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'Dumb, stupid' family separations harm children, says detention camp manager
Papua New Guinea suffers first polio outbreak in 18 years
Images of cockatoo on 13th-century Vatican manuscript inspire trade route rethink
Donald Trump jokes David Lynch's career 'over' for praising his presidency
UK epilepsy drug to become first cannabis-based medicine in US
Trump repeats call to deprive undocumented migrants of due process
Gynaecologist who mutilated women faces inquiry in Australia
Trump lashes out at restaurant that asked Sarah Sanders to leave
Italian minister calls for migrant reception centres south of Libya
California woman threatens to call police on eight-year-old black girl for selling water
'Rapists, animals, drug dealers': woman abuses US Latino man in echo of Trump
MEPs vote to activate sanction process against Hungary
British driver clocked at 165mph during secret race in France
Prince William to meet Israeli PM in historic Middle East trip
‘Another outbreak is a certainty’: are we ready for a superbug epidemic?
Police issue lake swimming warning after death in Surrey
Why did Nigel Farage tell the world he thought remain had won? | Molly Scott Cato
The US ambassador to Israel is a boon to the far right. He must be stopped | Jeremy Ben-Ami
Six people with albinism will stand for election to fight stigma in Malawi
Heather Locklear arrested for 'assaulting police and paramedic'
Amid Canada’s housing crisis, to live in a coffee shop isn't all that unusual
'This name will bind us': town enjoys link to Jacinda Ardern's baby
Labor will repeal tax cuts for companies earning $10m-$50m
Girls of South Sudan on gunshot wounds, hunger and hope – in pictures
We need small acts of resistance against Trump and his lackeys | Suzanne Moore
Beyond bionics: how the future of prosthetics is redefining humanity – video
San Francisco's LGBT pride parade 2018 – in pictures
Tobacco farm in Malawi: the families toiling in the fields

'Dumb, stupid' family separations harm children, says detention camp manager

Posted: 25 Jun 2018 01:25 PM PDT

Manager at camp close to US-Mexico border speaks out to decry Donald Trump's 'zero-tolerance' immigration policy

A senior manager at a child detention camp in Texas, close to the Mexican border, spoke out on Monday to decry Donald Trump's zero-tolerance immigration policy that had been tearing migrant families apart as "dumb".

Papua New Guinea suffers first polio outbreak in 18 years

Posted: 25 Jun 2018 06:27 PM PDT

Boy of six falls ill in Morobe province, as PNG joins three other countries in the world battling the virus

The first case of polio in Papua New Guinea in 18 years has been detected, with a six-year-old boy from the Morobe province the first confirmed case of the virus.

The boy presented to health authorities on the 28 April with weakness in his lower limbs and the virus – a vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 – was confirmed on 21 May. Last week, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the virus was also present in the stool samples of two children in the boy's community; prompting health authorities to declare an official outbreak.

Images of cockatoo on 13th-century Vatican manuscript inspire trade route rethink

Posted: 25 Jun 2018 07:32 PM PDT

Holy Emperor's falconry guide shows the oldest known European depiction of the bird

On the margins of a 13th-century manuscript written by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, are more than 900 illustrations of birds and falconers. Among the usual hawks, herons, and sparrows familiar to European readers are four sketches of a bird from further afield – an Australasian cockatoo.

The images are believed to be the oldest European depiction of the bird, trumping a similar discovery in a 15th-century artwork, and have sparked a reassessment of trading routes that existed more than 700 years ago.

Donald Trump jokes David Lynch's career 'over' for praising his presidency

Posted: 25 Jun 2018 11:42 PM PDT

US president quotes Lynch comments in Guardian article, and also takes aim at Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert

Donald Trump has joked that David Lynch's career in Hollywood is "officially over" after the maverick film director suggested in a Guardian interview that Trump could go down as one of America's greatest presidents.

Trump seized on the comment by the reclusive director of Blue Velvet, Eraserhead and Twin Peaks during a typically freewheeling, hour-long speech that ranged from North Korea and space rockets to facelifts and fake hair, yet made no mention of family separations at the southern border.

UK epilepsy drug to become first cannabis-based medicine in US

Posted: 25 Jun 2018 11:30 AM PDT

Epidiolex set for autumn launch after US Food and Drug Administration gives approval

A treatment for childhood epilepsy developed by a UK firm has been approved by US regulators and will become the first cannabis-based medicine on the American market.

Epidiolex, made by GW Pharmaceuticals, is set to be launched in the autumn after being approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of two rare and severe forms of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) and Dravet syndrome, for patients from the age of two.

Trump repeats call to deprive undocumented migrants of due process

Posted: 25 Jun 2018 02:29 PM PDT

President calls for avoiding 'long … legal process'
Trump insists suspension of rights 'is the only real answer'

Donald Trump on Monday again issued a call to deprive undocumented immigrants of their right to due process, arguing that people trying to cross the border should not be allowed a trial or an appearance before a judge.

Trump's sustained attacks on the American judicial system come amid extraordinary condemnation of his administration's zero-tolerance enforcement policy at the southern border, which led to more than 2,300 children being separated from their families in recent months. Trump last week was pressured into halting his administration's practice of separating families, in an abrupt reversal that overruled the views of his hardline advisers.

Gynaecologist who mutilated women faces inquiry in Australia

Posted: 25 Jun 2018 03:46 AM PDT

Health officials urge women treated by Emil Gayed to come forward as they launch major investigation

Health authorities in Australia have launched a major inquiry into a disgraced gynaecologist who mutilated and performed unnecessary operations on dozens of women over decades.

One patient died after Dr Emil Shawky Gayed operated on her and failed to administer appropriate treatment.

Trump lashes out at restaurant that asked Sarah Sanders to leave

Posted: 25 Jun 2018 02:13 PM PDT

Trump, whose Mar-a-Lago resort was cited for many health violations, says Red Hen 'should focus on cleaning its filthy windows'

Donald Trump belatedly weighed in on the rumbling row over White House press secretary Sarah Sanders' ejection from a restaurant in Virginia because she works for the president.

Italian minister calls for migrant reception centres south of Libya

Posted: 25 Jun 2018 08:36 AM PDT

Far-right Matteo Salvini's proposal designed to crack down on migration

The populist Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini has called for migrant reception centres to be set up on the southern borders of Libya after a meeting with the African nation's leaders in Tripoli.

He said the proposal, one of many in a Italian package designed to crack down on migration, will be put to EU heads of governments at a meeting on Thursday.

California woman threatens to call police on eight-year-old black girl for selling water

Posted: 25 Jun 2018 12:56 PM PDT

San Francisco woman, dubbed 'Permit Patty', faces backlash after video goes viral

A white California woman who said she was calling police on an eight-year-old black girl selling water has faced international backlash, with critics dubbing her "Permit Patty" and business partners severing ties.

Alison Ettel went viral over the weekend after footage spread of her on the phone, saying she was calling the authorities on a girl because she didn't have a permit to sell water, drawing instant comparisons to the many high-profile cases of white Americans harassing people of color with 911 calls.

'Rapists, animals, drug dealers': woman abuses US Latino man in echo of Trump

Posted: 25 Jun 2018 10:31 AM PDT

Esteban Guzman, who was abused by woman in California, tells Guardian such incidents have become 'increasingly regular'

A Latino man who was filmed being racially abused by a white California woman has said similar incidents have become "increasingly regular" since Donald Trump took office.

MEPs vote to activate sanction process against Hungary

Posted: 25 Jun 2018 09:43 AM PDT

Ministers opt to launch procedure over rule of law violations under Viktor Orbán

British Conservatives are under fire in Brussels after voting against triggering an EU sanction process against Hungary over violations of the rule of law under the prime minister, Viktor Orbán.

MEPs on the civil liberties, justice and home affairs committee voted to launch the EU's disciplinary procedure against the country, a lengthy legal process that could lead to Hungary being stripped of EU voting rights.

British driver clocked at 165mph during secret race in France

Posted: 25 Jun 2018 10:26 AM PDT

Speeding Ferrari driver at European car rally fined €750 and told to appear in court

A British driver hurtling through northern France in a Ferrari was caught going 265km/h (165mph) during a clandestine race at the weekend as part of a car rally across Europe, local authorities said on Monday.

The 51-year-old driver was one of six given tickets for going at least 150km/h on the A26, known as the "British motorway", which links the port city of Calais with the eastern cathedral town of Reims.

Prince William to meet Israeli PM in historic Middle East trip

Posted: 25 Jun 2018 09:55 AM PDT

As well as Benjamin Netanyahu, royal will talk with Palestinian president on visit

The Duke of Cambridge has arrived in Tel Aviv as part of a historic five-day Middle East tour, on which he will become the first British royal to make an official visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

At the request of the UK government, the duke is due to meet Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, during the trip, which is seen as hugely significant for UK-Israel relations.

‘Another outbreak is a certainty’: are we ready for a superbug epidemic?

Posted: 25 Jun 2018 11:15 PM PDT

Fifteen years ago, Sars spread through Hong Kong like wildfire. With antibiotic resistance on the rise, how many cities are prepared for a superbug outbreak?

It has been 15 years since an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) in Hong Kong killed 299 people and infected 1,755. The wildfire spread of the deadly virus through densely packed housing estates stunned the city's health authorities and traumatised residents. Now the city's top microbiologist thinks more deaths are on the way.

"It's very likely we'll see an epidemic on the scale of Sars," says Professor KY Yuen, chair of infectious diseases at the University of Hong Kong. He cites two key reasons for this, both applicable to cities around the world. The first is population density. "Our population is increasing. The number of people living in subdivided flats is now at least 200,000, maybe as high as 600,000," says Yuen.

Police issue lake swimming warning after death in Surrey

Posted: 26 Jun 2018 02:48 AM PDT

Man's body pulled out of water in Nutfield and boy goes missing at lake in Stoke

Police have issued warnings about the dangers of swimming in open water in the hot weather after a boy went missing at a lake in Stoke-on-Trent and the body of a man was recovered from a lake in Surrey.

Specialist teams were searching Westport Lake, in Staffordshire, after three children got into difficulties in the water just before 5pm on Monday. Two of the children made it safely to shore, but a 13-year-old boyremained missing.

Why did Nigel Farage tell the world he thought remain had won? | Molly Scott Cato

Posted: 26 Jun 2018 02:28 AM PDT

A report by Bloomberg raises questions about what the arch-Brexiteer knew and when, although he denies any wrongdoing

Have you ever wondered why Nigel Farage and the Brexit merchants are obsessed with George Soros? No doubt his strong support for the EU has something to do with it, but perhaps his sudden rise to wealth through a single, well-timed bet is also part of the fascination.

The US ambassador to Israel is a boon to the far right. He must be stopped | Jeremy Ben-Ami

Posted: 26 Jun 2018 12:00 AM PDT

It's time for the US Senate to call to task an ambassador who has violated every conceivable diplomatic norm

It's been over a year since David Friedman – long-time settlement movement benefactor and opponent of the two-state solution – took office as the US ambassador to Israel.

In that time, Friedman has used the embassy as a personal bully pulpit to reshape US policy and advance his personal far-right agenda – precisely the course he pledged to the Senate foreign relations committee he would not follow.

Six people with albinism will stand for election to fight stigma in Malawi

Posted: 25 Jun 2018 11:00 PM PDT

Candidates hope to combat sharp rise in killings of people with albinism, whose body parts are used in ritual practices

Being born with albinism can be a death sentence in Malawi. With 22 recorded murders in the past four years, dozens more people have been reported missing – suspected abducted and killed.

Now an association of people with albinism in Malawi has announced it will put forward six candidates for next year's presidential and parliamentary elections, in an unprecedented move to combat stigma.

Heather Locklear arrested for 'assaulting police and paramedic'

Posted: 25 Jun 2018 11:56 PM PDT

Dynasty and Melrose Place actor charged after altercation at California home

The US actor Heather Locklear has been arrested on suspicion of fighting with first responders for the second time this year, according to authorities in California.

The star of Dynasty and Melrose Place appeared to be drunk when police officers arrived at her southern California home at about 11pm on Sunday to investigate a dispute between Locklear and either family members or friends, said the Ventura County sheriff captain, Garo Kuredjian.

Amid Canada’s housing crisis, to live in a coffee shop isn't all that unusual

Posted: 26 Jun 2018 03:00 AM PDT

The death of a man living in a Tim Hortons shocked Vancouver - but from seniors in shelters to millennials in motorhomes and Chinese families leaving Chinatown, the housing crisis is affecting everyone

A middle-aged man in gold chains and Adidas shorts is yelling loudly into a phone about "politically correct maggots" and making racist slurs. Another man, wearing black dress shoes with a leather jacket, sleeps facedown on a table, raising his head periodically in his sleep and puckering his lips. Neither arouses any obvious interest from the other customers.

It is not surprising that a permanently homeless man would feel as though he could blend into this Vancouver branch of Tim Hortons, a 24-hour donut and coffee shop, at all hours. This is where Ted came every day for 10 years. Staff members and regulars alike knew his rolling suitcase, his handlebar mustache and his scowling disposition. It was not unusual to find him sleeping in the restaurant.

'This name will bind us': town enjoys link to Jacinda Ardern's baby

Posted: 26 Jun 2018 01:53 AM PDT

Tiny New Zealand community of Te Aroha 'ecstatic' about PM's choice of name

Jacinda Ardern has put a tiny farming community in rural New Zealand on the map by naming her baby after the town.

The community of Te Aroha welcomed the prime minister's choice with open arms, declaring they would "paint the town pink" in her honour and praising her work to improve relations with Māori people.

Labor will repeal tax cuts for companies earning $10m-$50m

Posted: 26 Jun 2018 02:41 AM PDT

Bill Shorten surprises colleagues with decision which was not run past caucus

Bill Shorten has pledged to repeal tax cuts for firms earning between $10m and $50m as the Turnbull government continues efforts to try to secure Senate support for tax cuts for Australia's biggest companies.

After months of declining to reveal Labor's position, the Labor leader told journalists on Tuesday he would repeal the already legislated tax cuts for firms earning between $10m and $50m, without running that decision past the caucus or the shadow cabinet.

Girls of South Sudan on gunshot wounds, hunger and hope – in pictures

Posted: 25 Jun 2018 05:33 AM PDT

Teenage girls in this war-torn country face immense challenges – child marriage, early pregnancy, lack of education and often extreme hunger. Photographer Kate Holt travelled to South Sudan to document their stories and ask them about their fears and dreams

All photographs by Kate Holt/Plan International

We need small acts of resistance against Trump and his lackeys | Suzanne Moore

Posted: 25 Jun 2018 09:34 AM PDT

Standing up for what you believe is hard – and seemingly beyond the Democrats and the US press. But the restaurant owner who threw out Trump's press secretary offered a shard of hope

We must "resist the temptation to become numb", the former FBI director James Comey said in an interview in this paper. He was talking about Trump's "norm-destroying behaviours". So how is that resistance going? Trump thrives on destroying civilised "norms", which is why so many watch aghast and feel powerless. He violates every rule and, well, nothing much happens; it all continues. Hearing the cries of children torn away from their parents, seeing them in cages at the border – was this a turning point? On the campaign trail, he made his feelings about minority ethnic immigrants clear, to huge cheers. They were snakes and rapists. We know the language. We have heard it used about migrants here, too. Pussy-grabbing was another accepted but "norm-destroying" behaviour. Persistent lying is tolerated.

Small acts of resistance, therefore, become shards of hope. When the White House press secretary, Sarah Sanders, and her crew walked into the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, the chef called the owner, Stephanie Wilkinson. She immediately came over, gathered the staff, asked what they thought and then asked Sanders to leave. Sanders' job, after all, is defending the indefensible. Wilkinson is "not a huge fan of confrontation". She wants her business to do well, but said: "This feels like a moment in our democracy when people have to make uncomfortable actions and decisions to uphold their morals."

Beyond bionics: how the future of prosthetics is redefining humanity – video

Posted: 26 Jun 2018 12:01 AM PDT

Bionic technology is removing physical barriers faced by disabled people while raising profound questions of what it is to be human. From DIY prosthetics realised through 3D printing technology to customised AI-driven limbs, science is at the forefront of many life-enhancing innovations

San Francisco's LGBT pride parade 2018 – in pictures

Posted: 25 Jun 2018 12:44 PM PDT

Revelers, activists and politicians gathered for the 48th annual event, one of the largest in the US, as celebrations took place around the world

New York gay pride parade marches toward 50th year with new purpose

Tobacco farm in Malawi: the families toiling in the fields

Posted: 25 Jun 2018 04:54 AM PDT

Life as tenant farmers in Kasungu, northern Malawi, can be a struggle for families trapped in poverty, who feel forced to rely on their children's help, impacting schooling. Photography by David Levene

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