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- Rescuers work in silence to pull children from collapsed school in Mexico City
- Hurricane Maria leaves Puerto Rico in total blackout as storm batters island
- Marine Le Pen aide Florian Philippot to quit France's Front National
- Die Partei: satirical German party gains ground on social media
- South Korea approves $8m aid package for North Korea
- Mueller's Russia team reportedly seeks White House records on Trump actions
- Leader of gang suspected of murdering British kayaker in Brazil is killed
- One in four kids in the developing world misses out on a bedtime story, says UN
- More than a million of Europe's asylum seekers left in limbo
- German rent-control law violates constitution, court rules
- Facebook admits industry could do more to combat online extremism
- Kenyan election annulled after result called before votes counted, says court
- Scientists discover unique Brazilian frogs that are deaf to their own mating calls
- 'In eastern Europe, we don’t prefer to eat garbage': readers on food inequality
- North Korea: Trump's threat was ‘sound of a dog barking’ – video
- Are the two Mexican earthquakes connected – and are more on the way?
- Hurricane Maria: Dominica 'in daze' after storm leaves island cut off from world
- British Virgin Islands brave two storms in two weeks: 'Maria destroyed most of what was left'
- London tube bombing arrests: five now held
- Tillerson says Iran is not meeting 'expectations' of nuclear deal
- Sources that link RPF to Rwanda plane plot | Letters
- Trump's big test: will his swing voters stay loyal?
- Pumped hydro project that reuses old goldmine expected to win federal funding
- Where is Hurricane Maria heading? Mapping the storm's path
- Mexico earthquake: death toll climbs as volunteers join frantic search for survivors
- Thursday briefing: EU fears May will not deliver any Brexit pledges
- 230 confirmed dead as Mexico earthquake rescue efforts continue – as it happened
- UN brokers deal to end use of children in Nigeria's battle with Boko Haram
- 'There were a lot of baby farms': Sri Lanka to act over adoption racket claims
- Now rattled, is Madrid in danger of playing into separatist hands?
- Pro-independence protesters rally after Catalan officials arrested – video report
- Mexican TV news broadcast interrupted by earthquake – video
- Hurricane Maria pummels Puerto Rico - video report
- 'People just ran': deadly 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Mexico - video report
| Rescuers work in silence to pull children from collapsed school in Mexico City Posted: 21 Sep 2017 12:26 AM PDT Discovery of 12-year-old Frida Sofía in the rubble keeps Mexicans glued to their TVs in hope of finding a child alive A hushed silence has kept falling over the volunteers, soldiers and neighbours congregating outside a collapsed school in southern Mexico City, where rescue workers tried to extract students trapped under the rubble. A stern-looking officer in jeans and black vest from Mexico's federal police would raise his fist high above his head signalling silence on Wednesday to enable rescuers with sensitive microphones to listen for cries from the rubble. Continue reading... |
| Hurricane Maria leaves Puerto Rico in total blackout as storm batters island Posted: 20 Sep 2017 11:58 PM PDT Caribbean storm heading to Dominican Republic after punishing 155mph winds and life-threatening floods knocked out the US territory's electricity If you've been affected by the storm you can share your story here Puerto Rico is without electricity, officials have said, after Hurricane Maria's strong winds and flooding knocked out the US territory's power service. Island residents endured a day of punishing winds and life-threatening flooding on Wednesday from the category 4 storm, which was the third hurricane to pummel the Caribbean in as many weeks. Continue reading... |
| Marine Le Pen aide Florian Philippot to quit France's Front National Posted: 20 Sep 2017 11:58 PM PDT Party's vice-president says he has been 'ridiculed' as he announces departure amid tensions with Le Pen after election defeat One of Marine Le Pen's key aides has said he is leaving the Front National, raising the prospect of a split in the anti-immigration and Eurosceptic party's ranks. Florian Philippot, a vice-president of the FN, used an early morning appearance on French television to announce a departure that had looked increasingly likely amid rising tensions with the party's leader, Le Pen. Continue reading... |
| Die Partei: satirical German party gains ground on social media Posted: 20 Sep 2017 09:00 PM PDT Group that pledges to introduce cocaine on prescription has gathered more new Facebook fans than AfD or Merkel's CDU A German political party that promises to legalise drink driving, introduce cocaine on prescription and kidnap Turkey's president is winning the social media race ahead of Germany's federal election, an analysis of Facebook data shows. Die Partei ("The Party"), founded in 2004 by editors of satire magazine Titanic, has in the month leading up to this Sunday's vote gathered more new fans on the social network than any other German political party, including the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). Continue reading... |
| South Korea approves $8m aid package for North Korea Posted: 21 Sep 2017 12:08 AM PDT Decision to release funds for humanitarian programmes for infants and pregnant women risks rift with US and Japan South Korea has approved an $8m (£5.9m) aid package for North Korea, in a humanitarian gesture at odds with calls by Japan and the US for unwavering economic and diplomatic pressure on Pyongyang. South Korea's unification ministry agreed to provide the funds, which will go towards programmes for infants and pregnant women, days after the UN security council agreed a further round of sanctions in response to the regime's recent nuclear test. Continue reading... |
| Mueller's Russia team reportedly seeks White House records on Trump actions Posted: 20 Sep 2017 04:11 PM PDT Investigation appears to enter new phase amid reports of request for documents related to Trump's most controversial actions since taking office The special counsel Robert Mueller has asked the White House to provide documents related to Donald Trump's most controversial actions since taking office in January, according to two reports on Wednesday. The inquiry from Mueller's team, who is leading the investigation into whether Trump associates coordinated with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election, suggests that the investigation is moving into a new phase, inching closer to the president. Continue reading... |
| Leader of gang suspected of murdering British kayaker in Brazil is killed Posted: 20 Sep 2017 02:25 PM PDT Evanilson Gomes da Costa, leader of 'Water Rats' gang, died of gunshot wounds in hospital, says suspect arrested over death of Emma Kelty One of the leaders of the gang of river pirates who robbed and murdered a British kayaker in the Amazon has been killed, Brazilian police have said. Evanilson Gomes da Costa, known as Baia, 24, was shot in the early hours and later died of his wounds in hospital, according to a statement by one of the suspects, who said the dead man had fired shots at former primary school headteacher Emma Kelty. Continue reading... |
| One in four kids in the developing world misses out on a bedtime story, says UN Posted: 20 Sep 2017 04:01 PM PDT Unicef study identifies reading, singing and drawing as 'missing links between survival and school' that hinder development of 25% of two- to four-year-olds A quarter of young children in developing countries miss out on playing, reading and singing with their parents, according to research by Unicef. The UN children's agency has warned in a report that the cognitive development of millions of under-fives is being undermined because parents are receiving neither the right guidance nor basic support, such as maternity leave. Continue reading... |
| More than a million of Europe's asylum seekers left in limbo Posted: 20 Sep 2017 07:00 AM PDT Of 2.2 million who sought asylum during crisis, more than half were still waiting for decision up to two years later, analysts say More than 1.1 million people who sought asylum in Europe during the continent's biggest refugee crisis since the second world war were still waiting up to two years later to hear whether they would be allowed to stay, according to a study. In the first Europe-wide analysis of the status of asylum seekers who arrived in Norway, Switzerland and the 28-member EU during the 2015-16 crisis, the Pew Research Center estimated more than half were still in limbo in December last year. Continue reading... |
| German rent-control law violates constitution, court rules Posted: 20 Sep 2017 08:43 AM PDT Ruling throws key project of Merkel's coalition into doubt days before elections One of the prestige projects of Angela Merkel's outgoing coalition government has been thrown into doubt after a Berlin court ruled that a recently introduced rent-control law violates Germany's constitution. The so-called Mietpreisbremse or "rental price brake" was introduced two years ago with the aim of barring landlords in property hotspots from increasing rents by more than 10% above a local benchmark. In June 2015 Berlin became the first German state to implement the new regulation. Continue reading... |
| Facebook admits industry could do more to combat online extremism Posted: 20 Sep 2017 07:05 AM PDT Admission comes as British PM and French president propose fining firms that move too slowly to remove extremist content Facebook has conceded that technology companies could do more to counter online extremism after Theresa May and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, proposed fining firms that move too slowly to remove extremist content being shared by terrorist groups. The social media giant told a meeting between political leaders and its own executives as well as others from Google and Microsoft at the United Nations general assembly in New York that it is now employing thousands of content reviewers around the globe and a staff of 150 people dedicated to countering terrorism on its platform in an attempt to remove more extremist content. Continue reading... |
| Kenyan election annulled after result called before votes counted, says court Posted: 20 Sep 2017 08:31 AM PDT Supreme court blames failings by electoral commission for its decision to annul results of August vote Kenya's supreme court has said it annulled presidential elections held in August because the polls were "neither transparent nor verifiable" and blamed the country's electoral commission for the shortcomings. Uhuru Kenyatta, the incumbent president of the east African state, won a second term by a margin of 9%, defeating his long-term rival, Raila Odinga, in the election last month. The country now faces new elections in October, and possible lengthy political instability. Continue reading... |
| Scientists discover unique Brazilian frogs that are deaf to their own mating calls Posted: 21 Sep 2017 02:07 AM PDT Pumpkin toadlet frogs are only known case of an animal that continues to make a communication signal even after the target audience has lost the ability to hear it Humans trying to chat each other up in a noisy nightclub may find verbal communication futile. But it appears even more pointless for pumpkin toadlets after scientists discovered that females have lost the ability to hear the sound of male mating calls. |
| 'In eastern Europe, we don’t prefer to eat garbage': readers on food inequality Posted: 21 Sep 2017 02:00 AM PDT Our report highlighting claims that some food brands are 'cheating' eastern and central European shoppers with inferior products prompted a huge response. While many were outraged, few were surprised My husband and I both studied and lived abroad for many years, and we can honestly say what we find in supermarkets here [in Romania] is not food. Lots of people become vegetarians only because they fear the quality of the meat and meat products available. Many say certain products contain no meat at all. The taste is horrible, the texture questionable, and the cats and dogs refuse to eat it. Continue reading... |
| North Korea: Trump's threat was ‘sound of a dog barking’ – video Posted: 21 Sep 2017 01:00 AM PDT Foreign minister Ri Yong-ho ridicules US president for telling the UN general assembly he would have no choice but to 'totally destroy' North Korea if provoked, and responds to Trump calling Kim Jong-un 'rocket man' by saying he feels sorry for the former's aides 'Sound of a dog barking': North Korea ridicules Trump threat Continue reading... |
| Are the two Mexican earthquakes connected – and are more on the way? Posted: 21 Sep 2017 12:57 AM PDT Two earthquakes have hit Mexico within two weeks, both occurring on the Cocos tectonic plate. But are they related, and could Mexico face more tremors? Mexico has been hit by its second deadly earthquake in less than two weeks. Are the two seismic events in Mexico related, and could they indicate more tremors are on the way? Two days after the second earthquake in Mexico, large quakes struck the Pacific island of Vanuatu and off the north-east coast of Japan. Continue reading... |
| Hurricane Maria: Dominica 'in daze' after storm leaves island cut off from world Posted: 21 Sep 2017 12:53 AM PDT Rescue teams struggle to reach first Caribbean victims, with at least seven dead and population stranded without power, running water or communications • Are you affected by Hurricane Maria? Share your story with us Dominica – the first island hit by the full category-five force of Hurricane Maria – is "in a daze", officials have said, cut off from its Caribbean neighbours in the wake of a storm that destroyed properties, silenced communications and cut power and running water. Related: British Virgin Islands brave two storms in two weeks: 'Maria destroyed most of what was left' Continue reading... |
| British Virgin Islands brave two storms in two weeks: 'Maria destroyed most of what was left' Posted: 20 Sep 2017 05:14 PM PDT Residents of the tiny British territory begin to pick up the pieces after multiple hurricanes, and life returns to an uneasy mix of the brutal and the banal Dawn over the British Virgin Islands (BVI) brought with it the final blows of Hurricane Maria – the second category 5 hurricane to assault the islands in two weeks. Winds of 50 to 60mph still whipped up the steep slopes and waves continued to batter the islands' southern shores after another night of hurricane-force winds. Continue reading... |
| London tube bombing arrests: five now held Posted: 20 Sep 2017 11:33 PM PDT Seventeen-year-old held in south London and home cordoned off as police investigating District line explosion search property Police investigating the attempted bombing of a London tube train last Friday have made a sixth arrest. A 17-year-old boy was arrested under the Terrorism Act shortly after midnight on Thursday morning in Thornton Heath, south London, the Metropolitan police said. His home has been cordoned off as police search the property. Continue reading... |
| Tillerson says Iran is not meeting 'expectations' of nuclear deal Posted: 20 Sep 2017 09:41 AM PDT
A rift between the Trump administration and Europe, over whether to stick to a nuclear agreement with Iran, deepened considerably on Wednesday after a meeting on the deal's implementation at the United Nations in New York. The US secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, emerged from the meeting conceding that Iran was abiding by the letter of the 2015 deal, but he still insisted Tehran was not fulfilling the "expectations" of the agreement. He confirmed that Donald Trump had made a decision on whether to continue to stick with the deal or walk away next month. Continue reading... |
| Sources that link RPF to Rwanda plane plot | Letters Posted: 20 Sep 2017 11:37 AM PDT Helen Epstein responds to accusations that the sources she used for her Guardian article on Rwanda's genocide were unreliable In response to my article "America's secret role in the Rwandan genocide" (12 September), Linda Melvern (Letters, 19 September) disputes my suggestion that much evidence points to the Rwandan Patriotic Front's (RPF) responsibility for shooting down President Juvénal Habyarimana's aeroplane in April 1994. I rely for information about the provenance of the launchers on Belgian historian Filip Reyntjens, who investigated the matter thoroughly shortly after the event (see his Rwanda: Trois jours qui ont fait basculer l'histoire, published in 1996). In addition, the various investigations linking the RPF to the plot to down the aeroplane rely on former RPF officers who took enormous risks to share their stories. I do not rely on "convicted génocidaires", as Melvern claims. (See, for example, Kayumba Nyamwasa's interview in the BBC's Rwanda's Untold Story and UN investigator Michael Hourigan's affidavit in Uncovering Rwanda's Secrets at theage.com.au.) Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Trump's big test: will his swing voters stay loyal? Posted: 20 Sep 2017 11:00 PM PDT In a county that flipped Trump's way, the departure of a moderate congressman offers the first real test of the maverick president's popularity In his climb to the presidency, Donald Trump managed to grab 209 US counties that had voted twice for Barack Obama. Each county flipped for reasons all its own. But the overall phenomenon – of Trump eating the Democrats' lunch in Obama districts – raised a basic question about the future of American politics: were those county results an aberration, or did they reveal an enduring shift? Continue reading... |
| Pumped hydro project that reuses old goldmine expected to win federal funding Posted: 21 Sep 2017 12:42 AM PDT Combined solar and pumped hydro generator set to provide quarter of shortfall from Liddell power station's closure • How an abandoned goldmine will be converted into pumped hydro storage A pumped hydro project that reuses an old goldmine in north Queensland is close to securing federal funding. The combined solar and pumped hydro generator is set to provide a quarter of the power needed to cover the shortfall from the closure of the Liddell coal-fired power station in New South Wales and can do it before 2021. Continue reading... |
| Where is Hurricane Maria heading? Mapping the storm's path Posted: 21 Sep 2017 12:48 AM PDT Track the route of the second powerful storm to hit the islands of the Caribbean this month Puerto Rico endured a day of punishing winds and life-threatening flooding on Wednesday from Hurricane Maria, which was the third hurricane to pummel the Caribbean in as many weeks. Maria, now a category 3 storm with winds of 115 mph, is currently about 55 miles north of the Dominican Republic. It previously hit the islands of Dominica, Guadeloupe and the US territory of St Croix, where Donald Trump has declared a major disaster. Continue reading... |
| Mexico earthquake: death toll climbs as volunteers join frantic search for survivors Posted: 21 Sep 2017 12:27 AM PDT
Rescue workers backed by an army of untrained volunteers searched for survivors buried under mounds of rubble as the death toll from Tuesday's powerful earthquake climbed to at least 237 across central Mexico. Related: Mexico earthquake: president declares national mourning as death toll rises - latest news Continue reading... |
| Thursday briefing: EU fears May will not deliver any Brexit pledges Posted: 20 Sep 2017 10:22 PM PDT Brussels concerned at the PM's political weakness, says Labour … FA faces scrutiny over Sampson affair … Hurricane Maria continues to cause chaos Good morning and welcome to the Guardian daily briefing. I'm Martin Farrer and these are the top stories this Thursday morning. Continue reading... |
| 230 confirmed dead as Mexico earthquake rescue efforts continue – as it happened Posted: 20 Sep 2017 09:10 PM PDT
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| UN brokers deal to end use of children in Nigeria's battle with Boko Haram Posted: 20 Sep 2017 06:07 AM PDT Officials hail landmark for child protection as youth vigilante group known as Civilian Joint Task Force pledges to draw a line under recruitment of minors A landmark agreement between the UN and the Civilian Joint Task Force will end the use of children in the conflict against Boko Haram in north-east Nigeria. According to the UN, between October 2015 and August 2017, more than 360 children were used by the 23,000-strong armed taskforce, some as young as nine. The concord, reached after a year of negotiations led by the UN, will draw a line under the enlistment of children by the group. Continue reading... |
| 'There were a lot of baby farms': Sri Lanka to act over adoption racket claims Posted: 20 Sep 2017 04:35 AM PDT Government to launch inquiry after health minister admits that babies were taken from mothers and sold to foreigners for adoption in 80s Sri Lanka is to launch an investigation into adoption fraud following claims that thousands of babies were sold to foreign nationals in the 1980s. Rajitha Senaratne, Sri Lanka's health minister, said the government would set up a DNA databank to enable children adopted abroad to search for their biological parents and other relatives, and vice versa. Continue reading... |
| Now rattled, is Madrid in danger of playing into separatist hands? Posted: 20 Sep 2017 08:38 AM PDT The Spanish state's raids on Catalan government offices risk a loss of ground for Mariano Rajoy and may energise support for the secession vote Until Wednesday, the Spanish government's line on the looming independence vote in Catalonia had been calm, confident and succinct: "There will be no referendum on 1 October." All too aware of the extreme volatility of the situation, it either sidestepped or shrugged off excitable questions about secession or the possibility of Madrid stepping in to take control of the rebellious regional government. Related: Catalan president says Madrid is suspending region's autonomy Continue reading... |
| Pro-independence protesters rally after Catalan officials arrested – video report Posted: 20 Sep 2017 10:21 AM PDT Thousands of people have demonstrated in Barcelona after Spanish police officers arrested 12 Catalan officials in a bid to stop an upcoming independence referendum. Catalonia's president, Carles Puigdemont, says the Spanish central government has effectively suspended the region's autonomy. The country's prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, insists the independence vote is illegal Continue reading... |
| Mexican TV news broadcast interrupted by earthquake – video Posted: 20 Sep 2017 07:13 AM PDT A Mexican news station was broadcasting live when the 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck. Footage shows studio equipment and lights swinging violently as the anchor and staff run out of the studio. A warning siren is heard in the background as the studio camera goes off-air. The earthquake was the deadliest to hit Mexico in more than 30 years. It has flattened buildings and sent masonry tumbling on to streets, crushing cars and people in the capital, Mexico City, and neighbouring areas Continue reading... |
| Hurricane Maria pummels Puerto Rico - video report Posted: 20 Sep 2017 05:34 AM PDT A look at the devastating path of Hurricane Maria. The storm has lashed Puerto Rico, knocking out power supplies and causing major flooding. Aerial footage shows the destruction on the island of Dominica where at least seven people have died. Continue reading... |
| 'People just ran': deadly 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Mexico - video report Posted: 20 Sep 2017 03:58 AM PDT At least 217 people are feared dead after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit central Mexico. It was the most powerful quake since a magnitude 8.0 earthquake killed thousands on 19 September 1985. Dozens of buildings have collapsed, including more than 40 in Mexico City alone. Citizens and rescue workers continue to look for survivors trapped in the rubble 'I pray she's already dead': chaos as Mexico City block collapses after quake Continue reading... |
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