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- Norway bow-and-arrow suspect in care amid mental health concerns
- ‘Heavy casualties’ as explosion hits Shia mosque in Afghanistan
- Queen ‘irritated’ by world leaders talking not doing on climate crisis
- Students’ solar-powered camper van turns heads on 1,800-mile road trip
- Bill Clinton in California hospital with non-Covid infection
- Facebook must prioritise children’s wellbeing, Zuckerberg is told
- Italy using anti-mafia laws to scapegoat migrant boat drivers, report finds
- Appeals court rules Texas can continue to uphold restrictive abortion law
- Cambridge college to be first in UK to return looted Benin bronze
- New Zealand council ends contract with wizard after two decades of service
- ‘Phenomenal’ turnaround: how Australia is vaccinating its way to freedom
- Covid live: prevalence in England at highest level since January as testing at UK lab paused over false negatives
- FDA panel backs half-dose Moderna booster for older and at-risk US adults
- Italy braced for unrest as Covid pass becomes mandatory for all workers
- ‘If it were the UK, police would have opened fire’: the explosive film about Trump’s Capitol Hill rioters
- Adele: Easy on Me review – reliably, relatably Adele-esque
- ‘It comes from bacteria, and goes back to bacteria’: the future of plastic alternatives
- Digested week: it’s good to be back after recent lows with mental health
- Let her finish: interruptions of female justices led to new supreme court rules
- Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system
- Cambridge University halts £400m deal with UAE over Pegasus spyware claims
- ‘They just didn’t care’: families of missing Native women call out indifferent police
- Canada army commander pick is latest to be accused of sexual misconduct
- These Maldives islanders once saw sharks as the threat. Now they fear the plastic
- ‘He lives freely, I live in fear’: the plight of India’s abandoned wives
- ‘I will have a better life’: Dalit woman’s struggle to tell her story on film
- Court suspends Giulio Regeni murder and kidnapping trial
- Kenya rejects UN court judgment giving Somalia control of resource-rich waters
- 'I saw a man walking with an arrow in his back': witnesses recall Norway attack – video
- Why are there fears China and Taiwan could go to war? – video
- Gunfire and violence in Beirut as tensions erupt over blast investigation – video
| Norway bow-and-arrow suspect in care amid mental health concerns Posted: 15 Oct 2021 02:46 AM PDT Espen Andersen Bråthen transferred as investigation into motives, and psychiatric evaluation continue The man suspected of killing five people with a bow and arrows and other weapons in Norway has been transferred to the public health service, a state prosecutor has said, amid continuing concerns about his mental health. "Based on an assessment of his health condition, this was the best solution," the prosecutor Ann Iren Svane Mathiassen told the Norwegian public broadcaster, NRK, adding that the move would not affect a court detention decision due on Friday. Continue reading... |
| ‘Heavy casualties’ as explosion hits Shia mosque in Afghanistan Posted: 15 Oct 2021 02:49 AM PDT Large blast rips through building in southern city of Kandahar during Friday prayers A large explosion tore through a Shia mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar during Friday prayers, causing heavy casualties, a spokesperson for the Taliban government's interior ministry said. Qari Saeed Khosti said authorities were collecting details of the explosion, which took place days after Islamic State claimed a bombing at a Shia mosque in the northern city of Kunduz that killed scores of people. Continue reading... |
| Queen ‘irritated’ by world leaders talking not doing on climate crisis Posted: 14 Oct 2021 03:55 PM PDT Overheard comment suggests anger at possible no-shows at Cop26 by leaders of countries with worst CO2 emissions The Queen has criticised world leaders' inaction on addressing the climate crisis, admitting she is "irritated" by individuals who "talk but don't do". She made the remarks, which were picked up on a livestream, at the opening of the Welsh parliament in Cardiff on Thursday. Continue reading... |
| Students’ solar-powered camper van turns heads on 1,800-mile road trip Posted: 15 Oct 2021 03:28 AM PDT Dutch team designed and built two-person van with kitchen, bed, shower, loo and range of up to 450 miles a day A team of students from the Netherlands are due to complete an 1,800-mile (3,000km) road trip across western Europe in a solar-powered camper van that they designed and built themselves. The Stella Vita is designed for two passengers and has a kitchen, sitting area, bed, shower and toilet. Using solar energy alone, the vehicle can cover up to 450 miles on a sunny day, reaching a top speed of 75mph, as well as powering all the inside amenities, a TV and a laptop. Continue reading... |
| Bill Clinton in California hospital with non-Covid infection Posted: 14 Oct 2021 07:37 PM PDT Former US president 'on the mend and in good spirits' after being administered IV antibiotics and fluids Bill Clinton was admitted two days ago to a hospital in Los Angeles for treatment of a "non-Covid infection", a spokesman said. "On Tuesday evening former President Bill Clinton was admitted to University of California, Irvine, medical center for treatment of a non-Covid infection," said Angel Ureña, a Clinton spokesman, on Twitter. Continue reading... |
| Facebook must prioritise children’s wellbeing, Zuckerberg is told Posted: 14 Oct 2021 09:01 PM PDT UK campaigners write to chief executive with list of demands to ensure online safety of young people Facebook has lost the trust of parents, is prioritising commercial gain over children's needs and must take steps to restore faith in its platforms, a global alliance of child protection campaigners and experts has warned Mark Zuckerberg. The Facebook founder and chief executive is urged to publish its internal assessments of the risks young people face on its services in a letter with 59 signatories including the UK's National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and the Child Rescue Coalition in the UK. Share all its internal research on the impact its platforms have on children's wellbeing. Set out what research has been conducted on how the company's services contribute to child sexual abuse. Publish risk assessments of how its platforms affect children. Provide details of an internal reputational review of its products. Review the child protection implications of encrypted messaging. Continue reading... |
| Italy using anti-mafia laws to scapegoat migrant boat drivers, report finds Posted: 14 Oct 2021 11:00 PM PDT A decades-long policy of criminalising asylum seekers is filling prisons with innocent men, according to analysis by rights groups Italian police have arrested more than 2,500 migrants for smuggling or aiding illegal immigration since 2013, often using anti-mafia laws to bring charges, according to the first comprehensive analysis of official data on the criminalisation of refugees and asylum seekers in Italy. The report by three migrant rights groups has collected police data and analysed more than 1,000 criminal cases brought by prosecutors against refugees accused of driving vessels carrying asylum seekers across the Mediterranean. Continue reading... |
| Appeals court rules Texas can continue to uphold restrictive abortion law Posted: 14 Oct 2021 07:25 PM PDT Decision extends a previous order that keeps SB8 in place; the conservative court has previously sided with the state Texas can continue banning most abortions after a federal appeals court on Thursday rejected the Biden administration's latest attempt to undo a novel law that has become the country's biggest curb to abortion in nearly 50 years. It pushes the Texas law closer to returning to the US supreme court, which in September allowed the state to move ahead with banning abortions once cardiac activity is detected, usually around six weeks. No exceptions are made in cases of rape or incest. Continue reading... |
| Cambridge college to be first in UK to return looted Benin bronze Posted: 15 Oct 2021 02:00 AM PDT Jesus College will give sculpture of a cockerel back to Nigeria, which could spark a wave of repatriations A Cambridge college is to become the first British institution to return one of the Benin bronzes to Nigeria later this month in what has been described as "a historic moment". Jesus College, University of Cambridge, will return the bronze cockerel to Nigerian delegates on 27 October, in a handover ceremony that Nigerian officials say offers "hope for amicable resolutions" to the ongoing disputes over the ownership of cultural properties. Continue reading... |
| New Zealand council ends contract with wizard after two decades of service Posted: 14 Oct 2021 09:29 PM PDT Ian Brackenbury Channell was paid $16,000 a year to provide 'acts of wizardry' for the city of Christchurch The official Wizard of New Zealand, perhaps the only state-appointed wizard in the world, has been cast from the public payroll, spelling the end to a 23-year legacy. The Wizard, whose real name is Ian Brackenbury Channell, 88, had been contracted to Christchurch city council for the past two decades to promote the city through "acts of wizardry and other wizard-like services", at a cost of $16,000 a year. He has been paid a total of $368,000. Continue reading... |
| ‘Phenomenal’ turnaround: how Australia is vaccinating its way to freedom Posted: 15 Oct 2021 02:34 AM PDT After a slow start, vaccine uptake in three Australian states and territories has risen swiftly Bars and restaurants along Sydney's harbour foreshore bustled with the sounds of clinking glasses and full kitchens as thousands of people poured into venues after Covid restrictions ended this week. Across the city, cinemas filled up and queues formed outside pubs. Salons buzzed with the sound of clippers as people jumped at the opportunity to tame their lockdown hair. Some beachside restaurants are booked up until February. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 15 Oct 2021 04:31 AM PDT Covid infections in England increase to 1 in 60 people; Wolverhampton lab suspended amid fears of 43,000 faulty PCR results
Senior government science advisers from the UK, Europe and Canada have called on countries around the world to offer vaccination certificates to volunteers on Covid jab trials so they can travel internationally. The UK has led the way in granting vaccine certificates to trial participants, but many countries have failed to follow suit and refuse to admit people unless they have had two doses of Covid vaccine that has already gone through trials and been approved by regulators. Continue reading... |
| FDA panel backs half-dose Moderna booster for older and at-risk US adults Posted: 14 Oct 2021 12:40 PM PDT
US health advisers said on Thursday that some Americans who received Moderna's Covid vaccine should get a half-dose booster to bolster protection against the virus. The panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously to recommend a booster shot for seniors, adults with other health problems, jobs or living situations that put them at increased risk for Covid. Continue reading... |
| Italy braced for unrest as Covid pass becomes mandatory for all workers Posted: 14 Oct 2021 07:35 AM PDT Strictest vaccine mandate in Europe expected to bring fresh protests and leave some industries struggling with staff shortages Italy is bracing itself for further unrest and labour market mayhem as the strictest vaccine mandate in Europe takes effect on Friday. All workers will be obliged to present a coronavirus health pass before entering their workplaces, a move that is expected to leave some industries struggling with staff shortages. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 15 Oct 2021 04:00 AM PDT It was the day rampaging Trump supporters stormed the Capitol – and almost derailed democracy. Now, using footage from rioters' cameras, an unsettling film takes you into the thick of the mayhem When Dan Reed and Jamie Roberts began approaching networks about a film focused on the storming of the US Capitol – an attack on American democracy on the scale of 9/11, and all the more shattering for having come from within – they were met with a lack of enthusiasm. "The response was, 'Why do we need a documentary? Everyone knows what happened'," says Reed, whose previous hits include Leaving Neverland. It is true the January insurrection – in which thousands of Trump supporters rampaged in protest over the "stolen" election, leaving five dead and 140 police officers injured – had been documented in real time. Authorities reviewed 15,000 hours of footage, making it the largest digital crime scene in history. Continue reading... |
| Adele: Easy on Me review – reliably, relatably Adele-esque Posted: 15 Oct 2021 01:45 AM PDT (Columbia) Adele's statement announcing the release of her fourth album was published on social media earlier this week. In it, the singer doesn't talk much about music, more about her emotional state during the album's making, provoked, one assumes, by the breakdown of her marriage: "absolute mess and inner turmoil … consumed by grief". She compared the album she made amid it to friends coming over with "a bottle of wine and a takeaway" and offering earthy, if astrologically based, advice: "It's your Saturn return, babes, fuck it." It all sounds thoroughly grim, but it also has a hint of reassurance about it for her fans, who come to Adele in record-breaking numbers for relatable heartbreak – the musical equivalent of an old friend in the pub, tearfully relating the latest chapter in their reliably disastrous love life as they demolish a third glass of pinot grigio. For one thing, it underlines that she has fresh heartbreak to write about, which had been an issue with her last album, 25, on which she was forced to rake over the same relationship that had inspired its predecessor for material. For another, her fans might have cause to be alarmed by what the cover of Vogue refers to as "a new look, a new love, a new sound". How reliably relatable can Adele now be, with her home in LA, her squad of Hollywood A-list pals, her three-times-a-day exercise regime and, the Vogue profile suggests, an employee on hand with a different pair of shoes should the singer want to change out of her heels? It's a statement that, consciously or otherwise, sends out a message: "Business as usual babes, fuck it." Continue reading... |
| ‘It comes from bacteria, and goes back to bacteria’: the future of plastic alternatives Posted: 15 Oct 2021 04:03 AM PDT Making a biodegradable material strong enough to replace plastic is a tough task. But scientists are trying to do just that When people think about plastic waste, they often think of the packaging that swaddles supermarket fruits and vegetables – shiny layers that are stripped away and thrown in the bin as soon as the produce is unloaded at home. It's a wasteful cycle that California-based company Apeel says it can help end. The firm has developed an edible, tasteless and invisible plant-based spray for fruits and vegetables that works as a barrier to keep oxygen out and moisture in, increasing shelf life without the need for single-use plastic. Continue reading... |
| Digested week: it’s good to be back after recent lows with mental health Posted: 15 Oct 2021 03:08 AM PDT I'm not sure why the depression was so bad – though lockdown sounds like a plausible explanation It's great to be well enough to come back to doing digested week on a fortnightly basis. I've suffered with mental health issues throughout my adult life, but the last few months have been among the worst and it is only recently that I have been able to make a gradual return to work. Throughout this time I couldn't have been looked after better as I have been supported by so many people from family, friends and colleagues at work to mental health professionals – I was lucky enough to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital at my lowest point – yet I am still unable to say exactly why I had such bad depression and anxiety at this particular point. When people ask, I've taken to saying that it was the result of being stuck at home and not seeing anyone during lockdown as that sounds a plausible explanation, though I have no idea if it is true. After all, I seemed to survive the first lockdown just fine. All I know for certain is that I had reached a point where I would wake up having a panic attack every morning and on some days be unable to leave the bedroom, except to go to the toilet, for the entire day. Recovery was painfully slow and I knew I was getting better only when I belatedly realised that I had gone several days without horrific nightmares and that my anxiety levels were not as high as they had been. Even then it took a while to trust that the improvement was permanent. I'm sure my mental health problems will return – they always have – but hopefully I will have a prolonged period of respite. All I can do is keep my fingers crossed, keep on taking the meds, doing as my therapist says and say thank you to everyone who helped me. Not least the readers who took the trouble to get in touch. Continue reading... |
| Let her finish: interruptions of female justices led to new supreme court rules Posted: 15 Oct 2021 03:00 AM PDT Justice Sonia Sotomayor said oral argument rules were revamped after a study found women were more prone to being interrupted Justice Sonia Sotomayor has revealed that changes have been made in the supreme court's structure of oral arguments following studies confirming what women on the court have long noticed – that female justices were more prone to being interrupted by male justices and attorneys. Speaking at a New York University School of Law event on Wednesday, Sotomayor said the new format now allows justices to ask questions individually, in order of seniority, after an attorney's time is up. Continue reading... |
| Privacy fears as Moscow metro rolls out facial recognition pay system Posted: 15 Oct 2021 03:53 AM PDT Campaigners say Face Pay, launched in over 240 stations, is 'dangerous step' in efforts to control population The Moscow metro has rolled out what authorities have lauded as the world's first mass-scale facial recognition payment system, amid privacy concerns over the new technology. The cashless, cardless and phoneless system, named Face Pay, launched at more than 240 stations across the Russian capital on Friday. Continue reading... |
| Cambridge University halts £400m deal with UAE over Pegasus spyware claims Posted: 14 Oct 2021 12:44 PM PDT Exclusive: UK institution was in line for huge donation but has paused talks due to concerns Gulf state used hacking software The University of Cambridge has broken off talks with the United Arab Emirates over a record £400m collaboration after claims about the Gulf state's use of controversial Pegasus hacking software, the university's vice-chancellor has said. The proposed deal, hailed by the university in July as a "potential strategic partnership … helping to solve some of the greatest challenges facing our planet" – would have included the largest donation of its kind in the university's history, spanning a decade and involving direct investment from the UAE of more than £310m. Continue reading... |
| ‘They just didn’t care’: families of missing Native women call out indifferent police Posted: 15 Oct 2021 03:00 AM PDT But recent cases show that when media pay attention, investigations step up and more women are found Monica Fast Horse texted her 26-year-old daughter on a Thursday evening in August to ask when she would be home. It wasn't fear that drove her to it, it was simply what they always did: they checked in with each other. Fast Horse and her daughter Jenna Charging Crow lived together in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, along with another one of Fast Horse's daughters and Charging Crow's five-year-old daughter, Jenelle. Fast Horse, a member of the Oglala Lakota Tribe, helped raise her granddaughter, and Charging Crow served as primary caretaker for her mother as she dealt with the medical complications of end-stage kidney failure. Continue reading... |
| Canada army commander pick is latest to be accused of sexual misconduct Posted: 14 Oct 2021 08:38 AM PDT Trevor Cadieu is the latest senior military officer to be embroiled in a misconduct investigation The Canadian military has delayed the appointment of its next army commander after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against the man chosen for the role – the latest in a string of senior officers to be investigated for misconduct. Lt Gen Trevor Cadieu was to be sworn in as the head of Canada's army at a ceremony in early September. But that event was cancelled after the military learned of "historical allegations" against Cadieu. Continue reading... |
| These Maldives islanders once saw sharks as the threat. Now they fear the plastic Posted: 14 Oct 2021 10:30 PM PDT Diving with tiger sharks off Fuvahmulah brought a tourist boom that has led to a destructive tide of plastic waste. But now locals are pushing back "People used to think I was crazy," says Lonu Ahmed. "Even my mum thought I was insane. Fishermen used to beg me not to dive with sharks." Ahmed lives on the island of Fuvahmulah in the Maldives, an island surrounded by tiger sharks. The islanders have traditionally been terrified of the creatures: fishermen would regularly kill them. Ten years ago, however, believing the sharks were misunderstood, Ahmed jumped into the water, to the horror of onlookers. He says he saw something they didn't. Continue reading... |
| ‘He lives freely, I live in fear’: the plight of India’s abandoned wives Posted: 15 Oct 2021 12:00 AM PDT Activists highlight the poverty, stigma and abuse faced by women deserted by spouses living abroad Kamala Reddy*, 33, a software engineer from Andhra Pradesh, married Vijay Kumar* in a traditional Hindu wedding in 2012. Kumar, who was working in the UK, was chosen by Reddy's family. "But he didn't take me to the UK after our marriage. He made excuses such as problems with the visa and so on," says Reddy. In 2016, Reddy became pregnant. Under pressure from the family, Kumar brought her to England. On arrival, she was shocked to discover Kumar's secret. He had a British partner, two children and a stepchild. Neither Kumar's nor Reddy's families knew about the other family. Kumar threatened to leave Reddy if she told anyone. Continue reading... |
| ‘I will have a better life’: Dalit woman’s struggle to tell her story on film Posted: 14 Oct 2021 10:00 PM PDT How the gift of a camera inspired Nepalese orphan Belmaya Nepali to overcome poverty and abuse to make documentaries Belmaya Nepali's life changed for ever when, at 14, she was given a camera. The British film-maker Sue Carpenter had come to her orphanage in Pokhara, a tourist city in west Nepal, looking for girls to take part in a photography project. Continue reading... |
| Court suspends Giulio Regeni murder and kidnapping trial Posted: 14 Oct 2021 01:41 PM PDT Decision follows hours of deliberation over whether it is fair for four Egyptian security officials to be tried in absentia A court in Rome has suspended trial proceedings against four Egyptian security officials accused of kidnapping, torturing and murdering the Italian student Giulio Regeni in Cairo, following hours of deliberation over whether it is fair for the men to be tried in absentia. The trial was returned to a preliminary court, after judges debated for seven hours about whether hearings could continue amid any doubt they were aware of proceedings against them. Continue reading... |
| Kenya rejects UN court judgment giving Somalia control of resource-rich waters Posted: 14 Oct 2021 07:41 AM PDT ICJ ruling aggravates fractious relations between two countries and threatens to destabilise restive region Kenya's president, Uhuru Kenyatta, has rejected a decision by the UN's highest court to grant Somalia control of disputed waters in the Indian Ocean, saying it would "strain relations" between the neighbouring countries. The president accused the international court of justice of imposing its authority on a dispute "it had neither jurisdiction nor competence" to oversee after it delineated a new boundary that gives Somalia territorial rights over a large portion of the ocean, which is thought to be rich in oil and gas reserves. According to the new maritime border, Somalia has gained several offshore oil exploration blocks previously claimed by Kenya. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'I saw a man walking with an arrow in his back': witnesses recall Norway attack – video Posted: 14 Oct 2021 11:01 AM PDT A witness of a bow and arrow attack that killed five people in the town of Kongsberg recalled on Thursday seeing one of the victims walking on a street with an arrow in his back. Investigators named the suspect as Espen Andersen Braathen, a 37-year-old living in the municipality where the attacks took place. Police had been concerned about signs of radicalisation in the suspect before the attacks, carried out with a bow and arrow and other weapons, a senior officer said. Continue reading... |
| Why are there fears China and Taiwan could go to war? – video Posted: 14 Oct 2021 08:26 AM PDT A dramatic rise in the number of aerial sorties over the sea separating the Chinese mainland from Taiwan has served as a reminder that the strait has the potential to be one of the most dangerous places on Earth. A reported 149 incursions in four days by People's Liberation Army planes into Taiwan's air defence zone have left the de-facto independent island on high alert as it warned that China could be capable of invading by 2025. As global leaders keep a close eye on the worsening relations in the region, Guardian correspondent Helen Davidson explains why and how tensions could escalate into war Continue reading... |
| Gunfire and violence in Beirut as tensions erupt over blast investigation – video Posted: 14 Oct 2021 07:22 AM PDT Five people have died in armed clashes that broke out in Beirut during a protest demanding an end to a judicial investigation into the massive blast in the city's port last year. The rally was led by members of Amal and Hezbollah, whose respective leaders have increasingly opposed the investigation, which is seen by many Lebanese as a make-or-break event for the crippled state. Little progress has been made in establishing the culprits behind one of the biggest industrial accidents in modern history Continue reading... |
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