Tea, temples, and a city ruled by cats: 15 of Malaysia's best adventures
1. It’s actually more like two countries Separated by the South China Sea, Peninsula Malaysia and East Malaysia (Malaysian Borneo) offer travellers two wildly different experiences – in fact, the two territories sometimes feel like separate countries. The former is home to seething cities, lofty tea plantations, sunny holiday resorts and the majority of Malaysia’s population, while the latter is a wild and rugged land of traditional villages, exotic wildlife and sleepy backwaters. Saba..>> view originalAdviser to Abe Starts to See Risk That Abenomics May Not Do Well
One of Shinzo Abe’s advisers cast a shadow over the prime minister’s revival program for Japan, warning that he’s starting to see a chance that Abenomics may not do well.Koichi Hamada, an outspoken former Yale University professor who’s part of a circle of economists that Abe’s drawn on for ideas, has been vocal in recent days about the challenges facing Japan. In his latest remarks on Wednesday, Hamada said that while giving up on Abenomics is out of the question, policy makers must be on guar..>> view originalMuslim cafe exchange in France stirs inquiry
Video footage of the scenes at the Le Cenacle restaurant in Paris are now the subject of a criminal investigation. The footage shows two Muslim women in headscarves sitting at a table. They appear to sense hostility from the restaurant owner, who enters the dining room from the kitchen. First woman: "We do not wish to be served by racists, Sir." Second woman: "Oh, don't worry, don't worry." The owner responds. "Racists are not thugs. Racists like me, they don't kill people." One of the women ca..>> view originalA school in South Africa tells black girls to chemically straighten their hair
The passage of time does not necessarily correlate with natural progress forward. Such is the case in South Africa. Twelve years after the end of apartheid, black students at Pretoria High School for Girls in Pretoria, South Africa, were told to chemically straighten their hair. This past weekend, students with afro hairstyles and braids gathered to protest the longstanding rule. I wasn't this BRAVE when I was her age! Everything about her is life and life in abundance! #PretoriaGirlsHigh pi..>> view originalDilma Rousseff impeachment: what you need to know – the Guardian briefing
Brazil’s Senate is expected to vote on Wednesday to oust Dilma Rousseff from the presidency, following an impeachment process that has seen her suspended from office since May. It is predicted that more than two-thirds of the 81 senators will back her removal, confirming interim president Michel Temer as the country’s leader. How bad is the crisis? On a scale of one to 10, it has felt to many Brazilians like an 11. The current president Dilma Rousseff is being impeached, the previous president ..>> view originalEurope migrant crisis: Angela Merkel says Germany acted too late
Gerard Baden-Clay murder conviction reinstated by High Court
Gerard Baden-Clay murder conviction reinstated by High Court Updated August 31, 2016 14:54:52 Allison Baden-Clay's longtime friend has expressed her "relief and elation" over the High Court's decision to reinstate Gerard Baden-Clay's conviction for murdering his wife in 2012. A Queensland jury convicted Baden-Clay of murder in 2014, but the state's Court of Appeal last December downgraded it to manslaughter after his lawyers argued it was possible he could have unintent..>> view originalJonBenet Ramsey's brother speaks on Dr Phil
The brother of a six-year-old beauty queen who was murdered 20 years ago has finally spoken publicly about his family's ordeal.JonBenet Ramsey was found bludgeoned and strangled in the basement of her Colorado home on Boxing Day, 1996. She had been reported missing and a ransom note had been found.Her parents, Patsy and John Ramsey were the prime suspects in the case until being finally cleared by prosecutors in 2008 after DNA found in the girl’s underwear failed to turn up a family match. Burk..>> view originalAbu Muhammad al-Adnani: Islamic State leader in charge of foreign attacks killed in Syria, reports say
Abu Muhammad al-Adnani: Islamic State leader in charge of foreign attacks killed in Syria, reports say Posted August 31, 2016 09:41:10 The Islamic State (IS) group says one of its most prominent and longest-serving leaders has been killed in what appeared to be an American air strike in Syria, depriving the militant group of the man in charge of directing attacks overseas. Key points:US confirms Adnani was targeted but are yet to confirm deathAs IS spokesman, Adnani ..>> view originalAt least 11 dead as typhoon pounds Japan
At least 11 people have died and three were missing in northern Japan after a powerful typhoon pounded the region, flooding wide areas.Police discovered the bodies of nine elderly people at a nursing home for people with dementia in Iwaizumi Town, Iwate prefecture, broadcaster NHK reported.Video footage showed the facility located near a river buried by mud, and surrounded by debris.Police also found a man dead in the same town after he apparently drowned in a swollen river, while an elderly wom..>> view original
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