Workers ‘cutting hours’ because of childcare costs
Source: BBC More than one in four UK business leaders say employees have cut their hours because of the “high cost of childcare”, a report from the British Chambers of […]
Quieten calls to prayer in Israel – Netanyahu
Source: BBC Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is backing a proposal to quieten calls to prayer, saying he has received complaints from all quarters about “noise and suffering”. Later on […]
New Zealand earthquake: Two dead following powerful tremor
Source: BBC Two people have died after a powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck New Zealand’s South Island. Prime Minister John Key said further details were not yet known. The US Geological Survey said it hit just after midnight (11:02 GMT on Sunday), some 95km (59 miles) from Christchurch. A tsunami arrived […]
Donald Trump: How the media created the President
Source: BBC By David SillitoMedia correspondent Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionTrump’s triumph confounded pollsters, pundits and the mainstream media What part did the media, both mainstream and alternative, play in Donald Trump’s election success? On 30 September 2016, the San Diego Union Tribune made history. For the first time in its 148-year […]
Trump election: Up to three million migrants ‘to be targeted’
Source: BBC US President-elect Donald Trump has said he will deport or jail up to three million illegal migrants initially. Those targeted would be migrants with criminal records, such as gang members and drug dealers, he told US broadcaster CBS in an interview. He also confirmed that another election promise, […]
Protesters Take Anti-Trump Message to His Doorstep, and Plan Next Steps
Thousands of demonstrators filled public squares, parks and streets in the country’s three largest cities on Saturday to protest President-elect Donald J. Trump, part of a wave of dissent that has swelled since the presidential contest last week. NYTimes.com 2016/11/13 They were transgender people, the children of immigrants, and parents toting […]
We need to talk about American values in a changing America
Source: CNN By Farahnaz Ispahani is a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the author of “Purifying The Land of the Pure: A history of […]
This Muslim Fourth-Grader Has Just One Wish For Donald Trump
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor Sakeena Ahmed is a fourth grader who has plenty of wisdom to share. The 9-year-old from Oak Brook, Illinois, wrote a letter […]
Hundreds gather for the Calgary Peace Symposium
Calgary,Alberta / News Talk 770 (CHQR) Haley Jarmain Posted: November 11, 2016 Over 700 distinguished guests, including the Mayor, Police Chief, as well as politicians from all levels of government, gathered in northeast Calgary Friday night for a the Calgary Peace Symposium. The event comes at a time of global […]
Death in numbers: A year of violence in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel
OCT. 4, 2016 12:51 P.M. (UPDATED: NOV. 1, 2016 9:45 P.M.) Israeli security forces tend to an injured soldier next to the body of a slain Palestinian in the southern occupied West Bank on Oct. 16, 2015. (AFP/Hazem Bader, File) By: Chloe Benoist BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — In October 2015 began […]
Blast at Pakistan shrine kills 52, wounds scores
Reuters International www.swissinfo.ch NOV 12, 2016 An injured boy is wheeled from the ambulance after an explosion in at the Shah Noorani Shrine in Baluchistan, at a hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, November 12, 2016. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (reuters_tickers) By Gul Yousafzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – An explosion claimed by militant […]
Australia, U.S. announce refugee resettlement deal
Reuters International NOV 13, 2016 – swissinfo.ch Refugee advocates hold a banner during a protest in central Sydney, Australia, October 5, 2016 calling for the closure of the Australian detention centres in Nauru and Manus Island. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo (reuters_tickers) SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia has reached a resettlement deal with […]
Swiss firms keen on Trump’s infrastructure promises
REBUILDING BOOM NOV 12, 2016 – swissinfo.ch The average age of the around 84,000 dams in the US is 52 years (Keystone) Companies like Sika and LafargeHolcim want to be a part of US President Elect Donald Trump’s plans to rebuild crumbling roads, bridges, tunnels and airports infrastructure. While the […]
Senate Minority leader Harry Reid lashes out; ‘Trump emboldens forces of hate, bigotry’
thestar.com Trump presidency has sparked fear among many Americans, UN climate delegates. WASHINGTON — Departing Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid lashed out at Donald Trump on Friday as “a sexual predator who lost the popular vote and fuelled his campaign with bigotry and hate.” The Nevada Democrat said in a statement that “If Trump […]
Donald Trump appears to soften stance on range of campaign pledges
Source: The Guardian In first interview since winning US election, Trump says he may not repeal Obamacare and says prosecution of Hillary Clinton is not a priority Donald Trump has […]
Anti-Trump protesters gear up for weekend demonstrations across the US
Source: The Gaurdian By Jon Swaine and Guardian Staff Thousands have taken to the streets across the country in the days since Donald Trump was elected president. Photograph: Stephen Lovekin/REX/Shutterstock Protesters across the US were gearing up on Friday for weekend demonstrations over the election of Donald Trump, as other activists […]
Tens of thousands march demanding South Korean president Park Geun-Hye resign
Source: The Guardian Agence France-Presse Tens of thousands of men, women and children joined one of the largest anti-government protests seen in Seoul for decades on Saturday, demanding President Park […]
Isis deploys child suicide bombers as Iraqi army advances
Source: The Guardian By Martin Chulov Islamic State fighters have killed scores of alleged spies or battlefield deserters in the past week and are dispatching boys as young as 12 to the frontlines with suicide belts as the group’s enemies advance on its last major strongholds. Witnesses in Raqqa and Mosul […]
How do you keep bananas fresh as they cross the oceans?
Source: BBC Next time you’re doing your grocery shopping and put a bunch of bananas in your trolley, spare a thought for the journey they’ve been on. Many will have […]
Trump: Obamacare key provisions to remain
Source: BBC US President-elect Donald Trump has said he is open to leaving intact key parts of President Barack Obama’s healthcare bill. Mr Trump, who has pledged to repeal the 2010 law, said he will keep the ban on insurers denying coverage for pre-existing conditions. He told the Wall Street […]