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All around the world, authorities are worrying about Pokemon Go
Your humble WorldViews blogger may be one of the bitter-enders who refuses to go hunt a Japanese cartoon monster. Otherwise, the phenomenon of Pokemon Go — which, for those living under a rock that may also be a Poke-stop, involves an augmented reality app that allows millennials to inhabit the somewhat nihilistic game of their childhood — seems to have become a […]
David Davis: The man in charge of getting Britain out of the E.U.
A lot has changed in Britain over the past 24 hours. David Cameron, who as prime minister oversaw Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, has left office. He has been replaced by Theresa May, and she has made some big changes — not least, giving the distinctly undiplomatic Boris Johnson the reins of Britain’s foreign policy. However, though Johnson’s […]
A ‘nervous’ Prince Harry takes an HIV test on Facebook Live
It took less than five minutes to find out whether Prince Harry may have HIV. The Royal Family broadcast his HIV test on Facebook live from London’s Burrell Street Sexual Health Clinic on Thursday. Prince Harry previously launched an HIV-awareness campaign called “Feel No Shame,” and last month, the Kensington Palace announced that battling HIV/AIDS will be an area of […]
Brazil’s national guard threatened to drop out of Olympic security over lack of beds, pay
RIO DE JANEIRO — Preparations for Rio’s troubled Olympic Games suffered another blow this week when hundreds of agents with Brazil’s National Force, a key security unit brought in for the event, threatened to quit over poor accommodation and working conditions. The National Force is Brazil’s equivalent of the U.S. National Guard and is made up of police […]
Why Boris Johnson became Britain’s top diplomat, despite having offended much of the world
LONDON — When the news broke Wednesday night that former London mayor and pro-Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson would become Britain’s next foreign secretary, his future counterparts abroad and political analysts at home were equally taken by surprise. Just two weeks ago, Theresa May herself had joined the chorus of Johnson critics: “Boris negotiated in Europe,” she […]
Harassing women on the street just became a hate crime in this county
A community in central England has become the first in the country to label misogyny a hate crime. Street harassment, unwanted sexual advances, physical or verbal assault, and using mobile devices to send unwanted messages or take photographs without consent are all examples of a hate crime, Nottinghamshire police announced Wednesday. Chief Constable Sue Fish said the […]
The controversy surrounding Black Lives Matter in Canada
TORONTO — Janaya Khan is no stranger to urban parks. Abundant near the public housing projects where Khan grew up, the sloping green oases were a gathering place for the Toronto resident’s group of black friends. The parks were also where Khan learned as a teenager that blacks could be “criminalized for simply existing.” Sitting […]
The remarkable failure of David Cameron
“I was the future once,” remarked British Prime Minister David Cameron in the House of Commons, a wistful note on his last day as head of his nation’s government. He vacated 10 Downing Street on Wednesday after fast-tracking a resignation that, just months ago, would have seemed almost implausible. Cameron’s successor, Theresa May, curtsied before the Queen at Buckingham Palace and […]
Watch: Londoners react to Theresa May and her first cabinet
Many Londoners and tourists gathered outside Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street on Wednesday to witness a changing of the guard — though not the one on display at Buckingham Palace every day. Theresa May became Britain’s prime minister, the second woman to ever hold the post and the 13th PM under Queen Elizabeth II. […]
Full transcript: Theresa May’s first speech as Britain’s prime minister
Theresa May, the new leader of Britain, made her first speech as prime minister outside 10 Downing Street on Wednesday. Despite only lasting a few minutes, May’s speech managed to cover a lot of ground. The new prime minister made a centrist appeal for unity in the face of the divisions that came to the foreground after […]
Boris Johnson, Britain’s new top diplomat, has said some very undiplomatic things
What a strange few weeks it has been for Boris Johnson. The former London mayor’s political star soared last month when he led Britain’s “leave” campaign to a shocking victory in a national referendum on the country’s membership in the European Union. Then it plummeted when a key lieutenant betrayed him and spoiled his bid to be Brexit-Britain’s […]
Cameron makes a confession in final parliamentary appearance as British leader: He loves Larry the cat.
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