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Women around the world are granted only three quarters of the legal rights enjoyed by men, often preventing them from getting jobs or opening businesses, the World Bank found in study published Wednesday. https://ift.tt/2IDHMUr https://ift.tt/2TlTBCR https://ift.tt/2TlTBCR https://ift.tt/2IQWoQO

https://ift.tt/2TlTBCR Submitted February 28, 2019 at 05:51AM by EightRoundsRapid https://ift.tt/2IQWoQO EightRoundsRapid

Moscow’s facial-recognition surveillance cameras are now being deployed by collectors to track down debtors, city’s chief bailiff told state media. Russian capital claims one of world’s largest facial-recognition systems, with 174,000 closed-circuit TV cameras expected to be in operation this year. https://ift.tt/2GQA4F2 https://ift.tt/2GTlblt https://ift.tt/2GTlblt https://ift.tt/2NwClFI

https://ift.tt/2GTlblt Submitted February 28, 2019 at 03:58AM by honolulu_oahu_mod https://ift.tt/2NwClFI honolulu_oahu_mod

Amid Trump-Kim Summit in Hanoi, Anti-War Women Offer Blueprint for Lasting Peace on Korean Peninsula: Global campaign demands "a peace process toward the signing of a peace agreement" and inclusion "of civil society, especially women's organizations" https://ift.tt/2Nxk23e https://ift.tt/2NAfMjI https://ift.tt/2NAfMjI https://ift.tt/2GNgYQd

https://ift.tt/2NAfMjI Submitted February 28, 2019 at 04:03AM by honolulu_oahu_mod https://ift.tt/2GNgYQd honolulu_oahu_mod

World’s deepest ocean trenches becoming “the ultimate sink” for plastic waste, according to study that reveals contamination of animals even in these dark, remote regions of planet. Scientists say likely no marine ecosystems left that are not affected by pollution. https://ift.tt/2GS34vS https://ift.tt/2StyJVX https://ift.tt/2StyJVX https://ift.tt/2NA25kz

https://ift.tt/2StyJVX Submitted February 28, 2019 at 04:07AM by honolulu_oahu_mod https://ift.tt/2NA25kz honolulu_oahu_mod

Malaysia has seized 3,300 rare pig-nosed turtles after intercepting an attempt to smuggle the highly endangered species into the country by sea. Reptiles would have been worth £28,000 in black market exotic pet trade. https://ift.tt/2NvYq7x https://ift.tt/2IFQ6mU https://ift.tt/2IFQ6mU https://ift.tt/2TjxLQI

https://ift.tt/2IFQ6mU Submitted February 28, 2019 at 04:10AM by honolulu_oahu_mod https://ift.tt/2TjxLQI honolulu_oahu_mod

Congo Approves Oil Deal That May Encroach on World Heritage Site | Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila approved an oil contract that encroaches on a world-famous national park during his final weeks in office https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2ExoMmB https://ift.tt/2ExoMmB https://ift.tt/2tFCNbx

https://ift.tt/2ExoMmB Submitted February 28, 2019 at 01:44AM by LongDickMick https://ift.tt/2tFCNbx LongDickMick

China has unveiled draft regulations on gene editing and other potentially risky new biomedical technologies after a Chinese scientist’s claim of helping to create gene-edited babies upset the global science community https://ift.tt/2SZMfFQ https://ift.tt/2StGqLK https://ift.tt/2StGqLK https://ift.tt/2StJPu3

https://ift.tt/2StGqLK Submitted February 27, 2019 at 06:27AM by shadilal_gharjode https://ift.tt/2StJPu3 shadilal_gharjode

Humans and wildlife face escalating risks from potentially harmful chemical because production of new compounds outstripping capacity to test toxicity. Warning from panel of UK experts behind review of scientific research on effects of hormone-disrupting chemicals leaching into ecosystems. https://ift.tt/2GLdSw5 https://ift.tt/2EyMZZT https://ift.tt/2EyMZZT https://ift.tt/2TcgKIb

https://ift.tt/2EyMZZT Submitted February 27, 2019 at 05:17AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2TcgKIb madazzahatter

Beijing says it can ease power and water shortages on Taiwans’s Quemoy, Matsu islands: Different social systems should not be ‘a barrier to unification or an excuse for separation’, according to mainland’s cross-strait affairs office. https://ift.tt/2EzBC3S https://ift.tt/2IFZTtf https://ift.tt/2IFZTtf https://ift.tt/2EAHXfm

https://ift.tt/2IFZTtf Submitted February 27, 2019 at 04:02AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2EAHXfm madazzahatter

Some 385,000 people worldwide died prematurely in 2015 from air pollution caused by vehicle exhaust emissions: Diesel vehicles were responsible for 47% of deaths, but figure jumped as high as 66% in France, Germany, Italy and India. https://ift.tt/2Vj0KkI https://ift.tt/2GNSLJg https://ift.tt/2GNSLJg https://ift.tt/2NyxmUV

https://ift.tt/2GNSLJg Submitted February 27, 2019 at 04:09AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2NyxmUV madazzahatter

A young humpback whale has been found dead after being washed ashore on a remote swamp in the Amazon River. The humpback whale should have migrated thousands of miles to Antarctica by this time of year. https://ift.tt/2EyT889 https://ift.tt/2NtJI0I https://ift.tt/2NtJI0I https://ift.tt/2NuPNtS

https://ift.tt/2NtJI0I Submitted February 27, 2019 at 04:14AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2NuPNtS madazzahatter

Almost 2,000 locations across the UK have levels of air pollution that exceed safety limits, according to a pollution map released by campaigners. In 2017, the worst location for nitrogen dioxide pollution was Kensington and Chelsea, followed by Leeds and Doncaster. https://ift.tt/2Vj0B0E https://ift.tt/2H4RtJg https://ift.tt/2H4RtJg https://ift.tt/2NvvtbK

https://ift.tt/2H4RtJg Submitted February 27, 2019 at 04:16AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2NvvtbK madazzahatter

The government said Tuesday it had drawn up measures to minimize the adverse effects of a special 10-day holiday period this spring on people’s daily lives. The move comes as child care facilities, hospitals, banks and other businesses are expected to be closed during an extended Golden Week. https://ift.tt/2OXOnbf https://ift.tt/2NA6TXq https://ift.tt/2NA6TXq https://ift.tt/2GNSBl8

https://ift.tt/2NA6TXq Submitted February 27, 2019 at 04:18AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2GNSBl8 madazzahatter

'It's been extreme': Australia's summer smashes seasonal heat records - Australia has posted its hottest summer and the first season in which temperatures exceeded two degrees above the long-term averages, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. https://ift.tt/2Vj0rX6 https://ift.tt/2GNSyFY https://ift.tt/2GNSyFY https://ift.tt/2Ntys4z

https://ift.tt/2GNSyFY Submitted February 27, 2019 at 04:24AM by madazzahatter https://ift.tt/2Ntys4z madazzahatter

Michael Cohen, the former "fixer" and personal lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, plans to testify on Wednesday that Trump knew ahead of time about a leak of emails that would hurt his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. https://ift.tt/2U6oN6d https://ift.tt/2NxJdTl https://ift.tt/2NxJdTl https://ift.tt/2GMmAdd

https://ift.tt/2NxJdTl Submitted February 27, 2019 at 02:33AM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2GMmAdd madam1

An iceberg 2x the size of NYC is about to break from the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica. This will be the biggest piece to break off since 1915 & could cause the entire shelf to become unstable or break up. https://ift.tt/2IMmd4u https://ift.tt/2XpPGEf https://ift.tt/2XpPGEf https://ift.tt/2BQGpMw

https://ift.tt/2XpPGEf Submitted February 26, 2019 at 04:54AM by alisha40s https://ift.tt/2BQGpMw alisha40s

India said its warplanes struck a militant training camp inside Pakistan on Tuesday, killing "a very large number" of fighters, raising risk of conflict between the nuclear armed neighbors, though Pakistan officials denied there had been any casualties. https://ift.tt/2IBBDYV https://ift.tt/2VgO7GQ https://ift.tt/2VgO7GQ https://ift.tt/2EwTbBE

https://ift.tt/2VgO7GQ Submitted February 26, 2019 at 05:37AM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2EwTbBE madam1

Emmanuel Macron's popularity rebounds as French support for 'yellow vests' wanes - A majority of French people — some 55 per cent — now want the often violent protests to stop, according to the poll. https://ift.tt/2IMlSyK https://ift.tt/2tzLvYW https://ift.tt/2tzLvYW https://ift.tt/2VmrQHP

https://ift.tt/2tzLvYW Submitted February 26, 2019 at 05:57AM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2VmrQHP ManiaforBeatles

Taiwanese horror game Devotion has been pulled in mainland China after drawing ire of gamers who found hidden insult to Chinese President Xi Jinping. President is often compared to honey-loving bear, Winnie the Pooh and memes comparing two have been widely censored on Chinese social media. https://ift.tt/2GPnx4C https://ift.tt/2T5Z8OY https://ift.tt/2T5Z8OY https://ift.tt/2EbH4bB

https://ift.tt/2T5Z8OY Submitted February 26, 2019 at 04:17AM by honolulu_oahu_mod https://ift.tt/2EbH4bB honolulu_oahu_mod

U.S. Broadcast Journalists to Be Deported From Venezuela After Upsetting President Nicolas Maduro: A six-person team of journalists will be deported from Venezuela after upsetting President Nicolas Maduro during an interview at the presidential palace in Caracas. https://ift.tt/2GLSpTK https://ift.tt/2Exp4dm https://ift.tt/2Exp4dm https://ift.tt/2T2VBAC

https://ift.tt/2Exp4dm Submitted February 26, 2019 at 04:24AM by honolulu_oahu_mod https://ift.tt/2T2VBAC honolulu_oahu_mod

Abe Signals He'll Ignore Will of Okinawa Voters Who Just Overwhelmingly Rejected New US Military Base - Voters in the Japan's Okinawa prefecture on Sunday overwhelmingly rejected construction plans to build a new U.S. military base https://ift.tt/2NsisQg https://ift.tt/2T3w8r1 https://ift.tt/2T3w8r1 https://ift.tt/2Ei8zR8

https://ift.tt/2T3w8r1 Submitted February 26, 2019 at 04:24AM by fruitspunch-samurai https://ift.tt/2Ei8zR8 fruitspunch-samurai

The first wet wipes in the UK to be given official certification as “fine to flush” down the toilet will go on sale next month, as part of a national drive to eliminate the growing scourge of fatbergs. Natracare wipes are first to carry symbol showing they pass stricter sewer tests. https://ift.tt/2NuBi9o https://ift.tt/2BT4AKe https://ift.tt/2BT4AKe https://ift.tt/2EbA1zU

https://ift.tt/2BT4AKe Submitted February 26, 2019 at 04:27AM by honolulu_oahu_mod https://ift.tt/2EbA1zU honolulu_oahu_mod

US TV team 'briefly detained' in Venezuela after Mr. Maduro "had not liked" some of their questions about "the lack of democracy in Venezuela, torture, political prisoners and the humanitarian crisis". https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2EgqBmN https://ift.tt/2EgqBmN https://ift.tt/2Edbdr6

https://ift.tt/2EgqBmN Submitted February 26, 2019 at 01:25AM by spsheridan https://ift.tt/2Edbdr6 spsheridan

China bans the game Devotion over a Winnie the Pooh joke. Players noticed subtle references mocking President Xi Jinping, that compare him to Winnie. Online discussion has since been censored. Taiwan is an island that is for all practical purposes independent, but China sees it as a rebel region. https://ift.tt/2SrWXQr https://ift.tt/2E9DKxU https://ift.tt/2E9DKxU https://ift.tt/2VjYbio

https://ift.tt/2E9DKxU Submitted February 26, 2019 at 02:42AM by Vranak https://ift.tt/2VjYbio Vranak

Facebook enabled advertisers to target Australians who have expressed an interest in extremist ideologies including "fascism", raising concerns the social media platform could be used to stoke civil unrest and destabilise local politics. https://ift.tt/2U7M1sP https://ift.tt/2SWzNH8 https://ift.tt/2SWzNH8 https://ift.tt/2IA0kFk

https://ift.tt/2SWzNH8 Submitted February 24, 2019 at 07:01PM by grog__bog https://ift.tt/2IA0kFk grog__bog

A bipartisan group of 58 former senior national security officials will issue a statement Monday saying that “there is no factual basis” for President Trump’s proclamation of a national emergency to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2tAaVWf https://ift.tt/2tAaVWf https://ift.tt/2H5HRxM

https://ift.tt/2tAaVWf Submitted February 24, 2019 at 07:56PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2H5HRxM DoremusJessup

UN condemns Venezuela violence - “The Venezuelan government must stop its forces from using excessive force against unarmed protesters and ordinary citizens”. Bachelet also urged Maduro’s government “to rein in” pro-government groups reportedly using force against protesters. https://ift.tt/2XfhUBE https://ift.tt/2XikXZU https://ift.tt/2XikXZU https://ift.tt/2E9BqH2

https://ift.tt/2XikXZU Submitted February 24, 2019 at 09:13PM by cmillerIT007 https://ift.tt/2E9BqH2 cmillerIT007

The White House plans to create an ad hoc group of select federal scientists to reassess the government’s analysis of climate science and counter conclusions that the continued burning of fossil fuels is harming the planet https://ift.tt/2Sf0ph6 https://ift.tt/2NyPnTr https://ift.tt/2NyPnTr https://ift.tt/2GLt2RG

https://ift.tt/2NyPnTr Submitted February 25, 2019 at 02:30AM by uera https://ift.tt/2GLt2RG uera

Namibian lawmakers seek justice from Germany on genocide: A delegation of Namibian lawmakers is in Berlin to vigorously push for an agreement with Germany on the genocide it committed against the Nama and Herero people of Namibia more than 100 years ago https://ift.tt/2E9r3TK https://ift.tt/2tEo7cF https://ift.tt/2tEo7cF https://ift.tt/2GZZdMP

https://ift.tt/2tEo7cF Submitted February 23, 2019 at 05:47PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2GZZdMP DoremusJessup

Climate change forces low-lying Marshall Islands to 'elevate islands' | The far-flung Marshall Islands needs to raise its islands if it is to avoid being drowned by rising sea levels, President Hilda Heine has warned https://ift.tt/2EiSBpV https://ift.tt/2E3O1LT https://ift.tt/2E3O1LT https://ift.tt/2GZC2lJ

https://ift.tt/2E3O1LT Submitted February 23, 2019 at 05:52PM by LongDickMick https://ift.tt/2GZC2lJ LongDickMick

Health expert warns of 12,000 heat deaths a year in Spain without climate change action | Around 12,000 people could die every year from excessive heat by 2050, up from about 1,400 currently, unless action is taken on climate change, according to a health expert https://ift.tt/2Eb0JbG https://ift.tt/2H5Ni03 https://ift.tt/2H5Ni03 https://ift.tt/2tADOlt

https://ift.tt/2H5Ni03 Submitted February 23, 2019 at 05:54PM by LongDickMick https://ift.tt/2tADOlt LongDickMick

France: The 15th consecutive yellow vest protests were relatively peaceful compared to previous weeks. Some 46,000 people nationwide joined the protests, a figure slightly higher than last weekend https://ift.tt/2T16BhZ https://ift.tt/2H04Mec https://ift.tt/2H04Mec https://ift.tt/2tz97wH

https://ift.tt/2H04Mec Submitted February 23, 2019 at 06:00PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2tz97wH DoremusJessup

At least four people were killed and dozens injured in a wave of violence that convulsed Venezuela’s border regions on Saturday, as opposition activists tried to defy a government ban and bring food and medical supplies into the country. https://ift.tt/2SYIctk https://ift.tt/2GCwGgI https://ift.tt/2GCwGgI https://ift.tt/2BPG0tP

https://ift.tt/2GCwGgI Submitted February 23, 2019 at 06:53PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2BPG0tP madam1

U.S. and Chinese negotiators met for over seven hours on Saturday to resolve their trade dispute and avoid an escalation of the tit-for-tat tariffs that have already disrupted global commerce, slowed the world economy and roiled financial markets. https://ift.tt/2EaXvVC https://ift.tt/2TZKCEC https://ift.tt/2TZKCEC https://ift.tt/2EqatjC

https://ift.tt/2TZKCEC Submitted February 23, 2019 at 07:44PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2EqatjC madam1

North Korea confirmed leader Kim Jong Un’s second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time on Sunday, days ahead of the high-stakes nuclear meeting set to take place in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi. https://ift.tt/2EaXukw https://ift.tt/2BOg3KU https://ift.tt/2BOg3KU https://ift.tt/2Tgaor2

https://ift.tt/2BOg3KU Submitted February 23, 2019 at 07:47PM by madam1 https://ift.tt/2Tgaor2 madam1

El Niño is weak, but it's here now -- and can still cause problems, forecasters say | El Niño can have major implications for weather patterns across the globe. On Thursday morning, NOAA announced that El Niño is here and issued an El Niño Advisory https://ift.tt/2EbO3RN https://ift.tt/2Ipx0RD https://ift.tt/2Ipx0RD https://ift.tt/2SmmPxd

https://ift.tt/2Ipx0RD Submitted February 23, 2019 at 08:23PM by LongDickMick https://ift.tt/2SmmPxd LongDickMick

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence plans to have his first meeting with Venezuela’s Juan Guaido in Colombia on Monday, Pence aides said, in a signal of support for the opposition leader after a weekend of violence https://ift.tt/2E622ZE https://ift.tt/2SkbYnb https://ift.tt/2SkbYnb https://ift.tt/2T9SmXE

https://ift.tt/2SkbYnb Submitted February 23, 2019 at 09:12PM by venezuelanbeach https://ift.tt/2T9SmXE venezuelanbeach

ISIS bride Shamima Begum's family is trying to force Britain to accept her as a citizen: UK started the process of revoking her citizenship earlier this week, but it's a complicated process as international law prevents a nation from leaving someone stateless. https://ift.tt/2T0GdVL https://ift.tt/2E6FSqc https://ift.tt/2E6FSqc https://ift.tt/2U4kx7x

https://ift.tt/2E6FSqc Submitted February 23, 2019 at 10:24PM by maxwellhill https://ift.tt/2U4kx7x maxwellhill

Special Counsel's Office Releases Sentencing Memo on Paul Manafort: 'Manafort committed crimes that cut to “the heart of the criminal justice system” and over the years deceived everyone from bookkeepers and banks to federal prosecutors and his own lawyers' https://ift.tt/2T0G6tj https://ift.tt/2GI8nxT https://ift.tt/2GI8nxT https://ift.tt/2SWdAbX

https://ift.tt/2GI8nxT Submitted February 23, 2019 at 11:26PM by maxwellhill https://ift.tt/2SWdAbX maxwellhill

What do y’all think about the Jordyn Woods/Tristan Thompson cheating scandal?

I dunno why this caught my interest so hard lol I think it’s mostly because it’s just so scandalous, in the worst way - it’s probably also because I do not understand wtf went on in Jordyn’s mind to make her think getting involved with Tristan in any way was a good idea. Jordyn is/was one of the luckiest girls ever - she found a (seemingly?) genuine friendship with Kylie Jenner and Kylie treated that bitch right - she was basically an officially unofficial, extended member of the KarJenner family, just like Malika (especially) & Khadijah. I don’t understand how else she thought this would play out? Beyond that - and I didn’t know about/hear of this until a couple days after the news broke - but both Kylie and Khloe are said to have been in relationships that started in “stole your man” scenarios. Like, with people they themselves were close with or people who were close with one of their family members. If that’s the case - if Khloe/Kylie ever blurred any relationship lines in