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- Xi shores up power with demand for army obedience and foreign respect
- Trump hails 'great day' as Anthony Scaramucci loses White House job
- Venezuela opposition leaders taken from homes, say relatives
- Brazil prepares to vote on removing second president in a year
- 'There are things worse than death': can a cancer cure lead to brutal bioweapons?
- Kenyan election official 'tortured and murdered' as fears of violence grow
- Spain honours Ladino language of Jewish exiles
- Qatar makes legal complaint to WTO over Gulf trade boycott
- Ancient statue unearthed at Cambodia's Angkor temple complex
- George and Amal Clooney to help fund Syrian refugee schools in Lebanon
- Jacinda Ardern becomes youngest New Zealand Labour leader after Andrew Little quits
- Sydney counter-terrorism raids: alleged plane plot was 'well along', US officials say
- Aid groups snub Italian code of conduct on Mediterranean rescues
- France to provide water and open centres for refugees near Calais
- Saudi Arabia reportedly using Canadian military trucks against its own civilians
- Suicides of nearly 60,000 Indian farmers linked to climate change, study claims
- Sam Shepard, playwright and actor, dies age 73
- 100 years on, relatives gather to remember Passchendaele's fallen
- Game of Thrones is in jeopardy as HBO is target of major hack
- Venezuela poll: EU condemns violence as turnout figure disputed
- Real life Fast and Furious: iPhones worth £450k stolen from moving truck
- Poland vows to continue logging in Białowieża forest despite court ban
- Why bitcoin and its digital cousins are under increasing scrutiny
- Gone in the blink of an eye: Scaramucci's glittering 10-day White House stint in full
- Passengers facing four-hour security queues at some European airports
- ‘Countries can go backwards’: Elif Shafak and Margaret Hodge at the Guardian women seminar
- Lessons from the fast lane: does this study prove car-pooling works?
- Snapp: how Tehran's answer to Uber is changing how people travel, and live
- Volgograd in the spotlight: is Stalingrad being used as propaganda once again?
- Greater Manchester police investigated over evidence in fatal shootings
- Insult to injury: how Trump's 'global gag' will hit women traumatised by war
- Etihad assisting Australian police with alleged terror plot investigation
- Tuesday briefing: Sworn out – Mooch shown the door at White House
- US hits Nicolás Maduro with sanctions after Venezuela's 'sham' election
- Charles Wickham-Jones obituary
- Father Jack Finucane obituary
- What will be the ramifications of Putin's order to reduce US embassy staff?
- Passchendaele centenary: the Menin Gate inauguration ceremony – archive, July 1927
- Best photos of the day: mass swimming, a shooting star and high divers
- Bomb explodes in middle of Venezuelan police motorcycle convoy – video
- Women worldwide celebrate the benefits of breastfeeding – in pictures
- Without health, people have nothing': Tanzania seeks a political salve – podcast transcript
- Scaramucci exit after 10 turbulent days shows chaos reigns at the White House
- What should the Democrats do now? Follow this mustachioed ironworker
- The rise and demise of The Mooch – video
- Donald Trump: John Kelly will be ‘one of the great ever’ chiefs of staff – video
| Xi shores up power with demand for army obedience and foreign respect Posted: 31 Jul 2017 10:42 PM PDT President warns that China will not 'swallow bitter fruit' of threats to sovereignty, while telling military: 'The Communist party commands the gun' President Xi Jinping has vowed China will never "swallow the bitter fruit" of foreign meddling or invasion, in his latest move to assert his authority ahead of a key political summit marking the end of his first five-year term. In a 50-minute speech at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, the Mao era arena of Communist party rule, Xi told members of the military their calling was not as an aggressive or expansionist force. Continue reading... |
| Trump hails 'great day' as Anthony Scaramucci loses White House job Posted: 01 Aug 2017 02:24 AM PDT
Donald Trump hailed "a great day at the White House" following the removal of communications director Anthony Scaramucci after just 10 days in a move that has only increased the sense of chaos at the heart of the Trump administration. His late night tweet came as Scaramucci was forced out following a turbulent series of media appearances over the last week by the combative former Wall Street financier, capped by a foul-mouthed tirade to a New Yorker journalist on Thursday. Continue reading... |
| Venezuela opposition leaders taken from homes, say relatives Posted: 01 Aug 2017 01:35 AM PDT Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma, who were under house arrest, had urged Venezuelans to protest over recent poll Venezuela opposition leaders Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma have been taken from their homes, where they were under house arrest, family members of the two have tweeted. López's wife and Ledezma's daughter said they would hold President Nicolás Maduro responsible for the fate of the two men. Continue reading... |
| Brazil prepares to vote on removing second president in a year Posted: 01 Aug 2017 02:00 AM PDT Brazil's congress will vote on corruption charges against Michel Temer, who has been plagued by scandal following Dilma Rousseff's impeachment The lower house of Brazil's congress will on Wednesday vote on corruption charges against the president, Michel Temer. If two thirds of its deputies approve the charges – and Brazil's supreme court agrees – Temer will be suspended for up to 180 days and put on trial. The latest twist in Brazil's political nightmare will mark the second time in a year that lawmakers vote on whether to remove a president. Continue reading... |
| 'There are things worse than death': can a cancer cure lead to brutal bioweapons? Posted: 31 Jul 2017 01:29 PM PDT John Sotos, chief medical officer at Intel, paints a dark picture of technology turned to nefarious purposes, with tailored diseases rewriting genomes on the fly Splitting the atom brought humanity nuclear power and nuclear weapons. A cure for cancer could have the same potential for pushing humanity to new highs – or terrifying lows. According to John Sotos, the chief medical officer of Intel, the same technology that might someday allow us to defeat illness for good also poses the prospect of tailored diseases attacking individuals, families or even whole races and rewriting their genomes on the fly. Sotos made his remarks at the DEF CON hacking conference in Las Vegas, a place where hackers gather to share tips and tricks for how to break into almost anything with a circuit board. But during a weekend when attacks were demonstrated against wind farms, voting machines and almost every major smartphone in one fell swoop, Sotos' nightmare scenario still stood out as plausible and terrifying. Continue reading... |
| Kenyan election official 'tortured and murdered' as fears of violence grow Posted: 31 Jul 2017 09:03 AM PDT Officials say Chris Msando, who was missing for three days and had key role in 8 August poll, was tortured and murdered Fears of electoral violence in Kenya rose on Monday after colleagues of a senior Kenyan election official who was found dead said he had been tortured and murdered. The body of Chris Msando, the head of information, communication and technology at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the main body overseeing the polls, was found on the outskirts of Nairobi on Saturday but news of his death was released 48 hours later. Continue reading... |
| Spain honours Ladino language of Jewish exiles Posted: 31 Jul 2017 10:00 PM PDT Royal academy sets up Judeo-Spanish branch dedicated to preserving language spoken by people expelled 500 years ago More than five centuries after King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella expelled Spain's Jewish population, the still-spoken language of the exiles is to be formally honoured by the country's leading linguistic authority. The Spanish Royal Academy (RAE) has announced plans to create a Judeo-Spanish branch in Israel that will sit alongside the 23 existing academies dedicated to the Spanish languages across Latin America and in countries such as Equatorial Guinea and the Philippines. Continue reading... |
| Qatar makes legal complaint to WTO over Gulf trade boycott Posted: 31 Jul 2017 10:33 AM PDT Doha makes formal complaint against 'coercive attempts at economic isolation' by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and UAE Qatar has filed a wide-ranging legal complaint at the World Trade Organisation to challenge a trade boycott by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates, Qatar's WTO representative Ali Alwaleed al-Thani has told Reuters. Related: Qatar diplomatic crisis – what you need to know Continue reading... |
| Ancient statue unearthed at Cambodia's Angkor temple complex Posted: 31 Jul 2017 10:48 PM PDT Archaeologists have unearthed two-metre high, centuries-old object during an excavation of an ancient hospital Archaeologists have unearthed a large, centuries-old statue that is believed to have once stood guard over an ancient hospital at Cambodia's famed Angkor temple complex. The nearly two metre tall carving, which is thought to be from the late 12th to the early 13th century, was discovered during a dig on Saturday, said Long Kosal, a spokesman for Apsara Authority – the state agency charged with managing the complex. Continue reading... |
| George and Amal Clooney to help fund Syrian refugee schools in Lebanon Posted: 31 Jul 2017 06:36 PM PDT Donation from Clooneys, Google and HP will pay for transport, supplies, computers, content, curriculum and teacher training George and Amal Clooney have said they will help 3,000 Syrian refugee children go to school this year in Lebanon, where the United Nations says 200,000 children are not receiving an education after fleeing the war in neighbouring Syria. The Clooney Foundation for Justice said it has teamed up with Google and HP Inc to help the UN children's agency, Unicef, and the Lebanese ministry of education open seven so-called "second shift" schools for Syrian refugee children. Continue reading... |
| Jacinda Ardern becomes youngest New Zealand Labour leader after Andrew Little quits Posted: 31 Jul 2017 03:50 PM PDT Deputy leader takes over less than two months before election as polls place support for the opposition party at just 23 to 24% Andrew Little, the leader of New Zealand's opposition Labour party, has stepped down less than two months before the country's general election, with his deputy Jacinda Ardern taking his place. The resignation comes after six weeks of declining popularity and three devastating weekend polls that placed support for Labour at just 23 to 24% – the party's worst results since 1995. Continue reading... |
| Sydney counter-terrorism raids: alleged plane plot was 'well along', US officials say Posted: 31 Jul 2017 03:27 PM PDT Commercial flight from Sydney to the Gulf said to be the target amid claims the four men arrested had links to Isis A terrorist plot to bring down a plane was "fairly well along" when Australian authorities moved in, US officials say, amid claims the four men arrested over the plan had links to Islamic State. The men, named in media reports as father and son Khaled and Mahmoud Khayat, and Khaled and Abdul Merhi, remain behind bars and are yet to be charged after being arrested on Saturday. Continue reading... |
| Aid groups snub Italian code of conduct on Mediterranean rescues Posted: 31 Jul 2017 02:24 PM PDT Five of eight groups operating migrant rescue ships refuse to agree to new measures, citing concerns over operational effectiveness and neutrality Five aid groups that operate migrant rescue ships in the Mediterranean have refused to sign up to the Italian government's code of conduct, the Interior Ministry said, but three others backed the new rules. Charity boats have become increasingly important in rescue operations, picking up more than a third of all migrants brought ashore so far this year against less than one percent in 2014, according to the Italian coastguard. Continue reading... |
| France to provide water and open centres for refugees near Calais Posted: 31 Jul 2017 11:12 AM PDT Court says government should end inhuman treatment of migrants, despite tough stance by President Macron The French government has said it will provide water and sanitation to refugees and migrants in Calais and open two reception centres away from the port, hours after a court ordered it to end the inhuman treatment of migrants. France's highest administrative court ruled that President Emmanuel Macron's government and the Calais region must provide hundreds of refugees with drinking water, showers and toilets. Continue reading... |
| Saudi Arabia reportedly using Canadian military trucks against its own civilians Posted: 31 Jul 2017 01:32 PM PDT Videos and photos posted on social media allegedly show Riyadh using Canadian equipment in a violent crackdown on minority Shia dissidents The Canadian government is investigating reports that Saudi Arabia is using armoured vehicles made in Canada against its own civilians – allegations that have prompted renewed scrutiny over Ottawa's recent decision to sign off on a billion-dollar arms deal with the kingdom. Videos and photos posted on social media in recent days allegedly show Riyadh using Canadian equipment in a violent crackdown on minority Shia dissidents in eastern Saudi Arabia. Last week at least five people were killed as security forces flushed out suspected militants in the town of Awamiya. Continue reading... |
| Suicides of nearly 60,000 Indian farmers linked to climate change, study claims Posted: 31 Jul 2017 12:00 PM PDT Rising temperatures and the resultant stress on India's agricultural sector may have contributed to increase in suicides over the past 30 years, research shows Climate change may have contributed to the suicides of nearly 60,000 Indian farmers and farm workers over the past three decades, according to new research that examines the toll rising temperatures are already taking on vulnerable societies. Illustrating the extreme sensitivity of the Indian agricultural industry to spikes in temperature, the study from the University of California, Berkeley, found an increase of just 1C on an average day during the growing season was associated with 67 more suicides. Continue reading... |
| Sam Shepard, playwright and actor, dies age 73 Posted: 31 Jul 2017 08:37 AM PDT The Pulitzer prize winning writer and star of stage and screen, known for performances in The Right Stuff and Bloodline, died at his home in Kentucky Playwright, director and actor Sam Shepard has died at the age of 73. The Pulitzer prize winner died of complications from ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as motor neurone disease) at his home in Kentucky on 30 July surrounded by family. Shepard had written 44 plays including Buried Child, which won him the Pulitzer prize for drama in 1979. He also received an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor for his role in The Right Stuff. Continue reading... |
| 100 years on, relatives gather to remember Passchendaele's fallen Posted: 31 Jul 2017 10:01 AM PDT At Tyne Cot, the largest Commonwealth war grave, 4,000 relatives mark the sacrifice of those who fought With guests including the Prince of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Theresa May and relatives of those who fought and died in the battle of Passchendaele, the service took place under a baking sun. "One hundred years ago today the third battle of Ypres began," Charles had told those assembled as the remembrance service began. "At 10 to four in the morning, less than five miles from here, thousands of men drawn from across Britain, France and the Commonwealth attacked German lines. Continue reading... |
| Game of Thrones is in jeopardy as HBO is target of major hack Posted: 31 Jul 2017 09:45 AM PDT The US cable network has confirmed a 'disturbing' cyber-incident that reportedly led to the leak of future episodes and scripts online HBO is the focus of a "cyber-incident" reportedly involving hackers leaking forthcoming episodes and scripts of Game of Thrones. Related: At last! Game of Thrones gives us all the moments we've most been waiting for Continue reading... |
| Venezuela poll: EU condemns violence as turnout figure disputed Posted: 31 Jul 2017 04:39 AM PDT Bloc says it has doubts whether election for constituent assembly marked by deadly protests should be recognised Venezuelan electoral authorities and opponents of Nicolás Maduro's ruling socialists have clashed over turnout figures in Sunday's vote for an assembly to write a new constitution and give the party greater powers. The national electoral council said more than 8 million people had voted on one of the deadliest days since massive protests started in early April in Venezuela, but the figure was immediately disputed by the opposition, which said fewer than half that number had taken part. Continue reading... |
| Real life Fast and Furious: iPhones worth £450k stolen from moving truck Posted: 31 Jul 2017 07:19 AM PDT Dutch police arrest five men for allegedly using a modified van to break into and steal from a moving smartphone delivery van Dutch police have arrested five men suspected of stealing €500,000 (£448,000) of iPhones in a dangerous late-night heist from a moving truck akin to action scenes from Fast and Furious. Dutch police said that the five men, aged from 33 to 43 and all from Romania, allegedly raided a delivery truck full of iPhones on the A73 highway near Horst on the night of 24 July. Using a modified van, they drove close enough to the back of the truck to allow one of the suspects to climb onto it and break in through the doors while it was being driven down the road. Continue reading... |
| Poland vows to continue logging in Białowieża forest despite court ban Posted: 31 Jul 2017 07:52 AM PDT Government signals it will defy order from EU's top court to suspend operations in Unesco-listed ancient forest Poland will keep logging in the ancient forest of Białowieża despite an order from the EU's top court to halt the practice, the country's environment minister has said. The court of justice of the European Union last week ordered Poland to suspend logging operations pending a final judgment on its dispute with the EU. Continue reading... |
| Why bitcoin and its digital cousins are under increasing scrutiny Posted: 31 Jul 2017 08:54 AM PDT Cryptocurrencies are still more investments than way to pay, but their mainstream acceptability continues to grow, proper regulation will follow Cryptocurrencies are under the microscope as never before. Financial regulators in the US are concerned about the emergence of bitcoin and its digital cousins as speculative investments and have hinted that much tougher regulation is in the pipeline. Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which regulates the New York financial markets, issued an alert, saying it was "cautioning market participants that offers and sales of digital assets by 'virtual' organisations are subject to the requirements of the federal securities laws". Continue reading... |
| Gone in the blink of an eye: Scaramucci's glittering 10-day White House stint in full Posted: 01 Aug 2017 01:59 AM PDT Trump's communications director began his tenure with an air-kiss to the White House press corps. Less than two weeks later, he was dumped Anthony Scaramucci's tenure as White House communications director was as short as a four-letter word and just as shocking. His stint began with such promise: an appearance in the briefing room where he repeatedly declared his love for the president and parted with an air-kiss to the White House press corps. A summer's fling, it was over almost before it had begun. Continue reading... |
| Passengers facing four-hour security queues at some European airports Posted: 01 Aug 2017 01:32 AM PDT Holiday destinations such as Madrid, Lisbon and Mallorca affected amid shortage of border staff and heightened checks Thousands of flights are being delayed due to understaffed border controls in some of the most popular holiday destinations for British holidaymakers, Europe's largest airline association has warned. Passengers have faced queues of up to four hours as they arrive or attempt to leave places including Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Lisbon, Lyon, Paris-Orly, Milan or Brussels, Airlines for Europe (A4E) has said. Continue reading... |
| ‘Countries can go backwards’: Elif Shafak and Margaret Hodge at the Guardian women seminar Posted: 01 Aug 2017 12:00 AM PDT Turkish novelist Elif Shafak and UK politician talk Margaret Hodge about the state of modern feminism at the Guardian women seminar Subscribe and review: iTunes, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast & Stitcher and join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter Continue reading... |
| Lessons from the fast lane: does this study prove car-pooling works? Posted: 31 Jul 2017 11:15 PM PDT When Jakarta ditched its controversial 'three-in-one' car-sharing rule many in the city expected the traffic to get better. It didn't. A Harvard and MIT study analysed before-and-after Google traffic data to find out what happened Driving in Jakarta at rush hour is something of a nightmare. The city's 9.6 million population swells each work day with an additional 3.5 million people travelling in from outskirts, mostly by car or bus. Driving 25 miles from the suburb Bogor takes on average two hours, or even three. By some measures, Jakarta has the worst traffic in the world. Others only put it in the top 25; regardless, Jakarta drivers are guaranteed to spend significant portions of their lives stuck in gridlock. To help alleviate the problem, the city implemented one of the world's most stringent car-pooling policies. First launched in 2003, the "three-in-one" high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane rule required private vehicles to carry three people to drive on the main roads in Jakarta's central business district, from 7-10am and 4.30-7pm. Continue reading... |
| Snapp: how Tehran's answer to Uber is changing how people travel, and live Posted: 31 Jul 2017 05:05 AM PDT Users can enjoy a low-cost ride without having to share their taxi but the app is also challenging Iranian notions of customer service and even female employment In Tehran's chaotic metropolis, sharing taxis is the norm. But darbast, meaning literally "door-closed", is the word to shout if you want one exclusively for yourself. That long-standing tradition is now giving way to its modern substitute: Snapp, Iran's version of Uber, which is also offering something unique – a fleet of female drivers for women and children. |
| Volgograd in the spotlight: is Stalingrad being used as propaganda once again? Posted: 31 Jul 2017 03:23 AM PDT Volgograd is commemorating the 75th anniversary of the bloodiest battle of the second world war. Seen as a 'great victory' for Stalin's army, is it still being used to elevate the Russian government above criticism? In some places in and around Volgograd, the battle with Nazi forces that started in July 1942 left so much shrapnel in the ground that nothing would grow for decades. Those who still search for unburied soldiers have recounted how their shovels would hit metal or bone almost everywhere they dug. Once called Stalingrad, this city on the Volga River was the site of the bloodiest battle of all time in which an estimated 1.9 million people, almost twice the city's current population, were killed, wounded or captured. Since it was named after the Soviet leader, both Hitler and Stalin were determined to possess the city at all costs – Stalin famously ordered his forces to take "not one step back" in defending it. At one point the Soviets were pushed back almost to the river's edge where they mounted a counter-offensive, surrounding the enemy and forcing them to surrender. The battle marked a turning point in the second world war. Continue reading... |
| Greater Manchester police investigated over evidence in fatal shootings Posted: 01 Aug 2017 02:06 AM PDT IPCC looking into cases of firearms officer who died in botched training exercise and unarmed man shot in a car Officers from Greater Manchester police are being investigated over evidence they gave following two fatal shootings, the police watchdog has said. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) had launched investigations into evidence given by officers following the death of PC Ian Terry, killed in a botched training exercise in 2008, and at a public inquiry into the death of Anthony Grainger, an unarmed man who was shot by a firearms officer in 2012. Continue reading... |
| Insult to injury: how Trump's 'global gag' will hit women traumatised by war Posted: 31 Jul 2017 11:00 PM PDT From Syria to Nigeria and Colombia, women rescued from the horror of war face losing the services that in many cases have saved their lives If the first victim of war is the truth, the second is often female. And the people who pick up the pieces are usually aid workers, as it is their health centres and "safe spaces" and camp programmes that help women to work through the trauma of loss, displacement and sexual violence. Funding for this work quite often features the US government. US global health funding has topped $10bn in each of the past three years. Continue reading... |
| Etihad assisting Australian police with alleged terror plot investigation Posted: 01 Aug 2017 02:33 AM PDT Four men in custody over alleged Sydney-based plot to bring down a plane, as speculation arises that it involved a TATP bomb concealed in a meat grinder Etihad Airways is assisting with the investigation into an alleged Sydney-based conspiracy to bring down an aircraft as a leading terror expert suggests the suspects may been building a gas bomb like that used in Manchester. Four men remain in custody over the alleged plot which US officials believe was "fairly well along" when Australian authorities swooped on Saturday. Continue reading... |
| Tuesday briefing: Sworn out – Mooch shown the door at White House Posted: 31 Jul 2017 10:28 PM PDT Brief, blazing era of sweary spin doctor comes to an end … Labour MP hit with brick by motorcycle attacker … and Brexit fears for Britain's farming future Good morning – it's Warren Murray giving you a head start today. Continue reading... |
| US hits Nicolás Maduro with sanctions after Venezuela's 'sham' election Posted: 31 Jul 2017 12:33 PM PDT Sanctions freeze Venezuelan president's assets under US jurisdiction and prevent US citizens from doing business with him The US government has imposed financial sanctions on Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro, after the election of a new legislative body to redraft the country's constitution in a vote described by Washington as a "sham." Maduro hailed Sunday's election as a popular mandate to dramatically recast the troubled state, but his political opponents have warned this could lead to the dissolution of existing powers and turn the country into a fully fledged dictatorship. Continue reading... |
| Charles Wickham-Jones obituary Posted: 31 Jul 2017 09:03 AM PDT My father, Charles Wickham-Jones, who has died aged 89, was an industrial chemist whose Christian belief led him later in life to become a charity worker. He was born in South Norwood, London, the son of Edward Wickham-Jones, a fur trader, and his wife, Rosa (nee Dill). His mother died a week after his birth, and his sister, Shirley, and he were brought up by their father, a first world war veteran with what we would now term post-traumatic stress disorder. His father's work frequently took him abroad. Charles went to Cordwalles school, Camberley, at seven, and then boarded at Sherborne school. He spent many holidays with relatives. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 31 Jul 2017 09:01 AM PDT Father Jack Finucane, who has died aged 80, was a Catholic missionary whose life became inextricably linked with the aid agency Concern Worldwide. Born in Limerick city, Jack was one of seven children of Brigid-Delia (nee Byrnes) and John Finucane. His father was general manager of JJ O'Toole's paper merchants. Continue reading... |
| What will be the ramifications of Putin's order to reduce US embassy staff? Posted: 31 Jul 2017 08:07 AM PDT Russia's surprise move is so severe that if it goes ahead it is likely to paralyse the work of US diplomats in Russia – depending on how the details shake out When it comes to diplomatic expulsions, Vladimir Putin likes to pull a surprise. When the outgoing Barack Obama administration kicked out 35 Russian diplomats in December, the Russian president was widely expected to make a symmetrical response, but surprised everyone by doing nothing at all – apparently in the hope that relations would become rosier when Donald Trump took office. Continue reading... |
| Passchendaele centenary: the Menin Gate inauguration ceremony – archive, July 1927 Posted: 31 Jul 2017 07:11 AM PDT How the Guardian reported the unveiling of the Menin Gate first world war memorial to British and Commonwealth soldiers who lie in unknown graves The ceremony marking a century since the Battle of Passchendaele was held at the Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium. The unveiling of this memorial to more than 54,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers who lie in unknown graves took place 90 years ago, on 24 July 1927. At the Menin Gate |
| Best photos of the day: mass swimming, a shooting star and high divers Posted: 31 Jul 2017 05:11 AM PDT A selection of photo highlights from around the world, including high divers in Bosnia and a shooting star in Canada Continue reading... |
| Bomb explodes in middle of Venezuelan police motorcycle convoy – video Posted: 31 Jul 2017 03:00 AM PDT Seven police officers were injured when a bomb was detonated in the middle of a road in Caracas. Violence erupted in the Venezuelan capital at the weekend due to anger over controversial plans by the president, Nicolás Maduro, to rewrite the country's constitution |
| Women worldwide celebrate the benefits of breastfeeding – in pictures Posted: 31 Jul 2017 04:01 PM PDT Research shows that breastfeeding lowers death rates among children, helps to protect them from infection and promotes intellectual development. As world breastfeeding week begins, women from Ivory Coast to Myanmar share their pictures and experiences Continue reading... |
| Without health, people have nothing': Tanzania seeks a political salve – podcast transcript Posted: 31 Jul 2017 10:24 AM PDT Backed by Graça Machel and her fellow Elders, the Tanzanian government is introducing healthcare reforms that could revitalise its economic prospects. Lucy Lamble investigates LL Lucy Lamble TD Dr Tedros Adhanom |
| Scaramucci exit after 10 turbulent days shows chaos reigns at the White House Posted: 31 Jul 2017 01:29 PM PDT Scaramucci got his marching orders from the new chief of staff John Kelly, whose military experience now seems invaluable in this melee of warring factions On Monday morning Donald Trump sought, via Twitter, to reassure a troubled nation: "No WH chaos!" For six blissful hours, there was calm in sunny Washington. Then the news broke that White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci had been ousted after just 10 days. The chaos was back with a vengeance. Continue reading... |
| What should the Democrats do now? Follow this mustachioed ironworker Posted: 31 Jul 2017 08:10 AM PDT Democrats should be, without any lingering reservations, a party of the working class and poor. Congressional candidate Randy Bryce can show them the way Randy Bryce naturally seemed a little out of place when I met him in New York last week. He was visiting, like many aspiring politicians do, to raise cash. An ironworker from Wisconsin, he is middle America personified – a man who works with his hands and has a drooping moustache. His collar is quite blue. "The message is just a really simple one," Bryce told me, sipping coffee in a small, crowded diner a block from Madison Square Garden. "It's 'I didn't invent lighting, I didn't invent the internet' but just a simple message of 'Look, so here's somebody who's gonna stand with you, that has been standing with you and works next to you every day.'" Continue reading... |
| The rise and demise of The Mooch – video Posted: 31 Jul 2017 10:30 PM PDT A week can be a long time in politics, even more so if you're Anthony Scaramucci, the former White House communications director. We take a look back at the highs and the lows of The Mooch's brief tenure Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump: John Kelly will be ‘one of the great ever’ chiefs of staff – video Posted: 31 Jul 2017 08:33 AM PDT The US president is convening his cabinet for a meeting with the new chief of staff, John Kelly, on Monday. Trump says Kelly will be one of the greatest ever to hold the position. He also says the US economy is doing well, and comments on the escalating tension with North Korea, saying it will be 'handled' Continue reading... |
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