'Weaker,' 'smaller,' 'less intelligent' women deserve less than men, Polish MEP states

A Polish nationalist member of the European Parliament may be punished after he said women "must earn less than men because they are weaker, smaller and less intelligent".

Janusz Korwin-Mikke is now being investigated over the comments made during a discussion on the gender pay gap.

The 74-year-old, who has his own party named Poland’s Coalition for the Renewal of the Republic–Liberty and Hope, said: “Of course women must earn less than men because they are weaker, they are smaller, they are less intelligent, they must earn less, that’s all.”

The president of the EU parliament opened an investigation Thursday into those comments, for which Korwin-Mikke could face sanctions such as a reprimand, a fine or a temporary suspension.

In 2015, the foreign minister of Poland apologized after Korwin-Mikke raised his arm in a Nazi salute during a debate on plans for standardized ticketing on trips across EU borders.

Korwin-Mikke opposed the measure, and raised his hand in salute and said: "Ein Reich, ein Volk, ein Ticket," a play on the Nazi-era slogan "Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuehrer." (One People, one Empire, one Leader).

Real Madrid and France great Raymond Kopa dies at age of 85

Raymond Kopa, first great French footballer on the world stage ahead of Michel Platini and then Zinedine Zidane, has died at 85. He was born at Noeux-les-Mines on October 13, 1931

Kopa won three consecutive European Cups with Real between 1957 and 1959, as well as two Spanish league titles.

He was the first Frenchman to be awarded the Ballon d'Or, finishing ahead of Germany's Helmut Rahn and compatriot Just Fontaine in 1958.

Nicknamed by an English journalist as the “Napoleon of football,” Kopa was the son of Polish immigrants, family name Kopaszewski, who travelled west in search of work in the mining industry in the north of France.

Capped by France 45 times, he scored 18 goals for his country and reached the 1958 World Cup semi-finals.

The president of the French Football Federation, Noel le Graet, said: "The passing of Raymond Kopa plunges the federation into immense sadness.

"It's a terrible loss for French football. Raymond Kopa is among the legends.

Kopa joined Real in 1956, after losing to them with French side Reims in the European Cup final.

He returned to Reims in 1959 and stayed until his retirement in 1967. #RIPRaymondKopa

Cuba leader - Fidel Castro dies at 90 (1926-2016)

Cuba's former president Fidel Castro, one of the world's longest-serving , leader of revolution and most iconic leaders, has died aged 90. His ashes will be laid to rest on 4 December

During Fidel Castro's time in power, 10 different US presidents occupied the White House. 

Fidel Castro defied all of their efforts to topple him and continued to influence Cuban policy even after he handed over the reins of power to his brother, Raul.

And earlier this year, Barack Obama became the first US president to step foot on Cuban soil since 1928 - but the two did not meet.

 

His dramatic life makes his longevity all the more surprising

• 80 rebels landed with him on Cuba to launch the revolution
• 32 was his age when he came to power, toppling Fulgencio Batista
• 49 years as Cuban president, a record for a non-royal leader
• 638 assassination attempts he reportedly survived

Fidel Castro's key dates

• 1926: Born in the south-eastern Oriente Province of Cuba

• 1953: Imprisoned after leading an unsuccessful rising against Batista's regime

• 1955: Released from prison under an amnesty deal

• 1956: With Che Guevara, begins a guerrilla war against the government

• 1959: Defeats Batista, sworn in as prime minister of Cuba

• 1961: Fights off CIA-sponsored Bay of Pigs invasion by Cuban exiles

• 1962: Sparks Cuban missile crisis by agreeing that USSR can deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba

• 1976: Elected president by Cuba's National Assembly

• 1992: Reaches an agreement with US over Cuban refugees

• 2006: Hands over reins to brother Raul due to health issues, stands down as president two years later

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Child born on Mediterranean rescue ship

A Nigerian woman has given birth to a boy on board a rescue ship in the Mediterranean after being plucked from an overcrowded rubber dinghy.

A midwife on board the ship MV Aquarius described the birth as “normal… in dangerously abnormal conditions”.

MSF said that the baby’s parents, Otas and Faith Oqunbor, had named him Newman Otas. They had been making the perilous crossing with their two other children, aged seven and five, and were rescued just 24 hours before the baby was born.

 “The gorgeous little guy was born in international waters so his nationality is still under discussion.”

Mrs Oqunbor said she had been “very stressed” on the rubber boat and had been having contractions for three days.

MSF midwife Jonquil Nicholl, who delivered the baby, said: “I am filled with horror at the thought of what would have happened if this baby had arrived 24 hours earlier – in that unseaworthy rubber boat, with fuel on the bottom where the women sit, crammed in with no space to move, at the mercy of the sea.