Archive du mois : décembre 2017

Women have been disproportionately hit with prison sentences of less than one month, newly released figures reveal, leading campaigners to condemn the “ridiculous overuse” of incarceration for minor offences. One in four women sent to prison last year – more than 1,500 – were sentenced to 30 days or less, with almost 300 of them put behind…

There have been doubts about whether proceeds from Chinese green bonds are used to finance projects that truly help the environment. For instance, the People’s Bank of China and the National Development and Reform Commission allow green bonds to fund « clean » coal projects — something that many regulators overseas would not allow, according to a…

Image copyright ICRC Image caption The ICRC published pictures of ambulances brought in to carry out the evacuation Medical evacuations have begun in a rebel-held suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus, the Red Cross has said. In a tweet, it said that « critical » patients were being moved from the Eastern Ghouta area to the capital.…

Demand is particularly low on weekends and holidays, when factories are idle and offices empty. The energy supplies that Germany depends on, however, are less predictable than they used to be. Wind power, in particular, is highly dependent on changes in weather patterns. Giant spinning turbines produce, on average, about 12 percent of Germany’s power,…

Each year townsfolk in Wigan have a tradition of wearing fancy dress costumes for a wild night out on December 26 – although no one can remember when and why it first started Hundreds of revellers descended on Wigan town centre for its annual Boxing Day fancy dress bonanza tonight. Partygoers braved the chilly weather…

Holiday Sales 2017: Is This the Start of a Retail Comeback? | Fortune The 2017 Holiday Season Could Be the Start of Retail’s Big Comeback Search

Some shops had to close (Picture: Gustavo Valiente / i-Images)Two police officers were injured during ‘riots’ at Westfield shopping centre during the Boxing Day sales. Seven people were arrested after police were called to reports of disorder. Several shops had to close in the height of the spending rush as police brought the situation under control.…

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