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- Thailand cave rescue: boys may spend months trapped underground, rescuers warn – live
- Justin Trudeau 'does not remember' groping reporter at festival
- Trump defends tariffs despite signs of trouble in global markets
- Mexico's president-elect and Donald Trump share 'respectful' phone call
- Mike Pompeo to visit North Korea this week for nuclear talks
- Michael Cohen hints at flipping and says 'first loyalty' is to family – not Trump
- Harvey Weinstein faces three new sexual misconduct charges
- Horst Seehofer agrees border control deal with Angela Merkel
- Indiana police seize orange ecstasy pills featuring Trump's face in drug bust
- Woman harassed by Maryland shooting suspect: 'I was afraid he could kill me'
- Remove Confederate president's statue from Virginia capital, commission says
- Four Libya oil ports closed amid corruption allegations
- Electrical brain stimulation may help reduce violent crime in future – study
- Trump's EU trade war costing manufacturers in US and eurozone
- Does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez signal an earthquake in Democratic politics?
- Trampoline accident: tributes paid to dead girl, three
- City properties should be homes for people first – not investments | Sadiq Khan and Ada Colau
- Suspected slavery victims traumatised by Home Office delays
- "No": Dutch Prime Minister awkwardly interrupts President Trump - video
- Amlo's allies: the footballer, the militia leader and environmental scientist
- ‘Pragmatic’ approach now likely in Indigenous voice to parliament, Pat Dodson says
- The Himalayan state that declared war on plastic bags | Amrit Dhillon
- The 10 places in crisis the world chooses to ignore – in pictures
- After the Aquarius: Spain ill-equipped to deal with new arrivals
- Will Michael Cohen flip on Trump? The key questions answered
- Who is the Iranian group targeted by bombers and beloved of Trump allies?
- Trapped Thai boys 'very weak but all alive', says diver – video
- Missing boys found alive in Thai cave rescue – in pictures
- Rescuers find Thai boys who were trapped in cave for nine days – video
- 'Our brothers are safe': boys found after nine days missing in Thailand cave – video report
| Thailand cave rescue: boys may spend months trapped underground, rescuers warn – live Posted: 03 Jul 2018 02:01 AM PDT Divers have found the football team in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave but experts warn it may be months before they can be safely rescued
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Divers have been in touch to point out that a full mask would be safer for the boys because it is more firmly secured, than a normal regulator which the wearer bites down on. The boys would lack the training to recover a regulator, if it was knocked out in a current or collision, says Oliver Smiddy. Even for an experienced diver it is very easy to turn and to knock the mouthpiece out of the mouth – and for a novice who can't even swim and has no experience in caving or diving it is likely cause panic. This is something that experienced cave divers practiced many times in pools. It is not something to try for the first time in a cave situation. A full face mask prevents, or minimises, the possibility of a regulator becoming dislodged – and is a far safer option for a novice. Continue reading... |
| Justin Trudeau 'does not remember' groping reporter at festival Posted: 02 Jul 2018 05:23 AM PDT Canadian PM responds to allegation he groped journalist at event in 2000 Justin Trudeau has publicly addressed allegations that he groped a reporter at an event 18 years ago, saying he does not recall any "negative interactions" taking place that day. The allegation has dominated political discussion in Canada in recent days after it was highlighted by a blogger last month. Continue reading... |
| Trump defends tariffs despite signs of trouble in global markets Posted: 02 Jul 2018 03:47 PM PDT President says US is very close to making 'fair trade deals' as big banks voice warn of threats to economic growth Donald Trump has defended his controversial positions on tariffs and trade, even as global markets were buffeted by a disappointing start to the second half of the year. At a meeting with the prime minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, in the Oval Office on Monday, the president mused that the World Trade Organization had mistreated the US: "I hope they change their ways. They have been treating us very badly for many, many years and that's why we were at a big disadvantage with the WTO. Continue reading... |
| Mexico's president-elect and Donald Trump share 'respectful' phone call Posted: 02 Jul 2018 02:58 PM PDT
He has railed against what he called Donald Trump's arrogant, racist and inhumane family separation policy. He has lambasted the "erratic" US president's "hate campaign" against Latin American migrants. Related: Amlo: five things to know about Mexico's new president Continue reading... |
| Mike Pompeo to visit North Korea this week for nuclear talks Posted: 02 Jul 2018 02:52 PM PDT Secretary of state's trip follows reported meeting of officials in DMZ and will be highest-level contact since Singapore summit Mike Pompeo will travel to North Korea on Thursday in an effort to press the Pyongyang regime on commitments the US said it gave at a summit last month in Singapore, the state department has confirmed. Continue reading... |
| Michael Cohen hints at flipping and says 'first loyalty' is to family – not Trump Posted: 02 Jul 2018 03:43 PM PDT Fixer says 'I will not be a punching bag as part of anyone's defense strategy' as his lawyer seeks gag order on Stormy Daniels attorney Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal attorney, will put "family and country first" as investigations continue into his work for the president, including a payment to an adult film star who claims to have had an affair with Trump. Related: Will Michael Cohen flip on Trump? The key questions answered Continue reading... |
| Harvey Weinstein faces three new sexual misconduct charges Posted: 02 Jul 2018 11:36 AM PDT New York district attorney announces new charges including predatory sexual assault The disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was charged with additional crimes on Monday in New York, related to alleged sexual misconduct. Related: Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty on rape and criminal sex act charges Continue reading... |
| Horst Seehofer agrees border control deal with Angela Merkel Posted: 02 Jul 2018 01:35 PM PDT
Angela Merkel has reached a deal on migration with her rebellious interior minister, Horst Seehofer, defusing a bitter row that had threatened her government. Both sides hammered out "a good compromise … after a difficult struggle", Merkel said on Monday evening, adding that it involved setting up holding and processing centres for asylum seekers near German borders. Continue reading... |
| Indiana police seize orange ecstasy pills featuring Trump's face in drug bust Posted: 02 Jul 2018 10:04 AM PDT Orange Trump 'great again' pills are the latest drug trend, turning up in a series of busts Indiana state police have seized a shipment of orange ecstasy pills that bear the face of Donald Trump. On the other side, the pills are embossed with the words "Great Again", a nod to the president's campaign slogan. The pills turned up in a series of drug busts in Indiana in which 129 people were arrested. Indiana state police released photographs of the pills. Continue reading... |
| Woman harassed by Maryland shooting suspect: 'I was afraid he could kill me' Posted: 02 Jul 2018 06:32 AM PDT 'I have been tormented and traumatized and terrorized for so long, that it has I think changed the fiber of my being.' A woman whose harassment by the suspect charged in the Capital Gazette shooting said she immediately panicked when she learned of the attack. Related: Capital Gazette: US mass shooters and their history of violence towards women Continue reading... |
| Remove Confederate president's statue from Virginia capital, commission says Posted: 02 Jul 2018 11:55 AM PDT An official report is urging major changes to Monument Avenue in Richmond, which features five statues of Confederate leaders A commission studying what to do with prominent Confederate monuments in Richmond, Virginia, has recommended removing one that honors Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy. It also said permanent signage with historical context should be erected near other statues. Continue reading... |
| Four Libya oil ports closed amid corruption allegations Posted: 02 Jul 2018 11:22 AM PDT National Oil Corporation calls for sanctions against allies of General Khalifa Haftar Libya's United Nations-backed National Oil Corporation (NOC) has closed four oil ports held by the military chief Khalifa Haftar, collapsing the country's hydrocarbons production. The NOC has also written to the UN sanctions committee and foreign embassies with evidence that it says shows Haftar's allies have for years been offering questionable contracts in breach of UN resolutions, that would lead to millions in dollars of oil revenues being siphoned out of the Libyan economy. Continue reading... |
| Electrical brain stimulation may help reduce violent crime in future – study Posted: 02 Jul 2018 10:00 AM PDT Researchers found that applying an electric current to a part of the brain linked to violent acts reduced people's intentions to commit assault It could be a shocking way to treat future criminals. Scientists have found that a session of electrical brain stimulation can reduce people's intentions to commit assaults, and raise their moral awareness. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore explored the potential for brain stimulation to combat crime after noting that impairment in a part of the brain called the prefrontal cortex has been linked to violent acts. Continue reading... |
| Trump's EU trade war costing manufacturers in US and eurozone Posted: 02 Jul 2018 10:06 AM PDT Tariffs are slowing productivity and driving up costs, new figures show Donald Trump's trade tariffs are driving up costs for US manufacturers and exacerbating a slowdown for eurozone factories, new figures showed on Monday, as the EU and the US edge closer towards a full-scale trade war with potentially damaging consequences for the global economy. According to the latest survey of American factories by IHS Markit – closely watched for any early warning signals for the world's largest economy – the president's tariffs added to the cost of raw materials and components in June. It also contributed to the lengthiest delays for supplies reaching factory production lines since the poll was started in 2007. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez signal an earthquake in Democratic politics? Posted: 02 Jul 2018 05:21 AM PDT Less than a week after her stunning primary win, Ocasio-Cortez is told she's too leftwing to win key midwestern votes. Not surprisingly, she disagrees In April 2016, Bernie Sanders' political revolution fizzled to a halt in New York. Hillary Clinton's adopted home elevated her to within striking distance of the Democratic nomination. The loss was a devastating blow to Sanders' progressive supporters. Related: The supreme court has already reshaped America – here's how Continue reading... |
| Trampoline accident: tributes paid to dead girl, three Posted: 03 Jul 2018 12:50 AM PDT Ava-May Littleboy, from Suffolk, could 'light up even the darkest of rooms', her family say Tributes have been paid to a three-year-old girl who died when she was thrown from a seaside inflatable trampoline in Norfolk at the weekend. Ava-May Littleboy, from Suffolk, could "light up even the darkest of rooms" with her "infectious laugh and smile", her family said in a statement. Continue reading... |
| City properties should be homes for people first – not investments | Sadiq Khan and Ada Colau Posted: 03 Jul 2018 01:00 AM PDT As the mayors of London and Barcelona, we see an emergency coming. The way housing works must be changed For a number of years, cities around the world have been facing increasingly global and aggressive speculation in their property markets – from speculators who see housing in our cities as an asset from which to profit, rather than homes for the people we represent. In many cases, speculators take decisions from thousands of miles away. Yet for us their impact on the life and soul of our cities is very close to home. Our city centres risk being hollowed out as vibrant communities are displaced, local shops are closed, and the cost of housing rises exorbitantly. Continue reading... |
| Suspected slavery victims traumatised by Home Office delays Posted: 02 Jul 2018 10:00 PM PDT Six men rescued last year were still waiting for a ruling midway through 2018 Suspected victims of modern slavery in the UK have been further traumatised by long delays in the Home Office ruling on their status, despite the government saying decisions should be made as soon as possible after people have been referred into its rescue mechanism for a 45-day recovery period. The Guardian learned last month of six west African men who were rescued from British trawlers in 2017 and referred to the Home Office's national referral mechanism (NRM) as suspected victims of trafficking for labour exploitation. Six months into this year they were still waiting for the Home Office's visa and immigration department to process their cases. A few days after the Guardian began making inquiries about the delay, the Home Office granted them all leave to remain. Continue reading... |
| "No": Dutch Prime Minister awkwardly interrupts President Trump - video Posted: 03 Jul 2018 02:12 AM PDT The Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, disagreed with the US president, Donald Trump, in a White House photo-op on Monday. The president referred to upcoming discussions between the US and the EU around trade deals and tried to joke that if the discussions failed it could be positive. Rutte quickly injected with a strong "No" and a smile. Trump replied with a comment about the car industry, but Rutte followed up quickly with: "It's not positive. We have to work something out." Continue reading... |
| Amlo's allies: the footballer, the militia leader and environmental scientist Posted: 02 Jul 2018 03:16 PM PDT The president-elect's ideologically diverse coalition has led to some surprising candidates winning on his coattails Andrés Manuel López Obrador won a decisive victory in Mexico's presidential elections, but his electoral coalition also scored a string of successes in gubernatorial and mayoral races across the country – as well as seizing the largest number of seats in congress. Related: Mexico election: historic landslide victory for leftist Amlo Continue reading... |
| ‘Pragmatic’ approach now likely in Indigenous voice to parliament, Pat Dodson says Posted: 03 Jul 2018 12:33 AM PDT Labor Senator says greater focus on local and regional consultation is no replacement for a voice to parliament Indigenous Australians will become more "pragmatic" in efforts to construct a voice to parliament after Malcolm Turnbull's rejection of the proposal, Labor senator Pat Dodson has said. Dodson and Liberal MP Julian Leeser, the co-chairs of the joint standing committee on Indigenous recognition, said the committee was considering models with a greater focus on local and regional consultation, but Dodson also warned they were no replacement for a voice to parliament. |
| The Himalayan state that declared war on plastic bags | Amrit Dhillon Posted: 02 Jul 2018 10:00 PM PDT Swapping bags for banana leaves – and cloth sacks – the tiny Indian state of Sikkim has transformed shoppers' habits. Can Mumbai follow its example? As a boy growing up in Sikkim, the Indian state nestled below the Himalayas, Rajendra Gurung remembers how, before leaving the house to go shopping, his parents would always ask each other: "Have you got the bag?" Back then, no shopkeeper used plastic bags. Families took their own, made of cloth. Meat, fish and cheese came wrapped in a banana leaf, tied with bamboo twine. If people bought cooking oil, they took an empty bottle or can. Continue reading... |
| The 10 places in crisis the world chooses to ignore – in pictures Posted: 02 Jul 2018 05:03 AM PDT Many of the world's most complex emergencies rarely hit the headlines. Here, the Norwegian Refugee Council reveals the disasters that are neglected due to lack of political will, donor fatigue and media indifference Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| After the Aquarius: Spain ill-equipped to deal with new arrivals Posted: 02 Jul 2018 01:21 AM PDT Happy scenes in Valencia have been followed by relentless task of coping with new arrivals When it finally crawled into Valencia on a hot Sunday morning two weeks ago, the Aquarius rescue ship and the 630 people it had pulled from the waters off the Libyan coast were met by 400 interpreters, almost 2,000 Red Cross workers and a huge banner reading: "Welcome home" in five languages. Also there, drawn by the latest irresistible visual metaphor for Europe's migration crisis, were hundreds of journalists from across the continent and beyond. Word had it there was at least one member of the media for each of the rescued people. Continue reading... |
| Will Michael Cohen flip on Trump? The key questions answered Posted: 02 Jul 2018 10:04 AM PDT Donald Trump's former personal lawyer has told an interviewer that his first loyalty is to his family. Is he about to change tack? After months of silence, Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer to Donald Trump who is the target of a multifaceted federal criminal investigation, sat for an interview with ABC News that was published on Monday morning. Related: Michael Cohen hints at flipping and says 'first loyalty' is to family – not Trump Continue reading... |
| Who is the Iranian group targeted by bombers and beloved of Trump allies? Posted: 02 Jul 2018 10:03 AM PDT Cult-like MeK was listed as terrorist group in US until 2012 – but its opposition to Tehran has attracted backing of John Bolton, Rudy Giuliani and others bent on regime change in Iran The Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MeK), the extreme Iranian opposition group who was the target of a foiled bombing attack in France, was once a sworn enemy of the United States. The cult-like Iranian group was responsible for the killing of six Americans in Iran in the 1970s; in 1979 it enthusiastically cheered the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran, when angry students held 52 American diplomats hostage for a period of 444 days. Its opposition to Tehran's current rulers, however, has earned the group powerful allies in the west, particularly among Americans bent on regime change. Continue reading... |
| Trapped Thai boys 'very weak but all alive', says diver – video Posted: 02 Jul 2018 10:01 PM PDT Diving expert Ben Reymenants describes the condition of the 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a cave in northern Thailand. He smiles as he says they are very weak but alive. Reymenants says a medic has stayed with the group and that planning will now begin on their extraction. The governor of the province, Narongsak Osatanakorn, says most of the group are well, with only a few boys with slight injuries. |
| Missing boys found alive in Thai cave rescue – in pictures Posted: 02 Jul 2018 07:50 PM PDT Divers have found all 12 members of the football team along with their coach in the six-mile Tham Luang Nang Non cave • Cave rescue: follow the latest updates Continue reading... |
| Rescuers find Thai boys who were trapped in cave for nine days – video Posted: 02 Jul 2018 12:06 PM PDT Footage of the moment 12 missing boys and their football coach were finally located in a flooded cave in Thailand. They had been missing for nine days Continue reading... |
| 'Our brothers are safe': boys found after nine days missing in Thailand cave – video report Posted: 02 Jul 2018 11:11 AM PDT Twelve boys missing in a flooded cave in Thailand have been found alive after being trapped for nine days. The governor of Chiang Rai, Narongsak Osottanakorn, said they showed 'signs of life' but warned the 'operation isn't over' |
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