Donald Trump appears determined to send migrants arrested at the southern border to “sanctuary cities” around the US, a scheme meant to exact revenge on his Democratic foes, despite fierce political opposition and doubts over the legality of such a move. On Saturday night, to widespread consternation, the president tweeted that it was: “Just out:…
Month: April 2019
Sisi could rule Egypt until 2030 under constitutional changes
Egypt’s parliament is to vote on a bill of sweeping constitutional changes this week that would increase President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi’s power and allow him to rule until 2030. MPs are expected to overwhelmingly confirm the bill on Tuesday, triggering a referendum. The proposed reforms, which were moved swiftly through committee hearings and parliamentary debates,…
Finland’s SDP tries to build coalition after narrow election win
Click:cnc machining center Finland’s Social Democrats will try to form a coalition government after a narrow win in parliamentary elections that saw left-leaning parties make sweeping gains, despite a stronger than expected showing from the far right. The centre-left SDP, led by Antti Rinne, a 56-year-old former trade union leader, will have 40 MPs in…
Thomasina Miers’ recipe for slow-cooked yoghurt and turmeric lamb
Easter, like Christmas, can be a magical time of year, with two bank holidays giving a good chunk of time to relax and hang out with friends and family. But for the cook, this can be stressful, with so many different tastes to cater for. I serve this fragrant, exotic lamb with a pile of…
Ice baths before breakfast? Just say no to the lifestyles of the rich and famous
There are many ludicrous things that money can buy and that I will duly covet: a therapeutic robotic seal (Paro, from Japan, RRP £5,000), Gwyneth Paltrow’s famously luminous aura, and – the most aspirational of them all – the kind of super-rich personal daily routine that is savagely mocked by harried mere mortals. You know…
‘We’re excluded from the table’: Somali UN staff say they struggle in ‘two-tier’ aid sector
When Sahra Koshin first returned to Somalia from the Netherlands in 2008, she was full of hope and courage. Eager to use her expertise in gender development to rebuild her wartorn country, she immediately started work with one of the many UN agencies in Mogadishu. “The moment I stepped into the compound, I saw the…
Tell us what you thought of Game of Thrones season eight’s first episode
It is the moment we have been waiting for since we last saw our favourite characters making final preparations as the Wall came crashing down thanks to ice dragon Viserion. Now that it has returned to our screens, we would like to hear your thoughts on the first episode. In the meantime, you can read…
Kamala Harris: presidential candidate releases 15 years of tax returns
The Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has released 15 years of tax returns, including her returns for 2018. The California senator reports that she and her husband had a federal tax bill of about $700,000 on an adjusted gross joint income of about $1.9m last year. Harris reported an income of about $157,000 in 2018…
Facebook restores services after users report outages
Click:wholesale Chlorine tablets Facebook has said it has restored services on Sunday after some users were unable to access its social networking site, photo-sharing network Instagram and messaging app WhatsApp. However, Facebook did not specify the cause or scope of the outages. “Earlier today, some people may have experienced trouble connecting to the family of…
Raves, robots and writhing bodies: how electronic music rewired the world
In the Philharmonie de Paris on an overcast Tuesday afternoon, Jean-Yves Leloup is pondering why what may be the most comprehensive exhibition ever assembled about the history of electronic music is taking place in France’s capital. “I don’t understand why the Germans or the British didn’t do it before,” he shrugs. “But we have a…