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- Facebook's privacy practices are under investigation, FTC confirms
- Western allies expel scores of Russian diplomats over Skripal attack
- Linda Brown, Kansas student whose case ended school segregation, dies at 76
- North Korea: Kim Jong-un in China for 'unannounced state visit'
- Calls to rein in antibiotic use after study shows 65% increase worldwide
- Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont remanded in custody in Germany
- White House attacks Stormy Daniels' credibility after TV interview
- Police treat killing of elderly woman in Paris as antisemitic attack
- French police question teenagers linked to Trèbes gunman
- Brazil senate considers lifting ban on sugarcane production in Amazon
- Kosovo detains Serbian politician after 'illegal entry' into region
- Malaysia accused of muzzling critics with jail term for fake news
- Slovak journalist's murder was contract killing, says prosecutor
- Greek ex-minister Yanis Varoufakis launches political party
- How clean indoor air is becoming China's latest luxury must-have
- 'Thriftiness is sexy': exhibition examines Germans' mania for saving
- Russia to 'respond harshly' to US expulsion of diplomats
- Putin blames criminal negligence for death toll in Kemerovo fire
- 'We give access to a lost world': Assassin's Creed's new life as a virtual museum
- Michael Cohen: Who is Trump's pugnacious and loyal lawyer?
- Brazil's female sports journalists take stand against sexual harassment
- Did North Korea's Kim Jong-un ride in this mystery train to China? - video report
- Coalition postpones corporate tax cut bill after failing to secure support
- Vietnamese pop star held in crackdown on dissent
- Scientists warn 90% of hepatitis B sufferers remain unaware of silent killer
- Jeremy Corbyn puts new focus on inequality but the old challenges loom
- Child exploitation drives steep rise in number of UK slavery cases
- Labour pledges to put women at heart of British aid efforts
- Expulsions of Russians are pushback against Putin's hybrid warfare | Patrick Wintour
- Theresa May: ‘largest collective expulsion of Russian intelligence officers in history’ – video
- Why is the NRA so powerful? – video
- Orange snow blankets parts of eastern Europe – video
| Facebook's privacy practices are under investigation, FTC confirms Posted: 26 Mar 2018 03:14 PM PDT Facebook could face huge fines as Federal Trade Commission confirms inquiry into whether the company engaged in 'unfair acts' Facebook's privacy practices are under investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission following a week of scandals and public outrage over the company's failure to protect the personal information of tens of millions of users. "The FTC takes very seriously recent press reports raising substantial concerns about the privacy practices of Facebook," said Tom Pahl, acting director of the FTC's bureau of consumer protection in a statement on Monday noting that the investigation would include whether the company engaged in "unfair acts that cause substantial injury to consumers". Continue reading... |
| Western allies expel scores of Russian diplomats over Skripal attack Posted: 26 Mar 2018 11:04 PM PDT US orders expulsion of 60 officials as succession of EU states announce similar moves More than 20 western allies have ordered the expulsion of dozens of Russian diplomats in response to the nerve agent attack in the UK, in a show of solidarity that represents the biggest concerted blow to Russian intelligence networks in the west since the cold war. Over 100 Russian diplomats alleged to be spies in western countries are being told to return to Moscow, in a coordinated response to the use of a chemical weapon in the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal, a former Russian intelligence official, and his daughter, Yulia, in Salisbury on 4 March. Continue reading... |
| Linda Brown, Kansas student whose case ended school segregation, dies at 76 Posted: 26 Mar 2018 03:48 PM PDT
Linda Brown, the Kansas girl at the center of the 1954 supreme court ruling that struck down racial segregation in American schools, has died. She was 76. Related: Half-century of US civil rights gains have stalled or reversed, report finds Continue reading... |
| North Korea: Kim Jong-un in China for 'unannounced state visit' Posted: 26 Mar 2018 09:38 AM PDT Relations have been strained due to China's support of sanctions against North Korea's nuclear programme North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is believed to be in Beijing on an unannounced trip, in what would be his first foreign state visit since taking power in 2011, according to reports. Citing three sources familiar with the visit, Bloomberg said on Monday the North Korean leader was in the Chinese capital. Japanese media had previously reported that a "special train" carrying a high-ranking Korean official had arrived in China on Sunday to discuss ties between the two countries. China's foreign ministry has said it was not aware of the visit. Continue reading... |
| Calls to rein in antibiotic use after study shows 65% increase worldwide Posted: 26 Mar 2018 12:00 PM PDT • Drug resistant infections kill half a million people a year • Increase in antibiotic use is largely in developing world A dramatic rise in global antibiotic consumption has led public health experts to call for fresh strategies to rein in excessive use of the drugs, and for major investments to provide clean water, sanitation and vaccines in countries where infectious diseases are rife. The unrestrained use of antibiotics is the main driver for the rise in drug-resistant infections which now kill more than half a million people a year worldwide, including 50,000 in Europe and the US combined. Left unchecked, the spread of drug resistance could claim millions of lives a year by 2050, according to a 2014 report for David Cameron, the former prime minister. Continue reading... |
| Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont remanded in custody in Germany Posted: 26 Mar 2018 11:33 AM PDT German authorities have 60 days in which to decide on Spain's extradition request The former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has been remanded in custody in northern Germany pending a decision on extradition proceedings brought by Spain. The German authorities have 60 days in which to reach a decision on the extradition request, which Puigdemont opposed during Monday's hearing. |
| White House attacks Stormy Daniels' credibility after TV interview Posted: 26 Mar 2018 01:57 PM PDT Daniels added Trump's attorney, Michael Cohen, to a lawsuit filed against Trump, saying he had defamed her by claiming she lied about her relationship with the president The White House has attacked the credibility of Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who spoke out on US TV on Sunday night about her alleged affair with the president and threats she said she received. Concurrently, the legal battle between Daniels and Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, grew fiercer. Related: Stormy Daniels interviewed by Anderson Cooper – the key moments Continue reading... |
| Police treat killing of elderly woman in Paris as antisemitic attack Posted: 26 Mar 2018 10:14 AM PDT Two suspects arrested after Mireille Knoll, 85, was found dead in her flat on Friday French investigators are treating the killing of an 85-year-old Jewish woman in Paris as an antisemitic murder, after it emerged that she had survived France's most notorious second world war round up of Jews in 1942. Mireille Knoll lived alone and was found dead after a fire broke out in her flat in Paris's 11th arrondissement on Friday night. An autopsy showed she had been stabbed several times before the fire. Continue reading... |
| French police question teenagers linked to Trèbes gunman Posted: 26 Mar 2018 12:21 PM PDT Prosecutor confirms woman, 18, thought to be Radouane Lakdim's girlfriend, had also been on watchlist of potential extremists Two teenagers linked to a gunman who pledged allegiance to Islamic State before killing four people in a shooting spree and supermarket hostage-taking in southern France are being questioned over whether they had a role in preparing the attacks. The French-Moroccan gunman, Radouane Lakdim, 25, who was shot dead by police after Friday's hostage-taking at a supermarket in Trèbes near Carcassonne, had an 18-year-old girlfriend. She was arrested within hours of the attacks. The Paris prosecutor François Molins said that, like Lakdim, she had been on a watchlist of potential extremists. Continue reading... |
| Brazil senate considers lifting ban on sugarcane production in Amazon Posted: 26 Mar 2018 04:21 PM PDT The bill condemned by environmentalists would allow ethanol production, driving more deforestation and unravel protections A bill being rushed through Brazil's senate would lift a ban on the cultivation of sugarcane for ethanol fuel in the Amazon, driving more deforestation and making it harder for the country to meet its commitments under the Paris Climate Deal. The bill, which has been roundly condemned by environmentalists, companies and even Brazil's union of sugarcane producers (UNICA), marks the latest move by a conservative congress to unravel Amazon protections. Continue reading... |
| Kosovo detains Serbian politician after 'illegal entry' into region Posted: 26 Mar 2018 01:10 PM PDT Marko Đurić was seized by special police officers who fired stun grenades to disperse crowd Air raid sirens have rung out in Serb-dominated northern Kosovo after special police fired stun grenades in a raid to detain a senior Serbian official, raising fresh tensions in the region. Marko Đurić, head of Belgrade's office for Kosovo and Metohija, was seized in the town of North Mitrovica by balaclava-clad and rifle-wielding members of Pristina's ROSU police, who fired what appeared to be stun grenades to clear a crowd of angry Serb civilians. Inside the building, people ducked for cover as the police entered the hall where Đurić was speaking and led him away. Continue reading... |
| Malaysia accused of muzzling critics with jail term for fake news Posted: 26 Mar 2018 09:24 AM PDT Move to impose 10-year sentence seen as attempt to silence talk of corruption before election Malaysia's government has proposed legislation to outlaw fake news and punish offenders with a 10-year jail sentence, in a move described by critics as an attempt to crack down on dissent before a general election. Related: Despots are embracing Donald Trump's 'war on the media' with open arms | Isaac Stone Fish Continue reading... |
| Slovak journalist's murder was contract killing, says prosecutor Posted: 26 Mar 2018 08:07 AM PDT Deaths of Ján Kuciak and fiancee last month sparked protests and led to PM's resignation The murder of a Slovak investigative journalist and his fiancee last month, which sparked mass protests and forced the prime minister, Robert Fico, to resign, is likely to have been a contract killing, a prosecutor has said. Ján Kuciak, 27, was shot twice in his chest and Martina Kusnirova, 27, was shot in the head at their home outside Bratislava, said the prosecutor, who asked not to be identified. Continue reading... |
| Greek ex-minister Yanis Varoufakis launches political party Posted: 26 Mar 2018 10:17 AM PDT Goal of MeRA 25 is to release Greece from 'debt bondage', says economist and fierce EU critic Greece's former finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, acting on his promise to take mainstream politicians to task, has announced the formation of his own party. Varoufakis, 57, said the grassroots party would seek to "bring realistic hope" to the debt-ridden country. It will be known as MeRA 25 and has the overarching aim of releasing Greece from "debt bondage". Continue reading... |
| How clean indoor air is becoming China's latest luxury must-have Posted: 26 Mar 2018 11:00 PM PDT Shanghai's latest upscale hotel boasts filtered air typically 10 times cleaner than that outside and in-room pollution monitors – but in this lucrative new market, not everyone can be trusted The newly opened luxury Cordis hotel looks much like many other high-end hotels in Shanghai, with its glass-sided swimming pool, vast twin ballrooms and upscale spa. But the first Cordis hotel on mainland China boasts something that is genuinely rare in big Chinese cities: clean indoor air. Modest occupancy rates in the megacity's 5,000-plus hotels mean operators have been desperately competing to attract guests with cheap deals and ever more luxurious features. In a city where air pollution as measured by PM2.5s – tiny particles deemed particularly harmful to health – recently increased 9% year-on-year and now regularly exceeds capital Beijing – one luxury hotel has a new wheeze. Continue reading... |
| 'Thriftiness is sexy': exhibition examines Germans' mania for saving Posted: 26 Mar 2018 09:00 PM PDT The desire to conserve cash is seen not just as a question of personal morality but a way to support the country's interests The German habit of saving money is so entrenched it has come to define the national character, according to the curators of an exhibition who say they hope to spark a much-needed debate about whether the obsession is healthy. Saving – History of a German Virtue at the German Historical Museum in Berlin seeks to uncover why saving money is central to most Germans' lives – even in times of historically low interest rates. Continue reading... |
| Russia to 'respond harshly' to US expulsion of diplomats Posted: 27 Mar 2018 12:17 AM PDT Kremlin condemns move but says it is still open to strategic stability talks with Washington Moscow will respond harshly to a US decision to expel 60 Russian diplomats, Russia's deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, has said, but added that it was still open to strategic stability talks with Washington. The US said on Monday it would expel 60 Russian diplomats, joining governments across Europe in punishing the Kremlin for a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain that they have blamed on Moscow. Continue reading... |
| Putin blames criminal negligence for death toll in Kemerovo fire Posted: 27 Mar 2018 01:35 AM PDT Russian president visits scene of shopping centre blaze in which at least 64 people died Vladimir Putin has blamed "criminal negligence" for Russia's deadliest fire in nearly a decade, during a visit to the scene of the blaze in the Siberian city of Kemerovo on Tuesday. At least 64 people were killed in a fire that engulfed the top floor of the Winter Cherry shopping centre on Sunday, sweeping through a children's play area and two cinemas. Some victims leaped from windows to escape the flames and smoke. Continue reading... |
| 'We give access to a lost world': Assassin's Creed's new life as a virtual museum Posted: 26 Mar 2018 10:00 PM PDT What happens when you remove the fighting from a video game and turn it into an ancient world to explore? The creators of Assassin's Creed Origins found out Even if you're not particularly interested in video games, you'll probably have heard of Assassin's Creed. They're a series of historically themed action games that take place in digital recreations of places such as Revolution-era Paris, medieval Jerusalem and 1860s London. Playing Assassin's Creed involves climbing up ancient buildings and mingling with the residents of cities of the past, meeting (and occasionally assassinating) historical figures as a member of an ancient, clandestine brotherhood working against the Templars. The games have been around since 2007 and have made an awful lot of money for their publisher, Ubisoft. The company employs a team of hundreds of artists, historians, writers, coders, sound designers and more to create these virtual places. An hour in the company of any of these games is enough to discern how much effort goes into their historical settings – though it's hard to appreciate them fully when you're busy fighting, talking or running away from guards. Continue reading... |
| Michael Cohen: Who is Trump's pugnacious and loyal lawyer? Posted: 26 Mar 2018 11:00 PM PDT Cohen's loyalty to Trump may have drawn him into legal jeopardy even as it has carried him near the pinnacles of American power He's a pugnacious lawyer with a Long Island accent who says he grew up idolizing Donald Trump and soaking in the wisdom of the real estate tycoon's bestseller, The Art of the Deal. But Michael Cohen's devotion to Trump, his boss and mentor since 2006, may have drawn Cohen into legal jeopardy even as it has carried him near the pinnacles of American power. Continue reading... |
| Brazil's female sports journalists take stand against sexual harassment Posted: 27 Mar 2018 12:01 AM PDT Campaign with slogan #DeixaElaTrabalhar, 'Let her do her job', calls out unwanted advances and threats that reporters routinely face Fed up with being kissed, insulted and even groped on air, female sports journalists in Brazil have launched an anti-harassment campaign with a straightforward request: #DeixaElaTrabalhar, or "Let Her Do Her Job". Women reporters frequently receive everything from unwanted advances to violent threats as they work. Bruna Dealtry, a sports reporter for channel Esporte Interativo (Interactive Sports) was broadcasting live from a victory celebration after a football match earlier this month, when a man tried to kiss her. Continue reading... |
| Did North Korea's Kim Jong-un ride in this mystery train to China? - video report Posted: 27 Mar 2018 01:40 AM PDT A distinctive green and yellow train arrived in Beijing to wide speculation that it was carrying Kim Jong-un. It would be his first trip abroad since becoming supreme leader in 2011. The train is similar to that of his father, former leader Kim Jong-il. China's foreign ministry has not confirmed the visit Continue reading... |
| Coalition postpones corporate tax cut bill after failing to secure support Posted: 27 Mar 2018 01:04 AM PDT Derryn Hinch and Tim Storer still undecided but Turnbull tells Business Council of Australia the government is 'not giving up' The Turnbull government has pulled its legislation to cut the corporate tax rate for big business from 30% to 25% until the May budget session because it lacks the numbers to pass the politically unpopular measure this week. The finance minister, Mathias Cormann, confirmed in the Senate on Tuesday evening the government would make a tactical retreat for now, lacking support from Victoria's still undecided Derryn Hinch and new South Australian senator Tim Storer despite a full-court press from business chiefs and days of backroom negotiations. Continue reading... |
| Vietnamese pop star held in crackdown on dissent Posted: 27 Mar 2018 01:13 AM PDT Mai Khoi, a high-profile pro-democracy activist, detained at airport after trip to Europe A Vietnamese pop star and pro-democracy advocate has been detained as part of an increasingly bold crackdown on dissidents in the one-party communist state. Mai Khoi, a singer-songwriter, was returning home from performing in Europe when she was detained at Hanoi airport and taken for questioning, Human Rights Watch said. Continue reading... |
| Scientists warn 90% of hepatitis B sufferers remain unaware of silent killer Posted: 26 Mar 2018 11:00 PM PDT Shortfalls in testing and treatment leave 270 million people around the world undiagnosed and untreated, Lancet study reveals About 300 million people worldwide are living with hepatitis B, yet the majority of cases remain undiagnosed or untreated, researchers have found. According to a study published on Monday in the Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology journal, roughly 90% of people infected by the virus, which is incurable but manageable, are unaware they have it. Continue reading... |
| Jeremy Corbyn puts new focus on inequality but the old challenges loom Posted: 26 Mar 2018 08:18 AM PDT Labour's vision to reshape the world order will require political will to end tax evasion and create a fairer global economy In the foreword to Labour's new policy paper, Jeremy Corbyn characterises the party's vision for development as "a progressive, outward-looking, global view, driven by social justice and human rights". So far, so expected. For those who remember the Blair-Brown era of Make Poverty History, the most exciting shift is the plan to tackle rising inequalities alongside the more familiar focus on reducing poverty, treating inequality and poverty as two sides of the same coin. Continue reading... |
| Child exploitation drives steep rise in number of UK slavery cases Posted: 26 Mar 2018 06:39 AM PDT Referrals to system for identifying trafficking and slavery victims increase by two-thirds More than 5,000 potential victims of trafficking and modern slavery were reported to UK authorities last year, the highest number on record. For the first time, British citizens made up the highest number of potential victims, a shift driven by an increase in the use of child drug mules by criminal gangs. Overall, the number of possible child victims grew by two-thirds compared with 2016. Continue reading... |
| Labour pledges to put women at heart of British aid efforts Posted: 26 Mar 2018 02:49 AM PDT Green paper proposes threefold funding increase for women's groups as Corbyn vows to ensure 'everything we do tackles inequality' Measures to cut global inequality will be put at the heart of British aid policy under new plans unveiled by Labour. The party's green paper said a Labour government would introduce Britain's first explicitly feminist international development policy, with a threefold increase in funding for grassroots women's groups. Continue reading... |
| Expulsions of Russians are pushback against Putin's hybrid warfare | Patrick Wintour Posted: 26 Mar 2018 09:44 AM PDT Moscow saw the UK as isolated but response shows other governments have lost patience The expulsions of Russian diplomats on Monday reflect how widely Vladimir Putin has attempted to wage his brand of hybrid warfare and how many leaders and their intelligence agencies he has angered in the process. Even before the Salisbury poisoning, many governments had lost patience with Vladimir Putin's grey war for domestic reasons of their own. Their response is not just an act of solidarity with the UK but a collective pushback. Continue reading... |
| Theresa May: ‘largest collective expulsion of Russian intelligence officers in history’ – video Posted: 26 Mar 2018 01:58 PM PDT Theresa May says she has 'found great solidarity' from EU member states following the collective expulsion of Russian diplomats in response to the nerve agent attack in the UK. May welcomes what she calls 'the largest collective expulsion of Russian intelligence officers in history' Continue reading... |
| Why is the NRA so powerful? – video Posted: 26 Mar 2018 06:59 AM PDT The National Rifle Association (NRA) is famous for its influence on American politics. Under its executive vice-president, Wayne LaPierre, the group has resisted changes to gun legislation for more than four decades, despite multiple mass shootings. Here's how the group keeps the status quo Continue reading... |
| Orange snow blankets parts of eastern Europe – video Posted: 26 Mar 2018 06:21 AM PDT Dust from a sandstorm in the Sahara is causing snow in eastern Europe to turn orange, transforming mountainous regions of Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria and Romania into Mars-like landscapes. The striking scenes are believed to be created by a mix of sand, dust and pollen particles stirred up and swept across from storms in northern Africa. According to meteorologists, the phenomenon occurs roughly every five years Continue reading... |
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