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In 30 days, the Brexit mayhem will get even worse

In the 32 months since the UK made its decision to leave the European Union, the politics of the country have fundamentally changed. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2BV1EwB
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How a whale carcass ended up in a Brazilian forest

When local fishermen were walking through a mangrove forest in Brazil, they came across something that shouldn't be there: the carcass of a humpback whale. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2tBVcpO
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20 dead in explosion at Cairo's main station

Twenty people were killed and 40 others injured in a fire at Egypt's busiest railway station Wednesday morning, the country's health ministry said according to state TV. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2UgjJwx
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How VR is transforming HR

A growing number of companies are using virtual reality to recruit and train staff, with immersive experiences giving employers new ways to deliver training and foster empathy at work. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2Vo7des
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Sport's power couple: 'When we play for a bigger purpose we play better'

Aged 26, Julie Ertz already knows what it is like to win a World Cup. The defensive midfielder, the second-youngest member of the US squad in 2015, can talk about the joy of winning the biggest prize in women's soccer, of how onerous a month-long tournament can be and how becoming a world champion "makes you hungry for more." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2NyBi89
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Women's World Cup: All you need to know

Twenty-four teams will compete at next year's tournament in France, which will be held from 7 June to 7 July. Across nine host cities, 52 matches will be played to determine the winner. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2zLNz3J
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Opinion: Why freckles are considered 'ugly' in China

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The world's best beaches for 2019

It's time to shake the sand out of the golden envelope for a fresh set of awards -- TripAdvisor has announced its best beaches in the world for 2019. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2H3NQU0
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The Second Trump-Kim Summit Has Ended Without A Deal

"Sometimes you have to walk, this was one of those times," Trump said at a presser after the summit ended. View Entire Post › from BuzzFeed News https://ift.tt/2tGoW4X
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Australia wants to be a big-time arms supplier. This might help

Think of it as R2D2 getting its own X-wing fighter. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2IBJ3vr
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China's 'horizontal skyscraper' nearly done

Dubbed an engineering marvel, the highly anticipated Raffles City Chongqing project is nearly complete. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2T1NVP3
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Dozens feared trapped after landslide engulfs illegal gold mine

A landslide that engulfed an illegal gold mine in Indonesia has killed at least one person and left dozens feared trapped. Fourteen others have been rescued. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2GNQeyG
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This is the biggest Starbucks on the planet

Starbucks is ready to unveil its latest Roastery in Tokyo. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2VlNBrd
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May chucks a grenade into Brexit debate

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Emma Thompson won't work with John Lasseter

Actress Emma Thompson has made public her reason for dropping out of "Luck," a highly-anticipated animated feature by Skydance Animation. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2GKKENH
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Inside Singapore's push into self-driving cars

It may look like a giant robotic bug but the MooAV could be the car of the future. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2H2iEED
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The UK isn't ready for Brexit

Food shortages. Major disruption to trade. At least $17 billion in new costs for business. Big trouble for small companies. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2Tm5Xec
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Are small cities the smartest?

When you hear of urban transformations, you tend to think of high-rise mega-cities like Shanghai, Dubai or Hong Kong. Or if it's technological advances, San Francisco and Silicon Valley might come to mind. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2H1n8Lz
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The eSports giant that started with a click

Will Ripley investigates how an eSports boom helped Singapore-based startup Razer become a billion-dollar tech giant. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2Te2MFI
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They ran barefoot; now three brothers are All Black stars

When asked what he planned to do after retiring from rugby, Kevin Barrett -- or "Smiley," as he was nicknamed -- announced he was "going to breed some All Blacks." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2EdCmud
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Where does fake movie money come from?

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Inside the 'scariest place on Earth'

With North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meeting with US President Donald Trump in Hanoi this week for a second summit, hopes for peace on the Korean Peninsula have once again been raised. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2FG3noK
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Life in one of the world's snowiest cities

Twenty-one feet of snow -- enough to bury a two-story house. And then some. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2EaoqRs
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Incredible beauty of the 'river of stars'

Pete McBride is worried about the Grand Canyon, so he decided to hike it. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2U4JPCk
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Thousands Of Immigrant Children Say They Have Been Sexually Abused While In US Custody

Over the past four years, 5,859 allegations of sexual abuse involving unaccompanied immigrant children in US custody have been reported. View Entire Post › from BuzzFeed News https://ift.tt/2GLHIQR
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Here’s Everything You Need To Know About This Week’s Installment Of Never-Ending Brexit Hell

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US says airstrike kills 35

The US military announced Monday that an airstrike in Somalia killed 35 Al Shabaab fighters on Sunday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2UcjuCE
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UN court orders UK to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The UK must return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius "as rapidly as possible," the United Nations' highest court ruled Monday, branding its occupation of the Indian Ocean archipelago illegal. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2ThJ7EL
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Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif resigns

Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, who played a key role in the 2015 nuclear deal, announced his resignation Monday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2IAABfK
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India claims airstrikes on Pakistan 'terror camps' across disputed Kashmir border

Attack an act of ‘extreme valour’, says minister, after the first clash of its kind since the countries went to war in 1971 India has said it launched air strikes against a large militant training camp across the ceasefire line in Kashmir, the first aerial bombing over the disputed border since the country went to war with Pakistan in 1971. Foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale said in a briefing that Delhi had received credible intelligence the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militant group, which killed 40 Indian security personnel in a suicide bombing earlier this month, was training fighters for similar attacks. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Xq5TcA
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Jeremy Corbyn: we’ll back a second referendum to stop Tory no-deal Brexit

Labour leader tells MPs party will back another vote as last resort to stop Tory deal Follow all the latest on Brexit with our live blog Jeremy Corbyn has finally thrown his party’s weight behind a second EU referendum, backing moves for a fresh poll with remain on the ballot paper if Labour should fail to get its own version of a Brexit deal passed this week. The decision to give the party’s backing to a second referendum follows a concerted push by the shadow Brexit secretary, Sir Keir Starmer, and the deputy leader, Tom Watson, who fear any further delay could have led to more defections to the breakaway Independent Group (TIG), whose members all back a second referendum. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2BRkUv9
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Kim Jong-un arrives in Hanoi for Vietnam summit with Donald Trump

North Korean leader to meet US president on Wednesday for dinner after three-day overland trip Kim Jong-un has arrived in Hanoi, after transferring from train to car for the final leg of his overland trip to Vietnam where the North Korean leader is scheduled to have a private dinner and meeting with Donald Trump on Wednesday. Kim will meet the US president for a brief one-on-one conversation, followed by a social dinner, at which they will each be accompanied by two guests and interpreters, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2VqM9Ef
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New parents face up to six years of sleep deprivation, study says

Data from thousands of men and women shows rest is at its worst three months after birth Starting a family is a well-known way to make a good night’s sleep a distant dream, but new research suggests the parental yawns might go on for six years. Researchers tracking the sleep of thousands of men and women as their family size increased have found that shuteye hits a low about three months after birth – with the effect strongest in women. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Eanqgm
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Iran’s foreign minister Javad Zarif announces resignation

Official who negotiated nuclear deal apologises to nation but gives no reason for exit The Iranian foreign minister, Javad Zarif , has resigned without warning, offering an apology to the nation as the nuclear deal he negotiated with world powers stands on the verge of collapse after the US withdrew from it. The veteran diplomat first offered a vague Instagram post with an “apology” for his “inability to continue to his service”. The post included a drawing of Fatima, the daughter of the prophet Muhammad, as Monday marked the commemoration of her birth. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2tEMYx4
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Venezuela: US increasingly isolated as allies warn against use of military force

Mike Pence says ‘all options are on the table’ in effort to oust Maduro while key allies warn they would oppose sending troops US vice-president Mike Pence has repeated a veiled threat of military intervention in Venezuela, but Washington appeared increasingly isolated in its willingness to contemplate using force to oust President Nicolás Maduro. Both European powers and some of Donald Trump’s key Latin American allies – all of whom have recognised opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s legitimate leader – warned that they would oppose sending troops into the country. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2T1ciww
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Polarisation causes instability in Middle East, Qatari official says

International powers urged to be more inclusive with Iran and Palestine to calm tensions The Middle East’s polarised and repressive politics will lead to even more instability in the region unless countries take steps to reform and calm tensions, a senior Qatari politician has said. Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, Qatar’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, urged international powers including the US to be more inclusive in their approach to the region, saying one-sided initiatives that excluded either the Iranians or Palestinians did not work. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Vlo7dz
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Paul Manafort seeks leniency from judge as he faces life in prison

Lawyers for former Trump campaign chair suggest he is victim of circumstance whose crimes were ‘garden variety’ Paul Manafort, the longtime political consultant who once led Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, asked a federal judge for leniency Monday as he faces the potential of spending the rest of his life in prison in criminal cases stemming from the Russia investigation. In a new court filing, Manafort’s attorneys painted the 69-year-old as a victim of circumstance, prosecuted by special counsel Robert Mueller only because the government could not make the case that he colluded with the Kremlin’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. They also dismissed the prosecutors’ characterization of Manafort as a hardened criminal , saying he was merely a wealthy consultant who committed “garden variety” crimes by illegally lobbying for Ukrainian interests and hiding millions from the IRS. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2U7f9QT
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Mark Hollis, lead singer of Talk Talk, dies at age 64, reports say

Hollis and the ‘post-rock’ band made a name with 1980s hit singles including It’s My Life Figures from the world of music have paid tribute to Mark Hollis, frontman of the band Talk Talk, after it was reported that he had died at the age of 64. With Hollis as its singer and creative mastermind, the group made a name with 1980s hit singles such as It’s My Life , Today , Talk Talk and Life’s What You Make It . They progressed to albums like Spirit of Eden , which was hailed as a “masterpiece”, and Laughing Stock . Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Nu78D0
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Elon Musk: SEC asks judge to hold CEO in contempt for violating deal

Move follows settlement between regulator, Tesla and Musk over tweets pledging to take firm private The US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday asked a judge to hold Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, in contempt for violating last year’s settlement with the federal agency. Shares of Tesla fell about 5% in extended trading. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2IC1LmK
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A brief history of concrete: from 10,000BC to 3D printed houses

The Romans used concrete in everything from bath houses to the Colosseum. Our modern concrete structures will never last as long Find the rest of our Guardian concrete week pieces here “Unlike the Pantheon … virtually all the concrete structures one sees today will eventually need to be replaced,” writes Robert Courland is his weighty tome Concrete Planet , “costing us trillions of dollars in the process.” While there is some debate over when and where the first concrete was used – the Göbekli Tepe temple in modern-day Turkey was built using T-shaped pillars of carved limestone approximately 12,000 years ago, desert traders used early concrete to make underground water cisterns 8,000 years ago, and the ancient Egyptians used gypsum and lime to make mortars – there is little dispute that the first people to use concrete in the way we do today were the Romans. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2EvNq76
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'It's worse than the tsunami': the sea nomad village devastated by fire | Susan Smillie

When the 2004 tsunami struck, the Moken were saved by their knowledge of the sea. But a catastrophic blaze has exposed authorities’ errors in the rebuilding of their homes Where stilted huts once stood on the white sand, now there are just charred remains. “This is worse than after the tsunami,” says Hook, a Moken sea nomad surveying the damage fire has wreaked on his former village home in Au Bon Yai bay, Surin island. After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami destroyed the previous Moken settlement here on Thailand’s Andaman sea, Hook says people were able to recover some belongings. This time, when fire broke out on 3 February this year, nothing was left. Now the community fears for the future as the authorities begin to reconstruct the village in its original design, an unsafe housing model consisting of highly flammable structures, densely packed together. And it has reignited a row about the Moken’s rights to their ancestral lands. Continue reading... from World news | The Guar...
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UK weather: Tuesday may eclipse Monday's record temperatures

Met says day ‘could be quite close’ to record highs for February before rain returns Britain will have more warm weather on Tuesday as forecasters predict temperatures could come close to exceeding Monday’s record-breaking high. The mercury topped 20C in several parts of the country on Monday – the warmest winter day since records began. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2VltPvQ
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Brexit weekly briefing: more can-kicking as May delays vote on deal

As B-day looms, this week’s Cooper-Letwin amendment will play a crucial role Welcome to the Guardian’s weekly Brexit briefing, even more essential reading now that there’s barely a month before B-day. If you would like to receive this as a weekly email, please sign up here . And catch our monthly Brexit Means … podcast here . Producing the Guardian’s independent, in-depth journalism takes time and money. We do it because we believe our perspective matters, and it may be yours too. If you value our Brexit coverage, please support us . Thank you. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2TfOzI3
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Aid groups urge Australia to do more for Yemen after Saudi arms export revelations

Canberra criticised for not increasing aid after local company received $36m for Saudi exports Aid groups have slammed Australia’s “bizarre” decision not to increase its $23m aid contribution to war-torn Yemen amid revelations a Canberra defence company had received a $36m taxpayer subsidy towards its military exports to Saudi Arabia. The United Nations is rattling the tin at an international conference in Geneva urging countries to stump up billions to support 24 million Yemenis or 80% of the population in humanitarian need. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2IECGaF
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Beny Steinmetz settles dispute with Guinea over iron ore project

Mining group agrees to walk away from Simandou project, with all legal actions ceasing The mining group controlled by the controversial tycoon Beny Steinmetz is to walk away from a massive iron ore project in Guinea as part of an agreement that settles a long-running corruption dispute with the west African nation. Development of Simandou – one of the world’s biggest iron deposits, containing billions of tonnes of high-grade ore – has been hindered by years of legal wrangling as well as the enormous cost of the required infrastructure, estimated at more than $20bn (£15bn). Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2GKAvAM
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Canada: Jagmeet Singh gets chance to take on Trudeau after byelection win

First non-white leader of major party in Canada enters parliament ahead of October election Jagmeet Singh, the leader of Canada’s New Democratic party, has won a critical byelection and a seat in parliament, ensuring he will lead the left-of-centre party in the country’s October federal election. Singh, the first non-white leader of a major party in Canada, was under immense pressure to win the highly anticipated race in Burnaby, a city east of Vancouver. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2VrcnGH
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South Sudan's war: a relentless litany of almost unimaginable horrors

A report laying bare the abominations associated with conflict in the world’s youngest state will shock the most hardened observer There are wars that seem to slip under the wire almost unnoticed – where human rights abuses are rife and you would expect them to command far greater global attention. Last week’s UN report into South Sudan is a case in point. An almost endless litany of human rights abuses, its 200-plus pages make for the most dismal reading, a portrait of the world’s youngest state as one of the latest additions to the category of failed state. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2tD0ph1
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Italy's hardline stance on immigration leaves sex trafficked women fearful

Thousands of Nigerian women could be expelled or left homeless as Salvini decree abolishes protective measures Princess stares out of the window of a welcome centre an hour outside Rome, watching the sky turn red. She clutches her three-month-old child tightly. The baby is all she has left after Nigeria stole her freedom, and Italy her hope. Princess, 31, born among the muddy streets and shacks of Benin City, left everything to come to Italy in 2008. Now she is one of the thousands of women trafficked into the country who could soon find themselves on the streets, or deported back to Nigeria, under a decree that cements the populist government’s hardline immigration stance. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2tCiLik
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Pope Francis beset by global sexual abuse scandal after George Pell's conviction

Pontiff talks of ‘remorse’ and ‘never again’ but the church’s culture is impervious to change, and there will be more horrors to come • Follow live updates on the reaction to Cardinal George Pell’s conviction • Full report: Pell found guilty of child sexual assault • Explainer: who is Pell and what has he been convicted of? Pope Francis must have hoped that last week’s unprecedented summit in Rome of senior bishops and church figures from around the world would mark a turning point for his papacy on sexual abuse. The world would see that the Vatican was finally getting a grip on the issue that has caused such grave damage to the church for the past 20 years. Such hopes have been dealt a devastating blow by the news that Cardinal George Pell, until recently the third most senior figure at the Vatican, is facing a prison term for the sexual abuse of minors in the 1990s . Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ICIAJx
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Javad Zarif's resignation: blow for nuclear deal and win for Iran's hardliners

Exit of Iran’s foreign minister means the loss of a major proponent of US-Iran negotiations Mohammad Javad Zarif was Iran’s lead negotiator of the 2015 nuclear deal, and if his resignation is accepted, it will be another large nail in the agreement’s mostly sealed coffin. Iran’s presidential chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi denied the resignation had been accepted. But for the president, Hassan Rouhani, the departure of such a close ally at a time of prolonged intense political pressure will be a serious blow. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2tztzxI
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US negotiating position in disarray ahead of summit with North Korea

Trump says he would be happy if rogue state continues with nuclear testing ban, handing diplomatic initiative to Kim Jong-un Donald Trump has said the US will be “happy” if North Korea simply agrees to continue its moratorium on nuclear and missile testing at this week’s summit in Hanoi. The US president’s remarks on Sunday night represented a lowering of already modest expectations for his second meeting with Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, due to begin on Wednesday. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2GOXJWv
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Emails Show US Border Officials Didn’t Receive “Zero Tolerance” Guidance Until After The Policy Was Enacted

“The takeaway is that there was no planning or prep for this,” said a former DHS official. View Entire Post › from BuzzFeed News https://ift.tt/2BV2IAy
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An Open Letter To The American Left: Don’t Make The Mistakes We Did In Britain

One lesson from our disaster in the UK: Don’t let your cynical opponents on the right define how you deal with a very real problem. View Entire Post › from BuzzFeed News https://ift.tt/2EfRrer
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Theresa May again delays Brexit vote to buy more time

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Saudi Arabia appoints first female ambassador to the US

Saudi Arabia appointed its first female to serve as an ambassador for the kingdom Saturday, naming Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud to be ambassador to the United States. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2tBoO6U
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Pope calls abusive clergy 'tools of Satan'

Pope Francis, speaking on the final day of a historic summit on clergy sexual abuse, called priests and other Catholics who abuse children "tools of Satan," but offered no concrete steps to address the church's massive and morally damning abuse crisis. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2NpPEYF
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Venezuelan opposition leader meets with Pence after weekend of violence

Venezuela's self-declared interim president and opposition leader, Juan Guaido, arrived in Bogota, Colombia, on Sunday ahead of a Monday meeting with US Vice President Mike Pence. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2NpzP4d
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Toxic moonshine kills 133 people and leaves hundreds hospitalized in India

At least 133 people have died and more than 200 others have been hospitalized after consuming tainted alcohol in India, officials said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2IAjWZT
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Oscars 2019: Best fashion on the red carpet

With the 2019 awards calendar reaching its grand finale at the Oscars Sunday evening, so too does a season of show-stopping red carpet fashion. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2Ta6cJz
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Hotel guests' most outrageous requests

When a Qatari sheikh asked a concierge at the Raffles Dubai hotel to deliver a present to his wife, the concierge nodded. "Of course, sir. What gift?" from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2tw6rjq
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'Venezuelan blood is being spilled': tension flares near border with Brazil

While the world watches supporters of Guaidó and Maduro at the Colombian frontier, a remote region sees days of drama and fear On Saturday, presidents, music stars and activists backing the Venezuelan opposition’s attempt to break a government blockade and bring food and medical supplies into the country, and most of the journalists covering the showdown, clustered around the border with Colombia. Related: Juan Guaidó: 'keep all options open' to remove Venezuela's Maduro from power Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2VfGNeP
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Theresa May dismisses pressure to step down as PM after Brexit

May insists she will stay on after delaying ‘meaningful vote’ on revised exit deal Theresa May has insisted that she will stay on in Downing Street beyond Brexit despite pressure from cabinet colleagues to step down, after she angered MPs by conceding that there would be no “meaningful vote” this week on a revised withdrawal deal. The prime minister sparked a fierce backlash on Sunday by admitting that the vote may now not be held before 12 March because her team are still negotiating with EU officials on changes to the deal that she hopes will reassure MPs. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2BKXhnV
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Donald Trump delays tariff hike on Chinese goods, sending stock markets soaring

Asian shares rise sharply after US president says he will hold a summit with Xi Jinping to conclude an agreement to end trade standoff Shares in Asia have soared after Donald Trump said he would delay an increase in tariffs on Chinese goods, citing “substantial progress” in trade talks with China over the weekend. Related: Memo of misunderstanding: Trump clashes with trade adviser over China talks Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2T1HLPj
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Serena Williams cartoon not racist, Australian media watchdog rules

Herald Sun newspaper’s depiction of player ‘spitting the dummy’ at US Open had been widely condemned A Herald Sun cartoon that depicted Serena Williams jumping in the air and “spitting the dummy” after losing a match to Naomi Osaka was not racist, the Press Council has found. The News Corp cartoon came under global condemnatio n in September last year for publishing what some saw as a racist, sexist cartoon. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2IxDXAs
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Theresa May pledges £200m to help victims of Yemen's civil war

Prime minister announced aid package at EU-Arab League talks in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Theresa May has pledged £200m to help victims of the war in Yemen as she called for an end to the “crisis and suffering” caused by civil war. The prime minister announced the aid package as she arrived for EU talks in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. “We are playing our part and will continue to do so but there is still more that we as an international community can do,” she said. “At the summit in Egypt, I will call on our partners in Europe and the region to continue to provide the aid that is so desperately needed.” Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2GFy0jb
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Trump sets more realistic tone ahead of second North Korea summit

President and secretary of state lower expectations as they prepare for meeting amid no sign of concessions from Pyongyang Donald Trump and his most senior diplomat moved on Sunday to lower expectations for this week’s summit with North Korea , having previously overstated their progress in blocking its pursuit of a nuclear weapon. Related: Kim Jong-un boards train for two-day journey to meet Trump in Vietnam Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2VfFVGX
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Lime e-scooters temporarily banned in two New Zealand cities

Auckland and Dunedin suspend the two-wheelers after a series of accidents resulting from technical glitch Lime e-scooters have been temporarily suspended from two New Zealand cities after a technical glitch caused the front wheel of some scooters to lock, throwing riders onto the pavement. Last week Auckland council gave the company until noon on Friday to present evidence that the scooters were safe, after some riders suffered serious injuries such as broken jaws and collarbones when the scooters malfunctioned. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2VjEZBv
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Japan battles worst measles outbreak in a decade

Several cases involve members of the religious group Kyusei Shinkyo that believes that medicines are ‘harmful’ Japan is battling its worst measles outbreak in a decade, amid World Health Organisation (WHO) warnings that global efforts to halt the spread of the disease were failing, in part due to vaccine-skepticism. More than 170 new cases have been recorded in Japan since the start of the year, according to public broadcaster NHK, affecting people in 20 of the county’s 47 prefectures. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2TinsMA
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Schiff threatens to call Mueller to testify if Trump-Russia report not made public

Top Democrat will be watching Attorney General William Barr to see if he were ‘to try to bury any part of this report’ Opinion: America has already terminated Trump A top Democrat threatened on Sunday to call special counsel Robert Mueller to testify on Capitol Hill, subpoena documents and take the Trump administration to court if necessary, if the full report on the Russia investigation is not made public. Related: Trump faces a legal reckoning – but are his worst troubles yet to come? Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2EvQ2SJ
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Mother of drowned baby girl wrote in diary her daughter was 'evil', court documents show

Mother charged with failing to provide for girl whose body was found on Gold Coast beach The mother of a baby girl whose body washed up on a Gold Coast beach after drowning in the Tweed River has briefly faced court. The woman, who cannot be identified, is charged with failing to provide her daughter with the necessities of life. The baby’s father, 47, was charged on 22 November with murdering his daughter. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2BOKeC0
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Sale of portable cabins booms in New Zealand amid housing crisis

People turn to tiny structures that can be placed in the gardens of family or friends’ properties The sale of portable cabins is booming in New Zealand, where a housing crisis means hundreds of thousands of Kiwis can no longer afford a home or even a rental. Soaring property prices in New Zealand’s largest cities and a slow pace of new builds has seen many low- and middle-income New Zealanders struggling to afford basic housing, with some forced to sleep in shipping containers, tents and cars. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2EunVTR
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Concrete: the most destructive material on Earth

After water, concrete is the most widely used substance on the planet. But its benefits mask enormous dangers to ecology, to health and to culture itself In the time it takes you to read this sentence, the global building industry will have poured more than 19,000 bathtubs of concrete. By the time you are halfway through this article, the volume would fill the Albert Hall and spill out into Hyde Park. In a day it would be almost the size of China’s Three Gorges Dam. In a single year, there is enough to patio over every hill, dale, nook and cranny in England. After water, concrete is the most widely used substance on Earth. If the cement industry were a country, it would be the third largest carbon dioxide emitter in the world with around 2.8bn tonnes, surpassed only by China and the US. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2NoVSrN
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Cyberstalking victim urges social media firms to tackle problem

Mark Weeks’s ex-girlfriend was jailed after harassing him using various fake online accounts A man who was the target of a prolonged campaign of cyberstalking by his ex-girlfriend culminating in the faking of her own kidnap has called on social media companies to do more to prevent their platforms being weaponised. In his first interview since Jessica Nordquist was jailed for a campaign that involved making false rape claims, sending scores of messages and creating various Instagram accounts to harass him, Mark Weeks said he was still receiving letters he believed were coming from prison. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2T0HoV5
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Spare Rib digital archive faces closure in event of no-deal Brexit

EU copyright exception would no longer protect British Library scans of pioneering feminist magazine Spare Rib, the trailblazing women’s magazine that defined generations of feminism, faces the axe from the British Library’s digital archive if there is no Brexit deal, it has emerged. The magazine ran from 1972 to 1993, and all 11,000 articles, cartoons and photographs were made digitally available in 2015 as part of the joint efforts of the British Library (BL) and the Spare Rib Collective. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2NoW3Dt
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The Guardian view on Egypt and Europe: embracing authoritarianism | Editorial

The summit of the EU and the Arab League in Sharm el-Sheikh highlights the ongoing and ill-advised support for President Sisi Days after Egypt executed men who said they were tortured into confessions of killing the country’s former top prosecutor, Europe’s heads of state are enjoying the hospitality of its president. The resort of Sharm el-Sheikh is hosting the inaugural summit of the European Union and the Arab League. Donald Tusk, president of the European council, is co-chairing with Abdel Fatah al-Sisi; Britain’s Theresa May is among the guests. If the event itself is a first, the approach is familiar. As Mr Sisi entrenches his rule, presiding over what Human Rights Watch calls Egypt’s worst human rights crisis in decades, European countries murmur about their “quiet diplomacy” on such issues. Then they carry on building ties and providing the air of international legitimacy that he needs given his grim record since seizing power in 2013’s coup. Mr Sisi’s recent spate of execut...
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‘We should be outraged’: Alabama congresswoman tackles voter suppression

Terri Sewell’s bill, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, is a first step to defending minority voters from attempts to block the ballot box The Democratic party this week launches a major push to repair America’s broken electoral system and counter a wave of voter suppression that has swept the country, depriving hundreds of thousands of citizens of the right to vote. Terri Sewell, an Alabama congresswoman from the civil rights crucible of Selma, is sponsoring the Voting Rights Advancement Act that will be introduced to the House of Representatives on Tuesday. She told the Guardian it was time to restore and advance American democracy: “We don’t want just to shatter the glass ceiling, we want to break down the door.” Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2U6ZaT0
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