Monthly Archives: December 2016

The Long Read: The seismic events of 2016 have revealed a world in chaos and one that old ideas of liberal rationalism can no longer explain The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States is the biggest political earthquake of our times, and its reverberations are inescapably global. It has fully revealed […]

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Qiaodan Sports Co ordered to stop using basketball stars name in Chinese script but court rules it can still use phonetic version in English Michael Jordan has won part of his trademark case against a China-based sportswear company, following the retired basketball stars years-long struggle for control over the rights to his Chinese name. In […]

Media captionMPs listen in silence as Michelle Thomson recalls the “shame” she felt after being raped as a teenager A Scottish MP has moved colleagues to tears after revealing in the House of Commons that she was raped at the age of 14. Michelle Thomson told MPs that she was “not a victim, I’m a […]

Simon Jack: Why did McDonald’s flip out of Luxembourg? Kamal Ahmed: Theresa May’s post-Brexit economy test A McDonald’s spokesman said the shift in the tax domicile for its non-US operations was not to do with obtaining a better rate of corporation tax, but was more to do with making its operations more efficient. “This unified […]

No damages, injuries or tsunami threat reported from earthquake that struck Thursday morning in Pacific Ocean, 100 miles west of Ferndale A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California on Thursday, jolting residents of the coastal town of Ferndale but bringing no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake hit at […]

Given his nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, it seems President-elect Donald Trump intends to deliver on a campaign promise to destroy a major environmental regulation one that’s meant to protect waterways that serve as a drinking water source for 1 in 3 Americans. The likely result of that […]

(CNN)Oakland’s Ghost Ship warehouse where 36 people died in a fire last week had not been inspected in 30 years, according to officials in the California city. “It is not acceptable,” Oakland City Councilman Noel Gallo told CNN on Thursday, blaming widespread budget cuts and a lack of communication between the City Council and city […]

United Nations high commissioner for human rights says bill to retroactively legalise settler homes is a clear violation of international law The UN human rights chief has strongly criticized a bill in Israel that would

The Cleveland Cavaliers will be in New York playing the Knicks this week, but some players, including LeBron James, have decided against staying at the team’s scheduled accommodations: the Trump SoHo. The accommodations were arranged before the 2016 presidential election. President-elect Donald Trump does not hold equity in the property, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, […]