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- Afghanistan live news: UK defence secretary says it is ‘unlikely’ evacuation of Kabul will be extended
- Kamala Harris accuses Beijing of ‘coercion’ and ‘intimidation’ in South China Sea
- New Zealand records another 41 Covid cases as it braces for biggest outbreak of pandemic
- Climate crisis made deadly German floods ‘up to nine times more likely’
- Trump’s border wall reportedly in severe disrepair in Arizona
- Philippines’ Duterte agrees to run as vice-president in 2022
- ‘It’s just unbelievable’: Tennessee surveys wreckage after floods kill 22
- Nasa delays ISS spacewalk due to astronaut’s medical issue
- R Kelly trial: second witness says singer sexually abused and beat her
- Cancel Me: John Cleese to present Channel 4 show on ‘woke’ thought
- ‘Horrifying and amazing’: giant tortoise filmed attacking and eating baby bird
- Coronavirus live news: Hawaii governor wants to curb travel; Israel boosters ‘beating Delta’
- What does getting Covid feel like for the fully vaccinated?
- Does Covid-19 follow a similar seasonal pattern to flu?
- ‘Why are you crying?’: Qantas ad promoting vaccination hits hard for Australians unable to travel
- ‘I feel like it’s quite shaky acceptance’: trans kids and the fight for inclusion
- Haiti needs help, but ‘not from aid workers who never leave their SUVs’
- After the intermission: films are back in cinemas – but will the crowds return too?
- Invasive fish push westward as the Mediterranean Sea slowly becomes tropical
- Turnstile: can hardcore punk’s biggest band conquer the mainstream?
- Toledo’s last swordmakers refuse to give up on their ancient craft
- Police failing to impose orders on men accused of abuse, watchdog finds
- Iranian government urged to accept western vaccines amid deadly Covid wave
- Giant tortoise filmed attacking and killing baby bird – video
- Q&A: did the climate crisis fuel Henri and the Tennessee flooding?
- Uber rival Didi Chuxing suspends plans for UK and Europe launch
- Scott Morrison declares Coalition not going anywhere as he marks three years in top job
- ‘My crime is I fell in love’: should India rethink tough laws on underage sex?
- Brisbane Easi food delivery driver claims he was fired for raising concerns about pay and safety
- Afghanistan could start to run out of food by September, UN warns
- ‘Devastating’: how UK’s foreign aid cuts could hurt the world’s poorest
- ‘I cry all the time’: the plight of Afghan refugees in Calais
- Why we’re happy hobbits in Jacinda’s ‘mysterious socialist hermit kingdom’ | Max Rashbrooke
- Afghanistan: what does each nation hope to get out of the G7 meeting?
- 'Filthy Pride': Marching for LGBTQ+ rights in Orbán's Hungary - video
- 'Get it today': Biden urges Americans to get Pfizer vaccine after FDA approval – video
- Taliban says US troops staying beyond deadline 'will provoke reaction' – video
- Tennessee floods death toll rises after homes and businesses destroyed – video
- Tennessee floods sweep away homes and leave many missing – in pictures
- Gunshots fired at far-right Proud Boys rally in Portland – video
| Posted: 24 Aug 2021 02:38 AM PDT Extension to Kabul evacuation deadline 'unlikely' says UK defence secretary; Biden decision expected soon to give Pentagon time to prepare; Taliban warn of 'consequences' if deadline extended
Pakistan's foreign minister has called for an inclusive political settlement with the Taliban, Reuters reports, describing it as the best way forward for peace and stability in Afghanistan. According to a foreign ministry statement, Shah Mahmood Qureshi made the remarks in a phone call with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, about the situation in Afghanistan.
The UK defence secretary, Ben Wallace, repeatedly underlined that extending the rescue operation into September was "unlikely" this morning. Here is our full report on the minister's comments ahead of today's G7 meeting: Related: Taliban could close Kabul airport if allies delay exit, says Wallace Continue reading... |
| Kamala Harris accuses Beijing of ‘coercion’ and ‘intimidation’ in South China Sea Posted: 23 Aug 2021 09:40 PM PDT In major speech delivered in Singapore, US vice president says America stands with its allies in the Indo Pacific in the face of threats from China US vice president Kamala Harris has delivered a sharp rebuke to China for its incursions in the South China Sea, warning its actions there amount to "coercion" and "intimidation" and affirming that the US will support its allies in the region against Beijing's advances. "We know that Beijing continues to coerce, to intimidate and to make claims to the vast majority of the South China Sea," she said in a major foreign policy speech Tuesday in Singapore in which she laid out the Biden administration's vision for the Indo-Pacific. "Beijing's actions continue to undermine the rules-based order and threaten the sovereignty of nations." Continue reading... |
| New Zealand records another 41 Covid cases as it braces for biggest outbreak of pandemic Posted: 23 Aug 2021 06:55 PM PDT Cluster has grown to 148 people, with experts saying it could grow to 1,000 and take four to six weeks to stamp out New Zealand is bracing for its biggest coronavirus outbreak yet as cases rise, the locations of interest balloon to more than 400 sites, and the number of close contacts swells to more than 15,700 people. On Tuesday, the country recorded 41 new positive cases, bringing the total number in its outbreak to 148 – the majority of whom are Samoan, and linked to a sub-cluster who assembled at the Assembly of God church in Mangere, Auckland before the lockdown. Continue reading... |
| Climate crisis made deadly German floods ‘up to nine times more likely’ Posted: 23 Aug 2021 03:01 PM PDT Study reinforces the hard evidence that carbon emissions are the main cause of worsening extreme weather The record-shattering rainfall that caused deadly flooding across Germany and Belgium in July was made up to nine times more likely by the climate crisis, according to research. The study also showed that human-caused global heating has made downpours in the region up to 20% heavier. The work reinforces the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's landmark report this month that there is "unequivocal" evidence that greenhouse gas emissions from human activities are the main cause of worsening extreme weather. Continue reading... |
| Trump’s border wall reportedly in severe disrepair in Arizona Posted: 23 Aug 2021 09:33 AM PDT Photographs published by Gizmodo appear to show sections of the partially constructed wall torn apart by monsoon rains When Donald Trump launched his presidential campaign in 2015 by saying "Nobody builds walls better than me", it was to say the least a questionable claim. Trump insisted the "great wall" he planned for the southern US border, to keep out unwanted migrants, would be "impenetrable, physical, tall, powerful, beautiful". Continue reading... |
| Philippines’ Duterte agrees to run as vice-president in 2022 Posted: 24 Aug 2021 01:51 AM PDT President's 'sacrifice' paves way for leader to stay in power beyond June next year The Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, has agreed to be the ruling political party's vice-presidential candidate in next year's elections, laying the groundwork for the leader to stay in power beyond his term. The PDP-Laban party made the announcement before a national assembly on 8 September, where it is also expected to endorse Duterte's aide and incumbent senator, Christopher "Bong" Go, to be its presidential candidate in the 2022 poll. Continue reading... |
| ‘It’s just unbelievable’: Tennessee surveys wreckage after floods kill 22 Posted: 23 Aug 2021 04:34 PM PDT Succession of thunderstorms deposited record-breaking 17in of rain in some parts of state Tennesseans were surveying the mangled wreckage of towns and communities across the middle of the state on Monday, after a record-breaking deluge caused flash flooding that swept away houses, shattered lives and left at least 22 people dead and many more missing. Related: A midwestern town moved uphill to survive climate crisis. Can others do the same? Continue reading... |
| Nasa delays ISS spacewalk due to astronaut’s medical issue Posted: 23 Aug 2021 04:44 PM PDT Sortie will not take place until after SpaceX cargo run this weekend and Russian spacewalks in September Nasa is delaying a spacewalk at the International Space Station because of a medical issue involving one of its astronauts. Officials announced the postponement on Monday, less than 24 hours before Mark Vande Hei was supposed to float outside. Continue reading... |
| R Kelly trial: second witness says singer sexually abused and beat her Posted: 23 Aug 2021 03:25 PM PDT Woman says Kelly abused her while she was a 17-year-old aspiring singer Another accuser took the witness stand on Monday at R Kelly's sex-trafficking trial, testifying that the R&B superstar had sexually abused her on his tour bus and in hotel rooms when she was still a high school student and an aspiring singer. The woman, identified only as "Jane Doe", said Kelly had once beaten her with a shoe and wept when she also claimed that she had contracted herpes after having sex with him. She said he hadn't disclosed he had a sexually transmitted disease. Continue reading... |
| Cancel Me: John Cleese to present Channel 4 show on ‘woke’ thought Posted: 23 Aug 2021 06:30 PM PDT Comedian to interview 'cancelled' subjects while examining 'all aspects of political correctness … there's so much I don't understand' John Cleese will take on the topic of "cancel culture" in a forthcoming television series for the UK's Channel 4. The new documentary will reportedly explore "why a new 'woke' generation is trying to rewrite the rules on what can and can't be said". Continue reading... |
| ‘Horrifying and amazing’: giant tortoise filmed attacking and eating baby bird Posted: 23 Aug 2021 11:35 AM PDT Chase in Seychelles is first known example of hunting in wild by creature thought to be herbivore A Seychelles giant tortoise, a species previously thought to be a strict herbivore, has been filmed chasing and eating a baby bird in a "horrifying and amazing" attack, with researchers stating it was the first documented example of deliberate hunting in the wild by the species. The video, taken on Fregate Island in July 2020, shows a female giant tortoise slowly stalking a lesser noddy tern chick, snapping at it unsuccessfully before delivering a lethal bow by clamping its jaws directly around its head. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus live news: Hawaii governor wants to curb travel; Israel boosters ‘beating Delta’ Posted: 24 Aug 2021 02:37 AM PDT US state asks people to reduce movement to tackle spread of Delta strain; Israel sees cases dip in wake of third shots; Australia's Crood plan
In both weird and good news, llama antibodies could soon be playing a role in the global fight against Covid-19, if clinical trials being conducted by a Belgian biomedical start-up live up to their early promise. Researchers from the VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology in Ghent say antibodies extracted from a llama called Winter have blunted the virulence of coronavirus infections, including variants, in laboratory testing, Reuters reports.
People infected with the more transmissible Delta variant have a viral load 300 times higher than those with the original version of the Covid-19 virus, when symptoms are first observed, a South Korean study found. But the amount gradually decreased over time – to 30 times in four days and more than 10 times in nine days – and it matched levels seen in other variants after 10 days, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Tuesday. But it doesn't mean Delta is 300 times more infectious … we think its transmission rate is 1.6 times the Alpha variant, and about two times the original version of the virus. Continue reading... |
| What does getting Covid feel like for the fully vaccinated? Posted: 23 Aug 2021 11:08 AM PDT The illness can still have a big effect on health and daily life, say three people in their 20s, 40s and 50s, who were double-jabbed As the number of recorded coronavirus infections in the UK rises again, we spoke to three people about their experiences of catching Covid despite having been fully vaccinated, and how it affected their daily lives. Clare Jenkins, 44, from Cambourne, Cambridgeshire, contracted Covid this month after her 13-year-old daughter became infected at a party. Continue reading... |
| Does Covid-19 follow a similar seasonal pattern to flu? Posted: 23 Aug 2021 10:00 PM PDT Anticipating the seasonality of coronavirus is a key factor in fighting its spread, say scientists It is well known that influenza is seasonal, peaking in the winter in temperate regions and during the wet season in tropical locations. So does Covid-19 follow a similar seasonal pattern? To answer this question scientists compared coronavirus rates between March 2020 and March 2021 from five countries – Canada, Germany, India, Ethiopia and Chile – with daily mean temperature, humidity, ultraviolet radiation and air-drying capacity (a measure of how quickly droplets evaporate). Continue reading... |
| ‘Why are you crying?’: Qantas ad promoting vaccination hits hard for Australians unable to travel Posted: 23 Aug 2021 05:00 PM PDT With images of people jetting off to see loved ones overseas, the ad offers a glimpse of what many have been missing Qantas has released a new ad that promotes getting a Covid-19 vaccine, and it tugs at the heartstrings of Australians longing to travel again. The ad appeals to those who have been separated from loved ones overseas, with scenes of what the future might offer when vaccination rates are high enough. Continue reading... |
| ‘I feel like it’s quite shaky acceptance’: trans kids and the fight for inclusion Posted: 23 Aug 2021 10:00 PM PDT Trans children and their families still often face suspicion and suppression, but attitudes are changing 'My preconceptions about trans people came from the media, and I certainly hadn't heard of trans children. So it just flummoxed me having an assigned male child who didn't have especially 'feminine' interests and yet was saying consistently, 'I'm a girl.'" Kate was telling me about her eldest daughter, Alex. (Names of all trans young people, and of their parents, have been changed for their privacy.) It was a warm July evening, and we were sitting in the kitchen of their family home, in a comfortable British suburb populated by middle-class couples with young families. Alex, still at primary school, is trans. A few years ago, her mum assumed she was a boy who was clumsily trying to ask for typically feminine things. "I remember I used to have conversations with her at a very young age in the car because she'd get really upset. I'd say: 'But I don't understand what would be different if you were a girl? What can't you do that you could do if you were a girl?' I'd ask: 'Do you want a doll?' She'd just reply: 'I don't like dolls!'" Continue reading... |
| Haiti needs help, but ‘not from aid workers who never leave their SUVs’ Posted: 23 Aug 2021 10:01 PM PDT Beset by earthquakes, poverty and gang violence, the country is desperate for aid. However it must be the right kind, say locals The death toll is still rising 10 days after a catastrophic earthquake struck southern Haiti on the morning of 14 August, levelling much of Les Cayes and the surrounding region. More than 2,200 deaths have been recorded so far, while at least 30,000 families have had to abandon their homes. Many were sleeping on the streets when Tropical Storm Grace struck two days later, bringing high winds and pelting rain. Continue reading... |
| After the intermission: films are back in cinemas – but will the crowds return too? Posted: 24 Aug 2021 02:00 AM PDT Covid and the boom in streaming platforms are being touted as a huge threat to cinema-going. But so was telly. And surely we're all desperate to leave the house and make a big social occasion of it all? So are we in or out? Is this going to be the old normal or some new normal that the business still hasn't yet grasped? As we look forward to what's on offer in cinemas this autumn, we see new films mixed in with a deja-vu raft of old product delayed from the distant "before times" of pre-Covid. These films are beginning to feel like pizzas removed from the freezer cabinet, thawed out, and then unhygienically put back in the freezer. And of course we are all still absorbing the fact that Covid conforms neither to the accepted news cycles or movie distribution release structures. There could still be a fourth or a fifth wave. Cinemas could still be shut down again. Covid might have changed the movie world temporarily or permanently or not at all, but as we fret fruitlessly about the discomfort of wearing masks in cinemas, the revolution could have already arrived in the new economy of streaming – which had been changing the game anyway. Continue reading... |
| Invasive fish push westward as the Mediterranean Sea slowly becomes tropical Posted: 23 Aug 2021 10:30 PM PDT A host of fish species arriving via the Suez canal look set to stay – with perilous consequences for ecosystems Pasquale Tuccio docks his small, blue and white wooden boat at the old pier on Linosa, one of Italy's tiny Pelagie islands in the strait of Sicily. Inspecting his gillnet, he finds a slipper lobster, some sea bream, a bunch of parrotfish – and about six rabbitfish. Unlike his fellow fishers, who toss rabbitfish back, Tuccio will take them home for his cat. The fish have venomous spines, however, and he still remembers his first encounter with them. "I got stung only once," Tuccio says. "I hope it won't happen again. It was so painful." Rabbitfish Siganus luridus – also known as dusky spinefoot – is a tropical species, native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. After the Suez canal opened in 1869, the rabbitfish entered the eastern Mediterranean, making its way into Greek waters by 1964. It has since moved into the western Mediterranean, where it has found an abundance of its favourite food: seagrass. In more recent years, the rabbitfish has been multiplying in the waters around Linosa, where it devours the forests of algae. Researchers have found it as far west as France. Continue reading... |
| Turnstile: can hardcore punk’s biggest band conquer the mainstream? Posted: 24 Aug 2021 01:00 AM PDT With their major-label deal and collaborations with Dev Hynes, the Baltimore five-piece are pushing at rock music's boundaries All music scenes have a splintering. In 1989, grunge fans were excited about Nirvana and Tad. By 1991 it was a different story. One had transcended a scene. The other remained simply a part of it. And so to Turnstile, the Baltimore, Maryland-based five-piece who arrive at their third album, Glow On, on the precipice of becoming the standout band of the new hardcore punk scene. Related: The Guide: Staying In – sign up for our home entertainment tips Continue reading... |
| Toledo’s last swordmakers refuse to give up on their ancient craft Posted: 23 Aug 2021 09:00 PM PDT Famed since Roman times, the Spanish city's artisans are all but extinct. But a reprieve is at hand from the TV and film industry Its sturdy presence has threaded through more than 2,000 years of history, fuelled by fans that were said to have ranged from the Carthaginian general Hannibal to Roman legions. These days, however, the longstanding tradition of swordmaking in the Spanish city of Toledo has dwindled to just two artisan swordmakers – the last living link to a tradition that stretches back millennia. Continue reading... |
| Police failing to impose orders on men accused of abuse, watchdog finds Posted: 23 Aug 2021 10:00 PM PDT Investigation finds lack of understanding of how to use measures to protect women Police are failing to impose restraining orders or bail conditions on men accused of rape, domestic abuse, harassment and stalking, a watchdog has found, placing women and girls at increased risk of harm. A police super-complaint, submitted by the Centre for Women's Justice (CWJ), raised concerns that police were failing to use protective measures in cases involving violence against women and girls. Continue reading... |
| Iranian government urged to accept western vaccines amid deadly Covid wave Posted: 23 Aug 2021 10:49 AM PDT Vaccine supplies close to exhausted in many areas as country gripped by fifth wave and daily death toll rises The newly elected Iranian government led by President Ebrahim Raisi is facing demands to broaden its sources of vaccines as the country becomes engulfed by its fifth and most deadly wave of Covid-19. The supply of vaccines is said to be close to exhausted in Isfahan and Tabriz, as well as provinces including Gilan, Khuzestan and Mazandaran. Continue reading... |
| Giant tortoise filmed attacking and killing baby bird – video Posted: 23 Aug 2021 01:41 PM PDT A Seychelles giant tortoise, a species previously thought to be a strict herbivore, has been filmed chasing and eating a baby bird. Researchers say it was the first documented example of deliberate hunting in the wild by the species. The video, taken on Fregate Island in July 2020, shows a female giant tortoise slowly stalking a lesser noddy tern chick, snapping at it unsuccessfully before delivering a lethal blow by clamping its jaws directly around its head. Continue reading... |
| Q&A: did the climate crisis fuel Henri and the Tennessee flooding? Posted: 24 Aug 2021 12:30 AM PDT Climate scientists say while it's difficult to give a precise attribution, the fingerprints of the climate crisis are undoubtably present to some degree As the US west bakes in a prolonged drought, parts of the eastern half of the country have faced the opposite problem as extreme rainfall and fierce winds took their toll on communities as far apart as Tennessee and Rhode Island. Climate scientists have said that while it's difficult to give a precise attribution as yet to the floods in Tennessee and the impact of Hurricane Henri in New England, the fingerprints of the human-caused climate crisis are undoubtably present to some degree. Continue reading... |
| Uber rival Didi Chuxing suspends plans for UK and Europe launch Posted: 24 Aug 2021 02:18 AM PDT Company won licences for Manchester and Sheffield but faces pressure from Chinese government Chinese Uber rival Didi Chuxing has reportedly suspended plans to launch in the UK and Europe, as the ride-hailing company faces pressure from authorities in its home market. The company's plans to launch in the UK and Europe have been pushed back at least 12 months, and staff working on the launch have been told they face possible redundancy, the Daily Telegraph first reported. Continue reading... |
| Scott Morrison declares Coalition not going anywhere as he marks three years in top job Posted: 24 Aug 2021 02:29 AM PDT After a tumultuous few months, prime minister urges colleagues to 'stay together' to remain in power Scott Morrison has declared he intends to keep the Coalition in power despite the controversies and missteps of the past few months, as the prime minister gave colleagues a homily about unity, noting incumbents stay in power when they "stay together". Morrison used the third anniversary of his rise to the prime ministership on Tuesday to observe the Coalition was in government "and that's where we intend to remain". The prime minister took the top job in August 2018 after the right faction of the Liberal party deposed Malcolm Turnbull, but failed to assemble sufficient numbers to install their preferred candidate Peter Dutton. Continue reading... |
| ‘My crime is I fell in love’: should India rethink tough laws on underage sex? Posted: 23 Aug 2021 11:30 PM PDT Laws intended to tackle child abuse are resulting in young men in consensual relationships being imprisoned. Activists argue a more nuanced approach is needed Mani*, 21, began dating Noor*, 17, two years ago. They couldn't see each other during the Covid lockdowns, but when restrictions began to ease, they would meet on the deserted banks of a canal in a small town in Tamil Nadu. The couple hoped to marry one day, but then Noor fell pregnant, and life turned into a nightmare. Two months ago, Mani was charged with rape under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) law. After 48 days in jail, he was released on bail. If convicted, he faces life imprisonment. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Brisbane Easi food delivery driver claims he was fired for raising concerns about pay and safety Posted: 23 Aug 2021 12:02 PM PDT The Transport Workers Union has taken the case to the Fair Work Commission, arguing the driver qualifies as an employee, not a contractor A food delivery driver who was allegedly sacked by Chinese food delivery company Easi after trying to raise concerns about pay and worker safety, has had his case taken to the Fair Work Commission by the Transport Workers' Union. According to the Fair Work claim, Lawrence Du, 35, started working for Easi in Brisbane in early June, but was sacked in early August, he claims after making inquiries with other workers about work safety, wages and other conditions. Continue reading... |
| Afghanistan could start to run out of food by September, UN warns Posted: 23 Aug 2021 10:02 AM PDT World Food Programme calls for urgent aid as chaos of Taliban takeover and second drought in three years create dire humanitarian situation UN agencies have warned of food shortages to Afghanistan as early as September without urgent aid funding, as it emerged first aid supplies, including surgical equipment and severe malnutrition kits, were stuck due to restrictions at Kabul airport. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday the closure of the airport to commercial flights has held up key deliveries. Continue reading... |
| ‘Devastating’: how UK’s foreign aid cuts could hurt the world’s poorest Posted: 23 Aug 2021 04:00 AM PDT Data analysis highlights the human cost if thousands of overseas projects lose funding Experts have warned of "devastating" consequences of the UK's foreign aid cuts after Guardian analysis revealed the UK is cutting funding at a time when major recipient countries are at risk of becoming more politically unstable. Thousands of activities providing life-saving support are being cut due to the government's decision to reduce aid spending to 0.5% of gross national income. Continue reading... |
| ‘I cry all the time’: the plight of Afghan refugees in Calais Posted: 23 Aug 2021 03:52 AM PDT More Afghans are arriving in northern France hoping to make it across the Channel to claim asylum in the UK Salaam Khan had not long ago woken up after another fruitless night attempting to cross the Channel from Calais and was on alert for the arrival of the French police. They come most mornings to confiscate the tents of the hundreds of migrants and refugees sleeping on the city's outskirts. "It's a new day and the same shit," he said. Continue reading... |
| Why we’re happy hobbits in Jacinda’s ‘mysterious socialist hermit kingdom’ | Max Rashbrooke Posted: 23 Aug 2021 09:47 PM PDT Some British media have been mocking New Zealand for going into Covid lockdown over one case, but it's hard to find downsides to the approach Physician, heal thyself. This phrase has been in my thoughts ever since global media outlets, most of them British, started mocking New Zealand's Covid elimination strategy last week. I'm a proud British passport holder, and spent some of my best years in London, but not once during this pandemic have I ever wished to be anywhere except New Zealand. That holds true even though we're now back in lockdown while the British freely enjoy what passes for a summer there. Continue reading... |
| Afghanistan: what does each nation hope to get out of the G7 meeting? Posted: 23 Aug 2021 09:53 AM PDT Analysis: Tuesday's meeting called by Boris Johnson may include postmortem on Joe Biden's handling of crisis The emergency meeting of G7 nations on Tuesday – called by Boris Johnson as this year's chair of the G7 – is in essence a gathering of the vanquished but faces a threefold agenda: how to ensure as many Afghans as possible can leave Kabul, and whether the US is prepared to stay beyond the original 31 August deadline for the withdrawal of all US forces; how a resettlement programme can be coordinated for the medium term; and finally, how to encourage the Taliban to form an inclusive government, including by threatening sanctions or withholding recognition. But each country will bring its own concerns and an ugly postmortem on Joe Biden's handling of the crisis cannot be ruled out. Continue reading... |
| 'Filthy Pride': Marching for LGBTQ+ rights in Orbán's Hungary - video Posted: 24 Aug 2021 12:42 AM PDT Patrik and Zsolt are activists and YouTubers representing LGBTQ+ people in Hungary, where a new 'anti-paedophile' law means it is illegal to educate about or to promote LGBTQ+ issues to under-18s. This law follows earlier restrictions by Viktor Orbán's government on trans rights and adoption by gay parents. Patrik and Zsolt think gay people are the latest scapegoats for the governing Fidesz party, but Budapest's Pride parade is an opportunity to protest against the new laws and to rally support. Continue reading... |
| 'Get it today': Biden urges Americans to get Pfizer vaccine after FDA approval – video Posted: 23 Aug 2021 02:22 PM PDT President Biden urged Americans to come forward to receive the Pfizer vaccine after it received FDA approval. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is trying to finish its licensing process for the drug as soon as Monday. The president spoke directly to Americans who have said they would wait to get vaccinated until one of the vaccines received full FDA approval. 'It has now happened,' Biden said. 'The moment you've been waiting for is here. It's time for you to go get your vaccination – and get it today' |
| Taliban says US troops staying beyond deadline 'will provoke reaction' – video Posted: 23 Aug 2021 09:40 AM PDT Staying beyond the agreed deadline of 31 August would be 'extending occupation', Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen said on Monday, and this would 'provoke a reaction'. The comments were made after a firefight between unidentified gunmen and US, German and Afghan guards at the airport left one Afghan guard dead and three wounded. Thousands of soldiers have returned to the country to manage the airlifting of foreigners and Afghans who worked with western nations out of the Taliban-controlled country Continue reading... |
| Tennessee floods death toll rises after homes and businesses destroyed – video Posted: 23 Aug 2021 08:02 AM PDT The flooding in rural areas on Saturday took out roads, cellphone towers and telephone lines, leaving families uncertain about whether loved ones survived. Many of the missing live in neighborhoods where the water rose fastest, Humphreys county sheriff Chris Davis said. At the White House in Washington, Joe Biden said he expressed his 'deepest condolences for the sudden and tragic loss of life through this flash flood' Continue reading... |
| Tennessee floods sweep away homes and leave many missing – in pictures Posted: 23 Aug 2021 07:02 AM PDT A record-breaking deluge in Tennessee Saturday caused flash flooding that swept away houses, shattered lives and left at least 22 people dead. In Waverly, one of the hardest hit towns, about 60 miles west of Nashville, the local department of public safety posted a list of 25 people still missing Continue reading... |
| Gunshots fired at far-right Proud Boys rally in Portland – video Posted: 23 Aug 2021 06:15 AM PDT A protest on Sunday in Portland, Oregon culminated in a gunfight, when antifascist demonstrators returned fire at a man who shot at them with a handgun in a downtown street. Portland police bureau confirmed that a man had been arrested over the shooting, which came after a day of protest descended into running clashes involving hundreds of protesters and counter-protesters Continue reading... |
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