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- iPhone X: even an embarrassing glitch at its launch can't knock Apple off the top
- Slow UK aid for hurricane-hit islands linked to tax haven ties
- Third of Earth's soil is acutely degraded due to agriculture
- Boy, 11, and parents die after falling into volcanic crater near Naples
- Hundreds of Isis defectors mass on Syrian border hoping to flee
- HRT will not shorten lives, women told after new research published
- US Virgin Islands refusing entry to non-American Irma evacuees, survivors say
- Couple who screamed at their kids in YouTube 'prank' sentenced to probation
- Emmanuel Macron pledges €50m to help Irma-ravaged Caribbean territories
- Barcelona's Sagrada Família evacuated in false-alarm bomb scare
- Tattoo ink contaminants can end up in lymph nodes, study finds
- Canada judge suspended for wearing Trump hat in court
- Transport safety body rules safeguards 'were lacking' in deadly Tesla crash
- Trump adviser suggests Mexico wall funding won't be linked to Daca legislation
- 'Slackers' take to streets in protest at Macron's labour law reforms
- Bangladesh calls on Myanmar to take back Rohingya refugees
- Brazil investigates reports of massacre among Amazonian tribe by gold miners
- Contemporary, controversial and coming soon: Cape Town's vast new art museum
- Air Berlin cancels 100 flights after pilots call in sick
- Only 2% of UK’s council tower blocks have full sprinkler system
- Jean-Claude Juncker plays down Brexit in EU state of union speech
- Met asked to investigate claims UAE officials tortured three Qataris
- Bell Pottinger goes into administration amid South Africa scandal
- America's shameful history of voter suppression
- Cuba's crumbling infrastructure no match for might of Irma
- Anger in Singapore as first female president is elected without a vote
- Greens may have numbers to sink Dutton's citizenship bill – politics live
- Sister hack: chainsaw-wielding nun helps clean up Hurricane Irma damage – video
- ‘We’ll figure it out’: faith amid the flood in Florida after Irma - video
- Wednesday briefing: Where to find Britain's most affordable housing
- Boris Johnson arrives in Anguilla after 'absolutely hellish' Hurricane Irma
- Philippines MPs vote to slash budget of agency investigating drug war to £15
- Julie Bishop says Myanmar landmines in Rohingya path would breach international law
- Aung San Suu Kyi: what has happened to Myanmar's icon of morality?
- 'You go when you go': the 70-year-old man who spent Irma in his pickup
- Man saves bird in Florida Keys after Hurricane Irma – video
- The UN is failing – we must give its leader real power to act | Helen Clark
- Bill Gates: Don't expect charities to pick up the bill for Trump's sweeping aid cuts | Kate Hodal
- UK ministers attend weapons fair but ignore UN event on illicit arms trade
- Protesters take to streets of Paris against Macron's labour reforms – video
- CCTV shows pilot, 79, flying plane into tree in Connecticut – video
- Manila's overcrowded Quezon City jail – in pictures
- A crammed tram and a baby sloth: today's best photographs
| iPhone X: even an embarrassing glitch at its launch can't knock Apple off the top Posted: 12 Sep 2017 11:40 PM PDT Despite leaks and a hiccup during a demo of its new Face ID unlocking feature, analysts say this year's launch puts Apple in an 'extraordinarily strong' position This year's iPhone launch event hit a rocky patch when Apple exec Craig Federighi went to demonstrate the iPhone X's facial recognition technology, Face ID, which replaces the fingerprint scanner as a security mechanism. Related: iPhone X: new Apple smartphone dumps home button for all-screen design Continue reading... |
| Slow UK aid for hurricane-hit islands linked to tax haven ties Posted: 12 Sep 2017 10:16 AM PDT Anguilla's ex-attorney general says UK government may fear exposing its role in Caribbean territories' tax arrangements Aid offered by the British government to its hurricane-battered territories in the Caribbean has been dismissed as "derisory" by a former attorney general of one of the worst-hit islands. Rupert Jones, who completed a two-year posting to Anguilla last year, suggested the government's reluctance to commit significant aid may be motivated by embarrassment over its role in sustaining tax havens in the region. |
| Third of Earth's soil is acutely degraded due to agriculture Posted: 12 Sep 2017 10:18 AM PDT Fertile soil is being lost at rate of 24bn tonnes a year through intensive farming as demand for food increases, says UN-backed study A third of the planet's land is severely degraded and fertile soil is being lost at the rate of 24bn tonnes a year, according to a new United Nations-backed study that calls for a shift away from destructively intensive agriculture. The alarming decline, which is forecast to continue as demand for food and productive land increases, will add to the risks of conflicts such as those seen in Sudan and Chad unless remedial actions are implemented, warns the institution behind the report. Continue reading... |
| Boy, 11, and parents die after falling into volcanic crater near Naples Posted: 12 Sep 2017 08:03 AM PDT Boy is said to have fainted and fallen after entering prohibited area, and his parents tried to save him, but the crater collapsed An 11-year-old boy and his parents have died after falling into a volcanic crater near Naples. Italian press reports said the boy walked into a prohibited area at Solfatara di Pozzuoli, one of 40 volcanoes in the Campi Flegrei area west of Naples. Continue reading... |
| Hundreds of Isis defectors mass on Syrian border hoping to flee Posted: 12 Sep 2017 03:56 AM PDT Several dozen former fighters have already crossed into southern Turkey in recent weeks as terror group loses territory Hundreds of defectors from Islamic State have massed in Syria's Idlib province, with many planning to cross the nearby Turkish border and find ways back to the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. Several dozen former fighters have already made it across the heavily patrolled frontier to towns and cities in Turkey's south in recent weeks, the Guardian has confirmed. Four Saudi Arabian extremists arrived in a southern Turkish community in early September after paying smugglers $2,000 each for the perilous journey past border guards who have shot dead scores of infiltrators this year alone. |
| HRT will not shorten lives, women told after new research published Posted: 12 Sep 2017 05:05 PM PDT Follow-up to alarming reports issued at turn of century says women on therapy do not die sooner than those on placebos Women will be able to take hormone replacement pills without worrying that the therapy will shorten their lifespans, according to the longest follow-up yet of research that raised fears about the risks of a once-popular treatment. That earlier research was stopped early when unexpected harm was found to be caused by the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) – oestrogen alone or in combination with progestin, a synthetic hormone. Continue reading... |
| US Virgin Islands refusing entry to non-American Irma evacuees, survivors say Posted: 12 Sep 2017 02:32 PM PDT Authorities on US Virgin Islands reportedly turning away boats arriving from British Virgin Islands, facing devastation in hurricane's aftermath The US government is turning away people trying to flee the hurricane-devastated British Virgin Islands for the nearby US Virgin Islands unless they are American citizens, refusing even those with US visitor visas, storm survivors have told the Guardian. Many of those evacuated from the decimated Leeward Islands of the Caribbean, including the British Virgin Islands (BVI), have been able to enter Puerto Rico, a US territory to the west, but thousands are still trying to leave the storm-ravaged islands. Continue reading... |
| Couple who screamed at their kids in YouTube 'prank' sentenced to probation Posted: 12 Sep 2017 03:07 PM PDT Heather and Mike Martin, who posted videos of themselves breaking their children's toys, sentenced to five years' probation for child neglect A husband and wife who posted "prank" videos on YouTube of themselves screaming at the couple's children and breaking their toys have been sentenced to five years of probation for child neglect. Heather and Mike Martin each entered pleas to two counts of child neglect, the Baltimore Sun reported. The pleas allow them to maintain their innocence while acknowledging the evidence. Continue reading... |
| Emmanuel Macron pledges €50m to help Irma-ravaged Caribbean territories Posted: 12 Sep 2017 01:32 PM PDT The French president promised residents of St Martin the island will be 'reborn' amid accusations that European governments were unprepared for the hurricane France's president and the Dutch king have visited Caribbean territories that were hammered by Hurricane Irma, amid accusations by residents that European governments were unprepared, slow to react and sometimes even racist in their responses to the devastation. More than 200 people are still listed as missing on the island shared by the Dutch territory St Maarten and French St Martin, according to the Dutch Red Cross. |
| Barcelona's Sagrada Família evacuated in false-alarm bomb scare Posted: 12 Sep 2017 12:29 PM PDT Police investigated reports of suspicious vehicle near church, said to be among proposed targets of terror cell behind last month's attacks Catalan police temporarily evacuated Barcelona's Sagrada Família church and nearby businesses on Tuesday after a van parked nearby prompted a bomb scare. At about 8.30pm local time, the local police force, the Mossos d'Esquadra, said it was examining reports of a suspicious vehicle in the area as part of an anti-terrorist operation. Continue reading... |
| Tattoo ink contaminants can end up in lymph nodes, study finds Posted: 12 Sep 2017 12:06 PM PDT Particles of colour, which can be tainted with toxic impurities, can make their way to key immune system sites, researchers say Microscopic particles from tattoo ink can migrate into the body and wind up in lymph nodes, crucial hubs of the human immune system, a new study has revealed. The tiny particles – measuring a few millionths to a few billionths of a centimetre – include molecules from preservatives and contaminants such as nickel, chromium, manganese and cobalt, researchers reported in the peer-reviewed journal Scientific Reports. Continue reading... |
| Canada judge suspended for wearing Trump hat in court Posted: 12 Sep 2017 12:22 PM PDT
A Canadian judge who wore a Donald Trump campaign hat into court after the US election has been suspended for 30 days without pay, 10 months after his actions triggered an unprecedented number of formal complaints. On Tuesday, the Ontario judicial council said the conduct of Justice Bernd Zabel had fallen short of the impartiality and objectivity demanded of judges. "We have no hesitation in finding that Justice Zabel's actions amounted to a serious breach of the standards of judicial conduct, that it had an adverse impact upon public confidence in the judiciary and the administration of justice," the council wrote in its decision. Continue reading... |
| Transport safety body rules safeguards 'were lacking' in deadly Tesla crash Posted: 12 Sep 2017 12:45 PM PDT US National Transportation Safety Board said operational limitations in the Tesla Model S played a major role in the death of 40-year-old Joshua Brown from Ohio The chairman of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday that "operational limitations" in the Tesla Model S played a "major role" in a May 2016 crash that killed a driver using the vehicle's semi-autonomous Autopilot system. The limits on the autonomous driving system include factors such as Tesla being unable to ensure driver attention even when the car is traveling at high speeds, ensuring Autopilot is used only on certain roads and monitoring driver engagement, NTSB said. Continue reading... |
| Trump adviser suggests Mexico wall funding won't be linked to Daca legislation Posted: 12 Sep 2017 09:08 AM PDT There had been speculation that the president might use legislation giving legal status to so-called Dreamers as leverage to ensure construction on a border wall Donald Trump will not demand that funding for his border wall with Mexico be linked to legislation giving legal status to so-called Dreamers, a top White House aide said on Tuesday. Marc Short, director of legislative affairs, told reporters at a Christian Science Monitor event: "The president is committed to sticking by his commitment that a physical structure [on the US-Mexico border] is needed to protect the American people." Continue reading... |
| 'Slackers' take to streets in protest at Macron's labour law reforms Posted: 12 Sep 2017 08:21 AM PDT Demonstrators seize on president's use of word 'lazy' as rallying slogan for protests in Paris and other big cities Demonstrators and trade unionists have taken part in mass street protests across France against Emmanuel Macron's overhaul of labour laws – the first strike action to face the new president. The leftwing CGT union, France's second biggest, called 4,000 strikes and protests on Tuesday, with public sector workers, train staff and energy sector workers joining. Transport was disrupted in Nice, but in Paris delays were limited to two commuter lines. The Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair cancelled flights, but other airlines, high-speed trains and Eurostar trains ran as normal. Continue reading... |
| Bangladesh calls on Myanmar to take back Rohingya refugees Posted: 12 Sep 2017 07:00 AM PDT Prime minister Sheikh Hasina condemns crackdown during visit to one of the camps where 370,000 people have taken refuge Bangladesh's prime minister has urged Myanmar to take back an estimated 370,000 Rohingya refugees who have fled across the border in recent weeks in response to a violent crackdown by the Burmese military. Before inspecting one of the dozens of crowded refugee camps that have sprung up in the past three weeks in southern Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina said no words were enough to express her condemnation of Myanmar. Continue reading... |
| Brazil investigates reports of massacre among Amazonian tribe by gold miners Posted: 12 Sep 2017 02:41 AM PDT Eight to 10 members of a remote indigenous group were allegedly killed by men working for illegal prospectors in Javari Valley Brazilian authorities are investigating reports of a massacre of up to 10 people from an isolated tribe in the Amazon by illegal gold miners. The killings, alleged to have taken place in Javari Valley, are claimed to have been carried out by men working for gold prospectors who dredge illegally in the region's rivers. Continue reading... |
| Contemporary, controversial and coming soon: Cape Town's vast new art museum Posted: 12 Sep 2017 04:20 AM PDT The MOCAA, described as 'Africa's Tate Modern', will be the continent's biggest ever art museum when it opens later this month The invites have been sent for the opening night, the displays readied in 80 galleries spread over nine floors, and 24,000 tickets have sold out in a matter of minutes. For a few short days there is quiet. The calm will not last. In Cape Town, on one of the world's most recognisable waterfronts in the world, a vast new art museum, the biggest ever in Africa, is about to open, creating the biggest buzz in the continent's collective creative world for many years. Continue reading... |
| Air Berlin cancels 100 flights after pilots call in sick Posted: 12 Sep 2017 05:01 AM PDT Bankrupt airline's hubs at Düsseldorf and Tegel badly affected by apparent wildcat strike against possible redundancies Air Berlin has been forced to cancel about 100 flights after an "unusually high number" of pilots called in sick, in what is believed to be a wildcat strike against possible redundancies at the bankrupt airline. The carrier, which declared bankruptcy last month after years of losses, is negotiating the transfer of staff to a potential buyer. Bids for the airline must be submitted by Friday, with a decision on the sale expected as early as next week. Continue reading... |
| Only 2% of UK’s council tower blocks have full sprinkler system Posted: 13 Sep 2017 12:19 AM PDT On eve of Grenfell fire inquiry, figures reveal only one in 50 of UK's social housing tower blocks have full sprinkler systems Only 2% of UK social housing tower blocks have a full sprinkler system, figures released under freedom of information have revealed on the eve of the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire. The request by BBC Breakfast related to half of the tower blocks owned by councils and housing associations across the UK. It found that just one in 50 had full sprinkler systems and only one in three had more than one staircase though which residents could be evacuated. Continue reading... |
| Jean-Claude Juncker plays down Brexit in EU state of union speech Posted: 13 Sep 2017 01:46 AM PDT European commission president says bloc should strike new trade deals and vows to 'move forward once Britain leaves' The European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, said on Wednesday that the "wind is back in Europe's sails" as he issued a rallying call a year after the shock of the Brexit vote. In his annual State of the Union speech, Juncker said the bloc had become more united following a series of crises and insisted economic momentum was picking up. Continue reading... |
| Met asked to investigate claims UAE officials tortured three Qataris Posted: 12 Sep 2017 02:08 PM PDT Men allege they were beaten, given electric shocks and kept in solitary confinement by UAE officials and politicians Scotland Yard's war crimes unit is assessing a request to investigate allegations that United Arab Emirates security officials and politicians authorised the torture of three Qatari citizens in the UAE. The legal application, involving British police in a Gulf human rights dispute through the UK's powers of universal jurisdiction over serious crimes, is likely to prove diplomatically embarrassing for the government. Continue reading... |
| Bell Pottinger goes into administration amid South Africa scandal Posted: 12 Sep 2017 10:41 AM PDT Some of PR company's 250 staff have already been made redundant after row over campaign to stir up racial tensions Bell Pottinger has been put into administration after the PR firm suffered an exodus of clients and increasing losses in the wake of the scandal over its campaign to stir up racial tensions in South Africa. The administrators BDO, who had unsuccessfully sought a buyer in a fire sale of the embattled company, said it had made a number of the 250 staff redundant as it sought to recoup losses to pay off bank debt. |
| America's shameful history of voter suppression Posted: 13 Sep 2017 02:00 AM PDT Voter fraud is more rare than being struck by lightening, yet the fear mongering persists. Don't blame Donald Trump – blame America's democratic model When Kris Kobach was first running for office in Kansas in 2010, he claimed he'd found evidence that thousands of Kansans were assuming the identities of dead voters and casting fraudulent ballots – a technique once known as ghost voting. Kobach even offered a name, Albert K Brewer of Wichita, who he said had voted from beyond the grave in the primaries that year. Continue reading... |
| Cuba's crumbling infrastructure no match for might of Irma Posted: 13 Sep 2017 01:00 AM PDT Despite government preparations, some have criticized the response to the monster hurricane that crumbled buildings and deluged homes Havana was in midnight darkness and the floodwaters were neck-high were Yanelis Rodríguez finally gave up hope that help was on its way. As giant waves crashed over the Malecón seawall just 200m away, Rodríguez and her two young children waded through Hurricane Irma's storm surge to safety. Continue reading... |
| Anger in Singapore as first female president is elected without a vote Posted: 12 Sep 2017 11:04 PM PDT Halimah Yacob did not have to face an election after authorities decided her rivals did not meet strict eligibility criteria An establishment stalwart has been named Singapore's first female president but the milestone was overshadowed by criticism that her selection was undemocratic after she was handed the job without a vote. Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament from the Muslim Malay minority, did not have to face an election for the largely ceremonial post after authorities decided her rivals did not meet strict eligibility criteria. Continue reading... |
| Greens may have numbers to sink Dutton's citizenship bill – politics live Posted: 13 Sep 2017 01:38 AM PDT ABCC head Nigel Hadgkiss resigns after admitting 'recklessly misrepresenting union rights to employers for more than two years'; the blame game over power prices continues; and marriage campaign safeguards pass the Senate despite Cory Bernardi's objections. Follow it live …
Shadow minister for citizenship Tony Burke has explained Labor's reasons for opposing Peter Dutton's citizenship legislation: Labor has objected to the changes because: the university-level English language requirements are snobbery – it sends a message to all Australians that unless you have university-level English the government doesn't want you here; and
Things are going well this evening Turnbull Govt just voted to gag me and 10 of my Labor colleagues from speaking about their university cuts. #auspol Continue reading... |
| Sister hack: chainsaw-wielding nun helps clean up Hurricane Irma damage – video Posted: 13 Sep 2017 01:38 AM PDT Sister Margaret Ann uses a chainsaw to help cleanup efforts in Miami after it was hit by Irma. The Catholic nun uses the tool to hack away at tree branches felled by the storm. Florida says state agencies have amassed preparation and recovery expenses of nearly $250m Continue reading... |
| ‘We’ll figure it out’: faith amid the flood in Florida after Irma - video Posted: 13 Sep 2017 12:59 AM PDT Over 6.4 million people in the south-eastern US were warned to evacuate as Hurricane Irma ripped through communities across Florida. As the residents of Bonita Springs clean up Irma's devastation, they turn to their faiths and to each other to find a way forward * Hurricane Irma's path of destruction – video report Continue reading... |
| Wednesday briefing: Where to find Britain's most affordable housing Posted: 12 Sep 2017 10:31 PM PDT Outside pricey London, buying power has improved since 2007 … May faces backlash over pay cap … and 'HRT won't kill you', women told in latest findings Hello – it's Warren Murray helping you get the lie of the land this morning. Continue reading... |
| Boris Johnson arrives in Anguilla after 'absolutely hellish' Hurricane Irma Posted: 12 Sep 2017 09:49 PM PDT Foreign secretary hails 'biggest operation since Libya' and pledges long-term help, but island's chief minister says financial aid offered is not enough Britain's foreign secretary Boris Johnson has praised the response of the community in Anguilla after landing on the island to witness first-hand the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Irma. Ahead of touching down at the island's airport on board the Royal Air Force's Airbus A400M Altas, carrying aid supplies and the latest deployment of Royal Marine troops, he surveyed the damage from the window of the cockpit. Continue reading... |
| Philippines MPs vote to slash budget of agency investigating drug war to £15 Posted: 12 Sep 2017 09:27 PM PDT The Commission of Human Rights has condemned thousands of police killings and has been criticised strongly by President Rodrigo Duterte Philippine legislators allied with President Rodrigo Duterte have voted to allocate just 1,000 pesos (£15) from next year's budget to the Commission of Human Rights, the principal government agency criticising his bloody drug war. Duterte, whose supporters control the lower house of congress, has frequently lashed out at the commission, which has condemned thousands of police killings during his 15 months in office. Continue reading... |
| Julie Bishop says Myanmar landmines in Rohingya path would breach international law Posted: 12 Sep 2017 07:18 PM PDT Australian foreign minister responds to report civilians fleeing violence have been injured crossing border with Bangladesh Australia's foreign minister, Julie Bishop, says it would be a gross breach of international law if Myanmar's military planted landmines in the path of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in western Rakhine state. Bishop was responding to reports that civilians had been injured while crossing the border with Bangladesh, where 300,000 Rohingya have fled in the past two weeks. Continue reading... |
| Aung San Suu Kyi: what has happened to Myanmar's icon of morality? Posted: 12 Sep 2017 05:49 PM PDT Failure of Nobel prize winner to condemn brutal military campaign against Rohingya Muslims places the Lady at centre of global ire When news came in early on the morning of 25 August that militants from the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa) had attacked police posts in northern Rakhine state, killing 12 people and ushering in a massive army crackdown, it did not take long for Myanmar's new "information committee" to swing into action. Myanmar has had other such committees in its history, as authoritarian rulers have sought to disseminate the truth as they saw it, as opposed to the version propagated by so-called enemies of the state. This one, a joint civil-military body, responded from an official Facebook page with breathless updates about "extremist Bengali terrorists", alongside images of mangled corpses and World Food Programme biscuits touted as proof of aid workers abetting militants. Continue reading... |
| 'You go when you go': the 70-year-old man who spent Irma in his pickup Posted: 12 Sep 2017 05:24 PM PDT Ronald Sandelé, 70, was evicted weeks before the hurricane. When I met him days later, he was doing what he could to save the life of a struggling bird You have to wonder: does Ronald Sandelé, a 70-year-old resident of Key Largo, care about protecting the life of a seagull more than saving his own skin? I met him as I was trying to find gas in Key Largo in the Florida Keys, no easy task in the wake of Hurricane Irma, when looking for fuel has become an obsession for millions of Floridians in the absence of power, food and water. He suddenly appeared, shirtless and dressed in shorts, and walked perilously out into the road to rescue the bird that was lying stricken on the tarmac, its wings clipped by a passing car. Continue reading... |
| Man saves bird in Florida Keys after Hurricane Irma – video Posted: 12 Sep 2017 05:23 PM PDT Ronald Sandelé, 70, saves a seagull on the side of the road in Key Largo in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma Continue reading... |
| The UN is failing – we must give its leader real power to act | Helen Clark Posted: 13 Sep 2017 02:00 AM PDT The former New Zealand premier and top UN official says the organisation cannot hope to end today's crises while it is hamstrung by micro-management In a world facing many grave challenges across many spheres, people look to the United Nations to play a key role in resolving them. Continue reading... |
| Bill Gates: Don't expect charities to pick up the bill for Trump's sweeping aid cuts | Kate Hodal Posted: 12 Sep 2017 09:00 PM PDT Head of world's largest private philanthropic organisation speaks out as report shows progress on reducing extreme poverty under threat Bill Gates has warned that organisations like his are "absolutely not" prepared to plug the yawning gaps in development aid that will result from funding cuts, including those proposed by President Trump. Speaking to the Guardian ahead of the UN general assembly meeting, which opens for general debate next week, the billionaire philanthropist said simply: "There's no way to balance a cut in [a] rich country's generosity." Continue reading... |
| UK ministers attend weapons fair but ignore UN event on illicit arms trade Posted: 12 Sep 2017 06:07 AM PDT Rights campaigners accuse government of chasing lucrative arms contracts while spurning Geneva conference 'where decisions made could save millions of lives' The British government has been criticised for lining up cabinet members to speak at a weapons fair, but failing to send a minister to a UN event aimed at stopping the trade of illicit arms. The defence secretary, Michael Fallon, and the international trade secretary, Liam Fox, are among those speaking at the London arms fair, which begins on Tuesday and is one of the biggest weapons and security fairs in the world. Harriett Baldwin, minister for defence procurement, and Ben Wallace, minister of state for security, will also attend. Continue reading... |
| Protesters take to streets of Paris against Macron's labour reforms – video Posted: 12 Sep 2017 11:17 AM PDT Members of the CGT union march through the streets of Paris on Tuesday, protesting against President Emmanuel Macron's proposed loosening of labour laws. Unions prevented previous attempts to do the same thing but this time there is comfort for Macron: two unions, including the largest – the CFDT – declined to join the protests Continue reading... |
| CCTV shows pilot, 79, flying plane into tree in Connecticut – video Posted: 12 Sep 2017 06:59 AM PDT Surveillance video captures the moment a small plane hits a tree and crashes to the ground in a car park in Plainville, Connecticut, on Monday. The pilot escaped the crash with minor injuries Continue reading... |
| Manila's overcrowded Quezon City jail – in pictures Posted: 12 Sep 2017 06:18 AM PDT Even before Rodrigo Duterte's anti-drugs crackdown, the Philippines had one of the most congested prison systems in the world. Since the president took office, the prison population has increased by 22%. The photographer Noel Cellis witnessed conditions in Quezon City jail in Manila, where police arrest nearly 100 drug suspects each day. Continue reading... |
| A crammed tram and a baby sloth: today's best photographs Posted: 12 Sep 2017 05:46 AM PDT A selection of images from around the world including striking steelworkers, a streetcar in Kiev and the Irma aftermath Continue reading... |
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