Syrian opposition coalition to announce democratic transition plan
UK foreign secretary embraces proposal by moderate coalition that war-torn nation commit to democratic and religious pluralism
A former Apple software engineer who pioneered a major change to the Mac operating system was turned down for a job at the Genius Bar in one of the tech giant’s retail stores, in what has been touted as an example of age discrimination in the workplace.
JK Scheinberg left Apple in 2008 after 21 years with the firm, during which he reportedly figured out how to run Apple’s Mac OS on his home PC, which was powered by Intel processors. He then led the company’s secret "Marklar" project to modify all Macs to run on Intel chips.
Latest update : 2016-09-07
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UK foreign secretary embraces proposal by moderate coalition that war-torn nation commit to democratic and religious pluralism
A detailed transition plan for Syria, committing the country to democratic and religious pluralism, will be unveiled on Wednesday by an alliance of moderate opposition groups.
The move comes as the UK foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, urges Russia to end its support for the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad.
The High Negotiation Committee (HNC), an umbrella body representing more than 30 political and military forces seeking to wrest power from Assad, is to unveil its 25-page plan at a meeting in London.
Johnson and his counterparts from the EU, Turkey, the US and Gulf states, will also be in attendance.
Retired Apple software whiz couldn't get a job at the Genius Bar
The Apple Store declined to hire 54-year-old software engineer JK Scheinberg despite his long and storied career with the company, in what is being seen as an example of age discriminationA former Apple software engineer who pioneered a major change to the Mac operating system was turned down for a job at the Genius Bar in one of the tech giant’s retail stores, in what has been touted as an example of age discrimination in the workplace.
JK Scheinberg left Apple in 2008 after 21 years with the firm, during which he reportedly figured out how to run Apple’s Mac OS on his home PC, which was powered by Intel processors. He then led the company’s secret "Marklar" project to modify all Macs to run on Intel chips.
Almost 50 million children displaced around the world, says UNICEF
Latest update : 2016-09-07
Almost 50 million children throughout the world are "uprooted," forcibly displaced from their home countries by war, violence or persecution, the United Nations children's program said Wednesday.
"Indelible images of individual children -- Aylan Kurdi's small body washed up on a beach after drowning at sea or Omran Daqneesh's stunned and bloody face as he sat in an ambulance after his home was destroyed -- have shocked the world," United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund Executive Director Anthony Lake said in a statement.
"But each picture, each girl or boy, represents many millions of children in danger -- and this demands that our compassion for the individual children we see be matched with action for all children."
Duterte's tongue the least of Obama's Philippine problem
Updated 0644 GMT (1444 HKT) September 7, 2016
It's not just a runaway tongue that worries the United States about the volatile new president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte. It's what else he's thinking.
A foul-mouthed outburst cost the new leader of Washington's key Pacific ally a chance to meet President Barack Obama in Laos on Tuesday. Duterte blasted Obama as a "son of a bitch" and warned he would not tolerate any violation of Philippines sovereignty he said such a question would entail, after which the White House canceled their planned parley.
While the nasty spat is not yet likely to damage the enduring relationship between the United States and the Philippines, and the countries' strengthening military cooperation in the shadow of China's rise, there is reason for Washington to be concerned.
India: Street kids publish newspaper to raise awareness
Balaknama newspaper, run and produced by street children in Delhi, tells stories of injustice kids suffer daily.
Showkat Shafi | | Media, Human Rights, Asia, India
Delhi, India - Sexual abuse, torture, drug addiction, harassment at the hands of thugs and policemen sums up life of street children in India. Delhi’s Balaknama newspaper - the Voice of Children, which is run by the street children has been working to highlight the plight of fellow youngsters.
The editor of Balaknama, 17-year-old Shambhu, washes cars during the day for a living. "This newspaper is our voice to tell people, about what we go through and that even our lives matter," Shambhu tells Al Jazeera. "People usually don't care about street children. Whether they are beaten up, raped or even disappear, it hardly creates a flutter."
The newspaper has four main reporters and 64 news gatherers who go around collecting the stories. They are known as "Baatooni" - the talkative ones. Unable to write their own copies, the Baatooni relate the stories to the main reporters who put them in writing for the issue.
Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda’s credit cards used after he went missing in Syria
Several credit cards belonging to Japanese freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda have been used since contact with him was lost last year after he entered Syria, police said.
They said Tuesday they have found that the credit cards of Yasuda, 42, were used for transactions amounting to tens of thousands of yen, including to pay communications costs, via multiple European websites. The police have also found indications that his Facebook account has been accessed.
It is believed that Yasuda is being held by the Nusra Front, a Syrian rebel group that broke with al-Qaida and changed its name earlier this year.
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