Thursday, October 28, 2021
Gay Couple Murdered "In the Name of God" | Crime Documentary | Real Stories
Nov 13, 2018 • A morally complex post-colonial tragedy, the story of a murder and of Fiji, a small country divided along ethnic and class lines, told through the eyes of two very different families.
Director of the Fiji Red Cross John Scott and his partner of 20 years, Greg Scrivener were brutally murdered in the name of God by a young indigenous man, Apete Kaisau. John had reached international notice during the coup of 2000 when he assisted hostages seized by coup leader George Speight. He was also from one of the most powerful European Fijian families. The documentary explores a "Pacific paradise" fraught by its colonial history, ethnic and tribal tensions, class differences and political coups.
Director of the Fiji Red Cross John Scott and his partner of 20 years, Greg Scrivener were brutally murdered in the name of God by a young indigenous man, Apete Kaisau. John had reached international notice during the coup of 2000 when he assisted hostages seized by coup leader George Speight. He was also from one of the most powerful European Fijian families. The documentary explores a "Pacific paradise" fraught by its colonial history, ethnic and tribal tensions, class differences and political coups.
„Es ist kein Krieg, aber ein Kampf“
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Frankreich hat einen britischen Fischkutter in Le Havre festgesetzt, weil er keine gültige Lizenz hatte. London verstehe nur die Sprache der Härte. Die britische Seite kündigt Vergeltungsmaßnahmen an.
Der Streit über Fischereirechte nach dem Brexit hat am Donnerstag zu heftigen Vorwürfen und Drohungen zwischen Frankreich und Großbritannien geführt. Zuvor hatte die Regierung in Paris einen britischen Kutter ohne gültige Lizenz in der Hafenstadt Le Havre festgesetzt. Dem Fischer droht eine Geldbuße und die Beschlagnahmung seines Fangguts. Ein zweites Boot wurde verwarnt, weil es ohne Erlaubnis in französischen Gewässern fischte. „Die britische Regierung versteht leider nur die Sprache der Härte“, sagte Europastaatssekretär Clément Beaune im Fernsehsender CNews. Vom 2. November an sollen britische Fischerboote ihren Fang nicht mehr in Frankreich zur Weiterverarbeitung anlanden dürfen. Außerdem werde Frankreich systematisch die Sicherheitsvorkehrungen an britischen Booten überprüfen. Das kündigte Regierungssprecher Gabriel Attal am Mittwochabend an. „Unsere Geduld hat Grenzen“, sagte Attal. „Wir lassen nicht zu, dass Großbritannien den Brexit-Vertrag wie einen Fußabstreifer benutzt“, so der Regierungssprecher. » | Von Michaela Wiegel, Paris und Jochen Buchsteiner, London | Donnerstag, 28. Oktober 2021
France to Use ‘Language of Force’ in Post-Brexit Fishing Rights Row
THE GUARDIAN: Comments from French EU affairs minister come as British trawler is detained in France amid dispute
A French gendarmerie patrol boat is moored alongside the seized British trawler Cornelis Gert Jan in Le Havre on Thursday. Photograph: Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters
France’s EU affairs minister, Clément Beaune, has said Paris will “now use the language of force” in an escalation of a row over post-Brexit fishing rights, as French maritime police seized a British trawler found in its territorial waters without a licence.
One vessel had been stopped off Le Havre in the early hours of Thursday morning, after which it was rerouted to the quay and “handed over to the judicial authority”, while a second was given a verbal warning.
In a statement, the French government said the checks during the scallop fishing season had been routine but admitted they were conducted “in the context of the discussion on licences with the United Kingdom and the European Commission”. » | Daniel Boffey in Brussels, Angelique Chrisafis in Paris, Peter Walker and Dan Sabbagh | Thursday, October 28, 2021
Pêche : Paris «ouvert aux discussions» si Londres «respecte ses engagements», déclare Castex : La France a annoncé mercredi des mesures de rétorsion sur les licences de pêche post-Brexit. »
France’s EU affairs minister, Clément Beaune, has said Paris will “now use the language of force” in an escalation of a row over post-Brexit fishing rights, as French maritime police seized a British trawler found in its territorial waters without a licence.
One vessel had been stopped off Le Havre in the early hours of Thursday morning, after which it was rerouted to the quay and “handed over to the judicial authority”, while a second was given a verbal warning.
In a statement, the French government said the checks during the scallop fishing season had been routine but admitted they were conducted “in the context of the discussion on licences with the United Kingdom and the European Commission”. » | Daniel Boffey in Brussels, Angelique Chrisafis in Paris, Peter Walker and Dan Sabbagh | Thursday, October 28, 2021
Pêche : Paris «ouvert aux discussions» si Londres «respecte ses engagements», déclare Castex : La France a annoncé mercredi des mesures de rétorsion sur les licences de pêche post-Brexit. »
Budget 2021: IFS Predicts ‘Real Pain’ for Low-income Households
THE GUARDIAN: Thinktank’s verdict on Rishi Sunak’s budget says tax rises and inflation will mean falling living standards for many
Rishi Sunak in Bury, the day after delivering the budget. Photograph: Lindsey Parnaby/AFP/Getty Images
Rishi Sunak’s decision to raise taxes on workers amid high levels of inflation will squeeze living standards next year, causing “real pain” for low-income households, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned.
Issuing its verdict after the chancellor’s budget on Wednesday, the UK’s leading tax and spending thinktank said a middle earner was likely to be worse off next year as high rates of inflation and tax rises negate weak growth in wages.
It said that while Sunak was promising a new age of optimism, voters might not get much feelgood factor after the chancellor announced £40bn of tax increases this year – the largest increase since 1993.
Paul Johnson, the director of the IFS, said the outlook for living standards jarred with the chancellor’s upbeat tone. “Over the next several years a combination of tax increases and high inflation will mean very slow growth in living standards,” he said. » | Richard Partington, Economics correspondent | Thursday, October 29, 2021
Rishi Sunak’s decision to raise taxes on workers amid high levels of inflation will squeeze living standards next year, causing “real pain” for low-income households, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned.
Issuing its verdict after the chancellor’s budget on Wednesday, the UK’s leading tax and spending thinktank said a middle earner was likely to be worse off next year as high rates of inflation and tax rises negate weak growth in wages.
It said that while Sunak was promising a new age of optimism, voters might not get much feelgood factor after the chancellor announced £40bn of tax increases this year – the largest increase since 1993.
Paul Johnson, the director of the IFS, said the outlook for living standards jarred with the chancellor’s upbeat tone. “Over the next several years a combination of tax increases and high inflation will mean very slow growth in living standards,” he said. » | Richard Partington, Economics correspondent | Thursday, October 29, 2021
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Pêche: la France va dégainer ses mesures de rétorsion contre la Grande-Bretagne
LE FIGARO : La France s'apprête à frapper le commerce transfrontalier dès le 2 novembre.
La France s'apprête à déclencher une guerre commerciale contre la Grande-Bretagne, dans le conflit sur les pêcheurs. Évoquée depuis des semaines, une liste de mesures de rétorsion devait être précisée mercredi soir. Celles-ci ont été présentées mercredi matin aux élus locaux des régions concernées, Hauts-de-France, Normandie et Bretagne. Le porte-parole du gouvernement, Gabriel Attal, en a fait l'annonce à l'issue du Conseil des ministres.
Dès le 2 novembre, « des contrôles douaniers et sanitaires systématiques sur les produits débarqués en France et l'interdiction de débarquement de produits de la mer » seront mis en place, a-t-il déclaré, faute de changement de position britannique d'ici là. Cela signifie que l'ensemble des marchandises importées pourront faire l'objet d'une sorte de zèle des « contrôles sur les camions », susceptible de ralentir considérablement les échanges. Voire un blocus total sur le poisson. » | Par Florentin Collomp | mercredi 27 octobre 2021
À LIRE AUSSI : Covid ou Brexit: les vraies raisons des turbulences britanniques »
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Lebanon’s Economic Crisis: 'No Food, No Gas, No Hope' - BBC Newsnight
Oct 27, 2021 • As Lebanon’s crisis continues to intensify, how are people trying to cope in the midst of financial devastation?
Earlier this month violent clashes in Beirut touched off fears of renewed civil strife in Lebanon.
The country has been mired in crisis of late - political, economic, Covid, and on top of all that the devastating port blast in August 2020.
As if that's not bad enough a brain drain of the educated professionals has been gathering pace.
Leaving carries shame, so there are no reliable statistics about that flight.
Newsnight’s Mark Urban reports from Beirut.
Earlier this month violent clashes in Beirut touched off fears of renewed civil strife in Lebanon.
The country has been mired in crisis of late - political, economic, Covid, and on top of all that the devastating port blast in August 2020.
As if that's not bad enough a brain drain of the educated professionals has been gathering pace.
Leaving carries shame, so there are no reliable statistics about that flight.
Newsnight’s Mark Urban reports from Beirut.
US Issues Its First Passport with X Gender Designation to Reflect ‘Lived Reality’
THE GUARDIAN: Diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights said it’s a matter of ‘dignity and respect’
The White House is lit in pride colors in Washington DC in 2015. Photograph: Molly Riley/AFP/Getty Images
The US has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation – a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who don’t identify as male or female – and expects to be able to offer the option more broadly next year, the state department said on Wednesday.
The US special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights, Jessica Stern, called the moves historic and celebratory, saying they brought the government documents in line with the “lived reality” that there is a wider spectrum of human sex characteristics than is reflected in the previous two designations.
“When a person obtains identity documents that reflect their true identity, they live with greater dignity and respect,” Stern said. » | Associated Press | Wednesday, October 27, 2021
The US has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation – a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who don’t identify as male or female – and expects to be able to offer the option more broadly next year, the state department said on Wednesday.
The US special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights, Jessica Stern, called the moves historic and celebratory, saying they brought the government documents in line with the “lived reality” that there is a wider spectrum of human sex characteristics than is reflected in the previous two designations.
“When a person obtains identity documents that reflect their true identity, they live with greater dignity and respect,” Stern said. » | Associated Press | Wednesday, October 27, 2021
EU Court Fines Poland 1 Million Euros a Day for Judiciary Row | DW News
Poland fined €1m a day over controversial judicial system changes: Warsaw calls European court of justice move blackmail and says penalties ‘not the right road’ »
Luxembourg Leader’s University Thesis Was ‘Mostly Plagiarised’
THE GUARDIAN: Prime minister Xavier Bettel admits postgraduate dissertation ‘should have been done differently’
Xavier Bettel said his thesis was ‘written with a clear conscience’ but an inquiry found just two of the work’s 56 pages had not been plagiarised. Photograph: Johanna Geron/EPA
Luxembourg’s prime minister, Xavier Bettel, has admitted his university thesis “should have been done differently” after a media investigation concluded that only two of the work’s 56 pages had not been plagiarised.
A local news outlet, reporter.lu, said on Wednesday that Bettel had lifted three-quarters of the text, describing it as “an impressive hodgepodge of copied passages that does not meet the customary requirements of academia”.
Bettel, 48, who has been prime minister since 2013, said in a statement the thesis was “more than 20 years old” and “written with a clear conscience”. But “from today’s standpoint, it could have – yes, maybe should have – been done differently”, he said.
Bettel said he had full confidence in the University of Lorraine in eastern France to assess whether the work met its standards of the time, and that he would “naturally accept” its decision, even if it meant his qualification was withdrawn. » | Jon Henley | Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Luxemburgischer Premierminister gesteht Plagiate indirekt ein: Der luxemburgische Regierungschef hat bei seiner Abschlussarbeit an der Universität Nancy plagiiert. Heute würde er es anders machen, sagt Xavier Bettel. Folgt nun der Rücktritt? »
German politicians suffer higher degree of embarrassment from plagiarism than from sex scandals: Third minister in Angela Merkel’s administration falls foul of the country’s fixation on academic credentials »
Luxembourg’s prime minister, Xavier Bettel, has admitted his university thesis “should have been done differently” after a media investigation concluded that only two of the work’s 56 pages had not been plagiarised.
A local news outlet, reporter.lu, said on Wednesday that Bettel had lifted three-quarters of the text, describing it as “an impressive hodgepodge of copied passages that does not meet the customary requirements of academia”.
Bettel, 48, who has been prime minister since 2013, said in a statement the thesis was “more than 20 years old” and “written with a clear conscience”. But “from today’s standpoint, it could have – yes, maybe should have – been done differently”, he said.
Bettel said he had full confidence in the University of Lorraine in eastern France to assess whether the work met its standards of the time, and that he would “naturally accept” its decision, even if it meant his qualification was withdrawn. » | Jon Henley | Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Luxemburgischer Premierminister gesteht Plagiate indirekt ein: Der luxemburgische Regierungschef hat bei seiner Abschlussarbeit an der Universität Nancy plagiiert. Heute würde er es anders machen, sagt Xavier Bettel. Folgt nun der Rücktritt? »
German politicians suffer higher degree of embarrassment from plagiarism than from sex scandals: Third minister in Angela Merkel’s administration falls foul of the country’s fixation on academic credentials »
Islamism Is Our Greatest Terrorist Threat. Yet Our Politicians & Media Refuse to Openly Discuss It.
Oct 23, 2021 • The murder of Sir David Amess has vividly shown the degree to which our political and media elites are living in an alternative reality. Whilst the far-right motivations of the horrific killing of Jo Cox were quite rightly raised and discussed from the outset, when it comes to Islam our political and media class become deaf and dumb. And so we have seen widespread attempts at distraction, for example with attempts to divert discussion on to online safety.
Islamism remains overwhelmingly the greatest terrorist threat to the public. Yet fear of Islamophobia continues to prevent open discussion of this subject. This cannot continue. If we cannot bring ourselves to name the problem how can we ever hope to overcome it? We must put pressure on our politicians to have the courage and confidence to speak out.
Islamism remains overwhelmingly the greatest terrorist threat to the public. Yet fear of Islamophobia continues to prevent open discussion of this subject. This cannot continue. If we cannot bring ourselves to name the problem how can we ever hope to overcome it? We must put pressure on our politicians to have the courage and confidence to speak out.
Italie : la Sicile frappée par des inondations meurtrières
LE FIGARO : La ville de Catane a été touchée par de violentes inondations mardi. Au moins deux personnes sont décédées.
Des pluies torrentielles se sont abattues à Catane, mardi 26 octobre. Les inondations ont fait au moins deux morts dans la deuxième ville de Sicile, rapporte Le Parisien . L'une des victimes est un homme de 53 ans, noyé dans son véhicule inondé à Gravina di Catania, une banlieue de la ville. Regardez la vidéo » | Par Le Figaro | mercredi 27 octobre 2021
Des pluies torrentielles se sont abattues à Catane, mardi 26 octobre. Les inondations ont fait au moins deux morts dans la deuxième ville de Sicile, rapporte Le Parisien . L'une des victimes est un homme de 53 ans, noyé dans son véhicule inondé à Gravina di Catania, une banlieue de la ville. Regardez la vidéo » | Par Le Figaro | mercredi 27 octobre 2021
Schottland – Exit vom Brexit?
May 4, 2021 • Bis Mitte Oktober sollten Großbritannien und die EU ihre künftigen Beziehungen nach dem Brexit geklärt haben, anderenfalls steht wieder das Szenario eines harten Brexit ohne Deal im Raum. Vor allem die Schotten fürchten eine Verschlechterung ihrer Lebensbedingungen. Sie haben mehrheitlich gegen den Brexit gestimmt. Viele fühlen sich von der Regierung in London zunehmend entfremdet. Nirgendwo sonst ist Premier Boris Johnson so unbeliebt, nirgendwo sonst ist die Kritik an seiner Corona-Politik so stark. Im Norden des Vereinigten Königreichs herrscht eben nicht nur ein anderes Wetter, sondern auch ein anderes politisches Klima als im Rest des Landes: „Das ist das erste Mal in der Geschichte, dass Umfragen über eine lange Zeitspanne eine Mehrheit für eine Unabhängigkeit Schottlands prognostizieren“, sagt John Curtice. Der Politologe gilt als wichtigster Meinungsforscher des Landes und hat die letzten vier Unterhauswahlen richtig vorausgesagt.
Reporter Benedict Feichtner, selbst Brite, ist quer durch das Land der Highlands gefahren. In Sterling trifft er den Flötenbauer George Ormiston, der aus einer der ältesten Familien Schottlands stammt und seit seiner Jugend für die Unabhängigkeit kämpft. Im Nordwesten besucht er Whisky-Destilleure, die sich einst in die unzugänglichsten Regionen zurückzogen haben, um sich vor den englischen Steuereintreibern zu verstecken. Jetzt wollen sie, so wie die klare Mehrheit der Schotten, durch die Unabhängigkeit zurück in die EU. Doch kann das gelingen?
Reporter Benedict Feichtner, selbst Brite, ist quer durch das Land der Highlands gefahren. In Sterling trifft er den Flötenbauer George Ormiston, der aus einer der ältesten Familien Schottlands stammt und seit seiner Jugend für die Unabhängigkeit kämpft. Im Nordwesten besucht er Whisky-Destilleure, die sich einst in die unzugänglichsten Regionen zurückzogen haben, um sich vor den englischen Steuereintreibern zu verstecken. Jetzt wollen sie, so wie die klare Mehrheit der Schotten, durch die Unabhängigkeit zurück in die EU. Doch kann das gelingen?
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