The University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest is the latest public institution in the authoritarian leader’s sights As I write, the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest (SZFE) is being occupied by its students and staff. It is the latest battle, and possibly last stand, against the Hungarian government’s attempt to seize power in independent institutions of all sorts, including c
President is least trusted major world leader with 16% having confidence he would ‘do the right thing’ in world affairs The image of the US and Donald Trump around the world has plunged from poor to the abysmal over the administration’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a global survey. A poll conducted by the Pew Research Center of more than 13,000 adults in 13 advanced economie
City officials expected to announce settlement in civil suit stemming from fatal shooting by police of Taylor, 26, inside her apartment in March The city of Louisville, Kentucky, has reached a “substantial” settlement with the family of Breonna Taylor in a civil suit stemming from the fatal shooting by police of Taylor, 26, inside her apartment in March, according to reports. City officials were
President says he read the highly critical 392-page book Ex-aide said Trump struggles to read a one-page memo Rage: will Woodward’s tapes bring down Trump? Donald Trump has claimed to have read Rage, the new book about his administration by Bob Woodward, in one evening, and to have found it “very boring”. Related: Woodward: Trump raged when told Israel-UAE deal wouldn't make book Continue reading
Foreign secretary will have to allay fears over the Good Friday agreement and the rule of law The foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, is travelling to Washington for talks with senior US officials and senior Democrats, where he is expected to be pressed by pro-Irish legislators to explain whether the UK is intending to break international law and undermine the Good Friday agreement. The Irish ambass
US intelligence said to fear attack on US envoy to South Africa Trump claims he had discussed plan to assassinate Syria’s Assad Donald Trump has warned that the US will retaliate with “1,000 times greater” force against any Iranian attack on its interests. Related: ‘The US feels very volatile’: former ambassador warns of election violence Continue reading...
Advocates worry cuts will have an outsized effect on jailed voters who rely on the service to exercise their constitutional right One Saturday in September, a team of volunteers stood in a cell block at the sprawling Harris county jail in Houston, Texas. Behind a glass window, Durrell Douglas explained the voter registration form to inmates, his voice muffled beneath his face mask. Douglas, execu
Cultural codes that encourage us to stay silent about our pain and suffering only lead to more of it I have been in pain for more than 20 years. From my very first period I knew something was wrong, but I found it hard to pinpoint what. I asked my friends at school what their cycles were like. We shared the most common symptoms – the cramps and fatigue – to some extent. A few were bold enough to
New Zealand’s national language week will have little or no impact on most Kiwis, but we must protect te reo as a national treasure I can already feel my heart begin to race when I know I am expected to speak te reo Māori, the Indigenous tongue of Aotearoa, New Zealand. Where I am from, people know me as this confident, fluent speaker of the Māori language. But here I am today, sweaty-palmed at t
In climate change, the Four Horsemen have a perfect force of destruction. Maybe these fires and floods will be a wake-up call to stop stalling As the west coast burns into an orange hellscape you have to wonder if those preaching the end of time aren’t on to something. The people smart enough to make a cellphone have been warning that we have no more than a decade to tamp down the climate crisis.
As bad as Betsy DeVos is, this problem predates her. Student debtors cannot afford another Democratic administration that sells them out Dear Joe Biden, We write to you as the first generation made worse-off because of higher education. Student debt is a national crisis that destroys lives, drags down the economy and fuels the racial wealth gap . Continue reading...
Biden calls Trump a ‘climate arsonist’ as president denies science on wildfire tour West coast wildfires continue to destroy property, kill and damage air quality Tropical Storm Sally is forecast to hit the Louisiana and Mississippi coastline 447 new coronavirus deaths and 36,836 new Covid-19 cases Israel, UAE and Bahrain to sign peace accords at White House at noon Ice detainees faced medical ne
President refuses to acknowledge climate change as factor in crisis on visit to California. Plus, the ‘jarring medical neglect’ of Ice detainees Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Smoke from the record-breaking wildfires in the western US has reached almost as far away as Hawaii and Michigan, while four west coast cities now rank in the top 10 for worst air qu
US hospitals fail to isolate Covid-19 patients, putting workers and other patients at risk Nurses at Alta Bates Summit medical center were on edge as early as March when patients who had tested positive for Covid-19 began to show up in areas of the hospital that were not set aside to care for them. Continue reading...
Leaders call for removal of ad depicting worshippers as ‘thugs’ Video pairs Biden at prayer with scenes of street violence Black American church leaders have accused Donald Trump of inciting “white terrorism” against people of colour and depicting churchgoers as “thugs” in a presidential election campaign ad. They are calling for the advertisement’s removal from display and federal protection fro
DeWanda Joseph, 63, is fighting to improve relations between law enforcement and grieving families in Richmond, California The text message Kathi Bliss received from a family member on the night of 18 April 2013 included jus
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Published on 09:12 GMT Armenia violates ceasefire with Azerbaijan 24 times on Feb.14 - Feb.15
15 February 2020 12:18 (UTC+04:00) 239 By Trend Over the past 24 hours, Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops 24 times, Trend reports referring to the Azerbaijani Defense …
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