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- Trump pivots from Obamacare repeal to ordering Republicans to 'let it fail'
- Trump had undisclosed second meeting with Putin, White House confirms
- First double hand transplant involving a child declared a success
- R Kelly 'unequivocally' denies keeping young women in 'abusive cult'
- Trump dodges blame over healthcare as he meets with Afghanistan veterans
- British man dies in Italy after attempting to rescue daughter in sea
- Switzerland puzzles over citizenship test after lifelong resident fails
- Minneapolis officer who allegedly shot Justine Damond offers condolences
- Malala Yousafzai condemns China over treatment of Liu Xiaobo
- Political spin: Russia claims 'addictive' fidget spinners are tools of opposition
- Eighth person at Trump Jr meeting was accused of money laundering
- Australian Greens lose two senators after dual citizenship revelations
- Ecuador risks Opec split by increasing oil output
- Repeal now, replace later? GOP's last-ditch healthcare effort thwarted
- Saudi police question woman accused of wearing 'indecent' clothing
- Illegal trade in rhino horn thriving in China, NGO investigation reveals
- Orbán promises Netanyahu he will protect Hungary's Jews
- 258-year-old cannonball unearthed in Quebec City may still be explosive
- Polish government brings forward plans to assert control over judges
- Netflix tops 100m subscribers as it draws worldwide audience
- Robot cop found face down in office-block fountain
- Will Africa’s Great Green Wall discourage migration to Europe?
- Despacito becomes most streamed song of all time, with 4.6bn plays
- Israeli student admits stealing items from Auschwitz for art project
- The Beatles sang: why don’t we do it in the road? You asked Google: why don’t we? | Ralph Jones
- Islamic State's customised car bombs – in pictures
- Inveraray Highland games – in pictures
- Brexit negotiations really get going - Brexit Means podcast
- Refugees who helped Edward Snowden now look to Canada as their only hope
- Actor Paul Nicholls rescued after three days trapped at foot of Thai waterfall
- Government declines to explain Foxtel's $30m handout for sports broadcasting
- Notorious New Zealand gangs plan 'fight club' to relieve tensions
- Wednesday briefing: Trump v Putin II: the untold story
- MH370 search maps shed light on remote depths of Indian Ocean
- South Korea investigating 'abduction' of North Korean defector and TV star
- Italy mulls temporary humanitarian visas to aid Libyan migrants
- China's ocean burial of Liu Xiaobo backfires as activists stage sea protests
- Paris's Pompidou Centre to open gallery in Shanghai
- More than 500 boys abused at top German Catholic school
- Turkey holds six rights activists on charges of aiding terror group
- Heavy rainfall floods Istanbul Metro – video
- Ketumile Masire obituary
- Japan's doctors propose raising 'outdated' retirement age to 75
- Peruvian immigrants in hospital after being set on fire by Chile fishermen
- Wildfires across southern Europe – in pictures
- 'Silly and regressive': Indian firms introduce period days
- Walk, work, win: hi-tech knees to get young amputees back on their feet
- Government departments 'failing to monitor' how £12bn foreign aid is spent
- Jeff Sessions is leading America back into Reefer Madness | Jamie Peck
- Exclusive video: Justine Damond saving ducklings weeks before shooting death
- ‘Let Obamacare fail’: Donald Trump lays out healthcare plan – video
| Trump pivots from Obamacare repeal to ordering Republicans to 'let it fail' Posted: 18 Jul 2017 11:18 AM PDT Frustrated president still lacks major legislative achievements six months into tenure as Republican defections in Senate doom replacement healthcare bill Donald Trump said Republicans should "let Obamacare fail", after the dramatic collapse of efforts to repeal and replace Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act (ACA). Related: American healthcare is at a crossroads. It's time to talk universal healthcare | Farzon A Nahvi Continue reading... |
| Trump had undisclosed second meeting with Putin, White House confirms Posted: 19 Jul 2017 12:45 AM PDT A White House official has acknowledged the two presidents met again informally after their bilateral talks at the G20 summit in Germany in July Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin held a second, previously undisclosed meeting during the G20 summit in Germany, the White House confirmed on Tuesday. There was much media scrutiny of the leaders' formal bilateral talks on 7 July in which, the US president later said, Putin denied allegations that he led efforts to interfere in last year's US election. Continue reading... |
| First double hand transplant involving a child declared a success Posted: 18 Jul 2017 03:30 PM PDT Zion Harvey had procedure in US in 2015 and can now use scissors and play baseball, but report highlights his difficult recovery After almost 11 hours of surgery involving four teams of doctors, Zion Harvey had earned his place in medical history. The eight-year-old had become the first child in the world to receive two new hands in a procedure that seemed to herald a revolution in transplant medicine. Related: UK's first double hand transplant patient delights in writing letter to thank surgeon Continue reading... |
| R Kelly 'unequivocally' denies keeping young women in 'abusive cult' Posted: 18 Jul 2017 10:00 AM PDT The R&B singer's lawyer issued statement, saying Kelly is 'alarmed and disturbed' by investigative report alleging he imprisoned and manipulated six women R Kelly has "unequivocally" denied allegations that he has held a number of young women in an "abusive cult", following a startling investigative report published on Monday that cited accounts from a number of the singer's former associates. "Mr Robert Kelly is both alarmed and disturbed at the recent revelations attributed to him," said Kelly's attorney, Linda Mensch. "Mr Kelly unequivocally denies such allegations and will work diligently and forcibly to pursue his accusers and clear his name." Continue reading... |
| Trump dodges blame over healthcare as he meets with Afghanistan veterans Posted: 18 Jul 2017 04:40 PM PDT President expresses surprise at bill's failure but focuses attacks on 'obstructionist' Democrats, pledging 'something good' will happen eventually Donald Trump had a lunch date with uniformed veterans of the Afghanistan war on Tuesday "to find out why we've been there 17 years". On a humid summer day in Washington DC, they sat in the Roosevelt Room, each with a glass of iced tea adorned with lemon wedges, as reporters were ushered in. Less than 24 hours earlier, the president had been in buoyant form as he toured a pop-up White House exhibition of Made in America products – trying on a cowboy hat, swinging a baseball bat and clambering into the cab of a gleaming fire truck. Continue reading... |
| British man dies in Italy after attempting to rescue daughter in sea Posted: 18 Jul 2017 11:44 AM PDT The 48-year-old, along with an Italian man, died off the coast of Ostuni in the Puglia region of southern Italy A British man has died in Italy after attempting to rescue his daughter when she got into difficulty in the sea, according to reports. The tourist had rushed into the water along with an Italian man working at the Bosco Verde beach, Ostuni, in the Puglia region of southern Italy, according to the newspaper Corriere della Sera. Continue reading... |
| Switzerland puzzles over citizenship test after lifelong resident fails Posted: 18 Jul 2017 10:35 AM PDT Funda Yilmaz, 25, was turned down for Swiss citizenship despite living all her life in the country and being fluent in her local dialect Should foreign residents have to know how to recycle waste oil before they can apply for citizenship? Are people who shop at local corner shops more deserving citizens than those who frequent supermarkets? And what kind of sport is "hornussing"? These are just some of the questions Switzerland is puzzling over after a 25-year-old failed the notoriously tough Swiss citizenship requirements – even though she has lived in the country all her life, speaks fluently in the local dialect and had passed the written part of the exam with full marks. Continue reading... |
| Minneapolis officer who allegedly shot Justine Damond offers condolences Posted: 18 Jul 2017 12:18 PM PDT Local law enforcement sources identify Mohamed Noor, one of few Somali-Americans on Minneapolis force, as officer who opened fire on Australian woman The officer implicated in the fatal police shooting of Australian national Justine Damond in Minneapolis has issued a statement extending his condolences to her family, as senior local law enforcement sources confirmed to the Guardian that Mohamed Noor, an officer with only two years' experience, opened fire on the unarmed 40-year-old. Related: Justine Damond shooting: Australian woman's last moments heard over US police radio Continue reading... |
| Malala Yousafzai condemns China over treatment of Liu Xiaobo Posted: 18 Jul 2017 12:24 PM PDT After dissident died in custody, Yousafzai, speaking on a trip to Nigeria, criticises 'governments that deny people freedom' The Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has condemned China over its treatment of her fellow peace prize winner Liu Xiaobo following his death from liver cancer in custody last week. Liu was jailed for 11 years in 2009 for "inciting subversion of state power" after he helped write a petition known as "Charter 08" calling for sweeping political reforms in China. His incarceration meant he was unable to collect his Nobel prize in 2010, and he became the second winner of it to die in state custody, the first being Carl von Ossietzky in Germany in 1938. Liu's wife, Liu Xia, remains under effective house arrest. Continue reading... |
| Political spin: Russia claims 'addictive' fidget spinners are tools of opposition Posted: 18 Jul 2017 12:57 PM PDT Consumer watchdog warns that children's toy could have negative health consequences after state TV show calls spinners a 'form of hypnosis' Russia's state consumer watchdog has warned that fidget spinners could be harmfully addictive, after state TV said the toys could make people susceptible to the messages of the political opposition. Related: Fidget spinners are not just a fad – ask any ballpoint-pen clicker | Katherine Isbister Continue reading... |
| Eighth person at Trump Jr meeting was accused of money laundering Posted: 18 Jul 2017 01:30 PM PDT Irakly 'Ike' Kaveladze, once accused of laundering more than $1.4bn, was a participant in the notorious get-together at Trump Tower in June 2016 A Russian American businessman once accused of laundering more than $1.4bn into the US from eastern Europe attended the meeting where Donald Trump's son expected to receive secret information from Moscow. Irakly "Ike" Kaveladze was the eighth participant in the notorious get-together at Trump Tower in Manhattan on 9 June 2016, his attorney Scott Balber confirmed to the Guardian on Tuesday. Kaveladze's attendance was first reported by CNN. Continue reading... |
| Australian Greens lose two senators after dual citizenship revelations Posted: 18 Jul 2017 04:32 AM PDT Larissa Waters resigns after discovering she also holds Canadian citizenship, days after Scott Ludlam forced to step down Two Australian politicians have been forced to leave their seats in the Senate after they discovered they were ineligible to stand because they held dual citizenship with other countries. Greens senator Larissa Waters resigned on Tuesday after revealing she also held Canadian citizenship, days after her party colleague Scott Ludlam was forced to step down after discovering he held dual citizenship with New Zealand. Continue reading... |
| Ecuador risks Opec split by increasing oil output Posted: 18 Jul 2017 10:25 AM PDT Move represents a tiny proportion of world production, but could embolden others to rethink their commitment to cuts Ecuador has become the first country to publicly admit it will not meet Opec's production curbs, saying it needs to pump more oil to address its fiscal deficit. The South American country's promised cut of 26,000 barrels of oil a day is a tiny drop in the 1.8m b/d that the cartel recently agreed to curb until early 2018, but the decision is still the first crack in the deal's unity. Continue reading... |
| Repeal now, replace later? GOP's last-ditch healthcare effort thwarted Posted: 18 Jul 2017 08:30 AM PDT Mitch McConnell's plan to pursue a vote on repealing Obamacare without a replacement lacks votes and could deepen divisions in the Republican party The collapse of the Senate Republican healthcare bill on Monday night left Mitch McConnell pursuing a last-ditch change of tactics: to repeal Barack Obama's healthcare law now, then replace it later. But less than 24 hours later, his plan appears to have been thwarted. Related: American healthcare is at a crossroads. It's time to talk universal healthcare | Farzon A Nahvi Continue reading... |
| Saudi police question woman accused of wearing 'indecent' clothing Posted: 18 Jul 2017 07:55 AM PDT Religious police begin inquiry but woman says she didn't post Snapchat video herself of visit to Ushaqir in skirt and crop top, without veil A woman who appeared in videos touring one of Saudi Arabia's heritage sites dressed in a skirt and crop top is being investigated by the kingdom's religious police. The woman, who is identified as Khulood, appeared in a series of clips on Snapchat over the weekend at the deserted Ushaqir heritage village in the religiously conservative province of Najd, about 100 miles (160km) north of the capital, Riyadh. Continue reading... |
| Illegal trade in rhino horn thriving in China, NGO investigation reveals Posted: 18 Jul 2017 09:46 AM PDT Elephant Action League's sting operation shows how horns are trafficked from Africa and enter into China via Vietnam, alleging official complicity Rhinoceros horn can be easily bought in China despite it being illegal since 1993. The rhino horn products in antiques shop are far from antique. They are new and most likely been illegally trafficked from Africa to Vietnam and then into China. A new report from Elephant Action League (EAL), Grinding Rhino: An Undercover Investigation on Rhino Horn Trafficking in China and Vietnam, shows how rhino horn makes its way into shops in China, the largest illegal market for rhino horn in the world. EAL's 11-month investigation, called Operation Red Cloud, targeted the supply chain, exposing the players, the networks, and the means by which rhino horn is trafficked into China. Continue reading... |
| Orbán promises Netanyahu he will protect Hungary's Jews Posted: 18 Jul 2017 06:55 AM PDT Israeli leader hails vow by Hungarian PM who has been accused of stoking antisemitism including over anti-Soros campaign The Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán – who has been accused of stoking antisemitism – has greeted his Israeli counterpart with a public promise to "protect" Hungary's Jewish community. Referring to Hungary's collaboration with the Nazis, the rightwing leader told Benjamin Netanyahu, who is in Budapest on a controversial visit: "We decided in world war two, instead of protecting the Jewish community, to cooperate with the Nazis. This will never happen again." Continue reading... |
| 258-year-old cannonball unearthed in Quebec City may still be explosive Posted: 18 Jul 2017 07:32 AM PDT Specialists will inject chemicals to neutralize explosive element after workers uncover ball believed to be fired by British forces during Seven Years' War Only after the construction crew had gathered round the centuries-old cannonball to snap a few photos did it occur to anyone that the projectile might still be packed with live gunpowder. The Canadian workers stumbled across the 10-inch ball as they were carrying out excavation work in Quebec City's historic quarter. Continue reading... |
| Polish government brings forward plans to assert control over judges Posted: 18 Jul 2017 07:22 AM PDT Debate on proposals to give government power to appoint and dismiss judges moved forward at short notice in wake of protests The Polish government has brought forward its attempts to assert political control over the country's judicial system, after thousands of Poles took to the streets in cities across the country. Demonstrations took place at the weekend to protest against a series of moves by the ruling rightwing Law and Justice party (PiS) to assume power over the appointments of judges and members of the country's supreme court. Continue reading... |
| Netflix tops 100m subscribers as it draws worldwide audience Posted: 18 Jul 2017 09:22 AM PDT US-based streaming service marks milestone with more than half of its 104m customers signed up outside America The remarkable change in the way the world watches TV has been underlined by new data from Netflix showing that more than 100 million people worldwide now subscribe to the streaming service. The company - which is now valued at $78bn (£60bn), making it worth almost nine times as much as the UK's ITV and1.5 times bigger then Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox - added 5.2 milllion subscribers in the second quarter. Continue reading... |
| Robot cop found face down in office-block fountain Posted: 18 Jul 2017 03:19 AM PDT Machine built to keep humans in check defeated by stairs and fountain in incident where 'no one was harmed' The machine uprising has been dealt a serious blow after a robot cop was found face down in a fountain. Built to autonomously patrol offices and shopping malls, the Knightscope K5 security robot is meant to be able to navigate environments and keep unruly humans in check. Instead, after being deployed to a Washington DC office block, it was found drowned in a watery grave. Much like a Dalek, it appears to have been defeated by stairs. Continue reading... |
| Will Africa’s Great Green Wall discourage migration to Europe? Posted: 19 Jul 2017 01:54 AM PDT By 2020, 60 million people from sub-Saharan Africa are expected to migrate because of desertification. The Great Green Wall is a $8bn project restoring degraded land. But will it encourage people to stay or earn the money to go? The first thing you notice about the garden is how out of place it looks in this dusty, hazy landscape, where herds of cows kick up sandstorms and goats nibble at sparse weeds below scraggly trees. The garden is a swatch of vibrant colour: green tufts growing lettuce, aubergine, watermelon and other produce form tidy rows, and women in bright skirts walk through, bringing tin watering cans from the well to hydrate this lush little corner in a vast, parched landscape. Here, in Koyli Alfa village in central Senegal, Batta Mbengu works in this garden every Wednesday; there are almost 300 women who labour here, divided into groups of 30, with each group taking a weekly shift. And every week, each woman contributes 100 West African francs (about 14p) to a tontine – a communal pot of money that any member can cash out when she needs it. For example, when a member has a baby the other women bring the tontine money to the naming ceremony and gift it to the mother. It's a safety net in a place where financial insecurity is part of life. Continue reading... |
| Despacito becomes most streamed song of all time, with 4.6bn plays Posted: 19 Jul 2017 01:05 AM PDT Reggaeton stars Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, who have topped the charts all over the world including nine weeks in the UK, push their guest vocalist Justin Bieber into second place Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's reggaeton hit Despacito has become the most streamed song of all time, with 4.6bn streams globally across all major platforms. The announcement from Universal Music Latin Entertainment means that Sorry by Justin Bieber is now pushed into second place on 4.38bn, though Bieber shares in Despacito's success with his guest vocal on the track, which helped it cross over from Latin hit to worldwide smash. Continue reading... |
| Israeli student admits stealing items from Auschwitz for art project Posted: 19 Jul 2017 01:01 AM PDT Museum demands Israel ensure objects taken by Rotem Bides, a granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, are returned An Israeli art student – and the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors – has admitted taking material from Auschwitz for her graduation project in Jerusalem. According to a report in the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, the Auschwitz museum has said it will pursue charges against Rotem Bides, who visited Auschwitz on half a dozen occasions removing objects from the site, including a sign warning visitors against removing anything. Continue reading... |
| The Beatles sang: why don’t we do it in the road? You asked Google: why don’t we? | Ralph Jones Posted: 19 Jul 2017 12:00 AM PDT Every day millions of internet users ask Google life's most difficult questions, big and small. Our writers answer some of the commonest queries • Ralph Jones is a freelance writer The obvious answer is the traffic pile-ups. But we'll get on to that later. Try to imagine being a member of the Beatles at the height of their fame, at the top of their game. Imagine how it must have felt, being the recipient of that unconditional admiration; being able to sing lyrics like '"Semolina pilchards / Climbing up the Eiffel Tower / Elementary penguin singing Hare Krishna" and, rather than being quietly escorted out of the building, having hordes of young women faint with arousal. Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive. Continue reading... |
| Islamic State's customised car bombs – in pictures Posted: 19 Jul 2017 12:00 AM PDT Iraqi police display captured vehicles that were turned into armoured car bombs for suicide attacks by Islamic State militants during the battle for Mosul. The cars are covered in thick metal armour, with small glass ports for a driver to see through, and are equipped with bombs Continue reading... |
| Inveraray Highland games – in pictures Posted: 19 Jul 2017 01:15 AM PDT The Games celebrate Scottish culture and heritage with field and track events, piping, highland dancing competitions and heavy events including the world championships for tossing the caber Continue reading... |
| Brexit negotiations really get going - Brexit Means podcast Posted: 18 Jul 2017 11:00 PM PDT This week Dan Roberts and Jennifer Rankin try to figure out what on earth is going on in this first round of Brexit negotiations, especially now that the UK appears in disarray, with the Conservative party riddled with infighting Subscribe to us on iTunes, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Soundcloud and Acast and join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter This, you would think, is a big week. The next round of negotiations is under way in Brussels. It is 390 days since the referendum and 111 days since article 50 was triggered. But the Brexit secretary, David Davis, isn't in Brussels. He is back in London to meet a cabinet that hasn't even finished negotiating among itself. Continue reading... |
| Refugees who helped Edward Snowden now look to Canada as their only hope Posted: 18 Jul 2017 03:35 PM PDT Lawyers in Canada are frantically working to bring four refugees and their children over, amid concerns that they face grave reprisals over their actions For two weeks they sheltered the world's most wanted man, ferrying Edward Snowden between tiny apartments in Hong Kong's poorest neighborhood. Now the four refugees are at the centre of a court battle in Canada, as lawyers frantically work to bring them and their children to the country amid concerns that they face grave reprisals over their actions. Continue reading... |
| Actor Paul Nicholls rescued after three days trapped at foot of Thai waterfall Posted: 19 Jul 2017 01:58 AM PDT Ex-EastEnders and Bridget Jones actor found semi-conscious after fall at Khun Si left him stuck in a rock pool with a damaged leg A British actor who worked on Eastenders and Channel 4 drama Ackley Bridge has been rescued three days after falling from the top of a jungle waterfall and smashing his leg on the Thai island of Koh Samui. Paul Nicholls, 38, was found in agony at the base of Khun Si falls after a local spotted his abandoned rental motorbike, which police traced to his real name – Gerrard Paul Greenhalgh – prompting a search. Continue reading... |
| Government declines to explain Foxtel's $30m handout for sports broadcasting Posted: 19 Jul 2017 12:46 AM PDT Department says there are no documents on grant announced in budget and minister only says it is part of media reform The federal government has given Foxtel a $30m handout to boost its sports broadcasting but has declined to explain why the News Corp-owned pay TV company was singled out for largesse – or exactly how or where the money will be used. In the May budget, Foxtel was gifted $30m over four years to "support the broadcast of underrepresented sports on subscription television, including women's sports, niche sports, and sports with a high level of community involvement and participation". Continue reading... |
| Notorious New Zealand gangs plan 'fight club' to relieve tensions Posted: 18 Jul 2017 10:49 PM PDT A spate of gang killings in Northland on the North Island in 2016 had brought tensions to new highs Hundreds of gang members in New Zealand are preparing for the inaugural "fight club" – an organised boxing match between rival gangs that leaders hope will present a safe way to vent simmering tensions. Some 60 rival gang members from some of New Zealand's most notorious chapters – including Black Power, Head Hunters and Nomads – will face off at a Whangarei community centre on Saturday night. It is the fourth choice of venue after three other options pulled out of the controversial event. Continue reading... |
| Wednesday briefing: Trump v Putin II: the untold story Posted: 18 Jul 2017 10:30 PM PDT White House confirms second meeting between pair … BBC faces criticism over high pay … Cod sustainable again as stocks recover Good morning. I'm Martin Farrer and these are the top news stories this Wednesday morning. Continue reading... |
| MH370 search maps shed light on remote depths of Indian Ocean Posted: 18 Jul 2017 10:18 PM PDT Australian team failed to find missing Malaysia Airlines plane but images show ocean floor's mountains, rift valleys and shipwrecks in unprecedented detail Detailed ocean-floor maps made during the unsuccessful search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, released by Australia on Wednesday, could help increase the knowledge of rich fisheries and the prehistoric movement of the earth's southern continents. Related: Why hasn't MH370 been found? Continue reading... |
| South Korea investigating 'abduction' of North Korean defector and TV star Posted: 18 Jul 2017 09:06 PM PDT Jeon Hye-sung, who fled the North in 2014 and became a popular guest on South Korean television programmes, disappeared in April South Korean authorities are investigating whether North Korea had a hand in the sudden disappearance of a television personality who has emerged as the star of a new propaganda video. Jeon Hye-sung, who fled the North in 2014 and became a popular guest on South Korean television programmes, is thought to have left the South in the last few months. In a video posted on YouTube at the weekend, a woman who appeared to be Jeon denounced the South and disowned her previous criticism of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea). Continue reading... |
| Italy mulls temporary humanitarian visas to aid Libyan migrants Posted: 18 Jul 2017 09:00 PM PDT Move would provoke immediate Austrian response including closure of border with Italy at Brenner Pass Italy has confirmed it is considering issuing temporary humanitarian visas that would allow tens of thousands of migrants who have arrived in the country from Libya to travel around the European Union. The move would provoke an immediate Austrian response, including the closure of the border with Italy at the Brenner Pass. Continue reading... |
| China's ocean burial of Liu Xiaobo backfires as activists stage sea protests Posted: 18 Jul 2017 08:56 PM PDT Beijing's aim of denying the dissident's supporters a focal point is thwarted by protests from the Chinese coast to the Atlantic Beijing has inadvertently transformed two thirds of the world's surface into a vast aquatic protest zone, activists have said, after the ashes of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo were cast into the sea in what friends believe was a bid to submerge his political ideas. Supporters of the democracy campaigner, who died in custody last week, will hold a series of global memorials on Wednesday, the seventh day since his death and a highly symbolic day of mourning in Chinese tradition. Continue reading... |
| Paris's Pompidou Centre to open gallery in Shanghai Posted: 18 Jul 2017 06:07 PM PDT The modern art gallery, which also plans to open branches in South Korea and Belgium, has been in talks for more than a decade with China The Pompidou Centre in Paris, which houses the world's second biggest collection of modern art, is close to signing a deal for a franchise gallery in Shanghai. It will show around 20 exhibitions over five years in a wing of the new West Bund Art Museum, which is being built in the cultural district of China's commercial capital by British architect David Chipperfield. Continue reading... |
| More than 500 boys abused at top German Catholic school Posted: 18 Jul 2017 10:30 AM PDT Physical and sexual abuse took place up to 2015 at Regensburger Domspatzen choir school, referred to by some pupils as 'hell'
The 440-page report chronicles teachers at the school in Regensburg doling out physical violence including slapping boys in the face so hard the marks could be seen the next day, whipping them with wooden sticks and violin bows and subjecting them to severe beatings. Continue reading... |
| Turkey holds six rights activists on charges of aiding terror group Posted: 18 Jul 2017 09:43 AM PDT Amnesty International urges Theresa May to speak out about Turkey's slide into authoritarian rule over case described as 'travesty of justice' Amnesty International urged the British government to end its silence over Turkey's slide into authoritarian rule on Tuesday after its local director and five other activists were remanded in custody on accusations of belonging to a terrorist organisation. It is possible the six will now be held in jail for as long as two years before their full trial comes to court. Idil Eser, local director of the London-based organisation, was one of a group of activists including a German and a Swedish national detained on 5 July while attending a routine workshop on digital security and information management near Istanbul. Continue reading... |
| Heavy rainfall floods Istanbul Metro – video Posted: 18 Jul 2017 06:29 AM PDT Heavy rain in Turkey's biggest city have caused substantial flooding on its roads and Metro network. Commuters attempting to get to work captured the scenes as rainwater invaded the city's underground transport system, submerging rail tracks and rushing down flights of stairs. Rainfall is expected to decrease in the next 18 hours Continue reading... |
| Posted: 18 Jul 2017 05:36 AM PDT Second president of Botswana who presided over his country's prosperity and stability, making it one of the fairest and freest in Africa Ketumile Masire, who has died aged 91, rose from an ordinary farming background to become the second president of Botswana and was instrumental in the creation of a country ranked as one of the fairest and freest in Africa. With its continuing high per capita income and democratic electoral system, Botswana is now something of an icon in the assorted checklists of African performance and maturity. For this, Masire deserves credit. As finance minister as well as vice-president, serving under Botswana's inaugural president, Seretse Khama (1966-80), he was the custodian of steady financial growth in the newly independent country. Although much of this was diamond and mineral-based – leading to heavy reliance on South African companies such as De Beers – Masire understood that prosperity and stability were the foundations for a democracy with a well-educated electorate. Continue reading... |
| Japan's doctors propose raising 'outdated' retirement age to 75 Posted: 18 Jul 2017 04:54 AM PDT Campaigners say 65 to 74-year-olds should be classified as pre-old age to empower those who want to work or volunteer Doctors have come up with a novel idea to help Japan keep pace with its rapidly ageing population: raising the definition of senior citizen to those aged 75 years and older. A leading campaigner said the commonly accepted 65-year threshold is "terribly outdated" and needs to be lifted to take account of longer life expectancy and changing social attitudes to ageing. Continue reading... |
| Peruvian immigrants in hospital after being set on fire by Chile fishermen Posted: 18 Jul 2017 04:00 AM PDT Mob attacked Juan Jiménez Ninaja and José Díaz Ninaja, who had collected seaweed in region for years, amid debate over surge in migration Two Peruvian brothers are recovering in hospital in the Chilean city of Antofagasta after being doused with petrol and set alight by a mob of Chilean fishermen in the port city of Tocopilla. Juan Jiménez Ninaja and José Díaz Ninaja were left with second- and third-degree burns to over half their bodies after the attack. The two brothers had collected seaweed in the region for five years, helping to supply a multimillion-dollar aquaculture export industry. Mainly shipped to Japan, China and France, the plants are used in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals as well as being eaten. Continue reading... |
| Wildfires across southern Europe – in pictures Posted: 18 Jul 2017 03:25 AM PDT Firefighters are battling wildfires across the countries of southern Europe. Dry hot weather and strong winds have caused fires to spread and forced evacuations in several areas Continue reading... |
| 'Silly and regressive': Indian firms introduce period days Posted: 18 Jul 2017 09:00 PM PDT Policy of allowing female workers a day off each month brought in by Indian companies trying to combat stigma surrounding menstruation Two Indian firms have introduced a policy to give female employees a "period day" off every month. The day can be taken off under "menstrual leave", launched by Mumbai-based firms Culture Machine and Gozoop in order to, they say, fight taboos around menstruation. |
| Walk, work, win: hi-tech knees to get young amputees back on their feet Posted: 18 Jul 2017 06:02 AM PDT Aid prize won by company to produce prosthetic knees that allow disabled wearers to navigate rough terrain, work and stay independent Young amputees in some of the poorest parts of the world will be able to navigate rough terrain to access jobs and opportunities with the help of new, specially developed prosthetic knees, after a non-profit company received a grant from the UK government to develop its design. For amputees, the type of prosthetic they get can define their lives – making the difference between finding a job and earning a living, or being unemployed and living in poverty. |
| Government departments 'failing to monitor' how £12bn foreign aid is spent Posted: 18 Jul 2017 02:56 AM PDT Watchdog says departments at risk of 'rushing' through aid payments because they lack staff to cope with increase in funds Overseas aid of more than £12bn is not being properly monitored against the government's goals, Whitehall's spending watchdog has found. Funding is being channelled more widely through Whitehall, but no department is in charge of measuring how well the money is being used, the National Audit Office (NAO) said in a report [pdf] on Tuesday. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Jeff Sessions is leading America back into Reefer Madness | Jamie Peck Posted: 18 Jul 2017 07:51 AM PDT The US attorney general is trying to undo the progress made in liberalizing marijuana consumption in the US. This will only lead to more people in jail Once upon a time, the 1936 film Reefer Madness attempted to spread sensationalistic messages about marijuana to youths across the land. Just one toke, the film warned, and you could be setting off down the primrose path to murder, hallucinations, rape, suicide, and yes, the titular madness. Yikes! Luckily for fans of the plant, we now know the worst effects of marijuana are smoker's cough, laziness and a predilection for salty junk food. Furthermore, studies have shown it can be used to treat a vast array of health problems, from glaucoma to the nausea caused by chemotherapy. Continue reading... |
| Exclusive video: Justine Damond saving ducklings weeks before shooting death Posted: 18 Jul 2017 10:06 PM PDT Justine Damond, an Australian woman shot dead by police in Minneapolis, was filmed shortly before her death saving a group of ducklings from a storm drain near her home in Minneapolis. Photojournalist Angela Jimenez filmed the scene and is publishing with the permission of Damond's family. Later Damond told a friend: 'There was this moment when I think they realized I was there to help and they just started jumping to my lap, I was in bliss!' Continue reading... |
| ‘Let Obamacare fail’: Donald Trump lays out healthcare plan – video Posted: 18 Jul 2017 12:23 PM PDT Donald Trump says he is 'disappointed' by his party's failure to agree on legislation that would have repealed and replaced Barack Obama's signature healthcare act. Speaking to reporters after support for his bill fell apart, the US president said his administration was 'in the position where we'll let Obamacare fail' Continue reading... |
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