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Thursday, 24 May 2018 23:31
Disability 2: attitudes towards disabled
Research for the charity Scope reported that one in eight people hardly ever or never thinks of disabled people as the same as everyone else. Three comments from disabled people: ‘I’ve experienced loneliness as an adult,…
Thursday, 24 May 2018 23:29
Remembrance 100
From 4 August to 11 November 2018 there will be a hundred days of prayer for peace, marking the centenary of the end of World War 1. Some 65 million men were mobilised across Europe during…
Thursday, 24 May 2018 23:27
Belarus: LGBT row with UK embassy
Belarus has accused the UK embassy in Minsk of ‘creating problems’ by flying a rainbow flag for International Day Against Homophobia. The embassy said the banner directed attention to the discrimination that LGBT people encounter constantly.…
Thursday, 24 May 2018 23:25
Sweden: migration and approaching elections
Far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) have seen growing support in polls as campaign discourse focuses on refugees and migrants. With national elections due in September, migration policy is shaping up to be a core campaign issue for…
Thursday, 24 May 2018 22:40
North Korea: summit cancelled
President Trump cited 'tremendous anger and open hostility' from North Korea as reasons for cancelling a landmark meeting with Kim Jong-un on 12 June in Singapore. In a letter to Kim he said, ‘It is inappropriate,…
Thursday, 24 May 2018 22:33
Iran: sanctions, Syria and uranium
Three world leaders outlined their opinions on Iran. The US secretary of state threatened to impose ‘the strongest sanctions in history’ if Iran doesn’t meet a list of demands, including abandoning involvement in Syria, Yemen, Lebanon…