Democrats unveil two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump
Democrats in the House of Representatives unveiled two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump on Tuesday, accusing the US president of abusing power and obstructing Congress. The move sets Mr Trump on course to be just the third president in US history to be impeached by the full House when the ‘articles’ are put to vote next…
France faces prolonged strike misery as unions reject pension proposals
France is heading for more strike misery after unions rejected en masse President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform plan despite apparent concessions, including delaying its starting date. In a much-awaited televised address, French prime minister Edouard Philippe confirmed on Wednesday that a new “universal” pension system would be implemented and that the current patchwork of 42…
Japanese government must compensate transgender official not allowed in women’s bathroom
Click:Candle holder The Japanese government has been ordered to pay compensation to a transgender official who was not allowed access to the women’s bathroom at work. Tokyo district court awarded a payout of 1.32 million yen in damages to the government official and ruled that it was illegal for her superior to tell her to…
Greta Thunberg wins Time Person of the Year 2019
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has been named Time Magazine’s youngest ever Person of the Year. The magazine said Miss Thunberg had "succeeded in turning vague anxieties about the planet into a worldwide movement calling for global change". Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Sixteen-year-old Miss Thunberg was an anonymous student last August, when she began…
Aung San Suu Kyi denies military acted with ‘genocidal intent’ against Rohingya
Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi denied the Myanmar military had acted with “genocidal intent” against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority in 2017 as she took the stand at the United Nation’s top criminal court in the Hague on Wednesday. Dressed in traditional Burmese dress and wearing flowers in her hair, the former human…
Pentagon halts operational training for all Saudi military students in US after Florida shooting
The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that it was temporarily suspending operational training for Saudi military students in the United States following a shooting rampage last week by a Saudi air force officer. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey Saudi Arabian military students in the United States will continue classroom instruction but operational training is halted pending a…
Three die as marauding Pakistan lawyers rampage through cardiac hospital
Three heart patients died after a mob of lawyers rampaged through a Lahore hospital in a dispute with doctors. Up to 200 lawyers wearing traditional black suits stormed the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC), smashing windows, doors and equipment and setting a police van ablaze. Television reports showed some of the lawyers armed with handguns…
Chinese ambassador ‘threatens to withdraw trade deal with Faroe Islands’ in Huawei 5G row
China’s ambassador to Denmark threatened to scupper a trade deal with the Faroe Islands if Huawei was not given a 5G contract in the region, according to Danish newspaper Berlingske. The alleged threat by ambassador Feng Tie, made to Faroe Islands politicians including leader Bárður Nielsen, heightened concerns about the Chinese communications firm’s links with the ruling Chinese…
France endures second day of mass pension protests as Macron government approaches ‘moment of truth’
A second day of mass protests is underway in France with unions hoping to pressure President Emmanuel Macron into scrapping a “universal” pension reform that he insists is “indispensable” to preserve the Gallic social model. Travel chaos continued for the sixth straight day with the vast majority of national rail links axed and the Paris…
Indian city deploys police mannequins to deter dangerous drivers
The Indian city of Bangalore has deployed around 70 mannequins dressed in police uniform to curb dangerous driving after cameras recorded more than 20,000 daily traffic violations. India is the most dangerous place in the world to drive with over 150,000 deaths on its roads in 2018, according to the World Health Organisation. China, in…