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Venezuela's Solution For Saving Electricity Is The 3-Day Weekend - Newsy
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- Venezuela's Solution For Saving Electricity Is The 3-Day Weekend - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Venezuela is giving state employees Fridays off and a three-day weekend in effort to save electricity in the midst of a prolonged drought.
Transcript:
Venezuela's president is giving state employees three-day weekends in April and May in an attempt to save electricity.
A prolonged drought in the country has depleted water levels at hydroelectric power plants. Levels at a dam that supplies 75 percent of the capital's power are getting so low, the government might have to shut it down soon.
In addition to temporarily cutting the state's workweek, President Nicolás Maduro is asking everyone to drastically cut their energy consumption. Heavy industrial companies will also be asked to cut energy consumption by an additional 20 percent.
It's unclear how the shorter workweek for state employees will affect schools or the private sector. Regardless, not everyone in Venezuela is convinced the plan will actually work, since workers may still use electrici...
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- Prostitutes In France Will No Longer Face Fines, But Customers Will - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The French National Assembly passed a law in France that aims to protect prostitutes by instead penalizing customers who pay for sex. It also offers money to support sex workers trying to get out of the industry.
Transcript:
One of France's newest laws bans people from paying for sex.
The law, which took over two years to pass, is meant to protect prostitutes.
Instead of putting blame on sex workers, the law fines those who pay for prostitution. The fines start at $1,700 and go up to around $4,270 for customers caught multiple times.
It also offers money to support sex workers trying to get out of the industry. But France's Doctors of the World argued that money isn't enough to cover the estimated 30,000 sex workers in France.
France's sex workers' union protested the bill as it was being decided. The group argues the bill, which requires women to quit sex work in order to receive aid, does little to help industry workers and makes them more v...
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- This Gucci Ad Was Banned In The UK Over Very Thin Model - Newsy
- Runtime
- 0:54
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The Advertising Standards Authority received a complaint that an ad by Gucci features models that seem too thin to be healthy -- the ad was later banned in the U.K. Gucci defends the commercial by stating that no bones were showing and dark make-up was avoided to make sure an unhealthy look was not portrayed.
Transcript:
A Gucci ad has been banned in the U.K. following a complaint that its models looked too thin to be healthy.
What you're seeing now is a director's cut. A similar advertisement ran in December on The Times' website, though, and reportedly showed photos like this one.
The U.K.'s Advertising Standards Authority received a complaint and recently decided the fashion company acted irresponsibly in the case of one model.
The agency said the model's arms and torso weren't proportional to her head and lower body. It added that the way she stood and the dark makeup she wore created an overly skinny look.
Gucci said the commercial's mod...
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- Executions Reached A 25-Year High In 2015, Amnesty International Says - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:12
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Global execution rates peaked in 2015, while American rates showed to be the lowest in 25 years. The human rights group says almost 90 percent of executions occurred in just three countries, though, and some countries do not release this type of information.
Transcript:
The number of people executed by world governments in 2015 was the highest in 25 years, this according to a new report.
The findings, which were published by Amnesty International on Wednesday, only include executions carried out by countries' legal systems. A total of 1,634 people were put to death last year. The number doesn't include actions by terrorist groups.
According to the report, almost 90 percent of those cases happened in just three countries: Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
But Amnesty International says the numbers might not be completely accurate. The group says thousands are likely executed in China each year, but the government doesn't release that kind of inform...
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- Here's What Cuba Has Instead Of Advertisements - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Cuba doesn't have many ads because the government is expressly against promoting materialism and capitalism, but Cuba still has billboards. Newsy drove around Havana and took a look at what Cuba puts up instead of advertisements. Take a peek, it might surprise you.
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- Syrian Rebels Shoot Down A Regime Fighter Jet - Newsy
- Runtime
- 0:52
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Syrian rebels shot down a regime fighter jet in northern Syria by way of a surface-to-air missile. Though the pilot was able to eject safely, Jabhat al-Nusra, Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, has claimed to have the pilot in custody.
Transcript:
Syrian rebels shot down a regime fighter jet.
The plane crashed in northern Syria. While the pilot was able to eject safely, he was captured after landing.
Jabhat al-Nusra, Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, claimed to have the pilot in its custody.
Syria's state news agency claims the jet was shot down with a surface-to-air missile.
It's pretty rare that rebels are able to shoot down any aircraft in Syria. That's mainly because they really just don't have access to any anti-air weapons.
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- Panama Papers: Iceland's Prime Minister Resigns After 10,000 Protest - Newsy
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- After the release of the Panama Papers, the biggest data leak in history, it was reported that Iceland's Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson has hidden funds in off-shore accounts to potentially avoid taxes. However, Gunnlaugsson denies and resigns from office.
Transcript:
After 10,000 people protested, Iceland's prime minister is resigning.
That's about 3 percent of Iceland's population, which would be like almost 10 million Americans showing up to protest.
The Panama Papers leak showed PM Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson hiding funds in offshore accounts. Those could have been used to avoid taxes.
He initially denied wrongdoing and even walked out of an interview on the issue.
"Something is being made suspicious that isn't suspicious," Gunnlaugsson said. "What are you trying to make up here? This is totally inappropriate."
Gunnlaugsson's resignation won't be official until Iceland's ruling party and president approve it.
S...
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- The Putin Shuffle: Visualizing World Leaders' Hidden Wealth - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:09
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- With the Panama Papers reveal, more than a dozen world leaders (and more than 60 friends and associates) now face questions of laundering, tax avoidance or fraud. More than $2 billion in hidden funds leading back to Vladimir Putin have been uncovered.
Transcript:
The Panama Papers are the biggest data leak in history. But that leak is so deep and so wide, it’s tough to grasp what the law firm in question actually did.
Mossack Fonseca helped world leaders and their friends hide their wealth, shuffling it through shell companies. That allowed the rich and powerful to avoid taxes and to work around around international sanctions, like those placed on Russia.
That’s where a trail of $2 billion in hidden funds leads back to Vladimir Putin, whose close friends moved money to a Putin-aligned bank, then to Panama’s Mossack Fonseca, then to an offshore company in the Virgin Islands called Sandalwood, and finally to a Russian ski resort where Putin’s youn...
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- Virgin America Named Best Airline, Which Is Good News for Another One - Newsy
- Runtime
- 0:55
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Virgin America has been named best airline in America by the annual Airline Quality Rating which bases airline rankings on flights landing on time, denied boardings, baggage handling and customer complaints. Since Virgin America kept it's top spot in the rankings, Alaska Air decided to purchase Virgin America for $2.6 billion.
Transcript:
For the fourth year in a row, Virgin America has been named the nation's best airline by the annual Airline Quality Rating.
The AQR is put together by members of Wichita State University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The project ranks airlines based on flights landing on time, denied boardings, baggage handling and customer complaints.
The airline industry as a whole improved in three of these areas. However, customer complaints hit a 15-year high in 2015.
Virgin America kept its top spot in the rankings, which is actually good news for Alaska Air Group. The two companies announced Monday that Alaska...
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- Which Countries Spend More Than They Make? - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:12
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- You might be surprised to learn U.S. debt doesn't make the top five when we consider who has the most debt compared to their gross domestic products. The World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index showed Japan debt leads the pack and Greece debt follows closely behind.
Transcript:
We hear a lot about debt on the news, whether we're talking about how much national debt the U.S. has amassed or how a country's economy is falling apart.
But those numbers only tell part of the story. Who's borrowing the most when you consider how much they're actually making — or in other words, living beyond their means?
Back in September, the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index showed Japan holds that title with an incredible 243 percent of its gross domestic product.
Since the report was released, Japan's national debt has decreased a bit. Recent estimates place it around 217 percent, or about $8.9 trillion, but that likely doesn't change ...
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- Greece Begins Sending Migrants Back To Turkey Under Controversial Deal - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Over 200 migrants were deported to Turkey as part of the country's new deal with the European Union. None of these migrants had claimed refugee status. However, many migrants in Greece are claiming that information on how to legally seek asylum is not readily available.
Transcript:
Greece has deported its first group of migrants back to Turkey under a controversial new EU plan.
Many of the migrants in Greece crossed into Europe through Turkey via the so-called Mediterranean route. Over 200 of those migrants were sent back to Turkey on Monday morning.
But none of those migrants had claimed refugee status. Under the new deal, illegal immigrants who do not apply for asylum in Greece, or have their application rejected, will be deported.
Officials say two Syrians returned to Turkey voluntarily. The rest of those deported were originally from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India and Afghanistan.
The EU's plan will eventually exchange one Syrian...
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- Video Gamers Are Athletes, According To The Japanese Government - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Two South Korean professional gamers have obtained work visas to compete for a Japanese team. A first-of-its-kind decision for e-sports competitors.
Transcript:
It's official: Professional video gamers are just like other athletes, at least in the eyes of the Japanese government.
Two South Korean gamers are now free to suit up for a Japanese professional e-sports team, thanks to work visas they received from Japan's Ministry of Justice. It's the first time e-sports athletes have received such a visa.
Essentially, Japan is acting as it usually does when foreign athletes are drafted by a Japanese sports team. But this time, instead of playing soccer or basketball, they're playing "League of Legends."
"League of Legends," which features two teams facing off in an online battle, is one of the world's most popular video games for e-gamers.
And if you don't think "League of Legends" athletes are worth star treatment, think again. Last year's world ...
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- South Korea Is Putting North Korea's Human Rights Abuses Front And Center - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- A new South Korean law requires the country to track and publish human rights violations by North Korea, and the U.S. is stepping in to help.
Transcript:
The latest meeting between South Korea and the U.S. focuses on human rights violations in North Korea.
That's not unusual, but this time the U.S. envoy's visit follows the passing of a new South Korean law that puts human rights for North Korean citizens front and center.
The law involves tracking all of the North Korean regime's human rights offenses and providing money to aid organizations.
The human rights bill has been in the works since 2005. Opponents worried it would worsen relations between the two countries. But the bill passed with no votes against it.
Predictably, North Korean media claimed it was an "unprecedentedly confrontational evil law" aimed at destabilizing the regime.
The North seems to be right about that. Both U.S. and South Korean officials have recently talk...
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- Air France Employees Mad They Were Told To Wear Headscarves In Iran - Newsy
- Runtime
- 0:57
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Air France flight attendants are required to wear headscarves and loose-fitting jackets before setting foot in Iran's capital, but some employees aren't happy.
Transcript:
Some flight attendants have an issue with Air France's conservative dress instructions ahead of the airline's first flight to Iran in nearly a decade.
The company reportedly told female employees to wear a "loose-fitting jacket and headscarf" before setting foot in the Iranian capital.
Iran is a predominantly Muslim country, and women are expected to keep their heads covered. That stands in stark contrast to France, where some religious head coverings have been banned over security concerns.
France's airline union said the decision goes against French law and says women should be given the chance to choose whether they feel comfortable working on flights to Iran.
But in a statement, Air France said, "This obligation is not required during the flight and is respected by al...
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- Brussels Airport Reopens With 3 'Symbolic' Flights - Newsy
- Runtime
- 0:53
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Brussels Airport reopens for the first time nearly two weeks after the ISIS terror attack killing 32 people. Some of Brussels metro lines have resumed order, however, bus and train systems to the airport are not yet running.
Transcript:
The Brussels Airport reopened Sunday — but only for three "symbolic" flights with Brussels Airlines.
Brussels Airport CEO Arnaud Feist said, "A restart of the operations, even only partially, as quick as this is a sign of hope."
The reopening comes nearly two weeks after at least 32 people were killed in terror attacks in the Belgium capital. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
The airport has pushed back the reopening date several times. A week after the attacks, one airport official said getting the airport back to full operations could take months.
The airport said other airlines will begin flights in a few days, and temporary measures will soon allow around 800 passengers to fly out hourly....
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- Azerbaijani And Armenian Forces Clash In A Disputed Region - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:46
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Tension has erupted between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, a disputed region technically in Azerbaijan but controlled by Armenia, and the cease-fire contract agreed upon in 1994 has been violated. Neither side has claimed responsibility for the violence.
Transcript:
Several people are dead after fighting broke out between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and neither side is willing to claim responsibility.
The two countries have a violent history, but this recent spike in violence violates a cease-fire that was agreed upon in 1994.
The forces are clashing in Nagorno-Karabakh — a disputed region technically in Azerbaijan but controlled by Armenia. That control includes funding of Karabakh forces.
The Karabakh Ministry of Defense claimed it killed 200 Azerbaijan soldiers and destroyed a helicopter.
It's not clear how many Armenian soldiers died in the fighting. The country's president claims at least 18 were killed, but Azerbaij...
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- Homicide Case Filed In India Overpass Collapse That Killed Dozens - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- 23 dead and dozens injured during overpass collapse in Kolkata, India. Kolkata police have detained construction officials who could serve a life-sentence if found guilty. Negligence or accident?
Transcript:
Police in Kolkata, India, have filed a homicide case against a construction company after an overpass bridge collapse killed at least 23 and injured dozens more.
"We feel it is a mere accident that has happened, for which we also feel very, very sorry," said an official for infrastructure company IVRCL.
Several construction company officials have been detained, and two city engineers with the project have been suspended by the state government.
"Negligence is also a crime. ... We'll take all strong action also," said Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee.
If IVRCL Infrastructure Co. officials are ultimately charged with homicide and found guilty, it could mean a life prison sentence.
The company said the 60th portion of the o...
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- Kids Form Human Arrow To Guide Police To Burglary Suspects - Newsy
- Runtime
- 0:42
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- From an Easter egg hunt to a manhunt. These kids formed a human arrow in efforts to guide a police helicopter to two suspected burglars in Surrey, England.
Transcript:
Police in Surrey, England, got some unusual help with a manhunt last month.
A police helicopter was searching for two suspected intruders at an abandoned building when officers noticed some kids in a nearby field had formed a human arrow.
The group of children were hunting for Easter eggs when they saw the helicopter overhead and decided to point the police in the right direction.
Thanks to their help, the helicopter crew quickly notified officers on the ground of one suspect's location.
Authorities say they arrested a 28-year-old man and 27-year-old man on suspicion of burglary.
Sources:
NPAS Redhill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDjvprkpq5A
Get Surrey
http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/watch-incredible-kids-form-human-11127455
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- A Split Supreme Court Leaves America In Legal Limbo - Newsy
- Runtime
- 2:13
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- California Teachers Association being forced to pay collective bargaining activities and teachers claim it as a violation of the First Amendment. Friedrichs say that teachers should pay because they benefit from the union's collective bargaining.
Transcript:
Labor unions won big at the Supreme Court Tuesday after a split decision allowed them to continue to collect money from nonmembers who don't want to pay for collective bargaining activities.
The case, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, argued those fees were violating the First Amendment protections against compelled speech, forcing teachers to pay even when they disagreed with the union's stance. Opponents say the teachers should still pay because they still benefit from the union's collective bargaining.
The win leaves an almost 40-year-old precedent in place, but it also proves at least two vital points: the importance of a full nine-member court, and the significance of a justice's ...
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- Obama's Cuba Trip Meant Less Press Freedom For These Reporters - Newsy
- Runtime
- 3:01
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Obama's visit to Cuba, the 10th most repressed country in the world, got many journalists arrested and created less press freedom for all - sometimes officials resorting to physical violence.
Transcript:
Roberto de Jesús Guerra Pérez is the director of Hablemos Press, an illegal news outlet in Cuba. Newsy spoke with Guerra Pérez about the increase in repression of the press during President Obama's visit to Havana.
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- Another Outspoken Saudi Prince Reportedly Disappears - Newsy
- Runtime
- 0:56
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- After speaking out against the government, Prince Sultan bin Turki may have been kidnapped for the second time while in route to meet his father in Cairo - the royal family's plane never arrived. Could it have returned to Saudi Arabia?
Transcript:
An outspoken critic of the Saudi royal family and disinherited prince may have been kidnapped a second time.
Staff for Prince Sultan bin Turki told The Guardian he boarded a private plane in Paris that was believed to be headed for Cairo earlier this week, but his flight never made it to his destination.
He was traveling on the royal family's jet to meet his father. His staff fears that the prince, who has a full-time security team, has been returned to Saudi Arabia.
Turki filed a criminal complaint against the Saudi royal family last year, claiming he was injured after his kidnapping in 2003.
In that incident, Turki claimed he was jumped by five men before he planned to speak out against corruption ...
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- 'Space Archaeology' Helped Find What May Be A Buried Viking Outpost - Newsy
- Runtime
- 0:52
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Only 300 miles from the first-known North American Viking settlement, archaeologists have found evidence that may point to a second settlement in Point Rosee, Canada.
Transcript:
Archaeologists think they have discovered the second-known Viking settlement in North America.
Using satellite images, scientists identified changes in the landscape that suggested there might be something beneath the surface.
The only other known Viking settlement in North America is in Newfoundland, Canada. This one at Point Rosee is on the southern coast, about 300 miles from the first site.
Archaeologists discovered a fire-cracked stone and pieces of cooked iron at the new site, though they still need to do further research to confirm this is a Viking settlement.
Still, the find is promising. There's only one other known iron processing site in North America that existed before Europeans arrived on the continent — the one from the first Viking site discovered o...
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- Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Turned On A Large Underground Ice Wall - Newsy
- Runtime
- 0:57
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has officially turned on a large ice wall in order to combat water contamination.
In 2011, an earthquake and subsequent tsunami caused a devastating meltdown at the Tokyo Electric Power Co. plant.
The newly activated technology is intended to create a barrier of frozen soil between the plant and groundwater to prevent any contamination from seeping into the sea.
Right now, TEPCO is treating and storing thousands of tons of water that pass through the facility. But the plant's running out of storage space; the ice wall is meant to help with that issue.
The company's news comes the same week Japanese media reported public prosecutors would not pursue charges against the plant for allegedly violating environmental law.
After plant failures, plaintiffs, including nearby residents, filed criminal complaints alleging TEPCO allowed contaminated water to seep into the sea.
This video includes images fro...
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- A Soccer Team Was Photographed In Blackface For A Surprising Reason - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:05
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Deinster SV, a German soccer team, posted a blackface team photo to show solidarity, not racism, after a racially motivated attack on a refugee teammate.
Usually, when someone is photographed in blackface, it sparks immediate backlash. But one German soccer team is being praised for altering its players' skin color.
Lower-division German team Deinster SV posted this team photo, featuring players with digitally darkened skin to show solidarity with a black player who was reportedly assaulted over the weekend.
The team's coach said Deinster SV player and Sudanese refugee Emad Babiker was verbally and physically assaulted on Easter.
The team posted the photo in response, saying that a adding the hashtag #unitedwestand.
There’s a growing anti-refugee sentiment in Germany. In March, far-right party Alternative for Germany, or AfD, made huge gains in regional elections on an anti-refugee platform.
While Deinster SV admitted some people weren’t...
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- Paris Attacks Suspect Salah Abdeslam Is OK'd For Extradition To France - Newsy
- Runtime
- 0:51
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Transcript:
Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam has been cleared for extradition to France.
Abdeslam was arrested in Brussels mid-March, but officials suspect he may have hid in the city since the Paris attacks in November.
Following his arrest, Abdeslam said he would fight extradition but later changed his mind saying he wanted to "explain himself" to France.
That change of heart came days after a subway station and airport were bombed in Brussels, which killed 32 people.
Authorities had hoped Abdeslam could give clues about ISIS operations, but according to NBC, he stopped answering questions just before the Brussels bombings.
Officials say they believe Abdeslam helped plan the attacks in Paris that killed 130 people and had planned to blow himself up in the attack but backed out.
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- French Labor Protests Shut Down Eiffel Tower - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Transcript:
The Eiffel Tower was shut down Thursday as a national strike against labor reforms reportedly left the monument with too little staff.
The new labor proposals don't aim to completely undo the current 35-hour work week. However, the new legislation would let companies schedule workers up to 48 hours a week, and allow for 60-hour weeks in extreme circumstances.
Two hundred demonstrations were expected to occur across the country. The protests follow smaller union and student protests that erupted in violence last week.
France's labor laws are great for people in some careers, but many blue-collar workers are actually earning less because overtime pay is mandated after 35 hours, and their shifts have become limited.
French leadership is also hoping reforms will help reverse record-level unemployment. As of mid-March, more than 3.5 million people in France were unemployed.
A recent poll found more than half of French citizens said...
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- Archaeologists Rally to Help Formerly ISIS-Controlled Syrian City - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:01
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Archaeologists said many of the ancient ruins of Palmyra, Syria, can be restored after Syrian forces took back the city from ISIS.
Transcript:
Russian archaeologists say they will help restore the ruins of the previously ISIS-controlled city of Palmyra, Syria.
Palmyra — nicknamed "the bride of the desert" — was once a main tourist attraction in central Syria and is a UNESCO heritage site.
ISIS took control of the city last May, and Syrian forces backed by Russia regained control in March.
But there are still reminders of ISIS' foothold in the city — like dozens of land mines circling the city.
The Syrian Ministry of Culture said 400 statues were saved at the start of ISIS' control. Multiple remaining statues that couldn't be rescued were broken and chipped by ISIS, but not beyond repair.
And Russian archaeologists aren't the only ones offering help.
London's mayor wrote, "One day Syria's future will be glorious, ...
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- At Least 14 Dead After Overpass Collapses In India - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- At least 14 people are dead and dozens more injured after an overpass in Kolkata, India, collapsed. Officials say at least 100 may be trapped.
Transcript:
A bridge collapse in Kolkata, India, has killed at least 14 people and injured dozens more, according to officials.
The overpass reportedly fell in a densely populated residential neighborhood. Officials say at least 100 people may be trapped under the debris.
The steel and concrete bridge was under construction, but local reports say its completion had been postponed multiple times.
It's unclear why the overpass's construction had been delayed so many times or what caused the collapse, but witnesses told local media they heard an explosion.
Bridge collapses aren't uncommon in India, and experts say a lack of safety enforcement, like building codes and material quality, are to blame.
India's prime minister responded to Thursday's bridge collapse, tweeting, "Shocked & saddened by colla...
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- After All The Arguing, French President Nixes Constitutional Amendment - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:03
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Transcript:
France's president nixed a proposal to revoke convicted terrorists of their French nationality if they are dual citizens after the country's Parliament was resistant.
President Francois Hollande said Wednesday, "A compromise appears out of reach."
Hollande and France's prime minister endorsed the proposal and another amendment to write state of emergency powers — like raids — into the French Constitution.
The leader of the far-right National Front Party — which supported the proposal — said dropping the legislation was "a historical failure."
The plan was in response to the Nov. 13 Paris attacks that killed 130. While it initially had some traction, opposition party members, and even some of Hollande's Socialist Party members, haven't been on board.
Opponents said terrorists likely wouldn't stop an attack based on fear of losing citizenship and could still enter the country.
Polls showed the public wasn't in favor of the pro...
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- Wanna Own A Castle ... And A Village? Pony Up $8.3M, And It's Yours - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:12
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Transcript:
For most of us, the closest we'll get to knowing how a prince lives is an HBO subscription.
But if watching the Lannisters vie for power isn't enough for you, there's also this Italian castle up for sale that one royal family has called home for the past thousand years.
The Castle of Sismano is a 2,100-acre estate with rolling hills, farmhouses and a residential building complex of seven villas. The main building on the estate is 18,000 square feet with 40 bedrooms and 20 bathrooms and a new pool.
Oh, and let's not forget a popular, well-reviewed bed-and-breakfast that sits on the castle's property. Some guests called it "truly magical" and "Heaven in Umbria," and the B&B is banking on a new owner to keep it in business.
Ready to take your rightful place in the Italian high-tower? Well, this palace of dreams (and accompanying village) can all be yours for the low, low price of $8.3 million.
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HBO
https://w...
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- Cuba's Odd 2-Currency System, As Explained By Ice Cream - Newsy
- Runtime
- 3:12
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Transcript:
All these Cubans are waiting hours in line — for vanilla ice cream.
"There's only vanilla," one woman told us. "Only one flavor."
"50 years, for two hours once a week," another person waiting in line said.
Meanwhile, here's the line to get several flavors: vanilla, strawberry, chocolate and chocolate swirl. There is no line. And they straight up told us that ice cream was of a better quality. So, here's why nobody's over there.
Cuba is a country with one political party and two currencies. These are CUCs, or convertible pesos, mainly for tourists and the wealthy. And these are Cuban pesos, which is what almost all Cubans are paid in — and what they use daily.
This creates kind of a strange divide between a CUC economy and a pesos economy. Technically, anyone can use both, but currency exchanges are rare and expensive for most Cubans — which is a problem, since some higher-end places only accept CUCs — and because they often buy yo...
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- North Korea Launches Missile During US-South Korea Military Drills - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- A South Korean official reported that North Korea has fired a missile in response to the U.S. and South Korea's joint military exercises -- believed to have traveled more than 120 miles. It's land target is unidentified, however, North Korea did release a propaganda video with computer-generated graphics that appeared to depict a nuclear strike on Washington, D.C.
Transcript:
North Korea has reportedly fired yet another missile in what some say is a response to the U.S. and South Korea's joint military exercises.
The report comes from a South Korean official who spoke to Yonhap News Agency. The missile is believed to have traveled more than 120 miles before striking an unidentified land target.
Just last week, North Korea fired five short-range missiles that flew about 125 miles before landing in water off North Korea's east coast.
And on Saturday, it released a propaganda video with computer-generated graphics that appeared to depict a nuclear stri...
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- EgyptAir Plane Hijacker Arrested After Hourslong Standoff - Newsy
- Runtime
- 0:37
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- An EgyptAir flight was taken over late Monday night by a hijacker who claimed to be wearing an explosive belt.
Transcript:
An EgyptAir flight was hijacked late Monday night by a passenger claiming to be wearing an explosive belt.
The hijacker, identified by officials as Seif El Din Mustafa, an Egyptian national, reportedly wanted to speak with his estranged wife in Cyprus. The flight was diverted to Larnaca Airport in Cyprus Tuesday morning.
Cyprus' Minstry of Foreign Affairs reports the hijacker was arrested after hours of negotiations. No injuries to passengers or crew members have been reported.
The president of Cyprus claimed this was not a terrorist attack.
This video includes clips from BBC, Cyprus State TV via CNN and byeangel / CC BY SA 2.0.
Sources:
An EgyptAir flight was hijacked late Monday night by a passenger claiming to be wearing an explosive belt.
The hijacker, identified by officials as Seif El Din...
- Title
- Fidel Castro's Open Letter To 'Brother Obama' Is Far From Welcoming - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro wrote, "We don't need the empire to give us anything." Castro's letter to Obama, sent after Obama's recent visit to Cuba, highlights the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba and the two nations' spotty history.
Transcript:
Raúl Castro welcomed President Obama into his country last week. The same can't be said for the Cuban president's brother.
Former President Fidel Castro wrote to "Brother Obama," as he called him, saying, "We don't need the empire to give us anything."
In what's been called a "rambling" column, he rejected the fence-mending tone Obama adopted during his official visit.
Fidel's letter brought to the spotlight the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba and the two nations' spotty history.
It also seemed to denounce growing business ties between the U.S. and Cuba, saying, "We are capable of producing the food and material riches we need with the efforts and intelligence of our people."
Most C...
- Title
- Brussels Protesters Another Example Of Europe's Far-Right Movement - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Early Sunday afternoon, protesters shouting anti-immigration slogans and raising their arms in Nazi salutes confronted a crowd that had gathered in Brussels to mourn the victims of Tuesday's terrorist attacks.
The mourners had gathered in the commercial district after a Sunday "march against fear" was postponed because authorities said police resources were already stretched thin.
When the protesters arrived, some of them lit firecrackers and chanted, "This is our home." Police used water cannons to try and move them away from where mourners had laid flowers and candles.
The protesters are reportedly from a right-wing group called "Nation," a self-described fascist group.
Far-right, anti-immigrant groups like Nation have been on the rise in Europe recently, with some forming into political parties that use the fear of terrorist attacks and the refugee crisis to bolster support.
After Tuesday's attacks, Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's far-right Nati...
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- Explosion In Pakistan Targets Easter Gathering, Killing At Least 65 - Newsy
- Runtime
- 0:40
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The suspected suicide bomber also injured hundreds, mostly women and children.
Transcript:
An explosion in Pakistan killed at least 65 people Sunday and injured more than 300.
The bomb exploded outside a public park in Lahore, and most of the casualties are reportedly women and children.
A division of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. In a conversation with NBC News, a spokesman for the group said "Members of the Christian community who were celebrating Easter today were our prime target."
An investigation is underway, but the local police chief said it appears the explosion was a suicide bombing.
This video includes clips from Samaa TV and ARY News.
Sources:
Dunya News
http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/329504-65-dead-over-300-injured-in-explosion-at-Lahores
Samaa TV
http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2016/03/at-least-four-die-in-lahore-park-blast/
NBC
http://www.nbcnews.com...
- Title
- Pope Francis Condemns Terrorism, Refugee Crisis In Easter Sunday Mass - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- On Easter Sunday, Pope Francis said, "May he draw us closer on this Easter feast to the victims of terrorism."
Transcript:
In his first Mass since the terror attacks in Brussels, Pope Francis condemned terrorism as well as Europe's handling of the current refugee crisis.
On Easter Sunday, Francis said, "May he draw us closer on this Easter feast to the victims of terrorism, that blind and brutal form of violence which continues to shed blood in different parts of the world."
Francis also took time during the Mass to call attention to Europe's handling of the refugee crisis.
Francis said Easter "invites us not to forget those men and women seeking a better future ... all too often, these brothers and sisters of ours meet along the way with death or, in any event, rejection by those who could offer them welcome and assistance."
On Thursday, the pope visited a refugee center where he washed the feet of Muslim, Orthodox, Hindu and Catholic refu...
- Title
- The Latest On Brussels: Third Suspect Arrested, US Victims Identified - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Justin and Stephanie Shults were killed in an explosion in Brussels Airport on Tuesday.
Transcript:
Authorities in Belgium have been working to identify the victims of a pair of bombings in Brussels, which killed 31 people including three suicide bombers Tuesday. Twenty-four of the 28 victims have been identified so far, including two Americans.
Justin and Stephanie Shults, originally from Tennessee and Kentucky respectively, were dropping Stephanie's mother off at Brussels Airport when it was attacked. The couple's employers, Mars Inc. and Clarcor, released statements confirming the two were killed in the airport blast.
Eleven of the victims from the attack have been identified as foreign nationals so far, from countries as far-flung as China and Peru. Additionally, former Belgian ambassador André Adam was killed in the attack.
Belgian authorities arrested and charged a man Saturday, only identifying him as Fayçal C., in connection with t...
- Title
- Syrian Forces Take Back Strategic City Of Palmyra From ISIS - Newsy
- Runtime
- 0:57
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The city's recapture now allows Syrian troops to move on to ISIS strongholds to the east.
Transcript:
Syrian troops have regained most of the city of Palmyra from ISIS.
Palmyra fell under the control of ISIS last May. The capture was a strategic blow to the Syrian regime, as it gave ISIS better access to the country's capital, as well as a large military base within the city.
Palmyra's citizens suffered summary killings under ISIS' rule. But the terrorist group was also able to use the death of civilians caused by Syrian airstrikes as a political tool to shift anger toward the regime.
The ancient city used to be a major tourist attraction, but after capturing Palmyra, ISIS destroyed some of the city's most beloved monuments. Al Jazeera reports it's unknown how many artifacts remain intact.
And although Russian President Vladimir Putin announced earlier this month he'd scale back his use of airstrikes, the city was recaptured with the help o...
- Title
- Miami Beach Mayor Sees Hope In Havana - Newsy
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- "President Obama didn't come here for the Cuban government," Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine told Newsy. "President Obama came to Cuba for the Cuban people."
"In the United States, we have a clear monument to what the Cuban people can build," President Barack Obama said in Havana. "It's called Miami."
"I think a lot of Cuban Americans that were here felt a wonderful warmth and excitement in their hearts when the president recognized them," the Miami Beach mayor told us. "And we want to empower the Cuban people. They're the ones that are going to make the change and decide how they want their lives to be in the future."
"No, I actually don't think they have a negative feeling toward the Miami Cubans because the Cuban people in Cuba are very smart," Levine said. "They've been educated in the political process for many years. I think they recognize that the time has come to make their lives better, to make some changes. I think they don't fear the United States."
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- Nuclear Plants Among The Belgian Sites Facing Possible Terror Threats - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:00
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Officials worry nuclear power plants in Belgium could be ISIS' next target.
If terrorists managed to get inside and disable a plant, there's speculation they could shut down power across much of Belgium. They could also theoretically make radioactive bombs from materials inside a facility, though experts told The New York Times that idea seems far-fetched.
The British defense secretary said ISIS' desire for nuclear weapons "was a new and emerging threat."
Shortly after the recent attacks in Brussels that killed over 30 people, Belgian officials evacuated two nearby power plants.
As the investigation into the attacks continues, officials say there are a few ways terrorists could infiltrate the plants.
In an earlier discovery during the investigation into last year's Paris terror attacks, police found nearly 10 hours of surveillance footage of a Belgian nuclear official's home.
This video includes clips from Deutsche Welle and U.S. Department of Defens...
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- The Rolling Stones Concert In Cuba Was (Mostly) Politics-Free - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:19
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The Rolling Stones have officially brought their music to Cuba with a performance that seemed mostly free of a political agenda.
For years, many Cubans listened to bands like the Stones in secret because their music didn't line up with the government ideology. But Friday's massive, free performance was meant to show that Cuba is opening up to the rest of the world.
Frontman Mick Jagger and company mostly avoided any political statement during the show, except for acknowledging the band's presence in the country was a sign "times are changing."
Some estimates say nearly half a million people attended the celebratory performance.
The event capped off a week where the first U.S. president visited the country in nearly 90 years.
One concertgoer told The Guardian there is a feeling among Cubans that "something good" is happening.
But not everyone saw the concert as a sign of good things to come. One democracy activist said the government was using it as a...
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- Baseball Diplomacy Gives New Hope To Cubans With MLB Dreams - Newsy
- Runtime
- 2:09
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Transcript:
"All of us hope to play in the Major Leagues," a young baseball player said.
Over the past 50 years, the U.S. and Cuba have disagreed about a lot, but one thing they've shared is baseball. President Barack Obama knows that, and that's why he's here at Estadio Latinoamericano with Raul Castro taking in Tuesday's game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cuban national team.
As you pass houses and apartments, you can hear the TVs in the apartments. You can hear the game as you're passing by — every door. Everybody's watching the game.
"It's my biggest dream; my biggest dream is to play baseball professionally," another young player said.
"We're in class from 8 to 12," the first player said. "After we finish our teaching schedule, we finish and we come here to train four or five hours a day."
Opening relations between the U.S. and Cuba means aspiring MLB players will no longer have to defect from their home country to play in the majors, as ...
- Title
- US 'Systematically Eliminating' ISIS Leaders, Another Reported Dead - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- The U.S. said Friday it killed one of ISIS' top officials, Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli. False reports of his death surfaced months ago.
Transcript:
"We are systematically eliminating ISIL's cabinet," U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said during a Pentagon press briefing.
The U.S. says it has killed Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli, a senior religious leader and a man some consider ISIS' second in command.
Al-Qaduli was originally part of Al-Qaeda and deputy to the leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Zarqawi was killed in a U.S. airstrike in 2006.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter also reaffirmed the death of Tarkhan Batirashvili, also known as Abu Omar al-Shishani.
Al-Shishani served as ISIS' minister of war and was injured in a U.S. coalition airstrike earlier in March. Reports emerged he had died a week after that attack.
These announcements are best taken with a few grains of salt — it's been falsely reported they were ...
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- French Minister: 'Advanced Stage' Terror Attack Foiled During Raids - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Transcript:
Raids in northwest Paris thwarted what officials are calling an “advanced stage” terror attack.
On Thursday morning, French police arrested a suspect who was reportedly part of a terrorist network planning to strike France.
Authorities evacuated a building and called in bomb squads as they searched the suburb about eight miles outside Paris.
The French interior minister told reporters the suspect had been on law enforcement's radar for months. He said, "At this stage, no tangible evidence links this project to the attacks of Paris and Brussels."
This arrest comes on the heels of 75 other terrorism-related arrests the country has made since the start of the year, according to the minister.
France has been on high alert after terrorists killed 130 people and injured hundreds last November. In the month after those attacks, The New York Times reports, authorities conducted more than 2,700 police raids.
The sole surviving Paris att...
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- Authorities Believe They've Identified Third Brussels Airport Attacker - Newsy
- Runtime
- 0:50
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Belgian authorities believe they have identified a third man seen in security camera footage suspected of aiding in the Brussels airport bombing.
Transcript:
Officials believe they've identified the third man seen on a security camera just before the bombing of the Brussels airport.
The suspect's name was not released, but authorities said he was listed on U.S. terrorism databases before the bombings. He is believed to be on the run.
Belgian law enforcement confirmed that suspected suicide bombers Khalid and Ibrahim El Bakraoui were killed in the attacks.
A suspected bomb-maker from the November attacks in Paris, Najim Laachraoui, is also believed to be a suicide bomber involved in the Brussels airport attack.
Investigations into the attacks have led to six people in Brussels being detained in police raids.
Police were tight-lipped about the arrests but said they would decide Friday whether those apprehended would remain in police cust...
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- 'We Want to Live in Peace': Pope Francis Washes Feet of Refugees - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- In celebration of Holy Thursday, Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 refugees.
Transcript:
Pope Francis commemorated Holy Thursday this year in a very Pope Francis way. The religious leader visited a refugee center in Castelnuovo di Porto, where he washed and kissed the feet of not only Catholic refugees, but Muslim, Orthodox and Hindu refugees as well.
The ceremony is an annual tradition that celebrates Christ's establishment of the priesthood, wherein Jesus washed the feet of his 12 disciples.
This Holy Thursday celebration is unique, however, because it's the first year that Pope Francis isn't violating Catholic church regulations by allowing women to participate in the ceremony. That's because he changed the rules in January.
Many have pointed to the social significance of Pope Francis including Muslim refugees in the ceremony so soon after the Brussels attacks.
While performing the ceremony, Pope Francis reportedly said, "We hav...
- Title
- Former Radio Host Jian Ghomeshi Declared Not Guilty Of Sexual Assault - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:23
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Transcript:
Former Canadian radio host Jian Ghomeshi has been acquitted of several sexual assault charges leveled against him.
The charges stemmed from three separate incidents that occurred more than 10 years ago, when Ghomeshi was hosting a CBC radio show. Three women accused Ghomeshi of violently assaulting them; he claims the encounters were consensual.
Throughout the trial, the defense attacked the credibility of his accusers, using inconsistencies in testimony along with email exchanges between Ghomeshi and his accusers to discredit their claims.
Ultimately, the judge agreed that he could not convict Ghomeshi based on testimony alone. He wrote, "It is impossible for the Court to have sufficient faith in the reliability or sincerity of these complainants. ... It is impossible to determine, with any acceptable degree of certainty or comfort, what is true and what is false."
The trial has sparked an angry backlash against how Canada's legal system handl...
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- Bosnian Serb Leader Is Convicted of Genocide After 500-Day Trial - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Radovan Karadzic was found guilty on one count of genocide for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
Transcript:
"Guilty of the following counts: Count two, genocide. Count three, persecution, a crime against humanity," read Judge O-Gon Kwon.
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has been found guilty of genocide by a U.N. court.
The decision comes at the end of a lengthy trial by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.
The conviction is for Karadzic's role in the 1995 genocide at Srebrenica. As many as 8,000 Muslim men and boys from the city were killed in one of the worst European massacres since World War II.
That massacre brought about U.S. involvement and a NATO air campaign — an operation that eventually ended the war.
Karadzic was convicted of a host of crimes against humanity including persecution, extermination, murder, deportation, inhumane acts, terror, unlawful attacks on civilians and hosta...
- Title
- New Zealand Had Second Thoughts About Adopting That New Flag - Newsy
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 11 years ago
- Description
- Some New Zealanders wanted to change the country's flag because the current design features Britain's Union Jack and looks a lot like Australia's.
Transcript:
After 2.1 million votes cast, $18 million spent and a months long redesign process, New Zealand's flag will be staying exactly the same.
During a two-part referendum, 57 percent of voters in New Zealand decided to keep the country's flag featuring Britain's Union Jack in the top left corner — a callback to when New Zealand was a British colony.
That and the similarities to Australia's flag were part of the reason New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has been so vocal about changing the design.
More than 10,000 submissions were received — some more serious than others.
"How did this one not make the cut? The title, its actual title, is 'New Zealand's True Nature,'" comedian John Oliver joked.
Officials whittled the number down to 40, then five. Then, New Zealanders took it down ...
