In Hong Kong, new virus rekindles old animosities towards China
Coronavirus outbreak adding to tensions in a city where trust in government has evaporated and China has few friends.by Violet Law
Minnie Li has thrown herself into Hong Kong's protest movement for the past few years, even joining a hunger strike last summer.
But these days the Shanghai native and university lecturer is greeted with flyers warning that mainland Chinese like her are not welcome - all in the name of shielding residents from potential coronavirus carriers from the mainland.
"I don't feel hurt," said Li. "I see this as the 'cross-infection' of politics in the current outbreak."
Revealed: big oil's profits since 1990 total nearly $2tn
BP, Shell, Chevron and Exxon accused of making huge profits while ‘passing the buck’ on climate change
BP, Shell, Chevron and Exxon have made almost $2tn in profits in the past three decades as their exploitation of oil, gas and coal reserves has driven the planet to the brink of climate breakdown, according to analysis for the Guardian.
The scale of their profits is revealed as experts say the fossil fuel boom is coming to an end, with big oil entering a “death knell” phase, according to one prominent Wall St commentator.
Analysis for the Guardian by Taxpayers for Common Sense in the US reveals that since 1990 – at which point the impact of fossil fuel extraction on the climate had been well known to industry leaders and politicians for years, experts say – the big four companies have accumulated $1.991tn in profits.
How Israel is ‘bombing Gaza blind’ with old intelligence
Exclusive: Israeli servicemen say 'serious structural problems' mean 'masses of targets' are attacked without thorough intelligence evaluations - killing and maiming civilians
The Israeli military regularly strikes sites in Gaza using out-of-date intelligence that can be well over a year old, bombing “blind” with no real-time check for civilians causing unnecessary deaths, Air Force personnel have revealed.
Instead, Israeli air force members told The Independent “serious structural problems” and a culture of “destroy, destroy, destroy” rewards military personnel for identifying fresh targets in the 25-mile long strip rather than checking the validity of thousands already in the database, known as the “bank”.
If those targets run out, as happened during longer campaigns like the 2014 war with Gaza, they said the air force was told to “simply keep dropping bombs”.
France appeals for witnesses and victims abused by paedophile writer Matzneff
French police launched an appeal on Tuesday for more witnesses and victims to come forward in the case of a writer accused of raping a minor and who repeatedly described relationships with underage teens in his work.
Prosecutors on January 3 launched a rape investigation into author Gabriel Matzneff after a bombshell book by publisher Vanessa Springora claimed they had a sexual relationship three decades ago, starting when she was 14.
Commentators have described the ensuing furore as a possible turning point in France after decades of what some view as an overly permissive attitude towards sexual exploitation of women and children.
'Terrifying': Melbourne cruise ship passenger stranded in Japan with coronavirus
By Paul Sakkal
Bianca was supposed to be returning home to Melbourne on Saturday to celebrate her 21st birthday after a family cruise.
Instead, she is in quarantine in a Japanese hospital being transported in a wheelchair enclosed in a portable oxygen tent made of transparent plastic.
The woman from the Melbourne suburb of Sydenham is one of 174 passengers to contract coronavirus aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which is docked off Yokohama in Japan.Why Britain's hated Pacer trains just won't go away
Joe Minihane, CNN • Updated 12th February 2020
Every day, Pacer trains trundle through some of the most beautiful scenery in northern England, across rolling dales and moody moorlands, before pulling up in the great cities of the region: Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield.
But while the routes they take are often spectacular, these trains are not. For those that use them, they have become a byword for commuter discomfort and chronic lateness.
Introduced in the early 1980s as a hastily cobbled together stop-gap until more practical trains could be brought in, they should've been phased out years ago. Incredibly, 40 years of hard service down the line, they're still running.
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