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- Could Harvey Weinstein go to jail?
- Kyrgyzstan bucks the central Asian trend for rigged elections
- Hamas claims deal agreed with Fatah over control of Gaza Strip
- China rebuffs criticism of decision to bar British activist from Hong Kong
- Rodrigo Duterte pulls Philippine police out of brutal war on drugs
- California wildfires: 23 dead as winds threaten to worsen out-of-control blaze
- The Spanish ex-monk on a 56-year mission to build his own cathedral
- Fossil fuels win billions in public money after Paris climate deal, angry campaigners claim
- British Isis member Sally Jones 'killed in airstrike with 12-year-old son'
- Syrian film-maker making prison torture movie survives 'assassination attempt'
- Revealed: the 10 worst countries for girls to get an education
- Briton jailed for drinking in Dubai faces three years for 'touching man's hip'
- Calls to impeach Dublin student president over anti-abortion stance
- Thailand bans smoking on 20 popular tourist beaches
- The forgotten story of … the Colourful XI tragedy
- Oscars to discuss response to Harvey Weinstein allegations
- Monrovia in the spotlight: can this fragile city ever really replace 'Ma Ellen'?
- Oxford aims for world’s first zero emissions zone with petrol car ban
- How Europe's far right fell in love with Australia's immigration policy
- Arrival of Puerto Ricans post-Hurricane Maria could have big impact on Florida
- 'They attack us just for being who we are': trans life in Colombia – video
- Tony Abbott needs to explain U-turn on climate change, Julie Bishop says
- I am Catalan: 'The referendum was like flipping a coin, it didn’t make sense' - video
- Anglicare faces internal ructions over Sydney diocese $1m no campaign donation
- Thursday briefing: Isis mother and son 'die in Syria drone strike'
- Kim Wall was born to tell stories. I miss my friend's light, and her love
- China's Communist party congress – all you need to know
- British transgender woman given residency in 'safer' New Zealand
- More than 20,000 underage girls marry illegally each day, claims study
- Richard Thaler is a controversial Nobel prize winner – but a deserving one
- I am Catalan: 'It's about building a new society for all' – video
| Could Harvey Weinstein go to jail? Posted: 11 Oct 2017 05:28 PM PDT Legal experts say Lucia Evans' sexual assault claims could theoretically lead to five to 25 years in prison for producer, but prosecutors unlikely to bring case Harvey Weinstein could face five to 25 years in prison on sexual assault charges if the latest abuse allegations are tried in criminal court, legal experts said. The embattled Hollywood producer – who has been accused of sexual harassment and rape by women across the globe over the last week – could be charged in New York state for a 2004 assault allegation detailed in a New Yorker investigation published Tuesday. Continue reading... |
| Kyrgyzstan bucks the central Asian trend for rigged elections Posted: 11 Oct 2017 09:00 PM PDT The former Soviet republic is a democratic regional anomaly, where the president will not win 105% of the vote on Sunday. Shaun Walker reports from Bishkek There's something very odd about Kyrgyzstan's upcoming presidential election. The vote is less than a week away, and nobody knows who is going to win. In a region known for ageing autocrats and rigged elections, Kyrgyzstan is a strange anomaly. The mountainous former Soviet republic of 6 million inhabitants has experienced two revolutions in the past 12 years and is now a chaotic but functioning democracy. Continue reading... |
| Hamas claims deal agreed with Fatah over control of Gaza Strip Posted: 12 Oct 2017 02:22 AM PDT Egyptian-brokered talks between rival Palestinian factions are latest attempt to end decade-long territorial dispute The rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah appear to have reached a partial deal over who should control the contested Gaza Strip and on what terms. The Hamas political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, announced early on Thursday that a deal had been agreed in Egyptian-brokered talks in Cairo, and that details would be announced later in the day. Continue reading... |
| China rebuffs criticism of decision to bar British activist from Hong Kong Posted: 12 Oct 2017 02:11 AM PDT Beijing unshakably opposed to foreign interference, says foreign ministry after Benedict Rogers turned away at border China has rebuffed criticism of its decision to bar a prominent British activist from Hong Kong, declaring itself unshakably opposed to foreign interference in the former colony's affairs. Speaking a day after the Conservative human rights campaigner Benedict Rogers was refused entry to the financial hub, Hua Chunying, a spokesperson for China's foreign ministry, said decisions about who was allowed to enter were a matter of Chinese sovereignty. Continue reading... |
| Rodrigo Duterte pulls Philippine police out of brutal war on drugs Posted: 11 Oct 2017 04:33 PM PDT Deadly crackdown, which has seen thousands killed, will be left to drug enforcement agency, president's office says Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has ordered police to end all operations in his deadly war on drugs after a 15-month campaign in which officers have killed thousands. Related: Thousands dead: the Philippine president, the death squad allegations and a brutal drugs war Continue reading... |
| California wildfires: 23 dead as winds threaten to worsen out-of-control blaze Posted: 11 Oct 2017 09:13 PM PDT Unprecedented wildfires raging in California's wine country leave enormous devastation as fire agency says situation still 'very serious' The death toll has climbed to 23 as wildfires continue to blaze almost completely out of control in California's wine country and firefighters expect weather conditions to take a turn for the worse. "Now the winds are going back up and the humidity is going back down," said Heather Williams, a spokeswoman for Cal Fire, the state agency responsible for fire protection. "We're still not out of the woods. It's a very serious situation." Continue reading... |
| The Spanish ex-monk on a 56-year mission to build his own cathedral Posted: 11 Oct 2017 09:00 PM PDT Justo Gallego, 92, began work on the building on this day in 1961, but knows he may not live to see it finished In a small town just to the west of Madrid, a cathedral is being built – just as it has been for the past 56 years. It is a symbol of one man's faith and dedication. Its creator is Justo Gallego, a 92-year-old former monk now too frail to do much more than supervise the construction of his idiosyncratic cathedral – an act of devotion he began this day in 1961 – and chastise those women who dare to enter the house of God wearing short skirts. Continue reading... |
| Fossil fuels win billions in public money after Paris climate deal, angry campaigners claim Posted: 11 Oct 2017 04:01 PM PDT Coal, oil and gas finance from major development banks totalled $5bn in year after historic climate pact, according to estimates Billions of dollars of public money was sunk in new fossil fuel projects by the world's major development banks in the year after the Paris climate change deal was agreed, according to campaigners who are calling for the banks to halt their financing of coal, oil and gas. The new analysis also reveals that some of the taxpayers' money given to coal and gas projects was counted as "climate" finance. Continue reading... |
| British Isis member Sally Jones 'killed in airstrike with 12-year-old son' Posted: 12 Oct 2017 01:18 AM PDT Jones, known as 'the white widow', thought killed in June along with her 12-year-old son Jojo, but US officials have been unable to confirm The British member of Islamic State Sally Jones is believed to have been killed, along with her 12-year-old son Jojo, in a US airstrike. Although there is confidence she is dead, it is impossible to be categorical given the inability to collect evidence on the ground. Other members of Isis have been reported dead only to reappear. Continue reading... |
| Syrian film-maker making prison torture movie survives 'assassination attempt' Posted: 11 Oct 2017 10:22 AM PDT Muhammad Bayazid stabbed in Istanbul on Tuesday night, as he sought funds for project detailing Assad regime abuses at notorious Tadmur prison A Syrian film-maker working on a movie detailing the Assad regime's abuses in the notorious Tadmur prison in Palmyra has regained consciousness after a suspected assassination attempt in Istanbul, the second such attack on opposition activists in Turkey in less than a month. Muhammad Bayazid, who studied film-making in the US and was in Turkey promoting his upcoming film The Tunnel, was stabbed on Tuesday night while heading to a meeting with a supposed businessman who had promised to help raise funds for his project. |
| Revealed: the 10 worst countries for girls to get an education Posted: 11 Oct 2017 08:47 AM PDT Campaigners urge action on 'global crisis' as research shows 73% of girls in South Sudan – and 130 million worldwide – are missing out on school South Sudan has been named as the toughest nation in the world for girls to receive an education, with nearly three-quarters failing to attend even primary school, according to an index published this week. Central African Republic, where there is only one teacher for every 80 students, and Niger, where just 17% of women aged 15 to 24 are literate, followed South Sudan on the list compiled by the One campaign, which estimates that more than 130 million girls worldwide fail to attend school every single day of the year. Continue reading... |
| Briton jailed for drinking in Dubai faces three years for 'touching man's hip' Posted: 11 Oct 2017 03:37 PM PDT Jamie Harron, a 27-year-old electrician from Stirling, is to appeal against 30-day jail sentence for drinking in a bar that was handed down in absentia A British man facing a possible three-year jail sentence in Dubai over claims that he touched a man on the hip in a bar has in the meantime been sentenced to a month in jail for making a rude gesture and drinking alcohol. The campaign organisation Detained in Dubai (DiD) said Jamie Harron has been sentenced in absentia to 30 days in prison for the action and drinking alcohol. His representatives said he is to appeal against his conviction. Continue reading... |
| Calls to impeach Dublin student president over anti-abortion stance Posted: 11 Oct 2017 08:42 AM PDT University College Dublin's Katie Ascough faces vote after removing abortion information from student handbook Tensions in Ireland over abortion have erupted at a university campus with attempts to impeach a student union president over her decision to ban information on pregnancy terminations from a student handbook. The bid to oust University College Dublin's Katie Ascough over her strong anti-abortion views comes ahead of what is widely expected to be a rancorous wider campaign in the run-up to next year's planned abortion reform referendum. |
| Thailand bans smoking on 20 popular tourist beaches Posted: 11 Oct 2017 08:19 AM PDT Those caught lighting up could face a year's imprisonment as the government seeks to end pollution and drain damage on Thai beaches caused by discarded cigarette butts Thailand is to ban smoking on some of the country's most popular tourist beaches, with the prospect of up to a year in prison for those caught lighting up, according to reports by local media. The move follows a recent survey of litter on Patong beach, Phuket – visited by millions of foreign tourists each year – which found an average of 0.76 cigarette butts per square metre in a sample area, which would amount to 101,058 butts on the 2.5km-long stretch of sand. Continue reading... |
| The forgotten story of … the Colourful XI tragedy Posted: 12 Oct 2017 02:30 AM PDT Fifteen Dutch footballers were among 176 people who died in a 1989 plane crash. Edu Nandlal, one of the survivors, tells his story of the disaster Edu Nandlal couldn't sleep. Many of the other passengers on Surinam Airways flight 764 from Amsterdam Schiphol to Paramaribo Zanderij had decided to get some rest on the 12-hour journey. But this was the first time Nandlal had returned to Suriname since leaving for the Netherlands after the military coup in 1980. He wanted to see home as the plane approached. Most were still sleeping when the flight began its descent, in the early hours of Wednesday 7 June 1989. Nandlal looked out of the window and saw lights from houses in the jungle shining. Then he felt something hit the plane. And then something else. "Shit," he thought, "I'm dead." Continue reading... |
| Oscars to discuss response to Harvey Weinstein allegations Posted: 12 Oct 2017 02:08 AM PDT Academy has criticised film producer's alleged behaviour and there is speculation it could suspend his membership The organisers of the Oscars are to meet to discuss their response to the mounting allegations of sexual harassment against the disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences added its voice to the growing chorus of disgust against the alleged behaviour of a man it awarded a best picture Oscar to in 1999 for producing Shakespeare in Love. Continue reading... |
| Monrovia in the spotlight: can this fragile city ever really replace 'Ma Ellen'? Posted: 11 Oct 2017 11:30 PM PDT Since the civil war, Liberians have known only one leader: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who helped transform the ruined capital. Now some observers worry that this month's election could undo Monrovia's progress For nearly 30 years, the city of Monrovia has lurched from crisis to crisis. The Liberian civil war culminated in a 2003 siege that destroyed much of the city centre, while riots during the Ebola crisis – in response to an ill-conceived quarantine of West Point, one of its poorest neighbourhoods – garnered international headlines. Lost amid the bad news is the fact that the city has made a slow but impressive recovery. Today Monrovia is a fairly bustling place. The burnt-out high rises and shell-pocked roads have been substantially repaired. The streets are safer than they have been in a generation, and as the Ebola crisis recedes, the markets and cafes are returning to normal. Thriving music and food scenes suggest it is on the rise. Continue reading... |
| Oxford aims for world’s first zero emissions zone with petrol car ban Posted: 12 Oct 2017 02:38 AM PDT Oxford council plans to start phasing out polluting vehicles including taxis, cars and buses from city centre area in 2020 Polluting vehicles could be banned from Oxford city centre under plans to bring in what officials believe would be the world's first zero emissions zone. The proposals aim to slash air pollution in the historic university city, which has seen levels of the harmful pollutant nitrogen dioxide plateau above legal limits in some areas. Continue reading... |
| How Europe's far right fell in love with Australia's immigration policy Posted: 11 Oct 2017 10:00 PM PDT European nativist parties have embraced Australia's hardline tactics for managing asylum seekers and refugees – but their true agenda is to keep Muslims out. By Sasha Polakow-Suransky In October 2015, six weeks after Tony Abbott was deposed as Australia's prime minister in a fit of intraparty backstabbing, he arrived in London to give the Margaret Thatcher memorial lecture at Guildhall. Standing before an audience of Conservative party luminaries, he praised the Iron Lady before launching into a spirited defence of Australia's controversial immigration policy. According to Abbott, his government's harsh measures – forcibly turning around refugee boats to prevent them landing, and sending asylum seekers to detention camps on remote Pacific islands – had ended the arrival of unwanted migrants in Australia. After a summer when more than a million asylum seekers had streamed into Europe, Abbott lectured the assembled Tories about the perils of loving one's neighbour as oneself, calling it a "wholesome instinct [that is] leading much of Europe into catastrophic error". Due to "misguided altruism", Europe was weakening itself, argued Abbott, and the only way to reverse the tide, he insisted, was emulating Australia's policy. Continue reading... |
| Arrival of Puerto Ricans post-Hurricane Maria could have big impact on Florida Posted: 12 Oct 2017 02:00 AM PDT As many as 100,000 people are arriving from Puerto Rico, potentially transforming the Sunshine State's housing, education, employment – and politics These are long days at Orlando international airport for Ana Cruz, coordinator of the city's Hispanic office of local assistance, who has greeted thousands of displaced Puerto Ricans fleeing the devastation of Hurricane Maria. Three weeks after the monster storm ripped through the US territory, Cruz is becoming a key part of Florida's response to the gathering pace of one of the largest migrations in modern US history by providing an empathetic welcome to distressed families at the airport's disaster relief centre. Continue reading... |
| 'They attack us just for being who we are': trans life in Colombia – video Posted: 11 Oct 2017 11:00 PM PDT Being openly trans in Colombia is dangerous. The country ranks fourth in the world for the murder of transgender people. Across Latin America, the life expectancy of trans women – due to violence, poverty and the risk of HIV – is estimated at between 35 and 41 years. Attitudes are slowly beginning to change, however, as trans men and women speak out against attacks and discrimination Continue reading... |
| Tony Abbott needs to explain U-turn on climate change, Julie Bishop says Posted: 12 Oct 2017 02:29 AM PDT Foreign affairs minister tells ABC's 7.30 program the former PM should be asked why his views now differ to those as prime minister Statements by Tony Abbott suggesting that climate change is "probably doing good" are different to his opinion while he was prime minister and it is up to him to explain why he has changed his view, Julie Bishop has said. Speaking from South Korea on the ABC's 7:30 on Thursday, the foreign affairs minister rebuked Abbott by recounting his record of signing the Paris climate agreement and setting the renewable energy target. Continue reading... |
| I am Catalan: 'The referendum was like flipping a coin, it didn’t make sense' - video Posted: 12 Oct 2017 12:51 AM PDT As the north-eastern Spanish region continues the debate over its independence, we are in Catalonia hearing from people worried that mainstream media are not representing their voices. The fourth of our video series looks at the perspective of Álex Ramos, a member of Societat Civil Catalana, an organisation that promotes links between Catalan and Spanish citizens. He thinks the Catalan government is ignoring people like him who feel both Spanish and Catalan.
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| Anglicare faces internal ructions over Sydney diocese $1m no campaign donation Posted: 11 Oct 2017 11:15 PM PDT Anglican church charity acknowledges 'real and deep hurt and anger' and urges people to continue to seek help from it The $1m donation to the campaign against same-sex marriage from the Sydney Anglican diocese has infuriated sections of the church's charity arm, who fear it will undermine the separation between the two bodies. On Wednesday Anglicare Australia, which is made up of representatives from the charity's state bodies, tweeted that it "hasn't donated to the no campaign" and wasn't "a party to the Sydney diocese's decision to make a donation". |
| Thursday briefing: Isis mother and son 'die in Syria drone strike' Posted: 11 Oct 2017 10:31 PM PDT Briton Sally Jones and son Jojo, 12, thought killed … IMF backs taxing the rich to tackle inequality … and Harvey Weinstein faces more sex claims Hello there – it's Warren Murray bringing you the news on a Thursday morning. Continue reading... |
| Kim Wall was born to tell stories. I miss my friend's light, and her love Posted: 11 Oct 2017 10:00 PM PDT Kim Wall died doing the job she loved. Caterina Clerici recalls her journalistic 'soul sister': full of life, bubbling with ideas and about to start a new adventure The last time I saw Kim was in late June 2017. She was back in New York after a few months in Europe, visiting friends in the city she loved to hate and "doing the rounds" with editors to pitch ideas. Continue reading... |
| China's Communist party congress – all you need to know Posted: 11 Oct 2017 09:22 PM PDT Senior party officials will meet in Beijing on 18 October for a twice-a-decade political conclave that experts believe will shore up Xi Jinping's position China's top officials will gather in Beijing on 18 October for the 19th national congress of the Communist Party of China, a twice-a-decade political meeting that is likely to see president Xi Jinping further bolster his position as one of the most powerful leaders in modern Chinese history. Continue reading... |
| British transgender woman given residency in 'safer' New Zealand Posted: 11 Oct 2017 08:41 PM PDT Tribunal says it would be 'unduly harsh' to force her to return to the UK after living discrimination-free in her adopted country A transgender woman who suffered years of discrimination and abuse in the UK has been granted residency in New Zealand on exceptional humanitarian grounds. The 57-year-old woman was granted New Zealand residency by the immigration and protection tribunal in Auckland, who decided the woman was safer to remain in her adopted country where she had experienced no abuse or discrimination since arriving in 2009. Continue reading... |
| More than 20,000 underage girls marry illegally each day, claims study Posted: 11 Oct 2017 06:12 AM PDT Analysis reveals 7.5 million illegal child marriages take place globally each year, with one in three girls in developing world affected by the practice Every day, around the world, more than 20,000 children are getting married, underage and illegally. New statistics show that in countries where there are laws restricting the practice, 7.5 million girls every year are married below the minimum age permitted, according to analysis by the World Bank and Save the Children. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Richard Thaler is a controversial Nobel prize winner – but a deserving one Posted: 11 Oct 2017 03:56 AM PDT The US academic's behavioural research shows how to focus economics more decisively on real and important problems • What is behavioural economics? The winner of this year's Nobel prize in economics, Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago, is a controversial choice. Thaler is known for his lifelong pursuit of behavioural economics (and its subfield, behavioural finance), which is the study of economics (and finance) from a psychological perspective. For some in the profession, the idea that psychological research should even be part of economics has generated hostility for years. Not from me. I find it wonderful that the Nobel Foundation chose Thaler. The economics Nobel has already been awarded to a number of people who can be classified as behavioural economists, including George Akerlof, Robert Fogel, Daniel Kahneman, Elinor Ostrom, and me. With the addition of Thaler, we now account for approximately 6% of all Nobel economics prizes ever awarded. Continue reading... |
| I am Catalan: 'It's about building a new society for all' – video Posted: 11 Oct 2017 03:49 AM PDT As Catalonia continues to debate independence from Spain, the Guardian has been hearing from people in the region who worry that their views have not been represented in the mainstream media. In the third video of our series, Anna Coll, a member of the pro-independence CUP and a resident of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, argues that a breakaway is the only option for improving living conditions for all Catalans.
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