Violence

Newlywed says wife’s death was ‘accidental during a sex game’ after discovery of affairs

September 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Newlywed Michael Roberts strangled his wife, Vicky, to death after she discovered he was cheating. The Telegraph reports that after five months of marriage he had conducted two affairs. But on November 29, a day before he was due to see his mistress, he killed her, Liverpool Crown Court heard. Roberts cheated on his wife before and after they were married, said David Steer QC, prosecuting. “To many people, and in particular to their respective families, they appeared to be the perfect couple but sadly the reality was altogether different,” said the barrister. Roberts, who denies murder,... [Read the full story]

Politics

Outgoing Canadian governor-general hosts conference on women’s empowerment

September 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Canada’s governor-general, Michaelle Jean, who has been a champion of woman’s rights, will be hosting a conference on women’s empowerment in the last month of her term which ends on 1 October. In a written statement Michaelle Jean declared; “the struggle for equality is not just a woman’s struggle; it is the struggle of every person who demands respect, justice and dignity .I strongly believe that we have everything to gain when we give women the means to change their lives for the better. Empower women and you will see a decrease in poverty, illiteracy, illness and... [Read the full story]

Arts/Ents

Miss Universe, Jimena Navarrete, speaks out in favour of LGBT rights

September 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Jimena Navarrete, the recently crowned Miss Universe, spoke out in support of LGBT rights and marriage equality this week, on a Mexican radio programme. According to Navarrete: ’I don’t believe it’s just to discriminate somebody based on the gender they prefer, right? Based on the partner they choose to select, if it’s a man or a woman. The truth is that I am absolutely against discrimination… There is no reason we should want to set them (the LGBT community) aside, there is no reason why we shouldn’t let them enjoy what they want to enjoy with their partner.’ Navarette’s... [Read the full story]

Business/employment

Interview with Caroline Mason, co-founder of Investing for Good and chief operating officer of Charity Bank

September 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Since the worldwide recession hit, investment banks have been heavily criticised for Banker’s excessive bonus payments and unethical investments. But meet Caroline Mason, co-founder of Investing for Good and chief operating officer Charity Bank. Both companies are merging later this month. In a telling description from an interview with the Guardian, Caroline recalls when five years ago, she was sitting in the flashy New York office of the managing director of a global finance company, 18 years into her life in banking, having an all too familiar meeting about making rich people... [Read the full story]

Sport

Wozniacki eases into second round of US Open in the absence of Serena Williams

September 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki has reached the second round of the US Open by beating qualifier Chelsey Gullickson at Flushing Meadows, New York. She recorded a 6-1, 6-1 victory over American Gullickson, though the match ended late in the night, CNN.com reports. The 20-year-old told the tournament’s official website that she was happy with the victory: “It’s a long night. The matches before on the centre court were so long. But, a win is a win, so it doesn’t really matter what time I get on. As long as I win, I’m happy.” Wozniacki is seeded first in... [Read the full story]

Science/Tech

Behind every great man, there’s a “pushy mother”

September 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Behind every great man there is a great woman, trumpets the Daily Mail this morning. But it’s far more likely to be his “pushy mother” (never let it be said that the Mail indulges in gender stereotypes) than his partner driving him on. German scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology drew the conclusions after observing bonobo (a type of chimpanzee) communities. As with humans, successful male bonobos are more attractive to females, they found. But to be successful male apes have to rise through their community hierarchy, which can involve winning battles... [Read the full story]

World

Interview with Caroline Mason, co-founder of Investing for Good and chief operating officer of Charity Bank

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Newlywed says wife’s death was ‘accidental during a sex game’ after discovery of affairs

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Outgoing Canadian governor-general hosts conference on women’s empowerment

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‘Stalker’ jailed for writing blog on raping and murdering author

Children’s author, Katharine Quarmby, who was harrassed for two years by journalist Greg Downing, googled her own name and found a 29-page blog written by him about her. Titled ‘A Novel: Katharine Quarmby’, the blog tells the story of a man stalking the writer, burgling her home, raping and...

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India finally passes a law giving women equal rights to adopt children

Indian president Pratibha Devisingh Patil has just given assent to a Bill passed by Parliament giving equal rights to women with regard to the guardianship and adoption of children. ‘The President has assented to the Personal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2010 on August 31, 2010 and it is published in the Gazette of India...

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