Brazil wildfires: Blaze advances across Pantanal wetlands

The area is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, and a popular tourist destination.

from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2qbOtUY

Brazil wildfires: Blaze advances across Pantanal wetlands

The area is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, and a popular tourist destination.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2qbOtUY

FREE SPEECH VICTORY: Kentucky Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Christian Print Shop Owner 

The Kentucky Supreme Court handed a victory Thursday to Lexington promotional print shop owner Blaine Adamson. 

from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2C1XiDG

U.S. imposes new Iran sanctions while waiving others

The United States said on Thursday it had imposed sanctions on the Iranian construction sector and trade in four materials used in its military or nuclear programs, even as it waived sanctions to let foreign firms continue non-proliferation work in Iran.


from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2JAytTq

Trump scraps trade benefits for Cameroon over rights abuses

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would end Cameroon's preferential trade benefits from Jan. 1, citing what he called the African country's "persistent gross violations of internationally recognized human rights."


from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Wwtjgp

South Korean helicopter crashes into sea off disputed islets, seven missing

A South Korean fire department helicopter carrying seven people crashed into the sea off the disputed islets of Dokdo on late Thursday, a fire department official said on Friday.


from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PxZsTk

Maids for sale: How Silicon Valley enables online slave markets

Domestic workers have been illegally sold via Instagram and other apps on Google and Apple's stores.

from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Nx2gxk

Southern California endures second straight day of wind-stoked wildfires

A fresh spate of Southern California wildfires roared to life on Thursday, destroying homes and forcing evacuations, as the region faced a second day of explosively fierce Santa Ana winds that have fanned flames, displacing thousands of residents.


from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/332X7DS

Girl hit by car while trick or treating in Croxteth

Shots were fired at a car which then struck the 12-year-old girl in a street on Merseyside.

from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2qWTu4c

The Papers: Trump's 'derailing' words and voters' sign-up rush

Many of Thursday's front pages focus on the US president's "extraordinary" election intervention.

from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2pwDdCD

Wednesday, 30 October 2019

Liberia's child soldiers: 'I know I killed people'

Miatta says she was forced to fight when she was 14 and can't remember how many people she's killed.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2qYVCsm

Comedian Kevin Hart shares emotional video after crash

The US comedian shared the video of his recovery after a severe car accident in September.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2qY0del

Boeing 'doesn't understand our grief'

Zipporah Kuria's father Joseph Waithaka was one of 157 people killed when a Boeing 737 Max crashed in March.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/33bRJi5

Japan Justice Minister Kawai resigns, second minister to quit in a week

Japanese Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai resigned on Thursday following media reports of election irregularities by his wife, who is a ruling party lawmaker, becoming the second cabinet minister to step down in less than a week.


from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/31YZWVd

Johnson and Corbyn hit the campaign trail for UK Christmas election

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn will embark on their first full day of election campaigning on Thursday, pitching their starkly different visions for the country ahead of a highly unpredictable December poll.


from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/335FzqM

UK's Conservatives hold 8-point lead over Labour in Daily Mail poll

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party holds around an 8-point lead over the opposition Labour Party, according to a Survation poll conducted by Daily Mail.


from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2WrcHa5

Fire engulfs Japan's Shuri Castle, a World Heritage Site in Okinawa

A fire broke out at Shuri Castle, a World Heritage Site on Japan's southern island of Okinawa, early on Thursday, completely destroying the main hall and other structures as firefighters continued to battle raging flames, media reported.


from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/32XERvE

U.S. releases Baghdadi raid video, warns of likely retribution attack

The Pentagon on Wednesday released its first images from last weekend's commando raid in Syria that led to the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and warned the militant group may attempt to stage a "retribution attack."


from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2JBBItK

John Bolton summoned to Trump impeachment inquiry

He likened an alleged White House proposal to Ukraine to a "drug deal", witness testimony says.

from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/321OcRT

Canadian province to introduce 'values test' for immigrants

An example question would be: "In Quebec, men and women have the same rights, true or false?"

from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2JCKMhY

Car industry gloom as UK production falls further

Output fell in September capping a 15-month period of decline, an industry body says.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/34dZTGC

How protests pushed Hong Kong to the recession brink

Growth figures due out Thursday are expected to show Hong Kong's economy has fallen into recession.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2C0YfvK

My Money: 'I only paid 70p towards my dinner'

As part of a new BBC blog series, Eliza Hunt shares what she spent her money on this week.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2MYvdDr

How to Eat Alone (and Like It)


By BY JESS MCHUGH from NYT Smarter Living

Breastfeeding suites increasing in popularity in the US

Private breastfeeding spaces are increasing in the US, including in train stations and supermarkets.

from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2PvI29V

Are cigarettes responsible for modern marketing methods?

Technology massively boosted cigarette production, but it took new techniques to sell them.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2NAIEsz

Tree branch blown into power lines suspected of sparking Los Angeles Getty fire

A broken tree branch blown into power lines by high winds likely sparked the wildfire that has driven thousands of residents from their homes around the famed Getty Center museum in Los Angeles, the city fire department said on Tuesday.


from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2N0NOyZ

Michelle Obama on white flight: 'Y'all were running from us'

The former US first lady says race and lack of understanding of migrants still divides the US and world.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/36hg5IX

For these women, it's Halloween all year round

For many of us Halloween is a one day event, but for these women Halloween is their job.

from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2qQIKnW

China warns U.S. that criticism over Uighurs not 'helpful' for trade talks

The United States and 22 other countries at the United Nations pushed China on Tuesday to stop detaining ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims, prompting China's U.N. envoy to warn it was not "helpful" for trade talks between Beijing and Washington.


from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MYF5gD

Mexican lawmakers vote overwhelmingly to end presidential immunity

A proposal to allow for the prosecution of Mexican presidents for a wide range of crimes overwhelmingly passed the lower house of Congress on Tuesday, giving the proposal backed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador a shot of momentum.


from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PvGP2G