People
Ecuador judge rules against Assange over embassy changes
Assange's lawyer Carlos Poveda vowed to appeal against the decision: "The Ecuadorian state has an worldwide responsibility to protect Mr Assange". Assange's lawsuit, filed in late October, alleged that the Ecuadorian government was violating his rights as an Ecuadorian citizen (which he has been since December) by forcing Assange to comply with rules such as not commenting publicly on politics ... [Full Article...]
Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in border clashes
The member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Hanan Ashrawi, condemned on Monday the Israeli bombing of the blockaded Gaza Strip , which left a toll of three children dead. The deaths a day earlier of the teens, whom Gaza's Health Ministry said were 13 and 14-years-old, threaten to plunge the area into further violence after a brief exchange of fire between... [Full Article...]
Mom sues after video shows toddlers in 'fight club' at daycare
Only another preschooler tried to stop the fight. Mother Nicole Merseal, who filed the lawsuit, can not watch without crying. Speaking to ABC news , Merseal said her son was "afraid" and couldn't understand why his friends wanted to "beat him up". [Full Article...]
Backed Syrian fighters halt anti-IS offensive after Turkey attacks Kurdish forces
A video released by YPG-affiliated social media pages on Wednesday appeared to show a guided anti-tank missile hitting a Turkish military vehicle. The assault killed one conscript and injured one woman. For decades, the PKK has waged a bloody insurgency in Turkey. Another Turkish operation-Olive Branch-launched alongside Turkish-backed rebels earlier this year ousted the YPG from the tradition... [Full Article...]
Earth’s wildlife population declined by 60 per cent in 44 years: WWF
Global populations of vertebrate species have declined 60 per cent since 1970 with koalas disappearing at a much faster rate - more than 20 per cent a decade, to the extent they could disappear from the wild in NSW by 2050. The report has estimated that nature provides economic services and benefits worth 125 trillion Dollars. The " Living Planet Report " for 2018 focuses on using the late... [Full Article...]
China reverses ban on trade in tiger and rhino products
Those include scientific research, sales of cultural relics, and "medical research or in healing". In another statement, Tanya Sanerib from the Centre for Biological Diversity, added: "China's rhino and tiger decision is a huge step backwards for these animals, which are already on the brink of extinction". [Full Article...]
Oprah Winfrey to campaign in Georgia for Stacey Abrams
I think it's for government use. Abrams' campaign said she would appear with Winfrey in Cobb and DeKalb counties for a discussion on "the critical value of women in leadership and what is at stake for our communities in the election". In his letter, President Carter wrote, "Popular confidence is threatened not only by the undeniable racial discrimination of the past and the serious questions tha... [Full Article...]
Trump attacks Paul Ryan, says he ‘knows nothing’ about birthright citizenship
Ho, who was appointed by Trump to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. That phrase traditionally has been interpreted as meaning people who have immunity from U.S. President Donald Trump announced in a newly-released video interview with Axios that he plans to sign an executive order to do away with birthright citizenship in America. [Full Article...]