Monthly Archives: January 2017

Human Rights Watch says boys detained in Kurdistan region said they had been beaten, burned and given electric shocks Children detained by Iraqs Kurdistan regional government on suspicion of connections to Islamic State say they were tortured, according to a report from an international human rights group. The children who have not been formally charged […]

“Meanwhile, Miguel [who is from Portugal] booked some random super-expensive residence in Nottingham because he didn’t know any better, and I was looking around the streets of Nottingham knocking on doors trying to find a place.” Image copyright BBC Sport Image caption Kitchen facilities at a flat in London listed on Uniplaces To save on […]

(CNN)US President Donald Trump dealt a death blow to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal that was negotiated between 12 nations who represent more 40% of the global economy. The other 11 countries knew this was coming — Trump excoriated the TPP, among other trade deals, on the campaign trail, saying that the deal would […]

Washington (CNN)Tom Price, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, can’t seem to shake off ethics questions. On the eve of Price’s second confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, Senate Finance Committee staff released a bipartisan memo to lawmakers disclosing several red flags that were raised in the course of […]

(CNN)With US President Donald Trump withdrawing his country from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), its future is now doomed. Trump campaigned against TPP, warning that it would cost US jobs and comparing it to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) signed by President Bill Clinton. Trump’s first executive action TPP vs RCEP: Trade deals explained […]

Will Daniel Sturridge get a chance to regain his verve? Will Ranieri fine-tune for a relegation battle? Will Ravel Morrison return to Old Trafford? 1) Revitalised Lincoln face biggest challenge yet A clutch of (fool)hardy Lincoln City fans queued through Wednesday night in sub-zero temperatures in order to get their gloved hands on the last […]

Jeremy Elman is a partner at DLA Piper, and is head of DLA Piper Miami’s Intellectual Property and Technology and Emerging Growth practices. How to join the network It is unlikely that we will enter a dystopian future where AI is held responsible for its own actions. But in reinforcement learning, theres no fault by […]

Victims face abuse or even death in villages in Assam where belief in the occult retains its grip Days before Rajan Pegu was beaten to death, the villagers of Baspora had held a meeting. A string of unexplained deaths had occurred within weeks and the villagers believed some dark magic was at play. They asked […]

Donald Trump has swapped Trump Tower for the White House but his habits of little sleep, prolific tweeting and watching the shows remain unchanged At a time of day when Barack Obama was still slumbering, Donald Trump is already up and impulsively tweeting to reportedly from an unsecured Android phone. Before his Oval Office meeting […]

A case of mistaken identity has led to harassment and death threats for a Wisconsin family, which says it has no connection to a Nazi flag that hung outside its apartment over the weekend. This has been a nightmare, Diaz told The Huffington Post. Were terrified someone is going to do something to us. Facebook […]