How judges responded to warnings about ammonium nitrate stored at the Beirut port
Updated 0815 GMT (1615 HKT) August 7, 2020
Newly released documents suggest multiple government agencies in Lebanon were informed about ammonium nitrate being housed at a warehouse in Beirut port, including the Ministry of Justice.
The information adds to a growing body of evidence, including emails and public court documents, that officials had been notified about a shipment of thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate -- described by one Russian analyst as a "floating bomb" -- that is linked to Tuesday's catastrophic explosion in the seaside capital.
Covid-19 lockdown will have 'negligible' impact on climate crisis – study
Drop in emissions was a blip, say scientists, and a green recovery is vital to halt global heating
The draconian coronavirus lockdowns across the world have led to sharp drops in carbon emissions, but this will have “negligible” impact on the climate crisis, with global heating cut by just 0.01C by 2030, a study has found.
But the analysis also shows that putting the huge sums of post-Covid-19 government funding into a green recovery and shunning fossil fuels will give the world a good chance of keeping the rise in global temperatures below 1.5C. The scientists said we are now at a “make or break” moment in keeping under the limit – as compared with pre-industrial levels – agreed by the world’s governments to avoid the worst effects of global heating.
'Soon she'll come to work in a bikini': South Korean MP criticised for wearing short-sleeved dress to parliament
Ryu Ho-Jeong has been met with online vitriol in country where only 19 per cent of parliamentarians are women
Maya OppenheimWomen's Correspondent
A female MP in South Korea has been met with outrage after she wore a colourful short-sleeved dress to a parliamentary session.
South Korean press described the shirt dress worn by Ryu Ho-Jeong, who is the youngest member of the national assembly, on Tuesday as a red “mini-dress”.
Vitriolic misogynistic comments about the 28-year-old’s outfit have flooded social media – with critics asking why she was worthy of being in parliament.
Croatia on path towards reconciliation with Serbian minority
It has been 25 years since operation Oluja, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence. Finally, Croatia is moving towards reconciliation with its Serbian minority, writes Andrea Jung-Grimm.
The unthinkable has happened. On Wednesday, Croatian Deputy Prime Minister Boris Milosevic attended an event commemorating the 25th anniversary of operation Oluja, or storm. It was the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence, which raged between 1991 and 1995. The war broke out when Croatia split off from Yugoslavia; over 20,000 people died in the four years of fighting.
Deputy Prime Minister Milosevic belongs to the country’s Serbian minority. His father fought with the Croatians in the independence war, and his grandmother was killed in the wake of operation Oluja.
Belarus police arrest Deutsche Welle correspondent before vote
Authorities in Belarus are targeting independent journalists ahead of Sunday's presidential election. A reporter for German media outlet Deutsche Welle (DW) has been arrested.
Freelance journalist Alexander Burakov, who reports from Belarus for DW's Russian-language service, was preparing to celebrate his 46th birthday with his family on Thursday. Instead, he ended up in a temporary detention cell after being arrested twice by the police in his hometown, Mogilyov, about 200 kilometres (120 miles) east of the capital, Minsk.
Burakov was stopped by the police Wednesday evening on suspicion of "transporting counterfeit alcohol", he told the non-governmental human rights centre Viasna. After police inspected Burakov's car without finding anything, officers suggested that the vehicle, which he has owned since 2013, had been stolen and the car's identification number might have been faked. As a result, the journalist was taken to the local police station.
PENTAGON NOMINEE QUESTIONED ABOUT COMPANY’S REPORTED TIES TO KHASHOGGI KILLERS
Louis Bremer is on the board of a company that may have trained the Saudi team that killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S nominee for a top special operations post at the Pentagon is facing questions about whether a company he helps oversee trained members of the Saudi team who killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
In May, President Donald Trump nominated Louis Bremer — a former Navy SEAL turned investment banker — to serve as assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict. In that role, Bremer would be the top civilian in the Defense Department overseeing the special operations community.
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