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- Exclusive: Puigdemont vows to lead Catalan government in exile
- EU citizenship for sale as Russian oligarch buys Cypriot passport
- Republican-led committee says Russia funded 'useful idiot' environmentalists
- Four skiers killed in French Alps avalanche
- Berta Cáceres murder: ex-Honduran military intelligence officer arrested
- Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway to present best picture Oscar again
- Army HQ and French embassy attacked in Burkina Faso capital
- Billy Graham's children pay tribute to 'America's Pastor' at funeral service
- Two Russian journalists accuse politician of sexual harassment
- Elon Musk to open Tesla R&D plant in Greece
- 'Looks good enough to eat': inside the home of Japan's fake food industry
- UK weather: ice brings further hazards to vast swaths of the UK - live
- Señor K: Russia and Argentina split over mysterious drug smuggling case
- Syria attacks: 'There can be no justification' for bombing civilians, Australia tells regime
- Doctor in Kenya performs brain surgery on the wrong person
- Movie night with the Reagans: a time to disconnect, recharge and be entertained
- The new Scandi noir: the Korean writers reinventing the thriller
- Tasmanian election: early results suggest Liberals on course for second term – live updates
- Ice skaters take to Amsterdam's canals during Europe's big freeze
- Berlusconi, populism or neither: who will claim Italy at the polls?
- Australia has lost its compass for the world, we should look to Jacinda Ardern for inspiration | Thom Woodroofe
- Putin's nuclear slideshow reveals Russia's naked ambitions
- Is Trump moving to the centre on guns? Don't hold your breath
- The fake food capital of the world – video
- Purim: the Jewish holiday in pictures
| Exclusive: Puigdemont vows to lead Catalan government in exile Posted: 02 Mar 2018 08:45 AM PST Fugitive says his 'Council of the Republic' will continue drive for independence from Belgium The fugitive Catalan leader, Carles Puigdemont, has suspended his attempts to return to office but intends to preside over a government in exile and carry on his drive for independence from the safety of Belgium. Speaking to the Guardian a day after he announced he was stepping back from the presidency and anointing a jailed MP as his successor, Puigdemont said he would use a new "Council of the Republic" to coordinate and further the secessionist cause. Continue reading... |
| EU citizenship for sale as Russian oligarch buys Cypriot passport Posted: 02 Mar 2018 10:00 AM PST Exclusive: Oleg Deripaska joins hundreds of rich people who have bought Cypriot nationality The Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska has bought a Cypriot passport under a controversial scheme that allows rich investors to acquire citizenship and visa-free access to the European Union, the Guardian can reveal. Deripaska, an aluminium magnate with connections to Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort, is one of hundreds of wealthy individuals who have applied for Cypriot nationality. His application was approved last year. Continue reading... |
| Republican-led committee says Russia funded 'useful idiot' environmentalists Posted: 02 Mar 2018 01:37 PM PST House lawmakers say Russia backed Dakota Access pipeline protesters and supported them on social media, but evidence is thin A powerful US congressional committee has alleged that Russia financed major environmental organizations and used social media to support opponents of the Dakota Access pipeline, fracking and fossil fuels. The Republican-controlled committee claimed in a new report that the Kremlin is attempting to make "'useful idiots' of unwitting environmental groups and activists" to further its global agenda. Continue reading... |
| Four skiers killed in French Alps avalanche Posted: 02 Mar 2018 03:23 PM PST Guide has been detained after two men and two women died in the incident in the southern Alps Four skiers have been killed in an avalanche in the French Alps, and their guide has been detained by police over potentially putting the group at risk. Another person was injured and has been hospitalised, while the guide escaped unharmed from the avalanche in the area around Entraunes in the southern Alps, local authorities in the Alpes-Maritimes department said. Continue reading... |
| Berta Cáceres murder: ex-Honduran military intelligence officer arrested Posted: 02 Mar 2018 12:40 PM PST
Honduran authorities have arrested a former military intelligence officer for masterminding the murder of the indigenous leader Berta Cáceres, who was shot dead exactly two years ago today. David Castillo Mejía, the executive president of the company building a dam which Cáceres campaigned against, is the ninth person arrested for the murder, and the fourth with ties to the Honduran military. Continue reading... |
| Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway to present best picture Oscar again Posted: 02 Mar 2018 12:06 PM PST Bonnie and Clyde pair get second chance after announcing La La Land instead of Moonlight at the 2017 Academy Awards At the 90th Academy Awards on Sunday, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway are getting a mulligan: the Bonnie and Clyde pair will present the Oscar for best picture again, one year after they infamously announced La La Land, instead of the actual winner, Moonlight. Related: After Weinstein: why this year's Oscars are make or break Continue reading... |
| Army HQ and French embassy attacked in Burkina Faso capital Posted: 02 Mar 2018 07:30 AM PST Ouagadougou rocked by twin attacks by suspected Islamist militants The French embassy in the Burkino Faso capital of Ouagadougou has been attacked by suspected jihadists in a coordinated assault that also hit the country's army headquarters. France's foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, and the Burkinabe government confirmed that the embassy had been the target of one of a pair of attacks against several locations on Friday. Continue reading... |
| Billy Graham's children pay tribute to 'America's Pastor' at funeral service Posted: 02 Mar 2018 12:39 PM PST 'The Billy Graham that the world saw in the big stadiums was the same Billy Graham that we saw at home. There weren't two Billy Grahams' The Rev Billy Graham's children remembered "America's Pastor" on Friday as someone so thoroughly devoted to spreading the Gospel that he lived his life at home as he preached it in stadiums, with a personable humility and an unwavering focus on the Bible. As his oldest son told a funeral congregation including Donald Trump and vice--president Mike Pence: "There weren't two Billy Grahams." Continue reading... |
| Two Russian journalists accuse politician of sexual harassment Posted: 02 Mar 2018 01:44 AM PST Leonid Slutsky laughs off claims from women that he attempted to grope and kiss them Two female journalists have openly accused a high-ranking member of the Russian parliament of attempting to grope and kiss them against their will. The revelations are the biggest sexual harassment scandal to date in a country that has mocked the #MeToo movement as political correctness run amok. Continue reading... |
| Elon Musk to open Tesla R&D plant in Greece Posted: 02 Mar 2018 08:52 AM PST Billionaire entrepreneur's electric car company to set up engineering facility in Athens Elon Musk may have plans to colonise Mars but back on planet Earth he is extending his reach to Athens, by opening an engineering facility called Tesla Greece. Musk's electric car business is an unsung success story for the Greek diaspora, with three of Tesla's top designers boasting degrees from the National Technical University of Athens. Tesla's plans for the country have such "game-changing potential" that the head of the Hellenic Entrepreneurs' Association, Vasilis Apostolopoulos, has pledged to hand over his own industrial plant for free as a testing ground for new products. Continue reading... |
| 'Looks good enough to eat': inside the home of Japan's fake food industry Posted: 02 Mar 2018 04:44 PM PST The town of Gujo Hachiman is the centre of the the replica food industry now worth an estimated $90m With a gentle swish through hot water, and some deft tearing and shaping, Kurumi Kono turns a rectangular sheet of white and green wax into what, improbably, is quickly coming to resemble an iceberg lettuce. Kono makes it look deceptively easy. "Place it in your hands and pull out the edges like this," she says. "Then roll the remaining wax into a ball to make a small lettuce. Place it onto your hand and, starting from the back, fold the bigger leaf towards the middle. Using both hands, gently form a sphere. And there you have it." Continue reading... |
| UK weather: ice brings further hazards to vast swaths of the UK - live Posted: 03 Mar 2018 02:04 AM PST Weather warnings remain in place across the UK, but a thaw will begin across south-west England as warmer air starts to arrive Storm death toll reaches 10 as ice warnings follow chaos
The Dawlish line has partially re-opened. Line at Dawlish cleared for safe use in direction Penzance to London only. Exceptional conditions and high Spring tides but the line up to London now safe and open for use. Waiting on update on line in reverse direction down to Penzance.
Northumbria Police have said the A1 is now open. TRAFFIC UPDATE: The A1 is now open, however the A697 southbound between the Rothbury turn off and Stannington is down to one lane due to snow drifts. We are working on getting the area cleared and back to two lanes but expect delays. Please drive with care and only if essential pic.twitter.com/gY86EFScDT Continue reading... |
| Señor K: Russia and Argentina split over mysterious drug smuggling case Posted: 03 Mar 2018 12:01 AM PST Andrey Kovalchuk, accused of stashing cocaine in a school, has claimed to be a cigar salesman, an intelligence officer, and an embassy worker
By the time Andrey Kovalchuk stepped off a Cessna in Buenos Aires in late 2017, authorities had already found and replaced the $60m in cocaine he would later be charged with stashing in a Russian embassy school complex. |
| Syria attacks: 'There can be no justification' for bombing civilians, Australia tells regime Posted: 02 Mar 2018 08:56 PM PST Speaking at its first session as a member of UN human rights council, Australia says Russia must also bear responsibility for Ghouta crisis Australia has condemned the Syrian regime for its continued indiscriminate bombing raids on civilians in eastern Ghouta, warning many more people will die if the illegal onslaught continues. Australia, speaking at its first session as a member of the human rights council, said it was appalled by the deteriorating humanitarian situation in eastern Ghouta, where nearly 400,000 civilians remain under siege and bombardment by the Syrian regime. Continue reading... |
| Doctor in Kenya performs brain surgery on the wrong person Posted: 02 Mar 2018 05:38 PM PST Mistake follows protests over a string of scandals at the hospital including allegations of staff sexually assaulting patients, and the theft of a baby A neurosurgeon at Kenya's largest hospital has been suspended after performing brain surgery on the wrong patient. The scandal, which prompted an outpouring of horror on social media, is the latest drama to hit the Kenyatta National Hospital in recent weeks, after allegations of staff sexually assaulting patients, and the theft of a baby. Continue reading... |
| Movie night with the Reagans: a time to disconnect, recharge and be entertained Posted: 02 Mar 2018 11:00 PM PST The Reagans were film buffs and watched 363 films mostly on weekends. The ritual is the subject of a memoir by a former aide. It was the cold war. Almost every weekend the American president's inner circle, including a military aide, a senior secret service agent and a Marine One pilot, gathered far from public view at Aspen Lodge. At the official "call time" of 8pm, a screen automatically lowered from the ceiling, the lights dimmed and a hush descended. It was movie night with the Reagans. Continue reading... |
| The new Scandi noir: the Korean writers reinventing the thriller Posted: 03 Mar 2018 02:00 AM PST The country has emerged as a surprising literary force as a novel by the 'Korean Henning Mankell' bags a six-figure deal and sparks a global bidding war Last December, Korean novelist Un-su Kim set out on an eight-month deep-sea fishing trip as part of research for his next book. Unreachable by phone or email until next August, when his boat docks in Fiji, he has no idea that his thriller The Plotters has been the subject of a wildly enthusiastic auction in the US, where it recently sold to Doubleday for a six-figure sum. German publisher Europa Verlag has called Kim "the Korean Henning Mankell", while publishers in the UK, Czech Republic and Turkey have placed offers, and international film companies are also battling for rights. His agent, Barbara Zitwer, who plans to meet him in Fiji to reveal the news, believes Kim's novel, about an organisation that masterminds assassinations, has caught a wave of interest in Korean thrillers – a previously unknown quantity. "The world is finally embracing them. Korean thriller writers are invigorating the genre," she said. "They are pumping new life into it. Readers are tiring of Scandinavian thrillers – they crave something new." |
| Tasmanian election: early results suggest Liberals on course for second term – live updates Posted: 03 Mar 2018 02:00 AM PST Can Will Hodgman return as premier or has Labor leader Rebecca White's gamble on pokies reform struck a chord? Follow the latest updates here ...
Well, we've just heard a very interesting chat with Labor MP David O'Byrne, who has been re-elected. O'Byrne was asked whether Labor's policy to remove pokies from pubs and hotels should be reviewed. He was asked multiple times, but offered a fairly lukewarm support. He said the policy aligned with Labor values, but that: After every election, you consider every policy that was put forward to the people of Tasmania. The union movement in Australia has done more in a single day in my view than Senator Eric Abetz has done in his career. Senator Eric Abetz, all the best to you.
The most likely result at the end of tonight would be 13 seats for the Liberal Party, eight seats for Labor, and one for the Greens, with three seats likely to still be undecided at the end of tonight. The Liberal Party looks set to retain three seats each in Bass, Braddon and Lyons, along with two in Denison and two in Franklin. |
| Ice skaters take to Amsterdam's canals during Europe's big freeze Posted: 02 Mar 2018 09:54 PM PST It is so cold in the Dutch city that some canals have frozen over, turning them into a winter wonderland for skaters as the rest of Europe shivers The freezing conditions gripping Europe have produced one unexpected upside: parts of Amsterdam's canals have frozen over, allowing locals to ice skate on the waterways. Related: Death toll reaches 10 as destructive weather batters UK Continue reading... |
| Berlusconi, populism or neither: who will claim Italy at the polls? Posted: 02 Mar 2018 09:00 PM PST Despite Berlusconi's comeback and Five Star Movement's rise, Italy could face hung parliament Europe's appetite for populist movements will be tested on Sunday as Italians vote in a national election that threatens to plunge the eurozone's third-largest economy into political chaos. The results of the vote, which are expected to be announced early on Monday, could re-establish Silvio Berlusconi, the conservative former prime minister and billionaire forced out of office in 2011 under a cloud of scandal, as the dominant force in Italian politics. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 02 Mar 2018 05:32 PM PST Australian values are neither clear nor consistent. If we want to make a difference in the world, we should follow New Zealand's lead Of all the Generation X world leaders elected in the last few years – think Justin Trudeau in Canada, Emmanuel Macron in France, and even the 31-year-old Sebastian Kurz in Austria – it is New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern who has the firmest sense of what kind of country she wants to lead on the world stage. Just four months since taking office after a decade of conservative rule, and while trying to carefully balance the views of three parties in government, New Zealand is already showing signs of regaining its trademark standing as a small but confident, principled and creative presence internationally. And Australia should take notice. Continue reading... |
| Putin's nuclear slideshow reveals Russia's naked ambitions Posted: 02 Mar 2018 08:23 AM PST The Russian leader's vaunting of his arsenal was mainly about attention-seeking, but dangerous developments are shaking up nuclear policy Vladimir Putin is famous for taking his clothes off in public. But the latest display of naked power by Russia's president was delivered fully clothed before a well-dressed, adoring audience in a Moscow exhibition centre. It was quite a show. In what amounted to a state of the nation address, he hailed a new generation of Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles, underwater drones and nuclear-powered cruise missiles. Continue reading... |
| Is Trump moving to the centre on guns? Don't hold your breath Posted: 02 Mar 2018 05:48 AM PST The president seemed ready to take on the NRA but experience should make us wary of his inconsistency and inability to master detail Donald Trump stunned Washington this week by embracing a series of gun control measures long opposed by the National Rifle Association and most Republicans on Capitol Hill. The prevailing question remained how long it would last. Senate Democrats breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday when they awoke to find Trump had not backtracked on gun control in an early morning tweet. ("Background Checks a big part of the conversation," he said.) Continue reading... |
| The fake food capital of the world – video Posted: 02 Mar 2018 04:43 PM PST Gujo Hachiman, a picturesque town tucked in the mountains more than three hours west of Tokyo, lays claim to being the home of a replica food industry now worth an estimated $90m Continue reading... |
| Purim: the Jewish holiday in pictures Posted: 02 Mar 2018 07:41 AM PST The carnival-like holiday is celebrated in Israel with parades and costume parties. It commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from a Persian plot to exterminate them 2,500 years ago Continue reading... |
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