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The arrests of Alexei Navalny

lundi 26 novembre 2018 à 01:00

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that arrests of Alexei Navalny were politically motivated (as well as invalid).

It seems that Russia will ignore this and pull out of the ECHR.

Punished for recording sexual harassment

lundi 26 novembre 2018 à 01:00

Indonesian teacher Baiq Nuril Maknun has been sentenced to prison for recording a phone call in which her boss pressured her for sex. The supreme court declared her guilty.

No action has been taken against her boss.

Wildfires in US and Australia overlapping

lundi 26 novembre 2018 à 01:00

The US and Australia used to have wildfires for half the year each, so they arranged to share equipment and crews. Due to global heating, their fire seasons have extended, and now they overlap.

Prohibiting thermal coal

lundi 26 novembre 2018 à 01:00

The Australian Green Party proposes to prohibit mining, burning or shipping thermal coal by 2030.

That does not go far enough to avoid disaster, but at least it shows an example of the kind of firmness needed to do the job.

Planet roaster foreign minister

lundi 26 novembre 2018 à 01:00

Bolsonaro has appointed a fanatical planet roaster as foreign minister.