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- Democrats call for Jared Kushner's security clearance to be revoked
- King of Spain reveals hopes for new Gibraltar 'arrangements'
- Irish business seeks €1bn in EU aid to protect firms hit by Brexit
- Extremists driven off Facebook and Twitter targeting smaller firms
- Beam me up, Scotty! Scientists teleport photons 300 miles into space
- Donald Trump says Putin wanted Hillary Clinton to win presidency
- New way of reading scans can predict heart attack risk, research finds
- Lawsuit claims US has threatened and misled immigrants seeking asylum
- Brazil's ex-president Lula sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for corruption
- Trump proclaims son 'innocent' victim as Russia scandal intensifies
- Balearic Islands plead for alcohol ban on flights
- Time running out for dying Liu Xiaobo to leave China, diplomats fear
- Scientists encode movie into DNA in first step to ‘molecular recorders’
- Anti-Qatar alliance renews attack on al-Jazeera Arabic
- Dramatic fall in sexual assaults at Pamplona bull run after campaign
- Netanyahu's lawyer being held in submarine corruption deal inquiry
- Bangladesh's disappeared: activist found on bus claims he was latest target
- Do you want fries with that? Data shows Americanization of English is rising
- Swimming trunk: elephant rescued from ocean 10 miles off Sri Lanka coast
- Minnesota man, 98, wanted for Nazi war crimes in Poland but son decries 'charade'
- US 'will become one of the world's top gas exporters by 2020'
- Liu Xiaobo entering final hours, say friends of dying Chinese dissident
- Inside China's 'big data valley': the rapid hi-tech transformation of Guiyang
- The cinematic love letter to Cairo that none of its residents will see
- Is North America's opioid epidemic a crisis of masculinity?
- Four former teachers at Sussex boarding school charged with sexual offences
- Berlin is attracting corporate big hitters. But can it retain its soul? | Musa Okwonga
- Kenya election: 'I'm tired of people asking about violence'
- Trump election group backs away from its request for voter data after outcry
- Lee Rhiannon delighted at Di Natale 'backdown' over suspension
- Sri Lankan navy saves wild elephant found in ocean – video
- Tobacco companies tighten hold on Washington under Trump
- Big tobacco still sees big business in America's poor
- Thursday briefing: Putin wanted Clinton to win, says Trump
- Macron to woo Trumps in Paris with military pomp and tourism treats
- Hunt for Isis fighters goes on despite declaration of victory in Mosul
- 'Fontgate': Microsoft, Wikipedia and the scandal threatening the Pakistani PM
- King of Spain calls for Gibraltar dialogue with UK – video
- Nature versus nurture of a growing human population | Letters
- Nations that cannot fight tobacco industry should raise taxes, says WHO
- Kent school criticised for giving pupils slave auction worksheet
- Polish minister accused of having links with pro-Kremlin far-right groups
- Nairobi's smoking culture – in pictures
- Censors order bleeping of 'cow' in film on Indian economist Amartya Sen
- Japan's 'Black Widow' confesses to killing fourth man
- Iceberg twice size of Luxembourg breaks off Antarctic ice shelf
- German police make arrests over €4m gold coin heist
- Police hunt wild boar spotted roaming around Gloucester city centre
- Vast iceberg splits from Antarctic ice shelf – video explainer
- Trump delays decision on lifting sanctions against Sudan
- Payout for Guantánamo teenager could boost rights of child soldiers
- The unanswered questions from Donald Trump Jr's Russia emails
- Trump on Putin: 'We get along very, very well' – video
- Donald Trump Jr and the Russia connection - video explainer
| Democrats call for Jared Kushner's security clearance to be revoked Posted: 12 Jul 2017 01:16 PM PDT Ethics experts describe omission of meeting with Donald Trump Jr and Russia lawyer as 'consciousness of guilt' and say it warrants re-evaluation of clearance Jared Kushner's White House security clearance should be "re-evaluated" after the revelation that he attended a now notorious meeting with Donald Trump Jr and a Russian lawyer, according to a former White House ethics tsar. Related: Who is Natalia Veselnitskaya: low-level lawyer or Kremlin power broker? Continue reading... |
| King of Spain reveals hopes for new Gibraltar 'arrangements' Posted: 12 Jul 2017 04:19 PM PDT In Westminster speech, Felipe VI also calls for greater certainty over rights of Spanish citizens living in UK after Brexit King Felipe of Spain has called on the British government to work towards a new agreement over the future of Gibraltar and demanded greater certainty over the future rights of Spanish citizens living in the UK after Brexit. Addressing peers and MPs in the House of Lords as part of his state visit to the UK, King Felipe VI said there while there had "been estrangements, rivalries and disputes" in the countries' history, those were now relegated to the past. "I am certain that this resolve to overcome our differences will be even greater in the case of Gibraltar, and I am confident that through the necessary dialogue and effort our two governments will be able to work towards arrangements that are acceptable to all involved." |
| Irish business seeks €1bn in EU aid to protect firms hit by Brexit Posted: 12 Jul 2017 10:40 AM PDT Business leaders say money would cushion exporters against disruption after UK leaves customs union Irish business leaders have called for a €1bn state aid programme to guard against Brexit disruption, in the event that the UK quits the customs union. The Irish Business and Employers Confederation wants the EU to cushion Irish exporters caught up in the chaos this would cause, giving them the space to "innovate, diversify into new markets, train staff and invest for the future". Continue reading... |
| Extremists driven off Facebook and Twitter targeting smaller firms Posted: 12 Jul 2017 09:05 AM PDT Event on using technology to fight terrorism told small networks facing an influx and lack resources to block accounts Smaller social networks are struggling to deal with an influx of extremist users forced off the platforms of the "big four" technology firms, an audience of policymakers and campaigners has been told. Thanks to the success of companies such as Facebook and Twitter in using technology to spot and block accounts supporting terrorism increasingly quickly, extremists have been forced to find other online forums in which to congregate. Unlike the larger social networks, many lack the resources to respond to police reports, let alone proactively monitor signups for extremists. Continue reading... |
| Beam me up, Scotty! Scientists teleport photons 300 miles into space Posted: 12 Jul 2017 09:27 AM PDT Star Trek tech is still way off but successful test of quantum entanglement at Earth-space distance boosts hope for building an unhackable quantum internet Chinese scientists have teleported an object from Earth to a satellite orbiting 300 miles away in space, in a demonstration that has echoes of science fiction. The feat sets a new record for quantum teleportation, an eerie phenomenon in which the complete properties of one particle are instantaneously transferred to another – in effect teleporting it to a distant location. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump says Putin wanted Hillary Clinton to win presidency Posted: 13 Jul 2017 12:46 AM PDT Trump, facing intense criticism over his campaign's relationship with Russia during the election, said no reason why he should not get along with Putin President Donald Trump, battling allegations that Russia helped him win the White House, claimed on Wednesday that Vladimir Putin would have preferred a Hillary Clinton victory – despite US intelligence saying the Russian leader directed a covert effort to help defeat her. "We are the most powerful country in the world and we are getting more and more powerful because I'm a big military person. As an example, if Hillary had won, our military would be decimated," Trump said. Continue reading... |
| New way of reading scans can predict heart attack risk, research finds Posted: 12 Jul 2017 11:00 AM PDT Researchers says colour of fat surrounding a heart's arteries can predict risk, meaning expensive drugs can be given to those most likely to benefit Heart attacks may soon be easier to predict thanks to a method of reading routine heart scans that can pinpoint those most at risk, research suggests. Every year, roughly 750,000 Americans have a heart attack and around half die from it, often before reaching hospital. In the UK, someone has a heart attack every seven minutes. Doctors hope to identify the highest risk patients so they can be given preventative treatment and advised to adopt lifestyle changes. Continue reading... |
| Lawsuit claims US has threatened and misled immigrants seeking asylum Posted: 12 Jul 2017 02:23 PM PDT Legal groups brought suit against Homeland Security and Border Patrol, saying people at US-Mexico border have been blocked from asylum process US border officials have systemically blocked asylum seekers from accessing the asylum process, in violation of US and international law, according to a lawsuit filed by immigration advocates on Wednesday. A collection of legal groups brought the suit, which claims that the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) have put asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border in grave danger by threatening, misleading or rejecting them. Continue reading... |
| Brazil's ex-president Lula sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for corruption Posted: 12 Jul 2017 02:44 PM PDT
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, once the most popular president in Brazil's recent history, has been sentenced to nine years and six months in prison after being found guilty on corruption and money-laundering charges. Although Lula, as he is universally known, will remain free pending an appeal – and his supporters denounced the sentence as political persecution – the ruling marks an extraordinary fall for a leader Barack Obama once called "the most popular politician on earth". Continue reading... |
| Trump proclaims son 'innocent' victim as Russia scandal intensifies Posted: 12 Jul 2017 03:52 AM PDT US president tweets that scrutiny of Donald Trump Jr's encounter with a Russian lawyer represents 'greatest witch-hunt in political history' The US president, Donald Trump, has described the storm over his son's meeting with a Russian lawyer as "the greatest witch-hunt in political history" and "sad!" Related: Donald Trump Jr offers the closest thing to a smoking gun | Lawrence Douglas Continue reading... |
| Balearic Islands plead for alcohol ban on flights Posted: 12 Jul 2017 11:08 AM PDT Spanish islands famous for their party resorts ask for ban in effort to tackle 'anti-social tourism' Authorities in the Balearic Islands, home to the party resorts of Ibiza and Mallorca, have asked Spain and the European Union to ban alcohol on flights and in airports as they battle "anti-social tourism". Related: Magaluf's days of drinking and casual sex are numbered – or so Mallorca hopes Continue reading... |
| Time running out for dying Liu Xiaobo to leave China, diplomats fear Posted: 12 Jul 2017 09:46 AM PDT Sources say it is medically possible for dissident to be moved for treatment, but China may be waiting until it is not Diplomats in Beijing say time is running out for the ailing Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo to go overseas for treatment and fear China's top leaders are deliberately stalling the process until it is no longer safe for medics to move him. Last Sunday two foreign doctors who were allowed to visit the critically ill dissident announced – contrary to Chinese claims – that Liu was well enough to be taken overseas but it needed to happen as quickly as possible. Continue reading... |
| Scientists encode movie into DNA in first step to ‘molecular recorders’ Posted: 12 Jul 2017 10:00 AM PDT Transfer of Eadweard Muybridge's galloping horse opens possibility of using living cells to store information His groundbreaking photos showed life in motion, from cantering bison to leapfrogging boys, and settled an argument that had long divided trainers and riders: do all four hooves of a racehorse ever leave the floor at once? Now, more than a century later, the stills and animations of Eadweard Muybridge, the eccentric Englishman and father of the motion picture, have had a modern makeover. Where Muybridge captured his pictures on photographic plates, Harvard scientists have set them in DNA. Continue reading... |
| Anti-Qatar alliance renews attack on al-Jazeera Arabic Posted: 12 Jul 2017 10:19 AM PDT UAE says TV station gives platforms to terrorists and should be controlled, as US tries to mediate in Saudi Arabia on regional crisis The anti-Qatar alliance launched a fresh attack on the Qatar-funded broadcaster al-Jazeera Arabic, accusing it of having "blood on its hands" and inciting hate, violence and discrimination. Noura al Kaabi, the UAE minister responsible for media regulation, told the Guardian the station had given a platform to "some of the most dangerous terrorists in the world" and needed to be subject to new and externally-monitored editorial controls. Continue reading... |
| Dramatic fall in sexual assaults at Pamplona bull run after campaign Posted: 12 Jul 2017 09:43 AM PDT No reports of rape at this year's festival, although women's groups say action still needed against sexist slogans Pamplona's efforts to tackle the scourge of sexual assaults that has blighted its famous bull-running festival in recent years appear to be paying off, with this year's celebrations showing a marked reduction in violent sexual attacks. Two years ago, the mayor of the northern Spanish city admitted that sexual assaults had become "a black stain" on the festivities. |
| Netanyahu's lawyer being held in submarine corruption deal inquiry Posted: 12 Jul 2017 03:18 AM PDT Israeli police identify David Shimron, a cousin of the prime minister, after he was arrested with shipyard agent Mickey Ganor Israeli police investigating allegations of corruption in a $2bn deal with Germany to buy submarines and naval patrol craft have arrested the prime minister's personal lawyer as well as several other of his associates. David Shimron, Benjamin Netanyahu's lawyer and cousin, was identified by police after being arrested with Mickey Ganor, who acted as an agent for the German ThyssenKrupp shipyard in the deal. Continue reading... |
| Bangladesh's disappeared: activist found on bus claims he was latest target Posted: 12 Jul 2017 05:04 AM PDT Farhad Mazhar, who says he was abducted by three men, vows he will not be silenced in first interview with an alleged victim A Bangladesh government critic who alleges he was the latest in a wave of activists and opposition figures to be abducted says he will not be silenced by the ordeal and will continue to campaign against human rights abuses. Farhad Mazhar, a poet and social activist, claims he was forced into a minibus by three men while walking near his home in Dhaka last week. He was found about 16 hours later in a town more than 120 miles (200km) from the Bangladesh capital. |
| Do you want fries with that? Data shows Americanization of English is rising Posted: 13 Jul 2017 02:00 AM PDT A new study documents the speed at which American English has stretched around the globe – and its influence is even felt within the UK The influence of American English has become so widespread that its reach is even felt within the UK. Perhaps that cultural shift is no surprise, but a new study documents the speed at which the English language has shifted across the world. The Fall of the Empire: The Americanization of English analyzed 15 million digitized books published between 1800 and 2010, as well as over 30 million geolocated tweets. The authors searched for differences in vocabulary (eggplant v aubergine, or liquor store v off-licence) as well as differences in spelling (estrogen v oestrogen, or travelling v traveling). Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Swimming trunk: elephant rescued from ocean 10 miles off Sri Lanka coast Posted: 13 Jul 2017 12:14 AM PDT Sri Lankan navy drag animal back to shore after it got caught in a current off the coast near the town of Kokkilai An elephant has been rescued from the ocean around 10 miles (16km) off Sri Lanka's north-east coast, the country's navy has said. Navy personnel said the pachyderm was caught in a current off the coast near the town of Kokkilai and dragged into the ocean where it was spotted by a patrol boat. Continue reading... |
| Minnesota man, 98, wanted for Nazi war crimes in Poland but son decries 'charade' Posted: 13 Jul 2017 12:00 AM PDT Michael Karkoc is sought by Polish authorities over the massacre of 44 civilians in 1944, but his son Andriy tells the Guardian his father is entirely innocent As the history of Nazi hunting approaches its inevitable end, it could seem anticlimactic that one of its final chapters concerns a 98-year-old resident of an assisted living facility in a quiet, tree-lined section of north-east Minneapolis. In March, a Polish judge issued an arrest warrant for Michael Karkoc, for his alleged role as a "top commander" of a Nazi-affiliated Ukrainian nationalist unit that massacred 44 civilians, including women and children, in the Polish village of Chłaniów in 1944. Continue reading... |
| US 'will become one of the world's top gas exporters by 2020' Posted: 13 Jul 2017 12:00 AM PDT IEA says growth in production, as fracking opens up shale oil and gas deposits, will see US rival Russia and Norway The American shale gas revolution will enjoy a second wind as rapid growth in domestic production sees the US join the world's club of top gas exporters, a leading energy authority has predicted. Fracking has already opened up US shale oil and gas deposits, leading to a fall in gas prices and greenhouse gas emissions as power generation switches from coal to gas, as well as reducing America's historical reliance on fossil fuel imports. Continue reading... |
| Liu Xiaobo entering final hours, say friends of dying Chinese dissident Posted: 12 Jul 2017 11:46 PM PDT Friends of jailed democracy activist and Nobel laureate say they are losing hope that he will be allowed to seek cancer treatment overseas Friends of China's most famous political prisoner, the Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, said they feared he was entering his final hours on Thursday, as the White House renewed its call for the dissident's release. "Liu Xiaobo is on his deathbed," said the writer and activist Wen Kejian, who is among those who have been blocked by authorities from visiting their dying friend. Continue reading... |
| Inside China's 'big data valley': the rapid hi-tech transformation of Guiyang Posted: 12 Jul 2017 11:15 PM PDT As capital of a poor western province, Guiyang's sudden development into China's 'Big Data Valley' has brought astonishing change, with Foxconn and Tencent already drawn to the city. Could the city one day rival Shanghai? "The difference between the Guizhou of today and when I was young is huge," declares 56-year-old Li Maoqin, a resident in the south-western province's capital Guiyang. "It's like the difference between the earth and the sky." Guiyang, nestled among luscious green mountain peaks, has typically been known more for poverty than innovation. As a child, Li was so poor she went with her grandmother from village to village, begging for food. But this rapidly developing city has a plan to reinvent itself as a technology hub, attracting thousands of tech-savvy entrepreneurs to a week-long Expo, drawing big names to open data centres and embracing the self-proclaimed nickname "China's Big Data Valley". Continue reading... |
| The cinematic love letter to Cairo that none of its residents will see Posted: 12 Jul 2017 04:03 AM PDT Tamer El Said's In the Last Days of the City documents life in the Egyptian capital over 10 years, but authorities have refused him a permit to show it Ask a Cairo resident to describe the most frustrating thing about living in the Egyptian capital, and they will likely tell you about the noise, the chaotic streets and the proselytising taxi drivers. However for director Tamer El Said, it is precisely these everyday gripes that form a central part of his new film In The Last Days of the City – a proud requiem to the bustling metropolis that also reflects on how the 2011 revolution has changed Cairo's urban fabric. Continue reading... |
| Is North America's opioid epidemic a crisis of masculinity? Posted: 12 Jul 2017 03:30 AM PDT Men accounted for 80% of the 935 fatal overdoses in British Columbia last year – and a researcher says it's time to pay more attention to the risks they face The calls began just after midnight and continued relentlessly throughout the day. By the end of Wednesday 26 April, paramedics in the Canadian province of British Columbia had responded to a record 130 suspected overdose calls. The day offered a window on the battle playing out in British Columbia as residents grapple with an opioid crisis that has claimed, on average, four lives a day in the province. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Four former teachers at Sussex boarding school charged with sexual offences Posted: 13 Jul 2017 02:05 AM PDT Four men who taught at Christ's Hospital school face total of 36 counts relating to alleged offences between 1980 and 1996 Four former teachers at a West Sussex boarding school have been charged with a range of sexual offences including rape against 15 alleged male and female victims across a 16-year period. The accused, all men in their 60s who taught at Christ's Hospital school near Horsham, face a combined total of 36 counts relating to alleged offences between 1980 and 1996. They were arrested last November. Continue reading... |
| Berlin is attracting corporate big hitters. But can it retain its soul? | Musa Okwonga Posted: 13 Jul 2017 01:00 AM PDT Samsung Europe is the latest company to set up shop in Berlin. As a relative newcomer, I can see the attractions of this lively city – yet it is changing fast • Musa Okwonga is a poet who lives in Berlin Felix Petersen, managing director of Samsung Next Europe, reportedly says that his company will not set up its headquarters in London. It's just "not a fun place to live unless you are really rich", is the rationale. Instead, Petersen and colleagues will set up shop in Berlin, hoping to find a home that is both far more enjoyable and affordable. As a Berliner, I can give Petersen some idea of what he can expect. Continue reading... |
| Kenya election: 'I'm tired of people asking about violence' Posted: 12 Jul 2017 11:00 PM PDT Top economist Kwame Owino says Kenyans must resolve to hold 'peaceful' elections and is hopeful women will fill one-third of posts in the new parliament One of Kenya's leading economists has said he is "sick" of being asked whether the country's general elections next month will trigger violence. He added that people whose sole interest in the polls on 8 August was whether or not there would be clashes were setting a "very low bar" for the country. Kwame Owino, chief executive of Kenya's Institute of Economic Affairs, told the Guardian he was fed up with people only asking him for a prediction as to whether there would be unrest after the country goes to the polls, as there was after the 2007 elections, which resulted in more than 1,000 people being killed and 600,000 displaced from their homes. Continue reading... |
| Trump election group backs away from its request for voter data after outcry Posted: 13 Jul 2017 02:00 AM PDT Commission on election integrity's 'repugnant' request for voter data prompted privacy concerns and numerous legal challenges The Trump administration is backing away from its extraordinary attempt to gather voters' personal information, following a barrage of legal challenges, an outcry from state officials, and a rash of voter registration cancellations by people concerned about their privacy. Voting rights groups have filed at least six lawsuits in response to a letter sent out on 28 June by Kris Kobach, vice-chair of the presidential advisory commission on election integrity, asking state officials to provide names of the country's 150 million voters. In addition, the letter sought voters' addresses, social security numbers, voting histories, party affiliation, criminal histories, military status, and more. Continue reading... |
| Lee Rhiannon delighted at Di Natale 'backdown' over suspension Posted: 13 Jul 2017 02:09 AM PDT Greens senator back in party room but criticises conditions aimed at excluding her from considerations of contentious legislation The Greens senator Lee Rhiannon has welcomed the decision by the Australian Greens to allow her to again take part in party-room decisions, saying she is "delighted" that leader Richard Di Natale has "backed down" and reversed her suspension. But she has criticised Di Natale's decision to create a "balance of power subcommittee" (BPS) that will exclude her from considerations of contentious legislation, saying it will not have any power. Continue reading... |
| Sri Lankan navy saves wild elephant found in ocean – video Posted: 13 Jul 2017 01:33 AM PDT A wild elephant struggling at sea is found by the Sri Lankan navy, off the country's northeast coast near Kokkilai. Divers were sent to tie ropes around the animal before it was safely pulled to shore. Elephants use their trunks as a natural snorkel but cannot stay too long in the water because they use up too much energy Continue reading... |
| Tobacco companies tighten hold on Washington under Trump Posted: 12 Jul 2017 11:00 PM PDT Top White House figures – including the vice-president and health secretary – have deep ties to an industry whose donations began pouring in on day one Tobacco companies have moved swiftly to strengthen their grip on Washington politics, ramping up lobbying efforts and securing significant regulatory wins in the first six months of the Trump era. Continue reading... |
| Big tobacco still sees big business in America's poor Posted: 12 Jul 2017 11:00 PM PDT The US is pegged as an 'exciting' market, but this growth disproportionately affects the poor – including the industry's growers and laborers Wheeling his oxygen tank in behind him, Leslie E Adams shuffled into the lung doctor's exam room, and let out a long string of rattling coughs. He tried to catch his breath, and coughed some more. He is 63, but looks a decade older. "I got stage three black lung. There ain't no stage four. I'm on my way out," said Adams. "Now, I am slowly going down the mountain." |
| Thursday briefing: Putin wanted Clinton to win, says Trump Posted: 12 Jul 2017 10:04 PM PDT US president tries to quell Russia storm … Theresa May could face parliamentary defeat over Brexit … Stunning images of Jupiter's great red spot Good morning. I'm Martin Farrer and here is your morning roundup of the best news and features from the Guardian. Continue reading... |
| Macron to woo Trumps in Paris with military pomp and tourism treats Posted: 12 Jul 2017 09:37 PM PDT French president will offer the US president and his wife dinner at the Eiffel Tower – among other delights The US president, Donald Trump, will arrive in Paris on Thursday, to be greeted with a show of military pomp by the French leader Emmanuel Macron, who has chosen to move from his aggressive first handshake and style himself as Trump's new "straight-talking" best friend on the international stage. Related: US president begins first international tour - in pictures Continue reading... |
| Hunt for Isis fighters goes on despite declaration of victory in Mosul Posted: 12 Jul 2017 09:00 PM PDT Emaciated figures limp out of tunnels and basements in the shattered Iraqi city, including some who were loyal to caliphate Days after Iraq's prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, declared victory over Islamic State forces in Mosul, emaciated figures were still emerging from tunnels and basements in the shattered city on Wednesday: old men carried on the backs of their sons and women wearing dusty, tattered abayas, dragging behind them their parched and thirsty children. In the shadow of what had once been the city's 12th century al-Nuri mosque, blown up by Isis fighters last month in the final, desperate days of battle, a special forces officer pointed at the families who were limping out of the ruins without a male relative. Continue reading... |
| 'Fontgate': Microsoft, Wikipedia and the scandal threatening the Pakistani PM Posted: 12 Jul 2017 07:25 PM PDT Court finds that Nawaz Sharif's daughter in 2006 disclosed link to firm named in Panama Papers, but disclosure was typed in font not available until 2007 The date of the public release of Microsoft's Calibri font has become an unlikely factor in an alleged corruption scandal in Pakistan. A company linked to the daughter of Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif was named in the 2016 Panama Papers leak, leading to a supreme court investigation. Continue reading... |
| King of Spain calls for Gibraltar dialogue with UK – video Posted: 12 Jul 2017 11:59 AM PDT King Felipe of Spain reveals he is confident that Spain and Britain could work towards an acceptable arrangement over Gibraltar. Addressing an audience of peers and MPs in the House of Lords on Wednesday, he also demands greater certainty over the future rights of British and Spanish citizens living in the UK and abroad after Brexit Continue reading... |
| Nature versus nurture of a growing human population | Letters Posted: 12 Jul 2017 11:48 AM PDT Having fewer children is a no-brainer, write Robin Maynard and Jonathon Porritt. The overconsuming west must not blame the global south, says Christine Galavotti. It is ironic that Italy bears the brunt of the surge of ecological migrants, says Chris Brausch. Apocalyptic changes in the countryside go largely unnoticed, says John Green It is heartening to see the Guardian giving considered coverage to the issue of human population and its impacts upon our planet and the threat that continued population growth and excessive consumption pose to the wellbeing and indeed survival of future generations (Best solution to climate change? Fewer children, 12 July). For too long population has been a taboo subject avoided by those normally courageous and outspoken in publicising inconvenient truths about the consequences of ongoing environmental damage. The new study from Lund University showing that the most effective solution to curbing climate change is for people to have fewer children and smaller families confirms research we highlighted back in 2012, when seeking to persuade the likes of Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund to talk openly and honestly about population issues (with little success!). That earlier study by Oregon State University concluded that, over a lifetime, a family that chose to have one less child would reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 20 times the amount saved from undertaking all other obvious "eco-friendly" lifestyle changes. Continue reading... |
| Nations that cannot fight tobacco industry should raise taxes, says WHO Posted: 12 Jul 2017 11:34 AM PDT World Health Organization says many governments have neither funds nor expertise to take on big tobacco companies African nations whose attempts to regulate cigarettes are increasingly bogged down in the courts by wealthy tobacco companies should impose high taxes to deter people from developing a smoking habit, the World Health Organization says. Vinayak Prasad of WHO's Tobacco Free Initiative said many African governments were at a disadvantage in the fight against the industry over regulatory controls, like graphic health warnings on packs, which are the norm in the west. They have neither the funds nor enough expertise to deal with the big tobacco companies' threats, intimidatory letters and law suits. Continue reading... |
| Kent school criticised for giving pupils slave auction worksheet Posted: 12 Jul 2017 10:44 AM PDT Rochester grammar school worksheet asks year 8 pupils to examine slaves' characteristics, saying: 'The key question is: what can I buy for my £100?' A school in Kent has been criticised after pupils were given a worksheet in which they were asked to imagine buying slaves at an auction as part of a history project. Related: Slavery is a $32bn industry so why aren't we following the money trail? | Mary Goudie Continue reading... |
| Polish minister accused of having links with pro-Kremlin far-right groups Posted: 12 Jul 2017 08:22 AM PDT Allegations about Bartosz Kownacki raise fears that hardline nationalists and pro-Russia figures are on rise in Poland's security establishment A serving Polish deputy defence minister has been accused of having links with pro-Kremlin far-right groups, after a German newspaper reported that he travelled to Moscow with a far-right delegation. Bartosz Kownacki, a key lieutenant of defence minister Antoni Macierewicz, was a member of a group of Polish international observers during Russia's 2012 election. Continue reading... |
| Nairobi's smoking culture – in pictures Posted: 12 Jul 2017 07:50 AM PDT In east Africa, the tobacco industry, including British American Tobacco, has been putting pressure on local governments over some of the regulations attempting to curb smoking. BAT says it is not against all regulation, but from 'time to time' needs to challenge it. BAT Kenya is currently taking a legal case to the country's supreme court over some regulations. Every year, more than 6,000 Kenyans are killed by tobacco-linked diseases, part of what the WHO calls the 'biggest public health threats the world has ever faced'. Campaigners say the industry is developing its African market and sees new potential customers as populations and prosperity grow there. David Levene spent some time documenting the country's smoking culture in Nairobi, noticing the prevalence of cigarette brands in daily life. This collection is gathered from his walks through the city Facts from Tobacco Atlas |
| Censors order bleeping of 'cow' in film on Indian economist Amartya Sen Posted: 12 Jul 2017 07:30 AM PDT Director of documentary about Nobel laureate says he is shocked by list of words that must be bleeped out India's film censors have ordered that a documentary about the economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen be altered to remove words including "Hindu" "India" and "cow", the director has said. Suman Ghosh said he was told by censor board officials on Monday that his one-hour documentary about Sen, a Harvard professor and essayist, could be released only if certain words were bleeped out. Continue reading... |
| Japan's 'Black Widow' confesses to killing fourth man Posted: 12 Jul 2017 06:40 AM PDT Chisako Kakehi, on trial for murdering three men, tells judges she also poisoned last partner in 2013 then retracts confession A former millionaire nicknamed the "Black Widow" over the untimely deaths of her lovers admitted poisoning her last partner at her trial this week in a multiple murder case that has gripped Japan. Chisako Kakehi, 70, has become notorious over accusations she killed a number of elderly men she was involved with, drawing comparisons with the spider that kills its mate after copulation. Continue reading... |
| Iceberg twice size of Luxembourg breaks off Antarctic ice shelf Posted: 12 Jul 2017 02:53 AM PDT Satellite data confirms 'calving' of trillion-tonne, 5,800 sq km iceberg from the Larsen C ice shelf, dramatically altering the landscape A giant iceberg twice the size of Luxembourg has broken off an ice shelf on the Antarctic peninsula and is now adrift in the Weddell Sea. Reported to be "hanging by a thread" last month, the trillion-tonne iceberg was found to have split off from the Larsen C segment of the Larsen ice shelf on Wednesday morning after scientists examined the latest satellite data from the area. Continue reading... |
| German police make arrests over €4m gold coin heist Posted: 12 Jul 2017 02:52 AM PDT Suspects arrested at two properties but whereabouts of 100kg coin stolen from Berlin museum remains unclear German special police have arrested several people suspected of carrying out an old-fashioned heist of a €4m (£3.6m) 100kg gold coin in Berlin. "We are conducting searches and executing arrest warrants in several places in Berlin concerning the break-in at the Bode Museum in March," regional police said on Wednesday. Continue reading... |
| Police hunt wild boar spotted roaming around Gloucester city centre Posted: 12 Jul 2017 02:51 AM PDT Gloucestershire officers tweet a picture of the animal along with the message: 'Have you lost a pig?' A hunt is on for a wild boar that was spotted roaming around the streets of Gloucester city centre late at night. Gloucestershire police posted a picture of the boar on Twitter in the early hours of Wednesday with the message: Continue reading... |
| Vast iceberg splits from Antarctic ice shelf – video explainer Posted: 12 Jul 2017 02:50 AM PDT A giant section of the Larsen C ice shelf in the Antarctic peninsula has broken off, unleashing a 5,000 sq km iceberg – about a quarter of the size of Wales One of largest icebergs ever recorded breaks off Antarctic ice shelf |
| Trump delays decision on lifting sanctions against Sudan Posted: 12 Jul 2017 07:50 AM PDT US president says more time needed to review easing of trade embargo, amid lack of key personnel to assess policy and calls for new engagement plan President Donald Trump has extended the deadline on whether to lift US sanctions against Sudan, amid divisions in his administration and a lack of key personnel to assess the decision. Facing off strong opposition to take immediate action, Trump said more time was needed to review the easing of trade sanctions in January by Barack Obama, who put Khartoum on a six-month review period. Continue reading... |
| Payout for Guantánamo teenager could boost rights of child soldiers Posted: 12 Jul 2017 04:44 AM PDT The case of Omar Khadr, who received an apology and compensation from Canada, could set precedent for children accused of terror crimes Canada's compensation payment to a former child soldier could have worldwide implications, child rights defenders say. Omar Khadr, the only child soldier to have been prosecuted by a military tribunal for war crimes, has received an apology and $10.5m compensation from the Canadian government for failing to protect his rights. The saga of Toronto-born Khadr has been a headache for Canada ever since he was found in 2002 following a firefight in Afghanistan alongside al-Qaida militants. The injured 15-year-old was suspected to have thrown a grenade that killed a US soldier. He was taken to Guantánamo Bay and in 2010 confessed to war crimes, including murder, before a US military commission. Continue reading... |
| The unanswered questions from Donald Trump Jr's Russia emails Posted: 12 Jul 2017 02:35 PM PDT Democrats have proclaimed it as clear collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow – but the greater significance of the email chain remains unclear Donald Trump Jr's email chain, which revealed his enthusiasm for a meeting with a woman he was told was a Russian government lawyer offering damaging information about Hillary Clinton, has been greeted as evidence of collusion between the Trump presidential campaign and Moscow. Related: Democrats clamor for Jared Kushner's security clearance to be revoked Continue reading... |
| Trump on Putin: 'We get along very, very well' – video Posted: 12 Jul 2017 07:13 PM PDT In an interview with Christian Broadcast network founder Pat Robertson, the US president speaks about his Tussian counterpart. He also said that he was unaware of his son Donald Jr's meeting last year with a Russian lawyer at the heart of a White House controversy, telling Reuters he only learned of it a couple of days ago. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump Jr and the Russia connection - video explainer Posted: 12 Jul 2017 10:15 AM PDT Donald Trump Jr has admitted meeting a Russian lawyer he was told could help to damage Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. The president's son admits he could have handled the situation better, but claims he did not tell his father about the meeting because 'it was nothing' Continue reading... |
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