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- Donald Trump attacks Theresa May over her criticism of his far-right retweets
- Bosnian Croat war criminal dies after taking poison in UN courtroom
- Pressure on Greece to scrap arms deal with Saudi Arabia
- Global press freedom plunges to worst level this century
- Lobster found with Pepsi logo 'tattoo' fuels fears over ocean litter
- Jared Kushner questioned by Mueller's team about Michael Flynn, insider says
- Australian teenagers with gender dysphoria able to have treatment without court approval
- British man fighting Isis in Syria has been killed in Raqqa, sources say
- Muslim population in some EU countries could triple, says report
- Prehistoric women's arms 'stronger than those of today's elite rowers'
- 'Local media are simply disappearing': how governments use market forces to silence critics
- Voluntary evacuation planned for migrants in Libya detention camps
- 'Buried in marshes': sea-level rise could destroy historic sites on US east coast
- North Korea: Trump threatens 'major sanctions' after latest missile test
- White House library lowers the tones with its Christmas book tree
- New study uncovers the 'keystone domino' strategy of climate denial | Dana Nuccitelli
- Tide turns against 'whitewashing' as Liu Yifei gets starring role in Mulan
- Donald Trump calls Kim Jong-un 'a sick puppy' during tax policy speech – video
- São Paulo's recycling army: will a police shooting spell change for the catadores?
- O exército da reciclagem de São Paulo: uma morte provocada pela polícia poderia ser o começo da mudança para os catadores?
- Retratos da periferia: 'o coração de São Paulo bate na periferia'
- Portraits of the 'periferia': 'The pulse of São Paulo comes from its periphery'
- Flea markets, favelas and football fever: Sāo Paulo storms Instagram – in pictures
- São Paulo: imagem de injustiça
- Inequality ... in a photograph
- Teatro Oficina: the tycoon v the theatre
- Meet mayor João Doria – São Paulo's slick, polarising answer to Trump
- 'You can get killed': journalists living in fear as states crack down
- Meghan Markle's activism to be held in check by royal protocol
- US 'orchestrated' Russian spies scandal, says Kaspersky founder
- Theresa May, help end Yemen’s agony – stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia | Andrew Smith
- Blackwater founder pitches plan to quell Libya migrant crisis with private police
- Peter Dutton says royal commission a chance to investigate union links to super funds
- Thursday briefing: Trump races himself to the bottom
- China child abuse claims: kindergarten company reveals more complaints
- 'Know what jandals are?' Jacinda Ardern tests Ed Sheeran's desire for New Zealand citizenship
- Argentina 'death flight' pilots sentenced for deaths including pope's friend
- Britain First: anti-Islam group that bills itself as a patriotic movement
- 'Discrimination is unacceptable': Penny Mordaunt champions disability rights
- Rohingya girls as young as 12 compelled to marry just to get food
- Special relationship? Theresa May discovers she has no friend in Donald Trump | Julian Borger
- Denying accuracy of Access Hollywood tape would be Trump's biggest lie
- Congress may finally be tackling sexual misconduct but party loyalty still strong
- How has North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme progressed this year?
| Donald Trump attacks Theresa May over her criticism of his far-right retweets Posted: 30 Nov 2017 01:40 AM PST In rare clash between allies, US president tells May to focus on terrorism rather than on him – but sends the tweet to the wrong person Donald Trump has publicly rebuked Theresa May over her criticism of anti-Muslim propaganda, opening an extraordinary diplomatic spat between the transatlantic allies. "Theresa@theresamay, don't focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom," the US president tweeted on Wednesday evening. "We are doing just fine!" Continue reading... |
| Bosnian Croat war criminal dies after taking poison in UN courtroom Posted: 29 Nov 2017 11:09 AM PST Former commander Slobodan Praljak drank from bottle moments after judges upheld 20-year sentence in The Hague A former Bosnian Croat general has died after drinking a phial of poison while standing in the dock at a UN tribunal in The Hague, where his war crimes sentence of 20 years was upheld. Seconds after the judges had delivered their decision at the international criminal tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday, Slobodan Praljak shouted out angrily: "Praljak is not a criminal. I reject your verdict." Continue reading... |
| Pressure on Greece to scrap arms deal with Saudi Arabia Posted: 29 Nov 2017 09:00 PM PST MPs and rights group condemn €66m agreement over fears munitions could be used in war in Yemen The Greek government has announced it will abide by any EU embargo on Saudi Arabia as it faces criticism over a controversial arms deal, including from its own MPs. As cracks appeared in the leftist-led coalition over the €66m weapons agreement with the kingdom, the administration's spokesman said Athens would apply the law "by the letter" if EU sanctions were announced. |
| Global press freedom plunges to worst level this century Posted: 29 Nov 2017 04:01 PM PST Study finds freedom of expression at lowest point since 2000 with reporters facing violence, prosecution and financial rout in dozens of countries Media freedom around the world has fallen to the lowest level for at least a decade, according to a study that shows journalists are threatened by government censorship, organised crime and commercial pressures caused by the growth of the internet. Turkey has experienced the biggest decline in freedom of speech over the past decade but Brazil, Burundi, Egypt, Poland, Venezuela and Bangladesh have also had a disturbing decline in the diversity and independence of the media, according to the report. Continue reading... |
| Lobster found with Pepsi logo 'tattoo' fuels fears over ocean litter Posted: 29 Nov 2017 01:20 PM PST
Concerns over debris littering the world's oceans are back in the spotlight after a Canadian fishing crew found a lobster with the blue and red Pepsi logo imprinted on its claw. Trapped in the waters off Grand Manan, New Brunswick, the lobster had been loaded onto a crate to have its claws banded when Karissa Lindstrand came across it. Continue reading... |
| Jared Kushner questioned by Mueller's team about Michael Flynn, insider says Posted: 29 Nov 2017 07:19 PM PST Questioning of Trump's son-in-law, which lasted 90 minutes or less, was partially aimed at seeking exculpatory information on Flynn, source tells AP Jared Kushner was questioned this month by special counsel Robert Mueller's team of investigators about the former national security adviser Michael Flynn, a person familiar with the investigation confirmed Wednesday to the Associated Press. The person said the questioning of Donald Trump's son-in-law took about 90 minutes or less and was aimed in part at establishing whether Kushner had any information on Flynn that might be exculpatory. The person added that multiple White House witnesses had been asked about their knowledge of Flynn, who was forced to resign from the White House in February after officials concluded he had misled them about his contacts with the Russian ambassador. Continue reading... |
| Australian teenagers with gender dysphoria able to have treatment without court approval Posted: 29 Nov 2017 08:12 PM PST Human Rights Law Centre says court's decision a 'stunning victory' for transgender people Australian teenagers experiencing gender dysphoria will be able to undergo hormone treatment without requiring court approval after a landmark decision by the federal court on Thursday. Before the ruling, Australia was the only country in the world that required court involvement to allow treatment. Pressure had been mounting from advocacy groups, lawyers, transgender people and their families for the requirement to be overturned. They argued that the court process was costly, traumatic and unnecessary, given that medical experts were also involved. Continue reading... |
| British man fighting Isis in Syria has been killed in Raqqa, sources say Posted: 29 Nov 2017 10:00 PM PST Oliver Hall, 24, who travelled to Syria last August, is believed to have been clearing mines with the Kurdish YPG A British man who went to Syria to fight Islamic State has been killed in Raqqa, a month after Kurdish commanders declared the "total liberation" of the group's de facto capital, Kurdish sources have confirmed. Oliver Hall, 24, from Portsmouth, is believed to have been clearing mines in the city with the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) when one exploded near him on Saturday. Continue reading... |
| Muslim population in some EU countries could triple, says report Posted: 29 Nov 2017 03:33 PM PST Figures suggest stark east-west divide, with UK population share rising from 6.3% to 16.7% in one scenario The Muslim population in some European countries could triple by 2050 while it will barely change in others, according to new projections released by the Washington-based Pew Research Centre. The report, Europe's Growing Muslim Population, shows a stark west-east divide. The Muslim share of Germany's population could grow from 6.1% in 2016 to 19.7% in 2050 if high migration continues, whereas over the border Poland's share would change from 0.1% to 0.2% in the same scenario. |
| Prehistoric women's arms 'stronger than those of today's elite rowers' Posted: 29 Nov 2017 11:00 AM PST New light shed on role of women in ancient communities, as bone analysis reveals profound effect of manual agricultural labour on the human body Prehistoric women had stronger arms than elite female rowing teams do today thanks to the daily grind of farming life, researchers have revealed, shedding light on their role in early communities. The study of ancient bones suggests that manual agricultural work had a profound effect on the bodies of women living in central Europe between about the early neolithic and late iron age, from about 5,300BC to AD100. |
| 'Local media are simply disappearing': how governments use market forces to silence critics Posted: 29 Nov 2017 04:01 PM PST From Poland and Hungary to parts of Africa and South America, states are squeezing out liberal media When staff at Hungary's left-leaning Nepszabadsag newspaper packed up their stuff on a Friday night a year ago, they thought they were just moving across town. As it happened, they were moving out altogether. Within hours, the paper had been shut down, literally overnight. Within weeks, ownership of the other publications in the group had been transferred to a new holding company linked to Lorinc Meszaros, an oligarch ally of populist prime minister Viktor Orban and mayor of Orban's hometown. Continue reading... |
| Voluntary evacuation planned for migrants in Libya detention camps Posted: 29 Nov 2017 10:56 AM PST Migration is top of the agenda as summit between European and African leaders gets under way in Ivory Coast A plan for a voluntary evacuation of migrants in Libya government-controlled detention camps lies at the heart of an emergency migration plan for Africa. Leaders from the European Union and the African Union arrived for a summit in Ivory Coast on Wednesday vowing to take action following CNN's shocking video footage of slave auction houses in Libya. Continue reading... |
| 'Buried in marshes': sea-level rise could destroy historic sites on US east coast Posted: 29 Nov 2017 11:00 AM PST New research shows by the end of the century an increase in sea level will threaten the White House, early colonial settlements and other historic places Large tracts of America's east coast heritage are at risk from being wiped out by sea level rise, with the rising oceans set to threaten more than 13,000 archaeological and historic sites, according to new research. Even a modest increase in sea level will imperil much of the south-eastern US's heritage by the end of the century, researchers found, with 13,000 sites threatened by a 1m increase. Continue reading... |
| North Korea: Trump threatens 'major sanctions' after latest missile test Posted: 29 Nov 2017 03:25 PM PST The president said he had spoken with China's leader Xi Jinping, and 'this situation will be handled' after North Korea fired a powerful, ballistic missile Donald Trump threatened to impose major sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang's latest test of a ballistic missile, that appeared capable of reaching most if not all of the US mainland. The US president's remarks were followed by UN ambassador Nikki Haley saying the ballistic missile launch "brings us closer to war" at an emergency UN security council meeting, which would end the North Korean regime. Continue reading... |
| White House library lowers the tones with its Christmas book tree Posted: 29 Nov 2017 07:43 AM PST Apart from the fact that the president will never read them, the only thing the books in this festive display have in common is that they're coloured green What do these books have in common? Esquire's World of Golf, Robert Daley's thriller Tainted Evidence, Simon Stow's political analysis American Mourning, Dianne E Gray's coming-of-age story Holding Up the Earth and James Hall's "odyssey into the spirit world of Africa", Sangoma? Well, they're all green. That was enough for them to be selected as part of the Christmas tree of books that currently stands in the White House library. Melania Trump's director of communications Stephanie Grisham told the Washington Post that they were chosen "based on their varieties of green colour tones". Continue reading... |
| New study uncovers the 'keystone domino' strategy of climate denial | Dana Nuccitelli Posted: 29 Nov 2017 09:17 AM PST How climate denial blogs misinform so many people with such poor scientific arguments. The body of evidence supporting human-caused global warming is vast – too vast for climate denial blogs to attack it all. Instead they focus on what a new study published in the journal Bioscience calls "keystone dominoes." These are individual pieces of evidence that capture peoples' attention, like polar bears. The authors write: These topics are used as "proxies" for AGW [human-caused global warming] in general; in other words, they represent keystone dominoes that are strategically placed in front of many hundreds of others, each representing a separate line of evidence for AGW. By appearing to knock over the keystone domino, audiences targeted by the communication may assume all other dominoes are toppled in a form of "dismissal by association." Continue reading... |
| Tide turns against 'whitewashing' as Liu Yifei gets starring role in Mulan Posted: 30 Nov 2017 01:49 AM PST Disney wins praise for casting actor also known as Crystal Liu to play warrior woman in live-action remake A Chinese actor will play the title role in a live-action remake of Disney's Mulan, a move seen as a victory for Asian actors in Hollywood after repeated controversies over "whitewashing". Liu Yifei, who also uses the name Crystal Liu, was picked to star in the film after a worldwide search that screened nearly 1,000 candidates. The 30-year-old actor has appeared in more than a dozen films in China and began her career in television. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump calls Kim Jong-un 'a sick puppy' during tax policy speech – video Posted: 30 Nov 2017 01:01 AM PST Donald Trump couldn't resist taking a jab at the North Korean leader during an event in St Charles, Missouri, to promote his tax cut for wealthy Americans. After referring to the Republican tax plan as 'rocket fuel' for the economy, the US president appeared to refer to Kim – whom Trump has recently called 'rocket man' – as 'a sick puppy', drawing hoots from the crowd. Continue reading... |
| São Paulo's recycling army: will a police shooting spell change for the catadores? Posted: 30 Nov 2017 12:45 AM PST The killing of a homeless catador – an unofficial waste collector – has sparked fierce protests. For 20,000 marginalised workers with no rights, it may be pivotal Shortly before 6pm on Wednesday 12 July, Ricardo Nascimento, a homeless man who made a living collecting recycling, got into a heated discussion with two military police officers outside a pizzeria. Nascimento, who was well-known to residents of the affluent São Paulo neighbourhood of Pinheiros, was holding a piece of wood; when he refused to drop it, the officers shot him twice in the chest. The 39-year-old died instantly. It was still light and the roads were teeming with people. Locals and passersby began to shout "murderers" and "fascists" at the police. The officers packed the body into the trunk of a police car, and one witness, Gilvan Artur Leal, 53, said when he tried to help the prone man that if he continued trying to intervene he would be "next". Continue reading... |
| Posted: 30 Nov 2017 12:44 AM PST O assassinato de um catador sem-teto provocou revolta e protestos. Para vinte mil trabalhadores marginalizados e sem direitos, pode ser a hora da virada Pouco antes das seis da tarde de 12 de julho, uma quarta-feira, o sem-teto Ricardo Nascimento, que vivia da coleta de reciclagem, envolveu-se em uma discussão com dois policiais militares em frente a uma pizzaria. O catador de 39 anos era conhecido pelos moradores de Pinheiros, bairro de classe média de São Paulo. Ele estava com um pedaço de madeira na mão e, como se recusasse a soltá-lo, o policial o atingiu com dois tiros no peito. Ricardo morreu na hora. Ainda estava claro, as ruas cheias de gente. Locais e transeuntes começaram a gritar "assassinos" e "fascistas" para a polícia. Os militares jogaram o corpo no porta-malas da viatura. Gilvan Artur Leal, de 53 anos, uma das testemunhas, tentou ajudar o homem caído e ouviu que seria "o próximo" se continuasse tentando intervir. Continue reading... |
| Retratos da periferia: 'o coração de São Paulo bate na periferia' Posted: 30 Nov 2017 12:41 AM PST Da mãe de 16 anos que participou da ocupação de uma escola à ex-faxineira que abriu uma boate: conheça cinco mulheres enfrentaram adversidades na periferia da cidade e fizeram a diferença A desigualdade em São Paulo, maior cidade da América Latina, faz-se notar principalmente na periferia, e com mais força ainda pelas mulheres. São elas que têm a menor renda e os maiores índices de gravidez na adolescência da cidade, e são vítimas de violência com maior frequência. |
| Portraits of the 'periferia': 'The pulse of São Paulo comes from its periphery' Posted: 29 Nov 2017 11:30 PM PST From the 16-year-old mother who occupied a school, to the cleaner who opened a nightclub, it's often women who are leaders on the city's embattled outskirts Inequality in São Paulo, the biggest city in Latin America, is felt most keenly on its periphery – and most keenly of all by women. They have the lowest incomes and the highest teenage pregnancy rates of any women in the city, and are more often the victims of violence. At the same time, women are often leaders in these disadvantaged communities. From Paraisópolis to Cidade Tiradentes, they emerge as activists, educators, entrepreneurs and philanthropists, shaping their communities for the better. Continue reading... |
| Flea markets, favelas and football fever: Sāo Paulo storms Instagram – in pictures Posted: 29 Nov 2017 12:26 PM PST Brazil's mind-boggling metropolis is the most Instagrammed city in the southern hemisphere – and for good reason. We've assembled the most striking snaps São Paulo is one of the largest cities in the world; much of its population of 12m sees only a small part of it. Miguel Garcia uses Instagram to show them more. He founded @saopaulocity four years ago in an effort to foster Paulistas' city pride. "My motivations were to make people take care of the city and not just complain about its difficulties," he says. Continue reading... |
| São Paulo: imagem de injustiça Posted: 29 Nov 2017 05:15 AM PST Em 2004, o fotógrafo Tuca Vieira capturou a imagem da favela de Paraisópolis ao lado do vizinho rico, o Morumbi. A foto passou a simbolizar a desigualdade entre ricos e pobres de São Paulo. Veja aqui a história completa Como chegou a tirar essa foto? O que estava fazendo de trabalho naquele dia? O que a foto significa pra você, o que mostra? |
| Inequality ... in a photograph Posted: 29 Nov 2017 04:50 AM PST In 2004, photographer Tuca Vieira captured the image of the Paraisópolis favela next to its wealthy neighbour, Morumbi, that came to symbolise the gap between São Paulo's rich and poor. He gives us the inside story How did you come to take this photo? What does the photo show, in your opinion? |
| Teatro Oficina: the tycoon v the theatre Posted: 29 Nov 2017 04:38 AM PST Dreamed up by architect Lina Bo Bardi, Teatro Oficina's experimental, drug-fuelled theatre was a hallmark of Brazil's counterculture in the 60s and 70s. Now it risks being a casualty of São Paulo's sweeping development and culture war In the Brazilian television programme for children Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum, the money-grubbing villain, Dr Abobrinha, wants to demolish a magical castle and build a tower of flats in its place. The plot is fictional, but the parallels with a fight currently playing out in downtown São Paulo are hard to ignore. Last month, the TV presenter and business tycoon Silvio Santos finally won approval to build three 100m-high residential blocks on land he owns in the Bixiga district. Continue reading... |
| Meet mayor João Doria – São Paulo's slick, polarising answer to Trump Posted: 29 Nov 2017 03:00 AM PST He's a son of privilege who hosted The Apprentice, courted the populist vote and attacks his critics on social media. Now in power, he's overseeing cutbacks and privatisation. Is he destined for Brazil's top job? Its official name is farinata, but critics had another name for it: human pet food. Made from expired staple foods such as pasta and flour, the dish prompted an immediate backlash when the mayor of São Paulo, João Doria, suggested it as a way to feed the poor people and schoolchildren of South America's largest city. Continue reading... |
| 'You can get killed': journalists living in fear as states crack down Posted: 29 Nov 2017 04:01 PM PST Independent journalists are under siege in a growing list of supposedly freer countries such as Brazil, Turkey, India and Mexico Some languish in hiding, exile – or jail. Others self-censor, use pseudonyms or seek pre-approval from officials before they go to press. Some are trapped in a paradox: hoping that their work is not too popular, not too well read, so it does not create too many problems. Continue reading... |
| Meghan Markle's activism to be held in check by royal protocol Posted: 30 Nov 2017 12:45 AM PST By joining 'the firm', the American actor's criticisms of Donald Trump and thoughts on Brexit will be a thing of the past Meghan Markle has previously used her celebrity to back Hillary Clinton, lament Brexit and attack Donald Trump as "misogynistic" and "divisive". But such strident opinions will be muted by palace protocol that aims to prevent royals from publicly expressing views on political figures and parties. The American actor will marry Prince Harry next May and embarks on her first royal engagement alongside her fiance in Nottingham on Friday. But she will be expected to channel her campaigning zeal into supporting the voluntary sector. Continue reading... |
| US 'orchestrated' Russian spies scandal, says Kaspersky founder Posted: 29 Nov 2017 11:00 PM PST Eugene Kaspersky, head of Kaspersky Labs, hits out at FBI, media and government actors he claims organised a smear campaign Eugene Kaspersky, chief executive and co-founder of the embattled Russian cybersecurity firm that bears his name, believes his company is at the centre of a "designed and orchestrated attack" to destroy its reputation. Over a short period in the summer of 2017, Kaspersky Labs was the subject of multiple media reports alleging that the company had helped Russian intelligence agencies spy on the US, a number of FBI raids on staff members, and a nationwide ban on the use of its software by federal government agencies. Continue reading... |
| Theresa May, help end Yemen’s agony – stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia | Andrew Smith Posted: 30 Nov 2017 01:00 AM PST If even Boris Johnson can see this is the 'world's worst humanitarian crisis', why is his government enabling it? When Theresa May touched down in Riyadh yesterday morning, she did so with a combination of the usual kind words about her hosts and a specific promise to raise the issue of the devastating blockade that the Saudi regime has inflicted on Yemen. The last three weeks have seen a Saudi-imposed military blockade on Yemeni ports, which has stopped vital humanitarian aid from getting to the millions of people that need it. The situation is dire, with research from Save the Children finding that 130 Yemeni children are dying every day from malnutrition, extreme hunger or disease. Continue reading... |
| Blackwater founder pitches plan to quell Libya migrant crisis with private police Posted: 29 Nov 2017 09:01 PM PST The military contractor and Trump ally Erik Prince, who has faced scrutiny for his human rights record, has a 'humane' proposal to try to stop the flow of migrants Erik Prince, the founder of the private military contractor Blackwater, is pushing a plan to intervene in the migrant crisis in Libya with a proposal involving a privately-trained police force that would mirror his company's work in Afghanistan. The proposal, he said, would be a more humanitarian option for the European Union compared to the chaos that is now gripping the oil-rich nation, given widespread reports of grave human rights abuses by militia groups against migrants. Continue reading... |
| Peter Dutton says royal commission a chance to investigate union links to super funds Posted: 30 Nov 2017 12:30 AM PST Immigration minister says banking royal commission regrettable but a 'good opportunity' to examine industry super funds Peter Dutton has said a benefit of the financial sector royal commission will be that industry super funds will face more scrutiny, given they have "union members and whatnot on the board". After the Turnbull government's shock decision on Thursday to announce the royal commission, the immigration minister attempted to put some positive spin on the move, which came after mounting political pressure from the Nationals. Continue reading... |
| Thursday briefing: Trump races himself to the bottom Posted: 29 Nov 2017 10:30 PM PST President retweets racist videos, then attacks Theresa May … shock over war criminal's suicide in court … and how GDP holds society to ransom Hello, it's Warren Murray here – let's get you started. Continue reading... |
| China child abuse claims: kindergarten company reveals more complaints Posted: 29 Nov 2017 08:04 PM PST A second nursery run by RYB Education has been closed as company says it is 'deeply saddened' by police findings The major company whose kindergarten in Beijing is under investigation over child abuse allegations, has said it is aware of more complaints by parents at some of its schools elsewhere in China. The comments from company RYB Education on Wednesday came a day after police said they had detained a teacher suspected of using sewing needles to discipline children, though they added that some other claims of child abuse were unfounded. Continue reading... |
| 'Know what jandals are?' Jacinda Ardern tests Ed Sheeran's desire for New Zealand citizenship Posted: 29 Nov 2017 05:55 PM PST Prime minister makes video test for UK singer after he suggested she sort out a dual-nationality for him New Zealand's prime minister has sent Ed Sheeran an informal citizenship test via video – featuring thorny questions such as "do you know what jandals are?" – after the British singer repeated his desire to live in the country. This week Sheeran recorded a video message for New Zealanders before his much-anticipated March concerts there. "Hey New Zealand I can't wait to see you very soon, I'm not yet a citizen of New Zealand but I'm working on it – hook me up prime minister, please," said Sheeran, in the video for local radio station ZM. Continue reading... |
| Argentina 'death flight' pilots sentenced for deaths including pope's friend Posted: 29 Nov 2017 02:17 PM PST The country's largest-ever trial culminated in first judgement against pilots who threw opponents of military regime into ocean during 1976-83 dictatorship Two former Argentinian military pilots have been given life sentences for their part in the death of a close friend of Pope Francis, who was hurled to her death from an aircraft during the country's 1976-83 dictatorship. Related: Argentina death flights: a son's fight for the right to testify against his father Continue reading... |
| Britain First: anti-Islam group that bills itself as a patriotic movement Posted: 29 Nov 2017 07:39 AM PST Far-right party whose deputy leader was retweeted by Trump protests against mosques and is openly anti-immigration Britain First is a minor political movement in the UK with an openly anti-Islam, anti-immigration agenda and an estimated 1,000 supporters. It is led by Paul Golding, 35, a former official in the now-defunct far-right British National party, and Jayda Fransen, 31, who was this month charged by police in Northern Ireland with hate speech at a rally outside Belfast City Hall in August. Britain First describes itself as "a patriotic political party and street movement" and "a patriotic resistance and 'frontline' for our long suffering people". It was deregistered by Britain's elections watchdog, the Electoral Commission, early this month after it failed to confirm that its registered details were correct and pay a routine fee of £25. It means it cannot now place candidates on ballot papers under the name Britain First. Continue reading... |
| 'Discrimination is unacceptable': Penny Mordaunt champions disability rights Posted: 30 Nov 2017 01:00 AM PST New development secretary to announce plans for Britain's first global disability summit at keynote address in London Penny Mordaunt, Britain's new international development secretary, is to place a commitment to tackling discrimination against disabled people at the heart of the government's development strategy. Millions are lost every year, said Mordaunt, because people with disabilities in the world's poorest countries do not have the support they need to access employment. Continue reading... |
| Rohingya girls as young as 12 compelled to marry just to get food Posted: 29 Nov 2017 11:00 PM PST Allocation of food rations by household means refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar are marrying off children as young as 12 to create new family circles Young Rohingya girls who have fled Myanmar are being forced to marry when they reach Bangladesh simply to secure more food for themselves and their families. With UN World Food Programme rations allocated by household, families are marrying off girls as young as 12 to reduce the number of mouths to feed and create new households with food quotas of their own, the Guardian has learned. Continue reading... |
| Special relationship? Theresa May discovers she has no friend in Donald Trump | Julian Borger Posted: 29 Nov 2017 09:16 PM PST The US president's Twitter attack on Britain's prime minister leaves her with a toxic diplomatic dilemma – how to respond to a contemptuous US president It is some poor official's job this morning to tell Theresa May that while she slept, the relationship with the US became special for all the wrong reasons. It is at least historic. No US president in modern times has addressed a UK prime minister with the open peevishness and contempt of Donald Trump's tweet telling May to mind her own business. Continue reading... |
| Denying accuracy of Access Hollywood tape would be Trump's biggest lie Posted: 29 Nov 2017 11:00 AM PST New reports suggest Trump has privately claimed he has doubts about whether it's his voice on the tape on which he boasted about grabbing women's genitals As president and as a candidate, Donald Trump has pushed the boundaries of truth and accuracy in American politics far beyond the breaking point. But even by his own standards as head of an administration that proclaims its own "alternative facts", reports that the president has begun to raise questions about the authenticity of his notorious 2005 Access Hollywood tape represent an extraordinary development. Continue reading... |
| Congress may finally be tackling sexual misconduct but party loyalty still strong Posted: 29 Nov 2017 06:19 AM PST The country's lawmakers have long dealt with harassment and discrimination claims in secret and at taxpayers' expense – but moves are afoot to change that For decades Congress has quietly dealt with sexual harassment and discrimination claims in secret, using taxpayers' money to settle complaints. Related: Al Franken on the sexual misconduct claims against him: 'I feel ashamed' Continue reading... |
| How has North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme progressed this year? Posted: 29 Nov 2017 05:50 AM PST As North Korea's latest launch shows increased missile capability, we chart the country's progress in developing a nuclear weapon that can credibly threaten the US North Korea's efforts to develop a nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of hitting the US mainland have accelerated during Donald Trump's presidency. The country's leader, Kim Jong-un, has presided over three successful ICBM tests in 2017, along with a series of shorter-range ballistic missile launches. Continue reading... |
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