- Gunmen in southeast Mexico open fire in a bar killing 6 and injuring 5 CBS News
- Mexico bar shooting: 6 killed, 10 others injured after gunmen opened fire in Tabasco province The Times of India
- Gunmen in southeast Mexico open fire in a bar killing 6 and injuring 5 as violence spirals ABC News
- Six Dead And 10 Wounded In Gun Attack In Southeast Mexico: Official Barron's
- 6 Dead, 10 Injured In Mexico Bar Shooting NDTV
Millions of tourists in UK could be asked to pay local visitor levy
Councils, politicians and campaigners hope a ‘tourist tax’ would raise money to fund services in areas affected by high visitor numbers
Millions of tourists to the UK could soon be asked to pay a local visitor levy as cash-strapped councils try to raise money to fund services.
Nearly half of Scotland’s local councils are considering a mandatory levy on overnight stays, known as a tourist tax, to help cope with a surge in visitors that has overwhelmed places such as Skye, the Callanish stones on Lewis and Orkney’s neolithic sites.
Continue reading...COP29: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Baku – Carbon Brief
- COP29: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Baku Carbon Brief
- World agrees to climate deal on financial aid for developing countries after summit nearly implodes CNN
- Here’s what to know about the new funding deal that countries agreed to at UN climate talks The Associated Press
- Monday Briefing The New York Times
- Developing nations leave UN climate conference with deal but say 'we're not satisfied' PBS NewsHour
Chuck Woolery, host of Love Connection, dies aged 83
A musician, the original Wheel of Fortune host and later a rightwing podcaster, Woolery died at home in Texas
Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of Wheel of Fortune, Love Connection and Scrabble who later became a rightwing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about Covid-19, has died. He was 83.
Mark Young, Woolery’s podcast co-host and friend, said in an email early on Sunday that Woolery died at his home in Texas with his wife, Kristen, present. “Chuck was a dear friend and brother and a tremendous man of faith, life will not be the same without him,” Young wrote.
Continue reading...Ministers speaking out against assisted dying ‘are giving false impression’, says peer
Labour’s Charlie Falconer says vocal opponents are leading voters to think government is against change
Senior ministers who have spoken out against assisted dying are giving voters a “false impression” about the government’s position, a leading proponent of changing the law has said.
Charlie Falconer, a Labour peer and former justice secretary, said opponents to the change were “getting more coverage” because ministers in favour of legalising assisted dying were “playing by the rules”.
Continue reading...‘Slippery slope’ fears over assisted dying have echoes of abortion debate
Since the 1967 Abortion Act, the law has been changed twice but the criteria have remained the same
“It is entirely possible that future generations will puzzle over how such a fundamental right could ever be denied to them.” These are the words of David Steel, the veteran former leader of the Liberal party and a Westminster MP for more than three decades, referring to this Friday’s historic vote in parliament on whether to legalise assisted dying.
But Steel could just as well have been referring to a private member’s bill he brought before parliament 57 years ago that was also about the right to bodily autonomy and was the subject of fierce debate and vocal opposition from church leaders.
Continue reading...Bonhams auction house facing claims it is selling looted Roman antiquities
Third-century Roman plate and bust of Emperor Hadrian alleged to have links to man convicted of illegal dealing
The auction house Bonhams is facing calls to withdraw a Roman antiquity from its forthcoming London auction amid claims that it was looted from Turkey.
A third-century Roman silver plate, decorated with a depiction of a river god, is lot 62 of the 5 December auction and is estimated to sell for between £20,000 and £30,000.
Continue reading...Cop29 climate finance deal criticised as ‘travesty of justice’ and ‘stage-managed’ – The Guardian
- Cop29 climate finance deal criticised as ‘travesty of justice’ and ‘stage-managed’ The Guardian
- World agrees to climate deal on financial aid for developing countries after summit nearly implodes CNN
- Here’s what to know about the new funding deal that countries agreed to at UN climate talks The Associated Press
- COP29 UN Climate Conference Agrees to Triple Finance to Developing Countries, Protecting Lives and Livelihoods UNFCCC
- From a US$300 billion climate finance deal to global carbon trading, here’s what was – and wasn’t – achieved at the COP29 climate talks The Conversation
Romania votes in presidential poll with nationalist and leftist vying for runoff
Sunday’s election could lead to a battle between far-right’s George Simion and Marcel Ciolacu of Social Democrats
Romanians are casting ballots on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election that could pit a far-right nationalist against the incumbent leftist prime minister in the runoff.
Thirteen candidates are vying for the presidency in the EU and Nato member country and the vote is expected to go to a second round on 8 December. Polls opened at 7am local time (05.00 GMT) and will close at 9pm. Romanians abroad have been able to vote since Friday.
Continue reading...US universities brace for education policies overhaul under Trump
School initiatives focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion are likely to be first on the chopping block.
The US says it wants a ceasefire in Lebanon, so what’s the hold-up?
Israel and the US want deep political changes in Lebanon, including the sidelining of Hezbollah and Iran.
Former Taiwan leader was due to visit UK for two days in October, leak shows
Exclusive: letter reveals dates for visit that was planned by Tsai Ing-wen before Foreign Office intervened
Taiwan’s former president Tsai Ing-wen had been due to visit the UK between 16 and 18 October before the Foreign Office intervened, the Guardian can disclose.
Tsai was scheduled to visit London for two days as part of her first international tour since leaving office and was in discussions about addressing the UK parliament, according to a leaked letter.
Continue reading...Trump’s eldest son emerges as key voice influencing cabinet picks – report
President-elect has become particularly reliant on his Donald Jr for advice, sources tell Reuters
Donald Trump Jr has emerged as the family’s most influential adviser of the moment as his father builds the most controversial cabinet in modern US history, sources close to Donald Trump’s eldest son say.
Trump Jr has in some cases promoted inexperienced loyalists over more qualified candidates for top positions in president-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration.
Continue reading...Haitian vigilantes deal major blow to gang leader ‘Barbecue’ in furious battle – Yahoo! Voices
- Haitian vigilantes deal major blow to gang leader ‘Barbecue’ in furious battle Yahoo! Voices
- More than 100 suspected gang members have been killed as vigilantism grows in Haiti Miami Herald
- Boys forced into gangs, girls face sexual abuse as Haiti violence robs childhoods PBS NewsHour
- Haiti’s children ‘dragged into hell’ as gang violence rages Al Jazeera English
- Haiti’s Many Problems and Very Few Solutions, Explained The New York Times
War Between Hezbollah and Israel Drags Beirut Back Into Despair – The Wall Street Journal
- War Between Hezbollah and Israel Drags Beirut Back Into Despair The Wall Street Journal
- Dozens killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon, including 29 in central Beirut CNN
- Israel Conducts Widespread Strikes Near Beirut The New York Times
- Beirut strike 'so powerful it was felt across the city' BBC.com
- IDF 36th Division raids 150 targets, kill dozens of terrorists in two month Lebanon operation The Jerusalem Post
Far-right leader fails to reach Romania presidential run-off: Exit poll
Social Democrat Marcel Ciolacu and centre-right Elena Lasconi headed for December 8 run-off, exit poll suggests.
The West, the ICC, and ‘mtu wetu’ in Israel
The mobilisation of an imagined identity is very effective in scaring off prosecutors and intimidating judges.
Israeli attacks kill six across Gaza, army issues new ‘evacuation order’
Kamal Adwan Hospital director Hussam Abu Safia was injured in an Israeli drone attack on the facility.
Angela Merkel ‘tormented’ by Brexit vote and saw it as ‘humiliation’ for EU
Former German chancellor’s book tells how she tried to help David Cameron win over Britain’s Eurosceptics
Angela Merkel has said she was “tormented” over the result of the Brexit referendum and viewed it as a “humiliation, a disgrace” for the EU that Britain was leaving.
In her autobiography, Freedom, due to be published on Tuesday, the former German chancellor says she was dismayed by the notion that she might have done more to help the then British prime minister, David Cameron, who was keen for the UK to stay in the EU, but that ultimately, she concluded, he only had himself to blame.
Continue reading...Democrats search for answers as blue Philadelphia turns towards Trump
Trump grew his support in nearly all of Philadelphia’s wards – what went wrong for Harris in a key Democratic city?
When Kamala Harris stopped at the west Philadelphia barber shop Philly Cuts just days before the election, its manager, James Browne, said the vice-president came off “almost like a favorite aunt”.
Harris seemed “genuine, kind, nice, very comforting” during the half-hour she spent in the shop while campaigning in the largest city in battleground state Pennsylvania, Browne said. “Meeting her in person was very different than seeing her on TV.”
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