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- Australia fires live: NSW, Victoria and SA bushfires rage as PM calls up ADF reserve – latest updates
- Mystery viral outbreak in Hong Kong revives fears of SARS epidemic
- 'It hurts to be torn apart': Justin Bieber's wife Hailey hits out at online trolls
- Former Fox News reporter says Trump invited her to his office 'so we can kiss'
- Building collapse in Cambodia kills at least 10 and injures 23
- Singular 'they' voted word of the decade by US linguists
- Syria: five children killed in missile strike on displacement camp
- Death toll rises in Indonesia's sinking capital as flood defences struggle
- Porn site to pay $12.7m to women who didn't know videos would be posted
- Greta Thunberg changes Twitter name to Sharon after quiz show error
- 'He was sent to us': at church rally, evangelicals worship God and Trump
- TV mystic Derek Acorah dies aged 69
- To move on, Labour must learn lessons from the left’s failure worldwide | Owen Jones
- Iranian Americans on edge as tensions surge: 'the fear is palpable'
- Liberia's miracle oil brings farmers only empty promises
- Klobuchar gains momentum in Iowa – but will her gruelling tour be enough?
- 'It's a food forest': Amazon villagers face down Bolsonaro threat
- Reprisals against US to come at time and place of Iran's choosing
- Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis: Iraqi killed in US strike was key militia figure
- Donald Trump says US will take 'whatever action is necessary' against Iran – video
- Thousands flee deadly flash floods in Jakarta – video
- Protests and prayers after the killing of Qassem Suleimani - in pictures
- Two Slovenians fined after taking ostrich-like birds on day trip to Venice – video
- 'Down with USA': protests sweep Iran after assassination of Qassem Suleimani – video
- Footage shows aftermath of US airstrike that killed top Iranian general Qassem Suleimani – video
| Posted: 04 Jan 2020 03:00 AM PST Scott Morrison has called up ADF reservists to help in the bushfire crisis. Two people have died in SA fires on Kangaroo Island, as New South Wales and Victoria face more horrendous conditions. Follow live news and latest updates
The ACT has declared a total fire ban again tomorrow and issued a "state of alert" for the territory. The state of alert effectively puts the ACT government on a ready footing to respond to bushfire threats. The government is also encouraging residents to develop their bushfire plans, if they have them. Total Fire Ban - 5 January 2020 https://t.co/5DPbTc8dO3 Update - State of Alert for the ACT https://t.co/l7AZaM9LAU pic.twitter.com/X2vRok8ss6
Neil James, head of the Australia Defence Association, has explained why he believes Scott Morrison's ad spruiking his response to the bushfires breaches non-partisan conventions involving the military. He told Guardian Australia: It's simple. You don't use the defence force for party political advantage. They put out a media release giving people all the information so you have to ask yourself what the purpose of the ad is, and the purpose is clearly party political advantage. And that is just plain wrong. The defence force needs to be professionally and institutionally non partisan and for that to work the politicians have to respect it. We've complained about this before. It usually happens during election campaigns. Continue reading... |
| Mystery viral outbreak in Hong Kong revives fears of SARS epidemic Posted: 03 Jan 2020 09:56 PM PST City initiates 'serious response' level as sickness recalls deadly respiratory syndrome that killed 700 people Five possible cases have been reported of a viral pneumonia that has also infected at least 44 people in Wuhan, an inland city west of Shanghai and about 900km north of Hong Kong. Continue reading... |
| 'It hurts to be torn apart': Justin Bieber's wife Hailey hits out at online trolls Posted: 03 Jan 2020 06:37 PM PST The frequent target of trolling tells her 24m Instagram followers social media 'is SUCH a breeding ground for cruelty towards each other' Hailey Bieber has hit out at online trolls and said "it hurts to be torn apart on the internet". The model and wife of Justin Bieber is frequently targeted by fans of Selena Gomez, who previously dated the Canadian pop star. Continue reading... |
| Former Fox News reporter says Trump invited her to his office 'so we can kiss' Posted: 03 Jan 2020 10:46 AM PST Courtney Friel claims in her upcoming book that the proposition was made during a phone call before he became president A former Fox News reporter has added her name to the list of nearly two dozen women who have accused Donald Trump of making unwanted sexual advances towards them. In a book published next week, the Fox & Friends fill-in host Courtney Friel claims Trump propositioned her before he became US president. "You should come up to my office sometime, so we can kiss," Friel says Trump told her, adding that he considered her "the hottest one at Fox News". Continue reading... |
| Building collapse in Cambodia kills at least 10 and injures 23 Posted: 03 Jan 2020 08:15 PM PST An unknown number of workers are still trapped in rubble in the latest construction disaster to hit the country At least 10 people have been killed and 23 injured after a building in Cambodia collapsed, trapping workers under rubble, officials said on Saturday. The seven-storey concrete building collapsed on Friday in the coastal town of Kep, about 160 km (100 miles) south-west of the capital Phnom Penh. Continue reading... |
| Singular 'they' voted word of the decade by US linguists Posted: 03 Jan 2020 08:32 PM PST American Dialect Society's choice recognises word's rising use to refer to person whose gender identity is non-binary US linguists have chosen "they" as their word of the decade, recognising the growing use of third-person plural pronouns as a singular form to refer to people who identify their gender as neither entirely male nor entirely female. The American Dialect Society also bestowed its word of the year honours on the increasingly common practice of introducing oneself in correspondence or socially by the set of pronouns one prefers to be called by – declaring in an email, for example, "pronouns: she/her". Continue reading... |
| Syria: five children killed in missile strike on displacement camp Posted: 03 Jan 2020 09:00 PM PST Syrian forces' attack on densely populated area east of Idlib city also left four adults dead Five children and four adults have been killed by a missile that hit a school and a camp for displaced people in Syria's Idlib region, the latest attack on civilian infrastructure in opposition held areas. "Fortunately, most students had left only 10 minutes before the bombing, but there were some still playing in front of the school," said Mustafa Al Rashid, 31, a spokesman for the civil defence office in the town of Sarmin. Continue reading... |
| Death toll rises in Indonesia's sinking capital as flood defences struggle Posted: 03 Jan 2020 10:00 PM PST Torrential rain has devastated the greater Jakarta region with dozens dead and tens of thousands evacuated from their homes The death toll from floods caused by torrential rains in the Indonesian capital rose to at least 53 as rescuers found more bodies, disaster officials said on Saturday. The worst monsoon rains in more than a decade deluged Jakarta this week and rising rivers submerged at least 182 neighbourhoods while landslides on the city's outskirts buried at least a dozen people. Continue reading... |
| Porn site to pay $12.7m to women who didn't know videos would be posted Posted: 03 Jan 2020 07:44 AM PST GirlsDoPorn was sued by women who claimed they were coerced into making videos without knowing footage would be online A US judge has awarded $13m in damages to 22 women who were defrauded by the owners of GirlsDoPorn, a website specialising in "amateur"-style pornography. Related: Group of US women sue 'amateur' porn producer over 'coercion and lies' Continue reading... |
| Greta Thunberg changes Twitter name to Sharon after quiz show error Posted: 03 Jan 2020 12:41 PM PST Actor Amanda Henderson answered 'Sharon' to Thunberg-related question on Celebrity Mastermind – and the teen activist loved it Greta Thunberg has been mocked and called many names since becoming the world's most famous climate activist. Related: Greta Thunberg: 'I wouldn't have wasted my time' speaking to Trump Continue reading... |
| 'He was sent to us': at church rally, evangelicals worship God and Trump Posted: 03 Jan 2020 10:00 PM PST Friday's rally recognized Trump's need to retain the loyalty of the evangelical voting bloc that propelled him to victory in 2016 They came to pray with their president, though in truth many came just to worship him. Donald Trump's Friday launch of his so-called "coalition of evangelicals", an attempt to shore up the support of the religious right ahead of November's election, had the feel of any other campaign rally, except this time with gospel music. An estimated 7,000 "supporters of faith" packed the King Jesus international ministry megachurch in Miami to hear the word of the president, and decided that it was good. The Maga hat-wearing faithful cheered Trump's comments on issues calculated to resonate with his churchgoing audience, including abortion, freedoms of speech and religion, and what he claimed was a "crusade" from Democrats against religious tolerance. Continue reading... |
| TV mystic Derek Acorah dies aged 69 Posted: 04 Jan 2020 12:44 AM PST Self-styled spiritual medium launched paranormal reality TV series Most Haunted in 2001 The TV mystic Derek Acorah has died aged 69, his wife has said. The self-styled spiritual medium, whose real name is Derek Johnson, appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2017 and launched the paranormal reality TV series Most Haunted in 2001. Continue reading... |
| To move on, Labour must learn lessons from the left’s failure worldwide | Owen Jones Posted: 03 Jan 2020 11:00 PM PST The party's defeat was a debacle, but was part of a global trend. Now leadership hopefuls must say how they would buck it British exceptionalism – the myth that Britain is uniquely different to its European neighbours – afflicts everything from our understanding of our place in the world to our domestic political situation. The rise of Scottish nationalism, the rightwing populist surge, Brexit, Corbynism: all are seen through the confines of the UK's borders. And so it goes for Labour's catastrophic electoral rout. But it does not detract from the party's own failure to understand the broader context: across the continent and even the world, social democracy and the so-called political centre are in crisis. Related: Can Keir Starmer pass the tests set by the left and win the Labour leadership? | Chaminda Jayanetti Continue reading... |
| Iranian Americans on edge as tensions surge: 'the fear is palpable' Posted: 04 Jan 2020 03:00 AM PST Even in a community that has long felt panic in Trump's America, 'this feels very different' Iranian Americans have for years wondered how long Donald Trump's travel ban would keep them separated from their families. Now, they are questioning when the president's actions might kill them. Among the massive Persian community in southern California, which is home to the largest Iranian population outside of Iran, residents said the news of a US airstrike killing Iran's most powerful general had caused them to experience panic and dread, flashbacks to childhood memories of war, and concerns that they may never see some of their friends and relatives again. Continue reading... |
| Liberia's miracle oil brings farmers only empty promises Posted: 03 Jan 2020 02:46 AM PST Palm plantations are fuelling a booming international trade but the people who live on its edges feel forgotten The sign at the entrance to the palm oil plantation in Grand Bassa has faded thanks to Liberia's relentless cycle of scorching sun and torrential rain. Even so, it's possible to make out the phrase: "Your community is rich: Let's have a fair share." Several miles farther on, past endless rows of carefully cultivated palm trees, it's a slogan that bears little relation to reality. Gbenee Town is a small huddle of huts surrounded by a plantation more than six times the size of London's Richmond Park. Continue reading... |
| Klobuchar gains momentum in Iowa – but will her gruelling tour be enough? Posted: 04 Jan 2020 12:30 AM PST The Minnesota senator is reaching out to Iowa's smallest towns and rural settlements ahead of the vital February caucus and seeing increasing numbers Craig Hiller, an Iowa farmer, had just enjoyed a hot chocolate on Amy Klobuchar's campaign bus as it made a stop in the small town of Rockwell City, population just 2,100. Hiller, whose state is the vital first one to cast ballots in the party's nomination race to pick an opponent to Donald Trump, was impressed by the Minnesota senator, a fellow midwesterner who desperately needs a strong showing in Iowa to boost her 2020 presidential campaign. Continue reading... |
| 'It's a food forest': Amazon villagers face down Bolsonaro threat Posted: 03 Jan 2020 10:00 PM PST Project part-funded by Global Greengrants Fund UK provides economic incentive to protect forest
From space, the Amazon rainforest resembles a giant dark-green lung veined with blue rivers that is steadily succumbing to the disease-like spread of grey fires, orange roads and square-cut farms. What the satellite images cannot show is how most of the remaining bands of verdant, healthy foliage are defended on the ground by forest dwellers who act as antibodies to drive out malignant invaders. Among the most impressive of these is the Tapajós-Arapiuns Extractive Reserve in the state of Para in northern Brazil, where residents are trying to bolster their economic resistance with a series of new agro-forestry and solar power projects. Continue reading... |
| Reprisals against US to come at time and place of Iran's choosing Posted: 03 Jan 2020 09:29 AM PST The threat to America and its allies is greatest in the Middle East, but Tehran has ample options when it comes to taking revenge Iran has spent decades preparing for a moment like this, developing methods and networks around the world that give Tehran the widest possible choice when it comes to taking revenge. Related: Iran crisis: Trump says Suleimani 'should have been taken out years ago' – live updates Continue reading... |
| Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis: Iraqi killed in US strike was key militia figure Posted: 03 Jan 2020 05:16 AM PST Man who died alongside Suleimani was important Shia leader in post-Saddam era A few days before his assassination in an American drone strike, Jamal Jafaar Mohammed Ali Ebrahimi – known more widely by his nom de guerre of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis – addressed a crowd of his supporters in Iraq. "The US ambassador, the Americans and their intelligence agencies must not think that they can sustain their control over their bases in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon," he said, in the aftermath of US strikes that had killed two dozen members of the militia he founded. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump says US will take 'whatever action is necessary' against Iran – video Posted: 03 Jan 2020 01:09 PM PST Donald Trump said the USA was prepared to take 'whatever action is necessary' if Iran targeted US citizens in response to the killing of its top general, Qassam Suleimani. Speaking at his Mar-a-Lago resort, Trump said Suleimani was responsible for 'acts of terror' that had destabilised the Middle East, but said that he was not seeking regime change in Iran Continue reading... |
| Thousands flee deadly flash floods in Jakarta – video Posted: 03 Jan 2020 09:44 AM PST Floods in the Indonesian capital have left more than 40 people dead and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes. The worst monsoon rains in more than a decade deluged Jakarta, and rising rivers submerged at least 182 neighbourhoods. Jakarta is the world's fastest-sinking city, caused by rising sea levels and extreme weather – both worsened by the climate emergency Continue reading... |
| Protests and prayers after the killing of Qassem Suleimani - in pictures Posted: 03 Jan 2020 08:17 AM PST Iran has vowed revenge for a US airstrike at Baghdad international airport that killed Gen Qassem Suleimani, the head of the elite Quds force and architect of Iran's spreading military influence in the Middle East Continue reading... |
| Two Slovenians fined after taking ostrich-like birds on day trip to Venice – video Posted: 03 Jan 2020 07:15 AM PST Two flightless rhea birds managed to hitch a ride with their owners on a train from San Donà di Piave to Venice, where they were filmed walking among tourists on the streets |
| 'Down with USA': protests sweep Iran after assassination of Qassem Suleimani – video Posted: 03 Jan 2020 07:10 AM PST Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets after a US airstrike killed Qassem Suleimani, the country's most powerful military chief. Protesters burned American flags and chanted 'Down with the USA'. Iran has declared three days of national mourning and vowed 'severe revenge' for Suleimani's death
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| Footage shows aftermath of US airstrike that killed top Iranian general Qassem Suleimani – video Posted: 03 Jan 2020 01:01 AM PST The White House said Donald Trump ordered an airstrike that killed the powerful Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. The attack came amid Iranian tensions with the US after thousands of Iraqis stormed the US embassy compound in Baghdad this week. The killing of Suleimani presents a dramatic escalation of an already bloody struggle between Washington and Tehran for influence across the region
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