Archive du mois : mars 2018
Males tend to outnumber females in most parliaments around the world, but not in Rwanda. Women make up the majority of parliament in this African country. By most measures, Rwanda is Africa’s gender-equality success story for high female representation in politics, education and the workplace. Rwanda was the first country in the world to have…
Notorious « pharma bro » Martin Shkreli, after making a sob-filled plea for leniency, was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for federal fraud charges related to hedge funds and a drug company that he once ran. « There one person to blame for me being here today is me, » a choked-up Shkreli told a judge before…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionKim Jong-un and Donald Trump: From enemies to frenemies?North Korea agreeing to discuss denuclearisation « is evidence that President [Donald] Trump’s strategy to isolate the Kim regime is working, » US Vice-President Mike Pence has said. He said the US had made « zero concessions » and « consistently increased the pressure »…
The Federal Communications Commission has dismissed a complaint against Comcast filed by a rival that said it was forced « to pay a punitive ransom » of $3.5 million in order to keep airing Comcast-owned TV programming. Wave Broadband filed what it called a petition for declaratory ruling, claiming that Comcast engaged in unfair acts and practices…
The recently announced constitutional amendments in China, ending term limits and paving the way for Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s indefinite rule, have sparked quite a lot of debate and speculations in Western media. Some commentators went as far as comparing Xi to Russian President Vladimir Putin, claiming that China is now turning into a Russia-style…
Since March 3, the main topic of conversation across India has been the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) unexpected electoral success in three small northeastern states – Tripura, Nagaland, and Meghalaya. In a country of 1.3 billion people and more than 860 million voters, such widespread interest in seemingly minor assembly elections can be considered…
Ah, childhood. A blissful time when harsh realities like the gender pay gap are so distant. But these kids are about to learn a very important lesson. This video by the Finance Sector of Norway shows four pairs of kids (one girl and one boy in each pair) and asks them to complete a simple…
Over two million children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are at risk of starvation if they do not receive the aid they need, the UN has warned. The comments come in advance of a meeting between Mark Lowcock, the UN humanitarian chief, and potential donors willing to commit aid money to help the country in…
Montreal, Canada – Thousands are expected to march through a city in western Canada in what organisers say may be the largest showing of « clear opposition » to a contentious oil pipeline project in recent memory. Indigenous activists will be marching on Saturday alongside environmental groups, local residents and other supporters in Burnaby, a town in the…
Photo: NBC6 Video Screenshot by AWR Hawkins9 Mar 20180 9 Mar, 20189 Mar, 2018 An op-ed in the Sun Sentinel claims that Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel is stonewalling the release of surveillance video that could clear up exactly what law enforcement did or failed to do in response to the February 14 school shooting…
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