Archive du mois : janvier 2018
8 hours ago The book starts with an author’s note. That might normally be the kind of thing you skip over, but it offers some insight into the bizarre process through which this book was born. It was originally intended as an account of Trump’s first 100 days, says Wolff. But then so much…
US President Donald Trump took credit for Saudi Arabia’s political shakeup which resulted in the elevation of Mohammed bin Salman to the position of crown prince last year, according to a startling account of his administration’s first year in the White House. The suggested claim is included in Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,…
Students in Nepal have been taking to the streets to demand the outgoing government swiftly hand over power to a leftist alliance that swept to victory in national elections last month. The landmark post-war poll had raised hopes that it would bring much-needed stability to the impoverished country. Yet, several weeks after the defeat of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s…
Ross Barkley has played 150 times for Everton in the Premier League, scoring 21 times since making his debut in 2011Midfielder Ross Barkley has described his £15m move from Everton to Chelsea as « unbelievable and « a fresh start ». The England international, 24, has signed a five-and-a-half-year deal with last season’s Premier League champions. Barkley, who…
Nour Tamimi, a 20-year-old Palestinian charged with assaulting an Israeli soldier after the release of a viral video of the incident last month, has been released on bail. Nour and her cousin, prominent 16-year-old activist Ahed Tamimi, were filmed slapping and kicking two Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank. The video of the December 15…
The recently disclosed bugs that affect so many modern CPUs are an issue on Apple platforms as well, and tonight the company explained how it’s dealing with them. In a new support page, Apple confirmed it has included « mitigations » for Meltdown in iOS 11.2, macOS 10.13.2, and tvOS 11.2, while watchOS is unaffected. The other…
« It wasn’t horrible but it made me want to spend time alone, » she told BuzzFeed. « When I repeated it to my best friend she reminded me the person was doing the dreaded and boring thing of explaining your experience back to you as if it were a new concept, and expecting accolades for the late…
Women’s rights groups in Chile are expressing concern over what the election of conservative billionaire businessman Sebastian Pinera as president will mean for a landmark abortion bill passed last year. The bill, approved by Chile’s Constitutional Court in August 2017, legalises abortion in exceptional cases. Known as the « abortion under three circumstances law », the legislation says…
Auf der Weltbühne ist der Iran kaum aufzuhalten: Atomabkommen, militärische Siege im Irak und in Syrien, ein Landkorridor bis zum Mittelmeer – überall gewinnt das Land an Macht. Auch die Wirtschaft befindet sich im Aufschwung: Die Wachstumsraten sind beeindruckend und die Erdölproduktion hat sich verdoppelt, seit die Sanktionen gelockert wurden. Doch was wie eine Erfolgsgeschichte…
Saffron Drewitt-Barlow, 18, is the first person in the UK to be born via surrogacy to two fathers (Picture: Facebook)Her wardrobe looks like it could belong to one of the Kardashians. Covered in Prada and Burberry clothing, Gucci and Hermes bags and Louis Vuitton accessories, Saffron Drewitt-Barlow has it all. Including £5,000-a-month spending money to…
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