International

Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 18:30 UTC
As populism advances, beware of the Polish secret

By Gwynne Dyer – There is a tension at the heart of populist political parties that may ultimately lead most of them to electoral defeat. They depend heavily on the votes of the old, the poor and the poorly educated — “I love the poorly educated,” as Donald Trump once put it — but they are also right-wing parties that do not like what they call “socialism.” (Other people call it the welfare state.)
Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 18:23 UTC
OECD report warns about the middle class “squeezed by the ultra rich”

Middle-class families are seeing their incomes stagnating as they are squeezed by the ultra-rich taking a bigger slice, says an international report from the OECD economics think tank.
Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 18:09 UTC
World Medical Association reaffirms opposition to euthanasia and assisted suicide

The World Medical Association has reaffirmed its long-standing policy of opposition to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.
Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Facebook admits to have taken down some 5.4 billion fake accounts and “millions prevented every day”

Facebook on Wednesday said it has taken down about 5.4 billion fake accounts this year in a sign of the persistent battle on social media against manipulation and misinformation. Amid growing efforts to create fraudulent accounts, Facebook said it has stepped up its defenses and often removes the accounts within minutes of being created.
Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Nobel Laureate and Myanmar generals accused of crimes against Rohingya Muslims, under universal jurisdiction in Argentine court

Former democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is among several top Myanmar officials named on Wednesday in a case filed in Argentina for crimes against Rohingya Muslims, the first time the Nobel Laureate has been legally targeted over the crisis.
Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Migration and “Promoting the European Way of Life”, at the heart of EC controversy

The incoming European Commission chief has changed the title of her migration commissioner from “Protecting our European Way of Life” following criticism it had far-right connotations, an EU official said on Wednesday.
Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 09:15 UTC
Exceptional high tide and sewage causing untold damage in Venice

Dirty water swirls around marble tombs inside the 12th-century crypt of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, which suffered untold damage when an unprecedented high tide swept through the city. Pumps work overtime to clear the seawater from around the altar and under the pink and white stone arches, as the historic monument's custodians look on in sadness and anger.
Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 08:50 UTC
Tusk forecasts UK will become “a second-rate player” after it leaves the EU

Britain will lose influence in international affairs and become a “second-rate player” after it leaves the European Union, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday.
Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 08:43 UTC
Venezuela ex intelligence chief missing after Spanish court agrees to his extradition to the US

Venezuela's former military intelligence chief has gone missing in Spain just days after a court-approved a request for his extradition to the United States on drug trafficking charges, police said on Wednesday
Wednesday, November 13th 2019 - 09:48 UTC
Bolsonaro hosts BRICS summit: his heart with Trump but Brazil's economy in need of Beijing

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro will walk a diplomatic tightrope on Wednesday when he hosts his Chinese counterpart, as he seeks to boost ties with Beijing and avoid upsetting key ally Donald Trump.