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- Mosul’s residents tell of hopes and fears after Isis flees Iraqi city
- Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman to win mathematics' Fields medal, dies at 40
- Turkey sacks more than 7,000 civil servants one year on from failed coup
- Maize, rice, wheat: alarm at rising climate risk to vital crops
- Trump regrets 'bizarre mistake' of Paris climate pullout, Branson claims
- Chambermaids’ revolt aims to shame Spain’s rogue employers
- US officials walk out of Australia-run Nauru detention centre
- Florida sinkhole that swallowed two homes has stopped growing, officials say
- Dublin is streets ahead of EU rivals as City firms plan for Brexit relocation
- London terror victim Kirsty Boden given memorial service in Sydney
- Ex-Soviet counter-intelligence officer says he attended Trump Jr meeting
- Afghanistan's Sesame Street brings in new puppet to teach respect of women
- Canada spy service workers sue agency over alleged racist, sexist bullying
- Hawaii judge dilutes Trump travel ban further by expanding family list
- Radio Erena: a beacon of hope for Eritrea
- Dunkirk’s darkest day: when the evacuation came close to disaster
- End of Ebola sparks crisis for Sierra Leone’s teen mums
- Trials of Donald Jr turn Russia scandal into another Trump family affair
- The eco guide to animal welfare
- Acid attacks: teenager charged with 15 offences
- Quiet please: the Brexit ball is in play – cartoon
- Israeli forces kill suspected Palestinian gunman in West Bank
- Hong Kong vigil for Liu Xiaobo sends powerful message to Beijing
- Liberal National party conference calls for ban on headscarves for children under 10
- Erdoğan backs death penalty on Turkey coup attempt anniversary
- Isis may be on its knees but it will rise again if we don’t break the cycle
| Mosul’s residents tell of hopes and fears after Isis flees Iraqi city Posted: 15 Jul 2017 01:30 PM PDT Shias' victorious taunts, vast battle damage and a lack of cash for rebuilding are critical problems in the former Isis stronghold The body of a long-haired Islamic State militant lies rotting in the scorching heat. Blast-strewn cars and bullet holes in walls bear witness to a fierce firefight that took place in the Zanjili neighbourhood of west Mosul. Once a stronghold of Isis, Zanjili is now a ghost town. Life has stopped and nothing moves; even the stray cats and dogs that roam other parts of the city, feeding on the dead, are nowhere to be seen. The eerie silence is punctured by occasional volleys of heavy gunfire from two Iraqi helicopters firing at Isis positions in the remaining militant-held pockets of the old city less than half a kilometre away. Continue reading... |
| Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman to win mathematics' Fields medal, dies at 40 Posted: 15 Jul 2017 09:05 PM PDT
Maryam Mirzakhani, a Stanford University professor who was the first and only woman to win the prestigious Fields medal in mathematics, has died. She was 40. Related: Maryam Mirzakhani: 'The more I spent time on maths, the more excited I got' Continue reading... |
| Turkey sacks more than 7,000 civil servants one year on from failed coup Posted: 15 Jul 2017 07:06 AM PDT Total number of state employees dismissed for alleged terror links reaches 110,000 as president prepares to lead 'national unity marches' Turkish authorities have sacked nearly 7,400 civil servants for alleged links to terror groups on the eve of the country's first anniversary of last year's failed coup attempt. Thousands are expected to turn out for "national unity marches" in Istanbul and Ankara over the weekend, and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will unveil the Martyrs' Memorial on an iconic Istanbul bridge to remember those who died opposing the coup. Continue reading... |
| Maize, rice, wheat: alarm at rising climate risk to vital crops Posted: 15 Jul 2017 01:59 PM PDT Simultaneous harvest failures in key regions would bring global famine, says the Met Office Governments may be seriously underestimating the risks of crop disasters occurring in major farming regions around the world, a study by British researchers has found. The newly published research, by Met Office scientists, used advanced climate modelling to show that extreme weather events could devastate food production if they occurred in several key areas at the same time. Such an outcome could trigger widespread famine. Continue reading... |
| Trump regrets 'bizarre mistake' of Paris climate pullout, Branson claims Posted: 15 Jul 2017 05:51 PM PDT
Donald Trump regrets the "bizarre mistake" of withdrawing the US from the Paris climate agreement, Sir Richard Branson has said. The British billionaire also urged the president to help phase out the ailing US coal industry. Related: Donald Trump offers hand of friendship to Emmanuel Macron on Paris visit Continue reading... |
| Chambermaids’ revolt aims to shame Spain’s rogue employers Posted: 15 Jul 2017 02:00 PM PDT Exploited cleaners use social media campaign to highlight poor treatment by hotel chains "We don't ever stop working, not to eat or even to go to the toilet," says Carolina Martín, a hotel chambermaid in Seville, southern Spain. "We're the invisibles of the hotel, the last in line and the worst paid. When we first started telling hotel clients what was going on, they were shocked – they'd never spoken to a chambermaid before." The consternation concerns a level of exploitation that Spanish trade unions describe as semi-slavery, mainly due to outsourcing. But Spain's estimated 100,000 chambermaids are fighting back and have used social media to organise themselves as Las Kellys, a play on las que limpian, the women who clean. Their slogan: get organised if you don't want them to organise you. Continue reading... |
| US officials walk out of Australia-run Nauru detention centre Posted: 15 Jul 2017 03:57 PM PDT Abrupt halt to screening interviews from US officials throws refugee swap programme into doubt The resettlement of refugees from an Australia-run detention centre on the Pacific island of Nauru as part of a deal with the US has been thrown into doubt after American officials interviewing detainees left the facility abruptly. The officials halted screening interviews and departed the island on Friday, two weeks short of their scheduled timetable and a day after Washington said the US had reached its annual refugee intake cap. Continue reading... |
| Florida sinkhole that swallowed two homes has stopped growing, officials say Posted: 15 Jul 2017 09:07 AM PDT
Officials said on Saturday that a huge sinkhole that swallowed a boat and destroyed two homes in Florida had stopped growing and had not had any recent significant movement. Pasco County assistant administrator for public safety Kevin Guthrie said the sinkhole was the largest in the county in three decades. The sinkhole is 250ft wide and 50ft deep. Continue reading... |
| Dublin is streets ahead of EU rivals as City firms plan for Brexit relocation Posted: 15 Jul 2017 08:00 AM PDT Its shared language and links with London have made the Irish capital first choice for banks seeking new bases from which to trade in Europe In boardrooms across London, bank executives are deciding where to move tens of thousands of jobs in the event of a hard Brexit. Rival European financial centres, including Paris, Frankfurt and Luxembourg, are vying for the business – but Dublin is emerging as the most popular destination. Hundreds of banks, insurers, fund managers and other major City firms had until Friday to tell the Bank of England how they intend to cope in the event of a hard Brexit. Continue reading... |
| London terror victim Kirsty Boden given memorial service in Sydney Posted: 15 Jul 2017 01:55 AM PDT Surf lifesavers paddle into the ocean off Tamarama Beach and throw sunflowers into the waves Friends of London Bridge terror victim Kirsty Boden have paid tribute to her strength, bravery and positivity in an emotional memorial service in Sydney. Surf lifesavers paddled into the ocean off Tamarama Beach and threw sunflowers into the waves as one of her favourite Ed Sheeran songs played on Saturday morning. |
| Ex-Soviet counter-intelligence officer says he attended Trump Jr meeting Posted: 14 Jul 2017 03:28 PM PDT Rinat Akhmetshin, now a lobbyist, denies current ties to Russian spy agencies and says meeting involving Trump campaign members was 'not substantive' Donald Trump's denial of collusion with Russia suffered yet another blow on Friday when it emerged that his son failed to disclose the presence of a former Soviet military officer at the now notorious meeting. Related: Who is Rinat Akhmetshin? The mystery man at Trump Jr's Russia meeting Continue reading... |
| Afghanistan's Sesame Street brings in new puppet to teach respect of women Posted: 15 Jul 2017 05:25 AM PDT Broadcaster of Baghch-e-Simsim (Sesame Garden) says goal in creating four-year-old Zeerak is to show men that they should 'respect their sister' Last year, Afghanistan's version of Sesame Street introduced a young, female character aimed at inspiring girls in the deeply conservative Muslim nation. Now a new puppet is joining the cast: her brother, who will show boys the importance of respecting women. Zeerak, whose name means Smart in Afghanistan's two official languages, is a four-year-old boy who enjoys studying and learning. He joins his six-year-old sister Zari, whose name means Shimmering, on Afghanistan's version of the show, Baghch-e-Simsim (Sesame Garden). Continue reading... |
| Canada spy service workers sue agency over alleged racist, sexist bullying Posted: 15 Jul 2017 04:15 AM PDT Five employees say 'racist, sexist, homophobic and discriminatory behaviour has become accepted culture' at Canadian Security Intelligence Service Five employees of Canada's spy service have launched a C$35m lawsuit against their employer, seeking damages after years of alleged bullying in a workplace they claim is rife with racism, homophobia and anti-Muslim sentiment. The allegations against the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, documented in a statement of claim filed this week in Federal Court, offers a view into one of the country's most secretive organisations. Continue reading... |
| Hawaii judge dilutes Trump travel ban further by expanding family list Posted: 14 Jul 2017 07:32 PM PDT Trump administration asks supreme court to block a ruling widening list of relationships with citizens that visa applicants can use to get into US The Trump administration has asked the supreme court to block a ruling by a federal judge in Hawaii that diluted his travel ban by vastly expanding the list of family relationships with US citizens that visa applicants can use to get into the country. Related: 'Your life becomes like hell': refugees fear drawn-out fight over Trump's travel ban Continue reading... |
| Radio Erena: a beacon of hope for Eritrea Posted: 16 Jul 2017 01:00 AM PDT Dissent is brutally crushed in Eritrea's militarised one-party state. But Radio Erena, broadcast from Paris by refugees, has become a symbolic lifeline to those back home who dare to listen Ten years ago, Biniam Simon, a journalist at Eri-TV, Eritrea's state television channel, was informed by his government overlords that he would, after all, be allowed to travel to Japan to attend a seminar on video production. This, to put it mildly, was surprising. Those who leave Eritrea, a single party state with one of the worst human rights records in the world, usually do so only by clandestine and extremely risky means. But if Simon was astonished, he was also realistic. "They only allowed me to go because they thought there was no way to escape from Japan," he says. "Japan had agreed I would be returned to Eritrea." Knowing this, he didn't allow himself even to toy with the idea of defection. He made no plans. He dreamed no dreams. He hoped only to enjoy a few peaceful days outside the prison of his homeland. You have to understand: no information is available there at all, about the outside world or internally Continue reading... |
| Dunkirk’s darkest day: when the evacuation came close to disaster Posted: 16 Jul 2017 12:00 AM PDT As Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk is released, a leading historian recounts the bombings and sinkings of 29 May 1940 that put the entire rescue – and the fate of 300,000 Allied troops – in peril The "miraculous" rescue of the British army from the jetty and beaches of Dunkirk, in northern France, has entered the national consciousness as one of the heroic episodes of the second world war – an extraordinary escape from the jaws of a potentially disastrous defeat. Between 26 May and 4 June 1940, in the course of what was known as Operation Dynamo, more than 300,000 British and French soldiers were evacuated by an armada made up of Royal Navy destroyers and warships, pleasure steamers and hundreds of those famous little ships manned by civilian sailors. The evacuation was needed because when Hitler's army had invaded Belgium and France on 10 May, the German panzer divisions had cut through the French troops who had lined up alongside the British Expeditionary Force in Belgium, leaving the British army one thrust away from being surrounded. Continue reading... |
| End of Ebola sparks crisis for Sierra Leone’s teen mums Posted: 15 Jul 2017 11:00 PM PDT A year after the country was declared free of the virus, maternity care and family planning remain starved of funding Mamie Gibila travelled across choppy waters for almost four hours last week to reach a hospital. She was midway through labour with twins. The first baby was born at home, but she was unable to deliver the second and urgently needed medical attention. Gibila lives in the town of Mina in the district of Bonthe, which comprises several islands off Sierra Leone, and the closest hospital is 105 nautical miles away. The journey, she says, was foul. When she arrived, it was too late to save her second baby. Continue reading... |
| Trials of Donald Jr turn Russia scandal into another Trump family affair Posted: 15 Jul 2017 11:00 PM PDT Though the president is fiercely loyal to his children, some observers wonder if deepening and dangerous controversy might test such bonds to breaking point It was an unseasonably cool day in New York. At 1.50pm on 9 June, Hillary Clinton tweeted that Barack Obama was backing her for US president. Half an hour later, Donald Trump tweeted: "Obama just endorsed Crooked Hillary." At 2.27pm, Clinton replied: "Delete your account". It was the most retweeted post of her campaign. Related: All the president's men's lawyers: who are Trumpworld's leading attorneys? Continue reading... |
| The eco guide to animal welfare Posted: 15 Jul 2017 10:00 PM PDT Britain is an international leader in animal welfare and now, fortunately, the message is beginning to spread – importantly to China Animal welfare is one of the UK's most successful exports. When the late Peter Roberts, a Hampshire dairy farmer, founded the charity Compassion in World Farming (ciwf.org.uk) 50 years ago, he rightly feared that industrialised farming would wreak havoc on animals and the planet. Even he couldn't have envisaged today's numbers: 70 billion animals are reared globally for meat, milk and eggs each year and two thirds of farm animals are reared intensively. We call it factory farming. The mission of CIWF is to bring it to a halt. The concept of animal welfare didn't have an equivalent in Mandarin or Cantonese. Continue reading... |
| Acid attacks: teenager charged with 15 offences Posted: 16 Jul 2017 12:43 AM PDT 16-year-old boy to face court over five linked attacks on Thursday night A 16-year-old boy has been charged by police investigating five linked acid attacks in London. The teenager is charged with 15 offences including grievous bodily harm and possession of an item to discharge a noxious substance, the Metropolitan police said. He has been remanded in custody to appear before Stratford youth court on Monday. Continue reading... |
| Quiet please: the Brexit ball is in play – cartoon Posted: 15 Jul 2017 04:05 PM PDT David Simonds on the not-so-'great' repeal bill Continue reading... |
| Israeli forces kill suspected Palestinian gunman in West Bank Posted: 15 Jul 2017 11:26 PM PDT Days after two officers were killed in Jerusalem, man shot dead after police tried to arrest him Israeli forces killed a suspected Palestinian militant they were seeking to arrest after he shot at them in the occupied West Bank, police and the military said. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the man was suspected of carrying out two attacks in the West Bank on Saturday and opened fire at soldiers and policemen who had tracked him down. Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong vigil for Liu Xiaobo sends powerful message to Beijing Posted: 15 Jul 2017 08:04 PM PDT March is only large-scale commemoration for the dissident in China, with Hong Kong maintaining freedoms non-existent elsewhere Thousands of mourners marched through the heart of Hong Kong in a candlelight vigil for Chinese Nobel peace prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, sending a powerful message to Beijing as it tries to erase his legacy. Liu died on Thursday at the age of 61, less than a month after he was diagnosed with liver cancer, and his ashes were scattered in the sea in a highly scripted ceremony tightly controlled by the Chinese government. Continue reading... |
| Liberal National party conference calls for ban on headscarves for children under 10 Posted: 15 Jul 2017 11:56 PM PDT Labor frontbencher describes Queensland convention's vote as 'appalling' and says resolution at odds with multiculturalism The Liberal National party state conference in Queensland has overwhelmingly voted against a limited Muslim immigration ban but has voted to call for headscarves to be banned for young children. The main resolution had called for the federal government to ban immigration from countries with sharia law, with those in favour saying it was was "culturally incompatible " with Australian values. Continue reading... |
| Erdoğan backs death penalty on Turkey coup attempt anniversary Posted: 15 Jul 2017 07:28 PM PDT President tells crowd of thousands that Turkey will 'cut the heads off' traitors, a year after soldiers tried to topple government The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, reiterated his support for reinstating the death penalty in an emotive and combative speech to tens of thousands of people gathered in Istanbul to mark the anniversary of last year's attempted coup. On Saturday a sea of marchers flocked to the Bosphorus Bridge where 36 people were killed by coup soldiers exactly a year ago. Continue reading... |
| Isis may be on its knees but it will rise again if we don’t break the cycle Posted: 15 Jul 2017 01:44 PM PDT Despite setbacks including defeat in Mosul, Islamic State is merely contained and could fill any new power vacuum A day before the battle to expel Islamic State from Mosul began, the group's propaganda was dealt a potentially significant blow that was quickly forgotten. Turkish-backed Syrian rebels drove Isis out of Dabiq, a small town in northern Syria, where Mohammed Emwazi, the British extremist known as Jihadi John, beheaded Peter Kassig, an American aid worker, declaring: "Here we are, burying the first American crusader in Dabiq, eagerly waiting for the remainder of your armies to arrive." With the rise of Isis in 2014, the town served as the centre of its propaganda. This was where Isis promised a final showdown between the forces of good and evil, an epic battle supposedly foretold by Islamic prophecies in the seventh century. Isis named its main propaganda magazine after the town. Continue reading... |
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