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- ‘Have you no shame?’: Biden decries Republican attacks on voting rights
- Coronavirus live: Indonesia records biggest daily increase in new cases; EU not adding UK to travel green list
- Four alleged Iranian spies charged in plot to kidnap US-based journalist and critic
- Tory MP says party must change attitude towards taking the knee
- George W Bush fears for women as he criticises Afghanistan pullout
- Ecuador abortion laws discriminate against minority ethnic women – report
- Britney Spears conservatorship case heads back to court amid turmoil
- More than 60 wildfires rage across US west – including blaze bigger than Portland
- India states considering two-child policy and incentives for sterilisation
- Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn talks of daring escape from Japan
- WHO warns of ‘chaos’ if individuals mix Covid vaccines
- Balearic islands likely to move to England’s amber list
- Thomas Bach promises ‘safe and secure’ Olympics as Tokyo Covid cases soar
- Battle for oxygen as coup-hit Myanmar faces its most severe Covid outbreak
- Leaving burnout behind: the pain and pleasure of starting a new career in my 50s
- Fiona Shaw: ‘I got to Hollywood at 28 and they said: You’re very old’
- Revealed: the true extent of America’s food monopolies, and who pays the price
- Top 10 books about the aftermath of empire | Madeleine Bunting
- Welcome to TechScape: will AI make centaurs of us all?
- Deadly heat: how rising temperatures threaten workers from Nicaragua to Nepal
- Planes, trains, buses: where will masks be mandatory in England after 19 July?
- France celebrates Bastille Day – in pictures
- Boohoo to sell its brands in Debenhams stores in Middle East
- Biden blasts Republican attacks on voting rights | First Thing
- Drive My Car review – mysterious Murakami tale of erotic and creative secrets
- ‘They’re watching us’: Australia tracking Chinese surveillance ship heading towards Queensland
- Missing school: how art can help girls in Nepal get an education – in pictures
- Hunger sweeps India in Covid’s shadow as millions miss out on rations
- Why have Cuba’s simmering tensions boiled over on to the streets?
- Canada: at least 160 more unmarked graves found in British Columbia
- ‘I haven’t been paid a cent’: Jerusalema singer’s claim stirs row in South Africa
- Biden defends voting rights – but no word on ending the filibuster
- Cuba cracks down on protests as rallies spring up across US in support – video
- How Australia's vaccination ads compare with the rest of the world – video
- Police fire teargas at protestors outside interior minister's home in Beirut – video
- Satellite imagery captures wildfires raging through Oregon – video
- Biden: 'peddlers of lies' are threatening American democracy – video
- Fish dropped from planes as part of annual aerial lake stocking in Utah – video
- Olympics chief Thomas Bach mixes up Japanese and Chinese at Tokyo 2020 presser – video
| ‘Have you no shame?’: Biden decries Republican attacks on voting rights Posted: 13 Jul 2021 02:13 PM PDT President condemns Trump's 'big lie' about a stolen election but fails to mention filibuster in 20-minute Philadelphia speech Joe Biden has made an impassioned attack on racist voting laws sweeping America, warning that "the 21st-century Jim Crow assault is real" and demanding of Republicans: "Have you no shame?" Related: Biden defends voting rights – but no word on ending the filibuster Continue reading... |
| Posted: 14 Jul 2021 04:40 AM PDT Indonesia reports 54,517 new cases and 991 new Covid-linked deaths; EU not adding UK to safe travel list
As Indonesia's health service faces an onslaught of coronavirus cases, Reuters has offers some insight into how the country has been relying on volunteer ambulance drivers to ferry infected patients to and from hospitals. Hit by the highly contagious Delta variant, the Southeast Asian country reported a record 54,517 cases on Wednesday, up nearly tenfold on the start of June. "I definitely feel scared (about being infected)... But this is for humanity and I'm doing this from my heart," said Sunaryo.
Hello, this is Clea Skopeliti taking over while Alex has a break. I'm on Twitter if you'd like to point out any global developments I've not included. Cheers! Continue reading... |
| Four alleged Iranian spies charged in plot to kidnap US-based journalist and critic Posted: 13 Jul 2021 05:22 PM PDT Members allegedly explored ways to spirit journalist away by speedboat in scheme that reads like 'far-fetch movie plot', FBI says Four members of an alleged Iranian spy network have been charged with plotting the kidnap of an Iranian-American journalist and activist based in New York. According to the indictment, the spy network was exploring ways to spirit the journalist from her home in Brooklyn and take her by speedboat out to sea, and then to Venezuela, which maintains friendly ties to Tehran. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Tory MP says party must change attitude towards taking the knee Posted: 13 Jul 2021 12:02 PM PDT Exclusive: Steve Baker says 'this may be a decisive moment for our party' amid backlash over abuse of footballers Conservatives urgently need to change their attitudes towards people taking the knee, an influential Tory MP has said amid an angry backlash against the government over the racist abuse of England footballers. Steve Baker, the former minister and hard Brexit campaigner, broke cover on Tuesday to plead for his party to think again about dismissive attitudes towards the taking of the knee and calling for better understanding of the motives behind it. Continue reading... |
| George W Bush fears for women as he criticises Afghanistan pullout Posted: 14 Jul 2021 03:58 AM PDT Former US president says west's withdrawal is a mistake and could cause 'unspeakable harm' The former US president George W Bush has criticised the western withdrawal from Afghanistan in an interview with a German broadcaster, saying he fears Afghan women and girls will "suffer unspeakable harm". Asked in an interview with the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) whether the withdrawal was a mistake, Bush replied: "You know, I think it is, because I think the consequences are going to be unbelievably bad." Continue reading... |
| Ecuador abortion laws discriminate against minority ethnic women – report Posted: 14 Jul 2021 03:49 AM PDT Criminalisation disproportionately affects indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian women and exacerbates inequality, says Human Rights Watch Gladys, an indigenous woman from rural Ecuador, went to hospital after injecting poison into her stomach to end her pregnancy. Doctors went straight to the police, and she was sentenced to two months in jail for having an abortion with consent. Elsewhere in the South American country, a 20-year-old Afro-Ecuadorian woman went to hospital after a fall, and found out she was pregnant and miscarrying. She was swiftly arrested and spent four months awaiting trial, where she was cleared. Continue reading... |
| Britney Spears conservatorship case heads back to court amid turmoil Posted: 13 Jul 2021 10:00 PM PDT It's unclear if the pop star will appear at Wednesday's hearing, but she reportedly has been in contact with a lawyer of her choosing Britney Spears's fight to end the conservatorship that has long controlled her life is heading back to court on Wednesday for a high-stakes hearing that could transform her case. In impassioned testimony last month, the singer said the conservatorship had been "abusive" and for the first time publicly called for the termination of the legal arrangement that has given her father and others authority over her personal life and career for 13 years. Continue reading... |
| More than 60 wildfires rage across US west – including blaze bigger than Portland Posted: 13 Jul 2021 05:50 PM PDT Thousands have been forced to evacuate from Alaska to Wyoming amid soaring temperatures and a drought More than 60 wildfires were burning across at least 10 states in the parched American west on Tuesday, with the largest, in Oregon, consuming an area nearly twice the size of Portland. The fires have torched homes and forced thousands to evacuate from Alaska to Wyoming, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Arizona, Idaho and Montana accounted for more than half of the large active fires. Continue reading... |
| India states considering two-child policy and incentives for sterilisation Posted: 13 Jul 2021 08:44 PM PDT Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Gujarat have announced draft legislation which would see anyone with more than two children denied benefits and in some cases jobs Several Indian states are considering implementing a controversial two-child policy and incentivising sterilisation as a means of population control. The state of Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state with a population larger than Brazil, has announced draft legislation which would see anyone with more than two children denied state benefits, subsidies and government jobs. After a family has two children, there will also be incentives if one of the parents undergoes voluntary sterilisation. Continue reading... |
| Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn talks of daring escape from Japan Posted: 14 Jul 2021 12:05 AM PDT Fugitive banker, accused of financial misconduct, tells BBC how he fled Japan hidden in a box on a private jet Carlos Ghosn has for the first time given details about his daring escape from Japan while he was awaiting trial on charges of financial misconduct. In an interview with the BBC, the former Nissan chairman confirmed reports that he was smuggled out of Japan while out on bail in December 2019 inside a box used to store musical equipment, before arriving in Lebanon via Turkey. Continue reading... |
| WHO warns of ‘chaos’ if individuals mix Covid vaccines Posted: 13 Jul 2021 06:14 PM PDT Chief scientist says organisation is awaiting data on studies combining vaccines but that health agencies can make decision to mix shots The World Health Organization's chief scientist has advised individuals against mixing and matching Covid-19 vaccines from different manufacturers, saying such decisions should be left to public health authorities. "It's a little bit of a dangerous trend here," Soumya Swaminathan told an online briefing on Monday after a question about booster shots. "It will be a chaotic situation in countries if citizens start deciding when and who will be taking a second, a third and a fourth dose." Continue reading... |
| Balearic islands likely to move to England’s amber list Posted: 14 Jul 2021 02:57 AM PDT Some holidaymakers returning from Spanish islands will need to quarantine when change enforced Spain's Balearic islands are likely to be moved from England's travel green watchlist to amber, meaning some passengers returning from the popular holiday destinations will have to quarantine on their return. Multiple sources told the Guardian that the switch, which will affect those heading home from Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca and Formentera, is expected to be discussed by ministers on Wednesday afternoon and come into force from early next week. Continue reading... |
| Thomas Bach promises ‘safe and secure’ Olympics as Tokyo Covid cases soar Posted: 14 Jul 2021 03:59 AM PDT
Thomas Bach, the International Olympic Committee president, has said a "safe and secure" Tokyo Olympics will be a show of global solidarity during the pandemic – on the same day as infections in the host city reached their highest level for almost six months. The discovery of a coronavirus cluster at a hotel where dozens of Brazilian team members are staying has increased concerns about infections spreading over the summer. Continue reading... |
| Battle for oxygen as coup-hit Myanmar faces its most severe Covid outbreak Posted: 14 Jul 2021 12:37 AM PDT Outbreak could not have come at a worse time, after military coup caused hospitals to collapse and threw vaccination campaign into chaos Khin Nwe Soe* went in a taxi, from factory to factory across Myanmar's main city of Yangon, desperately searching for oxygen tanks for her 21-year-old son. A home test had shown he had Covid-19. He was in pain, able only to lie down, and his oxygen levels had dropped as low as 90%. "She tried very hard, queuing at every place she could find, because her child needed it," said Aye Myat Noe*, her daughter, who lives abroad but had called oxygen suppliers to help her mother. "She has a lot of health issues too, including diabetes and heart problems. She is very scared herself … She was seriously risking her life to find oxygen." Continue reading... |
| Leaving burnout behind: the pain and pleasure of starting a new career in my 50s Posted: 14 Jul 2021 02:00 AM PDT I spent 30 years as a journalist before deciding to become a secondary school teacher. While a complete career change is rare, it is one of the best moves I ever made I had my first midlife crisis in 2006. It started at 7am on a cold January morning when my mother got out of bed, made herself a cup of tea, had an aneurysm and died. I was a 46-year-old married newspaper columnist with four children, who appeared to be living a more than satisfactory life. But as the sudden axe of grief fell, I looked at my career, which was going better than I'd ever thought possible, and thought: I don't want this any more. Continue reading... |
| Fiona Shaw: ‘I got to Hollywood at 28 and they said: You’re very old’ Posted: 13 Jul 2021 10:00 PM PDT The thrilling star of stage continues her TV takeover. As she joins mercilessly dark drama Baptiste, Shaw talks about Fleabag, American burnout – and marriage as a cure for chaos There is a man outside, doing something to the windows of Fiona Shaw's house in London, and he appears to be following her from room to room. No sooner has she laughed, apologised, picked up her laptop (we're speaking on Zoom) and sought peace elsewhere than – scrape, tap – the top of a ladder appears again, and his face looms behind her. No wonder. I feel like following Shaw around everywhere too. She is such fun, bracing company. She can swing from references to Freud to word-perfect renditions of Yeats lines learned in childhood, and makes some lovely observations: describing lunch with Phoebe Waller-Bridge, she says the Fleabag creator is "like April or May. She's blossoming on all fronts, all her fingers are light green." Even the man working on Shaw's windows is likened to something out of Rapunzel. She seems to delight in everything. Continue reading... |
| Revealed: the true extent of America’s food monopolies, and who pays the price Posted: 14 Jul 2021 03:00 AM PDT Investigation shows scale of big food corporations' market dominance and political power Continue reading... |
| Top 10 books about the aftermath of empire | Madeleine Bunting Posted: 14 Jul 2021 03:35 AM PDT From Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to John le Carré, the novelist recommends reading about a vast, anguished legacy All the courses I chose for my history degree related to empire. The first was a whistle-stop tour, one empire a week, starting with the Portuguese. A later course on decolonisation was so unpopular, the lectures were attended only by Prince Edward, his bodyguards and me. Studying the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya made the deepest impression. It all proved immensely useful background to draw on during my years as a Guardian columnist. In the 2011 Arab spring when I wrote about Bahrain, a reader emailed to point out that the police chief regarded as central in the suppression of Mau Mau went on to work for the Bahraini police. Related: Ceremony of Innocence by Madeleine Bunting review – on the make in the Middle East Continue reading... |
| Welcome to TechScape: will AI make centaurs of us all? Posted: 14 Jul 2021 03:50 AM PDT Up for discussion in the first Guardian tech newsletter: can artificial intelligence enhance rather than replace us … internet age verification … plus Google's €500m French fine Hello and welcome to the debut issue of TechScape, the Guardian's newsletter on all things tech, and sometimes things not-tech if they're interesting enough. I can't tell you how excited I am to have you here with me, and I hope between us we can build not just a newsletter, but a news community. Continue reading... |
| Deadly heat: how rising temperatures threaten workers from Nicaragua to Nepal Posted: 13 Jul 2021 10:30 PM PDT As scorching temperatures spread, the search for ways to protect against heat stress is becoming ever more urgent William Martínez, who as a child worked on a sugarcane plantation in rural Nicaragua, learned the hard way what many in the US and Canada are now realising: that rising temperatures are costing lives and livelihoods. Martínez, along with fellow villagers in La Isla, found himself getting sicker as he worked long, gruelling days in the fields under the beating Nicaraguan sun two decades ago. Workers at the nearby mill, which supplies molasses to alcohol companies, began to suffer kidney failure, and would be forced out of the workforce and into expensive and time-consuming dialysis. His father and uncles, addled with the same affliction, had died when Martínez was a boy, forcing him to join the workforce. Continue reading... |
| Planes, trains, buses: where will masks be mandatory in England after 19 July? Posted: 14 Jul 2021 04:39 AM PDT Several airlines have said passengers must still wear masks, while rules will remain on London transport Several airlines have said they will continue to require passengers to wear face coverings, while rail, bus and coach operators will not require it after 19 July when the UK government relaxes the rules in England. Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, said on Wednesday that he always "expected and indeed wanted" some train, bus and rail companies to insist on mask-wearing on their services. Continue reading... |
| France celebrates Bastille Day – in pictures Posted: 14 Jul 2021 04:28 AM PDT Thousands of troops march in a Paris parade, warplanes roar overhead and traditional parties take place around the country as France celebrates its national day after last year's events were scaled back because of the pandemic Continue reading... |
| Boohoo to sell its brands in Debenhams stores in Middle East Posted: 14 Jul 2021 01:55 AM PDT Online retailer strikes deal with Kuwait's Alshaya Group to launch in franchise stores and online The online fashion retailer Boohoo has struck a deal with Kuwait's Alshaya Group to sell its brands in franchised Debenhams stores and online in the Middle East. Alshaya, which already holds the franchise to operate Debenhams stores in the region, will have exclusive rights to operate its shops and websites in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, Oman and Qatar. Continue reading... |
| Biden blasts Republican attacks on voting rights | First Thing Posted: 14 Jul 2021 03:20 AM PDT President decries racist voting laws but notably omits any mention of filibuster in Philadelphia speech Good morning, Joe Biden made an impassioned stand on voting rights in his speech from Philadelphia on Tuesday, asking Republicans who are pushing for restrictive laws: "Have you no shame?" Continue reading... |
| Drive My Car review – mysterious Murakami tale of erotic and creative secrets Posted: 14 Jul 2021 04:49 AM PDT Ryûsuke Hamaguchi reaches a new grandeur with this engrossing adaptation about a theatre director grappling with Chekhov and his wife's infidelity Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's mysterious and beautiful new film is inspired by Haruki Murakami's short story of the same name – and that title, like Murakami's Norwegian Wood, is designed to tease us with the shiny wistfulness of a Beatles lyric. Hamaguchi's previous pictures Asako I and II and Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy were about the enigma of identity, the theatrical role play involved in all social interaction and erotic rapture of intimacy. Drive My Car is about all this and more; where once Hamaguchi's film-making language had seemed to me at the level of jeu d'esprit, now it ascends to something with passion and even a kind of grandeur. It is a film about the link between confession, creativity and sexuality and the unending mystery of other people's lives and secrets. Yûsuke (Hidetoshi Nishijima) is a successful actor and theatre director who specialises in experimental multilingual productions with surtitles – he is currently working in Beckett's Waiting for Godot and is preparing to play the lead in Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. He has a complex relationship with his wife Oto (Reika Kirishima), a successful writer and TV dramatist who has a habit of murmuring aloud ideas for erotic short stories, trance-like, while she is astride Yûsuke having sex, including a potent vignette about a teenage girl who breaks into the house of the boy with whom she is obsessed. Continue reading... |
| ‘They’re watching us’: Australia tracking Chinese surveillance ship heading towards Queensland Posted: 14 Jul 2021 03:44 AM PDT Scott Morrison says authorities are 'very wary' of the ship, which is monitoring the Talisman Sabre war games between Australia and US The Australian government says it is "keeping a close eye" on a Chinese surveillance ship that is heading towards Queensland in an apparent attempt to monitor a joint military exercise with the United States. Amid ongoing tensions in the relationship with China, the Australian government cited the ship's presence as evidence Australia and its allies should also be afforded freedom of navigation in the contested South China Sea. Continue reading... |
| Missing school: how art can help girls in Nepal get an education – in pictures Posted: 13 Jul 2021 11:00 PM PDT Some of the UK's best-loved illustrators, including Axel Scheffler, Debi Gliori and Jackie Morris, have created artworks telling the stories of children in rural Nepal who struggle to get an education. The pictures are being raffled by the charity United World Schools, which has opened schools in the country. All photographs by Navesh Chitrakar for UWS *All girls' names have been changed Continue reading... |
| Hunger sweeps India in Covid’s shadow as millions miss out on rations Posted: 13 Jul 2021 10:00 PM PDT Desperation grows for those unable to access subsidised food, as worst hunger in two decades reported When India's devastating second wave of Covid-19 struck in April, Nazia Habib Khan's second marriage abruptly came to an end after a year of beatings and abuse. The 28-year-old daughter of migrants from the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh returned to live with her mother, brothers and a sister-in-law in Mumbai. Their 40 sq metre (400 sq ft) home in Kurla East stands huddled among the 800 or so brick, tin sheet and tarpaulin houses of Qureshi Nagar, the entire shanty town trembling when a train roars past on a nearby railway line. Continue reading... |
| Why have Cuba’s simmering tensions boiled over on to the streets? Posted: 13 Jul 2021 08:43 AM PDT Anti-government protests have rocked the communist-ruled island, supercharged by shortages, social media and sanctions Liuba Álvarez leaves her house three times a week at 3.45am to queue outside her local supermarket for basic goods like meat, oil and detergent. Her last queue was "relatively short": after eight hours she came home with some minced meat in time for lunch. Other days she doesn't get back until 5pm. Related: Thousands march in Cuba in rare mass protests amid economic crisis Continue reading... |
| Canada: at least 160 more unmarked graves found in British Columbia Posted: 13 Jul 2021 08:02 AM PDT
A First Nations community in western Canada has announced the discovery of at least 160 unmarked graves close to a former residential school – the latest in a series of grim announcements from across the country in recent weeks. Members of the Penelakut Tribe in south-western British Columbia said in a statement late on Monday that the graves had been discovered near the site of the Kuper Island industrial school on Penelakut Island, nearly 90km north of the provincial capital Victoria. Continue reading... |
| ‘I haven’t been paid a cent’: Jerusalema singer’s claim stirs row in South Africa Posted: 13 Jul 2021 04:30 AM PDT Nomcebo Zikode threatens legal action, claiming she was never paid for the song that became a global hit during the pandemic While her haunting vocals on the global hit song Jerusalema continue to reverberate around the world, the South African singer Nomcebo Zikode claims she is yet to receive any money for her work. The singer took to social media on Sunday threatening legal action against Open Mic Productions, the label that recorded Jerusalema in late 2019. Continue reading... |
| Biden defends voting rights – but no word on ending the filibuster Posted: 13 Jul 2021 02:02 PM PDT The president gave an impassioned defense of the right to vote, but while the 60-vote Senate rule is in place, reform looks a pipe dream Joe Biden gave his most muscular defense of the right to vote yet on Tuesday, but offered few specifics on how Democrats could overcome Republican efforts to stymie federal voting reform. Related: Governor vows to arrest Democrats who fled Texas to block voting restrictions Continue reading... |
| Cuba cracks down on protests as rallies spring up across US in support – video Posted: 13 Jul 2021 11:40 PM PDT Cuban special forces have begun a widespread crackdown on anti-government protests. The historic demonstrations were sparked over food shortages, high prices and other grievances against the government. Meanwhile, rallies have been held in several US cities, with hundreds of people waving Cuban flags and calling for change on the Communist-run island
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| How Australia's vaccination ads compare with the rest of the world – video Posted: 13 Jul 2021 09:50 PM PDT New Zealand has its metaphorical door to freedom, Singapore is leaning on disco, America has presidents and beer, while the UK is calling upon celebrity. As Covid-19 vaccination efforts continue around the globe, countries are using a range of communication methods, including humour and emotional connections to encourage people to get the jab. In contrast, Australia has chosen fear to scare people into what may happen if they contract Covid-19. In one ad, a young woman with oxygen tubes in her nose struggles for air. In another Australian campaign, Australians are urged to 'arm themselves' in a bland ad which has been accused of 'falling flat' ► Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube
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| Police fire teargas at protestors outside interior minister's home in Beirut – video Posted: 13 Jul 2021 08:47 PM PDT Police have fired tear gas to disperse relatives of victims of last year's Beirut port blast who were protesting outside the home of the caretaker interior minister over his refusal to let the lead investigator question Lebanon's security chief. Nearly a year after the explosion, which killed more than 200 people, wounded thousands and devastated swathes of the capital, many Lebanese are furious that no senior officials have been held to account. Continue reading... |
| Satellite imagery captures wildfires raging through Oregon – video Posted: 13 Jul 2021 06:11 PM PDT Satellite imagery from NOAA shows various clusters of fire in the state of Oregon. The Bootleg fire, which has been burning since 6 July, is the largest active blaze in the nation, covering an area larger than the size of New York City. The growing Bootleg fire continued to devour forest in south-central Oregon, after forcing hundreds of residents in the Klamath Falls area to evacuate
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| Biden: 'peddlers of lies' are threatening American democracy – video Posted: 13 Jul 2021 06:09 PM PDT Joe Biden gave a speech in Philadelphia in support of voting rights legislation that has been stalling in Congress due to Republican opposition. Many Republican-controlled states have passed laws that either restrict voting or change election rules following baseless accusations of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election Continue reading... |
| Fish dropped from planes as part of annual aerial lake stocking in Utah – video Posted: 13 Jul 2021 12:21 PM PDT The Utah division of wildlife resources has released video footage showing planes dropping small fish from the air into the lakes below. The fish – which are usually between 1 and 3 inches (2.5cm-7.5cm) long and include rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, brook trout, tiger trout, splake and Arctic grayling – are specifically raised for fishing. They are dropped into fishless lakes that do not have any natural reproduction, and they are often sterile. Utah's DWR says this allows the state to control their numbers and does not affect any native fish populations. This method of stocking, in which the small fish can survive the high fall because of their size, has been used since the 1950s Continue reading... |
| Olympics chief Thomas Bach mixes up Japanese and Chinese at Tokyo 2020 presser – video Posted: 13 Jul 2021 07:20 AM PDT The International Olympics Committee president, Thomas Bach, mistakenly referred to Japanese people as 'Chinese' during a Tokyo 2020 press conference in Japan. The gaffe was not translated by interpreters at the conference. He corrected himself quickly, but the mistake was reported in Japanese media, prompting a backlash on social media Continue reading... |
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