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- Trump links UK crime rise to 'spread of Islamic terror'
- List of Harvey Weinstein's accusers grows as ripple of effects spread globally
- Dozens killed in twin bombings of mosques in Afghanistan
- At least 30 Egyptian police officers killed in desert shootout
- Trudeau on Quebec face-cover ban: not our business to tell women what to wear
- Emmanuel Macron accuses Brexiters of bluffing over no-deal divorce
- Spanish PM vows to end Catalonia standoff and force region to obey law
- Women take top three jobs in Norway's government
- Irish-Egyptian man freed after four years in jail in Egypt over protest
- Close schools and send our children to war, urges Yemeni minister
- Pope writes rare letter of condolence after murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia
- Catherine Deneuve questions anti-harassment campaign in wake of Weinstein scandal
- EU 'running out of money' to stop migrants travelling from Africa
- Land of milk and money: Qatar looks to farms to beat the Gulf boycott
- Lyft taxi app boosted by $1bn investment from Google-led consortium
- Uganda condemns sex education for 10-year-olds as 'morally wrong'
- New York's Chinatown hits back at Omer Fast's 'poverty porn' art exhibition
- Xi Jinping’s Leninist quest for a dynasty inspires congressional love-in
- Aziýanyň iň awtoritar şäheri bolan Aşgabatda: 'Adamlar söz aýtmakdan hem gorkýar'
- ‘The decline of Russian dominance is striking’: readers respond from the Stans
- Душанбеи харобшаванда: чӣ гуна собиқ шаҳри Сталинобод аз гузаштаҳои шӯравии тоза мегардад
- Биз баарыбыз кайсы бир даражада курмандыктарбыз':Эмнеге Бишкектеги гей клубтар жабылды
- A puppy for Putin – but for dogs in Turkmenistan it's open slaughter
- Second teenager charged with murder after tube station stabbing
- Several people injured in Munich stabbings
- Iraq’s lost generation: ‘I have forgotten what happiness is’
- UN lambasted after naming Robert Mugabe goodwill ambassador
- Hillary Clinton on Trump's inauguration: 'a dark, divisive speech' - video
- Brazil's LGBT pop sensation: 'I want to give them strength'
- Kea or Kākāriki? Bird of the Year contest gets New Zealand in a flap
- Two bodies recovered from sunken trawler off Queensland coast
- Spain prepares to seize powers from Catalonia
- 'A world where a 12-year-old can cycle safely' is the aim, but minister expects others to deliver
- US court blocks immigrant teenager's bid to obtain abortion
- Speed limits through roadworks may rise to 60mph
- #metoo is raising awareness, but taking sexual abuse to court is a minefield
- The boarding of U-559 changed the war – now both sides tell their story
- Church of England to debate blessings for same-sex couples
- Peru legalises medical marijuana in move spurred by mother's home lab
- Tracking Trump: president gives himself top marks for military bereavement calls
- After Weinstein, our trauma has turned to rage. Let's use it | Steph Harmon
- #MeToo: how a hashtag became a rallying cry against sexual harassment
- Was Donald Trump right to blame terrorism for rising UK crime figures?
- Emmanuel Macron: UK is bluffing over no-deal Brexit option - video
- 'Go home, Spencer': Protests during white supremacist's Florida speech – video
- Mali twist: the photography of Malick Sidibé - in pictures
| Trump links UK crime rise to 'spread of Islamic terror' Posted: 20 Oct 2017 06:40 AM PDT In latest Twitter outburst US president makes terrorism link even though annual figures cover all police-recorded offences Donald Trump has erroneously linked a rise in recorded crime in England and Wales to the "spread of radical Islamic terror" in his latest outburst on Twitter. "Just out report: 'United Kingdom crime rises 13% annually amid spread of Radical Islamic terror.' not good, we must keep America safe!" wrote the US president. Continue reading... |
| List of Harvey Weinstein's accusers grows as ripple of effects spread globally Posted: 20 Oct 2017 10:06 AM PDT Lupita Nyong'o claims Weinstein harassed her when she was a film student, as police in three cities continue investigations and #metoo gains momentum The Los Angeles police department has opened an investigation into sexual assault allegations made against disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein as famous victims continued to come forward, including 12 Years a Slave star Lupita Nyong'o, who published a powerful personal essay detailing her alleged harassment in the New York Times. An Italian actress and model, whose name has not been released, told the LAPD on Thursday that she was raped by Weinstein in a hotel near Beverly Hills in 2013, police confirmed on Thursday. Continue reading... |
| Dozens killed in twin bombings of mosques in Afghanistan Posted: 20 Oct 2017 11:03 AM PDT Suicide bombings in capital Kabul and Ghor province leave at least 70 dead, the latest in a series of attacks across the country More than 70 people have been killed in twin suicide bombings on mosques in Afghanistan, government officials said. Related: The war America can't win: how the Taliban are regaining control in Afghanistan Continue reading... |
| At least 30 Egyptian police officers killed in desert shootout Posted: 20 Oct 2017 03:22 PM PDT Islamist insurgents were also killed during a raid on a suspected militant hideout in the western desert Armed militants killed at least 30 police officers in a shootout during a raid on a suspected militant hideout in Egypt's western desert, security sources said on Friday. Related: The dancing, beer-drinking woman who would be Egypt's next president | Ruth Michaelson Continue reading... |
| Trudeau on Quebec face-cover ban: not our business to tell women what to wear Posted: 20 Oct 2017 02:07 PM PDT Canadian prime minister responds to province's law obliging niqab or burqa wearers to unveil on public transit or while receiving government services Justin Trudeau has said it is not the government's business to tell a woman what or what not to wear after the Canadian province of Quebec passed a law – believed to be the first of its kind in North America – obliging women wearing the niqab or burqa to unveil when riding public transit or receiving government services. On Wednesday, Quebec's Liberal government flexed its majority to vote in a law banning face coverings for those offering or receiving services from government departments, as well as municipalities, school boards, public health services and transit authorities. |
| Emmanuel Macron accuses Brexiters of bluffing over no-deal divorce Posted: 20 Oct 2017 10:05 AM PDT French president tells EU leaders' summit that Theresa May has never raised cliff-edge Brexit as an option during any discussions Emmanuel Macron has accused Brexiters of seeking to "bluff" the EU into softening its negotiating stance by championing a no-deal scenario. In a dramatic intervention at a summit of European leaders in Brussels, the French president said such an outcome was "in no case" part of the discussions, in an apparent reference to reports that the Brexit secretary, David Davis, was planning to positively present a plan to the UK cabinet for Britain to strike out of the EU without a deal. Continue reading... |
| Spanish PM vows to end Catalonia standoff and force region to obey law Posted: 20 Oct 2017 07:55 AM PDT Mariano Rajoy to hold emergency talks to decide exact nature of Spain's intervention in Catalonia as crisis reaches 'critical point' The Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, has vowed to return Catalonia to the rule of law as his government prepares to announce unprecedented measures to head off the independence crisis by imposing direct rule from Madrid. Speaking at the EU summit in Brussels on Friday, a day after he confirmed that article 155 of the Spanish constitution would be invoked to begin the process of suspending key elements of Catalonia's self-rule, Rajoy said his government had two clear aims. Continue reading... |
| Women take top three jobs in Norway's government Posted: 20 Oct 2017 08:59 AM PDT Ine Eriksen Søreide joins prime minister Erna Solberg and finance minister Siv Jensen in rightwing coalition government Norway's defence minister, Ine Eriksen Søreide, has became the country's first female foreign minister, in a cabinet reshuffle that put the three most senior government jobs in the hands of women. Søreide, 41, replaces Børge Brende, who is stepping down to take over as president of the World Economic Forum. Continue reading... |
| Irish-Egyptian man freed after four years in jail in Egypt over protest Posted: 20 Oct 2017 10:56 AM PDT Ibrahim Halawa's release comes after court acquits him of charges including murder, arson and illegal possession of weapons An Irish-Egyptian man detained in Egypt for more than four years on charges related to a 2013 Muslim Brotherhood protest in Cairo has been released. Ibrahim Halawa's release early on Friday, announced by his laywer, Darragh Mackin, came about a month after an Egyptian court acquitted him of charges including murder, arson and illegal possession of weapons. Continue reading... |
| Close schools and send our children to war, urges Yemeni minister Posted: 20 Oct 2017 08:37 AM PDT Youth minister Hassan Zaid proposes suspending classes in war-torn country and arming pupils and teachers The youth minister in war-torn Yemen's rebel government has proposed suspending school classes for a year and sending pupils and teachers to the front. Hassan Zaid, the minister for youth and sports in an administration set up by Iran-backed Huthi rebels, suggested pupils and teachers could be armed. Continue reading... |
| Pope writes rare letter of condolence after murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia Posted: 20 Oct 2017 05:24 AM PDT In highly unusual gesture from the Vatican, Pope Francis writes to say he is praying for journalist's family and Maltese people Pope Francis has sent a rare letter of condolence to Malta following the murder of the investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, amid calls from her sons for the island's prime minister to resign and mounting pressure for an international investigation. Related: Daphne Caruana Galizia: We knew establishment was out to get her – family Continue reading... |
| Catherine Deneuve questions anti-harassment campaign in wake of Weinstein scandal Posted: 20 Oct 2017 04:29 AM PDT While expressing sympathy for victims of harassment, the actor has expressed doubts about the usefulness of social media outpourings and hashtag activism Catherine Deneuve has become a rare dissenting voice in the sexual harassment scandal that has convulsed the film industry in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein allegations. Arguably France's most celebrated screen performer, with nearly 60 years of acting behind her, Deneuve questioned the point of the internet campaign against harassment, which in France is coalescing around the Twitter hashtag #balancetonporc ("expose your pig"). Continue reading... |
| EU 'running out of money' to stop migrants travelling from Africa Posted: 20 Oct 2017 03:16 AM PDT Fund used to pay African countries to deter migration to Europe needs emergency injection of cash, officials say The EU is running out of money to pay African countries to take action to stop would-be migrants travelling to Europe, diplomats have warned. European Union leaders set up a fund in 2015 to pay for border security and other measures aimed at preventing African citizens leaving their countries of origin. Continue reading... |
| Land of milk and money: Qatar looks to farms to beat the Gulf boycott Posted: 20 Oct 2017 03:30 AM PDT Emirate's drive for food security is symbolic of its determination to make efforts to isolate it 'a blessing inside a calamity' John Dore is off to Doha's vast and luxurious Hamad International airport to greet the 8pm flight from Los Angeles via Liège, Belgium. Wearing a straw hat with a small metal shamrock badge in homage to his Irish roots, his imminent visitors are neither family nor friends. Nor are they human at all, but rather a herd of 120 cows. Continue reading... |
| Lyft taxi app boosted by $1bn investment from Google-led consortium Posted: 20 Oct 2017 04:46 AM PDT Funding round led by CapitalG takes valuation of ride-hailing company up to $11bn The US ride-hailing company Lyft has secured a $1bn (£760m) investment from a Google-led consortium, a considerable war chest that will help finance its challenge to Uber in the US – and possibly overseas. The funding round was led by CapitalG (formerly known as Google Capital), the strategic investment arm of Google's corporate parent Alphabet, and takes the valuation of Lyft up to $11bn. |
| Uganda condemns sex education for 10-year-olds as 'morally wrong' Posted: 20 Oct 2017 05:14 AM PDT Ministry of Health declines to endorse proposals to tackle teen pregnancy rates, with distribution of contraceptives to 15-year-olds branded an 'erosion of morals' A row has broken out in Uganda over proposals to extend sex education to 10-year-olds and give some 15-year-olds access to family planning services. The Ministry of Health has refused to endorse the guidelines, which were designed to tackle the country's high teenage pregnancy rate, objecting that they are morally wrong and would encourage promiscuity and abortions. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| New York's Chinatown hits back at Omer Fast's 'poverty porn' art exhibition Posted: 20 Oct 2017 06:00 AM PDT The Israeli artist Omer Fast has become embroiled in an argument over whether his exhibition – which resembles a Chinatown storefront – is racist On Sunday, a group of protesters stormed an art gallery in New York's Chinatown with signs that read "Chinatown lives are not poverty porn" and "Racist art has no business here". They stood together to hold up a large, yellow banner that said "Racism Disguised as Art" written in English, Spanish and Mandarin. The group was led by the Chinatown Art Brigade (CAB), a group of art activists targeting the James Cohan Gallery, where the Israeli artist Omer Fast has changed the outside to look like an old Chinatown storefront. Continue reading... |
| Xi Jinping’s Leninist quest for a dynasty inspires congressional love-in Posted: 20 Oct 2017 03:15 AM PDT While the explosion of sycophancy over China's president may seem almost comical, his reign will have ramifications far beyond the country's borders They sounded like the words of a patient at a self-help group, but the addiction being discussed here was China's president, Xi Jinping. Related: 'A huge deal' for China as the era of Xi Jinping Thought begins Continue reading... |
| Aziýanyň iň awtoritar şäheri bolan Aşgabatda: 'Adamlar söz aýtmakdan hem gorkýar' Posted: 20 Oct 2017 06:36 AM PDT Haçan-da Stanislav Volkov Alternatiw Türkmenistan Habarlar gullugyna habarçy bolup hyzmat etmäge başlanda, howpsuzlyk gullugy onuň internetini kesdi we onuň üstüne kislota dökdi – ählisi hem ýaramaz abraýa eýe bolan paýtagtdaky gündelik agyr ýaşaýyşy baradaky hakykaty beýan etmäge gaýraty çatany üçin Meň çaga wagtym, Aşgabat "baglyk şäher" hökmünde tanalýardy Ol gök öwüsýärdi, kanallarda dagdan gelen suwlar akýardy, agaçlar bolsa iýul we awgust aýynda hem kölege salyp salkynlyk berýärdi. Goňşular agşamlaryna çaý başynda üýşerdiler. Men Aşgabat şäherinde 1987-nji ýylda doguldym we 1994-nji ýylda okuwa başladym Men birinji klasa gidenimde her gün geýmeli bolan tarketka bilen prezident Saparmyrat Nyýazowyň suraty bolan sagadyň berleni ýadyma düşýär. Şol ýaşda, men şahsyýet kultunyň nämedigine düşünmeýärdim, ene-atam hem maňa ony düşündirmekçi bolup baranokdylar. Continue reading... |
| ‘The decline of Russian dominance is striking’: readers respond from the Stans Posted: 20 Oct 2017 04:41 AM PDT Guardian Cities readers on the rise of the shopping mall, rivalry between oil-rich Kazakhstan and its rural neighbours – and even a defence of dictatorship We received many responses to our callout for readers' contributions to our special report on the Stans – thanks to all who sent us words or images. While we read and appreciated each submission, we chose to prioritise the voices of those who are from Central Asia, or have lived there. Guardian Cities is exploring in depth the oft-ignored – and exceedingly difficult to report from – cities of the five Central Asian "Stans": Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, a quarter of a century after they became independent from the former Soviet Union. Continue reading... |
| Душанбеи харобшаванда: чӣ гуна собиқ шаҳри Сталинобод аз гузаштаҳои шӯравии тоза мегардад Posted: 20 Oct 2017 04:40 AM PDT Биноҳои даврони шуравии сохташудаи пойтахти Тоҷикистон мунтазам хароб гашта, ҷойи онҳоро хонаҳои истиқоматӣ ва мағозаҳои нав иваз мекунанд. Ин ба аксари сокинон қобили қабул аст "Дар вақташ бинои мағозаи мазкур яке аз зеботарин биноҳои шаҳр ба ҳисоб мерафт" мегӯяд Неъматуллоҳ Мирсаидов ва тавре ки ӯ шоҳид аст, ҷойи мағозаи кӯҳнаро манораҳои нав гирифтааст. Баъди даҳ соли аз шимолиХӯҷанд ба шаҳри Душанбе баргаштан, ӯ аз тағйиротҳои ба вуҷуд омада дар ҳайрат монд, аммо тағйиротҳо аз ҷониби ӯ мусбӣ арзёбӣ шуданд. Ӯ қайд намуд, ки "Сохти меъмории шаҳри Душанбе хеле тағийр ёфтааст". "Шаҳрвандони он бояд аз ин фахр намоянд". Ба назари наслҳои оянда чунин мерасад ки, таърих аз ҳамин рӯзҳо оғоз шуда, дар гузашта мо ҳеҷ чиз надоштем Continue reading... |
| Биз баарыбыз кайсы бир даражада курмандыктарбыз':Эмнеге Бишкектеги гей клубтар жабылды Posted: 20 Oct 2017 04:27 AM PDT ЛГБТ пропаганда Кыргызстандын борбору коп убактан бери Орто Азияда эркиндиктин байрагы болуп келген. Коомчулук, кол салуулар жана зордуктардан улам, коркуунун астында жашайт Анара мурун сүйүүгө кабылган эмес. Ал жөн гана сезимдерге алдырбаганга аракет кылып, жакынкы мезгилден көрүп баштаган кыздын үйүнүн сыртында турду, эмоцияга берилип, этият болууну унутуп койду. Жынысы бир болгон адам менен жолугушуу Кыргызстандын борбор шаары, Бишкектекооптуу болушу мүмкүн. Алардын, эми өөрчүп келе жаткан мамилелери мурунтан эле ушак-айрымдардын темасы болгон. |
| A puppy for Putin – but for dogs in Turkmenistan it's open slaughter Posted: 20 Oct 2017 03:30 AM PDT Berdymukhamedov's presentation of a puppy to Vladimir Putin is ironic, given the bloodbath of stray dogs and cats over which he has presided in Ashgabat The Turkmenistan president's present to his Russian counterpart last week suggested a twist on the oft-quoted saying: if you want a friend in politics, give them a dog. At a much-documented meeting in Sochi, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov gave Vladimir Putin a Central Asian shepherd puppy for the Russian president's 65th birthday (and perhaps to see if Putin might not feel like resurrecting Turkmen natural gas exports). Continue reading... |
| Second teenager charged with murder after tube station stabbing Posted: 20 Oct 2017 10:41 PM PDT Shafiq Smith, 18, also faces charges of attempted murder and threatening a person with a bladed or pointed article Shafiq Smith, 18, of Brudenell Road, south-west London, also faces charges of attempted murder and threatening a person with a bladed or pointed article in a public place. Continue reading... |
| Several people injured in Munich stabbings Posted: 21 Oct 2017 01:36 AM PDT German police advise people to stay indoors as they search for suspect who fled scene on black bicycle A man has injured several people with a knife in Munich, German police said, adding that they were searching for the suspect whose motive remains unclear. Police said the man fled the scene on a black bicycle and urged people in the Rosenheimer Platz area of the city to remain at home. Continue reading... |
| Iraq’s lost generation: ‘I have forgotten what happiness is’ Posted: 21 Oct 2017 01:30 AM PDT Zanab Ismail wanted to be a doctor, Raghda Ali was studying to be a nurse – then Isis destroyed Mosul. Three years on, can they start over? When Mosul was finally liberated on 9 July, Zanab Ismail was 50 miles away, watching events on TV. Her family had left their home in Iraq's second largest city on the morning of 26 August 2014, after shouts from the street warned them that Isis had entered the area. Rumours had preceded the invasion of what Isis fighters were doing to families with connections to Iraqi forces – beheadings, executions – as well as their treatment of women and girls, the rapes and forced marriages. Zanab was 17 at the time. Her father Mohammed, a property developer and teacher, wanted to get his family out of Mosul as fast as possible, particularly his son, Amir, 26, who worked for the police force. They arrived at Baharka, a camp for people fleeing Isis, near Erbil, with almost nothing. They imagined they would stay for a few months, then go home. Three years later, they were still there: Zanab, her parents, five brothers and sisters, living among row upon row of small grey tents, spread across the bleak plains of northern Iraq. Continue reading... |
| UN lambasted after naming Robert Mugabe goodwill ambassador Posted: 20 Oct 2017 11:30 PM PDT Zimbabwean president made 'goodwill ambassador' to promote health, despite dire health crisis under his rule The United Nations faced criticism on Friday after naming Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe a "goodwill ambassador" to promote health causes, despite the country's dire health crisis under his rule. The UN World Health Organization asked Mugabe to serve in the role to help tackle non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart attacks, strokes and asthma across Africa. Continue reading... |
| Hillary Clinton on Trump's inauguration: 'a dark, divisive speech' - video Posted: 21 Oct 2017 01:21 AM PDT The almost-holder of the US presidency tells The Graham Norton Show how she didn't feel like attending Donald Trump's inauguration in her role as a former first lady, and jokes about George W Bush's reaction to her campaign rival's speech • Watch the entire interview on The Graham Norton Show
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| Brazil's LGBT pop sensation: 'I want to give them strength' Posted: 20 Oct 2017 09:00 PM PDT In a country where 343 LGBT people were killed in 2016, singer and openly gay drag queen Pabllo Vittar has become a symbol of resistance Despite its permissive reputation and the wild, cross-dressing costumes seen at its street carnivals, Brazil is an increasingly dangerous country for LGBT people. According to the non-profit Bahia Gay Group 343 LGBT people were killed in 2016, compared to 260 in 2010. Against this backdrop of prejudice, however, the country's latest pop sensation is an openly-gay drag queen in a flowing platinum wig whose glossy pop videos have been watched hundreds of millions of times. Continue reading... |
| Kea or Kākāriki? Bird of the Year contest gets New Zealand in a flap Posted: 20 Oct 2017 05:33 PM PDT Country's treasured avian species puff up their plumage as nation votes on who rules the roost Bird of the Year leaderboard – check the pecking order First there was the "Jacinda effect" and a government to cobble together. Then came the mania for the jade Kākāriki, the shining cuckoo and the stern Ruru. New Zealand's Bird of the Year Competition has kicked off, and it has galvanised voters with the same intensity as the recent election. Now in its 13th year, the poll pits the country's rare and endangered birds against one another: the cheeky Kea versus the shy Kiwi, the dowdy Bar Tailed Godwit against the alluring Hihi. Continue reading... |
| Two bodies recovered from sunken trawler off Queensland coast Posted: 21 Oct 2017 12:16 AM PDT Six of seven men on board are believed to have drowned as tragedy leaves fishing community shaken Authorities have recovered the bodies of two men from the wreck of the fishing vessel Dianne, which capsized and sank off the Queensland coast with six crewmen on board. Police divers spent Saturday battling rough conditions and poor visibility in the waters surrounding the vessel, which was discovered late on Friday 30 metres below the surface. Continue reading... |
| Spain prepares to seize powers from Catalonia Posted: 21 Oct 2017 01:07 AM PDT Prime minister meeting cabinet to set out specific powers to be removed from region after independence referendum The Spanish government is set to take unprecedented steps to seize powers from Catalonia's separatist government after Madrid won backing from the king and the EU in its battle to keep the country together. The prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, was meeting his cabinet at 10am (9am BST) on Saturday to set out the specific powers that will be removed from the wealthy north-east region, which enjoys wide autonomy, including control over its own policing, education and healthcare. Continue reading... |
| 'A world where a 12-year-old can cycle safely' is the aim, but minister expects others to deliver Posted: 20 Oct 2017 11:30 PM PDT Jesse Norman wants to make cycling safer, but sees local authorities and charities like Sustran as key facilitators, not government Jesse Norman, the transport minister whose brief includes cycling, has only been in the job for six months but has already prompted controversy by insisting that cyclists follow the Highway Code, something criticised here on the Bike Blog. In his office at the Department for Transport in Westminster, he comes across as affable and open – and talks the talk when it comes to bikes for transport. Continue reading... |
| US court blocks immigrant teenager's bid to obtain abortion Posted: 20 Oct 2017 09:23 PM PDT US government has until 31 October to approve a sponsor who could help the 17-year-old obtain an abortion A US appeals court on Friday prevented an illegal immigrant teenager detained by the government from immediately obtaining an abortion, although it left open the possibility she could undergo the procedure within days. The decision by a US court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit panel gave the government until 31 October to approve a sponsor, who could help the 17-year-old obtain the procedure without the government's assistance. Continue reading... |
| Speed limits through roadworks may rise to 60mph Posted: 20 Oct 2017 04:50 PM PDT Highways England suggests change to combat congestion and reduce impact of repairs Speed limits could be raised to 60mph through roadworks as Highways England tries to combat congestion and reduce the impact of repairs. The government-owned company, which has been testing different speed limits since September 2016, found motorists' heart rates were lower when driving faster through roadworks. Continue reading... |
| #metoo is raising awareness, but taking sexual abuse to court is a minefield Posted: 20 Oct 2017 04:06 PM PDT Attitudes to harassment may be changing, but there are still huge hurdles for women around the world wanting to take cases to court Global fascination with the fallout from the Harvey Weinstein revelations has focused on Hollywood, as well as parallel scandals in international sport and the music industry, but the #metoo stream on Twitter has dragged attention to less glamorous workplaces, highlighting how difficult it is for women to raise these cases, even in countries with strong legislation on sexual harassment. The outrage has already prompted women in all sectors to seek legal advice about how to pursue sexual harassment claims. "We're getting many more calls since the recent scandals; women are standing up in solidarity," said Silvia Stanciu, an employment attorney specialising in discrimination for New York law firm Phillips & Associates. Continue reading... |
| The boarding of U-559 changed the war – now both sides tell their story Posted: 20 Oct 2017 04:05 PM PDT In an updated extract from the bestselling Enigma history, we revisit the daring engagement in which two men gave their lives to make a breakthrough possible The top-secret breaking of the German Enigma code by Alan Turing, and the codebreakers working with him at Bletchley Park, was one of the greatest British coups of the second world war. It helped ships delivering vital supplies to the UK during the darkest days of the war to evade the packs of German U-boats trying to hunt them down, and enabled Britain to rebuild its strength and re-equip its armies in preparation for its bid to expel the Nazi armies from Europe. Related: Eisenhower letter praising UK code breakers goes on display Continue reading... |
| Church of England to debate blessings for same-sex couples Posted: 20 Oct 2017 04:04 PM PDT Diocese of Hereford proposes motion to allow official blessing after civil partnership or secular marriage ceremony The Church of England will debate blessings for same-sex couples for the first time after a motion to discuss the issue was put forward by the diocese of Hereford. Related: Scottish Anglican church faces sanctions over vote to allow same-sex marriage Continue reading... |
| Peru legalises medical marijuana in move spurred by mother's home lab Posted: 20 Oct 2017 12:57 PM PDT Proposal to decriminalise the drug came after police raided a makeshift laboratory where a group of women made cannabis oil for their sick children Lawmakers in Peru have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a bill to legalise medical marijuana, allowing cannabis oil to be locally produced, imported and sold. With a vote of 68-5, Peru's Congress approved the bill which will be written into law in 60 days, once regulations for producing and selling cannabis have been set out. Continue reading... |
| Tracking Trump: president gives himself top marks for military bereavement calls Posted: 21 Oct 2017 12:00 AM PDT President claimed he 'called every family of someone who's died' as tensions flared with sergeant's relatives and later gave himself 10/10 on Puerto Rico
Related: Trump feud continues as Florida congresswoman calls John Kelly a liar Continue reading... |
| After Weinstein, our trauma has turned to rage. Let's use it | Steph Harmon Posted: 20 Oct 2017 01:30 PM PDT #MeToo has women sharing their stories of sexual violence. Is this a social media blip or can it really be a watershed moment? As I walked home through Melbourne last Friday night, two men harassed me on the street. It was nothing notable, just your garden-variety harassment that most women are used to. One denigrated my appearance audibly to the other, who turned to him, laughed, high-fived him. "Good call, man!" My face burned and my pace quickened, and they watched, laughing, as I walked away. Thanks, mates. Good call. Continue reading... |
| #MeToo: how a hashtag became a rallying cry against sexual harassment Posted: 20 Oct 2017 10:13 AM PDT Actor Alyssa Milano's online call after the Harvey Weinstein revelations became a conversation about men's behaviour towards women and power imbalances It started with an exposé detailing countless allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. But soon, personal stories began pouring in from women in all industries across the world, and the hashtag #MeToo became a rallying cry against sexual assault and harassment. The movement began on social media after a call to action by the actor Alyssa Milano, one of Weinstein's most vocal critics, who wrote: "If all the women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted wrote 'Me too' as a status, we might give people a sense of the magnitude of the problem." Continue reading... |
| Was Donald Trump right to blame terrorism for rising UK crime figures? Posted: 20 Oct 2017 06:54 AM PDT The US president got the 13% right, but not the cause – and he risks contributing to another increase: in hate crime A US study of Donald Trump's tweets this week concluded they tell you about him more than they spark deep, insightful policy debates. But his sudden interest in the annual crime rate in England and Wales and his conflation of this week's 13% jump in offences with "radical Islamic terror" attacks in Britain is likely to fuel another ugly statistic published by the Home Office this week. Continue reading... |
| Emmanuel Macron: UK is bluffing over no-deal Brexit option - video Posted: 20 Oct 2017 08:02 AM PDT French president says speculation that Theresa May could walk away from Brexit talks without a deal is 'noise, bluff or fake news'. Speaking at this week's European council summit, Macron says negotiations have not even reached the halfway point and there is still 'a lot of progress to achieve' Continue reading... |
| 'Go home, Spencer': Protests during white supremacist's Florida speech – video Posted: 20 Oct 2017 06:08 AM PDT The white supremacist Richard Spencer took the stage at the University of Florida on Thursday after his supporters threatened to sue if he was not allowed to speak. But minutes after he began to talk, the majority of the crowd of hundreds in the auditorium stood together, raised their fists and chanted: 'Go home, Spencer! Go home, Spencer!' Continue reading... |
| Mali twist: the photography of Malick Sidibé - in pictures Posted: 20 Oct 2017 06:00 AM PDT Known as the Eye of Bamako, Malick Sidibé took photos in dance halls, soirees and his studio. The largest ever exhibition of his work, on display at the Fondation Cartier in Paris until the end of February, includes images taken in the years after Mali's independence from France in 1960 Continue reading... |
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