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Unnao rape case: Indian woman set on fire on way to hearing dies
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sexual violence against women has been a focus in India in recent years An Indian woman who was set on fire on her way to testify against her alleged rapists has died of her injuries. The 23-year-old died late on Friday after suffering cardiac arrest at a Delhi hospital. …
Live: France strike set to paralyze country as protesters take to streets
The last time France reached for a universal pension system, Jacques Chirac was President, Alain Juppe was his prime minister and, like today, a wave of freezing cold weather had descended on the country. After 2 million people took to the streets and nearly three weeks of near total paralysis, the pension reform was dropped. It hadn’t been attempted since. Until …
‘Forgotten’ elm tree set to make a comeback
Image copyright Karen Russell Image caption The mighty elm once dominated the skyline The elm tree can return to the British countryside, given a helping hand, according to a new report. More than 20 million trees died during the 1960s and 1970s from Dutch elm disease. In the aftermath, the elm was largely forgotten, except …
LR and CSSC ink agreement to set up Shanghai technology centre
Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC) to set up a new technology research centre in Shanghai. The MoU for the new centre was signed at the start of Marintec China 2019 and study, research and develop marine equipment and technology, including zero-emission vessels …
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says DiCaprio gave cash ‘to set Amazon on fire’
Image copyright AFP Image caption Fires that burned in August caused global concern for the “lungs of the planet” Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has accused Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio of “giving money to set the Amazon on fire”. The president gave no evidence but in the past has accused NGOs critical of his policies of …
UK set for ‘active’ role at European space meeting
Image copyright Airbus DS/Max Alexander Image caption Europe is building a big network of Earth observing satellites called the Sentinels It now looks highly likely that the UK will increase its subscription to the European Space Agency. For the past week the long-promised uplift in the country’s membership fee had appeared extremely doubtful. Such a …
Dow Set To Break Losing Run As Xi Says China Is Working Toward Deal With U.S.
Text size Getty Images U.S. stock futures on Friday pointed to opening gains after three straight declines for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Asian stocks ended higher, and European stocks also were stronger, as Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that Beijing wants to work for a trade deal with the United States. He …
France to set ‘annual quotas’ for migrant workers in taboo-breaking move
In fact, ex-Right-wing president Nicolas Sarkozy already announced the idea in 2007 only to quietly shelve it after a report warned they would be “unrealisable and without interest”. Critics say the professional quota system is pointless as economic migrants only represented a tiny slice of the 256,000 people handed legal stay permits last year. On …
Tim Morrison: White House national security official set to testify in impeachment inquiry stepping down soon
Morrison’s departure had been “planned for some time,” the source added. Morrison was recruited to join the NSC by former national security adviser John Bolton, and his departure has been expected since Bolton was fired in September. A number of Bolton’s other allies at the NSC left around the time that he did. Morrison is …