President Trump has signed an executive order that will broaden Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to apply to discrimination based on anti-Semitism. “Trump Signs Order Against Anti-Semitism At Colleges, Worrying Free Speech Advocates”
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New Zealand volcano eruption: elite military team recovers six bodies from White Island as divers continue hunt
A New Zealand military team in gas masks and hazmat suits recovered six bodies on Friday from the volcanic island that fatally erupted earlier this week, as doctors “New Zealand volcano eruption: elite military team recovers six bodies from White Island as divers continue hunt”
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi says genocide trial risks ‘reigniting’ Rohingya crisis
Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi urged UN judges on Thursday to throw out a genocide case against Myanmar, warning it risked reigniting the “Myanmar’s Suu Kyi says genocide trial risks ‘reigniting’ Rohingya crisis”
Europe reacts: relief for EU leaders after sweeping general election victory for Boris Johnson
European Union leaders breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday night after general election exit polls predicted a significant majority for Boris Johnson, paving the way “Europe reacts: relief for EU leaders after sweeping general election victory for Boris Johnson”
Pension strikes have cost the Opera de Paris more than £2m in a week as ballet stars march
The Opera de Paris has lost €2.5 million (£2.1m) in a week due to a rolling strike over its generous pensions system that has led “Pension strikes have cost the Opera de Paris more than £2m in a week as ballet stars march”
This impeachment process is a sham
Impeachment is the nuclear weapon in the constitutional arsenal of the United States. It is supposed to be deployed only in the most exceptional circumstances, “This impeachment process is a sham”
Scandinavian woman ‘forced to withdraw rape claim’ in case similar to British teen’s Cyprus ordeal
A Scandinavian woman says she was forced by Cypriot police to withdraw a rape claim or face arrest, in a striking parallel to the case “Scandinavian woman ‘forced to withdraw rape claim’ in case similar to British teen’s Cyprus ordeal”
Moscow angered by Prague monument to Russian army ‘traitors’ who helped liberate city
Russia has said it has been left “baffled” and indignant by plans from a district of the Czech capital Prague to build a memorial to a “Moscow angered by Prague monument to Russian army ‘traitors’ who helped liberate city”
US government workers to get 12 weeks paid parental leave
The US government is set to give 12 weeks paid parental leave to federal workers for the first time. It will be available to around “US government workers to get 12 weeks paid parental leave”
New Zealand volcano eruption: recovery team lands on White Island
A dangerous mission to recover the bodies from New Zealand’s White Island has begun, with an elite team landing on the island amid warnings that the “New Zealand volcano eruption: recovery team lands on White Island”