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- Thailand cave rescue begins as four of 12 boys freed in day of drama
- Let Trump visit protests go ahead, UK activists urge police
- Woman arrested in Iran for Instagram video of her dancing
- Erdoğan flies into northern Cyprus to wary welcome
- Anne Frank's family tried escaping to US but thwarted by 'bureaucracy' – report
- Mysterious source of illegal ozone-killing emissions revealed, say investigators
- Battle lines drawn over abortion ahead of Trump's supreme court pick
- Trump administration's opposition to breastfeeding resolution sparks outrage
- British man, 19, dies on holiday in Ibiza
- England World Cup win over Sweden watched by almost 20m viewers
- Rio police hope Brazil can try Cecilia Haddad murder suspect
- 'These changes are unprecedented': how Abiy is upending Ethiopian politics
- Japan: death toll from record rain increases as PM warns of 'race against time'
- German author sues Random House for not releasing book on Islam
- Claude Lanzmann: the man who told the story of Shoah
- Children of Grenfell victim refused visa extensions for inquiry
- David Davis: 'I wouldn't have done a good job' of delivering May's Brexit plan – politics live
- Trump UK visit: police to mobilise in numbers not seen since 2011 riots
- Chile's #MeToo moment: students protest against sexual harassment
- Thailand cave rescue: where were the boys found and how are they being rescued?
- Mark Latham voices robocall for One Nation urging voters to punish Shorten
- Intercaste marriages and grooms who pay their way: welcome to the new India
- First boys rescued from Tham Luang cave complex in Thailand – in pictures
| Thailand cave rescue begins as four of 12 boys freed in day of drama Posted: 08 Jul 2018 10:43 AM PDT Eight remain trapped in cave in Mae Sai, with rescue operation to resume on Monday Four boys from a group of 12 children trapped in a cave in northern Thailand have been freed in a dramatic eight-hour operation to be repeated on Monday. The first two boys emerged from the cave wearing full-face scuba masks just after 5.30pm local time (11.30 BST) on Sunday, and were embraced by the divers who led them out, said Narongsak Osatanakorn, the head of the joint command centre coordinating the operation. Continue reading... |
| Let Trump visit protests go ahead, UK activists urge police Posted: 08 Jul 2018 07:02 AM PDT Repeat of Xi Jinping's 2015 visit feared, when protesters complained they were kept away Rights groups and activists have urged police to allow free protests during Donald Trump's visit to the UK this week, warning against a repeat of the alleged political pressure during an equally contentious visit by China's president. Trump, who will be in Britain from Thursday to Sunday, is largely avoiding London, and will spend most of his time well away from demonstrations in places such as Chequers, Blenheim Palace and Windsor Castle, and Scotland. Continue reading... |
| Woman arrested in Iran for Instagram video of her dancing Posted: 08 Jul 2018 08:21 AM PDT Arrests of app users including Maedeh Hojabri for posting videos prompt outrage Iran has arrested a number of people for posting videos on Instagram, including a young woman whose targeting for her clips of her dancing to music has prompted outrage. According to activists, Maedeh Hojabri, who appears to be in her late teenage years, was one of a number of users behind popular Instagram accounts who have been arrested. The identities of the other detainees have not been confirmed. Continue reading... |
| Erdoğan flies into northern Cyprus to wary welcome Posted: 08 Jul 2018 07:48 AM PDT Turkish Cypriots fear secular traditions could be threatened by president's autocratic style Related: Turkey fires thousands of state employees in anti-terrorism purge Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, his powers newly enhanced, flies into northern Cyprus this week for an official visit that is likely to be met with trepidation by Turkish Cypriots who pride themselves on a secular lifestyle at odds with the strongman leader's Islamist outlook. Continue reading... |
| Anne Frank's family tried escaping to US but thwarted by 'bureaucracy' – report Posted: 08 Jul 2018 10:05 AM PDT New research says the family twice tried to obtain US immigration visas but were thwarted by red tape The family of the diarist Anne Frank twice tried to obtain US immigration visas but were thwarted by red tape, according to a new report published 76 years after they were forced into hiding in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. The report, issued by the Anne Frank House and the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, details the challenges faced by Jewish families looking to escape the anti-semitic Nazi grip on Europe and negotiate anti-refugee sentiment then building in the United States. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Mysterious source of illegal ozone-killing emissions revealed, say investigators Posted: 08 Jul 2018 04:01 PM PDT On-the-ground investigation finds use of banned CFC-11 is rife in China's plastic foam industry A mysterious surge in emissions of an illegal ozone-destroying chemical has been tracked down to plastic foam manufacturers in China, according to an on-the-ground investigation published on Monday. The chemical, trichlorofluoromethane or CFC-11, has been banned around the world since 2010 and is a potent destroyer of ozone, which protects life on Earth from UV radiation, and strong greenhouse gas. A shock rise in the gas in recent years was revealed by atmospheric scientists in May, but they could only narrow the source to somewhere in East Asia. Continue reading... |
| Battle lines drawn over abortion ahead of Trump's supreme court pick Posted: 08 Jul 2018 10:56 AM PDT In the increasingly acrimonious dispute the two political sides took to talk shows at the start of what promises to be an epic tussle over seat Battle lines have been drawn over the future of abortion in America on the eve of President Donald Trump's nomination of a second justice to the US supreme court that could put the landmark 1973 ruling Roe v Wade in jeopardy. Both sides in the increasingly acrimonious dispute took to the Sunday political talk shows at the start of what promises to be an epic tussle over the ninth seat on the nation's highest court. The position will be left vacant by the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, 81, who had acted as the swing vote on many critical issues including abortion. Continue reading... |
| Trump administration's opposition to breastfeeding resolution sparks outrage Posted: 08 Jul 2018 01:31 PM PDT US delegation to the World Health Assembly reportedly deployed threats to try and browbeat nations into backing off the resolution Advocates for improved nutrition for babies have expressed outrage over reports that the Trump administration bullied other governments in an attempt to prevent the passage of an international resolution promoting breastfeeding. The US delegation to the World Health Assembly in Geneva reportedly deployed threats and other heavy-handed measures to try and browbeat nations into backing off the resolution. Continue reading... |
| British man, 19, dies on holiday in Ibiza Posted: 08 Jul 2018 10:23 AM PDT Teenager pulled from swimming pool thought to have suffered cardiac arrest A British teenager has died on holiday in Ibiza. The 19-year-old man was pulled from a swimming pool in the early hours of Sunday, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Continue reading... |
| England World Cup win over Sweden watched by almost 20m viewers Posted: 08 Jul 2018 06:18 AM PDT BBC's coverage of quarter-final victory over Sweden peaked at 19.64 million on Saturday There were gasps, there were cheers – in many cases there was frank disbelief – as England beat Sweden and went through to the semi-finals of a World Cup for the first time in 28 years. The comfortable 2-0 win in normal time drew vast crowds to bars and public big screens, jubilant fans spilling out on to the streets long after the final whistle had blown. Continue reading... |
| Rio police hope Brazil can try Cecilia Haddad murder suspect Posted: 08 Jul 2018 10:46 AM PDT Officers arrest ex-boyfriend of executive whose body was found in Australian river Police in Brazil hope the man they arrested in Rio de Janeiro for the alleged murder of a Brazilian executive in Sydney will be tried in Brazil and, if convicted, serve his sentence in one of the country's jails. The body of Cecilia Haddad, 38, was found in a river on 29 April, the same day her former boyfriend Mário Marcelo Santoro, 40, landed in Rio de Janeiro. Continue reading... |
| 'These changes are unprecedented': how Abiy is upending Ethiopian politics Posted: 08 Jul 2018 03:54 AM PDT New PM has electrified country with his informal style, charisma and energy Abiy Ahmed, the prime minister of Ethiopia, has accelerated a radical reform programme that is overturning politics in the vast, strategically significant African country. Since coming to power as prime minister in April, Abiy has electrified Ethiopia with his informal style, charisma and energy, earning comparisons to Nelson Mandela, Justin Trudeau, Barack Obama and Mikhail Gorbachev. Continue reading... |
| Japan: death toll from record rain increases as PM warns of 'race against time' Posted: 07 Jul 2018 08:12 PM PDT At least 76 people have reportedly been killed, with 92 missing and the number of fatalities expected to rise More than 70 people have died and dozens are missing as torrential rain hammered parts of Japan for a third day on Sunday, with the prime minister, Shinzo Abe warning that rescue workers faced a "race against time". Continued rainfall prompted disaster warnings on the south-western main islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, as local media reported the death toll had risen overnight to 76, with 92 people missing. Continue reading... |
| German author sues Random House for not releasing book on Islam Posted: 08 Jul 2018 03:37 AM PDT Munich court to hear dispute between ex-central banker Thilo Sarrazin and publisher A German author is taking Random House to court over the publisher's decision not to release his latest book on Islam. The dispute between the publishing group and Thilo Sarrazin, a former central banker and Berlin state finance minister, will be heard before a court in Munich on Monday. Continue reading... |
| Claude Lanzmann: the man who told the story of Shoah Posted: 08 Jul 2018 02:00 AM PDT The Holocaust documentarist, who died in Paris last week aged 92, is remembered by his friend Agnès Poirier 'Come and have dinner, I'll cook Bresse chicken. You don't hold any grudge against Bresse poulet, do you?" The man on the phone didn't need to give his name. Claude Lanzmann never introduced himself; he didn't need to. I came to know him in 2013 when I started the research on my latest book, Left Bank: Arts, Passion and the Rebirth of Paris 1940-1950. I wanted to meet the "survivors" of that era before they disappeared. What an extraordinary introduction to my subject. Lanzmann, then 87, was very much still at the centre stage of life and intellectual discourse, and an extremely busy man. Continue reading... |
| Children of Grenfell victim refused visa extensions for inquiry Posted: 08 Jul 2018 10:00 PM PDT Lawyers challenge Home Office failure to grant visas to children of Grenfell fire victim The Home Office has failed to grant visa extensions to allow the children of a victim of the Grenfell Tower fire to allow them to attend the public inquiry into the death of their mother and 71 others, saying they had to prove they needed to be there. Mohammed Samimi, from Iran, said that he and his sisters, Zhara and Maryam, have not had their applications for extended visas approved even though they expired last year. Continue reading... |
| David Davis: 'I wouldn't have done a good job' of delivering May's Brexit plan – politics live Posted: 09 Jul 2018 01:29 AM PDT Follow live updates of political developments as Davis resigns from government
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According to the Press Association, the Brexit department does not actually know whether Suella Braverman has resigned or not as a Brexit minister at the moment. Last night it was reported that she had quit with David Davis and Steve Baker, her fellow Brexit ministers. (See 00.51am.) Braverman (Suella Fernandes until she married) was Jacob Rees-Mogg's predecessor as chair of the European Research Group, and is a very hardline Brexiter. Reports overnight that @SuellaBraverman has resigned. But told by a dexeu source that the former head of the ERG is still in post & it's just @SteveBakerHW who has walked with @DavidDavisMP Continue reading... |
| Trump UK visit: police to mobilise in numbers not seen since 2011 riots Posted: 08 Jul 2018 10:00 PM PDT Police chiefs express concern about plans to deploy officers across UK to contain protests Police are planning the biggest mobilisation of officers since the 2011 riots as thousands of people in the UK prepare to protest against the arrival this week of Donald Trump. Thousands of officers will be moving across the country to contain demonstrations against the US president,who arrives on Thursday and will visit London, Windsor and Scotland during the two-day trip. Continue reading... |
| Chile's #MeToo moment: students protest against sexual harassment Posted: 08 Jul 2018 11:30 PM PDT Seven years after student protests paralyzed schools and universities, a new generation of activists pick up the fight Seven years ago, a wave of student protests paralyzed schools and universities across Chile, eventually forcing the president, Sebastián Piñera, to sack his education minister and promise massive investment in an educational system that was seen as unduly focused on making a profit. This year, with Piñera back in power, a new generation of activists has launched a wave of strikes, occupations and protests against sexual harassment and sexual discrimination within the country's universities. |
| Thailand cave rescue: where were the boys found and how are they being rescued? Posted: 09 Jul 2018 01:31 AM PDT Four of the 12 Thai boys who became stranded with their coach deep inside a flooded cave network have been rescued. The perilous operation to extract them continues as rescuers continue to pump round the clock and rainy weather moves in to threaten the operation The Moo Pa (Wild Boars) academy team, whose ages range from 11 to 16, are trapped with their 25-year-old coach, Ekaphol Chantawong, inside the six-mile Tham Luang cave in the Doi Nang Non mountain range. Continue reading... |
| Mark Latham voices robocall for One Nation urging voters to punish Shorten Posted: 09 Jul 2018 12:29 AM PDT Former Labor leader tells voters not to support ALP in Longman byelection because of 'Shorten's dishonesty' The former Labor leader Mark Latham has lent his support to One Nation in a robocall urging voters not to vote for Labor in the Longman byelection to punish "[Bill] Shorten's dishonesty". The robocall is an escalation of hostilities between Pauline Hanson and Labor, who have traded barbs in the campaign over One Nation's former support for the company tax cut, but represents a new low in relations between Latham and his former party. Continue reading... |
| Intercaste marriages and grooms who pay their way: welcome to the new India Posted: 08 Jul 2018 09:00 PM PDT Survey of young people shows traditions surrounding caste and hierarchy falling by the wayside as technology redefines attitudes Greater openness to intercaste marriage and an increased willingness among men to help with wedding costs point to the emergence of a more liberal generation in India, a study of young people's attitudes in the country has found. A "pulse of the nation" survey of 130,000 18- to 35-year-olds, carried out by Inshorts, a news app that has been downloaded by 10 million Indians, found 70% were happy with marriages between people of different castes, turning on its head the the country's entrenched caste hierarchy. Continue reading... |
| First boys rescued from Tham Luang cave complex in Thailand – in pictures Posted: 08 Jul 2018 08:33 AM PDT Operation to free the Wild Boars football team members and their coach trapped in the caves begins Continue reading... |
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