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- North Korea sanctions: Donald Trump announces 'largest ever' package
- UN security council fails to agree on Syria ceasefire after second day of talks
- Barnaby Joyce made the right decision, says Malcolm Turnbull
- NRA under mounting pressure as companies cut ties with gun lobby
- Nigel Farage gets warm welcome at gathering of US right wing
- Facebook sees backlash after demoing VR shooter game at conservative event
- Missing Nigerian girls declared ‘national disaster’ by president
- Risky relationships: why women are more likely to die of a broken heart
- Tech billionaire, ordered to reopen public beach, appeals to supreme court
- French far right attack choice of mixed-race girl for Joan of Arc role
- So Neanderthals made abstract art? This astounding discovery humbles every human
- Pair charged over young brothers' road deaths in Coventry
- Ex-Trump chair Paul Manafort vows to fight 'untrue' charges as Gates cuts plea deal
- The Syrian teenager tweeting the horror of life in Ghouta – video
- Woman in the picture: is Nigeria’s legendary Tutu still alive?
- Fears grow as rightwing billionaires battle to erode US union rights
- What happened to US diplomats in Cuba? – Science Weekly podcast
- Malaysian PM Najib lambasted for preferring expensive quinoa over rice
- Identity of Joyce sexual harassment accuser revealed by Australian against her wishes
- Top UN official accused of sexual harassment stands down
- 'It feels wonderful': how a Mumbai slum became a riot of colour
- 'Completely different context': Turnbull dodges gun control advice at Trump meeting – video
- The strangest moments from Donald Trump's CPAC 2018 speech – video
- I try like hell to hide that bald spot, says Donald Trump – video
- Donald Trump: give teachers who carry guns a bonus – video
| North Korea sanctions: Donald Trump announces 'largest ever' package Posted: 23 Feb 2018 12:52 PM PST Measures aim to cut off sources of revenue for nuclear program, according to excerpts of plan released by White House Donald Trump announced on Friday a new package of measures against North Korea aimed at cutting off smuggling routes and warning that if sanctions fail, the next phase would be "very unfortunate for the world". The new US sanctions are aimed at ships and trading companies around the world being used to smuggle oil into North Korea, and coal and other products out of the embattled nation, in defiance of a UN-imposed embargo. The US and its allies believe the smuggling allows the regime to continue to finance its nuclear weapon and missile programs. Continue reading... |
| UN security council fails to agree on Syria ceasefire after second day of talks Posted: 23 Feb 2018 10:16 AM PST Negotiations follow appeal by Macron and Merkel urging Putin to stop blocking resolution The UN security council failed to agree after a second day of intensive talks on a proposed 30-day ceasefire across Syria to allow for emergency humanitarian deliveries and medical evacuations. Backroom negotiations continued throughout the day on Friday. One deadline passed after another, as other council members tried to persuade Russia to agree to a resolution. The talks at the UN headquarters in New York followed an appeal by French and German leaders to Vladimir Putin, asking for Russia to stop blocking the measure's passage, pointing to the dire situation of the trapped civilian population in the rebel enclave of eastern Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus. Continue reading... |
| Barnaby Joyce made the right decision, says Malcolm Turnbull Posted: 23 Feb 2018 05:01 PM PST Prime minister gets caught in White House lockdown after a woman crashes her car into a security barrier The Australian prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, says he is looking forward to working with the new leader of the National party after the resignation of Barnaby Joyce. Speaking to reporters in Washington DC on Friday (early Saturday AEDT) just hours before meeting the US president, Donald Trump, at the White House, Turnbull thanked Joyce for his service as deputy prime minister. Continue reading... |
| NRA under mounting pressure as companies cut ties with gun lobby Posted: 23 Feb 2018 01:34 PM PST Companies including Best Western, Hertz and Wyndham end affiliation after #BoycottNRA campaign gains momentum on social media US companies are distancing themselves from the National Rifle Association as the gun lobby comes under increasing pressure following the mass shooting in Florida last week. Related: Meet the British CEO of the firm behind the gun that brought tragedy to Florida Continue reading... |
| Nigel Farage gets warm welcome at gathering of US right wing Posted: 23 Feb 2018 03:03 PM PST CPAC attendees applaud Brexit and boo London's mayor, Sadiq Khan, amid growing European populist influence at event Nigel Farage received a rousing reception from American conservatives on Friday, as the audience at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) cheered Brexit and booed London's mayor, Sadiq Khan. Related: Trump plays to the gallery at CPAC – and the gallery loves it Continue reading... |
| Facebook sees backlash after demoing VR shooter game at conservative event Posted: 23 Feb 2018 03:56 PM PST In light of the Florida massacre, the company expresses 'regret' over its decision to bring the game to CPAC Facebook is facing backlash for bringing a virtual reality shooting game to a rightwing conference where the National Rifle Association (NRA) has promoted gun rights in the wake of a Florida school shooting. The social media company, which has since removed the demonstration game and expressed "regret", was already facing scrutiny for attending the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), a high-profile event that featured speeches attacking gun control advocates and a renewed call from Donald Trump to arm school teachers. Continue reading... |
| Missing Nigerian girls declared ‘national disaster’ by president Posted: 23 Feb 2018 10:42 AM PST Troops sent to find dozens of children who disappeared after Boko Haram raid on school President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria has suffered a "national disaster" after dozens of girls went missing following an attack by Boko Haram jihadists on their school in north-east Nigeria. "This is a national disaster. We are sorry that this could have happened," he said in a statement, issued five days after the attack in the town of Dapchi in Yobe state. Continue reading... |
| Risky relationships: why women are more likely to die of a broken heart Posted: 23 Feb 2018 03:41 PM PST In her new book, heart surgeon Dr Nikki Stamp explores how modern medicine is only beginning to understand the connection between body and emotion Takotsubo cardiomyopathy – commonly known as broken heart syndrome – is rare but real. As a heart and lung surgeon, Dr Nikki Stamp has seen a few cases herself, and the phenomenon provides a compelling opening chapter to her first book, Can You Die of a Broken Heart? The title reminds us of when Debbie Reynolds died "of a broken heart" the day after her daughter, Carrie Fisher, passed away in 2016, but this book rises far above the online pseudoscience accompanying those reports. It is possible to be so affected by grief or shock that a predisposed heart simply cannot cope, and Stamp uses this as an opener to explore the myriad ways modern medicine is only recently understanding (and admitting) to the connection between body and emotion. Related: 'Octopus pot' syndrome: why a broken heart can be as bad as cardiac arrest Continue reading... |
| Tech billionaire, ordered to reopen public beach, appeals to supreme court Posted: 23 Feb 2018 01:51 PM PST Investor Vinod Khosla has battled regulators for years over Martin's Beach, which can only be reached by road on his property A Silicon Valley billionaire who was ordered by California courts to restore public access to a popular surfing beach is seeking to take his case to the US supreme court. The case could entirely upend public access to beaches in a state with more than 1,000 miles of shoreline. Continue reading... |
| French far right attack choice of mixed-race girl for Joan of Arc role Posted: 23 Feb 2018 02:57 AM PST Incitement to racial hatred inquiry launched into abuse over selection for Orléans festival A French state prosecutor has opened an inquiry into incitement to racial hatred after the selection of a mixed-race teenager to play the folk heroine Joan of Arc in annual festivities in Orléans was met with racist abuse from far-right users of social media. Mathilde Edey Gamassou, 17, was chosen from 250 girls on Monday to play Joan in a spring festival marking the Catholic warrior saint's breaking of the English siege of Orléans in 1429. Continue reading... |
| So Neanderthals made abstract art? This astounding discovery humbles every human Posted: 23 Feb 2018 06:10 AM PST Scientists say cave paintings in Spain, thought to have been by our ancestors, were actually by Neanderthals. So did they teach us everything we know?
Up to now we called it the human presence. "The print of the hand says, 'This is my mark. This is man'," declared the scientist Jacob Bronowski when he visited caves in northern Spain in his classic TV series The Ascent of Man. Simon Schama visits those same caves in the BBC's new epic series Civilisations and raves about those same handprints. For what could communicate the curiosity, self-assertion, intelligence, and above all self-consciousness of our unique species Homo sapiens, more clearly that this desire to literally leave our mark? Continue reading... |
| Pair charged over young brothers' road deaths in Coventry Posted: 24 Feb 2018 01:29 AM PST Corey and Casper Platt-May, aged six and two, died in hospital after being hit by vehicle Two people have been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after two young brothers were killed in a collision in Coventry, West Midlands police said. Corey and Casper Platt-May, aged six and two, were with their mother in MacDonald Road at about 2pm on Thursday when a vehicle hit them. They were taken to hospital with severe injuries. Casper could not be revived and died a short time later, while Corey underwent surgery, but also died. Their mother was unhurt. Continue reading... |
| Ex-Trump chair Paul Manafort vows to fight 'untrue' charges as Gates cuts plea deal Posted: 23 Feb 2018 02:09 PM PST Defiant Manafort says 'I had hoped my business colleague would have had the strength to continue the battle to prove our innocence' Former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort protested his innocence and vowed on Friday to fight numerous federal felony charges against him, after his former colleague and confidante Rick Gates cut a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller. Related: Robert Mueller files 32 new fraud charges against ex-Trump aides Continue reading... |
| The Syrian teenager tweeting the horror of life in Ghouta – video Posted: 24 Feb 2018 12:56 AM PST Muhammad Najem, a 15-year-old resident of the devastated rebel enclave on the outskirts of Damascus, is using social media to share videos of daily bombardments, and food and medical shortages. With hundreds of civilians killed this week alone, Muhammad's latest posts have called on the international community to take action and accused President Bashar al-Assad of killing his childhood
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| Woman in the picture: is Nigeria’s legendary Tutu still alive? Posted: 23 Feb 2018 09:00 PM PST The search for the subject of Ben Enwonwu's rediscovered 1974 masterpiece continues When a long-lost painting depicting a Nigerian princess was found in a modest London flat late last year, art dealers believed the decades-long search had come to an end. But the hunt for Tutu, as Ben Enwonwu's 1974 masterpiece and its inscrutable sitter are known, has only just begun. |
| Fears grow as rightwing billionaires battle to erode US union rights Posted: 23 Feb 2018 10:00 PM PST Supreme court hears arguments in case that could strip unions of major source of income – amid worries that the unions will lose A 20-year campaign by rightwing billionaire donors to undermine trade unions and strike a blow at the progressive movement in Americacomes to a climax on Monday, in a hearing at the US supreme court. The nine justices of the nation's highest court will hear arguments in Janus V AFSCME, a case that has the potential to strip unions of a major source of income. Should the court rule against the public sector unions – as many fear it will – they stand to suffer a decline in their 7.2 million-strong membership, and with it the withering of their political strength. Continue reading... |
| What happened to US diplomats in Cuba? – Science Weekly podcast Posted: 23 Feb 2018 10:19 AM PST Ian Sample delves into a preliminary study of US embassy staff said to have been targeted by an energy source in Cuba. With no unifying explanation, what do scientists think happened? Subscribe and review on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud and Acast, and join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter Between 2016 and 2017, a number of US diplomats in Cuba reported distressing symptoms including headaches, dizziness, eyesight, hearing, concentration and balance problems. Many claimed to have heard curious sounds either at home or in hotel rooms in Havana. Were the diplomats attacked with a mysterious new weapon? Was it espionage gone wrong? Or is there another explanation? Last week, a preliminary medical study of the diplomats was released, prompting further debate. Continue reading... |
| Malaysian PM Najib lambasted for preferring expensive quinoa over rice Posted: 23 Feb 2018 09:15 PM PST 'Election will be quinoa versus rice, clean government versus kleptocracy, and Najib versus people of Malaysia,' opponent says Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has sparked storm of criticism after saying he had stopped eating rice in favour of more expensive quinoa. Najib, who is facing a general election within months under a cloud of a corruption scandal, has been blamed for a rising cost of living since launching a goods and services tax in 2015. Continue reading... |
| Identity of Joyce sexual harassment accuser revealed by Australian against her wishes Posted: 23 Feb 2018 11:52 PM PST Woman's lawyer says many alleged victims are put off coming forward for fear of 'being dragged through a scandal' The identity of an alleged victim of sexual harassment by former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce was revealed by the Weekend Australian against her wishes, the woman's lawyer has said. Continue reading... |
| Top UN official accused of sexual harassment stands down Posted: 23 Feb 2018 05:33 AM PST Luiz Loures, UNAids deputy chief who was cleared of assaulting a colleague in a lift, will not seek to extend contract Luiz Loures, a UN assistant secretary general and the subject of a recent sexual assault allegation, is standing down from his position. UNAids said Loures would not seek renewal of his contract, which is due to expire at the end of March, adding that the decision had no connection to the allegations against him. Continue reading... |
| 'It feels wonderful': how a Mumbai slum became a riot of colour Posted: 23 Feb 2018 05:21 AM PST Most saw the village of Asalpha as a sea of grubby hovels. One woman saw a blank canvas – and made her vision a reality When Dedeepya Reddy travelled to work on the Mumbai metro, her spirits would sink at the sight of the slum of Asalpha. Perched on a hilltop, every bit of it was grey, grubby and depressing. Only the blue tarpaulin sheets used to protect the hovels from rain provided colour relief. "'The metro and the road seemed so developed, and this slum looked so different," says Reddy, 31, co-founder of a digital media agency. "It didn't fit in. I thought of what could be done with minimum resources. Colours make me happy, so I thought, 'Why not paint the homes to brighten them up?'" Continue reading... |
| 'Completely different context': Turnbull dodges gun control advice at Trump meeting – video Posted: 23 Feb 2018 09:56 PM PST Australia's prime minister tells Donald Trump 'we certainly don't presume to provide policy or political advice' on gun control during a meeting at the White House. Malcolm Turnbull says that for their two countries it's 'a completely different context, historically legally and so forth. We are very satisfied with our laws, we maintain them.' The US president again promoted the idea of arming teachers, saying they would be more effective than the armed guard who failed to prevent the Florida shooting because teachers 'love their children'. Continue reading... |
| The strangest moments from Donald Trump's CPAC 2018 speech – video Posted: 23 Feb 2018 10:38 AM PST US president addresses Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. Trump said if Democrats won seats in 2018 they would 'repeal your tax cuts' and 'take away your second amendment' Continue reading... |
| I try like hell to hide that bald spot, says Donald Trump – video Posted: 23 Feb 2018 09:02 AM PST The US president indulges in some self-admiration at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Glimpsing himself on TV, he remarks: 'What a nice picture that is, look at that, I'd love to watch that guy speak.' He then says of his hair: 'I try like hell to hide that bald spot, folks, I work hard at it' Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump: give teachers who carry guns a bonus – video Posted: 23 Feb 2018 02:07 AM PST The US president has called for 'highly adept' teachers to carry guns in response to the Florida school shooting, saying 'you won't have these shootings' if teaching staff are armed. Trump argues that teachers with concealed weapons will turn schools into 'hardened targets' Continue reading... |
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