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- Chaos in Zimbabwe after Mugabe fails to announce expected resignation
- German coalition talks collapse after deadlock on migration and energy
- EU to push for 40% quota for women on company boards
- Critical week for Syria as parallel talks get under way
- Hong Kong: 20% of residents live in poverty
- Monaco builds into the Med to house new throng of super-rich
- Alabama's largest newspaper calls on voters to 'reject Roy Moore'
- Steve Mnuchin flattered by Bond villain comparison after photo goes viral
- Search for missing Argentinian submarine fails to find any clues
- New head of Macron's party vows to recapture its grassroots 'soul'
- White House would ditch attack on Obamacare in order to pass tax bill
- 'More pigs will be revealed': Asia Argento on life after accusing Weinstein of rape
- Search for new Sinn Féin leader begins after Gerry Adams steps down
- Outrage as anti-immigration politician bids for Nobel peace committee seat
- Behind the 'Medellín miracle': why the smart kids are going to hip-hop school
- Naked attraction: art and tragic tales in Modigliani’s Paris
- Queen and Prince Philip portraits released to mark 70th anniversary
- Markets rattled as German coalition talks collapse – business live
- Robert Mugabe swapped speeches, say Zimbabwe war veterans
- Charles Manson, US cult leader and convicted murderer, dies aged 83
- Jacinda Ardern or Trudeau's wife? New Zealand PM regrets gossip about Trump
- Scott Morrison: at least as many voters want religious freedom as marriage equality
- Turkish ban on LGBTI events in capital condemned as 'discriminatory'
- Kenya court upholds President Kenyatta's election victory
- A new disaster looms for British Virgin Islands: how to clean up hurricane mess
- Monday briefing: May under pressure to justify £40bn Brexit bill
- Small tsunami waves reach Vanuatu after 7.0 magnitude earthquake
- The night Barbuda died: how Hurricane Irma created a Caribbean ghost town
- The Guardian view on Brexit and the Irish border: Britain’s shameful dereliction | Editorial
- Charles Manson – a life in pictures
- Mugabe's live TV address where he failed to resign – video
- Zimbabwe: protests, prayers and political drama – in pictures
- Celebrations as Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe is sacked - video
- Autumn scenes in UK and prayers for Zimbabwe – Sunday's top photos
| Chaos in Zimbabwe after Mugabe fails to announce expected resignation Posted: 20 Nov 2017 01:27 AM PST President Robert Mugabe given midday deadline on Monday to resign after delivering a rambling address on live television that offered no concessions Zimbabwe's ongoing crisis descended into outright chaos on Sunday after president Robert Mugabe failed to announce his resignation as widely expected in a national address on live television. Instead, in a rambling 30 minute address, Mugabe offered no concessions to his critics, the tens of thousands who marched calling for his resignation or the army commanders who led the military takeover last week. Continue reading... |
| German coalition talks collapse after deadlock on migration and energy Posted: 19 Nov 2017 06:18 PM PST Chancellor Angela Merkel left facing prospect of forming minority government – or fresh elections – after FDP quits negotiations Exploratory talks to form Germany's next coalition government collapsed shortly before midnight on Sunday when the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP) walked out of marathon negotiations. "The four discussion partners have no common vision for modernisation of the country or common basis of trust," the FDP leader, Christian Lindner, announced after the four parties involved missed several self-prescribed deadlines to resolve differences on migration and energy policy. "It is better not to govern than to govern badly." Continue reading... |
| EU to push for 40% quota for women on company boards Posted: 19 Nov 2017 09:00 PM PST Proposals from European commission would compel businesses to positively discriminate when hiring new executives until quota is reached The European commission is to push for a quota for women on company boards to address the slow progress to gender equality in the senior ranks of publicly listed businesses. Under the proposals, companies whose non-executive directors are more than 60% male would be required to prioritise women when candidates of equal merit were being considered for a post. Continue reading... |
| Critical week for Syria as parallel talks get under way Posted: 19 Nov 2017 09:00 PM PST Leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran to meet in Sochi to push ceasefire and constitution plan as Assad's opponents convene in Riyadh With a flurry of diplomatic activity, two separate summits on Syria are to be staged this week to put decisive pressure on both sides to end the civil war and thrash out a new constitution that is likely to leave President Bashar al-Assad in power. With Islamic State crushed and the democratic opposition to Assad also in military retreat, the three key regional powers – Russia, Iran and Turkey – will meet in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on Wednesday to discuss how to wind down hostilities and draw up a political settlement. Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong: 20% of residents live in poverty Posted: 19 Nov 2017 09:12 PM PST The number of people living below the poverty line rose to 1.35 million in 2016, despite economic growth A record number of Hong Kong residents live in poverty, with one fifth of the population falling below the poverty line despite economic growth, according to new government figures. The number of people living below the poverty line rose to 1.35 million in 2016, about 20% of the city's population. The number is the highest number of poor since the government began publishing statistics in 2009. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Monaco builds into the Med to house new throng of super-rich Posted: 19 Nov 2017 08:48 AM PST The tax haven has a luxury housing crisis – it doesn't have enough land for the 2,700 multimillionaires forecast to settle there over the next decade Construction has begun on a $2bn (£1.5bn) scheme to reclaim land from the sea around Monaco so that more luxury apartments can be built for the thousands of extra millionaires expected to move to the principality in the next 10 years. Nearly 35 in every 100 Monaco residents are millionaires and more of the global super-rich want to join them. Around 2,700 more are expected to call Monaco home by 2026, according to research by estate agent Knight Frank, taking the total to 16,100 out of a total population of under 38,000. Continue reading... |
| Alabama's largest newspaper calls on voters to 'reject Roy Moore' Posted: 19 Nov 2017 09:23 AM PST With special election looming, Birmingham News editorial calls sexual assault allegations against candidate 'a turning point for women in Alabama' Alabama's biggest newspaper on Sunday urged voters to "Stand for decency, reject Roy Moore" in an editorial about the controversial Republican Senate candidate whose campaign has been engulfed by sexual assault allegations. As Republican senator Susan Collins said she hoped voters would "choose not to elect him", The Birmingham News went to press with an editorial saying the election was a "turning point for women in Alabama" and described the allegations as "horrifying, but not shocking". Continue reading... |
| Steve Mnuchin flattered by Bond villain comparison after photo goes viral Posted: 19 Nov 2017 11:19 AM PST US treasury secretary and former banker said he was surprised that photo of him and wife Louise Linton holding newly printed money became internet sensation As Republicans push for legislation that would cut taxes for the rich while increasing taxes on lower-income Americans, Trump's treasury secretary said he was flattered to be compared to a James Bond villain. Steve Mnuchin, a multimillionaire former Goldman Sachs banker, said he had no idea that a photograph of him and his wife posing with a sheet of newly printed money would go viral this week. Continue reading... |
| Search for missing Argentinian submarine fails to find any clues Posted: 19 Nov 2017 08:29 AM PST ARA San Juan went missing with 44 crew members on board four days ago, in vast potential search area A vast search by a multinational task force for an Argentinian submarine that went missing in the South Atlantic with 44 crew members four days ago has so far failed to provide any clues as to its possible location. The hope that arose from seven failed satellite calls detected on Saturday morning, which Argentina's defence ministry at first said could be from the missing submarine, is also dimming fast. The government on Sunday said it could not confirm that the attempts had come from the ARA San Juan. Continue reading... |
| New head of Macron's party vows to recapture its grassroots 'soul' Posted: 19 Nov 2017 08:09 AM PST Christophe Castaner, 51, was handpicked by French president, but appointment sparks criticism of 'undemocratic' practices A fiercely loyal, self-styled "man of the people" has been appointed to lead Emmanuel Macron's fledgling political movement, La République En Marche (The Republic on the Move, or La REM), promising to recapture the party's"soul" after a hiatus since the recent election win. Christophe Castaner, 51, a burly member of parliament with a southern accent, styles himself as both in touch with everyday voters and devoted to Macron's well-oiled communications machine. He was handpicked by the French president to take over the running of La REM. |
| White House would ditch attack on Obamacare in order to pass tax bill Posted: 19 Nov 2017 08:54 AM PST Budget director says 'we're OK' with dropping provision of Republican tax reform that would also repeal healthcare mandate, if it becomes roadblock The White House is willing to sacrifice Republicans' latest attempt to dismantle Obama's Affordable Care Act if that's necessary to pass a series of sweeping tax cuts, Office of Management and Budget director Mick Mulvaney said on Sunday. Republicans' current tax reform legislation would slash corporate tax rates and benefit wealthy Americans. Last week, after the president tweeted that he wanted legislation to include a repeal of a key healthcare mandate, Senate Republicans announced they would include the healthcare measure in their tax bill. |
| 'More pigs will be revealed': Asia Argento on life after accusing Weinstein of rape Posted: 19 Nov 2017 07:03 AM PST Italian actor welcomes the sexual misconduct exposés since, but laments the slow awakening in her country It has been six weeks since Asia Argento helped set off an avalanche that knocked down the most powerful man in Hollywood. Since her public accusation of rape against Harvey Weinstein – Argento was among the first to make the allegation in an exposé published by the New Yorker – hundreds of women and some men have come forward with their own stories of workplace harassment and assault, from newsrooms in Washington to the corridors of power in Westminster. Continue reading... |
| Search for new Sinn Féin leader begins after Gerry Adams steps down Posted: 19 Nov 2017 11:13 AM PST Michelle O'Neill, Irish republican party's leader in Northern Ireland assembly, rules herself out, saying she has 'enough to do' Sinn Féin is starting the process of selecting its new leader after Gerry Adams announced he was stepping down after 34 years in charge. The Irish republican party's leader in the deadlocked Northern Ireland assembly, Michelle O'Neill, has ruled herself out of the running to succeed Adams, who played a pivotal role in shifting the IRA to a permanent ceasefire in the 1990s and nudged Sinn Féin towards embracing power sharing with their former unionist enemies in Northern Ireland. Continue reading... |
| Outrage as anti-immigration politician bids for Nobel peace committee seat Posted: 19 Nov 2017 03:31 AM PST Norway's Progress party demands place on panel for former leader who has attacked Muslims and gay people A populist anti-immigration politician could be elected to the Norwegian Nobel committee this week, sparking outrage and fears the credibility of the prestigious annual peace prize – and the legitimacy of the body that awards it – are at risk. Three of the five seats on the committee, which is chosen by Norway's parliament and must reflect its political complexion, fall vacant this year after general elections that saw the populist Progress party return to government with a 16% vote share. Continue reading... |
| Behind the 'Medellín miracle': why the smart kids are going to hip-hop school Posted: 19 Nov 2017 11:30 PM PST Every night across the world's former murder capital, young boys and girls study the four elements of hip-hop to transform a generation – and rehabilitate a city "When my family moved to Medellín, all I could see was drugs, violence and prostitution," says Zuleima Pérez, 21. "My best hope was to get married, have kids and find some basic job. This school allowed me to think bigger." Around us, in the graffitied courtyard of a high school in Aranjuez – formerly the most notorious of Medellín's barrios – kids of all ages mill about. Bass spills from the adjoining classrooms. In one room, an exasperated teacher is leading infants in a warm-up; in another, teens are being marshalled in breakdancing exercises with the intensity of a military drill. Upstairs, a group of twentysomethings contort to a remix of Notorious BIG's Kick in the Door. Continue reading... |
| Naked attraction: art and tragic tales in Modigliani’s Paris Posted: 18 Nov 2017 11:00 PM PST As Tate Modern prepares a new exhibition of his work, including 12 of his famous nudes, Louise Roddon explores the artist's haunts in Montmartre and Montparnasse Poor Amedeo Modigliani, what a tough life he led. I'm thinking this as I climb the steps to his last studio in Montparnasse. It's a classic artist's garret with peeling paint and poor lighting, and climbing the countless floors on a narrow stone tread, leaves me winded. It wouldn't have been easy for a man with advanced tuberculosis. With Tate Modern about to stage its Modigliani exhibition, I've come to number 8 Rue de la Grande-Chaumière, his final home before he died tragically young in 1920. At 35, he wasn't just a victim of TB, but was suffering the toll of a lifetime's enthusiasm for alcohol and drugs. Continue reading... |
| Queen and Prince Philip portraits released to mark 70th anniversary Posted: 20 Nov 2017 12:42 AM PST First British monarch to celebrate platinum wedding anniversary is pictured with her husband at Windsor Castle The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have been pictured in three more photographs as part of a series of portraits released to mark their 70th wedding anniversary. The photographs, taken by British photographer Matt Holyoak, show Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle in early November. Continue reading... |
| Markets rattled as German coalition talks collapse – business live Posted: 20 Nov 2017 02:07 AM PST All the day's economic and financial news, as investors digest Angela Merkel's failure to reach a deal with Germany's Free Democrats.
A flurry of headlines from Germany are helping the euro to claw back some of its earlier losses. The Free Democrats have apparently signalled that they could support a minority government made up of the CDU-CSU bloc and the Green party. "If there are good initiatives, then we are available." FDP floor leader Buschmann tells Bild his party doesn't want fundamental opposition, but play a constructive role by supporting a minority government https://t.co/YDRiZtOmBz Germany's FDP would support a minority Merkel government, Bild reports, citing FDP's chief whip Marco Buschmann https://t.co/pseRzJfgjI As Merkel seeks Plan B, DAX, euro/$ and 10-yr bund yield recapture early losses. Economics trumps politics again? Or a bet on minority govt? pic.twitter.com/xtIBuFPwGl
Dutch foreign minister Halbe Zijlstra has warned that the collapse of German coalition talks last night is 'bad news' for Europe. Zijlstra told reporters in Brussels that: "Germany is a very influential country within the EU so if they don't have a government and therefore don't have a mandate it'll be very hard for them to take positions." Continue reading... |
| Robert Mugabe swapped speeches, say Zimbabwe war veterans Posted: 20 Nov 2017 02:07 AM PST Powerful group claims that president pulled off manoeuvre to avoid standing down, amid reports he has drafted resignation letter Zimbabwe's powerful war veterans have claimed that Robert Mugabe swapped speeches to avoid resigning during a televised address to the nation on Sunday night, as they repeated their call for him to go. The 93-year-old, sacked as leader of the ruling Zanu-PF party, had been given a noon deadline (1000 GMT) on Monday to resign as head of state or face impeachment when parliament reconvenes on Tuesday. There was no word on his fate as the deadline passed. Continue reading... |
| Charles Manson, US cult leader and convicted murderer, dies aged 83 Posted: 20 Nov 2017 01:47 AM PST Manson and his 'family' became notorious for the murder of Sharon Tate and six others during the summer of 1969 Charles Manson, the murderer and cult leader, has died in a hospital in California. He was 83. A statement from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said: "Inmate Charles Manson, 83, died of natural causes at 8:13 p.m. on Sunday, November 19, 2017, at a Kern County hospital." Continue reading... |
| Jacinda Ardern or Trudeau's wife? New Zealand PM regrets gossip about Trump Posted: 19 Nov 2017 11:17 PM PST As reports circulate that Donald Trump may have been confused about Ardern's identity, she says she won't share backstage 'yarns' again New Zealand's prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has expressed regret over gossiping about a meeting with Donald Trump after it was reported the US president may have mistaken her for Justin Trudeau's wife. Ardern was visibly uncomfortable when asked about reports that she had revealed details of the encounter at the East Asia summit in Vietnam last week to a friend who later went public. Continue reading... |
| Scott Morrison: at least as many voters want religious freedom as marriage equality Posted: 20 Nov 2017 01:50 AM PST Treasurer tells ABC that parliament needs to legislate for all Australians, not just 61% who voted for same-sex marriage As many, and "probably" more, Australians want protection of religious freedoms than want same-sex marriage legalised, the treasurer, Scott Morrison, has said. In an interview on ABC's 7.30, Morrison said same-sex marriage was a "done deal" and a "finished debate" but parliament now needed to legislate a bill for 100% of Australians, not just the 61.6% who voted for marriage equality. Continue reading... |
| Turkish ban on LGBTI events in capital condemned as 'discriminatory' Posted: 20 Nov 2017 01:47 AM PST Move which follows ban on a festival of German-language gay films in Ankara, imposed 'to maintain public order' Rights groups have condemned as illegal and discriminatory a ban on LGBTI events in the Turkish capital one week after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan described empowering gay people as being "against the values of our nation". The Ankara governor's office said on Sunday night that it was imposing a ban on all LGBTI cultural events until further notice, citing threats to "public order" and the fear of "provoking reactions within certain segments of society," days after it banned a festival on German-language gay films in the capital city. |
| Kenya court upholds President Kenyatta's election victory Posted: 20 Nov 2017 01:23 AM PST Supreme court dismisses challenge to re-run poll, but opposition, which boycotted the vote, says government is illegitimate Kenya's supreme court has upheld the victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta in last month's controversial re-run of presidential elections, clearing the way for the 55-year-old leader to be sworn in for a second and final term next week. After hearing two days of arguments, a six-judge bench said two petitions demanding the cancellation of the polls were "without merit". Continue reading... |
| A new disaster looms for British Virgin Islands: how to clean up hurricane mess Posted: 20 Nov 2017 12:01 AM PST With the economy wrecked and tourist season approaching, dealing with washed up boats, cars and thousands of tonnes of storm debris is an urgent priority How the Midway Bar came to be destroyed is not in doubt: a 42ft sailing catamaran hangs 10ft about the former bar-room, still wedged in the ruins more than two months after Hurricane Irma made landfall in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). But how it will ever be restored remains unclear: the Sundowner is just one of hundreds of wrecked boats still littered across the island – tossed ashore, dumped on the seabed or torn to pieces by Irma and its sister storm Maria. Continue reading... |
| Monday briefing: May under pressure to justify £40bn Brexit bill Posted: 19 Nov 2017 10:28 PM PST Leavers want guarantees on future relationship with EU … Chaos in Zimbabwe as Mugabe refuses to quit … Notorious cult leader Charles Manson dies aged 83 Good morning. I'm Martin Farrer and welcome to the Guardian's daily briefing. Whether you've just got up or you're on your way to work, here are the top stories this Monday morning. Continue reading... |
| Small tsunami waves reach Vanuatu after 7.0 magnitude earthquake Posted: 19 Nov 2017 04:12 PM PST Pacific tsunami warning centre said waves were possible after the strong quake hit off New Caledonia Vanuatu and New Caledonia were hit by small tsunami waves after an undersea earthquake of magnitude 7.0 struck 82 kms (51 miles) east of the Loyalty Islands in the South Pacific. The quake, initially reported as magnitude 7.3, was the second major tremor in the same area in less than 24 hours and the third in the past month. |
| The night Barbuda died: how Hurricane Irma created a Caribbean ghost town Posted: 19 Nov 2017 11:00 PM PST Two and a half months after Barbuda was battered by 185mph winds, the island remains ruined and largely uninhabitated. Now locals are questioning if people will ever return Walking the streets of the small Caribbean island of Barbuda on a Friday afternoon, you are likely to see more goats than humans. Dogs, cats and horses, all of which roam freely about the island now that fences are down, also seem to outnumber people. The streets are empty and the houses – at least the ones still standing – are abandoned. The island is like a ghost town. Continue reading... |
| The Guardian view on Brexit and the Irish border: Britain’s shameful dereliction | Editorial Posted: 19 Nov 2017 11:14 AM PST From the referendum campaign onwards, Brexiters have ignored the dire implications for Ireland. The neglect is a political and moral failure alike Throughout his career, Gerry Adams relentlessly singled out the British government for the blame in Ireland's troubles. In truth, the responsibility for Northern Ireland's miseries was widely shared, not least with the IRA and Sinn Féin, of which Mr Adams has been for so long the chief strategist. Yet it is ironic that the Sinn Féin leader announced his retirement from frontline politics at the weekend. For Mr Adams is stepping down at the very moment when a British government is unambiguously the sole cause of a massively hostile act against Ireland, north and south, in the form of a hard Brexit. From start to finish, Conservative Brexiters have shown that they simply could not care less about Ireland. In the referendum campaign, few gave even a passing thought to the impact of a leave vote on the relationship between Northern Ireland, the rest of the UK and the republic. When the vote went their way – though they lost in Northern Ireland – the Brexiters then gave bland assurances that the decision would make absolutely no difference to the island's soft border, the legacy of the peace process, or north-south and east-west cooperation. Continue reading... |
| Charles Manson – a life in pictures Posted: 19 Nov 2017 11:08 PM PST Charles Milles Manson, best known as the leader of a band of hippie followers known as the Manson Family who committed a string of murders in California in the late 1960s, has died aged 83 Continue reading... |
| Mugabe's live TV address where he failed to resign – video Posted: 19 Nov 2017 02:23 PM PST Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe defies his own Zanu-PF party by pledging on television to preside over the party's next congress in December, in an address which ended with him apologising for delivering a 'long' or 'wrong' speech Continue reading... |
| Zimbabwe: protests, prayers and political drama – in pictures Posted: 19 Nov 2017 10:05 AM PST Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party met on Sunday in Harare to dismiss Robert Mugabe, as the country's citizens continued to protest and call for their president's departure Continue reading... |
| Celebrations as Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe is sacked - video Posted: 19 Nov 2017 07:48 AM PST Zimbabwe's ruling party has fired the president and replaced him with Emmerson Mnangagwa, the deputy Mugabe dismissed two weeks ago. The vote by hundreds of senior party officials in Harare on Sunday significantly weakens the position of Mugabe, who refused to step down following a military takeover last week Continue reading... |
| Autumn scenes in UK and prayers for Zimbabwe – Sunday's top photos Posted: 19 Nov 2017 07:23 AM PST The Guardian's picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, from autumnal weather in the UK and mushroom hunting in Turkey to snow in Germany and a toy parade in London Continue reading... |
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