Catastrophe after catastrophe around the globe

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Fri., 14/1/2011: Brazil, Australia, Sri Lanka, Philippines… it’s a series of catastrophes in today’s press review. We examine the coverage. Also, Mohammed is now the most popular name in Britain for a baby boy – Roger Cohen looks at integration in Britain in the International Herald Tribune.

IN THE PAPERS

By James CREEDON

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It’s catastrophe after catastrophe around the globe as this morning’s front pages reveal. We look at Brazilian papers Folha de S.Paulo and O Estado de S. Paulo as well as coverage in Britain’s The Guardian.

As we see in The Australian (although it appeared as “Jewish News” during the press review, in a spectacular “fail” by our graphics department!) and the Sydney-based Daily Telegraph, Queenslanders are still reeling after the massive floods that hit Brisbane and surrounding areas.

What is of note however is the lack of front-page coverage of the 1 million displaced people in Sri Lanka as that country was also hit by heavy rains and mudslides. Even The Hindu in neighbouring India did not feature the story on its front page, preferring to run with Brisbane’s floods. The Independent in the UK also illustrates somewhat disproportionate coverage of these different tragedies.

We finish with Roger Cohen in the New York Times / International Herald Tribune. He looks at integration and immigration in Britain compared to France and Germany, this as Mohammed has officially overtaken Oliver to become the UK’s most popular name for a baby boy.

29/03/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'I don't know 'bout deir feet ... budda my 'ans never looka so squeaky clean!'

We look at heightened tension between Pyongyang and Washington. One paper reports that the US is engaged in "subtle-messaging" by flying stealth bombers over the Korean peninsula. Pope Francis, meanwhile, is embarking on his first Easter weekend as Pontiff: is his washing of feet more to do with washing his hands? And, in the throes of the Cyprus crisis, can IMF boss Christine Lagarde fix Europe?

29/03/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Libération on Hollande: 'So far, so bad'

French papers this Friday are critical of President François Hollande's performance in his Thursday evening prime-time TV interview. He gets panned in the left-wing paper Libération for being an 'optimist addict' and in the right-wing Le Figaro for insisting on a new 75 percent tax band for those earning over a million euros. One paper, though, does say there are five reasons to be cheerful.

28/03/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Back to Fukushima

IN THE PAPERS INTERNATIONAL - 28/03/13: Maids in Brazil are granted equal labour rights while foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong are denied the right to become permanent residents. Meanwhile, Slate compares the language used by the "anti-gay marriage camp" and those against interracial marriage in the 1960s, and the parallels are striking. And Google returns to Fukushima to take photos for Street View.

28/03/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Hollande in the spotlight

IN THE FRENCH PAPERS - French President François Hollande is getting a lot of attention today. He's due to give a televised interview to the nation this evening. According to a recent poll, French people hope he will first and foremost talk about the economy and unemployment. Also, the Taiwanese press reacts to the anti-gay marriage demonstration in Paris on Sunday.

27/03/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Welsh singer storms China's Got Talent with songs in praise of Communism

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Weds. 27/03/13: International papers focus on the US Supreme Court as it considers a potentially historic law change on gay marriage. David Cole writes a piece in the International Herald Tribune saying the US isn’t ready for sweeping reform. Meanwhile, papers also react to rising tensions on the Korean peninsula, the BRICS summit in South Africa and a Welsh singer who’s taken China’s Got Talent by storm.