Ebola outbreak spreads as war and disease threaten perfect storm
10/26/2018, 8:33:16 AMAn Ebola epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is in danger of “spiralling out of control” amid a series of massacres blamed on a shadowy Islamist militia partially financed out of London, aid workers have warned. ✔ Resistance to safe burials has been high, and on at least one occasion a hearse carrying a dead Ebola victim has sped away from its police escort ✔ Newsletter promotion - global health security - end of article Protect yourself and your family by learning more about Global Health Security
Merkel & Macron’s Presence at Syria Talks Will Seal Putin’s Diplomatic Triumph – On One Condition
10/26/2018, 10:38:02 AMBy coming to Saturday’s summit in Istanbul, European leaders are admitting that Russia is now dictating the terms on Syria. But Vladimir Putin’s 3-year gambit won’t be vindicated until a resolution comes in Idlib and beyond. While all parties in the so-called quadrilateral talks have been given equal billing, Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron’s role will be to salvage the best deal for Europe from the accord that was struck without them by Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan last month. ✔ By coming to Saturday’s summit in Istanbul, European leaders are admitting that Russia is now dictating the terms on Syria ✔ But the gloating amid the geopolitical games will ring hollow for as long as the war, which has taken around half a million lives, continues
Analysis | Does U.S. drone warfare in countries like Pakistan really cause ‘blowback’?
10/26/2018, 10:33:32 AMYes and no. The reasons reveal much about modern war. ✔ For civilians who live in an area under regular American bombardment even if they dislike the United States there is a powerful incentive for them to know who is being targeted and whether the bombing is indiscriminate ✔ Daniel Silverman is a postdoctoral fellow at Carnegie Mellon University’s Institute for Politics and Strategy and earned his PhD from Ohio State University
People Think The Photos From This Congo-Themed Wedding On Instagram Are Deeply Problematic
10/26/2018, 10:52:20 AM"I don't even know where to start with this absolute dumpster fire of a situation." ✔ https://t.co/QtqikmThKL 12:25 PM - 24 Oct 2018 Reply Retweet Favorite Milton's Instagram page is no longer available, and BuzzFeed News has been unable to contact him ✔ BuzzFeed News has contacted @Dodolucia, EyeEm, Steve Huff, and Eric Kim for comment
US would face no ‘threats’ if it kept its troops & war machines inside its own borders
10/26/2018, 8:35:30 AMSo the United States is pulling out of a key arms-control agreement, complaining it is the only party in compliance, and therefore it wants to have the right to deploy short- and medium-range ballistic missiles. ✔ By contrast, Russian and Chinese military forces are predominantly confined to their respective national territories ✔ Share it with a friend! The statements, views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RT
Congress can stop Trump from selling weapons to dictators
10/26/2018, 10:26:57 AMCongress has a litmus test in place. They’re just not enforcing it. ✔ Trump has not only waived restrictions on selling massive amounts of weapons, he has also reversed Obama-era limitations on arms sales to human rights violators and rewarded the gun lobby with blanket deregulation of gun dealers selling weapons abroad
Woman hugged Prince Harry on bridge climb shares their conversation
10/26/2018, 11:06:27 AMInvictus Games Ambassador Gwen Cherne joined the Duke of Sussex on the iconic climb on Friday October 19, with prime minister Scott Morrison and Invictus Games competitors in tow. ✔ A grieving war widow has revealed the heartwarming conversation she shared with Prince Harry after he comforted her on the pair's Sydney Harbour Bridge climb ✔ It was during one of his tours that Mr Cafe was assigned to the security team that guarded Ms Cherne and her colleagues
Biegun to visit Seoul next week
10/26/2018, 11:08:53 AMundefined ✔ By Kim Bo-eun U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun ✔ The Special Representative will meet with his South Korean counterparts to discuss diplomatic efforts to achieve the final, fully verified denuclearization of North Korea as committed to by Chairman Kim in Singapore, the department said ✔ North Korea and the U.S. have yet to reach a conclusion on denuclearization steps by Pyongyang and corresponding measures by Washington
China will prosecute graft, terror suspects even if they flee
10/26/2018, 11:43:32 AMChina changed its law on Friday to allow judgments to be delivered in corruption... ✔ Once the judgment is issued, the defendant and their close relatives can appeal to a higher court, Xinhua said ✔ In April 2015, authorities published a list of 100 most-wanted graft suspects believed to be hiding overseas, many in the United States, Canada and Australia ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Syria’s cancer-stricken First Lady Asma Assad filmed warmly speaking to hospital patients (VIDEO)
10/26/2018, 8:35:29 AMBashar Assad’s wife Asma has been filmed speaking to women at a Syrian cancer center before attending her own treatment session. Back in August, Syria’s first lady was diagnosed with breast cancer. ✔ السيدة #أسماء_الأسد في مركز الفحص الخاص بحملة #سرطان_الثدي بالمشفى العسكري بـ #دمشق قبيل توجهها لجلسة علاجها اليوم..#لأنك_أقوى_من_السرطان#افحصي_حالكpic.twitter.com/EAUAt0Dw3w Syrian Presidency (@Presidency_Sy) October 25, 2018 First Lady of Syria #AsmaAlAssad at a screening center for breast cancer during an awareness campaign.Lady Asmaa is under treatment for the disease herself yet never stops working to help and encourage the people of her country
To Rebuild a Syrian City, Men First Dig Up and Rebury the Dead
10/26/2018, 9:44:23 AMOne year after Islamic State was driven from Raqqa, a team of city workers spends its days digging up unidentified dead from mass graves, then documenting and reburying them. ✔ This was once a nice place to sit, said Hamza Amaiwa, a former tailor, who used to come to Panorama Park with his family ✔ There are no gravestones or even markers, just a quickly scribbled notation on each bag with the same bleak description of where they were discovered and when: Unknown man
Freed Japan hostage arrives home to joy, but also anger
10/26/2018, 8:33:15 AMundefined ✔ But then-prime minister Junichiro Koizumi refused the demands, and even declined to meet with the families of the hostages, a hardline position that was applauded in some quarters of Japanese society ✔ We need people who will risk their lives to go and get information on the ground
'This is an authoritarian era' — and investors should be worried, says Richard Haass
10/26/2018, 10:15:52 AMCouncil on Foreign Relations president Richard Haass believes an impending 'democracy recession' poses a direct risk to investors and proponents of individual liberties alike. ✔ Richard Haass: This is the era of ‘strong men’ in politics 2 Hours Ago | 05:13 Much has been lamented in foreign policy circles about the status of democracy around the world ✔ In 2017, the research group demoted the U.S. from a full democracy to a flawed democracy, citing dwindling trust in government, elected representatives and political parties
Freed hostage Yasuda had gut feeling captors wouldn’t kill him
10/26/2018, 9:56:23 AMRecently freed hostage Jumpei Yasuda said that while he does not know the identity of his captors, h ✔ The journalist said he was kept at a residential house for about a year at first, then moved to a large-scale detention facility where a few hundred prisoners of war were kept, including soldiers of the administration of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Nusra Front fighters
China and Japan pledge to boost economic cooperation
10/26/2018, 11:50:36 AMJapanese PM Abe travels to China with the hopes the relationship will shift from one of competition to cooperation. ✔ China is also worried about its own economic slowdown, and its economic slowdown is going to require more technological infusion from Japan, more foreign direct investment, and more trade with Japan, Nagy added ✔ They also signed an agreement to work together in naval search and rescue operations
Germany Admits It Needs More from Russia Than Just Nordstream 2
10/26/2018, 10:38:00 AMDuring the years the U.S. and its satraps in Poland and the Baltics fought the Nordstream 2 pipeline it was always apparent Germany was in the driver’s seat. It was also apparent that this would be the wedge issue that would ultimately force Germany to pursue independent policy from the U.S. Nordstream 2 is and was always a reaction to the U.S.’s meddling in Europe’s energy policy which this cycle of began with the scuttling of the South Stream pipeline in 2013. ✔ Such supplies are simply a triviality when compared to the price of pipeline gas, and there are currently no technical solutions to this disparity ✔ But, the big winner ultimately is the Russian/Iranian axis that called Trump’s bluff on sanctions, tariffs and protectionism to flip Germany’s political incentives to their side of the ledger
Pipe Bombs, Google, Megyn Kelly: Your Friday Briefing
10/26/2018, 9:38:54 AMHere’s what you need to know to start your day. ✔ • Jerry Seinfeld on tough times in comedy The 64-year-old is to announce today the return of his residency at the Beacon Theater, with 20 shows next year ✔ To receive an Evening Briefing on U.S. weeknights, sign up here ✔ Check out our full range of free newsletters here
Men’s rights activist sues women’s craft beer club over ‘discrimination’
10/26/2018, 11:26:21 AM'I wanted to create a comfortable, safe environment for more women to actively join the conversation about craft beer,' says co-founder ✔ President Donald Trump's newest Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is expected to face punishing questioning from Democrats this week over his endorsement of presidential immunity and his opposition to abortion AFP/Getty 1/50 24 October 2018 Police officers stand outside the home of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after a functional explosive device was attemptedly delivered to the couple AP 2/50 23 October 2018 Turkey's President Erdogan today accused Saudi Arabia of plotting the 'savage' murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi AP 3/50 22 October 2018 Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison (C) delivers a national apology to child sex abuse victims in the House of Representatives in Parliament House in Canberra on October 22, 2018
US Pacific territory appeals for help after Super Typhoon Yutu strikes
10/26/2018, 9:34:12 AM‘We want people to remember we are Americans and we exist,’ says lawmaker ✔ Officials on a remote US territory in the Pacific have appealed to the Trump administration for help with recovery efforts following the horrendous devastation caused by Super Typhoon Yutu ✔ Catalan separatists put on a show of strength and unity at celebrations of the region's national day, nearly a year after a failed attempt to break away from Spain
Tim Kaine: Ahead in polls but running like an underdog
10/26/2018, 11:18:11 AMIn his race with Republican Corey Stewart, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) seeks redemption and a win for civility. ✔ No political event is too small: a business breakfast in Virginia Beach ✔ He dresses better in Washington suit and tie, instead of the frumpy dad-wear he’s otherwise known for ✔ But I’m very comfortable in my own skin on this stuff ✔ This is the second in a two-part look at the candidates running for U.S. Senate in Virginia
Brazil May Elect Jair Bolsonaro. Here's Why They're Flirting With Fascism.
10/26/2018, 10:11:06 AM"Brazil's Trump" is a far-right congressman who praises dictators. He's also a lesson in how modern democracies can crumble. ✔ His solution to the rise in violent crime, meanwhile, was to put the military in charge of Rio de Janeiro ― a cynical move that has only worsened Rio’s plight and done nothing to address violence in other parts of the country ✔ But if [Brazil] suffers a democratic erosion, I would change my tune a lot
Samantha Mathis speaks about River Phoenix's death for first time in 25 years
10/26/2018, 8:41:34 AM'I knew something was wrong that night, something I didn’t understand' ✔ Speaking to The Guardian , Mathis revealed she recently watched the 1993 comedy for the first time since Phoenix's death, and, after being approached by the publication, felt like the universe wanted me to talk about him ✔ Altitude 16/17 First Man First Man is all about understated heroism ✔ I think if River was still here, I think he’d be acting, directing, saving the environment, just living and hanging out, she said
World's most dazzling beach boardwalks
10/26/2018, 11:58:58 AMBeach boardwalks have become an integral part of the seaside experience. Check out a dozen of the most dazzling, from the United States to Morocco ✔ You actually get two boardwalks for the price of one ✔ Starting in the 1980s, an old shipyard near the landmark city hall has been redeveloped into a mixed commercial, residential and entertainment district with a marina, floating restaurants and gastro pubs ✔ The promenade leaps twin pedestrian bridges to the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art and its outdoor sculpture garden along the fjord
How Republicans Are Using Immigration To Scare Voters To The Polls
10/26/2018, 10:42:11 AMAs they try to hang on to control of Congress, Republican candidates are following the lead of President Donald Trump and turning to rhetoric about immigrants as a tactic to motivate voters. ✔ The commercial opens with an appeal to fear: a hoodie-wearing man prowling an alley, knife in hand ✔ That’s a nearly 80 percent increase from 795 posts in the same months of 2017 and more than triple the number from the same period in 2016 ✔ Reuters reviewed every tweet, weeding out those unrelated to immigration or which were entirely critical of Trump and his policies
Special Report: How Republicans are using immigration to scare...
10/26/2018, 10:28:28 AMThe commercial opens with an appeal to fear: a hoodie-wearing man prowling an al... ✔ That’s a nearly 80 percent increase from 795 posts in the same months of 2017 and more than triple the number from the same period in 2016 ✔ I just turned it against them – how do you guys profess to be Christians ✔ The White House declined to comment on Murphy’s comments ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
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