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- Jordan's former crown prince under house arrest over alleged coup
- Desperate Burmese refugees flee to Thailand and India to escape crisis
- Trump 'money bomb' scheme raised millions from unwitting donors – report
- From bikes to booze, how Brexit barriers are hitting Anglo-Dutch trade hard
- US Navy ship sunk nearly 80 years ago reached in world's deepest shipwreck dive
- Hong Kong police seize record 700kg of cocaine
- Rapper DMX hospitalised after heart attack, his lawyer says
- Details from 500 million Facebook users found on website for hackers
- Florida emergency as phosphate plant pond leak threatens radioactive flood
- Easter promise: the patisserie built on a friendship that bridges Istanbul’s divides
- How New Zealand's Covid success made it a laboratory for the world
- Blood clot cases ‘could dent faith of young women in AstraZeneca’
- Lockdown brings alarming rise in modern slavery
- California scrambles as maskless crowds flood vacation hotspots
- George Floyd's girlfriend shared his opioids pain – Derek Chauvin refused to see it
- Damson Idris: ‘Mum would dress me in a three-piece golden suit’
- Steve Davis and Kavus Torabi: 'Can you spot which of us is the rock star?'
- Life after a stroke: a mountaineer's guide to his biggest challenge yet
- If you enjoyed that, you will like this: but can we break free from the algorithms' grip?
- ‘I was the only black kid in the pool’: why swimming is so white
- Home Office: new deportation law may discriminate against ethnic minorities
- Far right puts brakes on a new law that aims to stamp out homophobia in Italy
- Is Myanmar the new Syria? Rising violence threatens a repeat tragedy
- Brazil records 70,238 new cases; Netherlands halts AstraZeneca jab for under 60s - as it happened
- 'A good start but miles to go': progressive Nina Turner on Biden and Democrats' future
- Rugby league star Nita Maynard charged after allegedly assaulting two Sydney hotel security guards
- Backlash to Labour's housing policy has exposed signs of internal party disarray | Claire Robinson
- 'Wings of Song': China launches 'idyllic' musical set in Xinjiang – video
| Jordan's former crown prince under house arrest over alleged coup Posted: 03 Apr 2021 01:58 PM PDT Authorities also arrested two aides after raiding King Abdullah's half-brother's palace in capital Amman Jordanian authorities raided the palace of the kingdom's former crown prince on Saturday and arrested two senior aides after uncovering what intelligence officials believe was an attempted coup against the ruling monarch, King Abdullah. The arrests focused on a network allegedly connected to Prince Hamzah bin Hussein, a half-brother of King Abdullah, who was removed from his post 16 years ago. Continue reading... |
| Desperate Burmese refugees flee to Thailand and India to escape crisis Posted: 03 Apr 2021 11:32 AM PDT Tensions rise on borders as thousands seek safe haven from military crackdown Myanmar's escalating crisis is spilling across its borders, as thousands of refugees seek safe haven in India and Thailand in the wake of the military coup and bloody crackdowns on anti-coup protesters. Authorities in both countries have tried to block new arrivals, fearing that a steady flow may become a flood, if unrest spreading through Myanmar worsens. A top UN official warned last week that the country is "on the verge of spiralling into a failed state" if action is not taken soon to stem the bloodshed. Continue reading... |
| Trump 'money bomb' scheme raised millions from unwitting donors – report Posted: 03 Apr 2021 11:50 AM PDT Practice that used pre-checked boxes and obscure design on fundraising emails condemned as 'unethical and inappropriate' Donald Trump's 2020 presidential campaign used pre-checked boxes and obscure design on fundraising emails to wring millions of dollars out of unwitting supporters, detonating a "money bomb" which allowed the Republican to compete against Joe Biden in the last months of the race. Related: Trump and Carlson lead backlash as MLB pulls All-Star Game from Georgia Continue reading... |
| From bikes to booze, how Brexit barriers are hitting Anglo-Dutch trade hard Posted: 04 Apr 2021 12:00 AM PDT A new survey of UK and Netherlands firms shows two-thirds think our departure from the single market has had a negative effect It is now three months since Boris Johnson declared that his Brexit deal would be unalloyed good news for UK businesses and consumers alike. But the true picture is graphically illustrated by a new survey of 125 UK and Dutch firms that do business between the two old and close trading nations. Whether it be trade in chocolate bars, electric bicycles or malt whisky distilled in Scotland, the reality for exporters, importers and customers infuriated by orders being delayed is mostly negative. Continue reading... |
| US Navy ship sunk nearly 80 years ago reached in world's deepest shipwreck dive Posted: 03 Apr 2021 11:10 PM PDT Destroyer resting nearly 6.5km below sea level still has gun turrets and torpedo racks in place A US navy destroyer sunk during the second world war and lying nearly 6,500 metres below sea level off the Philippines has been reached in the world's deepest shipwreck dive, an American exploration team said. A crewed submersible filmed, photographed and surveyed the wreckage of the USS Johnston off Samar Island during two eight-hour dives completed late last month, Texas-based undersea technology company Caladan Oceanic said. Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong police seize record 700kg of cocaine Posted: 03 Apr 2021 10:21 PM PDT Authorities say collapse of travel during Covid has forced smugglers to make bulk shipments instead of using drug mules Hong Kong police have announced a record-breaking 700kg cocaine seizure with officers suspecting the huge shipment was smuggled into the city on speedboats. The bust is the largest in the territory in nearly a decade and netted some HK$930m-worth ($119.6m) of cocaine. Continue reading... |
| Rapper DMX hospitalised after heart attack, his lawyer says Posted: 03 Apr 2021 06:38 PM PDT Artist's longtime New York attorney Murray Richman said DMX had been on life support but was later breathing on his own The American rapper DMX was hospitalised on Saturday evening after falling ill, his New York-based lawyer Murray Richman said. "He had a heart attack. He's quite ill," Richman said. Continue reading... |
| Details from 500 million Facebook users found on website for hackers Posted: 03 Apr 2021 03:13 PM PDT
Details from more than 500 million Facebook users have been found available on a website for hackers. Related: UK watchdog to investigate Facebook takeover of Giphy Continue reading... |
| Florida emergency as phosphate plant pond leak threatens radioactive flood Posted: 03 Apr 2021 02:24 PM PDT
The governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, declared a state of emergency on Saturday after a significant leak at a large pond at the old Piney Point phosphate mine threatened to burst a system that stores water polluted with radioactive materials. Related: Endangered North Atlantic right whales produce most calves since 2015 Continue reading... |
| Easter promise: the patisserie built on a friendship that bridges Istanbul’s divides Posted: 03 Apr 2021 11:45 PM PDT A Greek bakery founded by Christians and now run by Muslims keeps the seasonal spirit alive Fehmi Yıldıran remembers how, growing up in the Anatolian town of Bolu, every spring he and the other children used to boil eggs and dye them red using onion skins. He didn't find out what the tradition was about until 1952, when he turned 14 and packed his bags for Istanbul with dreams of becoming a chef. On arriving in the metropolis, Yıldıran found himself captivated by life in the glamorous Christian neighbourhood of Beyoğlu, where Greeks, Armenians, Jews and Turks lived cheek by jowl. He was eventually taken under the wing of Yorgo Fotiadis, a Greek pastry maker, as his apprentice. Continue reading... |
| How New Zealand's Covid success made it a laboratory for the world Posted: 03 Apr 2021 11:00 AM PDT Small outbreaks and universal genomic sequencing provides unique insights into how coronavirus spreads Jenene Crossan doesn't know where she got it. "I caught it in London, have no idea where or from who, in March 2020," she says. "I've been sick ever since." Crossan used to worry about it – going back over possible infection scenarios, exchanging theories with a friend who got ill at the same time. These days, though, she's come to terms with not knowing. "The reality is it doesn't matter," she says. "London was awash." Like many of the vast majority of people unlucky enough to receive a positive Covid test result, the precise moment of infection remains a mystery. Some might narrow it down to a likely household member, friend or workmate who began showing symptoms too. Others trace it to a gathering – a wedding, funeral, or dinner party, where several attendees subsequently came down sick. But most are left wondering. As a New York Times headline put it last year: "How Are Americans Catching the Virus? Increasingly, They Have No Idea". Continue reading... |
| Blood clot cases ‘could dent faith of young women in AstraZeneca’ Posted: 04 Apr 2021 01:00 AM PDT Experts urge public to go for inoculations as benefits far outweigh potential complications Health officials are becoming increasingly worried that younger people will reject Covid jabs as concerns about the AstraZeneca vaccine continue to grow. A total of 30 cases of rare blood clots have been linked to the jab in the UK, resulting in seven deaths. Eighteen million doses of the vaccine have been administered so far. It is feared that younger women will be particularly anxious and may refuse to accept the vaccine because two-thirds of patients with these types of blood clots are female. Continue reading... |
| Lockdown brings alarming rise in modern slavery Posted: 03 Apr 2021 11:45 PM PDT Sexual exploitation rose by a quarter and criminal exploitation by 42% in 2020, analysis of helpline data shows Reports of sexual and criminal exploitation have risen alarmingly during the pandemic, according to new data measuring the scale of modern slavery and trafficking in the UK. Cases of sexual exploitation, which includes people held captive in brothels and coerced into prostitution, rose by a quarter in 2020 compared with the previous year. Nearly a quarter of cases involved children. Continue reading... |
| California scrambles as maskless crowds flood vacation hotspots Posted: 03 Apr 2021 03:00 AM PDT Tens of thousands flood Santa Monica Pier as authorities send mixed messages about coronavirus safety Authorities across southern California are scrambling to contain large holiday crowds on beaches, boardwalks, and piers this weekend, anxious about a possible new surge in Covid-19 cases. But they face a restive public eager to party in the sun after more than a year of lockdowns, and appear to have few tools at their disposal to enforce mask-wearing and social distancing. Continue reading... |
| George Floyd's girlfriend shared his opioids pain – Derek Chauvin refused to see it Posted: 03 Apr 2021 11:00 PM PDT Courteney Ross's testimony showed how police departments fail in their duty to protect those who battle addiction Of all the accounts of George Floyd's life and death heard in a Minneapolis courtroom this week, perhaps the least expected was his girlfriend's description of their shared struggle with opioid addiction. Courteney Ross's wrenching testimony gave a very human glimpse into the remorseless search for a fix and a mutual fight to shake off drug dependency. Continue reading... |
| Damson Idris: ‘Mum would dress me in a three-piece golden suit’ Posted: 03 Apr 2021 11:00 PM PDT Peckham-born Damson Idris is a huge name in the US. But back here his star is still rising. He talks to Tim Lewis about breaking out in Snowfall, his American accent, joking with Jay-Z and the joy of dressing up In 2015, when he was a young actor from Peckham with a couple of theatre credits and, naturally, an episode of Casualty to his Equity card, Damson Idris somehow wangled a big TV audition in Los Angeles. The part was Franklin Saint, a bright kid in South Central LA during the 1980s who becomes a drug kingpin just as the city is on the cusp of a crack cocaine epidemic. Snowfall was the vision of John Singleton, the director of the seminal 1991 coming-of-age film Boyz n the Hood. Word was that every tyro black actor in America, and beyond, wanted to be cast as Franklin. "The audition was about two, three weeks out," recalls Idris, "so I went to my family and said, 'Guys, I'm going to be in an American accent for three weeks and onwards if this process keeps going on. Don't, don't, don't make no jokes. Don't ask me, "Ahhhh, why are you talking like that?" No. My name's Franklin and from now on you're going to address me as Franklin. You hear that Mum?' I was still living with my mum at the time. And she's like, 'Yeah, whatever. Go wash the dishes.'" Continue reading... |
| Steve Davis and Kavus Torabi: 'Can you spot which of us is the rock star?' Posted: 04 Apr 2021 01:30 AM PDT As bandmate of musician Torabi, ex-snooker champ Davis is these days more about modular synths than big breaks. Now the odd couple of psychedelia have written a memoir Steve Davis is waving a modular synthesiser at me. He's 10 minutes early for our scheduled chat, and his music-and-book-writing compadre, Kavus Torabi, hasn't logged on to Zoom yet, so Davis is showing me his favourite toy: a synthesiser without a keyboard. There are a lot of knobs and switches, and holes where you slot in sound modules. "It's not lost on me that this is a bit of a blokey hobby," he says cheerfully. "I was checking out online demos about how to use these synths and I ended up watching soldering. A bloke soldering modules. But there was nothing else to do, so I watched it for quite a bit." Continue reading... |
| Life after a stroke: a mountaineer's guide to his biggest challenge yet Posted: 03 Apr 2021 11:15 PM PDT The British climber Malcolm Bass tells of the mental therapies that are helping him – and which others desperately need One morning last August leading British mountaineer Malcolm Bass woke up knowing something was wrong with him but having no idea what it was. "I remember thinking I was struggling to sequence putting my contact lenses in, getting dressed and going through to the kitchen for breakfast," says Bass, 56. "That sequence of tasks seemed very complicated to me when it wouldn't normally be." The day before, he'd been rock climbing in the Cairngorms with his close friend Simon Yearsley. Now he found himself lying on the hall floor of Yearsley's home in Perthshire. He had no idea how he'd got there. "Simon's wife Sarah came down and said, 'Are you all right, Malcolm?' I didn't feel weird. There was no pain. I kept thinking, just leave me for a moment and I'll be all right. The next thing I remember was being put on the stretcher and in the ambulance." Continue reading... |
| If you enjoyed that, you will like this: but can we break free from the algorithms' grip? Posted: 04 Apr 2021 01:15 AM PDT Two new subscription services are aiming to restore serendipity to our cultural habits Are you reading this by pure chance? Or are you on the lookout for articles about the value of serendipity and random encounters? In an age of online shopping, commercial algorithms and streamed entertainment, most of us are rarely confronted by things that have not been digitally matched to our previous interests or prejudices. Few will have avoided the suggestion "if you've enjoyed X, then you'll like Y and Z" as they browse the internet looking for books, films or music. Continue reading... |
| ‘I was the only black kid in the pool’: why swimming is so white Posted: 03 Apr 2021 10:30 PM PDT Only 2% of regular swimmers in England are black. A new film examines the reasons behind the statistic Filmmaker Ed Accura was 53 when he learned to swim, and only then through fear that his young daughter might get into trouble and he wouldn't be able to save her. "I live near the Thames and I said to myself, if anything happened to her and I couldn't help, I would never forgive myself." Continue reading... |
| Home Office: new deportation law may discriminate against ethnic minorities Posted: 04 Apr 2021 02:15 AM PDT Internal report reveals risk to migrant rough sleepers in crackdown The Home Office has admitted that a new immigration rule to criminalise and deport migrant rough sleepers may discriminate against ethnic minorities, including Asian women who have survived domestic violence. An internal document outlines the department's analysis of how the new power – which prompted widespread outrage when it came into force four months ago – would also indirectly affect at-risk groups, including people with disabilities. Continue reading... |
| Far right puts brakes on a new law that aims to stamp out homophobia in Italy Posted: 04 Apr 2021 02:00 AM PDT Attacks on gay people continue unchecked as activists step up their 25-year battle to win LGBT rights Daniela Lourdes Falanga has had her fair share of battles. The first was to survive a brutal upbringing as the firstborn son of a mafia boss in Naples. Falanga, 43, had been expected to follow in the footsteps of her father, currently serving a life sentence, into the powerful Camorra organised crime syndicate. Instead, she found the courage to break ranks, and in 2019 was elected the first trans woman president of a branch of Arcigay, Italy's largest LGBT activist group. "I was not the boy who could adapt to that family, and it brought me so much suffering," Falanga, who leads Arcigay in Naples, told the Observer. "And so, aged 17, I rebelled. When I transitioned, I did so for freedom and happiness. This is where my activism for trans people was born – I wanted people to understand that we are the same as everyone else and not monsters." Continue reading... |
| Is Myanmar the new Syria? Rising violence threatens a repeat tragedy Posted: 03 Apr 2021 10:15 PM PDT As ethnic militias back the popular uprising and refugees flee the country, the similarities with Syria are deeply disturbing In August 2011, Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey's then foreign minister, made a "mercy dash" to Damascus. He appealed in person to Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, to stop killing his people and talk to his opponents after five months of anti-regime protests. Davutoglu spoke for Turkey but also, indirectly, for the US and the west. He had conferred with Hillary Clinton, then secretary of state, before making the trip. His message: it's not too late to call a halt; the alternative is civil war. But Assad turned him down flat. Continue reading... |
| Brazil records 70,238 new cases; Netherlands halts AstraZeneca jab for under 60s - as it happened Posted: 03 Apr 2021 08:46 AM PDT Country has registered more than 12.9 million cases; 10,000 appointments scrapped, reports Dutch news agency citing Netherlands health ministry
That's it from the global blog team for now. Thanks for following our coverage, a new blog will be going live in a few hours. Continue reading... |
| 'A good start but miles to go': progressive Nina Turner on Biden and Democrats' future Posted: 04 Apr 2021 02:00 AM PDT The co-chair of Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, now a candidate for Congress, sees good signs but says progressives must 'keep pushing' When Joe Biden, a 78-year-old white male moderate, was sworn in as US president, it was seen as only a matter of time before progressives became restive and "Democrats in disarray" headlines were dusted off. But two months in, the party remains uncharacteristically united. Biden is being hailed as an unlikely radical, drawing comparisons with transformative presidents such as Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson – his very reputation as a steady centrist enabling him to move further and faster. Continue reading... |
| Rugby league star Nita Maynard charged after allegedly assaulting two Sydney hotel security guards Posted: 04 Apr 2021 02:22 AM PDT Former NSW State of Origin representative had to be restrained after becoming aggressive, police said Women's rugby league star Nita Maynard has been charged after allegedly assaulting two security guards at a Sydney hotel. The former NSW State of Origin representative was arrested after being asked to leave Cronulla's Northies hotel on Friday night. Continue reading... |
| Backlash to Labour's housing policy has exposed signs of internal party disarray | Claire Robinson Posted: 30 Mar 2021 11:00 AM PDT The government has broken its promises and handed them to the opposition on a golden platter As the first majority government in New Zealand's MMP history, with an extraordinarily popular prime minister, many have urged Labour to spend its "political capital." This is the buffer that enables popular governments to take bold actions that might lose them some voters, while retaining most of their solid support in a metaphorical bank. Last week Labour spent some of its political capital. In a surprise announcement it said it would extend the brightline test (taxing any financial gain made on the sale of an investment property) from five to ten years and remove mortgage interest as a rental property tax deduction, as part of a suite of housing policy and funding changes. Continue reading... |
| 'Wings of Song': China launches 'idyllic' musical set in Xinjiang – video Posted: 02 Apr 2021 11:16 PM PDT A new Chinese state-produced musical set in Xinjiang portrays a rural idyll of ethnic cohesion devoid of repression, mass surveillance and even the Muslim religion of its majority Uyghur population. The musical appears intended to culturally reframe the debate on the region. Western countries, including the US and UK, have imposed sanctions on Chinese officials they say are involved in the mass interment of up to one million Uyghur Muslims. Continue reading... |
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