Thursday, November 10, 2016

Six In The Morning Thursday November 10

Donald Trump election win sparks protests in US cities


Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of several US cities to protest against the election of Donald Trump.
Many shouted the slogan "Not my president". Others burned orange-haired effigies of the businessman.
Mr Trump will become the 45th US president after securing a surprise victory over Hillary Clinton.
He is due to meet current White House incumbent Barack Obama for talks aimed at ensuring a smooth transition.
Mr Obama - who had branded Mr Trump "unfit" for office and campaigned against him - urged all Americans to accept the result of Tuesday's election.
"We are now all rooting for his success in uniting and leading the country," he said.
Defeated Mrs Clinton also told supporters Mr Trump had to be given a "chance to lead".





Muslims are terrified, but we won’t be intimidated by Trump


My friends and I are scared of the Islamophobia Trump’s victory articulated, but we must stay in the US and fight it
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Thursday 10 November 2016 07.00 GMT

Early on election evening, my Muslim friends and I jokingly imagined the world after a Trump victory, where Muslim Americans were herded into camps, wondering whether we would have Wi-Fi there and who would water our plants after we’d gone. When the results began pouring in, the jokes stopped.
Anxiety replaced humour. My friends and I began exchanging furious messages. “Can you believe this shit?” a Yemeni friend asked. The shock turned to horror. We began discussing how to explain this all to our children, some of whom are already showing signs of internalising the country’s anti-Muslim sentiment.
This, the most frightening time of my life, is something I should have seen coming. On Monday I was talking with some of my students at Brooklyn College about what they expected would happen in the election, and they shocked me by launching into their stories of personal encounters in liberal New York with Donald Trump’s America.

Iran has exceeded the limits of its nuclear deal again, UN report says

This is the second time Iran has surpassed its set threshold for heavy water, a material used as a moderator in nuclear reactors



Iran’s nuclear deal restricts the amount of certain sensitive materials the country can have at any one time.
But according to a report by the UN atomic watchdog, it has exceeded one of the soft limits agreed with six major world powers.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the country has 130.1 metric tonnes of heavy water, when it should not have more than 130 according to the deal signed in 2015.
This is the second time Iran has surpassed its threshold for heavy water, a material used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.


10 November 2016 - 09H05

Australia ratifies climate pact amid Trump fears


Australia ratified the Paris climate agreement on Thursday, amid fears US president-elect Donald Trump could follow through on his pledge to "cancel" the landmark pact aimed at tackling global warming.
More than 100 nations representing 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions have inked the historic Paris Agreement, the world's first universal climate pact, which came into force in early November.
Australia's approval of the binding deal was delayed by national elections in July and its announcement Thursday came ahead of the departure of the country's foreign and environment ministers for UN climate talks in Marrakesh.
"Ratification of the agreement confirms Australia's ambitious and responsible target to reduce emissions by 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2030," Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said in a joint statement with the two ministers.

Why McDonald’s is suing Florence, Italy

The mayor of Florence, center-left Dario Nardella, says the city was within its rights to reject the proposal in the name of historic preservation.

By Rowena Lindsay, Staff


McDonald’s is filing a lawsuit against the city of Florence after the historic Italian city rejected an application for a restaurant in its historic Piazza del Duomo, home to Brunelleschi's Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral and one of the most visited destinations in Italy. 
Claiming discrimination, the fast food mega-chain is suing the city for 18 million euros (about $10 million) – the revenue the company estimates will be lost over the next 18 years. Meanwhile, the mayor of Florence, the center-left Dario Nardella, is maintaining his position that the city was within its rights to reject the proposal in the name of historic preservation.
"McDonald's has the right to submit an application, because this is permitted under the law, but we also have the right to say no," Mayor Nardella told the city council. Another council in charge of maintaining the city’s ancient center also rejected the proposal a month 


Japan regulator clears more reactors for restart amid opposition


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Japan’s nuclear regulator cleared another pair of reactors on the southernmost island of Kyushu for restart despite a growing chorus of opponents who object to any resumption of nuclear operations.
The Nuclear Regulation Authority approved a preliminary report on Wednesday that says Kyushu Electric Power Co.’s Genkai Nos. 3 and 4 reactors in Saga Prefecture meet post-Fukushima safety rules, one of the biggest hurdles an operator must clear. A 30-day comment period must be held before any final approval.
Genkai’s approval is another small step for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has backed a policy of restarting the nation’s reactors to lower electricity rates, shore up the economy and boost global competitiveness. However, the looming threat of legal action and local opposition has put the fate of the entire restart process in doubt. Japan aims to have nuclear power account for as much as 22 percent of its energy mix by 2030, compared with more than a quarter before Fukushima and a little more than 1 percent now.











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