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What does it mean?
Yesterday’s ruling by the UK Supreme Court, which found Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament unlawful, is a humiliating blow for the prime minister and has momentous implications for Britain’s constitutional order. Here is a rundown of the main questions it raises:
24 September 2019, 18:00 PM
UN climate summit falls short
Greta Thunberg’s emotional and strong pleas to world leaders at a UN climate summit apparently made little impact as announcements by major economies fell far short of expectations.
24 September 2019, 18:00 PM
UK Supreme Court rules PM Johnson's suspension of parliament was unlawful
The United Kingdom's Supreme Court rules that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had acted unlawfully when he advised Queen Elizabeth to suspend parliament weeks before Brexit - and that therefore the suspension was void.
24 September 2019, 10:04 AM
Italian man mistaken for wild boar shot dead by son
An Italian man shot dead his father Sunday during a hunting expedition in southern Italy after mistaking him for a wild boar, according to media reports. Martino Gaudioso, 55, was shot in the stomach by his 34-year-old son as they stalked their prey separately through thick
23 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Poorest people getting less than a cent per day: report
The world’s poorest people, increasingly buffeted by storms, floods and droughts, have been getting less than 1 cent a day each in international help to protect them from wild weather and rising seas as the Earth heats up, aid group Oxfam said yesterday.
23 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Don’t expect any Brexit breakthrough in NY
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cautioned yesterday that there would be no Brexit breakthrough at talks with European leaders in New York as gaps remained, but said significant progress had been made on striking a deal.
23 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Not too late for Brexit deal: Juncker
There is still time for London and Brussels to make a Brexit deal, outgoing European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said
22 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Firefighters starting to lose hope
Bolivian volunteer firefighters, exhausted from battling blazes sweeping rapidly across the country’s lowlands, are starting to lose
22 September 2019, 18:00 PM
UK PM to meet EU leaders in NY
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold talks with European leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New
21 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Dozens arrested in Paris ‘yellow vest’ protests
French police fired tear gas and made dozens of arrests yesterday as they dispersed groups of “yellow vest” protesters attempting to
21 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Risk of no-deal Brexit ‘very real’
The European Union’s two top officials handling troublesome Brexit talks yesterday warned the risk of a no-deal exit looms large unless Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government swiftly offers concrete proposals.
18 September 2019, 18:10 PM
‘Please save your praise’
Swedish teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday called for action, not praise, from US lawmakers as she joined other youth leaders in kicking off two days of meetings and speeches on Washington’s Capitol Hill.
18 September 2019, 18:07 PM
Number of migrants rose to 272m globally: UN
Europe and North America have absorbed the largest share of the world’s 272 million migrants, a population that has grown by 23 percent over the past decade, according to a UN report published Tuesday.
18 September 2019, 18:06 PM
Greta Thunberg wins AI’s highest rights award
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future youth movement received Amnesty International’s
17 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Russia deploys S-400 missiles in Arctic
Russia has placed S-400 missile defence systems at the Novaya Zemlya archipelago as Moscow seeks to increase its military presence in
16 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Australian man dies after bird attack
A cyclist died in Australia on Sunday after being startled by a swooping magpie, a native Australian bird that gets aggressive in the spring
16 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Maduro abandons talks with false excuses: Guaido
Venezuela’s opposition said on Sunday a dialogue mediated by Norway’s Foreign Ministry to try to resolve the country’s political crisis
16 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Probe ‘police abuse’
A Hong Kong lawmaker yesterday called on the UN to launch an international investigation into a police crackdown on pro-democracy
16 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Still no viable proposals
Britain has still not proposed any workable alternatives to the Northern Ireland “backstop” provisions of its Brexit withdrawal
16 September 2019, 18:00 PM
‘Hulk’ Johnson vows Oct 31 Brexit
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson likened himself to the comic book character The Incredible Hulk in a newspaper interview where he stressed his determination to take Britain out of the European Union on Oct 31.
15 September 2019, 18:00 PM