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- Indonesia tsunami: fresh alert for Anak Krakatau volcano as eruptions continue
- Australia's extreme heatwave spans five states with high of 49C forecast
- Trump makes unannounced visit to US troops in Iraq
- Japan shrinking as birthrate falls to lowest level in history
- Spanish academic gets €1.5m EU grant to rescue 'women's writing'
- US explorer Colin O'Brady completes first unaided, solo traverse of Antarctica
- Dow up more than 1,000 points in biggest one-day gain ever
- Families pray for Indian miners trapped underground for 13 days
- UK black and ethnic minorities lose £3.2bn a year in pay gap
- Green-feathered immigrant surge prompts Greek parakeet count
- The best photographs of 2018 – and the stories behind them
- Andover: man killed after explosion causes house to collapse
- I used to think the Brexit referendum would revitalise politics. I was wrong | Katy Balls
- Middle East: Saudi Arabia weakened as Iran plans to consolidate gains
- 'I'm here to work, not for sex': battling violence against women in Rwanda | Sophie Cousins
- From Kavanaugh to the government shutdown – Trump's 2018 lowlights
- Timeline shows final hours of second Guatemalan child to die in US custody
- Body dumped and potentially set alight in state forest near Taree
- 'I knew my life could be in danger': the girl on a mission to change Iraq – video
- Mount Etna volcano triggers 4.8-magnitude quake in Sicily
| Indonesia tsunami: fresh alert for Anak Krakatau volcano as eruptions continue Posted: 27 Dec 2018 01:47 AM PST Residents warned to stay away from coastal areas and rough seas, while flights rerouted Indonesia has raised the danger level for a volcano that triggered a tsunami over the weekend, which killed at least 430 people in Sumatra and Java, and widened its no-go zone. The country's volcanology agency said on Thursday the Anak Krakatau volcano's alert status had been raised to the second-highest level and the exclusion zone more than doubled to a three-mile radius. Continue reading... |
| Australia's extreme heatwave spans five states with high of 49C forecast Posted: 26 Dec 2018 05:08 PM PST Weather bureau tells Pilbara residents to expect scorching temperatures Australia's post-Christmas heatwave continues to sweep across the country, with a near record-breaking 49C forecast for Western Australia, and fire danger, health and air quality warnings issued across the nation. On Thursday morning, the bureau of meteorology forecast a scorching 49C maximum for Marble Bar and Pannawonica in the Pilbara region of WA – only 2 degrees below the highest temperature ever recorded in Australia, which is 50.7C at South Australia's Oodnadatta airport in 1960. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Trump makes unannounced visit to US troops in Iraq Posted: 26 Dec 2018 05:19 PM PST President's first visit to a war zone comes a week after he announced he would withdraw troops from Syria Nearly two years into his presidency, Donald Trump has made his first visit to a war zone with a surprise trip to Iraq. The unannounced visit a day after Christmas came after the US president faced growing pressure to spend time with troops on the frontline. Continue reading... |
| Japan shrinking as birthrate falls to lowest level in history Posted: 26 Dec 2018 09:31 PM PST In 2018 there were 921,000 births and 1.37m deaths, with government efforts failing to encourage families to have more children Japan suffered its biggest population decline on record this year, according to new figures that underline the country's losing battle to raise its birth rate. The number of births fell to its lowest since records began more than a century ago, the health and welfare ministry said, soon after parliament approved an immigration bill that will pave the way for the arrival of hundreds of thousands of blue-collar workers to address the worst labour shortage in decades. Continue reading... |
| Spanish academic gets €1.5m EU grant to rescue 'women's writing' Posted: 26 Dec 2018 09:00 PM PST Project to bring recognition to women between 1500 and 1780 who wrote popular texts dismissed as minor A Spanish academic has embarked on a five-year quest to rescue the works of female writers from the margins of European thought and give them the recognition they have been denied for centuries. Carme Font, a lecturer in English literature at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, has been awarded a €1.5m (£1.35m) grant by the European Research Council to scour libraries, archives and private collections in search of letters, poems and reflections written by women from 1500 to 1780. Continue reading... |
| US explorer Colin O'Brady completes first unaided, solo traverse of Antarctica Posted: 26 Dec 2018 06:10 PM PST The endurance athlete took 54 days to walk 1,500km across the frozen continent, dragging a 170-kg sled An American has become the first person to traverse Antarctica alone without any assistance, trekking across the polar continent in an epic 54-day journey that was previously deemed impossible. Colin O'Brady, of Portland, Oregon finished the bone-chilling, 930-mile (1,500-km) journey on Wednesday as friends, family and fans tracked his progress online. Continue reading... |
| Dow up more than 1,000 points in biggest one-day gain ever Posted: 26 Dec 2018 11:02 PM PST US markets rally, with S&P 500 Index and Nasdaq also recording major gains after worst-ever Christmas Eve Stock markets around the world have staged a post-Christmas rally after shares on Wall Street soared sharply higher after their worst ever performance on Christmas Eve. Related: Markets braced for turmoil as Trump and Christmas sell-off feed uncertainty Continue reading... |
| Families pray for Indian miners trapped underground for 13 days Posted: 26 Dec 2018 04:34 PM PST Floodwaters hamper rescuers after 15 workers marooned in illegal 'rat-hole' pit in north-eastern Meghalaya state Indian rescue workers have renewed their efforts to reach 15 coal miners trapped underground for 13 days as families prayed for their safe return. But hopes of finding them alive looked slim on Wednesday after floodwaters rushed through the illegal "rat-hole" pit. Continue reading... |
| UK black and ethnic minorities lose £3.2bn a year in pay gap Posted: 26 Dec 2018 04:01 PM PST Thinktank urges ministers to repeat gender pay-gap legislation for BAME workers Black and ethnic minority employees are losing out on £3.2bn a year in wages compared to white colleagues doing the same work, according to a study that adds to pressure on the government to introduce mandatory reporting of race pay gaps. Ministers have been urged to press ahead with proposals to force large firms to report their ethnicity pay gap, after the research showed the extent of the salary disparity for Britain's 1.9 million black, Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi workers. Continue reading... |
| Green-feathered immigrant surge prompts Greek parakeet count Posted: 27 Dec 2018 01:26 AM PST Fears for native biodiversity as climate ideal for propagation The raucous squawking comes first. Then they are seen, banking and diving before they crash-land on trees. If Greeks had been told, not long ago, that their skies would become the preserve of ring-necked parakeets, the response would have been one of incredulity. Continue reading... |
| The best photographs of 2018 – and the stories behind them Posted: 26 Dec 2018 10:00 PM PST From California wildfires and an erupting volcano to a close-up crocodile snap – photographers recall how they captured some of the defining images of the year. Selected by Sarah Gilbert India decriminalises homosexuality |
| Andover: man killed after explosion causes house to collapse Posted: 27 Dec 2018 02:09 AM PST Hampshire police and fire service investigating incident in Andover A man has died after a house collapsed in an explosion. The incident happened in Andover, Hampshire, at about 2.30am on Thursday. Continue reading... |
| I used to think the Brexit referendum would revitalise politics. I was wrong | Katy Balls Posted: 27 Dec 2018 02:00 AM PST The upturn in voter engagement was a cause for celebration. Then the process hit the brick wall of our political class The Brexit vote managed to divide families and friends all across the country – mine included. Like most Britons, I've had to get used to a debate over the EU working its way into social events: birthdays, Christmas dinners and even a karaoke session. When downhearted friends asked me to name one benefit of Brexit, I used to say that it had made more people engaged in politics. Away from divergence v alignment, sovereignty v frictionless trade, and the pros and cons of a blue passport, I argued that no matter which way you voted, it could not be denied that swathes of the public who usually felt politics had nothing to say to them were now debating the great issues of the day. Continue reading... |
| Middle East: Saudi Arabia weakened as Iran plans to consolidate gains Posted: 26 Dec 2018 09:00 PM PST Yemen war and killing of Jamal Khashoggi have put pressure on the kingdom that shows no sign of letting up in 2019 If 2018 was the time of Mohammed bin Salman, the next year is likely to be anything but. It started swimmingly for the young Saudi heir; buy-in at home to an ambitious reform package, support from abroad to a bellicose regional agenda, and an ongoing bromance with another powerful 30-something, Jared Kushner, whose father-in-law, Donald Trump, had anointed Saudi Arabia as the Middle East's pre-eminent power. The momentum fell apart in seven minutes; the time it took to kill a dissident inside the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul in October. The shocking assassination has led nearly every aspect of Prince Mohammed's agenda to be scrutinised, and its central planks to be challenged by allies and sceptics who had initially warmed to the crown prince. Continue reading... |
| 'I'm here to work, not for sex': battling violence against women in Rwanda | Sophie Cousins Posted: 26 Dec 2018 11:00 PM PST A culture of victim-blaming and high levels of sexual and physical abuse are being tackled with tough laws as well as dedicated centres to help survivors Dressed in a red and green dress, Elise* sits clutching her friend's hand as she recounts her story to a social worker at the Isange One-Stop Centre. Signs such as "Break the silence when you see gender-based violence" and "I'm here to work, not for sex" adorn the small centre, which is situated next to the bustling maternity ward inside Kacyiru district hospital, not far from Kigali city centre. Continue reading... |
| From Kavanaugh to the government shutdown – Trump's 2018 lowlights Posted: 26 Dec 2018 10:00 PM PST Part two: Trump praises Putin in Helsinki, Manafort is convicted, Cohen pleads guilty, Democrats win House of Representatives, Sessions and Mattis out, and more … Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh for supreme court justice Continue reading... |
| Timeline shows final hours of second Guatemalan child to die in US custody Posted: 26 Dec 2018 11:16 AM PST Felipe Gómez Alonzo's final days, according to Customs and Border Protection, included patrol station transfers and hospital visits Eight-year-old Felipe Gómez Alonzo's first week in the US ended up being the last week of his short life. Continue reading... |
| Body dumped and potentially set alight in state forest near Taree Posted: 27 Dec 2018 12:09 AM PST Police search dense bushland in Yarrat state forest on NSW mid-north coast after firefighters find body while putting out blaze Forensic police and homicide detectives will continue to search dense bushland on the New South Wales mid-north coast after a body was dumped and potentially set alight in a state forest. A Rural Fire Service crew were called to reports of a bushfire off the main road through the Yarrat state forest, near Taree, at about 6am on Thursday. While putting out the blaze they found the remains of a dead person, believed to be an adult. Continue reading... |
| 'I knew my life could be in danger': the girl on a mission to change Iraq – video Posted: 27 Dec 2018 02:00 AM PST Rowan was born just before the start of the Iraq war. The turmoil of her country sparked a deep sense of social injustice, and she began speaking out for human rights at just eight years old. Now 15, her impassioned criticism of the restrictive Iraqi regime has won her many supporters – but left her in fear of reprisals Continue reading... |
| Mount Etna volcano triggers 4.8-magnitude quake in Sicily Posted: 26 Dec 2018 08:06 AM PST An earthquake triggered by Mount Etna has jolted eastern Sicily, injuring several people and prompting villagers to flee their homes Continue reading... |
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