Archive du mois : novembre 2017
The appointment of Alan Pardew (right) means both he and Tony Pulis have managed West Brom and Crystal Palace in the Premier LeagueWest Brom have appointed former Newcastle and Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew as manager. The Baggies sacked Tony Pulis on 20 November after they went 10 Premier League games without a victory and…
Hundreds of African refugees are being bought and sold in « slave markets » across Libya every week, a human trafficker has told Al Jazeera, with many of them held for ransom or forced into prostitution and sexual exploitation to pay their captors and smugglers. Many of them ended up being murdered by their smugglers in the…
Described as « a woman of innumerable talents » and hailed as an icon of English garden history, Gertrude Jekyll would have been 174 on Wednesday. In her honour, Google is changing its logo to a doodle, or illustration, of her gardens. « If not for legendary horticulturist and garden designer Gertrude Jekyll, the world might be a…
Let’s take the first bullet point. « Myth: This is the end of the internet as we know it. Fact: The internet was free and open before the Obama Administration’s 2015 heavy-handed Title II regulations, and it will be free and open after they are repealed. » Well, Mr. Pai, that last bit isn’t actually a fact.…
Mr. Schur, chief confectioner at McVitie and Price, puts the final touches on the wedding cake of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The four-tier cake is nine feet high. Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, pose for photos at Buckingham Palace after their wedding.
Es ist eine erfolgreiche Tradition in vielen Ländern: eine Waffen-Amnestie. Die Bevölkerung wird aufgerufen, ihre Waffen in einem bestimmten Zeitraum bei der Polizei abzugeben – ohne für ihren Besitz bestraft zu werden. So geschehen ist das jetzt auch auf der britischen Insel Guernsey. ► Doch was die Beamten dort auf ihren Tisch bekamen, überraschte selbst sie,…
Image copyright ICTY A war crimes appeal hearing in The Hague has been suspended after the accused drank what he said was poison upon hearing the verdict. Slobodan Praljak was one of six former Bosnian Croat political and military leaders up before the court. He was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment in 2013 for crimes…
The United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague has suspended an appeal case of a Bosnian Croat suspect after he apparently drank poison upon hearing his 20-year sentence was upheld. The suspect, Slobodan Praljak, drank from a small bottle, declaring: « What I am drinking now is poison ». « I’m not a war criminal, » Praljak shouted…
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Sayfullo Saipov, a national of Uzbekistan accused of killing eight people in Lower Manhattan on October 31, was supposed to be a golden boy. His attack, the deadliest assault in New York since September 11, 2001, was described by US officials including the president as a « terrorist » incident. At least 12 people…
Updated November 29, 2017 19:59:46 Video: Senator Dastyari gives a carefully constructed defence of China’s policy in the South China Sea in the recording. (ABC News) A newly released recording of Labor senator Sam Dastyari addressing a gathering of Chinese media in Sydney has revealed he offered a detailed defence of China’s policy in the…
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