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- Emmanuel Macron's campaign hacked on eve of French election
- Trump-Russia investigation reignites as Senate asks aides to hand over notes
- North Korea accuses CIA of biochemical plot to kill Kim Jong-un
- Ukraine bans Steven Seagal as threat to national security
- Human-robot interactions take step forward with 'emotional' chatbot
- French election candidates hit campaign trail for final time
- Venice bans kebab shops to ‘preserve decorum and traditions' of city
- Brexit: English is losing its importance in Europe, says Juncker
- Revolutionary guards tried to sabotage Iran's nuclear deal, says president
- Turkish headmaster accused of Isis links met Malaysian PM, pictures reveal
- Puerto Rico files for bankruptcy in last-ditch attempt to sustain public services
- Republican healthcare bill heads to Senate, where it may undergo drastic changes
- Unemployment hits 10-year low as jobs report shows rebound for US economy
- Elon Musk wants name for new boring machine. Internet goes wild
- Czech Scout on her viral fame: it's important to fight against fascism
- Dressed for death: the women Boko Haram sent to blow themselves up
- Stranded climber rescued after four days on Canada’s highest mountain
- Mexico after El Chapo: new generation fights for control of the cartel
- The 20 photographs of the week
- The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray review – gentrified xenophobia
- Osama bin Laden’s family on the run: ‘I never stopped praying our lives might return to normal’
- 'A perfect fit': why Bretons are Macron's biggest backers
- Loretta Lynn hospitalised after stroke
- Three men charged with murder over death of Guy Hedger in Dorset
- The end of wild elephants? Why we must not let Africa become one giant food farm | Erik Solheim
- Tracking Trump: president celebrates healthcare plan that threatens millions
- Hugo Chávez statue torn down as death toll rises in Venezuela protests
- The CIA has a long history of helping to kill leaders around the world
- Push to parole terminally ill Indigenous man jailed for 15 months for driving offences
- Church of England urges voters to 'set aside apathy' in general election
- Egyptair crash: no trace of explosives on victims, says French newspaper
- Syria safe zones hit by clashes on first day
- As France becomes latest target, are election hacks the new normal?
- Giving migrants and refugees in London a place to stay | Letters
- Cybercrime on the high seas: the new threat facing billionaire superyacht owners
- US navy Seal killed in clash with al-Shabaab militants in Somalia
- Pauline Webb obituary
- Seville comes to life with Feria de Abril celebrations – in pictures
- Marine Le Pen booed in Reims – video
- Best photos of the day: hoola hoops and kitsch cats
- British man killed while skydiving in Thailand
- Diplomats applaud Juncker's switch to speak in French rather than English – video
- Fighting for a pension: disability rights protesters in Bolivia face police barricades – video
- First Chinese-built passenger jet makes maiden flight – video
- Bolivia’s caravan of courage leaves a bittersweet legacy for disabled protesters | Jonathan Watts
- Trump hopes to make a splash on first foreign trip – but perils remain
| Emmanuel Macron's campaign hacked on eve of French election Posted: 06 May 2017 01:48 AM PDT En Marche! movement says posting of massive email leak online 'clearly amounts to democratic destabilisation as was seen in the US' The French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron has been targeted by a "massive and coordinated" hacking attack just hours before voters go to the polls, according to his campaign team. Macron, who opinion polls suggest should win Sunday's vote by 60% to his rival Marine Le Pen's 40%, was unable to respond to the alleged attack because of a ban on electioneering in the run up to the opening of polling stations. Continue reading... |
| Trump-Russia investigation reignites as Senate asks aides to hand over notes Posted: 05 May 2017 01:17 PM PDT Senators asked Carter Page, a former Trump foreign policy adviser, to provide a list of files on any dealings with Russian officials or business representatives A Senate committee has asked Trump campaign aides to hand over notes and records from meetings with Russian officials and businesses, as congressional investigations between the president's associates and Moscow appear to regain momentum. In a letter to Carter Page, a former Trump foreign policy adviser, dated 28 April, the Republican and Democratic leadership of the Senate intelligence committee asked him to attend a closed hearing and provide a list of documents on any dealings with "any Russian official or representative of Russian business interests" between June 2015 and January this year. Continue reading... |
| North Korea accuses CIA of biochemical plot to kill Kim Jong-un Posted: 05 May 2017 04:58 AM PDT Pyongyang claims US bribed North Korean citizen who had contacts with South Korean intelligence to kill its leader North Korea has accused the CIA of attempting to assassinate its leader, Kim Jong-un, using unspecified biochemical substances during a public ceremonial event in the capital, Pyongyang. The ministry of state security issued a statement claiming the US intelligence agency had bribed a North Korean citizen, named only as Kim, to carry out the plot. It said possible locations for the killing included the mausoleum where Kim Jong-un's father and grandfather – the country's founder – lie in state, or a military parade. Continue reading... |
| Ukraine bans Steven Seagal as threat to national security Posted: 05 May 2017 12:07 PM PDT Security service says it has forbidden Seagal entry into country for five years, after actor received Russian citizenship Ukraine has banned American action movie star Steven Seagal as a national security threat, making him the latest of several cultural figures to be blacklisted. The Ukrainian security service said it had forbidden Seagal entry to the country for five years, in a letter published by the news site Apostrophe. The service's press secretary later confirmed the ban to other media. Continue reading... |
| Human-robot interactions take step forward with 'emotional' chatbot Posted: 05 May 2017 10:25 AM PDT Researchers describe the 'emotional chatting machine' as a first attempt at the problem of creating machines that can fully understand user emotion An "emotional chatting machine" has been developed by scientists, signalling the approach of an era in which human-robot interactions are seamless and go beyond the purely functional. The chatbot, developed by a Chinese team, is seen as a significant step towards the goal of developing emotionally sophisticated robots. Continue reading... |
| French election candidates hit campaign trail for final time Posted: 05 May 2017 10:22 AM PDT Marine Le Pen made symbolic trip to Reims cathedral while frontrunner in presidential vote, Emmanuel Macron, posed for selfies in Rodez The finalists in France's most turbulent election in decades have hit the campaign trail for the last time, visiting cathedrals at opposite ends of the country before 47 million voters choose their next president on Sunday. The favourite, Emmanuel Macron, a former banker and economy minister running as an independent centrist, was in the south-western town of Rodez, where he shook hands and took selfies before ducking into the 16th-century cathedral. Continue reading... |
| Venice bans kebab shops to ‘preserve decorum and traditions' of city Posted: 05 May 2017 07:58 AM PDT Authorities say new measures will stop proliferation of fast-food restaurants that are 'not compatible' with city's heritage In an effort to "preserve decorum and traditions" in the romantic canal city of Venice, local authorities have banned new kebab shops and other fast-food outlets from opening. A law passed on Thursday will also limit shops selling pizza by the slice. Only shops selling artisanal ice cream will be spared from the measure, long championed by the mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro. Continue reading... |
| Brexit: English is losing its importance in Europe, says Juncker Posted: 05 May 2017 08:02 AM PDT European commission chief's remark follows Theresa May's broadside against EU 'meddling' in UK elections The English language is losing importance in Europe, the president of the European commission has said amid simmering tensions over the Brexit negotiations. Speaking to an audience of European diplomats and experts in Florence, Jean-Claude Juncker also described the UK's decision to leave the EU as a tragedy. Continue reading... |
| Revolutionary guards tried to sabotage Iran's nuclear deal, says president Posted: 05 May 2017 10:34 AM PDT Hassan Rouhani accused the country's powerful revolutionary guards of testing ballistic missiles emblazoned with anti-Israeli messages, at three-hour debate Iran's president, Hassan Rouhani, has used a presidential TV debate to accuse the country's powerful revolutionary guards of attempting to sabotage it's nuclear agreement with the west by testing ballistic missiles with provocative anti-Israeli messages written on them. Related: Placeholder candidate in Iranian election overshadows Rouhani Continue reading... |
| Turkish headmaster accused of Isis links met Malaysian PM, pictures reveal Posted: 05 May 2017 06:40 AM PDT Exclusive: Supporters say school principal's arrest over terror links is bizarre and claim he has been caught up in President Erdoğan's anti-Gülen dragnet Malaysia's prime minister, Najib Razak, held a meeting with a Turkish man who has since been detained over his alleged links to Islamic State, photographs seen by the Guardian have revealed. Najib met Turgay Karaman, then secretary general of the Malaysian-Turkish Dialogue Society, before his first official trip to Turkey in 2011, according to the society's Facebook page. Continue reading... |
| Puerto Rico files for bankruptcy in last-ditch attempt to sustain public services Posted: 05 May 2017 06:52 AM PDT Experts applaud decision that could protect vulnerable and return public debt of more than $70bn to manageable levels, but creditors cry foul Puerto Rico has filed for a form of bankruptcy in a desperate bid to stave off creditors and maintain essential services to its 3.4 million citizens, nearly half of whom live in poverty. Analysts lauded the decision by the insolvent US territory, which owes more than $70bn (£54bn) in public debt, as a way for the island to "bring the debt back to sustainable levels, protect vulnerable communities and promote transparency". |
| Republican healthcare bill heads to Senate, where it may undergo drastic changes Posted: 05 May 2017 04:55 AM PDT Senators caution that their version 'would be a blank sheet of paper' to start and signal they will pursue budget reconciliation process, which limits scope of bill As House Republicans cheered the "beginning of the end" of the Affordable Care Act at a celebration in the White House Rose Garden on Thursday, Senate Republicans welcomed the bill with muted fanfare. After weeks of fits and starts, House Republicans had narrowly passed a proposal to repeal and replace Obamacare and voted to forward to the Senate a bill that is both unpopular with the American public and unlikely to pass the chamber in its current form. Continue reading... |
| Unemployment hits 10-year low as jobs report shows rebound for US economy Posted: 05 May 2017 05:37 AM PDT Bounce in retail sector hiring fuels addition of 211,000 jobs in April following a sharp drop in March and a lackluster private payroll report Unemployment in the US fell to a 10-year low in April as 211,000 people joined the workforce and the jobs market bounced back from a winter chill that had led to speculation the recovery in the jobs market had stalled. The hiring report was higher than expected and the jobs gains widespread, suggesting the US economy is preparing for a stronger recovery in spring after a slow start to the year. Continue reading... |
| Elon Musk wants name for new boring machine. Internet goes wild Posted: 05 May 2017 04:56 AM PDT Learning nothing for Boaty McBoatface, Tesla chief sought help naming a tunnelling machine and the public replied in kind Elon Musk needs a name for his new digging machine – so he asked the internet. And we all know how much the internet likes naming things. The Tesla CEO has a new venture called the Boring Company, which, rather than being a company about uninteresting things, is a tunnelling company aiming to help Los Angeles traffic by digging tunnels underneath the city. Continue reading... |
| Czech Scout on her viral fame: it's important to fight against fascism Posted: 05 May 2017 01:50 AM PDT Lucie Myslíková, 16, has become an internet star after a photo of her squaring up to a neo-Nazi at a Czech rally went viral When she attended a counter-demonstration at a far-right rally, Lucie Myslíková thought there would be a little bit of publicity from the local press. Now a photograph of the 16-year-old Scout squaring up to a neo-Nazi has been seen by people all over the world. Continue reading... |
| Dressed for death: the women Boko Haram sent to blow themselves up Posted: 05 May 2017 05:55 AM PDT Survivors tell of being forcibly prepared for 'suicide missions', henna on their hands and bombs around their waists When Boko Haram fighters kidnapped 17-year-old Nadia and took her to their camp, their commander noticed her straight away. She was squatting with dozens of other abducted women in front of him, listening to his lecture. When, a few minutes later, the commander ordered his men to take Nadia to his house, she asked: "Why only me?" But she went with the men and waited. Continue reading... |
| Stranded climber rescued after four days on Canada’s highest mountain Posted: 05 May 2017 03:26 AM PDT Natalia Martínez was trapped by heavy snow on Mount Logan after earthquakes triggered avalanches An Argentinian climber stranded for four days on Canada's highest mountain has been rescued. Natalia Martínez, who began a solo traverse of 5,959-metre Mount Logan in the Yukon late last month, was at an elevation of about 3,900 metres when a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Yukon and Alaska on Monday, sending snow and glacial ice crashing down around her camp. A few hours later, the mountain was rattled by a second earthquake of magnitude 6.3 along with several aftershocks. |
| Mexico after El Chapo: new generation fights for control of the cartel Posted: 05 May 2017 02:00 AM PDT The wave of violence suggests if El Chapo had a plan for succession, it has fallen into chaos, turning Sinaloa into one of Mexico's most violent states Engines revved, tires squealed and tail lights faded into the distance as an Audi raced a Mini Cooper down the street past apartment buildings and empty lots. The spectators – boys in baseball caps, girls in short skirts – lounged against their own luxury vehicles, drinking beer. The drag races roared for more than an hour as darkness fell over Culiacán, but the neighbours never complained about noise, and the police never turned up to put an end to the fun. Continue reading... |
| The 20 photographs of the week Posted: 06 May 2017 01:50 AM PDT The first 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency, the protests in Venezuela and the Met Gala – the news of the week captured by the world's best photojournalists Continue reading... |
| The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray review – gentrified xenophobia Posted: 06 May 2017 12:00 AM PDT The rightwing journalist and commentator cites Enoch Powell and wants to protect white Christian Europe from 'outsiders' Gentrification comes for everything eventually. Down-at-heel neighbourhoods, peasant cuisines, football: all have been polished up for middle-class consumption. So perhaps it was only a matter of time before someone gave xenophobia the same treatment. Naked racism may still be unacceptable in polite society. But post-Brexit vote there's a clear market emerging for a slightly posher, better-read, more respectable way of saying that you'd rather not live next door to Romanians or think Muslims are coming to rape your womenfolk. Think Daily Mail columnist Katie Hopkins, but with longer words, and for people who wouldn't be seen dead on an English Defence League march – although one of the more ridiculous contentions in this book by the journalist Douglas Murray is that the EDL are actually terribly misunderstood chaps, who have a point, and aren't really to blame for the way their rallies regularly end in violence. Continue reading... |
| Osama bin Laden’s family on the run: ‘I never stopped praying our lives might return to normal’ Posted: 06 May 2017 12:00 AM PDT In the days after 9/11, the world's most wanted man retreated to Afghanistan. What happened to his wives and children? On 10 September 2001, Osama bin Laden's wives were ordered to pack one suitcase each. No one would say why, only that their husband wanted to move them and his youngest children away from Kandahar. His older sons were to join their father and other brothers at an undisclosed location. The only boy left behind was nine-year-old Ladin, a timid child who flinched at the sound of gunfire. He, the women and other children filed on to a corroding Soviet-era bus smeared with mud, setting off on a dirt track parallel to the Silk Road. When the engine stops, you get off, Osama told them. Continue reading... |
| 'A perfect fit': why Bretons are Macron's biggest backers Posted: 05 May 2017 11:00 PM PDT France's westernmost region gave him 29% of first-round votes, more than any other – but even here cracks are visible For Jean-Michel Blin, clambering into his car with a hastily bought lunchtime baguette at the close of the weekly market in Plerguer, a quiet Brittany village half an hour inland from Saint-Malo, it was not a difficult decision. "I'll vote Macron, and with pleasure," he said. "He's not my first choice – I'm of the right, always have been. But he's young, he's new, he's ambitious, he wants to change things … It's fine. My vote will be a positive one." Continue reading... |
| Loretta Lynn hospitalised after stroke Posted: 05 May 2017 08:33 PM PDT Country music legend, 85, taken to hospital in Tennessee and expected to make full recovery, according to publicists The country music legend Loretta Lynn has been taken to hospital after a stroke. Maria Malta from Sony Music confirmed that the 85-year-old singer and songwriter was admitted to a Nashville hospital on Thursday night after the stroke at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. Continue reading... |
| Three men charged with murder over death of Guy Hedger in Dorset Posted: 05 May 2017 03:36 PM PDT Jason Baccus and Scott Keeping, of Bournemouth, charged following 'botched burglary' at home of executive Three men have been charged with the murder of a company executive who was fatally shot, allegedly during a botched burglary. Guy Hedger, 61, was killed in the early hours of 30 April after at least two intruders entered his house in Castlewood, Dorset. Continue reading... |
| The end of wild elephants? Why we must not let Africa become one giant food farm | Erik Solheim Posted: 06 May 2017 12:00 AM PDT The world's rapid population rise risks turning Africa into one giant farm with no room for wildlife. We need to think again, says the head of UN Environment Elephants are in big trouble. Even if we beat poaching and illegal trade, their potential doom has been sealed in projections for population growth, and has already been priced into the commonly accepted solutions to how we humans plan to feed ourselves well into the century – by looking to Africa to be our next big breadbasket. Africa is home to 1.2 billion people, but by 2050 that number is likely to double, and may well double again by the end of the century to reach well over 4 billion. Globally, we may exceed 11 billion souls. This is of course a cause for celebration and a testament to the huge strides we've made in public health. We've all but beaten polio and yellow fever, mother and child mortality has plummeted, and we're making headway in the fight against malaria. Continue reading... |
| Tracking Trump: president celebrates healthcare plan that threatens millions Posted: 06 May 2017 12:00 AM PDT This week in Trumpland: Bill to repeal Obamacare could deprive millions of insurance, Comey's feeling sick, and everything else that happened Did you take your eye off Donald Trump for one second this week only to find that when you looked back he seemed to be espousing policies you'd always thought he opposed? Are you confused about whether the US president plans to attack North Korea or has in fact realized he has more in common than you'd think with a capricious leader palpably unsuited for the task before him who inherited everything he has from his formidable father? If so, we're here to help. Here's what you missed in Trumpworld this week ... Continue reading... |
| Hugo Chávez statue torn down as death toll rises in Venezuela protests Posted: 05 May 2017 06:39 PM PDT Young protester shot in the head amid continuation of demonstrations that brand President Nicolás Maduro a dictator and demand elections A 20-year-old Venezuelan protester has died after being shot in the head, authorities said, taking fatalities from a month of anti-government unrest to at least 37, as the opposition geared up for more demonstrations. Hecder Lugo was hurt during fighting between demonstrators and security forces in Valencia on Thursday that also injured four others, the local opposition mayor, Enzo Scarano, said in a series of tweets. Continue reading... |
| The CIA has a long history of helping to kill leaders around the world Posted: 05 May 2017 08:43 AM PDT US intelligence agency has since 1945 succeeded in deposing or killing a string of leaders, but was forced to cut back after a Senate investigation in the 1970s Some of the most notorious of the CIA's operations to kill world leaders were those targeting the late Cuban president, Fidel Castro. Attempts ranged from snipers to imaginative plots worthy of spy movie fantasies, such as the famous exploding cigars and a poison-lined scuba-diving suit. But although the CIA attempts proved fruitless in the case of Castro, the US intelligence agency has since 1945 succeeded in deposing or killing a string of leaders elsewhere around the world – either directly or, more often, using sympathetic local military, locally hired criminals or pliant dissidents. Continue reading... |
| Push to parole terminally ill Indigenous man jailed for 15 months for driving offences Posted: 05 May 2017 05:46 PM PDT Nigel Scullion writes to Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk in support of Marshall Wallace's parole application Nigel Scullion has written to the Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, in support of the parole application of a terminally ill Indigenous man jailed for 15 months for driving offences. Marshall Wallace, 48, suffers from terminal liver cancer and moved from a remote community in the Northern Territory to Mt Isa in Queensland to access chemotherapy. Continue reading... |
| Church of England urges voters to 'set aside apathy' in general election Posted: 05 May 2017 10:01 PM PDT Letter sent by archbishops of Canterbury and York to all parishes says UK's welcome of refugees 'is not without cost', in reference to Brexit vote The Church of England is urging citizens to "set aside apathy and cynicism" in next month's election and consider the British values of cohesion, courage and stability when they cast their votes. The church also says the "religious faith of any election candidate should not be treated by opponents as a vulnerability to be exploited," in what may be a reference to the repeated questioning of the Liberal Democrat leader, Tim Farron, an evangelical Christian, about his views on gay sex. |
| Egyptair crash: no trace of explosives on victims, says French newspaper Posted: 05 May 2017 07:45 PM PDT Le Figaro says French investigators have ruled out theory that bomb was responsible for disaster last May that killed 66 people French investigators have found no traces of explosives on the bodies of French victims of Egyptair flight MS804 that crashed into the Mediterranean last year en route from Paris to Cairo, a newspaper has reported. Le Figaro's report, which a source with knowledge of the matter confirmed to Reuters, contradicts Egyptian investigators who said in December that traces of explosives were found in the remains of victims of the flight. Continue reading... |
| Syria safe zones hit by clashes on first day Posted: 05 May 2017 06:30 PM PDT Reports of bombing in Hama province as Russian-led agreement intended to stop conflict between government and rebels comes into force Syrian government forces and rebels clashed in the north-western province of Hama on Friday shortly after a Russian-led deal to establish safe zones took effect, a monitor and a rebel official said. The zones, agreed to by Russia, Turkey and Iran, went into effect at midnight on Friday. The plan's details will be worked out over the next few weeks but the zones appear intended to halt conflict in specific areas between government forces and rebels, and would potentially be policed by foreign troops. Continue reading... |
| As France becomes latest target, are election hacks the new normal? Posted: 05 May 2017 06:19 PM PDT After the hacking of the Democratic party in the US, governments have been braced for similar attacks. The onslaught has arrived The mass document dump looks likely to become an inevitable part of modern elections. After the hacking of the Democratic party in the 2016 US election and the dumping of embarrassing emails through WikiLeaks, French and German governments have been braced for similar attacks during their own elections. Continue reading... |
| Giving migrants and refugees in London a place to stay | Letters Posted: 05 May 2017 10:57 AM PDT Madeline Church on the role played by Housing Justice's London hosting network It was heartbreaking and profoundly depressing to read about Paradzai Nkomo's terrible experience (Living in limbo, G2, 4 May). What a shocking waste of talent, and a total disregard for women's potential and what they can offer, wherever they come from. My family, dating right back to my grandmother and the East and West Friendship Council, have always welcomed visitors, students and refugees into our homes and we continue to do so through the Housing Justice's London hosting network. Our current guest came to live in our spare room in October. He has been in the UK for 15 years, and is equally trapped in the idiocies of the system. He had been living on the night buses for three months, having been homeless for a year. He is one of the nicest, friendliest people I have ever met, and has nothing but good to say about all those who he encountered in his enforced wanderings. He also had a plastic bag, and was on crutches. He is now in hospital, having become terribly ill as a result. Continue reading... |
| Cybercrime on the high seas: the new threat facing billionaire superyacht owners Posted: 05 May 2017 09:54 AM PDT Buyers at London superyacht conference shown the ease with which hackers can take control of vessels – and even procure private photos Within a few hours of mooring up and opening his laptop, Campbell Murray had taken complete control of a nearby multimillion-dollar superyacht. He could easily have sailed it – and its super rich owner – off into the sunset. "We had control of the satellite communications," said Murray, an IT specialist. "We had control of the telephone system, the Wi-Fi, the navigation … And we could wipe the data to erase any evidence of what we had done." Continue reading... |
| US navy Seal killed in clash with al-Shabaab militants in Somalia Posted: 05 May 2017 09:33 AM PDT
A US navy Seal has been killed and two troops wounded in a clash with al-Shabaab militants in Somalia, US officials said on Friday, in what appeared to be the first US combat death in the country since the 1993 "Black Hawk Down" disaster. The White House has granted the US military broader authority to carry out strikes in Somalia against al-Qaida-linked al-Shabaab, the latest sign Donald Trump is increasing US military engagement in the region. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 05 May 2017 08:57 AM PDT Methodist and ecumenical leader, she was an inspired choice as BBC World Service organiser of religious broadcasting 'Let's get the Orthodox!" cried Pauline Webb, who has died aged 89, as she began to splash a group of bearded, swimsuited priests who had entered the sea during a break in a World Council of Churches meeting in Jamaica. Probably only this woman, who was one of the 20th-century's ecumenical leaders and among Britain's best-known Methodists, could have got away with voicing what other people might, less gracefully, have been thinking. Pauline played an important role in WCC activities for many years. At the council's fourth assembly, in 1968 in Sweden, she so impressed delegates with a speech on mission that they elected her vice-moderator of their central committee, the first woman appointed to this position. During her term of office, which ran until 1975, Pauline promoted and defended the WCC's divisive Programme to Combat Racism, which gave humanitarian aid to liberation movements in southern Africa – one British newspaper notoriously described it as "blood money". Continue reading... |
| Seville comes to life with Feria de Abril celebrations – in pictures Posted: 05 May 2017 08:10 AM PDT The Andalusian capital's April festival traditionally begins two weeks after Easter, which means it can fall in May, despite its name. The celebration started as a cattle fair in 1847 and now features bullfighting and opulent parades, attracting the city's high society Continue reading... |
| Marine Le Pen booed in Reims – video Posted: 05 May 2017 06:39 AM PDT Front National presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is met with jeers on Friday from scores of protesters outside the cathedral in Reims, which she visited on the last day of campaigning before the second round of the French election. After Thursday's egg-throwing incident, Le Pen was protected by several umbrellas held by her security team |
| Best photos of the day: hoola hoops and kitsch cats Posted: 05 May 2017 05:53 AM PDT A selection of photo highlights from around the world, including the newly opened Bucharest Kitsch Museum and the North Korean leader Continue reading... |
| British man killed while skydiving in Thailand Posted: 05 May 2017 05:21 AM PDT James McConnell, 69, is believed to have suffered a heart attack after jumping out of plane near resort of Pattaya A British man has died while skydiving in Thailand after having a suspected heart attack. James McConnell, 69, originally from Dunbartonshire, was jumping with friends in the resort town of Pattaya on Thursday when he landed in a reservoir. Continue reading... |
| Diplomats applaud Juncker's switch to speak in French rather than English – video Posted: 05 May 2017 05:21 AM PDT President of the European commission gets enthusiastic response when he tells audience of diplomats and experts – in English – he will continue his speech in French because the former language was 'slowly but surely' losing its importance Brexit: English is losing its importance in Europe, says Juncker Continue reading... |
| Fighting for a pension: disability rights protesters in Bolivia face police barricades – video Posted: 05 May 2017 04:00 AM PDT People with disabilities are among the most discriminated against in Bolivia. Fed up with being ignored, a group of them march across the Andes to La Paz hoping to speak to President Evo Morales. Instead they face riot police, barricades, teargas and water cannon Continue reading... |
| First Chinese-built passenger jet makes maiden flight – video Posted: 05 May 2017 03:32 AM PDT The C919 made its maiden flight from Shanghai on Friday, with China's authorities claiming the step is further evidence of the country's economic rise. It is a twin-engine aircraft built to compete with western aviation manufacturers such as Boeing and Airbus Continue reading... |
| Bolivia’s caravan of courage leaves a bittersweet legacy for disabled protesters | Jonathan Watts Posted: 05 May 2017 04:14 AM PDT When disabled protesters traversed the Andes to lobby for improved benefits, they were met with a police blockade. The Fight, a Guardian documentary, chronicles a battle that led to brutal violence but also sowed the seeds of change Even in a world grown numb to images of protesters being beaten with truncheons, sprayed with pepper spray and doused by water cannon, there is still something shocking about a video showing the brutal treatment of wheelchair users, amputees and other disability activists by Bolivian riot police. It is not just the shots of paraplegics being tipped on to the pavement or battered with shields, or the scenes of them fighting back with wooden blocks or being winched above roads so they can increase their visibility. Rather, it is the human and political dramas that drive the campaigners to ever bolder deeds and leave the police looking ashamed as they obey orders to use force to keep the demonstration out of Plaza Murillo in La Paz. Continue reading... |
| Trump hopes to make a splash on first foreign trip – but perils remain Posted: 05 May 2017 03:00 AM PDT Later this month, Donald Trump will visit Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican on his first trip abroad as president – and despite the risks, his aspirations are grand The aspirations for Donald Trump's first trip abroad as president are as grandiose as anything he has done in the White House – with the same perilous gap between rhetorical flourish and the likely real outcomes. Later this month, the president will visit the homes of the world's three biggest monotheistic religions – Saudi Arabia, Israel and Rome – on a tour billed as a new beginning in the struggle against extremism, before attending a Nato session in Brussels and a G7 summit in Sicily. Continue reading... |
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