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- NRA's chief lobbyist: Donald Trump does not want gun control
- 'I want my face back': anti-mafia witness stands in Italian election
- Kenyan conservationists protest as Chinese company starts work on railway
- 'People are slowly dying': PNG earthquake sparks state of emergency
- UK steel industry 'faces job losses' as Trump's tariffs stoke trade war fears - business live
- Bosses at world's most ambitious clean coal plant kept problems secret for years
- Seoul to encourage thaw by sending envoy to North Korea
- Rodrigo Duterte tells police not to cooperate in drug war investigation
- Putin's missiles are pointing at Tampa Bay but local mayors take laidback view
- Puigdemont abandons bid to reclaim Catalan presidency
- Vatican magazine tells Catholic church to stop using nuns as cheap labour
- Slovakia police detain Italians named in murdered journalist's last report
- US ambassador to Mexico resigns amid strained relations
- How an endangered salamander forced a Texan city to save water
- 'Lives will be lost': Bangladesh rains promise further misery for Rohingya
- UK weather: snow disruption continues with hundreds of drivers stranded – live
- Spain has violated Carles Puigdemont's political rights, UN told
- Police question Benjamin Netanyahu over third corruption case
- Focusing on schoolgirl abductions distorts the view of life in Nigeria | Chitra Nagarajan
- We must honour lost land defenders by fighting the system which killed them
- Reactions to US steel tariffs
- Australia’s gun laws are a beacon of hope – Tasmanians should vote to defend them | Roland Browne
- Mineral deficiency exposes 19 million babies a year to brain damage risk
- Cuts to support for slavery victims in UK pose 'a mega risk of homelessness'
- Drone footage shows penguin 'mega-colony' in Antarctica - video
- Malcolm Turnbull and Jacinda Ardern discuss deporting NZ citizens for serious crimes – video
- Worshippers clutching AR-15 rifles hold blessing ceremony at US church – video
- Trump says US to impose steel, aluminium tariffs next week – video
- Venice in the snow: drone footage shows off city's beautiful white carpet - video
| NRA's chief lobbyist: Donald Trump does not want gun control Posted: 02 Mar 2018 12:14 AM PST Chris Cox suggests US president has reversed his position after meeting him in the White House The US National Rifle Association's chief lobbyist has claimed Donald Trump has reversed his position on gun control, just a day after the US president held a televised meeting with lawmakers in which he said he supported increased background checks for gun buyers. Chris Cox tweeted late on Thursday night that he had met Trump and the vice-president, Mike Pence, and they "don't want gun control". They also "support strong due process", he added. Continue reading... |
| 'I want my face back': anti-mafia witness stands in Italian election Posted: 01 Mar 2018 09:00 PM PST Piera Aiello is a candidate for Italy's M5S party – despite being unable to show her face in public The candidate enters the hall while four police officers remain out of sight. Timidly, with her head covered in a thick black scarf, she greets the audience – dozens of supporters and curious people who have come to listen to her in Salemi, a small village in western Sicily. "For security reasons, please do not take pictures and do not make videos," a woman announces into the microphone. Continue reading... |
| Kenyan conservationists protest as Chinese company starts work on railway Posted: 01 Mar 2018 08:53 AM PST Wildlife Direct says building work inside Nairobi's famed national park defies court order Kenyan conservationists have expressed outrage at the construction of a railway line inside Nairobi's famed national park, saying this defied a court order halting the project. A proposed extension of the Chinese-built railway – Kenya's biggest infrastructure project since independence – through the vast wildlife reserve on the outskirts of Nairobi has been tied up in legal battles since 2016. Continue reading... |
| 'People are slowly dying': PNG earthquake sparks state of emergency Posted: 01 Mar 2018 07:31 PM PST Worst-hit areas remain cut off as Papua New Guinea's prime minister tells of 'unprecedented disaster' Nearly five days after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea, the worst-hit regions remained largely cut off on Friday, with aid only just starting to arrive in some affected areas and the government declaring a state of emergency. The Red Cross estimated an initial 2000 people were in urgent need of emergency supplies, while Reuters reported that the death toll had climbed to 31 and would probably rise further. Continue reading... |
| UK steel industry 'faces job losses' as Trump's tariffs stoke trade war fears - business live Posted: 02 Mar 2018 02:34 AM PST All the day's economic and financial news, as stocks are hit by Donald Trump's tariffs on imported steel and aluminium
Bank of England Mark Carney is discussing cryptocurrencies now - there's a live feed here.
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said in a media interview that he was"extremely concerned" about Donald Trump's planned tariffs on steel and aluminum. Gabriel said: "I hope that President Trump reconsiders his announcement. We need to do everything possible to avoid an international trade war." "US president Donald Trump is risking a world-wide trade conflict and a spiral of protectionism that will end up also costing American jobs". Continue reading... |
| Bosses at world's most ambitious clean coal plant kept problems secret for years Posted: 01 Mar 2018 11:00 PM PST Disclosure regarding the $7.5bn Kemper plant in Mississippi throws further cloud over promise of clean coal energy Executives at the world's most ambitious "clean coal" plant knew for years about serious design flaws and budget problems but sought to withhold key information from regulators before their plans collapsed, according to documents obtained by the Guardian. The Kemper plant in Mississippi – held up as the global model for a new generation of "clean coal" power plants – was the most expensive fossil fuel power plant in US history, with a $7.5bn price tag. Its owners, Southern Company, boasted it was "going to be the cleanest coal plant in the world", in the words of the CEO, Tom Fanning. |
| Seoul to encourage thaw by sending envoy to North Korea Posted: 01 Mar 2018 06:54 PM PST Visit could be the first step towards eventual trip to Pyongyang by president of South Korea, Moon Jae-in South Korea plans to send a special envoy to North Korea as President Moon Jae-in works to encourage direct talks between Washington and Pyongyang on ending the nuclear programme of Kim Jong-un's regime. Moon told Donald Trump of his plans during a 30-minute phone call late on Thursday, the first in a month, according to a statement by the South's presidential office. The move comes after the North sent senior officials including Kim's younger sister to the South during the Winter Olympics. Continue reading... |
| Rodrigo Duterte tells police not to cooperate in drug war investigation Posted: 01 Mar 2018 08:25 PM PST International criminal court opens case after complaint accusing Philippines president of crimes against humanity President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Philippines' police and soldiers not to cooperate in any investigation into his bloody war on drugs, amid international calls for an external probe. Western countries and rights groups have expressed alarm over the killing by police of more than 4,000 Filipinos since Duterte took office in June 2016, plus hundreds more killings of drug users by unknown gunmen. Continue reading... |
| Putin's missiles are pointing at Tampa Bay but local mayors take laidback view Posted: 01 Mar 2018 11:25 AM PST The Russian president presented a video animation suggesting Florida – home of the US military's central command – is a nuclear target Despite appearing to be in the crosshairs of Vladimir Putin's new advanced ballistic weaponry, civic leaders in Florida appeared relaxed on Thursday about the threat of nuclear Armageddon raining from the sky. A blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment 43 seconds into the video animation that Putin presented to an enthusiastic audience in Moscow shows nine nuclear-tipped missiles descending on Tampa, St Petersburg and Clearwater on Florida's west coast. Continue reading... |
| Puigdemont abandons bid to reclaim Catalan presidency Posted: 01 Mar 2018 11:45 AM PST Leader of independence bid backs JxCat MP Jordi Sànchez, currently in custody on suspicion of sedition The former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, whose push for regional independence plunged Spain into its worst political crisis for 40 years, has abandoned his attempt to return to office and is stepping aside in favour of a candidate who is currently in prison. Puigdemont used a 13-minute video shared on social media on Thursday night to confirm reports he was no longer seeking the presidency. He said that "with the greatest sadness" he had informed the speaker of the Catalan parliament that he was unable to retake the post and that an alternative candidate should be chosen. Continue reading... |
| Vatican magazine tells Catholic church to stop using nuns as cheap labour Posted: 01 Mar 2018 05:13 PM PST Nuns who take vow of poverty receive no pay while they cook, clean and wait on cardinals, bishops and priests A Vatican magazine has denounced widespread exploitation of nuns for cheap or free labour in the Roman Catholic church, saying the male hierarchy should stop treating them like lowly servants. The article in the monthly Women, Church, World is remarkable for an official Vatican publication – describing the drudgery of nuns who cook, clean and wait on tables for cardinals, bishops and priests. Continue reading... |
| Slovakia police detain Italians named in murdered journalist's last report Posted: 01 Mar 2018 04:04 AM PST Ján Kuciak was shot dead after investigating alleged high-level corruption and mafia links Slovakian police say they have detained several Italian businessmen named as having mafia connections in a posthumously published investigative report on alleged high level corruption by the murdered journalist Ján Kuciak. The country's police chief, Tibor Gaspar, told reporters in the eastern town of Michalovce on Thursday that about 10 people would be detained. "I can confirm that these raids and detentions are being carried out in several places," he said. Continue reading... |
| US ambassador to Mexico resigns amid strained relations Posted: 01 Mar 2018 11:12 AM PST Veteran diplomat Roberta Jacobson announces she's leaving 'to pursue other opportunities' after two years in the position The US ambassador to Mexico is resigning from her post as the US-Mexico relationship sours and Donald Trump's discourtesies toward Mexico make diplomacy increasingly difficult. Veteran diplomat Roberta Jacobson told embassy staff in a note on Thursday that she was leaving at "a critical moment" in the US-Mexico relationship. Continue reading... |
| How an endangered salamander forced a Texan city to save water Posted: 01 Mar 2018 11:30 PM PST When it comes to water, San Antonio may be the world's most forward-thinking city. But it learned to conserve a precious resource the hard way – and from an unlikely teacher This weekend in San Antonio, a new park is opening in one of the poorer neighbourhoods just south of downtown, at a spot where two spring-fed rivers meet. The $13m, three-acre Confluence Park has huge concrete flower petals that will gather rainwater for reuse, and will house educational facilities about sustainable water consumption. "This park is the place that you will want to visit when it rains," says Matthew Driffill, recreation superintendent for the San Antonio River Authority. Continue reading... |
| 'Lives will be lost': Bangladesh rains promise further misery for Rohingya Posted: 01 Mar 2018 04:00 AM PST With the monsoon season nearing in Bangladesh, refugees living in makeshift shelters after fleeing Myanmar face a major risk from floods and landslides A little girl dressed in pink, maybe three years old, is smiling through a rip in a tarpaulin. She is leaning against the bamboo pole holding up her home. Below her is a 15-foot drop, straight down to a dried-up riverbed. The steep valleys across the huge Rohingya refugee camps are a growing concern as Bangladesh's monsoon season approaches. Last summer, when hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled across the border from Myanmar in the face of an alleged genocide, the Bangladesh government allocated state-owned land for their camps. Continue reading... |
| UK weather: snow disruption continues with hundreds of drivers stranded – live Posted: 02 Mar 2018 02:33 AM PST Alerts in place across UK and Ireland, as police urge people not to travel during blizzards and strong winds of storm Emma and Beast from the East
Electricity North West says the number of properties without power has increased from 3,000 to 5,000 in the region. It blamed 100 separate faults on the network, each requiring teams to attend site to make repairs. The combination of very high winds and snow has made restoration efforts very difficult.
The main hospital in Exeter has postponed all planned surgery and diagnostic appointments, due to the severe weather. An "Internal critical incident" has been declared by the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust. "Due to the severe conditions, the trust has declared an internal critical incident which means we are prioritising all available staff and resources to urgent and emergency services only today at our main Wonford site and in community teams. "As a result we have postponed all outpatient and planned routine surgery and diagnostic appointments today and we will contact all patients affected to reschedule as soon as possible. All emergency services including our emergency department are running as normal at this time. Morning, please see our latest Trust statement on the ongoing impact of the adverse weather today (2nd March). pic.twitter.com/j4B96AA61c Continue reading... |
| Spain has violated Carles Puigdemont's political rights, UN told Posted: 02 Mar 2018 02:30 AM PST Submission to human rights committee accuses Madrid of 'criminalising' Catalan leaders Spain has violated Carles Puigdemont's right to participate in political life by forcing him into exile in Belgium, according to his lawyers' submission to the UN human rights committee. A 37-page document sent this week accused the Spanish government of "criminalising" the independence movement by initiating a "repressive crackdown" that has led to the imprisoning of former ministers. |
| Police question Benjamin Netanyahu over third corruption case Posted: 02 Mar 2018 01:06 AM PST TV shows officers entering Israeli PM's house, with his wife reportedly questioned elsewhere Israeli police were questioning Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife on Friday as part of an investigation into a corruption case involving the country's telecom giant, casting a shadow on the prime minister's trip to Washington next week. Channel 10 TV showed footage of police entering Netanyahu's residence. Reports said Netanyahu's wife, Sara, was being questioned at another location. Continue reading... |
| Focusing on schoolgirl abductions distorts the view of life in Nigeria | Chitra Nagarajan Posted: 02 Mar 2018 12:00 AM PST It is simplistic to imply that all victims are female or that women are not active agents in domestic and community life Once again, abducted Nigerian schoolgirls are making international headlines. Last Monday, 110 girls were taken from the Government Girls Science and Technical School in the town of Dapchi in Nigeria's north-eastern Yobe state. Fighters belonging to one of the armed opposition groups (commonly known as Boko Haram) operating in the area attacked the town and took the girls who were unable to escape. The attack came shortly after the military withdrew troops from the town. Then came a pattern that is familiar to anyone following events in north-east Nigeria, where the abduction of girls from Chibok in April 2014 brought the region to national and global attention. First, there was silence from government officials, followed by disputes in the media about the number of girls missing. Then an announcement that girls had been rescued by the army, which was later retracted. Continue reading... |
| We must honour lost land defenders by fighting the system which killed them Posted: 02 Mar 2018 12:33 AM PST Two more defenders in Latin America have lost their lives challenging their country's economic growth model which prizes profit at all cost As the Guardian and Global Witness revealed that almost four environmental defenders were murdered every week in 2017, War on Want learned of two more killings through our Latin American partner organisations. On 24 January, Márcio "Marcinho" Matos, involved in the fight for rights of landless peasants in Bahia in north-east Brazil, was shot in front of his son. Three days later, Temístocles "don Temis" Machado, a prominent figure in the struggle of Afro-Colombian communities across the Colombian Pacific, was murdered in his home in the Isla de Paz community. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 02 Mar 2018 12:42 AM PST Chinese officials warn against unilateral trade limits after 25% tariff imposed on steel imports China has expressed "grave concern" over US plans to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium, with the move likely to hurt US allies as well as Chinese producers. Donald Trump's announcement that the US will impose tariffs of 25% on steel imports and 10% on imported aluminium next week sent stock markets around the world tumbling and could prompt other countries to take action. Continue reading... |
| Australia’s gun laws are a beacon of hope – Tasmanians should vote to defend them | Roland Browne Posted: 02 Mar 2018 12:08 AM PST The Liberals' gun policy would destroy the uniform national gun laws that followed the Port Arthur massacre in 1996 Continue reading... |
| Mineral deficiency exposes 19 million babies a year to brain damage risk Posted: 02 Mar 2018 02:00 AM PST Scientists warn lack of iodine leaves 14% of newborns vulnerable to impaired mental development A lack of iodine in pregnancy and early childhood puts nearly 19 million babies around the world at risk of permanent but preventable brain damage every year, a new report has warned. Insufficient iodine during pregnancy can adversely affect neurological and psychological development, reducing a child's IQ by eight to 10 points. Continue reading... |
| Cuts to support for slavery victims in UK pose 'a mega risk of homelessness' Posted: 01 Mar 2018 11:00 PM PST Government decision to slash weekly allowance could expose survivors to further exploitation, warn campaigners The government is slashing the financial support it provides to victims of slavery in the UK by nearly 50%. In a statement to the Guardian, the Home Office confirmed that the weekly allowance provided to slavery victims will be cut from £65 to £37.75. Support for victims lasts for 45 days following confirmation that they were subjected to modern slavery in Britain. Continue reading... |
| Drone footage shows penguin 'mega-colony' in Antarctica - video Posted: 02 Mar 2018 02:31 AM PST Huge 'mega-colonies' of penguins have been discovered near the Antarctic peninsula, hosting more than 1.5 million birds. Researchers say it shows the area is a vital refuge from climate change and human activities and should be protected by a vast new marine wildlife reserve currently under consideration. The Adélie penguins were discovered on the Danger Islands in the Weddell Sea, on the east side of the Antarctic peninsula Continue reading... |
| Malcolm Turnbull and Jacinda Ardern discuss deporting NZ citizens for serious crimes – video Posted: 01 Mar 2018 08:11 PM PST Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern answer questions during their joint press conference at Kirribilli House in Sydney, addressing the deportation of New Zealand citizens who have committed serious crimes. Continue reading... |
| Worshippers clutching AR-15 rifles hold blessing ceremony at US church – video Posted: 01 Mar 2018 02:25 PM PST Worshippers wearing crowns and clutching AR-15 rifles drank holy wine and exchanged or renewed wedding vows in a commitment ceremony at a Pennsylvania church, prompting a nearby school to cancel classes. Attendees gripped the guns, which they had been urged to bring unloaded to the church in the rural Pocono Mountains, about 100 miles (160 km) north of Philadelphia. A spokesman for the church, now headed by the Rev Hyung Jin Moon, said, 'Each of us is called to use the power of the "rod of iron" not to arm or oppress as has been done in satanic kingdoms of this world, but to protect God's children', citing the biblical Book of Revelation Continue reading... |
| Trump says US to impose steel, aluminium tariffs next week – video Posted: 01 Mar 2018 02:15 PM PST The US will start imposing tariffs of 25% on steel imports and 10% on imported aluminium next week, said Donald Trump. At a meeting with US industry officials at the White House, the president vowed to rebuild the American steel and aluminium industries, saying they had been treated unfairly by other countries for decades
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| Venice in the snow: drone footage shows off city's beautiful white carpet - video Posted: 01 Mar 2018 04:27 AM PST Video shot from a drone show the city's key landmarks, including Piazza San Marco, from a fresh perspective
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