The World Needs to Quit Coal. Why Is It So Hard?
By Somini Sengupta
Coal, the fuel that powered the industrial age, has led the planet to the brink of catastrophic climate change.
Scientists have repeatedly warned of its looming dangers, most recently on Friday, when a major scientific report issued by 13 United States government agencies warned that the damage from climate change could knock as much as 10 percent off the size of the American economy by century’s end if significant steps aren’t taken to rein in warming.
An October report from the United Nations’ scientific panel on global warming found that avoiding the worst devastation would require a radical transformation of the world economy in just a few years.
French 'gilets jaunes' protests turn violent on the streets of Paris
Clashes broke out between crowds and police on the Champs Élysées in the second weekend of demonstrations
Police have used teargas and water cannon against fuel tax protesters in Parisafter violent clashes erupted on the Champs Élysées.
Thousands of demonstrators from all over France massed on the famous boulevard on Saturday to express their anger at the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and his government. But what was supposed to be a peaceful protest by the gilets jaunes (yellow jackets) movement degenerated rapidly.
On one side, protesters reportedly infiltrated by far-right extremists and casseurs (rioters and hooligans) tore up paving stones and hurled them and other missiles at police before building barricades that they set alight. On the other, police used teargas, pepper spray, water cannon and bulldozers to clear the road.
Ayodhya: Muslims ‘skipping town’ ahead of mass Hindu gathering amid fears of violence
Muslim leaders say they fear a repeat of the scenes of 1992, when a violent Hindu mob tore down a centuries-old mosqueAdam WithnallDelhi
With up to 100,000 Hindu nationalists set to descend on the Indian city of Ayodhya on Sunday, some Muslim families are preparing to skip town rather than risk the potential for communal violence.
Muslim leaders say they fear a repeat of the scenes of 1992, when a violent Hindu mob tore down a centuries-old mosque in Ayodhya that they claim was built at the birthplace of Lord Ram, one of Hinduism’s most revered figures.
More than 2,000 Muslims were killed across India in the riots that followed the destruction of the Babri Masjid mosque almost 26 years ago. In Ayodhya itself, the mob of around 150,000 spread out from the site and attacked Muslim-owned property, razing shops and killing 18 people.
Interview with Suspected 9/11 Recruiter'I Didn't Know Anything, With God As My Witness.'
German national Mohammed Haydar Zammar has known them all: Osama bin Laden, the Hamburg terror cell that perpetrated the 9/11 attacks and members of Islamic State. In an interview with DER SPIEGEL, he speaks for the first time with journalists inside a Kurdish prison.
The icon of global jihad walks slowly, taking careful steps down the narrow corridor. A masked guard leads him in. His name is Mohammed Haydar Zammar, 57, a native Syrian and longtime Hamburg resident. He joined the mujahedeen in Bosnia and worked with al-Qaida in Afghanistan, the Hamburg cell of the 9/11 attackers and, later, fighters of the Islamic State (IS). Now he sits in a jail operated by the Kurdish intelligence service somewhere in northeastern Syria. The former giant, who was once 1.93 meters (6 foot 4 inches) tall and weighed 145 kilograms (320 pounds), has grown thinner. His once fulsome beard has been trimmed.
Casablanca’s Old Medina continues to crumble, killing residents
For the second time in two weeks, homes have collapsed in Casablanca’s Old Medina neighbourhood. On November 19, a building crumbled in the middle of the night, just after squatters were evacuated. And on November 6, two women were killed when their building collapsed. According to our Observer, a member of an organisation that highlights the state of homes in this working-class neighbourhood of Casablanca, many families, for want of anywhere else to go, have stayed put despite orders to evacuate.
In the Old Medina, many of the buildings are dilapidated, and collapses are recurrent and often deadly. In 2014, we looked at the problem with our Observers, in an Observers Direct report.
Women's team fed sandwiches at gala while men enjoy three-course meal
While the men's team of a leading European football club sat down to enjoy a three-course meal at a swanky gala to celebrate its 125th anniversary, the women's side were hard at work.
Not invited to join the festivities organized by 20-time Swiss champion FC Basel, instead the women were busily going around tables selling raffle tickets to over a thousand guests.
Among those invited to attend were current and former players and coaches and representatives from other clubs -- even fans could attend by paying 125 Swiss Francs ($125).
FC Basel told CNN Sport that the women's football team had been contacted in advance and they "happily agreed to help," with the tombola proceeds going towards youth and women's team development.
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