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- Juan Guaidó: Venezuela has chance to leave chaos behind
- Genes linked to antibiotic-resistant superbugs found in Arctic
- Brexit backstop amendment would give May 'enormous firepower'
- Pakistan court to hear appeal against Asia Bibi blasphemy acquittal
- Take on food industry to beat malnutrition and obesity, says report
- Wang Quanzhang: China sentences human rights lawyer to four years in prison
- Nissan investigated by SEC after Carlos Ghosn charges in Japan
- Three-year-old boy missing in woods for two days says friendly bear kept him safe
- Laura Plummer freed from Egyptian prison
- Lions have adapted to hunt seals and seabirds in Namibia, study finds
- Mugged by macaques: the urban monkey gangs of Kuala Lumpur
- Orbán, my dad and me – video
- Kamala Harris kicks off 2020 US presidential campaign – video
- What has happened in Venezuela is a coup. Trump’s denial is dangerous | Oscar Guardiola-Rivera
- Police investigate claims senior WA Liberals sent pornographic memes
- US nuclear weapons: first low-yield warheads roll off the production line
- 'We are afraid': Brazilian women recoil at Bolsonaro's relaxation of gun laws
- UK tries to keep EU united in piling pressure on Maduro
- Lecture on liberal values hard to digest | Letter
- Šediváčkuv long sled dog race 2019 – in pictures
- Philippines: bombs at cathedral during mass kill 20 people – video
| Juan Guaidó: Venezuela has chance to leave chaos behind Posted: 27 Jan 2019 06:12 PM PST Exclusive: self-declared interim president tells the Guardian he is set on forcing out Nicolás Maduro The opposition leader who last week declared himself Venezuela's rightful interim president has played down fears of a possible armed conflict and claimed his economically devastated nation was living through an "almost magical moment" in its newly revived quest for democracy. In one of his first interviews since last Wednesday's surprise move, Juan Guaidó told the Guardian he was set on "getting the job done" to force Nicolás Maduro from power and ending a humanitarian emergency which has fuelled the largest exodus in modern Latin American history. Continue reading... |
| Genes linked to antibiotic-resistant superbugs found in Arctic Posted: 27 Jan 2019 10:01 PM PST Discovery of genes, possibly carried by birds or humans, shows rapid spread of crisis Genes associated with antibiotic-resistant superbugs have been discovered in the high Arctic, one of the most remote places on earth, showing the rapid spread and global nature of the resistance problem. The genes were first identified in a hospital patient in India in 2007-8, then in surface waters in Delhi in 2010, probably carried there by sewage, and are now confirmed in soil samples from Svalbard in the Arctic circle, in a paper in the journal Environment International. They may have been carried by migrating birds or human visitors, but human impact on the area is minimal. Continue reading... |
| Brexit backstop amendment would give May 'enormous firepower' Posted: 28 Jan 2019 01:15 AM PST Amendment would give PM stronger position in Brussels, Tory MP Graham Brady claims Theresa May would go back to Brussels with "enormous firepower" to renegotiate her Brexit deal if the Commons backed an amendment watering down the Irish backstop provision, a senior Conservative backbencher has said before a crucial series of votes. Related: Blow for May as Ireland stresses it will not yield on Brexit backstop Continue reading... |
| Pakistan court to hear appeal against Asia Bibi blasphemy acquittal Posted: 28 Jan 2019 12:57 AM PST Supreme court to consider petition against last year's quashing of conviction Pakistan's supreme court is to consider a petition on Tuesday against the acquittal of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman whose blasphemy conviction was overturned in October. Bibi, who spent eight years on death row, has been held at a secret location since her death sentence was quashed after hardline Islamists threatened to kill her if she was freed. Continue reading... |
| Take on food industry to beat malnutrition and obesity, says report Posted: 27 Jan 2019 03:30 PM PST Experts call for influence of 'big food' to be curbed to also tackle issue of climate change The influence of "big food" must be curbed around the world if obesity, malnutrition and climate change are to be effectively tackled, according to a report. Overconsumption of junk food and not having enough to eat are two sides of the malnutrition coin, said a commission of experts brought together by the Lancet medical journal. A third major global problem is interlinked – climate change that is worsened by food production, waste and transportation. Continue reading... |
| Wang Quanzhang: China sentences human rights lawyer to four years in prison Posted: 27 Jan 2019 07:49 PM PST Lawyer who defended activists, victims of land seizures, and members of Falun Gong found guilty of 'subversion of state power' The prominent Chinese rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison for subversion. A court in Tianjin heard on Monday that Wang had been found "guilty of subversion of state power". Continue reading... |
| Nissan investigated by SEC after Carlos Ghosn charges in Japan Posted: 28 Jan 2019 02:28 AM PST Carmaker 'cooperating fully' with inquiry into whether it accurately reported executive pay Nissan confirmed on Monday it was being investigated by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), undermining its efforts to move on from the arrest of former leader Carlos Ghosn. Ghosn was arrested in November by Japanese authorities after Nissan reported him for allegedly under-declaring his income by millions of yen. Continue reading... |
| Three-year-old boy missing in woods for two days says friendly bear kept him safe Posted: 27 Jan 2019 06:57 PM PST Casey Hathaway from North Carolina hailed 'a survivor' by police after becoming lost in sub-zero temperatures A three-year-old boy who survived two nights alone in the woods in freezing conditions has told police and family he was helped out by a friendly bear that was with him the whole time. Rescuers responding to reports of a baby crying found Casey Hathaway tangled up in thorny bushes, cold and soaked but safe on Thursday night. He had gone missing on Tuesday in conditions so bad the subsequent search had to be called off. Continue reading... |
| Laura Plummer freed from Egyptian prison Posted: 28 Jan 2019 02:03 AM PST Thirty-three-year-old from Hull jailed for three years for drug possession wins early release A British woman jailed in Egypt for possession of the opioid painkiller Tramadol has been granted early release after 13 months behind bars. Laura Plummer was sentenced to three years in prison on Boxing Day 2017 for drug possession, after she was stopped at Hurghada airport in October that year with 290 Tramadol tablets in her suitcase. Continue reading... |
| Lions have adapted to hunt seals and seabirds in Namibia, study finds Posted: 28 Jan 2019 02:04 AM PST Desert lion population learning to hunt marine life to survive harsh conditions on Skeleton Coast Lions in Namibia have turned to hunting seabirds and seals in the face of scarce food resources in the arid desert landscape, new research has found. The desert lions, which are found exclusively within the Skeleton Coast region of Namibia, are the only lions known to target marine life. Among the creatures they have been recorded eating are fur seals, flamingos and cormorants. Continue reading... |
| Mugged by macaques: the urban monkey gangs of Kuala Lumpur Posted: 27 Jan 2019 11:30 PM PST The next 15 megacities #10: As Malaysia's ever-expanding capital swallows up their rainforest habitat, the macaques are turning to guerrilla warfare The gang stop and stare, attention spiked by our car doors slamming. Ten pairs of eyes flit between our backpacks and our faces. Is it worth mugging us? Do our bags contain bananas or useless, inedible wallets and cameras? The monkeys of Kuala Lumpur's Ampang district decide against it and head further down the road in the hunt for victims. The morning joggers here run with sticks. "Twenty years ago this was jungle," says Viswa Hattan, an accountant jogging in the area. Gated high-rises loom ahead of us, the roads leading to them flanked by forest too dense to enter without machetes. Four macaques, babies clinging to their chests, loiter on a metal road barrier uphill from a construction site. "This was their area," says Hattan as a nearby male macaque begins vigorously masturbating. "We've taken it from them." Continue reading... |
| Posted: 28 Jan 2019 02:11 AM PST A Guardian film-maker and his father, who left communist Hungary for Britain in the 70s and now supports the nationalist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, take a road trip through the country in the hope of understanding each other and overcoming their differences Continue reading... |
| Kamala Harris kicks off 2020 US presidential campaign – video Posted: 28 Jan 2019 01:39 AM PST Kamala Harris drew a bigger crowd at her presidential campaign launch in Oakland than Barack Obama did when he launched his run for president in Illinois in 2007. At least 20,000 people turned up to hear the California senator outline her plan for winning the White House in 2020, according to an estimate from local police. She would be the first African American woman and first South Asian American to be chosen as a presidential nominee Continue reading... |
| What has happened in Venezuela is a coup. Trump’s denial is dangerous | Oscar Guardiola-Rivera Posted: 28 Jan 2019 12:00 AM PST Juan Guaidó has declared himself president. Now the US and rightwing regimes may seek an excuse to intervene in support The picture shows him in the act of swearing himself in as "interim" president of Venezuela. His right hand raised to the heavens, as is proper of one who, having no popular mandate, proclaims himself in the name of God like the kings of old. Only this is no kingdom, but a revolutionary republic born of a people's war. It has since protected its right to self-determination by means of people power and persistent anti-colonial struggle. In the 19th century the struggle was led by Simón Bolívar, "the liberator". Rebelling against the laws of the time, Bolivar stood up to the might of the Spanish empire in alliance with then free Haiti. Bolivar made instant enemies of slaveholders in the newly formed US and the rest of the Americas upon embracing a universal right and call to happiness without hypocrisy. That promise was realised only in part. Continue reading... |
| Police investigate claims senior WA Liberals sent pornographic memes Posted: 27 Jan 2019 11:52 PM PST A spokesman for the party has characterised the issue as a long-running feud between two senior people in the Durack division Western Australia police are investigating claims senior people in state Liberal party ranks have been distributing pornographic memes. Ken Seymour has stood aside as the party's Durack division president and the former branch president Gordon Thomson is facing an internal party disciplinary process and may be expelled, the Guardian has confirmed. Continue reading... |
| US nuclear weapons: first low-yield warheads roll off the production line Posted: 28 Jan 2019 12:31 AM PST New type of weapon, ordered by Trump's nuclear posture review, could make conflict more likely, say experts The US has begun making a new, low-yield nuclear warhead for its Trident missiles that arms control advocates warn could lower the threshold for a nuclear conflict. The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced in an email it had started manufacturing the weapon at its Pantex nuclear weapons plant in Texas, as ordered by Donald Trump's nuclear posture review (NPR) last year. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'We are afraid': Brazilian women recoil at Bolsonaro's relaxation of gun laws Posted: 27 Jan 2019 11:00 PM PST A move allowing more people to own firearms is causing misgivings in a society where domestic violence is rife A pledge to make it easier for "good citizens" to buy guns for self-defence helped sweep Jair Bolsonaro to power. But there is alarm that the Brazilian president's decree loosening firearms laws will make pervasive violence against women even worse – and more deadly. "I believe this is a very negative measure that will lead more women to be threatened by violence," said Maria da Penha, the women's rights activist whose case changed Brazil's domestic violence laws. "This decree should be reviewed." Continue reading... |
| UK tries to keep EU united in piling pressure on Maduro Posted: 27 Jan 2019 11:22 AM PST European leaders toughen stance on Venezuela as hawkish US steps up rhetoric The UK government's decision to swing behind calls by the EU and US for the Venezuelan government of Nicolás Maduro to call elections within a week, and to join efforts to switch off Maduro's finances, is evidence of a three-fold strategy. The government wants to maximise pressure on Maduro to allow elections while keeping the EU united; protect its remaining UK diplomats in Venezuela; and repeatedly point out the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's associations with the governments of Maduro and of his predecessor, Hugo Chávez. Continue reading... |
| Lecture on liberal values hard to digest | Letter Posted: 27 Jan 2019 10:21 AM PST Some of the 'leading intellectuals' cited supported wars in the Middle East and stayed silent in the wake of draconian anti-terror legislation, notes Liz Fekete Some signatories to the manifesto on which you report (European liberal values face threat not seen since 30s, warn intellectuals, 26 January) were those who supported the wars in the Middle East and/or stayed silent in the wake of draconian anti-terror legislation that followed September 11. It was the "civilisational racism" unleashed by these that provided the political space for the far-right parties that now blight the European landscape. And the signatories could note that since 2015, "ordinary" Europeans have taken part in the biggest wave of humanitarian volunteerism since the second world war – supporting refugees, many from Syria, desperate and dying at EU countries' militarised borders. We need those with powerful voices to speak out not just to defend Enlightenment values in the abstract, but also on the many occasions that the human rights of ethnic and religious minorities, or foreigners, are denied. |
| Šediváčkuv long sled dog race 2019 – in pictures Posted: 27 Jan 2019 11:28 PM PST Only half of the 100 'mushers' who braved one of Europe's toughest sled dog races, the Czech long trail, finished the competition, which was hit by severe weather Continue reading... |
| Philippines: bombs at cathedral during mass kill 20 people – video Posted: 27 Jan 2019 05:14 AM PST Two explosions at a Roman Catholic cathedral killed 20 people and injured dozens more on the southern island of Jolo in the Philippines. The attack came nearly a week after minority Muslims in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation endorsed a new autonomous region in the south. Voters in Sulu province, where Jolo is located, rejected it Continue reading... |
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