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- Italy bars two more refugee ships from ports
- Eight injured in Moscow after taxi mounts pavement
- Diversity fan zone blocked from opening in St Petersburg
- Greek PM survives no-confidence vote in parliament
- Beyoncé and Jay-Z release surprise album Everything is Love
- Faecal transplants ‘could save endangered koala’
- Harry rotters: Warner Bros cracks down on Potter fan festivals in US
- Isis claims deadly suicide bombing as Afghans celebrate Taliban ceasefire
- Tent-like shelter for immigrant minors shows flawed policy, Republican says
- Venezuela: teargas explosion at club in Caracas kills 17 people
- US expected to quit UN human rights panel over perceived anti-Israel bias
- Tourists and tech bring resilient Iceland back from the brink
- Britons’ fake claims of holiday illness fall as hotels fight back
- Between Italy’s cliffs and sea, migrants bid to outwit police
- The Saudi Arabian women driving forward
- Mozambique: the secret rainforest at the heart of an African volcano
- Bruce Springsteen returns to Jersey roots, where the dive bars mix with chic boutiques
- After off-pitch upheavals, team colours lose allure for some Brazil fans
- Thai king signs royal family's $30bn fortune over to himself
- Hundreds of Australian doctors call for dying refugee to be brought from Nauru
- Doubted at home, bypassed abroad: is Merkel’s reign nearing a frustrated end?
- How can America sleep at night when families are being torn apart?
| Italy bars two more refugee ships from ports Posted: 16 Jun 2018 07:39 AM PDT Matteo Salvini says Lifeline and Seefuchs ships will have to land migrants elsewhere Italy's interior minister has sparked a new migration crisis in the Mediterranean by barring two rescue boats from bringing refugees to shore, a week after the Aquarius was prevented from docking. "Two other ships with the flag of Netherlands, Lifeline and Seefuchs, have arrived off the coast of Libya, waiting for their load of human beings abandoned by the smugglers," Matteo Salvini, the leader of the anti-immigrant party the League, wrote on his Facebook page. "These gentlemen know that Italy no longer wants to be complicit in the business of illegal immigration, and therefore will have to look for other ports [not Italian] where to go." Continue reading... |
| Eight injured in Moscow after taxi mounts pavement Posted: 16 Jun 2018 10:32 AM PDT Security footage shows taxi striking pedestrians, including World Cup fans, in incident near Red Square A man driving a taxi struck pedestrians on a crowded Moscow street on Saturday, injuring eight people including World Cup fans. Graphic video captured by a security camera suggested that the incident, which took place less than a kilometre from the Kremlin, may have been intentional. Continue reading... |
| Diversity fan zone blocked from opening in St Petersburg Posted: 16 Jun 2018 10:54 AM PDT 'Safe space' to celebrate minorities in football shuttered in city known for hard line on LGBT activism A "safe space" meant to celebrate diversity in football on the sidelines of the World Cup has been prevented from opening for several days, after what the organisers suspect is official pressure. Diversity House in St Petersburg, organised by a group of NGOs, was meant to celebrate the achievements of minorities in football and was due to open on Thursday, prior to the opening game of the World Cup between Russia and Saudi Arabia. Continue reading... |
| Greek PM survives no-confidence vote in parliament Posted: 16 Jun 2018 02:32 PM PDT The motion against Alexis Tsipras set the stage for the signing of a historic accord with neighbouring Macedonia The prime minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, survived a no-confidence motion in parliament on Saturday, setting the stage for the signing of a historic accord with neighbouring Macedonia to settle a long dispute over the latter's name. The motion brought by the opposition, the New Democracy party, was rejected by 153 MPs, with 127 in favour. Political opponents had accused Tsipras of making too many concessions over the deal, due to be signed on Sunday. Continue reading... |
| Beyoncé and Jay-Z release surprise album Everything is Love Posted: 16 Jun 2018 03:56 PM PDT Singer announces nine-track collaboration with her husband, released on Tidal Beyoncé and Jay-Z have released their debut full-length collaboration album. Billed as the Carters, the couple premiered Everything is Love through Tidal, the streaming service co-owned by Jay-Z. Its arrival was announced on stage at their On the Run II tour at the London Stadium in the UK on Saturday, where screens projected the message "album out now". The appearance of the nine-track album confirms the rumours that the Carters were pursuing a joint project. In November 2017, Jay-Z told the New York Times that he and Beyoncé had started working on something as they produced their respective albums 4:44 and Lemonade. "We were using our art almost like a therapy session," he said. "And we started making music together." Continue reading... |
| Faecal transplants ‘could save endangered koala’ Posted: 16 Jun 2018 11:26 AM PDT Team of researchers changes microbes in koalas' guts in order to improve type of food they consume Scientists believe they have found a new weapon in the battle to save endangered species: faecal transplants. They say that by transferring faeces from the gut of one animal to another they could boost the health and viability of endangered creatures. In particular, they believe the prospects of saving the koala could be boosted this way. The idea of using faecal transplants as conservation weapons was highlighted this month at the American Society for Microbiology meeting in Atlanta, where scientists outlined experiments in which they used the technique to change microbes in the guts of koalas. Continue reading... |
| Harry rotters: Warner Bros cracks down on Potter fan festivals in US Posted: 16 Jun 2018 12:47 PM PDT Studio says unauthorized commercial activity needs to be halted but fans liken move to Dementors sucking the joy out of fun Warner Bros is cracking down on local Harry Potter fan festivals around the US, saying it is necessary to halt unauthorized commercial activity. Fans liken the move to Dementors sucking the joy out of homegrown fun. Festival directors say they will change the events into generic celebrations of magic. Related: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child review – thrilling Broadway transfer is magic Continue reading... |
| Isis claims deadly suicide bombing as Afghans celebrate Taliban ceasefire Posted: 16 Jun 2018 10:16 AM PDT At least 25 people killed in Nangarhar province as country marks first truce in 17 years At least 25 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in eastern Afghanistan as elsewhere across the country jubilant scenes marked the first ceasefire between the Taliban and Afghan government in 17 years. Islamic State, which is not part of the ceasefire, claimed the attack in Nangarhar province, near the city of Jalalabad. Continue reading... |
| Tent-like shelter for immigrant minors shows flawed policy, Republican says Posted: 16 Jun 2018 02:31 PM PDT
A Republican congressman from Texas who toured a tent-like shelter for hundreds of minors who entered the country illegally said on Saturday the facility is a byproduct of a flawed immigration strategy. Related: When the US government snatches children, it's biblical to resist the law | Daniel José Camacho Continue reading... |
| Venezuela: teargas explosion at club in Caracas kills 17 people Posted: 16 Jun 2018 09:43 AM PDT The device went off during a fight between several people, causing a stampede At least 17 people died at a Caracas nightclub early on Saturday morning when a person activated a teargas grenade inside, Venezuela's interior minister Néstor Reverol said. Over 500 people were at a party at the Los Cotorros club in the El Paraiso neighbourhood when the device went off at about 3am during a fight between several people, causing a stampede towards the exits, Reverol said. Continue reading... |
| US expected to quit UN human rights panel over perceived anti-Israel bias Posted: 16 Jun 2018 11:15 AM PDT Sources say attempts at reform have failed to satisfy US, which claims the council is stacked with opponents of Israel Talks over how to reform the United Nations human rights council have failed to meet US demands, activists and diplomats said, suggesting the Trump administration will quit the panel, whose session opens on Monday. Related: The two-state solution is dead. Palestine needs a new UN mandate | Mark Seddon Continue reading... |
| Tourists and tech bring resilient Iceland back from the brink Posted: 16 Jun 2018 07:59 AM PDT When the country lets its banks go bust 10 years ago, there seemed to be no timetable for recovery. Things have changed Ten years since the financial crisis in Iceland, the noise of the computer servers mining for bitcoin on a former Nato airbase is many decibels louder than the vast turbines spinning away in the hydroelectric power plant down the road. Having come through the crisis a decade ago, Iceland is now enjoying an economic revival, with technology, renewable energy and tourism replacing the unsustainable boom in banking. Visitor numbers have quadrupled and output per head is among the strongest in Europe. The employment rate is the highest in the world. Continue reading... |
| Britons’ fake claims of holiday illness fall as hotels fight back Posted: 16 Jun 2018 09:59 PM PDT Threat to all-inclusive deals in Spain and Turkey recedes as industry curbs multimillion-pound fraud An epidemic of false food-poisoning claims that has cost hoteliers hundreds of millions of pounds and threatened an end to the all-inclusive package holiday has triggered a ferocious legal fightback from the travel industry. Between 2013 and 2016, a 500% increase in gastric sickness claims by British holidaymakers prompted some hoteliers to warn they would withdraw the holiday deals from the UK market. The vast majority of the claims were brought by claims-management companies who tout for business in holiday hotspots and cold call tourists once home. Continue reading... |
| Between Italy’s cliffs and sea, migrants bid to outwit police Posted: 17 Jun 2018 01:21 AM PDT In the border town of Ventimiglia 500 people are determined to make their way to France For the fifth time in one week, Sami, a 25-year-old from Guinea, was trying to cross into France from the Italian border town of Ventimiglia. As the train glided along a track sandwiched between the steep cliffs of the Maritime Alps and a glistening Mediterranean sea, passing well-manicured beach resorts along the way, he was feeling hopeful. "I just need to get as far as Marseille where I have a friend who can help me reach Germany," he told the Observer. "All I want is a better life – in Guinea it is impossible, it is so corrupt." Continue reading... |
| The Saudi Arabian women driving forward Posted: 17 Jun 2018 01:00 AM PDT Next Sunday, women in Saudi Arabia will at last be allowed to drive, potentially transforming millions of lives. But the change has been overshadowed by the arrest of many of the activists who campaigned for decades against the ban
"I couldn't bear it, I asked him to get out, and parked it myself. Then I got out and walked away," says the 43-year-old with a laugh. With that neat piece of parallel parking, she would once have risked arrest. But Saudi Arabia is changing. Continue reading... |
| Mozambique: the secret rainforest at the heart of an African volcano Posted: 17 Jun 2018 01:02 AM PDT A 'dream team' of scientists scaled Mount Lico and found a wealth of new species Standing in a pit in the red soil of a mountaintop forest in northern Mozambique, Dr Simon Willcock was dirty but very excited. "Undisturbed forest is incredibly rare," he said. "That is why we scaled a 125-metre-tall cliff with a pickaxe." Willcock, from Bangor University in Wales, knew of no other rainforest in Africa that scientists can confidently say has not been disturbed by humans. "It's a unique site in Africa," he said, plunging the axe down into the chest-deep hole with a whump. Like a villain's fortress in an old James Bond movie, Mount Lico rises vertically from the land around it, the ancient centre of a volcano with the forest nestled in its crater. It was discovered by Dr Julian Bayliss, who examined satellite imagery looking for an undisturbed tropical rainforest. When he spotted Lico on Google Earth, he said, the forest on top "was isolated and appeared totally undisturbed". With a smile, he added: "That makes it very exciting." Continue reading... |
| Bruce Springsteen returns to Jersey roots, where the dive bars mix with chic boutiques Posted: 17 Jun 2018 12:00 AM PDT Springsteen plays a hometown show in Asbury Park on Monday – but as $1m luxury apartments spring up around the seaside resort, not everyone is pleased by its change in fortunes Inside Asbury Park's showy new music venue Asbury Lanes, locals stare open-mouthed at what used to be a retro bowling alley played by local bands and burlesque acts. Where just a few years ago there was an orange drop ceiling, some old lanes and a bar with $4 grilled cheese, there are now sleek liquor cages struck by cool blue lights. Kurt Vile and the Violators are on stage, the mostly acoustic band formed by the War on Drugs former lead guitarist, in front of a neon and strobe backdrop flashing in sync with the low-key indie rockers' vibey tunes. Continue reading... |
| After off-pitch upheavals, team colours lose allure for some Brazil fans Posted: 17 Jun 2018 12:00 AM PDT The national side's famous yellow and green shirts have been tainted in some people's eyes by association with political conflict Historically, football united Brazil's 200 million-plus people, who took pride in their national team's record five World Cup wins and wore its emblematic canary yellow and green shirt during games that emptied city streets. Related: Truckers' strike highlights 'a dangerous moment' for Brazil's democracy Continue reading... |
| Thai king signs royal family's $30bn fortune over to himself Posted: 16 Jun 2018 06:04 PM PDT King Maha Vajiralongkorn formally inherits assets including the Siam Commercial Bank after death of his father The vast wealth of Thailand's royal family has formally turned over its assets with more than $30bn to King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who assumed the throne after the death of his father in 2016. An undated announcement seen Saturday on the website of the Crown Property Bureau, which controls the royal wealth, says that assets it has been administering will be put in the same category as the monarch's personal assets and managed together at his discretion. Continue reading... |
| Hundreds of Australian doctors call for dying refugee to be brought from Nauru Posted: 17 Jun 2018 12:48 AM PDT More than 800 doctors sign petition for Hazara man to get palliative care in Australia Hundreds of doctors have signed a petition calling on the immigration minister, Peter Dutton, to bring a refugee dying of advanced lung cancer to Australia for palliative care. The 63-year-old is being held on Nauru and is a member of the persecuted Hazara minority in Afghanistan. He has been formally recognised as a refugee. But the Australian Border Force told the man, known as Ali, that he could not come to Australia for palliative care, despite pleas from doctors on Nauru, who say the care there is inadequate. Continue reading... |
| Doubted at home, bypassed abroad: is Merkel’s reign nearing a frustrated end? Posted: 16 Jun 2018 10:00 PM PDT As the row in her coalition deepens over migration, a once dominant figure is starting to look forlorn For nearly 14 years as Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel has defined and personified Europe's middle ground: pragmatic, consensual, mercantilist, petit-bourgeois, above all stable. It is little wonder the leader of Mitteleuropa's major economic power has dominated the political centre for so long. But what if Merkel falls? Can the centre hold? These are increasingly urgent questions as the once unassailable "Mutti" struggles to hold together a fractious coalition. The immediate issue, which is likely to come to a head on Monday, is a furious row over EU immigration policy. But other problems are piling up, with unpredictable consequences for Europe's future cohesion. Continue reading... |
| How can America sleep at night when families are being torn apart? Posted: 16 Jun 2018 04:00 AM PDT The Trump administration is defending separating children and parents as biblical – but there is nothing godly about it I'm having a hard time sleeping. Just last night I was up for three hours, awake in a panic about someone trying to take my daughter from me. The terror wasn't real for me, of course. My seven-year-old – my child who doesn't like it when I leave for overnight business trips – was asleep in her bedroom, doing just fine. Over the course of six weeks, the US government took 2,000 children and separated them from their parents. Children who are confused, in a new country, and without their families. There is no greater shame in this country right now than what is being done to these children – some just infants literally torn from their mother's breast. Continue reading... |
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