out a gender audit of its tax and spending policies, as the shadow equalities minister, Sarah Champion, published analysis showing that 86% of the burden of austerity since 2010 has fallen on women. Champion said research carried out by the House of Commons library revealed that women were paying a "disproportionate" price for balancing the government's books. Continue reading... |
| Two killed after motorway bridge collapses in north-eastern Italy – video Posted: 09 Mar 2017 11:14 AM PST Aerial footage shows the aftermath of a motorway bridge collapse in Italy on Thursday which killed two people. The victims, who were a married couple, were killed when their car was trapped underneath the bridge as it fell close to the town of Ancona in the north-east of the country Continue reading... |
| Bishop turns down promotion after protests over stance on women Posted: 09 Mar 2017 10:45 AM PST Philip North, who is opposed to female clergy, was due to become the bishop of Sheffield A bishop recently promoted to the diocese of Sheffield has announced he will not take up the post following mounting protests over his opposition to female priests and bishops. Philip North, the bishop of Burnley, said in a statement on Thursday that it was clear "my leadership would not be acceptable to many". |
| Refugees applying to live in UK face being sent home after five years Posted: 09 Mar 2017 10:26 AM PST Home Office quietly announces new policy where those applying for permanent residency face 'safe country review' after five years' limited leave Tens of thousands of refugees who apply to live permanently in Britain are to be required to undergo an official review to see if it is safe for them to be sent back home, under new Home Office instructions. The new policy of reviewing whether all refugees still require protection five years after they first obtained asylum in Britain was quietly slipped out on Thursday and it is believed to take immediate effect. Continue reading... |
| How photographers are capturing the resistance to Trump – in pictures Posted: 09 Mar 2017 08:44 AM PST Photographer David Moriya started photographing protesters against Donald Trump's presidency on the day after the inauguration, and at subsequent marches he started sharing his pictures with demonstrators. This grew into the Resistance Photography Project, which shares images of demonstrations with people who march, and with non-profits, such as the ACLU and the New York Immigration Coalition, to use free of charge. Moriya says of the project 'we're making ourselves heard, now let us be seen' Continue reading... |
| Statue of young girl stares down Wall Street bull for women’s day – video Posted: 09 Mar 2017 06:57 AM PST The Wall Street firm State Street Global Advisors put up a statue of a girl in front of lower Manhattan's well-known bronze charging bull, as if to fearlessly stare it down, on Tuesday for International Women's Day. The statue, named Fearless Girl, is intended to highlight efforts to get more women on corporate boards Continue reading... |
| Poland threatens to derail EU summit over Donald Tusk re-election Posted: 09 Mar 2017 06:51 AM PST Warsaw could veto meeting's conclusions if European council president, who enjoys broad support, wins another term Poland has threatened to derail a summit of EU leaders in Brussels over the probable re-election of Donald Tusk as European council president. The presidency was the first item on the agenda as leaders gathered in Brussels, but Poland has threatened to veto the summit's conclusions if leaders re-elect Tusk, a former Polish prime minister who has been in a long-running battle with the current government in Warsaw. Continue reading... |
| The new arrivals: could the UK be doing more for refugees? Posted: 09 Mar 2017 04:32 AM PST The next part of our series looks at Britain's role in the effort to resettle Syrians and meets a family as they start a new life Hello I'm sending you this note because you expressed an interest in our new series about the experience of refugees who have arrived in Europe recently. Continue reading... |
| We want more Syrian refugees: council offers exceed official UK pledge of 20,000 Posted: 09 Mar 2017 04:30 AM PST Local authorities have offered almost 22,000 places, with councils increasing pledges after being overwhelmed by public support Theresa May is under pressure to increase the number of Syrian refugees offered asylum in Britain as local authorities say they can take in more than the government's offer of 20,000 spaces. Local councils have pledged enough homes to accommodate almost 22,000 Syrian refugees, according to a comprehensive Guardian tally. The government originally committed to providing places for 20,000 Syrians in September 2015, at the height of the European migration crisis. Continue reading... |
| 'Britain has accepted you': what it's like to be a resettled Syrian refugee Posted: 09 Mar 2017 04:30 AM PST The Batous family describe their warm welcome after they were moved from Turkey to Gedling in Nottinghamshire In February 2016, Manal Rwaeh was sitting in a Turkish language class in Antakya when her phone flashed with a call from a private number. Like the other Syrian refugees in the class, Rwaeh always kept her phone on her desk in case a call came with news that she had been offered a place in a resettlement scheme. "They said: 'Britain has accepted you,'" said Rwaeh. "I went back to the class and I told the teacher: there's no need to learn Turkish now!" Continue reading... |
| Angela Merkel hits back at Turkish claims of 'Nazi-style practices' Posted: 09 Mar 2017 04:15 AM PST Chancellor criticises comments by Turkish president, who attacked Germany for cancelling rallies for Turkish citizens Turkey's accusations of "Nazi-style practices" in Germany cannot be tolerated and need to stop, Angela Merkel has said. In her strongest reaction so far, the German chancellor told parliament that comments by the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and other Turkish officials had saddened her "because comparisons with Nazi Germany always lead to misery, to the trivialisation of the crimes against humanity committed by national socialism". Continue reading... |
| 'Domestic workers' lives matter': how Hong Kong's live-in 'helpers' seized Sunday Posted: 09 Mar 2017 11:00 PM PST Often subject to abuse and poor conditions, Hong Kong's live-in migrant workers are only allowed to leave their employers' apartments one day a week. Many are giving up their day of statutory rest to make their voices heard Last Sunday, around 300 migrant domestic workers marched through Hong Kong's central district before International Women's Day, holding banners demanding better pay and conditions. Unable to march on Wednesday 8 March for fear of losing their jobs, they chose to give up their day of statutory rest, Sunday, to make a stand and make their voices heard. As the peaceful demonstration, organised by union groups including United Filipinas of Hong Kong, set off from Chater Gardens, passersby stopped and took photos, while others pretended not to notice. Many of the women had gone to great effort with their signs, including "Domestic workers are not slaves" and "Our lives matter". Continue reading... |
| Dating app helps Indians with disabilities find their perfect partner | Priti Salian Posted: 09 Mar 2017 11:00 PM PST An app targeted specifically at India's 26.8 million disabled people promises to create newfound opportunities for striking up relationships At 33, Bangalore-based Srilatha KS works for a top computer hardware company and takes home a five-figure salary. But at an age when some of her friends already have children, she doesn't have a partner – something that is highly unusual in India, where the average age for women to marry is 22. Srilatha's parents haven't proactively sought a spouse for her. "They assumed no one would be interested in marrying their paraplegic daughter," she says. Continue reading... |
| UK-funded camps in Libya 'indefinitely detaining asylum seekers' Posted: 09 Mar 2017 04:01 PM PST Government watchdog says £10m has been allocated to Libya without studying the human rights implications British-funded refugee camps in Libya are implementing the indiscriminate and indefinite detention of asylum seekers in the conflict-riven country, the UK government's official aid watchdog has warned. Related: Refugee women and children 'beaten, raped and starved in Libyan hellholes' Continue reading... |
| Don't let establishment opportunists ruin the resistance movement | Thomas Frank Posted: 09 Mar 2017 04:51 AM PST As a powerful grassroots movement emerges, some want to use it for their own gain. The history of the Tea Party has important lessons on how to avoid that The fury currently welling up against our demagogue president is a gorgeous thing. The Women's March on Washington bowled me over by its sheer numbers. The town hall meetings calling Republican representatives to account are delicious payback for decades of phony populism. The combination of the two is one of the healthiest political developments I have seen in many years. Related: Who are the key players in the resistance against Donald Trump? Continue reading... |
| Spicer: Trump unaware Michael Flynn was a ‘foreign agent’ – video Posted: 09 Mar 2017 11:58 PM PST White House press secretary Sean Spicer says Donald Trump was unaware former national security adviser Michael Flynn was working as a 'foreign agent' when he gave him the job. Flynn retroactively disclosed that he lobbied for a firm linked to Turkish government while working as Trump's campaign adviser Trump unaware that Michael Flynn was a 'foreign agent', Sean Spicer says Continue reading... |
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