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- Moscow using UK as dumping ground for poison, says Sajid Javid
- German businesses 'reluctant' to invest in UK over Brexit uncertainty
- Thailand: at least 21 dead after Phuket tourist boat capsizes
- Scott Pruitt, Trump's embattled EPA chief, resigns amid ethics scandals
- Police officer arrested over shooting that sparked Nantes riots
- 'He died a hero': Canadian man mauled by polar bear while protecting his family
- Suspected rhino poachers eaten by lions at South African reserve
- Baltimore: hospital evacuated due to tuberculosis threat – reports
- Mexico: 19 killed and dozens injured in fireworks explosions
- Baltic Sea oxygen levels at '1,500-year low due to human activity'
- Chilean miner has message of hope for trapped Thai boys – video
- Iran threatens to block Strait of Hormuz over US oil sanctions
- Thai cave rescue: army drains site in bid to free boys before monsoon
- 'Gun to head': French prison break helicopter pilot describes ordeal
- Talented and resilient: the Wild Boars footballers trapped in Thai cave
- Nurse arrested over Cheshire baby deaths released on bail
- Government has no clue how to execute Brexit without harm – Airbus chief
- Syrian seeds could save US wheat from climate menace
- Salvadoran family reunited but trauma of border separation continues
- Thailand cave rescue: former navy diver dies during operation – live
- Zlatko Sikorsky charged with attempted murder of another woman
- China retaliates with tariffs after US begins trade war
- Kenyan domestic worker assaulted by mob in Lebanon faces deportation
- Claims of 'non-stop cycle of torture' involving top officials in Ethiopian jail
- Whale charms locals in Wellington harbour – video
- Thai rescuers race to drain water from cave before rain – video
| Moscow using UK as dumping ground for poison, says Sajid Javid Posted: 05 Jul 2018 10:16 PM PDT Home secretary says Russia must explain what has gone on after latest novichok poisonings Britain will consult its allies about a possible response to Russia over the latest poisonings in Wiltshire as it emerged that the couple taken critically ill had handled an item contaminated with the nerve agent novichok. The home secretary, Sajid Javid, accused Moscow of using the UK as a "dumping ground" for poison and urged Russia to explain "exactly what has gone on". Continue reading... |
| German businesses 'reluctant' to invest in UK over Brexit uncertainty Posted: 05 Jul 2018 06:40 AM PDT German Industry UK needs 'certainty and clarity about way forward sooner rather than later' German business leaders have issued a strongly worded statement warning they are reluctant to invest in Britain because of Brexit uncertainty. The intervention from German Industry UK (GIUK), which represents firms including carmakers BMW and Mercedes-Benz as well as the Lufthansa airline, came as the UK's largest carmaker, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), said a bad Brexit deal would put £80bn of investment and 40,000 jobs at risk. Continue reading... |
| Thailand: at least 21 dead after Phuket tourist boat capsizes Posted: 06 Jul 2018 01:42 AM PDT Seas have calmed since Thursday evening's accident and the search for survivors is continuing Twenty-one people have died and a further 35 are still missing in waters off the Thai resort island of Phuket after a storm capsized a diving boat packed with tourists, according to local officials. The commander of Phuket provincial police, Teerapol Tipcharoen, said seas have calmed since Thursday evening's accident and the search is ongoing. Continue reading... |
| Scott Pruitt, Trump's embattled EPA chief, resigns amid ethics scandals Posted: 05 Jul 2018 11:32 PM PDT Donald Trump announces Pruitt's departure on Twitter and praises him for doing an 'outstanding job' Scott Pruitt, the hugely controversial administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has resigned. Related: A scandal for all seasons: Scott Pruitt's ethics violations in full Continue reading... |
| Police officer arrested over shooting that sparked Nantes riots Posted: 05 Jul 2018 10:45 AM PDT Protesters take part in silent march after dead man's family call for calm A police officer who shot and killed a man during a stop-and-search operation in Nantes, sparking two nights of rioting and violence, has been taken into custody for questioning. Investigators are looking into whether the officer should be charged with "violence by a person of authority leading to manslaughter". |
| 'He died a hero': Canadian man mauled by polar bear while protecting his family Posted: 05 Jul 2018 01:16 PM PDT Father said to have put himself between the bear and his three children after the animal charged one at a fishing and hunting spot A father in the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut is being hailed as a hero after he died protecting his three young children from a polar bear attack. Related: 'They're everywhere': has the decline of the seal hunt saved the polar bear? Continue reading... |
| Suspected rhino poachers eaten by lions at South African reserve Posted: 05 Jul 2018 07:44 PM PDT Remains of two or three people found near pride with an axe – commonly used to remove horn At least two rhino poachers were eaten by lions on a South African game farm, according to the reserve's owner. A ranger taking guests on a safari drive at the Sibuya game reserve in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday afternoon discovered human remains near a pride of lions. Continue reading... |
| Baltimore: hospital evacuated due to tuberculosis threat – reports Posted: 05 Jul 2018 10:53 AM PDT Streets around Johns Hopkins hospital closed after reports vials were broken and people may have been exposed to disease Fire crews are on the scene at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore after reports that people may have been exposed to tuberculosis when vials there were broken. Sections of the streets around the hospital, one of America's most prestigious research facilities, were closed on Thursday afternoon, and a hazardous material situation was first reported by local media. Continue reading... |
| Mexico: 19 killed and dozens injured in fireworks explosions Posted: 05 Jul 2018 12:34 PM PDT Explosions occurred in Tultepec, where 42 died in a 2016 fireworks blast, leaving many angry over the repeated disasters Nineteen people have been killed and at least 40 injured in a string of explosions that ripped through fireworks workshops just north of Mexico City – the latest in a series of deadly blasts to hit the area. Video of Thursday's disaster showed an immense plume of smoke rising above the area of the explosions in the town of Tultepec. Other images released by local media showed wrecked buildings and scorched ground in a rural patch of modest homes and small farm plots. Continue reading... |
| Baltic Sea oxygen levels at '1,500-year low due to human activity' Posted: 05 Jul 2018 05:15 AM PDT Nutrient run-off from agriculture and urban sewage are likely to be to blame, scientists say The coastal waters of the Baltic have been starved of oxygen to a level unseen in at least 1,500 years largely as a result of modern human activity, scientists say. Nutrient run-off from agriculture and urban sewage are thought to be to blame. "Dead zones" – areas of sea, typically near the bottom, with a dearth of oxygen – are caused by a rise in nutrients in the water that boosts the growth of algae. When these organisms die and sink to the seafloor, bacteria set to work decomposing them, using up oxygen in the process. Continue reading... |
| Chilean miner has message of hope for trapped Thai boys – video Posted: 05 Jul 2018 10:57 AM PDT In 2010, 33 miners were rescued from a Chilean mine after spending 69 days underground. Now one of the miners has sent a message to the football team trapped in a cave in northern Thailand. Mario Sepulveda sent his greetings and 'a lot of strength' to the families of the boys, who have now been in the cave for 12 days Continue reading... |
| Iran threatens to block Strait of Hormuz over US oil sanctions Posted: 05 Jul 2018 10:12 AM PDT President signals Tehran could disrupt shipments, prompting warning from US military A potential confrontation between the US and Iran is brewing in the Strait of Hormuz after Tehran threatened to block the Gulf passageway in retaliation for Washington's looming sanctions against Iranian oil exports – a threat the US military said would be immediately countered. The Trump administration is demanding all countries end imports of Iranian oil by 4 November as part of its new policy of hostility towards Tehran after Washington's unilateral exit from the 2015 nuclear agreement. |
| Thai cave rescue: army drains site in bid to free boys before monsoon Posted: 05 Jul 2018 04:40 AM PDT Hundreds of pumps clearing water along 4km path in hope of avoiding need for scuba gear • Visual guide: how boys could be rescued Thai rescuers say 12 boys trapped deep inside a cave complex may be able to walk out, provided the route can be drained before the monsoon showers predicted for the weekend. A military operation in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave complex is employing hundreds of industrial pumps to drain the water along the 2.5-mile (4km) path from the entrance to the area where the children and their football coach have been sheltering for 12 days. Continue reading... |
| 'Gun to head': French prison break helicopter pilot describes ordeal Posted: 05 Jul 2018 07:08 AM PDT Stéphane Buy was beaten, his family threatened and forced to fly low on fuel The helicopter pilot taken hostage and forced to help heavily armed men spring a notorious French criminal from prison has spoken publicly for the first time about his ordeal. Stéphane Buy told how he was expecting to give a flying lesson to two men; instead, he was beaten, knocked briefly unconscious and ordered to take a group of masked men to break Rédoine Faïd out of jail. Continue reading... |
| Talented and resilient: the Wild Boars footballers trapped in Thai cave Posted: 05 Jul 2018 06:45 AM PDT Boys trapped underground include Chanin Wiboonrungrueng, 11, the youngest in the squad, and left-winger Adul Sam-on, 14, whose English skills have earned him admiration at home When, on Monday, members of the Wild Boars football club spotted a light emerging from the watery depths that had confined them to a pitch-black chamber in Tham Luang cave in Thailand's Mae Sai district for nine days, they had no idea it was being carried by two British men. Unaware of the headlines and sympathy their plight had inspired around the world, the 12 boys and their coach assumed the divers were explorers. Adul Sam-on, 14, called out in English to ask the divers what day it was and tell them that he and his friends were hungry. His teammates, unable to follow the conversation, chattered "eat, eat, eat" with the little English they had. Adul assured his friends: "I already told them." Continue reading... |
| Nurse arrested over Cheshire baby deaths released on bail Posted: 06 Jul 2018 01:38 AM PDT Lucy Letby, 28, who was held on suspicion of murder, has been bailed pending further inquiries A nurse arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies at a UK hospital has been released on bail. Detectives questioned Lucy Letby for three days before she was released on Friday morning. |
| Government has no clue how to execute Brexit without harm – Airbus chief Posted: 06 Jul 2018 12:49 AM PDT Let's see what comes out of Chequers: white smoke, black smoke or no smoke, says Tom Enders The Airbus chief executive, Tom Enders, doubled down on the aerospace giant's warning that it could pull out of the UK in the event of a hard Brexit, accusing the government of having "no clue" on how to leave the EU. Speaking at the company's briefing in London before the Farnborough air show, Enders said: "The sun is shining brightly on the UK, the English team is progressing towards the final, the RAF is preparing to celebrate its centenary and HMG still has no clue, no consensus on how to execute Brexit without severe harm." |
| Syrian seeds could save US wheat from climate menace Posted: 05 Jul 2018 10:00 PM PDT Ancient Syrian grass rescued from Aleppo is resistant to pests devastating American farms Inside a Kansas greenhouse, a buzzing horde of flies set about laying waste to 20,000 seedlings. But as researchers watched, there was one species of growth that remained untouched – an ancient Syrian grass known as Aegilops tauschii. Now those Syrian seeds, once stored in a vault outside of Aleppo, could end up saving US wheat from the menaces of climate change. Continue reading... |
| Salvadoran family reunited but trauma of border separation continues Posted: 06 Jul 2018 02:00 AM PDT Arnovis Guidos Portillo was reunited with his daughter a month after being detained, but the experience has left her in distress "Papa, where did you go?" Meybelin Portillo, six, asks her father as she clambers onto his lap, tears still in her eyes. She buries her face in his chest and hugs him tightly. Arnovis Guidos Portillo had only stepped out for 15 minutes to pick up an evening order of pupusas (fat tortillas stuffed with cheese, beans or meat) to eat at their home in the tiny Salvadoran village of Corral de Mulas. Continue reading... |
| Thailand cave rescue: former navy diver dies during operation – live Posted: 06 Jul 2018 02:17 AM PDT Saman Kunan, a former Thai navy Seal, has died while placing air tanks around the Tham Luang caves in northern Thailand where boys are trapped
Late last night, the FIFA president Gianni Infantino invited the 12 young Thai footballers, along with their coach, to the World Cup final in Moscow on July 15 if they are freed by that time. "We have been anxiously following news of the rescue operation," a statement said. FIFA, via a letter from Gianni Infantino to the FA Thailand President, have invited the children and coach currently in the cave to the World Cup final if circumstances allow. pic.twitter.com/ycC2GfPfeA
Elon Musk, the SpaceX founder, has been discussing potential methods the rescuers could employ to aid their effort as SpaceX and Boring Co engineers head to Thailand to assist the government. SpaceX & Boring Co engineers headed to Thailand tomorrow to see if we can be helpful to govt. There are probably many complexities that are hard to appreciate without being there in person. This image makes it simple. Critical 70cm area is at the center. Several dives and two rest areas in between before getting to strong 13 Thais. You probably need several inserts if going with air funnel solution pic.twitter.com/1Pz6vd7U4N Continue reading... |
| Zlatko Sikorsky charged with attempted murder of another woman Posted: 06 Jul 2018 01:20 AM PDT Sikorsky is accused of murdering Brisbane teenager Larissa Beilby and leaving her body in a barrel The man accused of murdering 16-year-old Brisbane girl Larissa Beilby and leaving her body in a barrel in the back of a ute has been charged with attempting to murder another woman. Zlatko Sikorsky, 34, was on Sunday charged with murder, torture, deprivation of liberty and interfering with a corpse after Larissa's body was found on the Gold Coast last week. Continue reading... |
| China retaliates with tariffs after US begins trade war Posted: 06 Jul 2018 01:35 AM PDT State media accuses Trump administration of acting like a 'bunch of hoodlums' as tariffs on $34bn in Chinese goods go into effect A long-threatened trade war between the US and China has got under way after the world's two largest economies imposed tariffs on each other. The US implemented tariffs on $34bn in Chinese goods, to which Beijing responded with levies on a similar quantity of US imports. Minutes after the US tariffs went into effect at 12.01am on Friday US time, a spokesperson for China's ministry of commerce said, "China promised not to fire the first shot, but in order to safeguard the country's core interests as well as that of the people, it is forced to fight back," according to Xinhua. The ministry stopped short of saying China had implemented its retaliatory duties. Continue reading... |
| Kenyan domestic worker assaulted by mob in Lebanon faces deportation Posted: 05 Jul 2018 07:17 AM PDT Brutal attack on two women – caught on video – has led to deportation order against one victim, prompting fresh anger over mistreatment of maids in the country A Kenyan woman in Lebanon who was brutally assaulted in a mob attack that was caught on video is being deported, sparking fresh criticism over the country's treatment of migrant domestic workers. In footage that prompted anger on social media, a man is seen holding two Kenyan women by the hair and repeatedly hitting them while they scream in pain in the Beirut suburb of Bourj Hammoud. A crowd then gathers around them, and others join in. Continue reading... |
| Claims of 'non-stop cycle of torture' involving top officials in Ethiopian jail Posted: 05 Jul 2018 04:42 AM PDT Report urges new prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, to investigate allegations that Jail Ogaden prisoners are routinely brutalised Ethiopia's new prime minister has been urged to investigate a raft of gruesome torture and abuse allegations involving senior officials in the country's most notorious prison. Jail Ogaden, officially known as Jijiga central prison, is home to thousands of prisoners and lies at the heart of Jigjiga, the capital of Ethiopia's eastern Somali region. Continue reading... |
| Whale charms locals in Wellington harbour – video Posted: 05 Jul 2018 05:58 PM PDT A southern right whale has made a rare appearance in New Zealand's Wellington harbour. Local media reported it was the first time in eight years that this species of whale has been spotted in New Zealand's capital. |
| Thai rescuers race to drain water from cave before rain – video Posted: 05 Jul 2018 03:15 AM PDT Thai rescuers say 12 boys trapped deep inside a cave may be able to walk out, provided their path can be drained before monsoon showers predicted for the weekend. A military operation in the Tham Luang Nang Non cave complex is employing hundreds of industrial pumps to drain the water along the 4km path from the entrance to the area where the children and their football coach have been sheltering for 12 days Continue reading... |
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