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- EU to force firms to reveal true owners in wake of Panama Papers
- Austria shifts to the right as new coalition deal is struck
- Trump turning US into 'world champion of extreme inequality', UN envoy warns
- Deadly earthquake strikes Indonesian island of Java
- Rex Tillerson scales back offer of opening dialogue with North Korea
- Canada's spy agency settles lawsuit over alleged racist and homophobic bullying
- German girl imprisoned for Isis role has fleeting family reunion
- Mexican senate votes to keep troops in police role despite outcry from rights groups
- Haitian mothers seek support from UN soldiers for ‘peacekeeper babies’
- Mike Pence's Holy Land visit in disarray after Jerusalem recognition
- Ex-minister's harsh jail sentence sends shockwaves through Russian elite
- Peter Jackson: I blacklisted Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino under pressure from Harvey Weinstein
- World's steepest funicular rail line to open in Switzerland
- China waste clampdown could create UK cardboard recycling chaos, say industry experts
- Killing Gävle: how a 12-metre goat became a battle for the spirit of Christmas - documentary
- UK weather: frosty start to weekend expected
- What Trump did this week: Twitter feuds – naturally – and a shock loss for Roy Moore
- The best books on Syria: start your reading here
- How investing in solar energy can create a brighter future for Africa
- How new moms are supported – or not – in France v the US: a feminist cartoon
- Pharma billionaire and wife found dead in 'suspicious' case
- Calls for regulation of universities partnering with military-linked foreign companies
- Bennelong byelection: Turnbull celebrates John Alexander win – politics live
- Trump judicial nominee can't answer basic legal questions at hearing – video
- FCC commissioner slams net neutrality vote: ‘We’re handing over the keys to the internet’ – video
| EU to force firms to reveal true owners in wake of Panama Papers Posted: 15 Dec 2017 10:23 AM PST Anti-corruption campaigners welcome move but criticise failure to include trusts in corporate ownership requirements Companies across the EU will be forced to disclose their true owners under new legislation prompted by the release of the Panama Papers. Anti-corruption campaigners applauded the agreement as a major step in the fight against tax evasion and money laundering, but expressed disappointment that trusts will mostly escape scrutiny. Continue reading... |
| Austria shifts to the right as new coalition deal is struck Posted: 15 Dec 2017 12:44 PM PST Agreement between conservative and nationalist parties makes Sebastian Kurz, 31, Europe's youngest leader Austrian conservative party leader Sebastian Kurz reached a coalition deal with the anti-immigration Freedom party (FPO) on Friday, paving the way for Austria to become the only western European country with a far-right party in government. The agreement, two months after a parliamentary election dominated by Europe's migration crisis, ends more than a decade in opposition for the FPO, which last entered government in 2000 with the People's party (OVP) that Kurz now leads. Continue reading... |
| Trump turning US into 'world champion of extreme inequality', UN envoy warns Posted: 15 Dec 2017 10:45 AM PST Special rapporteur Philip Alston, fresh from fact-finding tour, issues devastating critique of US society and condemns 'private wealth and public squalor' The United Nations monitor on poverty and human rights has issued a devastating report on the condition of America, accusing Donald Trump and the Republican leadership in Congress of attempting to turn the country into the "world champion of extreme inequality". Related: A journey through a land of extreme poverty: welcome to America Continue reading... |
| Deadly earthquake strikes Indonesian island of Java Posted: 15 Dec 2017 11:19 AM PST Reports of casualties and collapsed buildings after quake hits Jakarta and other cities on country's most populous island A strong earthquake has struck the Indonesian capital and other cities on the country's most populous island, Java, killing an unknown number of people. There were reports of collapsed buildings, and authorities issued a tsunami warning for parts of Java's coastline after the quake struck just before midnight (1700 GMT) on Friday. People ran into the street in panic in many areas and Indonesian television showed heavy traffic on roads as people fled coastal areas. Continue reading... |
| Rex Tillerson scales back offer of opening dialogue with North Korea Posted: 15 Dec 2017 11:52 AM PST The secretary of state omitted his line from earlier in the week on US openness to talks 'without pre-conditions' following a rebuke from the White House Rex Tillerson has said that the US was keeping channels of communication open with North Korea but said Pyongyang would have to "earn its way back to the table" with a "sustained cessation of threatening behaviour". In his remarks at a ministerial meeting of the UN security council, the US secretary of state appeared to restate an offer of a dialogue following a pause in nuclear and missile testing that he made on Tuesday, but cast it in tougher language following a rebuke from the White House. Tillerson omitted a line restating US openness to talks "without pre-conditions" that had been in a text of his speech circulated earlier by the state department. Continue reading... |
| Canada's spy agency settles lawsuit over alleged racist and homophobic bullying Posted: 15 Dec 2017 09:42 AM PST Details of the settlement were kept confidential after five employees claimed 'discriminatory behavior has become the accepted culture' at the agency Canada's spy service has settled a C$35m lawsuit launched by five employees who alleged they suffered years of bullying in a workplace rife with racism, homophobia and anti-Muslim sentiment. The allegations against the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, documented in a statement of claim filed in July in Federal Court, offered a view into one of the country's most secretive organisations. Continue reading... |
| German girl imprisoned for Isis role has fleeting family reunion Posted: 15 Dec 2017 08:24 AM PST Linda Wenzel, 17, who married Islamic State fighter, meets mother and sister while awaiting trial in Baghdad A German schoolgirl who joined the Islamic State terrorist group and married one of its fighters before being captured by Iraqi troops earlier this year has been briefly reunited with her mother and sister. Linda Wenzel, 17, is being held in an Iraqi prison while she awaits trial in Baghdad next month. Continue reading... |
| Mexican senate votes to keep troops in police role despite outcry from rights groups Posted: 15 Dec 2017 08:01 AM PST
Mexico's senate has approved controversial legislation enshrining the role of the military in law enforcement, despite soaring violence and repeated allegations that the country's security forces have committed human rights abuses. Lawmakers pushed through the "interior security law" early on Friday amid heavy security to stop protesters who allege the measure will militarise the country and cement a failed strategy of using soldiers to combat drug cartels. Continue reading... |
| Haitian mothers seek support from UN soldiers for ‘peacekeeper babies’ Posted: 15 Dec 2017 05:34 AM PST Women who claim they were sexually exploited by UN soldiers file lawsuit claiming paternity and maintenance payments The mothers of Haiti's "peacekeeper babies" have filed the first legal action against both the UN and individual peacekeeping soldiers in paternity and child support claims. The lawsuit is the latest development in a protracted legal battle to make the soldiers contribute to the upkeep of children they allegedly fathered. Continue reading... |
| Mike Pence's Holy Land visit in disarray after Jerusalem recognition Posted: 15 Dec 2017 05:00 AM PST Tour was intended to draw attention to plight of Christians in Middle East, but many are now refusing to meet him The lights are already illuminated on Bethlehem's huge Christmas tree in Manger Square. Nearby, at the narrow entrance to the Church of the Nativity, holiday pilgrims queue daily for their chance to descend into the cramped subterranean shrine said to be the birthplace of Jesus. Continue reading... |
| Ex-minister's harsh jail sentence sends shockwaves through Russian elite Posted: 15 Dec 2017 05:17 AM PST Former economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev sentenced to eight years in prison and fined $2.2m for soliciting bribe A Moscow court has sentenced a former Russian economy minister to eight years in a high-security prison for corruption, in a verdict that is likely to send chills through the Russian elite. Alexei Ulyukayev was also ordered to pay a $2.2m (£1.7m) fine as part of the punishment for soliciting a $2m bribe from Igor Sechin, the chief executive of the state oil company Rosneft, who is widely seen as the second most powerful man in Russia after Vladimir Putin. Continue reading... |
| Peter Jackson: I blacklisted Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino under pressure from Harvey Weinstein Posted: 16 Dec 2017 02:12 AM PST
Film director Peter Jackson has admitted to blacklisting actors Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino in response to a "smear campaign" orchestrated by accused sexual predator Harvey Weinstein. Related: What Salma Hayek's Weinstein story reveals about Hollywood power and pay Continue reading... |
| World's steepest funicular rail line to open in Switzerland Posted: 15 Dec 2017 04:03 AM PST Schwyz-Stoos funicular, hailed as triumph of engineering, goes into service on Sunday Swiss engineering and technology have reached new heights with the opening of the world's steepest funicular rail line. The €44.6m Schwyz-Stoos funicular (Standseilbahn Schwyz-Stoos in German), which goes into public service on Sunday, has been hailed as a triumph of modern design engineering. |
| China waste clampdown could create UK cardboard recycling chaos, say industry experts Posted: 15 Dec 2017 05:52 AM PST New Chinese restrictions on imported waste could see millions of tonnes of cardboard being sent back, as the UK struggles to prepare for rapid rule changes Imminent restrictions by the Chinese on importing cardboard from the rest of the world are likely to cause chaos in the UK in the coming weeks, according to a leading recycling expert. From 1 January, China will impose much stricter quality restrictions on imported cardboard as well as banning the importation of all plastic waste and mixed paper rubbish from all over the world. The move is part of president Xi Jinping's drive to create a "beautiful China" with a clean environment. Continue reading... |
| Killing Gävle: how a 12-metre goat became a battle for the spirit of Christmas - documentary Posted: 15 Dec 2017 04:00 AM PST Each year since 1966, businesses in the small city of Gävle, northern Sweden, have paid for a huge straw effigy of a goat to be displayed in the city's central square from the first day of Advent. In 37 of those years, the goat has been burned down or damaged by shadowy outsiders, sometimes within a few hours of going up. In this film, residents from both sides of the goat conflict explain their motivations as Advent ticks down, and reveal an issue with roots in conflicting pagan and modern Christian traditions Continue reading... |
| UK weather: frosty start to weekend expected Posted: 15 Dec 2017 10:50 PM PST Met Office warns of potential for icy conditions on Saturday morning after freezing overnight temperatures, becoming milder in lead-up to Christmas Britain has awoken to another frosty morning after temperatures plunged as low as -6C overnight. Shoppers eager to avoid a last-minute rush next weekend are being warned to watch out for icy pavements, with a weather warning in place for much of Scotland and across the east and west of the UK until 11am. Continue reading... |
| What Trump did this week: Twitter feuds – naturally – and a shock loss for Roy Moore Posted: 15 Dec 2017 11:00 PM PST The week began with the president accusing CNN of 'fake news', and moved through a tweetstorm with Kirsten Gillibrand and a damaging defeat in Alabama
Donald Trump lashed out at the press on Saturday after CNN had to correct a report about hacked material being emailed to his son. Pointing out that the network's slogan was "THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN NEWS", Trump suggested an alternative tagline: "THE LEAST TRUSTED NAME IN NEWS". Continue reading... |
| The best books on Syria: start your reading here Posted: 16 Dec 2017 01:00 AM PST A literary tour of Syria illuminates the dark side of religion and politics that lurks behind the current crisis, as well as the fearlessness of ordinary people Continue reading... |
| How investing in solar energy can create a brighter future for Africa Posted: 15 Dec 2017 11:11 AM PST A new scheme aims to lighten the lives of millions who live without electricity, with the promise of a possible 6% return How would you like to earn a return of up to 6% on your cash while at the same time providing families in countries such as Kenya with "life-changing" access to clean, affordable solar energy? Energise Africa is a new ethical investment scheme which aims to raise £20m to provide a brighter future for more than 110,000 families and small businesses in sub-Saharan Africa over the next three years. Continue reading... |
| How new moms are supported – or not – in France v the US: a feminist cartoon Posted: 16 Dec 2017 02:00 AM PST France offers full coverage for prenatal and postnatal care, but young mothers get little help afterwards. In the US, things can be even worse In France, thanks to our social security system, prenatal and postnatal care is fully covered in public hospitals. Wage-earning women are also entitled to a maternity leave of 16 weeks, with compensation ranging from €9,29 ($10.94) to €84,90 ($100) per day (according to how much they made before taking leave). Continue reading... |
| Pharma billionaire and wife found dead in 'suspicious' case Posted: 15 Dec 2017 07:45 PM PST Bodies of Barry Sherman, the founder of Canadian pharmaceutical firm Apotex, and his wife Honey were found in their Toronto mansion Canadian police are investigating the mysterious deaths of the billionaire founder of Canadian pharmaceutical firm Apotex, Barry Sherman, and his wife, Honey, who were found dead in their Toronto mansion on Friday. The couple was found dead after police responded to a medical call just before noon local time at their home in an affluent section of north-east Toronto. Continue reading... |
| Calls for regulation of universities partnering with military-linked foreign companies Posted: 15 Dec 2017 01:32 PM PST Concerns raised about $20m partnership between University of Technology and Chinese state-owned company that develops bombs Australian academics have called for tougher rules around university partnerships with foreign corporations and researchers, including a potential list of banned entities with strong military links. Brendan Thomas-Noone and Danielle Cave, researchers at the University of Sydney and the Australian National University respectively, raised concerns in July about a $20m partnership between the University of Technology and the China Electronics Group Corporation (CETC) – a huge state-owned company that combines commercial activity with military development of bombs, guided missiles, satellites and communications jamming. Continue reading... |
| Bennelong byelection: Turnbull celebrates John Alexander win – politics live Posted: 16 Dec 2017 02:18 AM PST It's election day in Bennelong and the end of a short but brutal campaign. The result is being billed as determining the fate of the Turnbull government. Follow the result and all the reaction live
Malcolm Turnbull arrives on stage first. John Alexander blows some kisses to the crowd. And Turnbull is the first to speak:
Liberal supporters are chanting "we want John" as the pair approach the stage. Continue reading... |
| Trump judicial nominee can't answer basic legal questions at hearing – video Posted: 15 Dec 2017 09:21 AM PST US senator John Kennedy asked one of Trump's district court judge nominees, Matthew Petersen, a series of questions on basic law, and he was unable to answer them. Concerns have been raised over the suitability of the five nominees for the role, including Matthew Petersen. The American Bar Association declared one of the nominees 'unqualified' Continue reading... |
| FCC commissioner slams net neutrality vote: ‘We’re handing over the keys to the internet’ – video Posted: 14 Dec 2017 01:53 PM PST One of the five commissioners of the US Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, hits out at her fellow regulators for voting to scrap rules protecting an open internet, saying the decision hands control of the net over to "multi-billion dollar corporations. Mignon Clyburn was one of the two Democrats on the panel to vote to keep the net neutrality rules, while the FCC's three Republican commissioners voted to repeal them Continue reading... |
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