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- Puerto Rico evacuates 70,000 after dam fails in Hurricane Maria's wake
- Germany faces first far-right party in parliament since 1960s
- New Zealand election: voting begins as Ardern and English fight closest battle in years
- Macron takes a page from Trump to change France's labour laws
- John McCain says he can't vote for Republican plan to replace Obamacare
- Brazil's army returns to Rio favela amid clashes between gangs and police
- Kalashnikov statue altered after sculptor's monumental error
- Catalan leader accuses Spanish government of Franco-style crackdown
- Syrian opposition activist and her journalist daughter murdered in Turkey
- Nureyev ballet to open in Moscow, despite director's house arrest
- Bali on high alert after tremors around Mount Agung volcano
- Angela Merkel's Ikea appeal makes her part of Germany's furniture
- Barzani on the Kurdish referendum: 'We refuse to be subordinates'
- 'Longest saree' wedding in Sri Lanka investigated over use of children
- Israeli jets bombed site close to Damascus airport, reports say
- 'It brings a tear to my eye': the labours of love battling the vitriol of the marriage campaign
- Head of G4S detention centre quits after abuse allegations
- Pressure group calls on May to guarantee citizens' rights after Brexit
- Trump's debut at the UN: threats, taunts – and gasps of alarm from the diplomats
- Long-lost Congo notebooks may shed light on how trees react to climate change
- Australia's east coast sweats under unusual spring heat wave
- New Zealand election 2017: polls close as Jacinda Ardern and Bill English fight for win – live
- Civilian volunteers rise to the challenge of deadly Mexico earthquake
- Travel warning issued for Bali as volcano threatens to erupt
- Myanmar: images show Rohingya villages still being burned, says Amnesty
- Frida: the Mexican rescue dog who has saved more than 52 lives
- Mexico City teams rush to save woman trapped in rubble days after quake
- Helicopter rescues family from capsized boat near Puerto Rico – video
- Briton dies after boat capsizes during Hurricane Maria
- Neil Gorsuch's views on abortion to be tested by supreme court filing
- Trump misreads North Korea’s sacred dynasty at his peril | Michael Brabazon
- Theresa May, anti-slavery crusader? Her craven quest for trade deals suggests not | Aidan McQuade
| Puerto Rico evacuates 70,000 after dam fails in Hurricane Maria's wake Posted: 22 Sep 2017 01:55 PM PDT
Officials are rushing to evacuate tens of thousands of people from their homes in western Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria inflicted structural damage on a dam and unleashed "extremely dangerous" flash floods. Some 70,000 residents in the municipalities of Isabela and Quebradillas were being evacuated by bus after a crack appeared in the nearly 90-year old Guajataca dam. Continue reading... |
| Germany faces first far-right party in parliament since 1960s Posted: 22 Sep 2017 12:59 PM PDT if Merkel retains coalition alternative für Deutschland could be main opposition, bringing raft of entitlements to populist party Germany is bracing itself for a watershed moment in its postwar history, with an overtly nationalist party is set to emphatically enter the country's parliament for the first time in almost six decades. Rightwing populist Alternative für Deutschland has strengthened its upward trajectory in the last week before the vote, with two polls published on Friday showing the party on third place. Continue reading... |
| New Zealand election: voting begins as Ardern and English fight closest battle in years Posted: 22 Sep 2017 01:50 PM PDT Jacinda Ardern's revitalised Labour party is looking to upset prime minister Bill English's plans for a fourth term for National
Voting has opened in New Zealand's most exciting general election in years, with New Zealanders asked to decide between the status quo of National or taking a punt on new Labour leader Jacinda Ardern. Related: New Zealand election 2017: record early voting as Ardern and English fight for win – live Continue reading... |
| Macron takes a page from Trump to change France's labour laws Posted: 22 Sep 2017 07:16 AM PDT French president signs set of controversial executive orders in the style of US leader during televised ceremony in Élysée Palace The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has signed a controversial set of executive orders making sweeping changes to France's complex labour laws at a highly stage-managed ceremony in the style of the US president, Donald Trump. The defiant signing ceremony – televised live from Macron's desk in the Élysée Palace on Friday – appears to be part of the president's drive to present himself as a reformer prepared to push through changes. Continue reading... |
| John McCain says he can't vote for Republican plan to replace Obamacare Posted: 22 Sep 2017 01:58 PM PDT Republican senator's stance will make it increasingly difficult for party leaders to get the votes they need to eliminate the Affordable Care Act John McCain said on Friday he could not "in good conscience" vote for the latest Republican proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), dealing a potentially fatal blow to the plan. Related: Republicans' new health bill would hit women hardest, experts say Continue reading... |
| Brazil's army returns to Rio favela amid clashes between gangs and police Posted: 22 Sep 2017 01:42 PM PDT Army heads to Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro after schools, businesses and a major road closed during fighting between drug gang members and police After almost a week of intense gun battles between rival drug gangsters and the police, Brazil's army has been deployed to encircle the sprawling Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro. A spokesperson for military command said on Friday that airspace over the neighbourhood had been closed, and local media showed images of soldiers arriving in the community. Continue reading... |
| Kalashnikov statue altered after sculptor's monumental error Posted: 22 Sep 2017 12:33 PM PDT Tribute to famous Russian rifle creator unveiled in Moscow mistakenly depicted German second world war gun instead Workers have removed part of a new monument to Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of the Soviet Union's AK-47 assault rifle, after eagle-eyed Russians noticed that it mistakenly depicted a German second world war weapon. Related: 30ft-high statue of Mikhail Kalashnikov unveiled in Moscow Continue reading... |
| Catalan leader accuses Spanish government of Franco-style crackdown Posted: 22 Sep 2017 09:34 AM PDT Carles Puigdemont says flooding region with police to stop looming referendum is a massive, undemocratic overreaction Catalonia's president has accused the Spanish government of a massive and profoundly undemocratic overreaction to its bid for independence, saying the state's efforts to stop the looming referendum exceed the security measures used at the height of Eta's terror campaign. Speaking to the Guardian at the end of a turbulent week that has seen 14 senior Catalan officials arrested, almost 10m ballot papers seized and thousands more police ordered to the region, Carles Puigdemont said he feared Spain was returning to the repressive practices of the Franco era. Continue reading... |
| Syrian opposition activist and her journalist daughter murdered in Turkey Posted: 22 Sep 2017 08:36 AM PDT 60-year-old Orouba Barakat and 22-year-old daughter Halla were found overnight in their apartment in Istanbul's Uskudar neighbourhood A Syrian opposition activist and her journalist daughter have been found murdered in their apartment in Istanbul, the Istanbul police department said on Friday. The bodies of 60-year-old Orouba Barakat and her 22-year-old daughter Halla were found overnight in their apartment in Istanbul's Uskudar neighbourhood in the Asian side of the city. Continue reading... |
| Nureyev ballet to open in Moscow, despite director's house arrest Posted: 22 Sep 2017 09:10 AM PDT After last-minute cancellation in July, Bolshoi to bring life story of gay dancer who defected to stage in December A controversial ballet about the Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev will premiere on the stage of the Bolshoi theatre in December, despite being pulled from the schedule at the last minute in July, and its director placed under house arrest. Nureyev, which chronicles the life of the gay dancer who fled the Soviet Union for the west and achieved worldwide fame before dying of Aids-related illnesses in 1993, was due to open in July, but the theatre announced its cancellation just three days before opening night. Continue reading... |
| Bali on high alert after tremors around Mount Agung volcano Posted: 22 Sep 2017 07:48 AM PDT About 10,000 villagers have fled their homes after surge in seismic activity around mountain stokes fears of eruption Indonesian authorities have raised the alert level for Mount Agung volcano in Bali to its highest degree after a surge in seismic activity around the mountain sparked fears of an eruption. Approximately 10,000 villagers had left their homes around the volcano, officials said. It was the third time in little more than a week that the alert level had been raised. Continue reading... |
| Angela Merkel's Ikea appeal makes her part of Germany's furniture Posted: 22 Sep 2017 06:09 AM PDT Few doubt the chancellor's 'flatpack' formula will win her another election, but can it meet the challenges of the next four years? Throughout her 12 years in power, Angela Merkel's political obituarists have ever been eager to spot the wobbly legs or worn-out hinges that could signal an imminent collapse – be it over her handling of Germany's nuclear phase-out, the Greek bailout programme or her handling of the 2015 refugee crisis. But as Germany goes to the polls this Sunday, what one former campaign leader describes as the chancellor's "Ikea principle" of pragmatic flatpack centrism is all but certain to hold firm for a fourth election in a row. In latest polls on Friday Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) retained a double-digit lead over her nearest challengers, in spite of a late surge for the third-placed far-right. Continue reading... |
| Barzani on the Kurdish referendum: 'We refuse to be subordinates' Posted: 22 Sep 2017 02:40 AM PDT Exclusive: Iraq's Kurdish leader tells the Guardian why the independence vote is so vital, and how he will defy global opposition Iraq's Kurdish leader, Masoud Barzani, is on the edge of defying overwhelming international opposition to take the Kurds to a landmark referendum he says will end the region's role in a broken, sectarian Iraq, and pave the way to independence. Speaking days before the ballot, scheduled for Monday, Barzani said the majority of the global community had underestimated the determination of the Kurds. It had also, he claimed, made a miscalculation in believing that his intention to hold the ballot was a "pressure card" designed to draw concessions, rather than a tangible first step towards a long-held goal of sovereignty. Continue reading... |
| 'Longest saree' wedding in Sri Lanka investigated over use of children Posted: 22 Sep 2017 05:47 AM PDT About 250 pupils from a state-owned school were deployed to carry the two-mile bridal train during record attempt in Kandy A Sri Lankan couple are under investigation for deploying hundreds of schoolchildren to carry the train of the bride's saree during a wedding ceremony. About 250 students from a state-owned school carried the bride's two-mile train as she and the groom walked down a main road in the central district of Kandy on Thursday, local media reported. Another 100 students served as flower girls at the wedding. Continue reading... |
| Israeli jets bombed site close to Damascus airport, reports say Posted: 22 Sep 2017 02:31 AM PDT Assad affiliated social media reports say at least two missiles were fired in third attack by Israeli military on targets associated with Hezbollah Israeli jets have reportedly bombed an area near the Damascus international airport in the third attack in as many weeks by the Israeli military on targets associated with the Lebanese group Hezbollah. According to social media reports on sites associated with the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, Israeli planes fired at least two missiles from outside Syrian airspace, hitting either a weapons depot or a convoy. Continue reading... |
| 'It brings a tear to my eye': the labours of love battling the vitriol of the marriage campaign Posted: 22 Sep 2017 03:00 PM PDT The postal vote campaign has often been ugly. But many yes voters are optimistically reaching out to the undecided • Plus, send us your stories and pictures of positive moments that may have come out of the campaign Chris Baguley feared that, come Friday, he would find himself in the midst of a sausage shortage. The father of two sent 250 letters to people in his neighbourhood of Port Stephens in the Hunter region of New South Wales inviting them over for a barbecue to talk about same-sex marriage. He also offered to post their vote for them if they cannot make it to a mailbox. Continue reading... |
| Head of G4S detention centre quits after abuse allegations Posted: 22 Sep 2017 10:21 AM PDT Ben Saunders quits Brook House immigration centre after BBC screened footage showing apparent ill treatment The head of a G4S-run immigration removal centre, which was the subject of an undercover BBC Panorama investigation over allegations of bullying and abuse, has resigned with immediate effect. Ben Saunders, the director of Brook House immigration removal centre (IRC) near Gatwick airport, was placed on administrative leave earlier this month. |
| Pressure group calls on May to guarantee citizens' rights after Brexit Posted: 23 Sep 2017 01:00 AM PDT British in Europe coalition have written to prime minister seeking assurances over rights of Britons on the continent and EU citizens in the UK Campaigners for EU citizens have written to Theresa May demanding a lifetime guarantee of existing rights after Brexit to "break the deadlock" in talks. In a strongly worded letter, British in Europe warns May that if she jeopardises the rights of British nationals settled in the bloc, negotiations will hit the buffers. Continue reading... |
| Trump's debut at the UN: threats, taunts – and gasps of alarm from the diplomats Posted: 23 Sep 2017 01:00 AM PDT The general assembly has always had its theatrical elements, with the world's blowhards playing to the gallery – but this time the jester has taken centre stage The summit week of the UN general assembly was always bound to be fraught with risk for US prestige: it would involve Donald Trump interacting in a multilateral arena – and Trump famously does not play nicely with other leaders. At the Nato summit in May he manhandled Duško Marković, the prime minister of Montenegro, to get to the centre of a group photograph, where he stood preening among his bemused peers. Continue reading... |
| Long-lost Congo notebooks may shed light on how trees react to climate change Posted: 22 Sep 2017 04:05 AM PDT Decaying notebooks discovered in an abandoned research station contain a treasure trove of tree growth data dating from 1930s A cache of decaying notebooks found in a crumbling Congo research station has provided unexpected evidence with which to help solve a crucial puzzle – predicting how vegetation will respond to climate change. Continue reading... |
| Australia's east coast sweats under unusual spring heat wave Posted: 22 Sep 2017 11:01 PM PDT Grass fire forces closure of Hume Highway in NSW in both directions, as temperatures reach 40 degrees The east coast of Australia is sweltering through a spring heat wave, with parts of New South Wales reaching 40 degrees and more than 75 bushfires burning across the state and Queensland. The Bureau of Meteorology said Wilcannia in the far west of NSW reached 40.5 degrees about 3pm, a September record for the state. Continue reading... |
| New Zealand election 2017: polls close as Jacinda Ardern and Bill English fight for win – live Posted: 23 Sep 2017 01:25 AM PDT
One-quarter of results counted in #nzelection: National still convincingly ahead of Labour. Live here https://t.co/lHZPNfTQFB #decision17 pic.twitter.com/NQRtMImOWQ
Eleanor Ainge Roy is at Labour's election night party in Auckland: The Maori party have not secured a seat yet, and it is going to cause them some serious problems. But there are a lot of votes left to count, as well as special votes. (Special votes cover, for example, those who enrolled and voted at the same time, and those who voted outside their own electorate.) Continue reading... |
| Civilian volunteers rise to the challenge of deadly Mexico earthquake Posted: 22 Sep 2017 11:00 PM PDT Citizens have stepped into the breach of slow or patchy official response but as hopes for more survivors fade, those made homeless fear for the future Regina Villar is in charge of coordinating help for more than 100 badly traumatized victims of Mexico's devastating earthquake, which killed more than 250 people and left thousands of families homeless. She is 17 years old, and is a student at a prestigious Catholic high school which this week opened its gymnasium as a temporary shelter for dozens of families who lost everything in the magnitude 7.1 quake. Continue reading... |
| Travel warning issued for Bali as volcano threatens to erupt Posted: 22 Sep 2017 09:09 PM PDT Jetstar and Qantas say services to the popular tourist destination are going ahead but they are watching the situation closely Holiday plans are in limbo for thousands of Australians after the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade issued a new travel warning for Bali because of fears of a volcano eruption on the popular tourist island. Indonesian authorities have raised the alert level for the Mount Agung volcano to the highest classification, meaning an eruption could be imminent. Continue reading... |
| Myanmar: images show Rohingya villages still being burned, says Amnesty Posted: 22 Sep 2017 08:47 PM PDT The human rights group says attacks on Rohingya Muslim are continuing, despite Aung San Suu Kyi's claims to the contrary Amnesty International has said new satellite images and videos from Myanmar's strife-torn Rakhine state show smoke rising from Rohingya Muslim villages, contradicting Aung San Suu Kyi's claims that military operations there have ended. Related: 'A lot of fake news': Burmese back Aung San Suu Kyi on Rohingya crisis Continue reading... |
| Frida: the Mexican rescue dog who has saved more than 52 lives Posted: 22 Sep 2017 07:56 PM PDT Labrador retriever makes global headlines after Mexican president praises her work following deadly 7.1 magnitude quake A labrador retriever has made global headlines following her rescue efforts in Mexico's recent earthquakes. The local heroine, who goes by the name of Frida, is employed by the Mexican navy (SEMAR) to conduct search and rescue missions in the event of a natural disaster. A todos aquellos que lastiman, abandonan y explotan piénsalo dos veces, algún día te podrían salvar la vida ! #Frida ❤️ pic.twitter.com/x9oBGsgcDr Continue reading... |
| Mexico City teams rush to save woman trapped in rubble days after quake Posted: 22 Sep 2017 02:50 PM PDT Rescuers say they have identified signs of life from woman who lived on top floor of Tlalpan neighbourhood building that 'collapsed like a sandwich' Rescuers tunneled through the rubble of a collapsed apartment complex, trying to reach a woman believed to be still alive in the ruins 72 hours after an earthquake rocked Mexico City. A loud cheer broke out on Friday afternoon at the site in the southern neighbourhood of Tlalpan, as rescuers said they had detected signs of life from the woman, who lived on the top floor of the four-storey building. |
| Helicopter rescues family from capsized boat near Puerto Rico – video Posted: 22 Sep 2017 02:09 PM PDT A British Royal Navy helicopter hoists a woman and two children from a capsized vessel off Puerto Rico near the island of Vieques on Thursday as Hurricane Maria swept across the region. A distress call had been sent from the boat on Wednesday, stating it was disabled and adrift in seas Continue reading... |
| Briton dies after boat capsizes during Hurricane Maria Posted: 22 Sep 2017 01:24 PM PDT British Royal Navy helicopter rescued a woman and two children from vessel but fourth person is 'missing, presumed dead', according to US Coast Guard A British man has died after a boat capsized off Puerto Rico near the island of Vieques, as Hurricane Maria swept across the region. The US Coast Guard in Miami said a British Royal Navy helicopter hoisted a woman and two children from the overturned vessel on Thursday. Continue reading... |
| Neil Gorsuch's views on abortion to be tested by supreme court filing Posted: 22 Sep 2017 01:24 PM PDT The supreme court's new justice hasn't made his stance on abortion public, but an urgent filing from a Planned Parenthood clinic could offer the first clues An urgent appeal to the supreme court by Planned Parenthood has created an unexpected early test of Justice Neil Gorsuch's views on abortion restrictions. The court's newest member has never spoken publicly in any significant detail on one of the most divisive issues he will deal with as a justice, and he gave evasive answers about abortion during his confirmation hearing before the Senate. Continue reading... |
| Trump misreads North Korea’s sacred dynasty at his peril | Michael Brabazon Posted: 23 Sep 2017 01:00 AM PDT In the escalating war of insults, Trump is a 'gangster fond of playing with fire', Kim Jong-un a 'madman' who will be tested as never before. Yet such rhetoric can only add to Kim's heaven-sent conviction that he alone can save humanity Before trying to cow North Korea with military intervention, we need to understand what motivates Kim Jong-un. Dangerously for the US and its Asian allies, there is something missing from the west's analysis of the "rogue state" and its ruling dynasty. Related: How Trump signed a global death warrant for women | Sarah Boseley Continue reading... |
| Theresa May, anti-slavery crusader? Her craven quest for trade deals suggests not | Aidan McQuade Posted: 22 Sep 2017 05:04 AM PDT It is hard to see how the UK can take a lead on fighting slavery when Brexit has forced the prime minister to negotiate with economies driven by exploitation Theresa May has used the 2017 UN general assembly to renew her campaign against slavery, and marked this with the publication of a call to action that has so far been endorsed by 37 nations. While focusing principally on the criminal justice response, May's plan to end forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking contains some important new departures for the UK government. It recognises the need for governments to act proactively, in partnership with business, to exclude slavery and forced labour from national economies and promote decent work. It acknowledges the importance of better protection for groups that suffer discrimination and migrants. And it underlines the value of proper engagement in the struggle by humanitarian and development workers. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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