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- 'They treated her like a dog': tragedy of the six-year-old killed at Croatian border
- 'Sufficient progress' in Brexit talks announced after May's dash to Brussels
- 'Coffee is the new racket': how mafia are brewing up trouble
- Malawi suffers blackouts as drought exposes 98% reliance on hydro power
- North Korea ready to open direct talks with US, says Russia's Sergei Lavrov
- Carles Puigdemont hailed as hero at Catalan march in Brussels
- Poland's finance minister to replace Beata Szydło as prime minister
- Giulio Regeni murder: Cambridge tutor agrees to speak to Italian investigators
- Boris Johnson to push for release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on Iran visit
- US evangelical preacher should be banned from entering UK, critics say
- Johnny Hallyday to get spectacular 'people's tribute' send-off in Paris
- California wildfires: winds pose ‘extreme danger’ for Los Angeles
- Al Franken resigns from Senate over sexual misconduct allegations
- Former USA Gymnastics doctor given 60 years in prison for child abuse images
- Russian politician in $2m corruption trial says sorry for not fighting injustice
- Martin Schulz wants 'United States of Europe' within eight years
- RBS boss likens bitcoin to Dante’s Inferno as currency tops $15,000
- Laiza in the spotlight: Myanmar's rebel capital digs in – and switches on
- Melting pot: how migration fuelled Brazilian cuisine – in pictures
- 'It's not just extra-rich and extra-poor': Paulistanos respond to São Paulo Live
- Deslocamento diário de quatro horas: tarefa difícil da vida na periferia de São Paulo
- Taming 'the worm': how the Minhocão is São Paulo's soul
- São Paulo 'exclusively for business, by business' at expense of urban poor
- The gentrification of Beijing: razing of migrant villages spells end of China dream
- Main points of agreement between UK and EU in Brexit deal
- Not much remains of Theresa May's red lines after the Brexit deal
- Guantánamo art show rattles US military and could prompt confiscation or destruction
- Two officers at Serco-run prison suspended over drug smuggling investigation
- Lead us not into mistranslation: pope wants Lord's Prayer changed
- Venezuela's opposition in disarray over boycott of mayoral elections
- Friday briefing: May hustles to Brussels with Irish border deal
- The Gulf work trap that brought tragedy to an entire family
- Gloves not guns: fighting the good fight in Rio's brutal favelas | Jo Griffin
- Police have killed dozens of children in Philippines war on drugs, Amnesty says
- Ed Sheeran Comic Relief film branded 'poverty porn' by aid watchdog
- Sweet as honey: the African killer bees providing a living in Liberia | Lorraine Mallinder
- Read this before you have a baby (especially if you're a woman)
- Why are ferocious wildfires plaguing southern California?
- 'Decades of chaos': Arab leaders condemn US decision on Jerusalem
- Billy Bush's apology tour may set script in a world with a higher bar for men
- Why would moving the US embassy to Jerusalem be so contentious?
- Killing of Ali Abdullah Saleh changes dynamics of Yemen's civil war
- 'All women deserve to be heard': Al Franken resigns from Senate – video
- ‘What approach is this?’: world leaders rebuke Trump over Jerusalem decision – video report
- California wildfires encroach on heart of Los Angeles – in pictures
| 'They treated her like a dog': tragedy of the six-year-old killed at Croatian border Posted: 07 Dec 2017 09:00 PM PST Madina Hussiny's family say they were put in harm's way after crossing from Serbia, then had to fight for the return of her body When the train hit six-year-old Madina Hussiny, her family stumbled to the watching Croatian border police begging for help, her body limp in their arms. The same officers had ordered the exhausted Afghan family down railway tracks towards Serbia in the dark without warning them there might still be trains running, said Madina's mother, Muslima Hussiny. But desperate and terrified, they had nowhere else to turn. Continue reading... |
| 'Sufficient progress' in Brexit talks announced after May's dash to Brussels Posted: 08 Dec 2017 12:50 AM PST Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker announce agreement after last-minute talks, paving the way for trade discussions Theresa May has heralded an agreement with the European commission to move the Brexit negotiations on to trade discussions as "hard won" and "in the interests of all" after days of intense bargaining at home and abroad. The British prime minister and the European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, announced the deal at a press conference early on Friday after May and David Davis, the UK's Brexit secretary, travelled to Brussels for last-minute talks. Continue reading... |
| 'Coffee is the new racket': how mafia are brewing up trouble Posted: 07 Dec 2017 09:00 PM PST Espresso range launched by daughter of mob boss blamed for 150 murders, as other gangs use coffee to extort cash from cafes Less than a month after the death of Sicily's most notorious mafia boss, his daughter is attempting to trade on his infamy with a range of espresso products bearing his name. Days after Salvatore "Totò" Riina died in a prison hospital on 17 November, his daughter, Concetta Riina, created an online espresso store named Uncle Totò after the man believed responsible for about 150 murders. Continue reading... |
| Malawi suffers blackouts as drought exposes 98% reliance on hydro power Posted: 07 Dec 2017 06:47 PM PST Shire river, which generates almost all of the country's power, has fallen to critical levels, leaving major cities struggling Large parts of Malawi have been plunged into darkness as water levels at the country's main hydro power plant fell to critical levels due to a severe drought, according to its electricity company. The impoverished southern African country which relies on hydroelectricity has been hit by intermitted blackouts since last year, but the outages have recently worsened, lasting up to 25 hours. Continue reading... |
| North Korea ready to open direct talks with US, says Russia's Sergei Lavrov Posted: 08 Dec 2017 01:29 AM PST
North Korea is open to direct talks with the US over their nuclear standoff, according to the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, who said he passed that message to his counterpart, Rex Tillerson, when the two diplomats met in Vienna on Thursday. There was no immediate response from Tillerson but the official position of the state department is that North Korea would have to show itself to be serious about giving up its nuclear arsenal as part of a comprehensive agreement before a dialogue could begin. Continue reading... |
| Carles Puigdemont hailed as hero at Catalan march in Brussels Posted: 07 Dec 2017 03:09 PM PST Ousted president addresses huge crowd who turn anger on European commission for failure to act against Spanish government Nearly 50,000 people marched through the European quarter of Brussels on Thursday night in support of Catalan independence and the region's ousted president, Carles Puigdemont, who has avoided arrest in Spain by taking refuge in Belgium. There were chants of "Puigdemont, president" from the crowd that was estimated by police to number 45,000. Many people were draped in Catalan flags; some carried placards criticising the European Union for not putting pressure on Madrid. One sign showed the face of the European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, with the question: "Democracy? Some defend it when it suits them. Shame on them." Continue reading... |
| Poland's finance minister to replace Beata Szydło as prime minister Posted: 07 Dec 2017 02:48 PM PST Mateusz Morawiecki is to succeed Szydło as head of governing Law and Justice party as administration gears up for series of elections Poland's governing Law and Justice (PiS) party has named the development and finance minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, to replace the prime minister, Beata Szydło, who tendered her resignation on Thursday. Morawiecki, 49, who has made a name for himself by taking on tax evasion and bolstering the welfare state, takes the job at the beginning of what is expected to be a broader government reshuffle to prepare the rightwing party for votes due in the next three years: next year's local elections are followed by a parliamentary poll in 2019 and a presidential election in 2020. Continue reading... |
| Giulio Regeni murder: Cambridge tutor agrees to speak to Italian investigators Posted: 07 Dec 2017 03:35 PM PST Maha Abdelrahman to be questioned amid accusations the university failed to keep Regeni safe in Egypt The Cambridge University professor who served as an academic adviser to Giulio Regeni, the doctoral student who was tortured and killed in Egypt last year, has agreed to be interviewed by Italian investigators. Angelino Alfano, the Italian foreign minister, said the development was a "significant step forward" in the case. Cambridge said dates had been mutually agreed between the adviser, Maha Abdelrahman, and Italian investigators. Continue reading... |
| Boris Johnson to push for release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on Iran visit Posted: 07 Dec 2017 11:49 AM PST Exclusive: Foreign secretary to make visit in bid to win release of jailed dual national and to put UK-Iranian relations on new footing Boris Johnson will travel to Tehran this weekend in an effort to win the release of the British-Iranian woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been held in a Tehran jail for nearly two years. Making his first visit to Tehran as foreign secretary, Johnson will also seek to put UK-Iranian relations on a new footing, pointing to Britain's strong defence of the Iranian nuclear deal signed in 2015. Continue reading... |
| US evangelical preacher should be banned from entering UK, critics say Posted: 07 Dec 2017 08:22 AM PST Opposition grows to visit by Franklin Graham, who is accused of 'hate speech' for remarks about Islam and gay people Opposition is mounting to a planned visit to the UK by a leading American conservative evangelical Christian who has made Islamophobic and anti-gay statements, with critics saying it will promote prejudice and damage interfaith relations. Several MPs, including a government minister, have urged the home secretary to consider refusing UK entry to Franklin Graham, with some suggesting his comments contravene British laws on hate speech. A petition against Graham being granted a visa has gathered more than 4,600 signatures. |
| Johnny Hallyday to get spectacular 'people's tribute' send-off in Paris Posted: 07 Dec 2017 08:52 AM PST Thousands of fans are expected to line Champs Elysées to witness cortege accompanied by sound of rocker's hits Fans of the French rocker Johnny Hallyday will be given a chance to say a final adieu to their hero with a "people's tribute" in Paris on Saturday. With all the showbiz theatrics for which his live concerts were legendary, the body of France's answer to Elvis Presley will be driven slowly down the Champs Elysées from the Arc de Triomphe, accompanied by his band playing some of his best-known hits. |
| California wildfires: winds pose ‘extreme danger’ for Los Angeles Posted: 07 Dec 2017 02:34 PM PST Race to contain deadly blazes as authorities warn 80mph gusts could fan flames in already devastated communities Wildfires blazing through California have entered the heart of Los Angeles as authorities warned of an "extreme fire danger" across the city. Firefighters in the affluent Bel-Air neighbourhood battled to save multimillion-dollar estates in the path of the flames, which have destroyed homes near the Getty museum in America's second largest city. Continue reading... |
| Al Franken resigns from Senate over sexual misconduct allegations Posted: 07 Dec 2017 10:34 AM PST
Senator Al Franken announced his resignation on Thursday, becoming the highest-ranking US politician yet to step down in the wake of widening allegations of sexual misconduct against powerful men in Hollywood, Silicon Valley, the media and politics. Speaking on the Senate floor, Franken, who said he would quit in the coming weeks, said: "All women deserve to be heard and their experiences taken seriously." Continue reading... |
| Former USA Gymnastics doctor given 60 years in prison for child abuse images Posted: 07 Dec 2017 09:28 AM PST
An elite Michigan sports doctor who possessed images of child abuse imagery and assaulted gymnasts was sentenced Thursday to 60 years in federal prison in one of three criminal cases that ensure he will never be free again. US district judge Janet Neff followed the government's recommendation in the case, saying Larry Nassar "should never again have access to children." Continue reading... |
| Russian politician in $2m corruption trial says sorry for not fighting injustice Posted: 07 Dec 2017 08:29 AM PST Former economy minister accused of seeking bribe from oil boss apologises for not realising how difficult people's lives are Russia's former economy minister has apologised to Russians for the moral compromises he made during his time in government at the end of a trial that could see him jailed for up to 10 years. Alexei Ulyukayev is accused of soliciting a bribe of $2m in cash from Igor Sechin, the head of state oil company Rosneft and widely regarded as the second most powerful man in Russia after the president, Vladimir Putin. Continue reading... |
| Martin Schulz wants 'United States of Europe' within eight years Posted: 07 Dec 2017 10:29 AM PST German SDP party leader sets out his demands before entering into grand coalition talks with Angela Merkel in bid to end political deadlock The leader of Germany's Social Democratic party has sketched out red lines for talks to form another coalition government with Angela Merkel. In a speech at the SPD's party conference in Berlin that called for the creation of a "United States of Europe" by 2025, as well as a more robust social security net and a phasing out of coal power, Martin Schulz made the case for entering open-ended talks with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Continue reading... |
| RBS boss likens bitcoin to Dante’s Inferno as currency tops $15,000 Posted: 07 Dec 2017 06:56 AM PST Call from Sir Howard Davies to take action on digital currency follows warnings from other senior figures in finance Bitcoin has been likened to Dante's Inferno by the chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland. As the digital currency surged towards $16,000, Sir Howard Davies suggested it should carry a similarly apocalyptic warning for investors. Davies, a former head of the UK's top financial watchdog, called on the Bank of England and other authorities around the world to launch a coordinated warning against the digital currency. Continue reading... |
| Laiza in the spotlight: Myanmar's rebel capital digs in – and switches on Posted: 07 Dec 2017 11:00 PM PST Trapped between the Burmese army and the Chinese border, the stronghold of the Christian Kachin people is quietly gearing up for its first film festival Laiza is a city under siege – sort of. On one side of this remote, mountainous but important settlement in Myanmar's breakaway Kachin state lurks the dreaded Burmese army. On the other, marking the city limits, is the Chinese border. "People are worried," says Dau Hku, an official with the rebel Kachin Independence Army (KIA), which controls Laiza as the de facto capital of its small and shifting breakaway territory. "Everyone knows we are within shelling range." In theory, the Burmese army – known as the Tatmadaw – could attack the city at any moment, and in theory, Laizans would have nowhere to run. Most people aren't officially allowed to cross the border into China. Continue reading... |
| Melting pot: how migration fuelled Brazilian cuisine – in pictures Posted: 02 Dec 2017 12:00 AM PST São Paulo was built by successive waves of migration, from the Portuguese to the Japanese and Italians, and in more recent years Lebanese, Syrians, Palestinians and Bolivians – a diversity celebrated in its burgeoning restaurant scene Continue reading... |
| 'It's not just extra-rich and extra-poor': Paulistanos respond to São Paulo Live Posted: 01 Dec 2017 11:30 PM PST We are grateful to everyone whose ideas and opinions made our weeklong in São Paulo series richer. Here are some of the thoughts – and criticisms – you shared "It is a great white concrete dream, or nightmare," wrote Patrick Semple, a Guardian Cities reader, of São Paulo, his home since February. "It is a fabulous party, infuriating and starkly beautiful. It is more expensive than London, yet people can get by on the street. "It is noisy, all the time: the school day starts at half-past six, the bars close at 3am, music is as ubiquitous as the car fumes. The roads are ruinous. When it rains, rivers erupt in the gutters; when it's hot they fill up with people. From high up, the city at night looks like God's chandelier has just crashed to earth." Continue reading... |
| Deslocamento diário de quatro horas: tarefa difícil da vida na periferia de São Paulo Posted: 01 Dec 2017 07:39 AM PST Como a maior parte dos habitantes de São Paulo, Alcione Santos mora nas margens da maior cidade da América do Sul. A viagem diária para trabalhos mal remunerados é brutal Uma hora após tocar o alarme de Alcione Santos às 5h50 ela caminha até a esquina onde para o ônibus... isso se ele já não estiver cheio. "Tem vezes que eu espero 10 minutos, outras vezes espero 30, porque não tem o horário então a gente nunca sabe," ela explica. Se o primeiro ônibus estiver superlotado, ou se ele quebrar, a longa espera significa que ela chegará atrasada ao trabalho. Assim como a maioria dos 20 milhões de habitantes da Grande São Paulo, Alcione só tem condições de morar na periferia da maior cidade da América do Sul. Devido a sua enorme expansão e décadas de baixo investimento em transporte público, muitos têm de encarar deslocamentos diários de três, quatro ou até cinco horas para chegar a empregos mal remunerados no centro. Quase 70% das viagens são feitas de ônibus e, em lugares como Itaquaquecetuba, no extremo leste, onde vive Alcione, ele é o único elo para o trabalho e o dinheiro. Continue reading... |
| Taming 'the worm': how the Minhocão is São Paulo's soul Posted: 30 Nov 2017 11:30 PM PST On weekdays residents who live within feet of this folly of Brazil's military dictatorship must put up with pollution and a constant roar – but at other times cars are banned. In a city short on public space, the people take control "I remember when our street had trees on it. It was so nice," says 91-year-old Elca Cartum as she sits in her living room, just feet away from the incessant stream of cars and trucks on the elevated highway that passes right outside her window. Elca has been living on the third floor since 1959. First they widened the street and planted trees to make a boulevard, she recalls. Then in the late 60s Brazil's military dictatorship decided São Paulo needed an elevated highway to help link the east and west of the rapidly growing city. Continue reading... |
| São Paulo 'exclusively for business, by business' at expense of urban poor Posted: 30 Nov 2017 05:27 PM PST Property speculation has created a community of 'invisible, extremely vulnerable' people in Brazil's largest city, Raquel Rolnik tells Guardian Cities São Paulo should be for all people, not all investors, the former UN special rapporteur on the right to adequate housing has said, condemning rising inequality and the disenfranchisement of the urban poor in Brazil's largest city. Raquel Rolnik was discussing warring forces in São Paulo at Pivô, an exhibition space in the Copan building hosted by Guardian Cities on Thursday night. A former urban planning minister in Brazil, Rolnik served as the UN's special rapporteur for adequate housing for six years to 2014. Continue reading... |
| The gentrification of Beijing: razing of migrant villages spells end of China dream Posted: 07 Dec 2017 04:30 PM PST Thousands of poor workers have fallen foul of a housing safety crackdown many suspect is driven by other motives Inside the shell of one of dozens of derelict buildings in this condemned migrant community, a cinnabar-coloured calendar was nailed to the wall, adorned with the face of Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his inescapable political slogan: "CHINA DREAM". Outside, as night fell and roadside puddles hardened into black ice, rural migrants who had come to China's capital chasing pavements of gold set about dismantling their own. Continue reading... |
| Main points of agreement between UK and EU in Brexit deal Posted: 08 Dec 2017 12:41 AM PST Document sets out ensuring rights of EU citizens in UK and promise of no hard border in Ireland as well as financial issues Continue reading... |
| Not much remains of Theresa May's red lines after the Brexit deal Posted: 08 Dec 2017 02:23 AM PST Promises made after the referendum have now collided with the legal and economic consequences of leaving the EU If the EU referendum was the moment the British electorate clashed with the establishment, 8 December 2017 was the day that the legal and economic consequences collided with its political promises. The joint divorce agreement hammered out in the intervening 528 days makes clear that little remains of the many red lines set out by Theresa May in her Lancaster House speech or party conference address of 2016. The first, and biggest, concession is buried in paragraph 49 of the 15-page report published early on Friday morning. Its implications will be anything but quiet in the weeks to come, for it undermines the prime minister's previous insistence that Britain will be leaving the single market. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Guantánamo art show rattles US military and could prompt confiscation or destruction Posted: 08 Dec 2017 01:00 AM PST Works by detainees are making waves at a New York exhibition – but now officials have taken away finished artworks and won't let them leave the site When Moath al-Alwi wants to get his mind out of the US detention center in Guantánamo Bay, where he has been held without charge for almost 16 years, he builds model ships. "A ship expresses rescue," he told his lawyer during a recent visit. "Noah was able to rescue people and animals on Earth with a ship. That is why I love to build ships." Continue reading... |
| Two officers at Serco-run prison suspended over drug smuggling investigation Posted: 08 Dec 2017 12:34 AM PST Corruption watchdog finds 'disturbing evidence' of the ease of smuggling contraband into WA prisons The head of Western Australia's corruption watchdog has stood down two prison officers at a Serco-run jail and warned more could follow in an ongoing investigation into the smuggling of drugs and other illegal items. Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) boss John McKechnie said the investigation had discovered "disturbing information and evidence about the ease by which serious drugs and steroids can be smuggled into prisons". Continue reading... |
| Lead us not into mistranslation: pope wants Lord's Prayer changed Posted: 08 Dec 2017 12:17 AM PST Pope Francis says wording of prayer implies that God induces temptation but that is Satan's department Pope Francis has called for the wording of the Lord's Prayer to be changed, because it implies God "induces temptation". The prayer asks God to "lead us not into temptation". Continue reading... |
| Venezuela's opposition in disarray over boycott of mayoral elections Posted: 07 Dec 2017 11:15 PM PST Much of the opposition to Nicolás Maduro is sitting out the vote but some feel they must take part to be a credible alternative in next year's presidential vote To run or not to run? When it comes to elections, the leaders of Venezuela's beleaguered political opposition keep changing their tune. In July they boycotted what was widely viewed as an unconstitutional election called by President Nicolás Maduro to form an all-powerful legislative super-body. Then, in October, they urged supporters to cast ballots for state governors. Continue reading... |
| Friday briefing: May hustles to Brussels with Irish border deal Posted: 07 Dec 2017 10:48 PM PST After all-night talks, PM meets EU leaders … how right-to-buy fuels buy-to-let … and prankster cements own head into microwave Hello, it's Warren Murray with your Friday morning summary of the news – slightly delayed to bring you the latest from Brussels. Continue reading... |
| The Gulf work trap that brought tragedy to an entire family Posted: 07 Dec 2017 11:00 PM PST When a Sri Lankan family moved to the Gulf in search of a better life, they reckoned without stringent labour laws that would bring unspeakable grief Holed up in an apartment on the seventh floor of a tower block in Sharjah, the family of five desperate Sri Lankans were racking up debts and disquiet at an alarming rate. Unable to pay fines that had been mounting daily since their visas expired four years earlier, they felt trapped. The father's passport had been withheld by an employer, which meant the 55-year-old could neither find work in the United Arab Emirates nor leave the wealthy Gulf state to seek employment elsewhere. Continue reading... |
| Gloves not guns: fighting the good fight in Rio's brutal favelas | Jo Griffin Posted: 04 Dec 2017 10:30 PM PST After Alan Duarte lost nine of his male relatives to violence, he set up a boxing academy to help young people develop their potential. His work is now the subject of an award-winning documentary by British filmmakers, The Good Fight The men in Alan Duarte's family do not die from natural causes. Gun violence in the favela complex of Alemão, Rio de Janeiro, has claimed the lives of 10 close male relatives. After the death of his brother, Jackson, Duarte decided to fight back. With a few borrowed gloves and castoff punchbags, in 2014 Duarte set up the boxing academy Abraço Campeão (Embracing Champions) to help children and young people develop their potential as well as the skills to forge a better future, despite growing up in a community blighted by armed conflict and decades of state neglect. Continue reading... |
| Police have killed dozens of children in Philippines war on drugs, Amnesty says Posted: 04 Dec 2017 08:52 AM PST Rights group urges International Criminal Court to open investigation into crimes against humanity committed over past 18 months in brutal state crackdown Police have killed dozens of children in the "war on drugs" in the Philippines in the last 18 months, Amnesty International said. The rights group urged the International Criminal Court to open an investigation into crimes against humanity in the violent crackdown, including the deaths of an estimated 60 young people by police and vigilantes. Some of those killed were deliberately targeted in anti-drugs raids, while others were caught in the crossfire. There have also been "riding in tandem" attacks, carried out by vigilantes on motorcycles, which are often paid for by police, Amnesty said. Continue reading... |
| Ed Sheeran Comic Relief film branded 'poverty porn' by aid watchdog Posted: 04 Dec 2017 02:40 AM PST Campaigns fronted by Tom Hardy and Eddie Redmayne also called out for reinforcing white saviour stereotypes in the annual Radi-Aid awards "Poverty porn" appeals fronted by celebrities Ed Sheeran, Tom Hardy and Eddie Redmayne are simply reinforcing white saviour stereotypes, according to an aid watchdog. The three films, made for Comic Relief and the Disasters Emergencies Committee (DEC), which raises cash for 13 major UK aid groups including Save the Children, Oxfam and ActionAid in emergencies, were nominated for "most offensive" campaigns of 2017 by the Radi-Aid awards. The annual contest, organised by the student-run Norwegian Students and Academics International Assistance Fund (Saih), is aimed at challenging aid groups to shift away from stereotypes about people living in poverty. Continue reading... |
| Sweet as honey: the African killer bees providing a living in Liberia | Lorraine Mallinder Posted: 03 Dec 2017 09:00 PM PST A corps of master beekeepers is leading a drive to produce honey for the growing domestic market, offering subsistence farmers a new livelihood Liberian beekeeper Cecil Wilson is holding up a honeycomb, crawling with hundreds of so-called killer bees. They are the most aggressive in Africa, but the honey is good, he says, as they start swarming around him. African bees – or Apis mellifera scutellata, to be precise – are not to be messed with. Not for nothing did they feature in 1978 disaster horror flick The Swarm. But for an increasing number of Liberians, still struggling to get by in a shattered postwar economy, they are providing a much-needed livelihood. Continue reading... |
| Read this before you have a baby (especially if you're a woman) Posted: 07 Dec 2017 04:05 PM PST We have the figures: if you're a woman who enjoys paid work or relaxing activities, having kids will cramp your style It seems so obvious: having kids affects men and women differently. Sure, emotionally and financially but most clearly in the simple way mothers and fathers spend their time. And when you actually look at how 10,900 Americans carve up 24 hours, the conclusion is pretty stark: if you're a woman who enjoys paid work or relaxing activities, having kids will cramp your style. Being married with kids also isn't looking like a great idea according to the numbers. To understand how the presence of offspring affects men and women, I looked specifically at US adults aged 25 to 54 who were in full-time employment. The data comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) which recently updated its American Time Use Survey. It's the most detailed information we have about how people in the US spend their days. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Why are ferocious wildfires plaguing southern California? Posted: 07 Dec 2017 02:12 PM PST A combination of short and longer-term events have conspired to spark a ring of fires that have dotted the Los Angeles area The exhausted firefighters battling fires that have menaced Los Angeles wouldn't normally expect to be dealing with such ferocious conflagrations with Christmas just a few weeks away. Related: California wildfires: winds pose 'extreme danger' for Los Angeles Continue reading... |
| 'Decades of chaos': Arab leaders condemn US decision on Jerusalem Posted: 07 Dec 2017 11:13 AM PST Donald Trump's unilateral move to back Israel's claim to holy city has reunited competing factions across the Middle East to a common cause The Trump administration's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital has drawn widespread condemnation across the Arab world, with political leaders, commentators and locals labelling the move as provocative and a threat to global security. The decision has been cast as the final nail in the coffin of a two-state solution to the Israel/Palestine conflict – an approach broadly recognised by Arab states – and the end of meaningful US diplomacy between both sides after almost 70 years. |
| Billy Bush's apology tour may set script in a world with a higher bar for men Posted: 05 Dec 2017 10:11 AM PST At an unprecedented moment of accountability for abusive men and their enablers, Bush's Colbert interview may be a preview of what will happen next Billy Bush, the other voice on the infamous Access Hollywood tape of Donald Trump bragging about sexual assault, is getting another shot at his apology tour. Related: 'Of course he said it': Billy Bush counters Trump's pussy tape claims Continue reading... |
| Why would moving the US embassy to Jerusalem be so contentious? Posted: 05 Dec 2017 06:47 AM PST Riyadh has spoken out against US threats to move its diplomatic HQ from Tel Aviv but will the president listen? Of all the issues at the heart of the enduring conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, none is as sensitive as the status of Jerusalem. The holy city has been at the centre of peace-making efforts for decades. Donald Trump's approach to it threatens to smash a long-standing international consensus in a disruptive and dangerous way. Warnings to Washington from across the Middle East and beyond have still failed to clarify whether the US will indeed unilaterally recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital and/or carry out Trump's controversial campaign promise to transfer the US embassy there from Tel Aviv. The pressure to refrain from doing either is mounting and widespread. The risks are high. Continue reading... |
| Killing of Ali Abdullah Saleh changes dynamics of Yemen's civil war Posted: 04 Dec 2017 09:00 PM PST Former president's death at hands of his erstwhile Houthi allies marks end of uneasy alliance that sparked war in 2014 The killing of Ali Abdullah Saleh, the former Yemeni president, removes the country's most important political figure for four decades from a complex equation that has plunged the Arab world's poorest nation into conflict and sparked the world's worst humanitarian crisis. His death marks a dramatic shift three years into a war in a state of stalemate. It risks the conflict becoming even more intractable. Continue reading... |
| 'All women deserve to be heard': Al Franken resigns from Senate – video Posted: 07 Dec 2017 10:11 AM PST The Minnesota Democrat Al Franken has announced his resignation in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations. In a speech on the Senate floor, he said some of the allegations against him were 'simply not true' and other incidents 'I remember differently'. He has been accused by at least six women of groping or trying to kiss them • Al Franken resigns from Senate over sexual misconduct allegations Continue reading... |
| ‘What approach is this?’: world leaders rebuke Trump over Jerusalem decision – video report Posted: 07 Dec 2017 06:20 AM PST Political leaders around the globe have spoken out after Donald Trump announced that the US would recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move its embassy to the city from Tel Aviv. Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said Trump should 'seek to make peace' rather than stir up trouble, while the UK prime minister, Theresa May, said she would speak to Trump about his unilateral actions |
| California wildfires encroach on heart of Los Angeles – in pictures Posted: 07 Dec 2017 05:26 AM PST Strong Santa Ana winds have pushed wildfires across tens of thousands of acres, destroying hundreds of homes in areas of the city such as Bel Air and Ventura
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