Wednesday, December 01, 2021
Prince Harry Compares Covid Vaccine Inequity to HIV Struggle
THE GUARDIAN: Duke of Sussex says on World Aids Day that vaccinating the world against Covid is ‘test of our moral character’
Prince Harry described the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 as of ‘deep concern’.Photograph: Caitlin Ochs/Reuters
The Duke of Sussex has warned of “corporate greed and political failure” prolonging the Covid pandemic, comparing a “spectacular failure” of global vaccine equity to the struggle by millions to access HIV medicines.
In a letter read out at a World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS event on World Aids Day, Prince Harry said lessons must be learned from the HIV/Aids pandemic.
Vaccinating the world was a “test of our moral character”, he wrote. “It’s time to draw from the lessons we learned throughout the HIV/Aids pandemic, where millions died unnecessarily due to deep inequities in access to treatment.
“Are we really comfortable repeating the failures of the past? Everything I’ve learned from the youth of Sentebale [his charity in Lesotho and Botswana] tells me not. They see how repeating these mistakes is destructive and self-defeating, it is a betrayal of the next generation.”
He said his late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, who helped to highlight the work of Aids charities, would be “deeply grateful” to the scientific community for their work in combating the disease. » | Caroline Davies | Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex:
Meghan calls for tabloid industry overhaul as Mail on Sunday loses appeal: ANL had brought appeal after duchess sued publisher over articles relating to letter she sent to estranged father »
The Duke of Sussex has warned of “corporate greed and political failure” prolonging the Covid pandemic, comparing a “spectacular failure” of global vaccine equity to the struggle by millions to access HIV medicines.
In a letter read out at a World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS event on World Aids Day, Prince Harry said lessons must be learned from the HIV/Aids pandemic.
Vaccinating the world was a “test of our moral character”, he wrote. “It’s time to draw from the lessons we learned throughout the HIV/Aids pandemic, where millions died unnecessarily due to deep inequities in access to treatment.
“Are we really comfortable repeating the failures of the past? Everything I’ve learned from the youth of Sentebale [his charity in Lesotho and Botswana] tells me not. They see how repeating these mistakes is destructive and self-defeating, it is a betrayal of the next generation.”
He said his late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, who helped to highlight the work of Aids charities, would be “deeply grateful” to the scientific community for their work in combating the disease. » | Caroline Davies | Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex:
Meghan calls for tabloid industry overhaul as Mail on Sunday loses appeal: ANL had brought appeal after duchess sued publisher over articles relating to letter she sent to estranged father »
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La Cour suprême, épicentre des batailles politiques américaines
LE FIGARO : DÉCRYPTAGE - Désormais dominée par la droite, l’institution se penche à partir de mercredi sur la question de l’avortement.
La Cour suprême américaine doit examiner ce mercredi la constitutionnalité d’une loi votée par le Mississippi qui restreint l’avortement à 15 semaines après le début de la grossesse. La Cour doit aussi rendre sa décision sur une autre loi, votée par le Texas, qui empêche depuis septembre tout avortement au-delà de six semaines. Les démocrates craignent de voir une Cour dorénavant dominée par une majorité conservatrice annuler la décision Roe vs Wade de 1973, et revenir sur le droit à l’avortement aux États-Unis.
Ils sont neuf, nommés à vie. Arbitres des lois, chargés de garantir l’égalité devant la justice, les juges de la Cour suprême sont aussi les interprètes d’une Constitution rédigée à la fin du XVIIIe siècle, et qui reste la clef de voûte de la république américaine. Dans un climat politique profondément divisé, entre un Congrès fréquemment paralysé, et un président dont les pouvoirs législatifs ne sont pas infinis, la Cour a vu son pouvoir croître. En face du Capitole, derrière les colonnes de la façade inspirée de celle du Parthénon, la Cour suprême est devenue de plus en plus fréquemment un contre-pouvoir aux politiques progressistes démocrates. » | Par Adrien Jaulmes | mardi 30 novembre 2021
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Prepare for More Extreme Weather, Britons Warned in Wake of Storm Arwen
THE GUARDIAN: Business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng says climate crisis likely to cause future extreme weather events
A fallen tree in north Tyneside after Storm Arwen’s winds of up to 100mph hit the UK.Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
Storm Arwen was “an event the likes of which we haven’t seen for 60 years” and the UK needs to be prepared for more extreme weather due to the climate crisis, according to the business secretary, as more than 30,000 homes remain without power.
Kwasi Kwarteng said the majority of those people will have power restored “in the next day or two”, although he conceded some in remote locations may have to wait much longer.
Paying tribute to the three people who died in the storm, the business secretary said the exceptionally strong winds of almost 100mph had damaged power lines and required an enormous restoration effort by engineers.
The most severely affected areas are the Wear valley, surrounding Eastgate and north Northumberland, the north Peak District and the south Lakes in northern England, and Aberdeen and Perth in Scotland. » | Maya Wolfe-Robinson and agencies | Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Storm Arwen was “an event the likes of which we haven’t seen for 60 years” and the UK needs to be prepared for more extreme weather due to the climate crisis, according to the business secretary, as more than 30,000 homes remain without power.
Kwasi Kwarteng said the majority of those people will have power restored “in the next day or two”, although he conceded some in remote locations may have to wait much longer.
Paying tribute to the three people who died in the storm, the business secretary said the exceptionally strong winds of almost 100mph had damaged power lines and required an enormous restoration effort by engineers.
The most severely affected areas are the Wear valley, surrounding Eastgate and north Northumberland, the north Peak District and the south Lakes in northern England, and Aberdeen and Perth in Scotland. » | Maya Wolfe-Robinson and agencies | Wednesday, December 1, 2021
The Rise of Éric Zemmour Shows How Far France Has Shifted to the Right
THE GUARDIAN: The far-right media pundit is now a presidential candidate – and his toxic ideas have ever more mainstream support
Éric Zemmour announces his candidacy for the 2022 presidential election in a video broadcast on social media, Paris, 30 November 2021. Photograph: Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images
On 17 November, the far-right journalist and polemicist Éric Zemmour went on trial in Paris on charges of incitement to racial hatred. In September 2020, he had said on the French news broadcaster CNews that unaccompanied foreign minors were “thieves, they’re murderers, they’re rapists, that’s all they are. We must send them back”. He did not appear at the trial and was represented by his lawyers, who said the charges were unfounded. The verdict is expected to be delivered next year.
Zemmour has previously been convicted of incitement to racial hatred and religious hatred and been tried and acquitted in several other cases. But the stakes are different this time: the defendant is now a candidate for president of the French republic. In early November, polls indicated that up to 17% of the electorate would choose him for next president. This placed him behind only Emmanuel Macron, suggesting that the second round of the election could be between the two men. On 30 November, he officially announced his candidacy. » | Didier Fassin * | Wednesday, November 1, 2021
* Didier Fassin is a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, and director of studies at the École des Hautes Études, Paris
On 17 November, the far-right journalist and polemicist Éric Zemmour went on trial in Paris on charges of incitement to racial hatred. In September 2020, he had said on the French news broadcaster CNews that unaccompanied foreign minors were “thieves, they’re murderers, they’re rapists, that’s all they are. We must send them back”. He did not appear at the trial and was represented by his lawyers, who said the charges were unfounded. The verdict is expected to be delivered next year.
Zemmour has previously been convicted of incitement to racial hatred and religious hatred and been tried and acquitted in several other cases. But the stakes are different this time: the defendant is now a candidate for president of the French republic. In early November, polls indicated that up to 17% of the electorate would choose him for next president. This placed him behind only Emmanuel Macron, suggesting that the second round of the election could be between the two men. On 30 November, he officially announced his candidacy. » | Didier Fassin * | Wednesday, November 1, 2021
* Didier Fassin is a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, and director of studies at the École des Hautes Études, Paris
Donald Trump Accuses Meghan of Disrespect towards Royal Family
THE GUARDIAN: Former president says Prince Harry ‘has been used horribly’ in interview with Nigel Farage
The former US president Donald Trump has accused the Duchess of Sussex of being “disrespectful” to the Queen and the royal family.
In a wide-ranging interview with the politician turned broadcaster Nigel Farage, Trump said he thought the Duke of Sussex had been “used horribly”.
The interview with Trump, 75, whose presidency ended in January 2021, took place in Florida on Monday and will be broadcast on GB News.
Speaking about Meghan, Trump said: “I’m not a fan of hers. I wasn’t from day one. I think Harry has been used horribly and I think some day he will regret it.”
According to GB News, he added: “I think Harry’s been used and been used terribly. I think it’s ruined his relationship with his family, and it hurts the Queen.” » | Jamie Grierson | Wednesday, November 1, 2021
The former US president Donald Trump has accused the Duchess of Sussex of being “disrespectful” to the Queen and the royal family.
In a wide-ranging interview with the politician turned broadcaster Nigel Farage, Trump said he thought the Duke of Sussex had been “used horribly”.
The interview with Trump, 75, whose presidency ended in January 2021, took place in Florida on Monday and will be broadcast on GB News.
Speaking about Meghan, Trump said: “I’m not a fan of hers. I wasn’t from day one. I think Harry has been used horribly and I think some day he will regret it.”
According to GB News, he added: “I think Harry’s been used and been used terribly. I think it’s ruined his relationship with his family, and it hurts the Queen.” » | Jamie Grierson | Wednesday, November 1, 2021
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Former VP Mike Pence Asks US Supreme Court to Overturn Abortion Rights - BBC News
Former Vice-President Mike Pence has called on the Supreme Court to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade case that legalised abortion in the US. Mr Pence said the ruling was "a misguided decision" that harmed millions of unborn babies.
If Roe v Wade is quashed, millions of women would lose access to abortions. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks. The ban includes abortions on pregnancies caused by rape or incest.
If Mike Pence gets his way, desperate women in the USA will soon have to resort to the Victorian solution to abort unwanted babies: gin and knitting needles! – © Mark
If Roe v Wade is quashed, millions of women would lose access to abortions. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks. The ban includes abortions on pregnancies caused by rape or incest.
If Mike Pence gets his way, desperate women in the USA will soon have to resort to the Victorian solution to abort unwanted babies: gin and knitting needles! – © Mark
CNN Suspends Chris Cuomo After New Details on Help He Gave His Brother
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The cable news network’s top-rated anchor was an intimate adviser to Andrew Cuomo in the last 18 months of his governorship.
The star CNN anchor Chris Cuomo was suspended indefinitely by the network on Tuesday after new details emerged about his efforts to assist his brother, Andrew M. Cuomo, the former governor of New York, as he faced a cascade of sexual harassment accusations that led to the governor’s resignation.
Chris Cuomo had previously apologized for advising Andrew Cuomo’s senior political aides — a breach of traditional barriers between journalists and lawmakers — but thousands of pages of evidence released on Monday by the New York attorney general, Letitia James, revealed that the anchor’s role had been more intimate and involved than previously known.
“The documents, which we were not privy to before their public release, raise serious questions,” CNN said in a statement on Tuesday. “When Chris admitted to us that he had offered advice to his brother’s staff, he broke our rules and we acknowledged that publicly. But we also appreciated the unique position he was in and understood his need to put family first and job second. However, these documents point to a greater level of involvement in his brother’s efforts than we previously knew.
“As a result, we have suspended Chris indefinitely, pending further evaluation,” the network added. » | Michael M. Grynbaum and John Koblin | Published: Tuesday, November 30, 2021; Updated: Wednesday, December 1, 2021
The star CNN anchor Chris Cuomo was suspended indefinitely by the network on Tuesday after new details emerged about his efforts to assist his brother, Andrew M. Cuomo, the former governor of New York, as he faced a cascade of sexual harassment accusations that led to the governor’s resignation.
Chris Cuomo had previously apologized for advising Andrew Cuomo’s senior political aides — a breach of traditional barriers between journalists and lawmakers — but thousands of pages of evidence released on Monday by the New York attorney general, Letitia James, revealed that the anchor’s role had been more intimate and involved than previously known.
“The documents, which we were not privy to before their public release, raise serious questions,” CNN said in a statement on Tuesday. “When Chris admitted to us that he had offered advice to his brother’s staff, he broke our rules and we acknowledged that publicly. But we also appreciated the unique position he was in and understood his need to put family first and job second. However, these documents point to a greater level of involvement in his brother’s efforts than we previously knew.
“As a result, we have suspended Chris indefinitely, pending further evaluation,” the network added. » | Michael M. Grynbaum and John Koblin | Published: Tuesday, November 30, 2021; Updated: Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Zemmours düstere Zukunftsvision
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG: Eric Zemmour sieht Frankreich auf dem Weg zu einem „Dritte-Welt-Land“. Deshalb hat der rechtsextreme Publizist seine Präsidentschaftskandidatur erklärt. Doch er verliert wichtige Unterstützer – zu groß sind seine Skandale.
In einer Videoaufzeichnung hat der rechtsextreme Publizist Eric Zemmour am Dienstag seine Präsidentschaftskandidatur erklärt: „Wir haben eine Mission zu erfüllen“, sagte der 63 Jahre alte Politiker. Er wolle „Frankreich retten“, deshalb habe er sich dazu entschieden, bei der Präsidentenwahl im nächsten Frühjahr anzutreten. Das Land sei nicht mehr wiederzuerkennen, sagte er und verwies auf „Masseneinwanderung, die alle Probleme verschärft hat“. Frankreich sei „eine große Nation“ und „ein großes Volk“. Er wolle diese Nation vor dem Aussterben bewahren. » | Von Michaela Wiegel, Paris | Dienstag, 30. November 2021
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Greece Makes Vaccines Mandatory for People 60 or Older, with Fines for Not Complying.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: In a bid to bolster vaccinations among older people, the prime minister of Greece announced on Tuesday that Covid shots would be obligatory for people ages 60 or older, and that those who failed to book a first shot by Jan. 16 would face fines.
Τhe move came as the Greek health authorities try to curb a spike in coronavirus cases and deaths, while bracing for the possible effect of the Omicron variant.
About 500,000 people in Greece ages 60 or older have yet to be vaccinated against Covid-19, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told a cabinet meeting. Those who fail to meet the deadline will face a monthly fine of 100 euros ($113), the revenue from which will go toward funding state hospitals that have been stretched by the pandemic, he said.
Describing the policy as “an act of justice for the vaccinated,” Mr. Mitsotakis said he had worried about penalizing people but hoped they would see the move as an act of “encouragement, not repression.” » | Niki Kitsantonis | Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Τhe move came as the Greek health authorities try to curb a spike in coronavirus cases and deaths, while bracing for the possible effect of the Omicron variant.
About 500,000 people in Greece ages 60 or older have yet to be vaccinated against Covid-19, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told a cabinet meeting. Those who fail to meet the deadline will face a monthly fine of 100 euros ($113), the revenue from which will go toward funding state hospitals that have been stretched by the pandemic, he said.
Describing the policy as “an act of justice for the vaccinated,” Mr. Mitsotakis said he had worried about penalizing people but hoped they would see the move as an act of “encouragement, not repression.” » | Niki Kitsantonis | Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Janet Daley: Like McCarthyism, America Will Soon Wake Up to Wokeism | Off Script
This is a very interesting discussion. Janet Daley makes many interesting observations in it. I do not, however, agree with all she states. In particular, being an ardent Remainer, I have a totally different take on Brexit than she does. Nevertheless, I feel that many of Janet Daley’s insights are well worth listening to.
FYI, I was for many years a subscriber to The Telegraph; but I cancelled my subscription when the newspaper became anti-EU, pro-Brexit, and pro-Trump! That combination was simply too much for me to handle! However, when I was a subscriber, Janet Daley was one of my favourite contributors. – © Mark
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Barbados Cuts Ties with Queen, Becomes World's Newest Republic | DW News
Nov 30, 2021 • Barbados removed Britain's Queen Elizabeth II as head of state at midnight local time on Monday. The Royal Standard flag that represents the queen was lowered in the capital Bridgetown in a ceremony that coincides with the country's 55th year of independence. Dame Sandra Mason was inaugurated as the first president of the Caribbean country, having been elected by a two-thirds majority vote in the Barbadian parliament.
In attendance at the celebrations was Prince Charles, heir apparent to the British throne, who arrived in the country on Sunday. "We the people must give Republic Barbados its spirit and its substance," Mason said in an address. "We must shape its future. We are each other's and our nation:s keepers. We the people are Barbados." After a display of dance and music from the island, Barbadian singer Rihanna was declared a national hero by Prime Minister Mia Mottley, who led Barbados' republican movement.
Barbados is the first Caribbean country to abolish its monarchy since the 1970s, when Guyana, Dominica, and Trinidad and Tobago became republics. The last time Queen Elizabeth was removed as head of state was in 1992 when Mauritius proclaimed itself a republic. Although the country ceases to be a Commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth as its sovereign, it will remain within the Commonwealth of Nations, an association of 54 countries of which both republics and monarchies are members.
In attendance at the celebrations was Prince Charles, heir apparent to the British throne, who arrived in the country on Sunday. "We the people must give Republic Barbados its spirit and its substance," Mason said in an address. "We must shape its future. We are each other's and our nation:s keepers. We the people are Barbados." After a display of dance and music from the island, Barbadian singer Rihanna was declared a national hero by Prime Minister Mia Mottley, who led Barbados' republican movement.
Barbados is the first Caribbean country to abolish its monarchy since the 1970s, when Guyana, Dominica, and Trinidad and Tobago became republics. The last time Queen Elizabeth was removed as head of state was in 1992 when Mauritius proclaimed itself a republic. Although the country ceases to be a Commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth as its sovereign, it will remain within the Commonwealth of Nations, an association of 54 countries of which both republics and monarchies are members.
Éric Zemmour se déclare candidat à l'élection présidentielle de 2022
LE FIGARO : Le polémiste a officialisé sa décision dans une vidéo postée sur les réseaux sociaux ce mardi. Il sera l'invité du 20H de TF1 dans la soirée.
Le dernier étage de la fusée. Comme le laissaient présager son attitude et ses déclarations depuis la rentrée, Éric Zemmour a officiellement annoncé sa candidature à l'élection présidentielle de 2022. «Mes chers compatriotes, (...) comme vous, j'ai décidé de prendre notre destin en main. (...) Il n'est plus temps de réformer la France, mais de la sauver. J'ai décidé de me présenter à l'élection présidentielle. (...) Vive la République, et surtout vive la France !», a confirmé le nationaliste dans une vidéo publiée ce mardi 30 novembre sur les réseaux sociaux, dans laquelle il reprend les codes du Général de Gaulle lors de l'appel du 18-Juin : assis à un bureau, dans une bibliothèque, face à un imposant micro de radio. Le tout avec, pour fond musical, l'allegretto de la 7e symphonie de Beethoven. Une déclaration dont le format est inédit sous la Ve République, pour un parcours qui l'est tout autant. Regarder la vidéo » | Par Arthur Berdah et Wally Bordas | mardi 30 novembre 2021
Présidentielle 2022 : Éric Zemmour devrait officialiser sa candidature mardi »
Far-right TV pundit Éric Zemmour to run for French presidency: It is time to ‘save’ France, controversial figure says as he reads video speech posted on social media »
Éric Zemmours Kandidatur verheisst für Frankreichs Präsidentschaftswahlkampf nichts Gutes: Der rechtsextreme Publizist steigt offiziell ins Rennen um den Élysée-Palast ein. Ob ihm der Rollenwechsel vom Provokateur zum Kandidaten gelingt, ist fraglich. Doch einen Sieg kann er bereits verbuchen. »
Le dernier étage de la fusée. Comme le laissaient présager son attitude et ses déclarations depuis la rentrée, Éric Zemmour a officiellement annoncé sa candidature à l'élection présidentielle de 2022. «Mes chers compatriotes, (...) comme vous, j'ai décidé de prendre notre destin en main. (...) Il n'est plus temps de réformer la France, mais de la sauver. J'ai décidé de me présenter à l'élection présidentielle. (...) Vive la République, et surtout vive la France !», a confirmé le nationaliste dans une vidéo publiée ce mardi 30 novembre sur les réseaux sociaux, dans laquelle il reprend les codes du Général de Gaulle lors de l'appel du 18-Juin : assis à un bureau, dans une bibliothèque, face à un imposant micro de radio. Le tout avec, pour fond musical, l'allegretto de la 7e symphonie de Beethoven. Une déclaration dont le format est inédit sous la Ve République, pour un parcours qui l'est tout autant. Regarder la vidéo » | Par Arthur Berdah et Wally Bordas | mardi 30 novembre 2021
Présidentielle 2022 : Éric Zemmour devrait officialiser sa candidature mardi »
Far-right TV pundit Éric Zemmour to run for French presidency: It is time to ‘save’ France, controversial figure says as he reads video speech posted on social media »
Éric Zemmours Kandidatur verheisst für Frankreichs Präsidentschaftswahlkampf nichts Gutes: Der rechtsextreme Publizist steigt offiziell ins Rennen um den Élysée-Palast ein. Ob ihm der Rollenwechsel vom Provokateur zum Kandidaten gelingt, ist fraglich. Doch einen Sieg kann er bereits verbuchen. »
Japan’s Prince Akishino Lambasts Media for Saying ‘Terrible Things’ about His Daughter
THE GUARDIAN: The heir to the Chrysanthemum throne lashes out at criticism of Mako’s marriage to a commoner
Princess Mako and her husband Kei Komuro. ‘Lots of things are fabricated’ by the media, her father says. Photograph: Reuters
Prince Akishino, the first in line to the Japanese throne, has lambasted the country’s media for their treatment of his eldest daughter, Mako, accusing them of saying “terrible things” about her in the run-up to her marriage.
Mako married Kei Komuro, a non-royal whom she met at university, on 26 October, almost four years after their engagement was called off following revelations about a minor financial dispute involving his mother. But they made only a brief public appearance before moving to New York, where Komuro works for a law firm.
Critical coverage of their engagement has left Mako, who relinquished her royal status when she married Komuro, suffering from a form of post-traumatic stress disorder. » | Justin McCurry in Tokyo | Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Prince Akishino, the first in line to the Japanese throne, has lambasted the country’s media for their treatment of his eldest daughter, Mako, accusing them of saying “terrible things” about her in the run-up to her marriage.
Mako married Kei Komuro, a non-royal whom she met at university, on 26 October, almost four years after their engagement was called off following revelations about a minor financial dispute involving his mother. But they made only a brief public appearance before moving to New York, where Komuro works for a law firm.
Critical coverage of their engagement has left Mako, who relinquished her royal status when she married Komuro, suffering from a form of post-traumatic stress disorder. » | Justin McCurry in Tokyo | Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Botswana Upholds Ruling Decriminalising Same-sex Relationships
THE GUARDIAN: Court of appeal decision hailed as victory for LGBTQ+ community that could encourage other African countries to follow suit
Activists wait for a decision by judges on the government’s appeal against the 2019 ruling.Photograph: Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP/Getty
THE GUARDIAN: Court of appeal decision hailed as victory for LGBTQ+ community that could encourage other African countries to follow suit
Gay rights campaigners expressed joy at the Botswana court of appeal’s decision to uphold a ruling that decriminalised same-sex relationships, saying the country’s judiciary had set an example for other African countries.
The government had appealed a 2019 ruling that criminalising homosexuality was unconstitutional. The ruling had been hailed as a major victory for gay rights campaigners on the continent, following an unsuccessful attempt in Kenya to repeal colonial-era laws criminalising gay sex.
Dismissing the appeal on Monday, the bench of five judges unanimously ruled that criminalising same-sex relationships was a violation of the constitutional rights of LGBTQ+ individuals to dignity, liberty, privacy and equality.
“Those sections [of the penal code] have outlived their usefulness, and serve only to incentivise law enforcement agents to become keyhole peepers and intruders into the private space of citizens,” said court of appeal president Ian Kirby.
The ruling added: “Since the appellant’s grounds of appeal have been unsuccessful there can be only one outcome and that is that the appeal must fail.”
Before the 2019 ruling, gay sex was punishable by up to seven years in jail. » | Nyasha Chingono in Harare | Monday, November 29, 2021
THE GUARDIAN: Court of appeal decision hailed as victory for LGBTQ+ community that could encourage other African countries to follow suit
Gay rights campaigners expressed joy at the Botswana court of appeal’s decision to uphold a ruling that decriminalised same-sex relationships, saying the country’s judiciary had set an example for other African countries.
The government had appealed a 2019 ruling that criminalising homosexuality was unconstitutional. The ruling had been hailed as a major victory for gay rights campaigners on the continent, following an unsuccessful attempt in Kenya to repeal colonial-era laws criminalising gay sex.
Dismissing the appeal on Monday, the bench of five judges unanimously ruled that criminalising same-sex relationships was a violation of the constitutional rights of LGBTQ+ individuals to dignity, liberty, privacy and equality.
“Those sections [of the penal code] have outlived their usefulness, and serve only to incentivise law enforcement agents to become keyhole peepers and intruders into the private space of citizens,” said court of appeal president Ian Kirby.
The ruling added: “Since the appellant’s grounds of appeal have been unsuccessful there can be only one outcome and that is that the appeal must fail.”
Before the 2019 ruling, gay sex was punishable by up to seven years in jail. » | Nyasha Chingono in Harare | Monday, November 29, 2021
Queen Congratulates Barbados as It Becomes a Republic
THE GUARDIAN: Monarch sends message marking ‘momentous’ day and wishing Barbadians peace and prosperity
The Queen on a walkabout in Barbados in November 1977. Photograph: Anwar Hussein/Getty Images
As Barbados removes the Queen as its head of state and becomes a republic, the monarch has sent her congratulations on the nation’s “momentous” day.
Prince Charles arrived on the Caribbean island on Sunday to join the inauguration ceremony of the president-elect, Sandra Mason, who replaces the Queen as head of state overnight as Barbados sheds the vestiges of a colonial system stretching back 400 years.
In a message to Mason, the Queen wished all Barbadians happiness, peace and prosperity in the future.
She said: “On this significant occasion and your assumption of office as the first president of Barbados, I extend my congratulations to you and all Barbadians. » | Caroline Davies | Tuesday, November 30, 2021
La Barbade scelle son divorce avec la reine Elizabeth : ANALYSE - Cette île de 430 km², indépendante depuis 1965, va devenir mardi une république en élisant à sa tête la présidente Sandra Mason. »
Der Queen bricht ein Land aus der Krone: Nach 396 Jahren verlässt Barbados die britische Herrschaft: Die Bürger von Barbados wollen die Queen nicht mehr als Oberhaupt ihres Staates. Fast drei Jahrzehnte nachdem sich Mauritius aus dem kolonialen Erbe gelöst hat, folgt am Dienstag die Karibikinsel und setzt Königin Elizabeth ab. Der Buckingham-Palast akzeptiert die Entscheidung und feiert sogar mit. »
As Barbados removes the Queen as its head of state and becomes a republic, the monarch has sent her congratulations on the nation’s “momentous” day.
Prince Charles arrived on the Caribbean island on Sunday to join the inauguration ceremony of the president-elect, Sandra Mason, who replaces the Queen as head of state overnight as Barbados sheds the vestiges of a colonial system stretching back 400 years.
In a message to Mason, the Queen wished all Barbadians happiness, peace and prosperity in the future.
She said: “On this significant occasion and your assumption of office as the first president of Barbados, I extend my congratulations to you and all Barbadians. » | Caroline Davies | Tuesday, November 30, 2021
La Barbade scelle son divorce avec la reine Elizabeth : ANALYSE - Cette île de 430 km², indépendante depuis 1965, va devenir mardi une république en élisant à sa tête la présidente Sandra Mason. »
Der Queen bricht ein Land aus der Krone: Nach 396 Jahren verlässt Barbados die britische Herrschaft: Die Bürger von Barbados wollen die Queen nicht mehr als Oberhaupt ihres Staates. Fast drei Jahrzehnte nachdem sich Mauritius aus dem kolonialen Erbe gelöst hat, folgt am Dienstag die Karibikinsel und setzt Königin Elizabeth ab. Der Buckingham-Palast akzeptiert die Entscheidung und feiert sogar mit. »
Die Kryptoblase wächst – warum man Bitcoin und Co. trotzdem nicht abschreiben sollte
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Kurz nachdem die Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO) die neue Corona-Variante Omikron getauft hatte, konnte eine gleichnamige Kryptowährung ihren Wert verzehnfachen. Ein klares Zeichen für die Irrationalität der Krypto-Investoren? So einfach ist es nicht.
Es herrschte Spannung am vergangenen Freitag an den Kapitalmärkten: Die Angst vor der neuen Corona-Variante Omikron ging um und sorgte für grosse Volatilität. Dabei zeigte sich ein allgemeines Muster: Investoren flüchteten in sichere Anlagen wie Gold und verkauften riskantere Vermögenswerte wie Kryptowährungen. Der Bitcoin verlor am Freitag zeitweise neun Prozent seines Werts und schickte alle anderen Kryptowährungen mit auf Talfahrt.
Alle Kryptowährungen? Nein! Ein obskurer Token, der zufällig den gleichen Namen wie die neue Corona-Variante trägt, konnte seinen Wert zwischen Freitag und Montagmorgen von 65 Dollar auf 655 Dollar verzehnfachen, bevor er wieder auf 309 Dollar abstürzte. Omicron gilt seither als jüngstes Paradebeispiel für die Irrationalität des Kryptomarktes. » | Rewert Hoffer | Montag, 29. November 2021
Monday, November 29, 2021
Présidentielle 2022 : Éric Zemmour devrait officialiser sa candidature mardi
LE FIGARO : Le polémiste pourrait se déclarer candidat aux alentours de midi, avant de s'exprimer le soir au 20 Heures de TF1.
Il passe à la vitesse supérieure. Au terme d'une vaste tournée promotionnelle, qui a rapidement pris des allures de précampagne, Éric Zemmour s'apprête à entrer de plain-pied dans l'étape d'après. Celle de sa candidature à l'élection présidentielle de 2022. Le polémiste sera en effet l'invité du 20H de TF1 ce mardi soir, pour confirmer au grand public une annonce qu'il devrait officialiser aux alentours de midi, selon un membre de son équipe de campagne - même si le format précis de sa déclaration reste tenu secret à ce stade. » | Par Arthur Berdah | lundi 29 novembre 2021
Jack Dorsey Steps Down as Twitter Chief Executive
THE GUARDIAN: Dorsey co-founded site in 2006 and posted world’s first tweet / Parag Agrawal, chief technology officer, to replace Dorsey
Jack Dorsey in 2015. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has stepped down from his executive role at the social media company.
Dorsey will be replaced by chief technology officer (CTO) Parag Agrawal, the company announced on Monday.
The surprise move ends Dorsey’s much criticized tenure as chief executive officer of both Twitter and Square, his digital payments company, which led to Twitter stakeholders Elliott Management and billionaire investor Paul Singer calling on him to step down from one of those roles.
Twitter’s shares rose 11% after the news broke on CNBC before being briefly suspended.
The company said Dorsey would step down immediately but that Dorsey would remain on the board until Twitter’s stockholder meeting in 2022.
“I’ve decided to leave Twitter because I believe the company is ready to move on from its founders. My trust in Parag as Twitter’s CEO is deep. His work over the past 10 years has been transformational. I’m deeply grateful for his skill, heart and soul. It’s his time to lead,” said Dorsey. » | Dominic Rushe in New York | Monday, November 29, 2021
Jack Dorsey, cofondateur de Twitter, démissionne de son poste de directeur général : Il va être remplacé par le directeur technique du groupe, Parag Agrawal. »
Jack Dorsey resigniert bei Twitter: Das Unternehmen ist bekannt und beliebt, hat aber seine ambitionierten unternehmerischen Ziele meist verfehlt. Nun zieht sich der stark kritisierte Gründer Jack Dorsey resigniert aus der Chefetage zurück und konzentriert sich auf sein «anderes Baby»: Square. »
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has stepped down from his executive role at the social media company.
Dorsey will be replaced by chief technology officer (CTO) Parag Agrawal, the company announced on Monday.
The surprise move ends Dorsey’s much criticized tenure as chief executive officer of both Twitter and Square, his digital payments company, which led to Twitter stakeholders Elliott Management and billionaire investor Paul Singer calling on him to step down from one of those roles.
Twitter’s shares rose 11% after the news broke on CNBC before being briefly suspended.
The company said Dorsey would step down immediately but that Dorsey would remain on the board until Twitter’s stockholder meeting in 2022.
“I’ve decided to leave Twitter because I believe the company is ready to move on from its founders. My trust in Parag as Twitter’s CEO is deep. His work over the past 10 years has been transformational. I’m deeply grateful for his skill, heart and soul. It’s his time to lead,” said Dorsey. » | Dominic Rushe in New York | Monday, November 29, 2021
Jack Dorsey, cofondateur de Twitter, démissionne de son poste de directeur général : Il va être remplacé par le directeur technique du groupe, Parag Agrawal. »
Jack Dorsey resigniert bei Twitter: Das Unternehmen ist bekannt und beliebt, hat aber seine ambitionierten unternehmerischen Ziele meist verfehlt. Nun zieht sich der stark kritisierte Gründer Jack Dorsey resigniert aus der Chefetage zurück und konzentriert sich auf sein «anderes Baby»: Square. »
House of Gucci Is ‘Painful and Insulting’, Says Gucci Family
THE GUARDIAN: Heirs of Aldo Gucci issue statement taking issue with Ridley Scott’s film but have stopped short of legal action
Thugs, ignorant and insensitive to the world around them’": Al Pacino as Aldo Gucci.Photograph: Courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc./AP
Surviving family members of the Gucci fashion dynasty have expressed unhappiness with their representation in the new film House of Gucci.
In a statement issued on Monday, the heirs of Aldo Gucci – who ran the fashion house for 33 years until the mid-1980s – said they were aggrieved by the lack of consultation by film-makers, as well as their portrayal as “thugs, ignorant and insensitive to the world around them”.
Ridley Scott’s film stars Al Pacino as Aldo Gucci, Jeremy Irons as his brother Rodolfo, and Adam Driver as his nephew Maurizio, who took over the firm until he was murdered in 1995 by a hitman hired by his ex-wife, Patrizia Reggiani (played by Lady Gaga).
Based on the 2000 nonfiction book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed, the film, said the Guccis, attributes “a tone and an attitude to the protagonists of the well-known events that never belonged to them”.
The statement continued: “This is extremely painful from a human point of view and an insult to the legacy on which the brand is built today.” » | Catherine Shoard | Monday, November 29, 2021
Les héritiers Gucci veulent porter plainte contre le film House of Gucci »
Surviving family members of the Gucci fashion dynasty have expressed unhappiness with their representation in the new film House of Gucci.
In a statement issued on Monday, the heirs of Aldo Gucci – who ran the fashion house for 33 years until the mid-1980s – said they were aggrieved by the lack of consultation by film-makers, as well as their portrayal as “thugs, ignorant and insensitive to the world around them”.
Ridley Scott’s film stars Al Pacino as Aldo Gucci, Jeremy Irons as his brother Rodolfo, and Adam Driver as his nephew Maurizio, who took over the firm until he was murdered in 1995 by a hitman hired by his ex-wife, Patrizia Reggiani (played by Lady Gaga).
Based on the 2000 nonfiction book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed, the film, said the Guccis, attributes “a tone and an attitude to the protagonists of the well-known events that never belonged to them”.
The statement continued: “This is extremely painful from a human point of view and an insult to the legacy on which the brand is built today.” » | Catherine Shoard | Monday, November 29, 2021
Les héritiers Gucci veulent porter plainte contre le film House of Gucci »
The Fascinating Life of Prince Philip's Mother: Princess Alice, the Queen's Mother-In-Law | Absolute History
Jun 8, 2019 • We all know about the late Queen Mum – one of Britain’s most instantly recognisable figures. But few have even heard of the Queen’s mother-in-law, Princess Alice. And yet, the life-story of Prince Philip’s mother almost defies belief.
A great granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Prince Philip’s mother married into the Greek royal family – only to see the Greek monarchy overthrown by revolution. Fleeing into exile, she suffered a severe nervous breakdown. She was locked away in mental hospitals and subjected to experimental treatments by psychiatrists – including Sigmund Freud himself. The trauma had a shattering effect on Princess Alice’s marriage and led to a fractured childhood for her only son Prince Philip.
Prince Philip’s mother eventually fought her way back from mental illness, and became an unlikely hero of World War Two, risking her life to hide a Jewish family from the Nazis. When her son married the future Queen Elizabeth in 1948, Alice turned down the option of a cosy royal life. Instead she chose to dedicate herself to working with the poor in Greece. She gave away all her possessions and even founded her own religious order.
Featuring exclusive interviews with family members and previously unseen archive footage, this film sheds new light on one of the royal family’s most remarkable, but little known, personalities.
A great granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Prince Philip’s mother married into the Greek royal family – only to see the Greek monarchy overthrown by revolution. Fleeing into exile, she suffered a severe nervous breakdown. She was locked away in mental hospitals and subjected to experimental treatments by psychiatrists – including Sigmund Freud himself. The trauma had a shattering effect on Princess Alice’s marriage and led to a fractured childhood for her only son Prince Philip.
Prince Philip’s mother eventually fought her way back from mental illness, and became an unlikely hero of World War Two, risking her life to hide a Jewish family from the Nazis. When her son married the future Queen Elizabeth in 1948, Alice turned down the option of a cosy royal life. Instead she chose to dedicate herself to working with the poor in Greece. She gave away all her possessions and even founded her own religious order.
Featuring exclusive interviews with family members and previously unseen archive footage, this film sheds new light on one of the royal family’s most remarkable, but little known, personalities.
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Virgil Abloh: Designer and Off-White Founder Dies Aged 41
BBC: Virgil Abloh, the Louis Vuitton artistic director and founder of the Off-White fashion label, has died from cancer aged 41, it has been announced.
Revealing the news, the French fashion house's parent company LVMH described Abloh as a "genius" and a "visionary".
The US designer came to prominence as Kanye West's creative director but later made history as the first African-American to lead Louis Vuitton.
Abloh is survived by his wife, Shannon, and their two children.
A statement on his Instagram page described him as a "fiercely devoted father, husband, son, brother, and friend".
Abloh was diagnosed with cardiac angiosarcoma - a rare, aggressive form of cancer - in 2019, but did not make the diagnosis public. » | BBC | Sunday, November 28, 2021
Sous le choc, le monde de la mode réagit au décès de Virgil Abloh, "une belle âme", "un visionnaire" : «Dévasté», «le coeur brisé», «ne pouvant y croire»... Suite à l'annonce, le 28 novembre, du décès du créateur américain Virgil Abloh, à l'âge de 41 ans, des suites d'un cancer, l'industrie de la mode a réagi sur la toile avec beaucoup d'émotion, lui rendant un hommage sincère et appuyé. »
Virgil Abloh, Barrier-Breaking Designer, Is Dead at 41: His expansive approach to design inspired comparisons to artists including Andy Warhol and Jeff Koons. For him, clothes were totems of identity. »
In a Nonbinary Pronoun, France Sees a U.S. Attack on the Republic
THE NEW YORK TIMES: When a French dictionary included the gender-nonspecific “iel” for the first time, a virulent reaction erupted over “wokisme” exported from American universities.
PARIS — Perhaps France was always going to have a hard time with nonbinary pronouns. Its language is intensely gender-specific and fiercely protected by august authorities. Still, the furor provoked by a prominent dictionary’s inclusion of the pronoun “iel” has been remarkably virulent.
Le Petit Robert, rivaled only by the Larousse in linguistic authority, chose to add “iel” — a gender-neutral merging of the masculine “il” (he) and the feminine “elle” (she) — to its latest online edition. Jean-Michel Blanquer, the education minister, was not amused.
“You must not manipulate the French language, whatever the cause,” he said, expressing support for the view that “iel” was an expression of “wokisme.”
Mr. Blanquer is seemingly convinced of a sweeping American “woke” assault on France aimed at spreading racial and gender discord over French universalism. Last month he told the daily Le Monde that a backlash against what he called woke ideology was the main factor in the 2016 victory of Donald J. Trump. » | Roger Cohen and Léontine Gallois | Sunday, November 28, 2021
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L'idéologie woke à l'assaut du dictionnaire Le Robert »
PARIS — Perhaps France was always going to have a hard time with nonbinary pronouns. Its language is intensely gender-specific and fiercely protected by august authorities. Still, the furor provoked by a prominent dictionary’s inclusion of the pronoun “iel” has been remarkably virulent.
Le Petit Robert, rivaled only by the Larousse in linguistic authority, chose to add “iel” — a gender-neutral merging of the masculine “il” (he) and the feminine “elle” (she) — to its latest online edition. Jean-Michel Blanquer, the education minister, was not amused.
“You must not manipulate the French language, whatever the cause,” he said, expressing support for the view that “iel” was an expression of “wokisme.”
Mr. Blanquer is seemingly convinced of a sweeping American “woke” assault on France aimed at spreading racial and gender discord over French universalism. Last month he told the daily Le Monde that a backlash against what he called woke ideology was the main factor in the 2016 victory of Donald J. Trump. » | Roger Cohen and Léontine Gallois | Sunday, November 28, 2021
Related :
L'idéologie woke à l'assaut du dictionnaire Le Robert »
Sunday, November 28, 2021
Brexit Leaves EU-bound Christmas Presents Out in the Cold
THE OBSERVER: An increase in red tape and charges means headaches for those sending gifts to Europe
People preparing to send Christmas parcels to family and friends in Europe face being caught out by post-Brexit red tape and charges that threaten to take some of the joy out of gift-giving.
A warning has also been sounded that some of those who have sent gifts to the EU this year have encountered problems ranging from delays and unexpected charges to items going missing.
This will be the first time most people have encountered rules that came in this year relating to VAT and customs charges applying to items being posted to the EU.
The consumer organisation Which? told the Observer that its research indicates the vast majority of people know little or nothing about the new rules. “The changes brought about by Brexit have created a greater burden of customs paperwork for consumers and couriers alike,” said Adam French, Which? consumer rights expert. “You now have to attach customs declaration forms to anything you send, very clearly describing what it is and where it has originated from.” » | Rupert Jones | Sunday, November 28, 2021
People preparing to send Christmas parcels to family and friends in Europe face being caught out by post-Brexit red tape and charges that threaten to take some of the joy out of gift-giving.
A warning has also been sounded that some of those who have sent gifts to the EU this year have encountered problems ranging from delays and unexpected charges to items going missing.
This will be the first time most people have encountered rules that came in this year relating to VAT and customs charges applying to items being posted to the EU.
The consumer organisation Which? told the Observer that its research indicates the vast majority of people know little or nothing about the new rules. “The changes brought about by Brexit have created a greater burden of customs paperwork for consumers and couriers alike,” said Adam French, Which? consumer rights expert. “You now have to attach customs declaration forms to anything you send, very clearly describing what it is and where it has originated from.” » | Rupert Jones | Sunday, November 28, 2021
The Nature of Neoliberalism and Its Consequences
Nov 11, 2021 • On the show, Chris Hedges discusses the nature of neoliberalism and its consequences with Professor Wendy Brown*, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University.
Does the eruption of ethnonationalist movements defined by hyper-patriotism, xenophobia, racism, religious chauvinism, and so-called traditional moral values signal the end of neoliberalism? Or are these protofascist movements, the natural consequence of neoliberal policies that allowed corporations to corrupt and seize governing institutions and the press, impoverish the working class, and orchestrate the largest transference of wealth upwards in American history?
There is no doubt, as the political scientist Wendy Brown writes, that the constellation of principles, policies, practices, and forms of governing reason that may be gathered under the sign of neoliberalism has importantly constituted the catastrophic present, but, she argues, this was not neoliberalism’s intent, rather its Frankensteinian creation.
By generating anti-democratic forms of state power above its natural consequence, she argues, it was antidemocratic culture from below. The synergy between these two forces sees an increasingly undemocratic and anti-democratic citizenry ever more willing to validate an increasingly anti-democratic state.
• Professor Wendy Brown teaches at the Institute of Advanced Study, Princeton University and isthe author of In the Ruins of Neoliberalism: The Rise of Antidemocratic Politics in the West.
Does the eruption of ethnonationalist movements defined by hyper-patriotism, xenophobia, racism, religious chauvinism, and so-called traditional moral values signal the end of neoliberalism? Or are these protofascist movements, the natural consequence of neoliberal policies that allowed corporations to corrupt and seize governing institutions and the press, impoverish the working class, and orchestrate the largest transference of wealth upwards in American history?
There is no doubt, as the political scientist Wendy Brown writes, that the constellation of principles, policies, practices, and forms of governing reason that may be gathered under the sign of neoliberalism has importantly constituted the catastrophic present, but, she argues, this was not neoliberalism’s intent, rather its Frankensteinian creation.
By generating anti-democratic forms of state power above its natural consequence, she argues, it was antidemocratic culture from below. The synergy between these two forces sees an increasingly undemocratic and anti-democratic citizenry ever more willing to validate an increasingly anti-democratic state.
• Professor Wendy Brown teaches at the Institute of Advanced Study, Princeton University and isthe author of In the Ruins of Neoliberalism: The Rise of Antidemocratic Politics in the West.
L’Angleterre sonne l’alarme et renoue avec le port du masque obligatoire
LE FIGARO : Critiqué pour avoir été lent à réagir au début de l’épidémie, le gouvernement britannique a voulu, cette fois, réagir vite.
Encore traumatisés par un Noël 2020 plombé par la fulgurante apparition du «variant anglais», les Britanniques s’alarment aujourd’hui pour les fêtes qui viennent. Boris Johnson les a assurés que la période serait plus festive que l’année dernière mais toute la presse faisait sa une sur de possibles projets de vacances torpillés. Et l’île recommence à se barricader. Face à la menace du variant Omicron, Boris Johnson s’est résolu à prendre des mesures qu’il s’interdisait trois jours auparavant.
L’apparition dans le royaume de trois cas Omicron - tous liés à un voyage en Afrique australe -, a tiré la sonnette d’alarme. Le premier ministre Boris Johnson a annoncé samedi durcir les mesures d’entrée en Angleterre à partir de mardi. Tous les voyageurs entrant dans le pays devront passer un test PCR deux jours après leur arrivée et s’isoler dans l’attente des résultats. Les mesures aux frontières avaient été relâchées cet été, seul un test antigénique était requis sans nécessité d’isolement. Londres a aussi mis sur une «liste rouge» dix pays d’Afrique australe. Par ailleurs, le port du masque va de nouveau être obligatoire dans les magasins et les transports en commun. » | Par Arnaud De La Grange | dimanche 28 novembre 2021
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Sterben im Ärmelkanal: Das europäische Asylrecht wird missbraucht
NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG: Nach dem Untergang eines Migrantenbootes im Ärmelkanal geraten die Politiker in London und Paris aneinander. Hilfreicher wäre es, sie würden besser zusammenarbeiten, um den Grenzschutz zu stärken und den Missbrauch des Asylrechts einzuschränken.
Es war nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis eine solche Tragödie passieren würde. 27 Menschen sind diese Woche in einer Nacht gestorben, als ihr Gummiboot beim Übersetzen über den Ärmelkanal nach England Luft verloren hatte und gesunken war. So viele Opfer sind noch nie gezählt worden bei einem Unglück auf diesem vielbefahrenen Gewässer.
Und wie reagieren die Politiker in Frankreich und Grossbritannien darauf? Premierminister Boris Johnson publiziert einen an Präsident Macron gerichteten offenen Brief auf Twitter, in dem er reichlich plump von den Franzosen fordert, sie sollten alle über den Kanal nach Grossbritannien gelangten Migranten umgehend zurücknehmen. Auf diese Weise, so doziert Johnson scheinheilig, könne das Problem rasch gelöst werden. Dabei muss auch ihm klar sein, dass die Franzosen kein Interesse haben, das Migrationsproblem der Briten einfach bei sich ansammeln zu lassen.
Präsident Macron wies das Schreiben umgehend als doppelzüngiges Gerede zurück. Der französische Innenminister Gérald Darmanin lud flugs seine britische Amtskollegin Priti Patel von einem für Sonntag geplanten Krisentreffen europäischer Innenminister in Calais aus. So wird man des Problems der lebensgefährlichen Überfahrten über den Ärmelkanal gewiss nicht Herr. » | Peter Rásonyi | Freitag, 26. November 2021
Frankreich fordert von Großbritannien legale Migrationswege: Nach dem Tod von Migranten im Ärmelkanal verlangt Paris eine Reform der britischen Asylgesetzgebung. Sie lasse derzeit keine andere Möglichkeit als die illegale Einreise zu, sagt Innenminister Darmanin. »
Crise des migrants : Darmanin appelle le Royaume-Uni à «prendre ses responsabilités»
LE FIGARO : À l'issue de la réunion de crise sur les migrants qui s'est tenue ce dimanche à Calais, le ministre de l'Intérieur a déclaré que la France ne devait pas être «l'otage de la politique intérieure» du Royaume-Uni.
«La Grande-Bretagne doit prendre ses responsabilités», a affirmé Gérald Darmanin à l'issue de la réunion de crise sur les migrants menée à Calais avec d'autres représentants européens. Le ministre de l'Intérieur a toutefois assuré que cette réunion n'était pas «antianglaise, mais proeuropéenne». «Nous devons travailler avec nos amis britanniques. Ils doivent nous aider collectivement à mieux lutter contre les passeurs», a-t-il poursuivi. La réunion d'urgence s'est tenue à la suite de la mort de 27 migrants lors du naufrage d'un bateau pneumatique dans la Manche mercredi. Regarder la vidéo » | Par Le Figaro | dimanche 28 novembre 2021
USA: Gay Marriage Becomes Law [in 2015]
This whole video is interesting, but what is particularly interesting is Rabbi Mark Golub’s modern and progressive take on gay marriage which features towards the end of this video. – Mark
Jewish 101: Ep. 17 - Sex in Judaism
I post this video because much in it is so different from the Christian view and perspective. Indeed, much of it is in stark contrast with the Christian view of sexual desire and behaviour. It is most interesting to learn a completely different approach to this issue. Listening to what this rabbi has to say on the matter is well worth your time. – Mark
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