2018年2月8日星期四

Yahoo! News: World News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World News


Why mixed-gender combat units are on the rise in Israel

Posted: 08 Feb 2018 01:51 PM PST

Why mixed-gender combat units are on the rise in IsraelThe soldiers rummaging through the concrete slabs with gloved hands and operating hydraulic jacks are women alongside men, working in teams as part of their mixed-gender brigade. Jackhammers used to break apart fallen walls shoot sparks into the heavy air, but in this case the missing people the soldiers are trying to rescue are plastic dolls, and the scenario of Israel being under nationwide missile attack is only a drill. Recommended: How much do you know about Israel?


On cusp of budget deal, Congress far from functional

Posted: 08 Feb 2018 01:40 PM PST

On cusp of budget deal, Congress far from functionalWhen Senate minority leader Charles Schumer announced a two-year budget deal this week he was all smiles. There's no resolution for young unauthorized immigrant "Dreamers" (to the dismay of Democrats). And the debt looks set to increase (to the ire of GOP deficit hawks). But the military gets the spending increase it wanted, while lawmakers also boosted funds for domestic priorities like health care and disaster relief. Lawmakers universally describe the budgeting process – Congress's most basic job – as being in a state of chronic breakdown, Exhibit A for dysfunction on the Hill.


Presidential limbo in South Africa: Why Zuma's appeal persists

Posted: 08 Feb 2018 12:17 PM PST

Presidential limbo in South Africa: Why Zuma's appeal persistsThe tune was an old anti-apartheid struggle song, "Awulethu Umshini Wami" – "Bring Me My Machine Gun" – and it was being led by the man who had made it famous again: the country's president, Jacob Zuma. As Mr. Zuma's deep, gleeful voice belted across the room, the moment seemed to encapsulate the strange turning point at which his party, the African National Congress, suddenly found itself. Recommended: Remembering Nelson Mandela: How much do you know about his legacy?


Signal of hope for Venezuela

Posted: 08 Feb 2018 11:39 AM PST

Signal of hope for VenezuelaOf all the refugee crises in the world, from those in Syria to Myanmar to Libya, the one least recognized as a crisis is Venezuela's. That perception changed in recent days, however, after a tour of Latin America by United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. The massive influx of Venezuelans into the rest of the region was a major topic, helping turn a distant issue about the country's economic implosion into an explosion of empathy for the rising number of refugees. The shift in concern should add to the diplomatic momentum for a solution in Venezuela, where poverty and hunger are now the norm and President Nicolás Maduro's dictatorial grip will probably increase after a pseudo-election planned for April.


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