Bintaro comments

The few cases cited in the article are so depressing... and enraging.

I hope these brave women persevere and finally get the changes they are asking.

Trump finally got tired of Bolton's walrus mustache !

Poor guy won't get his war in Iran... yet.

A little less than a month... I can't wait for this one.

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And the Gun-ninjutsu version.

Good bye, peace.

It won't come back to the Middle East for another generation, if ever.

Well, the victim blaming came pretty fast in the comments !

I guess you can't really understand if you haven't been a victim of bullying yourself.

You can tell bullied kids all you want that they have to stand up for themselves or whatever : they can't. As said above, bullies prey on weaker people, those who can't retaliate. Plus, most of the time bullying is done in group. One weak kid against a group of stronger, meaner kids ? The victim loses. Period. And that's before adding the fact that the bullies may make their victim believe they are worthless and deserve it.

There are talk of moving to another school... But why should the victim have to go away ? Why should the victim be punished ? Shouldn't the bully be expelled if he can't treat other people well ?

Anyway, going away is not a solution nowadays as the bullying will continue on the internet.

And don't give me the "bullies often have problems at home" BS. It doesn't justify destroying another kids life.

Makoto Yoshida, professor of social studies at Ritsumeikan University, believes acceptance of paternity leave will take decades in Japan because it goes to the heart of corporate culture, which includes not being able to refuse transfers.

How do you change that ?

By making laws protecting workers. Not by "urging" businesses to do the right thing.

"If the Taliban think we are doing peace deal so they can walk back in and slaughter Afghans at will and turn the country back into a terrorist Disneyland, then they are sadly mistaken," said James Jay Carafano, a fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation

They didn't seem to care about the other bombings and attacks before a US soldier was killed.

I bet the Talibans don't even mind the set back. They are winning anyway.

It's not like the US will send more troops at this point.

@seadog

The idea is to reduce the emission of highly toxic sulphur dioxide...by the nearly 80,000 cargo ships which ply the seas delivering raw materials and merchandise.

Third paragraph.

Transport by ship is an absolutely huge business. 90% of world trade.

https://business.un.org/en/entities/13

These ships are enormous monsters that travel for weeks around the planet. Making them pollute less should actually be as important as for cars or planes.

And I thought the US saw their military as sacred...

That's a nice way to say "thank you for your service" !

In exchange for the phased withdrawal, the Taliban would commit not to allow Afghanistan to be used by militant groups such as al-Qaida or Islamic State as a base for attacks on the United States and its allies.

I can't wait to see in how long they will break this commitment.

Details of any future negotiations remain unclear, with the Taliban so far refusing to deal directly with the government, which it considers an illegitimate "puppet" regime.

My bet is they want foreign militaries out so they can have a civil war and get back to full control of the country.

I voted "no", but I'm not opposed to the names being published. I just think we should respect the will of the families.

There is no way that our desire to know is more important than their right to privacy.

Welfare officials instructed the mother to look after her daughter

What does that even mean ??

Well... They all saw what kind of man Bolsonaro is, and still 55% chose him.

This guy's behavior is exactly what Brazilians voted for.

Even pro-brexit people should be concerned by a move like this.

At least this should encourage the people of Scotland and Northern Ireland to rethink their views on independence.

Endangerment, and depending on the case, assault.

Seems pretty obvious to me.

Now this is a crisis that would need international efforts.

But with a man like Bolsonaro in charge... The Amazon may not survive much longer.

The measures don't ban fishing these sharks and rays, but any trade must be sustainable.

Better than nothing I guess...

The arguments against this measure are pretty baffling though.

"We shouldn't protect these species because we haven't killed enough of them yet."

Unbelievable.

Unless they are also Israeli citizens, American Jews don't need to have any "loyalty" to Israel.

The economy may be sluggish, but Europeans like their healthcare and 5 weeks of paid vacations.

The day the EU is trying to be more like the US, is the day the EU is finished.

The guy must think he is all powerful. I mean it's basic manners to not act like an A-hole when you're in someone else's house.

It will be a shock for him when he realizes he can't bully the EU and is sent packing with no deal.

A few kilos of cheese. As much as I can carry.

Allowing dual nationality would be a good help I think.

Japanese law forcing mixed children to choose their nationality is first to dictate that a person can't have two origins.

So, the US labelled China a "currency manipulator". And ?

Does anyone know what that does ?

And that's why France ranks among the worst inside the EU in English proficiency.

French is a living language, it will evolve, as it did for centuries, whether the dinosaurs of the government and the Academie Francaise want it or not.

The other countries that teach English to their kids from a young age didn't lose their language or identity, and neither will young French people. This article just shows the backward thinking of the country's leaders.

Let me guess... "Just kidding ?"

"There may be a United Nations violation, but Chairman Kim does not want to disappoint me with a violation of trust," Trump tweeted. "There is far too much for North Korea to gain - the potential as a Country, under Kim Jong Un's leadership, is unlimited."

"He will do the right thing because he is far too smart not to, and he does not want to disappoint his friend, President Trump!"

Remember when President Obama said he would be ready to talk with the North Koreans ?

Republicans and their fans were beyond outraged.

But Trump writing that is no problem. No double standard here...

Party lost a special election early Friday, leaving it with a one-vote working majority in Parliament

So Johnson has no time AND no margin for error.

Why should the EU agree to renegotiate again ?

They can just play chicken and see the UK's government accept the existing deal, or go without one. Let's see if Johnson's "tough talk" holds up to the pressure !

It's not just the heat, it's also the humidity.

The best for human being seems to be 40~50%. In Japan it easily goes to 80%, and the more humid, the hotter it feels, even if the temperature is not that high.

Trump was asked in the Oval Office on Friday whether he would apply tariffs to French wines: "I might, I might," he replied.

Please no ! We French people are nothing if we can't sell our wine !

Your move to Freedom fries 15 years ago already devastated our economy.

We can't rely solely on our mimes and baguettes ! Sacrebleu !

*The only people who might not worry about climate change and the future ahead are *those without children

Sorry, but that part is ridiculous. Being childfree doesn't automatically make you a nihilistic who don't care about Earth and the future of the human race. Please don't put us in the same bag as the one's who are destroying the planet.

 at 41.5 degrees Celsius in the northwestern town of Lingen

The mercury in Paris touched 42.6 C

In Britain, the temperature reached its highest for July, hitting 38.1 C

In the southern Netherlands, the temperature peaked at 40.4 C

I left Europe 10 years ago, and these temperature were unimaginable at the time. Now it's the new normal. We need measures taken ASAP. Climate change is not in the future anymore, and there's no way to deny its existence. We are experiencing it right now.