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- Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam gets 20-year sentence in Belgium
- South Korea silences loudspeakers that blast cross-border propaganda
- Macron to put 'Trump whisperer' skills to test on state visit
- Greece angrily rejects Erdoğan's proposed soldier swap
- Nashville police hunt for Waffle House shooter as details of background emerge
- Egyptian citizens under siege during anti-Isis military operation – report
- Michael Cohen case shines light on Sean Hannity's real estate empire
- 'Culture is power': the Colombian sex workers who launched a newspaper | Steven Grattan
- Shutdown of Pakistani TV network hints at army's bid for control
- Semi-naked gunman kills four at Waffle House in Nashville
- Spain to begin civil war exhumations at Valley of the Fallen
- Saudi Arabia: four Britons killed after coach hits fuel tanker
- Dozens dead in bombing at Kabul voter registration centre
- One in eight bird species is threatened with extinction, global study finds
- Duchess of Cambridge admitted to hospital in 'early stages of labour'
- Eurozone sticks 'in lower gear' as strong euro hits exports - business live
- The Guardian view on the Gaza protests: a new challenge to Israel’s blockade | Editorial
- Goldman prize awarded to South African women who stopped an international nuclear deal
- In a forgotten town by the Salton Sea, newcomers build a bohemian dream
- Canadian lynched in Peru after being accused of shaman's death
- Hong Kong country club bans domestic helpers from pool
- Shipbuilder ASC to cut hundreds of jobs as union points finger at Christopher Pyne
- With 250 babies born each minute, how many people can the Earth sustain? | Lucy Lamble
| Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam gets 20-year sentence in Belgium Posted: 23 Apr 2018 02:01 AM PDT Belgian court finds Abdeslam guilty of terrorism-related attempted murder in relation to shootout in Brussels in March 2016 A Belgian court has found Salah Abdeslam, the last surviving suspect in the 2015 Paris attacks, guilty of terrorism-related attempted murder over a shootout with police in Brussels days before his capture in 2016, and sentenced him to 20 years in jail. In its judgment, the court in the Belgian capital said "there can be no doubt" about Salah Abdeslam and his co-defendant Sofiane Ayari's involvement in extremism. Prosecutors had asked for 20-year jail terms for both. Continue reading... |
| South Korea silences loudspeakers that blast cross-border propaganda Posted: 22 Apr 2018 08:10 PM PDT Sound system that plays pop music, radio dramas and news of the odd defection is turned off in advance of summit South Korea has stopped broadcasting propaganda across its border with North Korea for the first time in more than two years, in a gesture of goodwill just days before the countries' leaders are to meet in a historic summit. The South Korean defence ministry said the broadcasts, which blare pop music and criticism of the North's dynastic rule across the heavily armed border, fell silent at midnight on Sunday. Continue reading... |
| Macron to put 'Trump whisperer' skills to test on state visit Posted: 22 Apr 2018 11:00 PM PDT The stakes are high for Macron's upcoming state visit, but Elysée officials say the trip aims to cement an 'intense, close relationship' They call him the Trump whisperer. France's President Emmanuel Macron – who believes his diplomacy, persuasion and personal charm can sway the thinking of his US counterpart, Donald Trump – arrives in Washington on Monday for the deeply symbolic first state visit by a foreign leader since Trump came to power. The stakes are high, with Macron expected to raise future plans on Syria after the recent joint missile strikes, as well as France's determination to preserve the Iran nuclear deal which Trump wants to quit. Macron said last week that he had convinced Trump to keep troops in Syria for the long term but was quickly rebuffed by the White House. Continue reading... |
| Greece angrily rejects Erdoğan's proposed soldier swap Posted: 23 Apr 2018 12:21 AM PDT Turkish president said he could release two Greek border guards if Athens extradites officers who fled after coup attempt Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has sparked anger with a proposal that two Greek border guards detained in the country since March be exchanged for eight Turkish officers who have sought asylum in Greece. Only days after calling snap elections, Erdoğan raised the prospect of an exchange deal, saying Ankara could return the soldiers if Athens first extradited the eight officers. "If they are handed to us, we will consider [Greece's request]," the leader told NTV channel at the weekend, publicly linking the two cases for the first time. Continue reading... |
| Nashville police hunt for Waffle House shooter as details of background emerge Posted: 23 Apr 2018 01:36 AM PDT Suspect Travis Reinking is disturbed with paranoid delusions and likes firearms, say police Police are warning residents of a Nashville neighbourhood to watch out for a suspect in Sunday's shooting at a Waffle House restaurant that killed four people. |
| Egyptian citizens under siege during anti-Isis military operation – report Posted: 23 Apr 2018 12:00 AM PDT Up to 420,000 north Sinai residents in urgent need of humanitarian aid, says Human Rights Watch The Egyptian government's ongoing military campaign against Islamist militants in the Sinai peninsula has left citizens living under siege, according to Human Rights Watch. In a new report published on Monday, the organisation states that up to 420,000 residents of four cities in north Sinai are now in urgent need of humanitarian aid due to shortages of food, medicine and other cooking essentials, as well as cuts to water, electricity, communications and freedom of movement. Continue reading... |
| Michael Cohen case shines light on Sean Hannity's real estate empire Posted: 22 Apr 2018 11:36 PM PDT Fox News host who said Trump's fixer 'knows real estate' has a portfolio that includes support from Department of Housing and Urban Development, a fact he did not mention when interviewing secretary Ben Carson last year When Sean Hannity was named in court this week as a client of Donald Trump's embattled legal fixer Michael Cohen, the Fox News host insisted their discussions had been limited to the subject of buying property. "I've said many times on my radio show: I hate the stock market, I prefer real estate. Michael knows real estate," Hannity said on television, a few hours after the dramatic hearing in Manhattan, where Cohen is under criminal investigation. Continue reading... |
| 'Culture is power': the Colombian sex workers who launched a newspaper | Steven Grattan Posted: 22 Apr 2018 11:00 PM PDT In a Bogotá district where violence often dominates headlines, the paper La Esquina is flying off the shelves, covering everything from recipes to plastic surgery tips In the streets of Bogotá's infamous red light district, something new and colourful has begun appearing, pasted up between the graffiti on the walls. Monica Quiroz, biting off strips of thick adhesive tape, is sticking up the laminated, fluorescent pages of this month's edition of a newspaper written for and by local sex workers. Continue reading... |
| Shutdown of Pakistani TV network hints at army's bid for control Posted: 22 Apr 2018 09:00 PM PDT Geo concedes to military pressure after going off air for two weeks and agrees to self-censor When Pakistan's largest and by far its most popular television network, Geo, was pushed off the airwaves in at least 80% of the country last month, many suspected the work of the military, though few would say it. Continue reading... |
| Semi-naked gunman kills four at Waffle House in Nashville Posted: 23 Apr 2018 01:17 AM PDT Gunman flees after shooting people in parking lot before and continuing to fire in restaurant until customer grabbed rifle A gunman wearing nothing but a green jacket and brandishing an assault rifle stormed a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville before dawn on Sunday and shot four people to death, according to police, who credited a customer with saving lives by wresting the weapon away. The gunman shot people in the parking lot before entering the restaurant, where he continued firing until a customer grabbed the rifle, Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron said. Four people were also wounded before the gunman fled, shedding his jacket. Continue reading... |
| Spain to begin civil war exhumations at Valley of the Fallen Posted: 22 Apr 2018 09:00 PM PDT Experts to try to find remains of four of 34,000 victims buried at highly controversial monument A team of structural engineers will enter Spain's most controversial monument on Monday to search for the remains of four of the 34,000 civil war dead who have lain next to the body of Francisco Franco for more than half a century, unnamed but not forgotten. The basilica of the Valley of the Fallen, a hulking mausoleum 40 miles outside Madrid, is ostensibly dedicated to the memory of all those killed on both sides between 1936 and 1939. Continue reading... |
| Saudi Arabia: four Britons killed after coach hits fuel tanker Posted: 22 Apr 2018 09:44 AM PDT Eighteen British pilgrims were on bus at time of crash between Mecca and Medina Four Britons have been killed in a coach crash in Saudi Arabia after their bus collided with a petrol tanker, their travel agent has confirmed. The crash happened on Saturday morning on the road between the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, according to Gulfaraz Zaman, a director of Blackburn-based Hashim Travel, which organised the trip. Continue reading... |
| Dozens dead in bombing at Kabul voter registration centre Posted: 22 Apr 2018 03:01 AM PDT Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide attack on ID cards queue that killed at least 57 people A suicide bomber has killed at least 57 people and wounded dozens outside a voter registration centre in Kabul, in an attack claimed by Islamic State. The public health ministry spokesman Wahid Majro said another 54 people were wounded in Sunday's attack. Gen Daud Amin, the Kabul police chief, said the suicide bomber targeted hundreds of civilians who were queuing to receive national identification cards to vote in legislative elections scheduled for 20 October. Continue reading... |
| One in eight bird species is threatened with extinction, global study finds Posted: 22 Apr 2018 04:01 PM PDT Report on the state of the world's birds reveals a biodiversity crisis driven by intensive farming, with once-common species such as puffins and snowy owls now at risk One in eight bird species is threatened with global extinction, and once widespread creatures such as the puffin, snowy owl and turtle dove are plummeting towards oblivion, according to the definitive study of global bird populations. The State of the World's Birds, a five-year compendium of population data from the best-studied group of animals on the planet, reveals a biodiversity crisis driven by the expansion and intensification of agriculture. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Duchess of Cambridge admitted to hospital in 'early stages of labour' Posted: 23 Apr 2018 12:40 AM PDT Duchess, who is due to have her third child, was admitted to St Mary's hospital in Paddington early on Monday The Duchess of Cambridge, who is expecting her third child, is in the "early stages of labour" setting up the prospect of a royal birth on St George's day. She was admitted to St Mary's hospital, Paddington, early on Monday morning, Kensington Palace said in a brief statement issued on Twitter. Continue reading... |
| Eurozone sticks 'in lower gear' as strong euro hits exports - business live Posted: 23 Apr 2018 02:05 AM PDT All the day's economic and financial news, including a new healthcheck on European companies
Back in the City, excitement is building as the interest rate (yield) on American 10-year government debt threatens to hit 3% for the first time since January 2014. It's really quite close now.... 2.996 on the bid
Fred Ducrozet of Swiss bank Pictet is concerned by the slowdown among companies in smaller eurozone nations - and the impact of the stronger euro: A couple of more worrying signs to be monitored in PMIs though: Here's the most worrying PMI chart, with Markit mentioning the strength of the euro as a drag, for the first time in months. Still too early for the ECB to be sure, so they're likely to keep their most dovish options open if things were to get worse. pic.twitter.com/WhwYNxGdBP Euro area composite PMI remained stable at 55.2 in April, above consensus expectations (54.8). Services index (+0.1 point to 55.0) rose marginally, while manufacturing index fell (-0.6 point to 56.0). Supply constraints contributed again to the slowdown in output and orders. pic.twitter.com/39U3WfBJgD EUR-wide manufacturing PMI declined more than in DE and FR, indicating declines in ES and IT. Still points to strong economic growth. pic.twitter.com/kTjuqOg1Ct #PMIs stabilising in April, but decline in new orders and weaker optimism leave potential for further decreases ahead. We expect mfg #PMI to stabilize around 55.0 level over 3-6M horizon. That means #growth should stay robust in the #eurozone. https://t.co/nTmUl1cTja pic.twitter.com/Bvriocb2ly Continue reading... |
| The Guardian view on the Gaza protests: a new challenge to Israel’s blockade | Editorial Posted: 22 Apr 2018 10:37 AM PDT The use of lethal force to cow nonviolent demonstrations by Palestinians erodes Israel's standing internationally and damages its democracy at home This weekend the United Nations Middle East peace envoy asked: "How does the killing of a child in #Gaza today help #peace? It doesn't! It fuels anger and breeds more killing." Nickolay Mladenov was right to be outraged. He tweeted after a Palestinian teenager was shot in the head apparently by Israeli army snipers while peacefully protesting near a border fence. The Israeli government at first dismissed calls for an investigation, only to concede to one after the international community called on the military to "stop killing children". The soldiers' use of live ammunition against unarmed demonstrators is an affront; but it is in line with the brutal attitudes towards Palestinians that have become normalised by Israeli politicians. The snatching of life from a few dozen people and the maiming of 1,700 more over the past four weeks are an indication of what Israel thinks is a fair price to pay to keep Gaza in check. A journalist has been shot dead and ambulances fired upon. This awful pummelling of a besieged population is not solely, as the Israeli military claim, to protect a border fence. It is to cow people into submission. The signs are that it will not. These protests were envisaged as a grassroots nonviolent campaign to remind the world that Palestinians whose families were driven into exile during the establishment of Israel consider their right to return inviolable. The idea spun out of a viral Facebook post by Ahmad Abu Artema, a 33-year-old journalist, who wondered what would happen if thousands of people in Gaza, the majority of whom are refugees and their descendants, attempted to cross the frontier peacefully to reach their ancestral homes. These may be idealistic thoughts, but they are not ignoble ones. Who would not prefer Mr Artema's suggestion that Palestinians and Israelis could live side by side as equal citizens to the violent passions and hatred that pass between these two peoples today? In preferring to dream rather than accepting today's nightmare, Mr Artema shares a belief with Israel's president in a better future. Continue reading... |
| Goldman prize awarded to South African women who stopped an international nuclear deal Posted: 22 Apr 2018 09:01 PM PDT Winners of the world's leading environmental award faced down Vladimir Putin and the country's recently deposed leader, Jacob Zuma, to overturn a multibillion-dollar nuclear deal Two grassroots women activists – one black, one white – stand together against two of the world's most powerful men – one black, one white – over a secret, undemocratic, multibillion dollar nuclear deal. If this was the plot of a Netflix series, it might be dismissed as too neat, too perfectly symbolic and symmetrical. |
| In a forgotten town by the Salton Sea, newcomers build a bohemian dream Posted: 23 Apr 2018 02:00 AM PDT Bombay Beach, once a desert resort, fell into decrepitude. Now an influx of artists, intellectuals and hipsters are making it their playground When ecological disaster hit Bombay Beach, a resort town marooned by a dying lake in California's desert, the result looked apocalyptic. Birds and fish died. Toxic dust swirled. The air stank. Tourists and most residents fled, leaving a virtual ghost town of abandoned, decaying homes. Continue reading... |
| Canadian lynched in Peru after being accused of shaman's death Posted: 22 Apr 2018 11:34 PM PDT Sebastian Woodroffe, 41, was believed to be a patient of indigenous healer Olivia Arévalo, 81 A Canadian man was beaten and lynched in the Peruvian Amazon after local people accused him of killing an 81-year-old indigenous healer, a police officer leading the murder investigation told the Guardian. Olivia Arévalo, a female shaman with the native Shipibo-Konibo people, was shot twice and died on Thursday near her home in the village of Victoria Gracia in Peru's central Amazon region of Ucayali. Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong country club bans domestic helpers from pool Posted: 23 Apr 2018 12:48 AM PDT Sign at Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club barring domestic helpers from pool area prompts anger on social media A sign at a country club in Hong Kong prohibiting domestic helpers from its pool has prompted anger after it was circulated on social media. Hong Kong is home to more than 350,000 domestic helpers, mostly from the Philippines, as well as Indonesia and Thailand. They often have to work long hours for low pay, and in some cases are subject to abuse and inhumane work and living conditions – an ongoing source of controversy in Hong Kong. Continue reading... |
| Shipbuilder ASC to cut hundreds of jobs as union points finger at Christopher Pyne Posted: 23 Apr 2018 12:23 AM PDT Australian Manufacturing Workers Union says defence industry minister owers workers an explanation The federal government-owned shipbuilder ASC is laying off 223 workers in South Australia ahead of the air warfare destroyer project winding down. An ASC spokesman said up to 223 positions would be reduced by early June. |
| With 250 babies born each minute, how many people can the Earth sustain? | Lucy Lamble Posted: 22 Apr 2018 10:00 PM PDT UN data suggests that the world's population will hit 11 billion by 2100, with the fastest rises being recorded in Africa and Asia How many people are there in the world? We don't know for sure as all figures are estimates, but UN data suggests there were about a billion people in 1800, 2 billion in 1927, 5 billion in 1987 and just over 7.5 billion today. Continue reading... |
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