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- Afghanistan live news: US embassy warns of ‘specific, credible threat’ at Kabul airport as Biden says terror attack ‘highly likely in next 24-36 hours’
- Chinese university appears to ask for lists of LGBTQ+ students for ‘investigation’
- Tokyo Paralympics day five: athletics, swimming, wheelchair rugby – live!
- Hurricane Ida could be among strongest to hit Louisiana since 1850s, governor warns
- Sirhan Sirhan: six Kennedy children condemn decision to grant killer parole
- Election victory, death or prison: Bolsonaro names his three alternatives for 2022
- Majority of Northern Irish voters want vote on staying in UK
- California: mother fights off mountain lion with bare hands to save 5-year-old son
- Animal rescuer ‘threatened’ MoD aide for ‘blocking’ Kabul evacuation
- A master of self-promotion: letters reveal how Philip Roth ‘hustled’ for prizes
- Coronavirus live news: Australia reports over 1,000 new cases; England’s Covid infections are 26 times up on a year ago
- New Zealand Covid update: 83 new cases, with all but one in Auckland
- Unvaccinated teacher infected half her students with Covid, CDC finds
- North Sea oil was battered by Covid, but now faces much deadlier waves
- ‘The smartest person in any room anywhere’: in defence of Elon Musk, by Douglas Coupland
- Is deep-sea mining a cure for the climate crisis or a curse?
- Paloma Faith: ‘If anyone can do it, it’s me’
- Why OnlyFans had second thoughts on banning sexually explicit content
- Republicans scent blood as Biden assailed over Afghanistan pullout
- My young son feels guilty about hurting his friend at school
- Three injured after incident on festival ride in Cumbria
- Palestinian boy shot by Israeli soldiers during clashes on Gaza border dies
- ‘I was on a list to be terminated’ – Sue Dobson, the spy who helped to end apartheid
- Forget the Alamo review: dark truths of the US south and its ‘secular Mecca’
- NSW reports six deaths on worst day of pandemic so far; Victoria extends lockdown – as it happened
- UK has not forgotten those who still need to leave Afghanistan, says ambassador – video
| Posted: 29 Aug 2021 02:41 AM PDT Speaking on Saturday afternoon, Biden vows further strikes against Islamic State as airport terror threat 'remains high'; largest UK evacuation mission since second world war comes to a close
Former officials and lecturers at Afghanistan universities have called on the Taliban to maintain and upgrade the country's education system instead of creating a new one, AP reports. Former minister of higher education Abas Basir said at a conference on higher education held by the Taliban that starting over is a mistake made by previous governments. Let's not reject everything, starting a new system, we should work more on what we already have.
TOLO News Journalist Ziar Khan Yaad has quoted the Taliban's caretaker higher education minister saying: "Girls and boys will no longer be able to study together in universities and will continue to study in separate classes in accordance with Islamic law." Acting Taliban Minister of Higher Education: |
| Chinese university appears to ask for lists of LGBTQ+ students for ‘investigation’ Posted: 28 Aug 2021 05:35 PM PDT Survey by Shanghai University that asked colleges to research the political stance and 'state of mind' of members of LGBTQ+ communities has sparked alarm A well-known Chinese university appears to have asked its colleges to make lists of their LGBTQ+ students and report on their "state of mind", according to a purported internal directive published online on both Chinese and foreign social media platforms. Shanghai University has not confirmed the request or responded to queries about its intention, but it has sparked alarm among young Chinese people, coming after a crackdown on campus groups and organisations supporting LGBTQ+ and feminist communities. Continue reading... |
| Tokyo Paralympics day five: athletics, swimming, wheelchair rugby – live! Posted: 29 Aug 2021 02:45 AM PDT
Wheelchair rugby: The final is in progress, with Great Britain leading the USA 19-16 as I type, inside the second quarter. Paul MacInnes is there, and here's his end-of-first-quarter mini report: Strong first quarter from Great Britain with Jim Roberts to the fore. He has one steal and seven tries to his name and is both finding space in attack and closing it down in defence. I really think he looks like Kevin de Bruyne but no one agrees with me. Also some excellent timewasting by the Brits in that quarter. Is that ... shithousery?
Swimming: Hannah Russell could only finish sixth in the women's S13 50m freestyle final, won by Maria Gomes Santiago of Brazil, with Anna Krivshina of the nation that shall not be named in second, and Carlotta Gilli winning yet another medal for Italy, finishing as she did in third. Continue reading... |
| Hurricane Ida could be among strongest to hit Louisiana since 1850s, governor warns Posted: 28 Aug 2021 08:52 PM PDT
As Hurricane Ida barrelled towards the Louisiana coast, residents braced for a storm of potentially historic proportions due to arrive on the 16th anniversary of Katrina, the brutal hurricane that claimed more than 1,800 lives on America's Gulf coast. National Hurricane Centre officials said Ida had strengthened to a category 3 hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico early on Sunday morning. It is forecast to make landfall on Sunday afternoon as a potential category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 130mph (210 km/h), life-threatening storm surges and heavy rain. Continue reading... |
| Sirhan Sirhan: six Kennedy children condemn decision to grant killer parole Posted: 28 Aug 2021 04:12 AM PDT Two children of assassinated Senator Robert F Kennedy support California decision which may be reversed Six children of Robert F Kennedy have condemned the decision to grant parole to Sirhan Sirhan, the man who shot and killed the New York senator as he ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1968. Related: 'Something died in America': John Lewis on Robert Kennedy's legacy Continue reading... |
| Election victory, death or prison: Bolsonaro names his three alternatives for 2022 Posted: 28 Aug 2021 06:56 PM PDT Brazilian president's remark to evangelical leaders came as he questioned country's voting system Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro says he sees three options for his future: winning the 2022 presidential election, death or prison. "I have three alternatives for my future: being arrested, killed or victory," he said on Saturday, in remarks to a meeting of evangelical leaders. Bolsonaro later added that the first option is out of question. "No man on Earth will threaten me." Continue reading... |
| Majority of Northern Irish voters want vote on staying in UK Posted: 28 Aug 2021 11:00 PM PDT Two-thirds of people say a border poll should be held at some point in the wake of Brexit Two-thirds of voters in Northern Ireland believe there should be a vote over its place in the UK, but only 37% want it to take place within the next five years, according to a new poll for the Observer. Some 31% of voters said there should be a vote at some point about Northern Ireland's place in the UK but after 2026, the LucidTalk poll found. A further 29% said there should never be such a vote. There is currently a seven-point lead for Northern Ireland remaining part of the UK should any vote take place. Continue reading... |
| California: mother fights off mountain lion with bare hands to save 5-year-old son Posted: 28 Aug 2021 11:18 PM PDT The mountain lion, which dragged the boy across his front lawn, was later killed by wildlife officers A mountain lion that attacked a 5-year-old boy in southern California has been shot and killed by a wildlife officer, authorities say. The 65-pound (30kg) mountain lion attacked the boy while he was playing near his house on Thursday in Calabasas and "dragged him about 45 yards" across the front lawn, said Captain Patrick Foy, a spokesman with the California department of fish and wildlife, on Saturday. Continue reading... |
| Animal rescuer ‘threatened’ MoD aide for ‘blocking’ Kabul evacuation Posted: 28 Aug 2021 02:43 PM PDT Ex-marine Pen Farthing said to have left expletive-laden message for defence secretary's adviser as he sought to fly out staff and pets A former Royal Marine who founded an animal shelter in Kabul left an expletive-laden message for a government aide as he sought to place his staff and pets on a flight out of Afghanistan, according to reports. The Times newspaper said it had obtained a leaked audio recording of Paul "Pen" Farthing berating Peter Quentin, a special adviser to the defence secretary, Ben Wallace, who he accused of "blocking" efforts to arrange a flight. Continue reading... |
| A master of self-promotion: letters reveal how Philip Roth ‘hustled’ for prizes Posted: 29 Aug 2021 01:45 AM PDT Correspondence found in archives shows how 'pushy' novelist used 'collusion, networking and back-scratching' to win literary awards As one of America's foremost novelists, Philip Roth was awarded nearly every literary accolade, including a Pulitzer prize. It might be assumed that his work spoke for itself in securing these plaudits, but previously unpublished letters reveal he was, in fact, a master of self-promotion, networking and mutual back-scratching. Professor Jacques Berlinerblau, who studied the correspondence while writing a book about Roth, was surprised by how pushy the author was and by his wheeler-dealing with friends and colleagues from the worlds of publishing, literary criticism and academia. "It's something one would never get from reading his highly autobiographical descriptions of the writer's lonely life," he said. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 29 Aug 2021 02:19 AM PDT Follow all the latest on the Covid-19 pandemic from around the world
People aged under-40 should make sure they get their second Covid jab and not "leave the job half done", according to the Scottish health secretary. Cases in Scotland have risen sharply in recent weeks and about two-thirds of all newly recorded ones are under-40s. Our message to you is clear. It's not too late to get your vaccine and it remains vital that you get both doses in order to give maximum protection against this virus. Please don't leave the job half done. We are working to make it as simple as possible for people to get their vaccines, and have increased the options available for how and when people choose to be vaccinated, such as drop-in and open-access clinics.
Japan is considering mixing shots of the AstraZeneca vaccine with other jabs as it looks to ramp up its inoculation efforts, according to the country's vaccine minister. Having previously relied on the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, the AstraZeneca vaccine was approved for use in July and it has secured around two million doses. I have asked the health ministry to come up with an opinion about the use of AstraZeneca vaccines for the first dose and Pfizer's with the second, or the AstraZeneca's as the first shot and Moderna as second. Continue reading... |
| New Zealand Covid update: 83 new cases, with all but one in Auckland Posted: 28 Aug 2021 09:19 PM PDT The nation's Delta outbreak continues to grow, with Auckland likely to remain in lockdown for at least another fortnight Jacinda Ardern says she won't hesitate to impose tougher restrictions to contain New Zealand's growing Covid-19 outbreak, as the country reported 83 cases on Sunday – a new daily high for this outbreak. All but one of the new cases were found in Auckland, with the other in Wellington. Continue reading... |
| Unvaccinated teacher infected half her students with Covid, CDC finds Posted: 28 Aug 2021 08:45 AM PDT
An unvaccinated teacher in a California elementary school infected half her students and 26 people in total when she contracted the Covid-19 Delta variant, researchers for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found. Related: US intelligence couldn't resolve debate over Covid origins – official report Continue reading... |
| North Sea oil was battered by Covid, but now faces much deadlier waves Posted: 28 Aug 2021 04:05 PM PDT Since the pandemic hit, the world's altered attitude to fossil fuels is throwing doubt over the industry's future The UK's North Sea oil industry may have survived one of the darkest market downturns in history during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the deepest gloom lies over the future of the fossil-fuel industry. Companies are braced for this week's annual economic report from industry body Oil and Gas UK (OGUK). It is expected to lay bare the full toll of the pandemic on the ageing oil and gas basin last year. Continue reading... |
| ‘The smartest person in any room anywhere’: in defence of Elon Musk, by Douglas Coupland Posted: 29 Aug 2021 02:00 AM PDT He's the Silicon Valley Übermensch, the maverick boss of Tesla and SpaceX who wants us to colonise Mars and who can wipe out billions of dollars with a single tweet. So what's not to love? It's interesting whenever Elon Musk's name comes up and people begin discussing his accomplishments, such as the reinvention of money, automobiles and space travel, there's always someone who says: "Yeah, but I hear he can be a real dick." Take that, Elon. Continue reading... |
| Is deep-sea mining a cure for the climate crisis or a curse? Posted: 29 Aug 2021 02:00 AM PDT Trillions of metallic nodules on the sea floor could help stop global heating, but mining them may damage ocean ecology In a display cabinet in the recently opened Our Broken Planet exhibition in London's Natural History Museum, curators have placed a small nugget of dark material covered with faint indentations. The blackened lump could easily be mistaken for coal. Its true nature is much more intriguing, however. The nugget is a polymetallic nodule and oceanographers have discovered trillions of them litter Earth's ocean floors. Each is rich in manganese, nickel, cobalt and copper, some of the most important ingredients for making the electric cars, wind turbines and solar panels that we need to replace the carbon-emitting lorries, power plants and factories now wrecking our climate. Continue reading... |
| Paloma Faith: ‘If anyone can do it, it’s me’ Posted: 29 Aug 2021 12:00 AM PDT Despite the balancing act – home schooling, a second baby, a fifth album and a nationwide tour – Paloma Faith always comes out fighting… and full of stories Here's a nice little exclusive for you," Paloma Faith leans into my voice recorder generously, grinning, "and you'll like this because it's about lactation!" We are huddled outside a café on a day that promised sun but delivered rain, and she pulls her jacket around her a bit tighter – on the back, in big letters it reads: IT'S ALL BOLLOCKS. So, she says, a week ago she put a post on Instagram about her second baby's aversion to breastfeeding, and minutes later got a call. "'Don't bin the milk!' they said. Six months of milk, I'd been pumping since my baby was born, and a lactation consultant called and told me she'd pick it up, give it to a new mother who couldn't breastfeed and was beside herself with worry. It was all marked, dated, so I put it in a freezer bag stuffed with ice packs and sent it off." Does the woman know… "That it's pop star milk? Nope!" Continue reading... |
| Why OnlyFans had second thoughts on banning sexually explicit content Posted: 29 Aug 2021 02:07 AM PDT Homegrown adult content site announced last week it was suspending adult content, only to quickly change its mind For five days, it looked like one of Britain's most successful tech startups was on the verge of a make-or-break gamble, one that would either see it burst on to the global stage or destroy its billion-dollar business. OnlyFans, a self-described "subscription social network", announced last week it would be banning "sexually explicit content" from October. The ban was a shock because, behind the generic branding, sexually explicit content is perceived to be OnlyFans' biggest draw. Continue reading... |
| Republicans scent blood as Biden assailed over Afghanistan pullout Posted: 28 Aug 2021 10:00 PM PDT The chaotic evacuation has dented the president's image of empathy and competence but political attacks may have limited shelf life For Republicans it was a day of thoughts and prayers – and political opportunity. Related: Kabul airport atrocity offers a glimpse of the chaos to come in Afghanistan Continue reading... |
| My young son feels guilty about hurting his friend at school Posted: 28 Aug 2021 10:00 PM PDT Children are allowed to make mistakes – and they help us to learn, says Philippa Perry The question A while back my son physically hurt a friend at school. He stopped when the teacher told him off. The friend has moved on, forgiven him and even invited him to his birthday party, but it is haunting my son as he still feels bad and really anxious about it. What happened was very much out of character and he can't explain why he did it. Here is my son's letter to you: I am a nine-year-old boy. A couple of months ago, I hurt my friend by squeezing his neck tight. I don't know why. Maybe I was overtired. Now I deeply regret this and have been feeling guilty almost every day since. I apologised and I keep apologising. The boy I hurt forgave me quickly, but I can't seem to forgive myself. What doesn't help is that I'm not religious so I can't speak to God and ask him for forgiveness. After it happened, I was so distressed and quiet, but those feelings were bottled up inside me. Sometimes when I think about it my stomach hurts. I'm writing in the hope you'll teach me how to move on. Continue reading... |
| Three injured after incident on festival ride in Cumbria Posted: 29 Aug 2021 12:59 AM PDT Woman in critical condition and two others hospitalised after emergency services called to festival in Barrow A woman was in a critical condition and two others were also injured after an incident involving a ride at a festival in Cumbria. Emergency services were called to the scene in Cavendish Park, Barrow, at 8.30pm on Saturday after two women and one man suffered injuries, Cumbria constabulary said. Continue reading... |
| Palestinian boy shot by Israeli soldiers during clashes on Gaza border dies Posted: 28 Aug 2021 12:37 PM PDT Omar Hassan Abu al-Nile was hit on the sidelines of a demonstration near the fence separating the Gaza Strip A 12-year-old Palestinian boy shot last week by Israeli soldiers during clashes along the border with Gaza has died of his injuries, the territory's health ministry said on Saturday. Omar Hassan Abu al-Nile was hit last Saturday on the sidelines of a demonstration near the border fence separating the Gaza Strip from Israel, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa said. He "succumbed to his injuries", Gaza's health ministry said in a statement. About 100 mourners attended his funeral in the afternoon. Continue reading... |
| ‘I was on a list to be terminated’ – Sue Dobson, the spy who helped to end apartheid Posted: 29 Aug 2021 02:32 AM PDT She risked arrest, torture and jail to fight racism in 1980s South Africa, and her story is being made into a film As a white South African, Sue Dobson risked arrest, torture and imprisonment spying for the black nationalist cause during the latter days of the brutal apartheid regime. She was a middle-class woman in her 20s when she joined the African National Congress (ANC) and infiltrated the white minority government – even having a honey-pot affair with a police official to obtain information, with the full support of her husband, a fellow activist. When her cover was blown in 1989, she fled to Britain, where she sought political asylum after threats to her life. Now, for the first time in 30 years, she is ready to talk publicly about her story – that of a "very ordinary" woman who played an extraordinary part in fighting racism. Continue reading... |
| Forget the Alamo review: dark truths of the US south and its ‘secular Mecca’ Posted: 28 Aug 2021 11:00 PM PDT Three Texas authors expose the myth that the 1836 battle at a San Antonio mission was about freedom. It was about slavery As the ancient American struggle over how much truth to tell about the traditional oppression of minorities bubbles over, with arguments over everything from the teaching of Critical Race Theory to the mention of anything gay in the presence of anyone under 18, this engaging new book about the history of the Alamo arrives at the perfect moment. Related: Our Own Worst Enemy review: a caustic diagnosis of America after Trump Continue reading... |
| NSW reports six deaths on worst day of pandemic so far; Victoria extends lockdown – as it happened Posted: 29 Aug 2021 12:57 AM PDT NSW prison outbreaks grow; ACT reports 13 new cases and New Zealand 83. This blog is now closed
With that, we'll wrap up the live blog for the day. Here's a recap of today's news:
There's a bit more information about the Covid outbreaks at two prisons in NSW. At the NSW Covid update today, we heard there 31 infections associated with Parklea correctional centre, with the prison in Sydney's north-west now under a strict lockdown. All those inmates have been isolated and tested by Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network (JH&FMHN) for Covid-19 as part of health protocols. Corrective Services NSW is taking every precaution to protect staff and inmates, and prevent transmission of the virus." Breaking: Up to SIX correctional officers at #Bathurst Jail are COVID positive. Some to be included in tomorrow's numbers but some tested positive back on Thursday (which is confusing). #nswcovid @abcnews Continue reading... |
| UK has not forgotten those who still need to leave Afghanistan, says ambassador – video Posted: 28 Aug 2021 08:24 AM PDT The British ambassador to Afghanistan, Sir Laurie Bristow, said it was 'time to close this phase' of the evacuation effort, after the final UK flight for Afghan nationals left Kabul airport. About 14,000 people have been airlifted out of the country by British forces in less than two weeks Continue reading... |
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