DAILY AFFAIRS (29 - AUGUST - 2018)
1. Russia's Putin softens pension reforms after the outcry
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has softened planned pension changes following angry protests and a slump in his approval rating.
He said the retirement age for women would be increased from 55 to 60 instead of to 63. But a five-year increase for men, to 65, would stay.
In a rare TV address, Mr. Putin said the country's working-age population was shrinking, making change essential.
Unions have warned that many will not live long enough to claim a pension.
Russian men have a life expectancy of 66 while for women it is 77, the World Health Organization says.
The issue has seen support for Mr. Putin fall to 64% from 80%, according to VTsIOM state pollster.
2. Trump warns of 'left-wing violence' if Democrats win mid-term elections
US President Donald Trump has warned that his policies will be "violently" overturned if the Democrats win November's mid-term elections.
He told Evangelical leaders that the vote was a "referendum" on freedom of speech and religion and that these were threatened by "violent people".
He appealed to conservative Christian groups for help, saying they were one vote away from "losing everything".
Mid-term elections are widely seen as a test of the president's popularity.
Mr. Trump has been battling negative publicity after his ex-lawyer and former campaign chief was convicted earlier this month.
3. Facebook Watch video service launches worldwide
Facebook's Watch video-streaming service is rolling out worldwide, just over a year after its US launch.
Users will be able to choose from a range of shows - from both established brands and new players - and have the ability to view clips saved from their News Feeds.
The firm plans to allow all content creators to feature advertising breaks, so long as they hit certain metrics.
Until now, only select publishers had been given the opportunity.
To begin with, only videos shown to audiences in the UK, US, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand will have this facility.
The revenue split will be 55% of the creators and 45% to Facebook.
4. Scallop war: French and British boats clash in Channel
French and British fishermen have clashed in the English Channel in an escalating battle over scallops.
About 40 French boats tried to stop five larger British boats from fishing 12 nautical miles (22km) off the Normandy coast, in the Bay of Seine.
Fishing boats collided and stones were thrown, but no-one was injured.
UK boats are entitled to fish in the scallop-rich area, But their presence has angered the French, who accuse the British of depleting shellfish stocks.
Now UK fishermen are demanding government protection, while the French bewail the loss of a "primary resource".
5. Julia Banks: Exiting Australia MP decries 'bullying' of women
An Australian government MP has revealed she will not contest the next election, condemning the parliament's "bullying and intimidation" of women.
Julia Banks branded a party coup that ousted Malcolm Turnbull as PM last week as "the final straw" in her decision.
In a withering statement, Ms. Banks took aim at the "scourge of cultural and gender bias" in politics and society.
In recent years, Australian female MPs have accused male counterparts of "misogyny" and "slut-shaming".
Amid wide-ranging and chaotic infighting last week, the government faced an allegation that male party figures had "stood over" female MPs in a bid to secure enough signatures to topple Mr. Turnbull. Others denied the assertion.
Earlier this year, the government launched a national inquiry into workplace sexual harassment.
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