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- Labour split: seven MPs resign from the party – Politics live
- Facebook needs regulation to combat fake news, say MPs
- Hoda Muthana 'deeply regrets' joining Isis and wants to return home
- 'I believe Putin': Trump dismissed US advice on North Korea threat, says McCabe
- Credibility of Catholic church at stake in sexual abuse summit
- Spanish warship orders Gibraltar boats to leave British waters
- Poland pulls out of Israel visit amid Holocaust row
- Anaesthetists say patients at risk after flawed oxygen guidelines
- Several killed in Kashmir gun battle
- Study blames YouTube for rise in number of Flat Earthers
- Nine films that should have won best picture at the Oscars
- Salford dad targeted with racist graffiti 'overwhelmed' by support
- Black Panther deserves an Oscar – but is it a feminist film? No way | Minna Salami
- Iowa operatives say ethanol worship is now as corny as The West Wing
- Panama Papers ‘tightened the noose’ on offshore assets of Maduro’s inner circle
- Japan almost cancelled Brexit talks due to 'high-handed' letter – report
- Home affairs denies it was 'desperate' when $423m Manus Island contract awarded
- Exclusive: US woman who ‘deeply regrets’ joining Isis wants to come home – audio
- Study of Brazil favela stricken by Zika shows dengue may protect against virus
- Everyone had an opinion about how to hang the curtains: on a woman's right to use tools | Phoebe Paterson de Heer
- Colombia's homemade prosthetics – in pictures
| Labour split: seven MPs resign from the party – Politics live Posted: 18 Feb 2019 03:09 AM PST MPs will sit as independent group after resigning in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, the party's Brexit stance, and its handling of antisemitism
Various Labour MPs – from all wings of the party – are responding in dismay to today's announcement. This is an awful day for the Labour Party and everyone who needs us I'm particularly sad about my friend, Luciana. She has been subject to despicable and appalling abuse and antisemtism by some in our Party. Her leaving must make us redouble our efforts to tackle all antisemitism in the Party. Sit as independents, vote as independents, fight elections as independents and then independently help the Tories stay in power
The youth wing of the UK Labour Party has tweeted a line from The Red Flag in reaction. Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer, we'll keep the red flag flying here. Continue reading... |
| Facebook needs regulation to combat fake news, say MPs Posted: 18 Feb 2019 02:53 AM PST Damian Collins warns of 'deepfake films' showing doctored footage of politicians Online disinformation is only going to get more sophisticated, the chair of the committee investigating disinformation and fake news, Damian Collins, has warned. Related: Facebook labelled 'digital gangsters' by report on fake news Continue reading... |
| Hoda Muthana 'deeply regrets' joining Isis and wants to return home Posted: 17 Feb 2019 11:30 AM PST Exclusive: Muthana is the only American among 1,500 foreign women and children at a Syrian refugee camp An American woman captured by Kurdish forces after fleeing the last pocket of land controlled by Islamic State says she "deeply regrets" travelling to Syria to join the terror group and has pleaded to be allowed to return to her family in Alabama. Related: Agonising hunt by US father for children trapped in Isis enclave Continue reading... |
| 'I believe Putin': Trump dismissed US advice on North Korea threat, says McCabe Posted: 17 Feb 2019 07:47 PM PST Former FBI chief says president believed Russian leader over US security agencies and 'a crime may have been committed' over Comey firing A former FBI acting director has alleged Donald Trump dismissed advice from his own security agencies on the threat posed by North Korea's missiles, saying "I don't care. I believe Putin." Andrew McCabe made the claims in an interview with 60 Minutes, in which he discussed his tenure at the FBI after James Comey was fired by the president in 2017. Continue reading... |
| Credibility of Catholic church at stake in sexual abuse summit Posted: 17 Feb 2019 09:00 PM PST Vatican under pressure to show it is serious about dealing with crisis at Rome meeting More than 100 senior Roman Catholic bishops from around the world will gather in Rome this week for a summit Pope Francis has called to address clerical sexual abuse – the most serious crisis in the church since the Reformation, according to a Catholic historian. The Vatican has sought to downplay expectations surrounding the four-day meeting, which begins on Thursday. But survivors and advocacy groups say it must deliver clear outcomes if it is to begin to restore the church's damaged credibility on the issue and avoid being seen as a talking shop. Continue reading... |
| Spanish warship orders Gibraltar boats to leave British waters Posted: 17 Feb 2019 02:58 PM PST Royal Navy sends boats after threat to commercial vessels anchored off UK territory A Spanish warship has ordered commercial vessels to leave British waters, Gibraltar's government said. The warship's crew can be heard in an audio recording of a radio exchange on Sunday telling vessels anchored at the Rock to "leave Spanish territorial waters". Royal Navy boats were deployed in response to the incident. Continue reading... |
| Poland pulls out of Israel visit amid Holocaust row Posted: 18 Feb 2019 03:09 AM PST Diplomatic spat deepens after Israeli minister accuses Poles of complicity in Holocaust Poland has pulled out of a planned trip to Jerusalem the same day officials were due to arrive, after Israel's foreign minister accused Poles of hatred against Jews and complicity in the Holocaust. Israel Katz – who was appointed acting foreign minister on Sunday – said Poles "suckle antisemitism with their mother's milk". Speaking on a another radio show on Monday morning, he labelled all Polish people of harbouring "innate" antisemitism. Continue reading... |
| Anaesthetists say patients at risk after flawed oxygen guidelines Posted: 17 Feb 2019 11:00 PM PST New findings cast doubts on advice to administer 80% oxygen to patients after operations Patients may have been placed at risk of serious harm because of flawed advice to administer highly concentrated oxygen after surgery, leading anaesthetists have said. The concerns relate to World Health Organization guidelines to administer 80% oxygen to patients in the hours after an operation. The advice was introduced in 2016 after a series of influential clinical trials led by an Italian surgeon, Mario Schietroma, suggested that high-dose oxygen reduced the risk of infections. Continue reading... |
| Several killed in Kashmir gun battle Posted: 18 Feb 2019 01:50 AM PST Indian soldiers and militants killed in hunt for perpetrators of paramilitary convoy attack Four Indian soldiers and two militants have been killed in clashes in disputed Kashmir as security personnel hunt for members of an insurgent group that killed at least 40 paramilitaries last week. Police said they were fired on by militants as they searched a village in Kashmir's southern Pulwama district, close to where a car laden with explosives rammed a paramilitary convoy on Thursday. Continue reading... |
| Study blames YouTube for rise in number of Flat Earthers Posted: 17 Feb 2019 12:30 PM PST Conspiracy theories shown on video-sharing site persuade people to doubt Earth is round Researchers believe they have identified the prime driver for a startling rise in the number of people who think the Earth is flat: Google's video-sharing site, YouTube. Their suspicion was raised when they attended the world's largest gatherings of Flat Earthers at the movement's annual conference in Rayleigh, North Carolina, in 2017, and then in Denver, Colorado, last year. Continue reading... |
| Nine films that should have won best picture at the Oscars Posted: 18 Feb 2019 12:00 AM PST The Academy's biggest oversights and most controversial choices from nine decades of ceremonies The Oscars were first held 90 years ago this May, and to date, no animated feature has won the Oscar for best picture. But as far back as the 1930s, the Academy was wrestling with how best to recognise "cartoons". Having been nominated solely for a best music score award at the 10th Academy Awards in 1938, Disney's groundbreaking gem made a return appearance at the next Oscar ceremony, where Shirley Temple presented Walt with an honorary award (one full-size statuette and seven miniatures) for "a significant screen innovation which has charmed millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field". Continue reading... |
| Salford dad targeted with racist graffiti 'overwhelmed' by support Posted: 18 Feb 2019 03:01 AM PST Jackson Yamba's photo of the 'no blacks' slogan on his door was retweeted 12,000 times The father of a 10-year-old boy whose new home was spray-painted "no blacks" has said he is overwhelmed by the widespread condemnation "against this evil act". Jackson Yamba, 38, received an outpouring of public support after he posted a picture of the racist graffiti painted on their front door just five days after they moved in. Continue reading... |
| Black Panther deserves an Oscar – but is it a feminist film? No way | Minna Salami Posted: 18 Feb 2019 01:30 AM PST The film has been praised for its strong women, but Wakanda, its imagined African country, is a patriarchal monarchy Next Sunday, Marvel's Black Panther will compete for the best picture award at the Oscars. If it wins, it will not only be a first-time victory for a superhero movie, it will also be the first time a film that celebrates black culture will take the award. After all, unlike the few black films previously nominated, Black Panther is not a story about black suffering – it is a salute to black people's rich cultural heritage. These cultural elements are what I enjoyed most about the film: the music, the markets, the food, the aesthetics, the mythology and philosophy, the dance and communal vibrancy. I'm rooting for all this to lead to an Academy Award. Continue reading... |
| Iowa operatives say ethanol worship is now as corny as The West Wing Posted: 18 Feb 2019 03:00 AM PST Support for the biofuel and its economic impact used to be key in the caucus state. Then Ted Cruz opposed it and won For decades, supporting ethanol was considered the price of admission for the Iowa caucuses. Government backing for production of the corn-based biofuel was seen as a sacred cow. Presidential candidates who opposed it either skipped the state or changed their mind. There was even an episode of The West Wing that revolved around candidates grudgingly endorsing ethanol in order to save their political bacon. Related: Leftwing Democrats steal the 2020 spotlight but can centrists fight back? Continue reading... |
| Panama Papers ‘tightened the noose’ on offshore assets of Maduro’s inner circle Posted: 18 Feb 2019 01:00 AM PST In the wake of the scandal, it became harder to launder money through investment in Panamanian real estate for Venezuelans who grew rich on the back of their political connections On Avenida Balboa, Panama City's premier seafront avenue, the 50 story tower blocks form a near continuous wall of glass to the Pacific Ocean. At night, however, most of the luxury apartments remain in darkness and the basement casinos are eerily deserted. Panamanian real estate was a favourite investment of the boliburgues, Venezuelans who grew rich on the back of their political connections to the late president Hugo Chávez and his successor Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading... |
| Japan almost cancelled Brexit talks due to 'high-handed' letter – report Posted: 18 Feb 2019 02:59 AM PST Trade talks will go ahead despite reported dismay at language used by Liam Fox and Jeremy Hunt Japanese officials have reportedly accused Jeremy Hunt and Liam Fox of taking a "high-handed" approach towards a post-Brexit free trade deal, and briefly considered cancelling bilateral talks due to take place this week. The Financial Times cited unnamed officials in Tokyo who reacted with dismay to a letter sent on 8 February in which Hunt, the foreign secretary, and Fox, the international trade secretary, insisted that "time is of the essence" in securing a trade deal with Japan, the world's third-biggest economy. Continue reading... |
| Home affairs denies it was 'desperate' when $423m Manus Island contract awarded Posted: 18 Feb 2019 01:21 AM PST Mike Pezzullo admits department faced 'urgent' circumstances when deal done with little known firm Paladin The head of the department of home affairs concedes bureaucrats awarded a controversial $423m contract to Paladin to provide services on Manus Island because of an "urgent" set of circumstances, but Mike Pezzullo denies he was "desperate". Officials from the home affairs department told estimates on Monday they were, in essence, forced to conduct a closed tender process for the contract because the government of Papua New Guinea advised the then Turnbull government in July it could not provide services it had signalled it would provide because it had entered a caretaker period. Continue reading... |
| Exclusive: US woman who ‘deeply regrets’ joining Isis wants to come home – audio Posted: 18 Feb 2019 02:59 AM PST Four years ago, 24-year-old Hoda Muthana left her family in the US to travel to Syria and join Islamic State. Now, after being captured by Kurdish forces, she is pleading to return to home to Alabama * Hear the Guardian's Middle East correspondent, Martin Chulov, speak to Hoda Muthana about her life with Isis and eventual escape on tomorrow's Today in Focus |
| Study of Brazil favela stricken by Zika shows dengue may protect against virus Posted: 17 Feb 2019 11:00 PM PST Analysis of community where 73% of residents contracted Zika in 2015 offers new clues about epidemic Scientists studying the 2015 Zika outbreak in Brazil have discovered that people previously exposed to dengue may have been protected from the virus. Three-quarters of the inhabitants of a favela in the country's north-east caught the mosquito-borne Zika virus during the epidemic. The outbreak left more than 3,000 babies across Brazil with microcephaly, a birth defect caused by mothers catching the virus during pregnancy. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 17 Feb 2019 09:00 AM PST I had to gain the confidence that always seemed to come naturally to my partner to release my inner handywoman Last year my partner and I moved into a new house. The whole exercise was exhilarating – finally, a place we owned – but it also unearthed in me a desperation, a deep frustration. For a long time I've wanted to be someone who fixes things, builds things, someone who is capable in practical day-to-day tasks. I own tools, I have ideas and I tinker with my surroundings, but I've never felt completely at ease in the tasks that various men in my life seem to take on with no backward glance. In our just-built house there were so many jobs to do with drills, hammers, caulking guns. My drive to learn by doing was offset by disorientation and self-doubt. I wanted to begin improving our house, but I didn't know what sort of screws I needed for the curtain rod brackets, or whether I could just drill straight into the plasterboard. My partner, a man, didn't have much more experience in these things than I did, but approached the situation with a confidence and bluster that only confused me more. Continue reading... |
| Colombia's homemade prosthetics – in pictures Posted: 17 Feb 2019 11:00 PM PST Since 1992, more than 11,500 Colombians have been killed or injured by landmines, a legacy of more than 50 years of internal conflict. Many impoverished amputees without access to the healthcare system have resorted to making homemade prosthetics from wood, leather, metal and plastic bottles Continue reading... |
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