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- Record heatwave may have killed 500 people in western Canada
- ‘Eye of fire’: Gas leak sparks huge blaze on ocean surface off Mexico
- Barella and Insigne break Belgium to send Italy through to semi-final
- ‘Idiotic’: Fury in Ukraine after female soldiers made to march in heels
- Latest ransomware attack appears to hit hundreds of American businesses
- Over 400,000 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray now in famine, UN warns
- Arizona Republicans faced pressure from Trump and allies following election, records show
- Britney Spears wealth management firm asks to withdraw from conservatorship
- Brazilian presidential hopeful Eduardo Leite comes out as gay
- Boeing 737 cargo pilots rescued after emergency landing in Pacific Ocean
- Croatia and Italy renew feud over prošek and prosecco wines
- ‘Last one standing’: Delta variant poses threat to New Zealand’s Covid-free bubble
- Indonesia’s hospitals in Covid crisis as car parks turned into emergency rooms
- ‘It makes me sick’: families of Australians stranded overseas devastated after arrivals cap slashed
- Britons with Indian-made AstraZeneca vaccine face extra EU travel hurdle
- Canadian inferno: northern heat exceeds worst-case climate models
- After Brexit, Merkel probably dabbed her eyes – and moved on
- Celebrities’ mini-me fashion trend wins royal approval
- Forty years in an unmarked grave: family of murdered woman Queenie Hart fight to bring her home
- Rock sideman Earl Slick: ‘Bowie had gone levels into insanity’
- ‘I was filled with dread’: after her father killed her mother, Amani Haydar found words to heal
- Teenager arrested over stabbing of 16-year-old in Croydon
- UK school skiing trips to EU could be wiped out by Brexit visa rules
- Israeli coalition faces early test over illegal West Bank settlement
- Australia Covid news live update: NSW reports 35 new cases and Queensland five as Annastacia Palaszczuk says Brisbane lockdown will end at 6pm
- ‘Wage theft’ in Primark, Nike and H&M supply chain – report
- Libyan coastguards ‘fired on and tried to ram migrant boat’ – NGO
- Major aid donors found to have funded ‘conversion therapy’ clinics in Africa
- Tigray ceasefire: aid workers demand telecoms be restored
- ‘History’s on our side’: Turkish women fighting femicide
- ‘We are a petri dish’: world watches UK’s race between vaccine and virus
- Tempers are frayed, we’ve become a nation divided over Fortress Australia and the Covid-19 response | Tim Soutphommasane
- Trump Organization tax-crime charges: what it all means
- Trump gonna Trump: ex-president diverts and deflects as legal woes mount
- How algorithms are cutting Americans' healthcare – video
- Joe Biden praises 'amazing' families at site of Miami condo collapse – video
- Queen Victoria statue toppled in Canada over deaths of indigenous children – video
- Los Angeles police injure 17 and flip cars after illegal firework detonation fails – video
- Canada heatwave: resident films escape from wildfire as flames engulf Lytton village – video
- How residential schools in Canada robbed Indigenous children of their identity and lives – video
- Flying car makes successful test run between airports in Slovakia – video
| Record heatwave may have killed 500 people in western Canada Posted: 02 Jul 2021 05:01 PM PDT British Columbia reports jump in number of 'sudden and unexpected deaths' and links them to extreme weather Nearly 500 people may have been killed by record-breaking temperatures in Canada's westernmost province, as officials warn the grim toll from "heat dome" could rise again as more deaths are reported. On Friday, British Columbia's chief coroner said that 719 "sudden and unexpected deaths" had been reported over the past week – triple the number during a similar period in a typical year. Continue reading... |
| ‘Eye of fire’: Gas leak sparks huge blaze on ocean surface off Mexico Posted: 02 Jul 2021 06:03 PM PDT Flames that raged near a Pemex oil platform took more than five hours to extinguish A fire on the ocean surface west of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula has been extinguished, state oil company Pemex said, blaming a gas leak from an underwater pipeline for sparking the blaze captured in videos that went viral. Bright orange flames jumping out of water resembling molten lava was dubbed an "eye of fire" on social media due to the blaze's circular shape, as it raged a short distance from a Pemex oil platform early on Friday. Continue reading... |
| Barella and Insigne break Belgium to send Italy through to semi-final Posted: 02 Jul 2021 02:10 PM PDT Farewell then, to Belgium's golden generation, who perhaps were doomed to futility as soon as they had been burdened with the name. Who knows what they might have been achieved if they hadn't wasted so much time under the management of Marc Wilmots. At least with Roberto Martínez there has been the sense of them groping towards something like their potential. And they'll always have Kazan, and one of the great World Cup performances, beating Brazil in a World Cup quarter-final. The likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku, Youri Tielemans and one or more Hazards still have more to give, and there is great promise in Jérémy Doku, but Vincent Kompany, Marouane Fellaini and Radja Nainggolan had gone already and nine outfielders in this squad are over 30. A wholesale clear-out, especially at the back is needed. But when all what remained was the fall, they fell gallantly, mounting a great late surge that proved this Italy can defend as well as attack, and produced probably the highest quality game of the tournament so far. Continue reading... |
| ‘Idiotic’: Fury in Ukraine after female soldiers made to march in heels Posted: 02 Jul 2021 05:21 PM PDT Female troops were photographed practising for a parade wearing high heels, sparking outrage among lawmakers Ukrainian authorities have found themselves buried in controversy after official pictures showed female soldiers practising for a parade in heels. Ukraine is preparing to stage a military parade next month to mark 30 years of independence following the Soviet Union's breakup, and the defence ministry on Friday released photographs of fatigue-clad women soldiers marching in mid-heel black pumps. Continue reading... |
| Latest ransomware attack appears to hit hundreds of American businesses Posted: 02 Jul 2021 05:01 PM PDT The US cybersecurity agency said it was investigating the attack after an incident at the Miami-based IT firm Kaseya Hundreds of American businesses have been hit by a ransomware attack ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend, according to the cybersecurity company Huntress Labs. Huntress Labs said on Friday that 200 American businesses were hit after an incident at the Miami-based IT firm Kaseya, potentially marking the latest in a line of hacks destabilizing US companies. Continue reading... |
| Over 400,000 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray now in famine, UN warns Posted: 02 Jul 2021 05:14 PM PDT Another 1.8 million people are on the brink, officials say, and 33,000 children are severely malnourished Top UN officials have warned the Security Council that more than 400,000 people in Ethiopia's Tigray are now in famine and that there was a risk of more clashes in the region despite a unilateral ceasefire by the federal government. After six private discussions on Friday, the Security Council held its first public meeting since fighting broke out in November between government forces, backed by troops from neighbouring Eritrea, and TPLF fighters with Tigray's former ruling party. Continue reading... |
| Arizona Republicans faced pressure from Trump and allies following election, records show Posted: 02 Jul 2021 06:51 PM PDT Top Republicans in Maricopa county avoided calls from Trump and his allies, records reveal Newly released records show the top Republicans in Arizona's largest county dodged calls from Donald Trump and his allies in the aftermath of the 2020 election, as the then-president sought to prevent the certification of Joe Biden's victory in key battleground states. The records from Maricopa county, first obtained by the Arizona Republic, shed light on another state where Trump, his attorneys and others mounted a behind-the-scenes pressure campaign on Republican officials overseeing elections. Days before Congress certified Biden's win on 6 January, Trump pressed Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger to find enough votes to overturn Biden's win there. Continue reading... |
| Britney Spears wealth management firm asks to withdraw from conservatorship Posted: 02 Jul 2021 06:30 AM PDT Bessemer Trust, approved last year to be added as co-conservator, wants out after singer's testimony that she opposed arrangement A wealth management firm that had been tapped as co-conservator of singer Britney Spears' estate, has asked a Los Angeles court to withdraw from the case after the pop superstar's testimony that she opposed the arrangement. Related: Trump legal troubles escalate after company charged with tax crimes – live Continue reading... |
| Brazilian presidential hopeful Eduardo Leite comes out as gay Posted: 02 Jul 2021 07:38 AM PDT But governor who hopes to challenge Jair Bolsonaro next year backed the far-right leader in 2018 One of Brazil's leading politicians, the presidential hopeful Eduardo Leite, has announced he is gay – a rare move celebrated by many as a triumph over prejudice in a country whose president has declared himself a proud homophobe. Leite, the 36-year-old governor of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, made the announcement on Thursday night during an interview with the country's top broadcaster, TV Globo. Continue reading... |
| Boeing 737 cargo pilots rescued after emergency landing in Pacific Ocean Posted: 02 Jul 2021 10:46 AM PDT Pilots who were rescued off Hawaii coast reported engine trouble, FAA says in statement The pilots of a cargo plane made a desperate and daring nighttime emergency landing on water early Friday and miraculously survived. They were plucked from the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii by first responders. One of the two pilots was found clinging to the tail of the wrecked aircraft while the other was rescued clutching a floating package amid the debris scattered across the waves. Continue reading... |
| Croatia and Italy renew feud over prošek and prosecco wines Posted: 02 Jul 2021 08:28 AM PDT Italy tries for second time to block Croatia's efforts to win special EU recognition for its dessert wine Croatian winemakers have leapt to the defence of their centuries-old dessert wine, prošek, amid a renewed prosecco identity war sparked by Italy. Italy said it would defend prosecco at all costs after Croatia applied to the European Commission for special recognition of prošek. Continue reading... |
| ‘Last one standing’: Delta variant poses threat to New Zealand’s Covid-free bubble Posted: 02 Jul 2021 01:00 PM PDT Can New Zealand escape the resurgences that have hit other 'elimination success story' countries? Last week was a sharp reminder for Dr Siouxsie Wiles, one of New Zealand's most prominent pandemic communicators, of how close the country's recent brush with Covid was. A Sydney tourist, infected with the Delta variant of Covid-19 had visited more than a dozen busy Wellington cafes, museums and eateries over the course of a weekend. As contact tracers went to work, Wiles's own phone pinged: she was a potential contact, having stayed, like the tourist, at the Rydges Hotel. In Wiles's case, it emerged she had checked in hours after the man had checked out. The rest of the city has also emerged unscathed so far: despite 2,600 contacts identified, no infections have been reported. But the experience brought home once again, Wiles says, what a careful tightrope New Zealand is walking. Continue reading... |
| Indonesia’s hospitals in Covid crisis as car parks turned into emergency rooms Posted: 02 Jul 2021 01:00 PM PDT Spread of the Delta variant blamed for significant rise in cases that have threatened to overwhelm the medical system Standing outside the glass wall at one of the emergency installations in a hospital in Tangerang, Benten, Uta Verina Maukar, 26, looked at her mother as she lay resting on a bed. She texted her mother, telling her that she was standing outside. Her mother looked at her from across the room, and with an oxygen mask on her face, tried to sit up so she could see her better. They both looked at each other like that for a while. That was the last time Uta saw her mother's face. She died from Covid the following day. She was 51. Continue reading... |
| ‘It makes me sick’: families of Australians stranded overseas devastated after arrivals cap slashed Posted: 02 Jul 2021 01:00 PM PDT Father of three-year-old citizen stuck overseas says the move wouldn't be necessary if the vaccine rollout had been better handled The families of Australians stranded overseas have criticised a national cabinet decision to halve the incoming arrivals cap, likely for the rest of the year, saying it is cruel and wouldn't have been necessary if the vaccine rollout had been better handled. The prime minister, Scott Morrison, announced on Friday that the federal, state and territory governments had agreed on a four-phase plan to manage Australia's "pathway" out of the pandemic. Continue reading... |
| Britons with Indian-made AstraZeneca vaccine face extra EU travel hurdle Posted: 02 Jul 2021 03:57 AM PDT EU vaccine passport scheme omits Covishield jab, despite it offering same protection as UK-made one British travellers hoping to visit Europe this summer face an extra hurdle as it emerged that those vaccinated with Indian-manufactured AstraZeneca jabs would not automatically skip quarantine. Under the EU vaccine passport scheme, people given the AstraZeneca jab produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII) would not automatically avoid quarantine and mandatory testing when travelling in Europe. Continue reading... |
| Canadian inferno: northern heat exceeds worst-case climate models Posted: 02 Jul 2021 08:28 AM PDT Scientists fear heat domes in North America and Siberia indicate a new dimension to the global crisis If you were drawing up a list of possible locations for hell on Earth before this week, the small mountain village of Lytton in Canada would probably not have entered your mind. Few people outside British Columbia had heard of this community of 250 people. Those who had were more likely to think of it as bucolic. Nestled by a confluence of rivers in the forested foothills of the Lillooet and Botanie mountain ranges, the municipal website boasts: "Lytton is the ideal location for nature lovers to connect with incredible natural beauty and fresh air freedom." Continue reading... |
| After Brexit, Merkel probably dabbed her eyes – and moved on Posted: 02 Jul 2021 09:13 AM PDT Analysis: when the German chancellor steps down in September, her departure will leave a gaping hole Angela Merkel, now on an affable UK farewell tour including tea with the Queen, leaves a paradoxical legacy for many British. She is often hailed as the upholder of a liberal Europe that faced a populist onslaught from Donald Trump. But she is also the woman who refused to throw David Cameron a lifeline on immigration ahead of the Brexit referendum, judging it not in the national interest. But for Merkel's stance then, her jocular host now might not have been Boris Johnson, who leaves her cold, but an ageing Cameron in his 11th year in office. Continue reading... |
| Celebrities’ mini-me fashion trend wins royal approval Posted: 02 Jul 2021 02:53 PM PDT Prince William and son George join trend of famous parents and their children wearing matching outfits Any public appearance by the Duchess of Cambridge typically dominates the fashion headlines the next day. But, for England's Euro 2020 match against Germany this week, the duchess was overshadowed by her companions – Prince William and seven-year-old Prince George. Continue reading... |
| Forty years in an unmarked grave: family of murdered woman Queenie Hart fight to bring her home Posted: 02 Jul 2021 01:00 PM PDT Family were for years denied justice by a legal system that viewed Aboriginal women as disposable and their deaths not worthy of grief On a rainy day in the central Queensland town of Rockhampton, my father and I went looking for an unmarked grave. We found the details in the burial index and walked, slowly, until we finally found her. We stood silently in tribute to her, on Darumbal country, so far away from her home, as the rain fell on our heads. My dad stared at that spot of earth and said "I feel like this is the second time I'm meeting her". |
| Rock sideman Earl Slick: ‘Bowie had gone levels into insanity’ Posted: 02 Jul 2021 12:30 AM PDT He played through extreme drug-taking on Bowie's Station to Station, and with Yoko Ono weeks after Lennon's death. The guitarist explains why he's great at backing legends – and terrible at selling timeshares It's not surprising that Earl Slick was in the middle of a tour when the first Covid lockdown began. The guitarist is, by his own account, "the biggest roadhog on the planet", one of rock's most celebrated sidemen: his association with David Bowie stretched over five decades; he has played with everyone from John Lennon to the Cure to Carl Perkins. This time, he was playing in the UK with his friend Glen Matlock, which meant he spent the first six months of lockdown living not at home in New York but in the former Sex Pistol's spare room in London, an experience he winningly likens to the 1968 comedy The Odd Couple. Apparently, Matlock was the neat-freak Jack Lemmon character and Slick the more laissez-faire Walter Matthau figure. They put on shambolic Facebook live performances, which, Slick notes, "probably had more comedic than musical value". Between songs, there was certainly a lot of peering at the camera and discussing whether or not it was switched on. Video-calling from his home in New York, he says he "lost a lot of gigs and a lot of dough" as a result of the pandemic, but at least he had time to put the finishing touches to a solo album, Fistful of Devils, his first in 18 years. It's instrumental – a stark contrast to 2003's Zig Zag, which featured Bowie, Robert Smith and Def Leppard's Joe Elliott among its supporting cast. "But when I go out live," he notes, "I always go out with a singer. When I'm on stage with a singer, all my sideman tools get pulled out the box. Even if my name's on the marquee, the main focus should be on the vocalist." Continue reading... |
| ‘I was filled with dread’: after her father killed her mother, Amani Haydar found words to heal Posted: 02 Jul 2021 03:00 PM PDT In her new book, the lawyer, artist and women's advocate turns family trauma into something extraordinary, far-reaching and ultimately hopeful The day after Amani Haydar's father murdered her mother, the rewriting of her life's story began. Her childhood, her memories, her beliefs, her ideas about her parent's relationship – they were all up for reassessment after "the night everything happened". In those first few days in 2015, that phrase were the only words Haydar could find for such an appalling trauma. Then, slowly, more words came. Continue reading... |
| Teenager arrested over stabbing of 16-year-old in Croydon Posted: 02 Jul 2021 02:08 PM PDT Boy, 15, arrested in Brighton after incident in south London on Thursday morning A 15-year-old has been arrested in Brighton after a teenage boy was stabbed to death in south London on Thursday morning. Detectives had been called to reports of a disturbance at a house in the Shrublands area of Croydon in the early hours. Continue reading... |
| UK school skiing trips to EU could be wiped out by Brexit visa rules Posted: 02 Jul 2021 11:01 AM PDT Extra cost of permission for British temporary staff to work in resorts likely to be prohibitive for firms School skiing trips that rely on British personnel to staff their EU winter camps could be wiped out by Brexit after it emerged they are facing the same obstacles as the music and theatre sectors. Just like rock bands and music artists, instructors who work on the slopes of France, Italy or elsewhere in the EU are now required to have visas if they work in Europe, even if it is for just one week at a time. Continue reading... |
| Israeli coalition faces early test over illegal West Bank settlement Posted: 02 Jul 2021 09:04 AM PDT Leftwing Israelis accuse new government of kowtowing to right in deal to evacuate Evyatar outpost Leftwing Israelis have accused the new government of kowtowing to the right over the handling of an illegal settlement near the West Bank city of Nablus, in what is viewed as an early test of the ideologically divided coalition's stability. About 50 Jewish families who have moved to the Evyatar settlement over the last two months, building on a hilltop claimed by Palestinian olive farmers, agreed to vacate the land on Friday afternoon. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 02 Jul 2021 08:40 PM PDT Gladys Berejiklian says nine of NSW locally acquired coronavirus cases were infectious in community
Latest information on the COVID-19 restrictions in place to keep Queenslanders safe pic.twitter.com/0z6lm8nNdH
I'm pretty sure that draws to a close the day's whirlwind press conferences, bar anything surprising emerging in the afternoon. In the meantime, Paul Karp has an interesting yarn about travel exemptions (and rejections) rising as people look to travel overseas again. Related: Travel exemptions rise as more Australians apply to fly overseas Continue reading... |
| ‘Wage theft’ in Primark, Nike and H&M supply chain – report Posted: 02 Jul 2021 08:47 AM PDT No laws were broken but brands failed to ensure workers were paid properly during the pandemic, says Clean Clothes Campaign Campaigners claim to have found evidence of "wage theft" in the supply chains of Primark, Nike and H&M in a report that outlines the devastating consequences of the pandemic on garment workers in Indonesia, Cambodia and Bangladesh. Research by the Clean Clothes Campaign found that, while none of the brands had broken any laws, they had failed to ensure that their workers were properly paid throughout the pandemic. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Libyan coastguards ‘fired on and tried to ram migrant boat’ – NGO Posted: 02 Jul 2021 07:28 AM PDT German rescue group issues video of Libyans' 'brutal attack' on boat of migrant families in Mediterranean Footage has emerged that appears to show the Libyan coastguard firing on a boat in distress carrying migrant families in the Mediterranean Sea. Rescue workers from the German organisation Sea-Watch recorded the coastguard patrol vessel apparently trying to ram the small wooden boat and firing shots in an attempt to force the people onboard back to Libya. Continue reading... |
| Major aid donors found to have funded ‘conversion therapy’ clinics in Africa Posted: 02 Jul 2021 02:44 AM PDT Investigation finds UK Aid and USAid money linked to centres where 'condemned' practice is routinely offered to LGBTQ+ people The UK government is among major aid donors to have funded clinics in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania that offer so-called "conversion therapies", which pressurise gay people to "quit" same-sex attraction, an investigation has found. In a six-month undercover investigation of the centres, reporters from global news website openDemocracy were told being gay is "evil", "for whites" and a mental health problem. Among them were facilities linked to some of the world's biggest aid donors, including USAid and the British government's fund, UK Aid, run by organisations such as UK-based MSI Reproductive Choices (formerly Marie Stopes International) and Swiss-based Global Fund. Continue reading... |
| Tigray ceasefire: aid workers demand telecoms be restored Posted: 01 Jul 2021 10:00 PM PDT Lack of phone and internet hampering humanitarian efforts in war-torn Ethiopian province, UN warns Humanitarian organisations in Ethiopia are demanding that phone lines and internet are restored to the troubled northern province of Tigray, warning that the ceasefire declared by Addis Ababa this week will only help alleviate famine if aid workers can operate safely. Since the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) withdrew from Mekelle, Tigray's capital, on Monday, all telecommunications have been down, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha). Unicef said ENDF personnel had entered its office and dismantled crucial satellite equipment. Continue reading... |
| ‘History’s on our side’: Turkish women fighting femicide Posted: 01 Jul 2021 06:11 AM PDT As Turkey quits the Istanbul convention, Gülsüm Kav's group We Will Stop Femicide is helping keep women alive amid a rise in gender-based violence "History is on our side," says Gülsüm Kav. She leans in and speaks intensely. She has a lot to say: Kav helped create Turkey's We Will Stop Femicide (WWSF) group, and has become one of the country's leading feminist activists even as the political environment has grown more hostile. Amid protests, Turkey withdrew from the Istanbul convention, the landmark international treaty to prevent violence against women and promote equality, on Thursday. The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has long attacked women's rights and gender equality, suggesting that feminists "reject the concept of motherhood", speaking out against abortion and even caesarean sections, and claiming that gender equality is "against nature". Continue reading... |
| ‘We are a petri dish’: world watches UK’s race between vaccine and virus Posted: 01 Jul 2021 11:00 PM PDT Analysis: UK stands alone in pitting advanced vaccination programme against fast-spreading Delta variant Not for the first time in the coronavirus pandemic, the UK finds itself in a unique position. Through a combination of history, biology, mathematics and politics, the country stands alone in pitting an advanced vaccination programme against a substantial wave of Covid driven almost entirely by the fast-spreading Delta variant. Nowhere in the world is the race between vaccination and virus more keenly watched than here. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 01 Jul 2021 04:50 PM PDT For a while Australia seemed to be on top of Covid-19, but we have lost our way – and an ideology is to blame Has Australia lost the plot? It's the question many of us are asking. Our pandemic response, for so long admired as world-leading, is rapidly unravelling before our eyes. And as a nation, it feels like we are unravelling too. Our tempers are frayed, our patience thin. We all want someone to blame. We've become a nation divided: by politics, by state, by age, even by vaccine. Continue reading... |
| Trump Organization tax-crime charges: what it all means Posted: 01 Jul 2021 12:58 PM PDT The charges against the company and Allen Weisselberg seem small in scope – but experts say this could be just the beginning After three years of investigations by New York's top prosecutors against Donald Trump, many people in his circle and the sprawling Trump Organization business empire, it is perhaps no surprise to see charges finally laid in a New York courtroom. Related: Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads not guilty to tax crimes – live Continue reading... |
| Trump gonna Trump: ex-president diverts and deflects as legal woes mount Posted: 01 Jul 2021 09:59 AM PDT The former president appeared to mount a typically Trumpian bid to focus attention away from the growing scandal at his company No one could accuse Donald Trump of lying low when the long arm of the law finally caught up with him. On Wednesday the former US president visited the Mexico border, highlighting his favourite campaign issue, then held an hour-long televised town hall with Sean Hannity, his favourite Fox News host. Continue reading... |
| How algorithms are cutting Americans' healthcare – video Posted: 02 Jul 2021 07:31 AM PDT US states are using algorithms to figure out whether people are eligible for public benefits and how much care they should receive. But it isn't without its problems. For example, in Arkansas a combination of design decisions and software errors had left many people without the care they needed. So that begs the question: if government officials don't have the technical knowledge to understand these algorithms, how can they ensure the algorithms are doing what they want? Continue reading... |
| Joe Biden praises 'amazing' families at site of Miami condo collapse – video Posted: 02 Jul 2021 06:14 AM PDT Joe Biden spoke of his admiration for grieving relatives at the site of last week's deadly Miami condo collapse, as many continue to wait for news of their loved ones. 'What amazed me about this group of people was their resilience, their absolute commitment and willingness to do whatever it took to find the answer. I walked away amazed by their strength,' the president said after the three-hour meeting with the relatives at the St Regis Bal Harbor hotel, about a mile from the site of the collapse |
| Queen Victoria statue toppled in Canada over deaths of indigenous children – video Posted: 02 Jul 2021 03:18 AM PDT Protesters in Manitoba have pulled down a statue of Queen Victoria outside the state legislature as outrage grows over the discovery of unmarked graves belonging to indigenous children sent to the country's notorious residential schools. A smaller statue of Elizabeth II was also toppled on the east side of the grounds. Both royals are seen as representative of the country's colonial history Continue reading... |
| Los Angeles police injure 17 and flip cars after illegal firework detonation fails – video Posted: 01 Jul 2021 08:06 PM PDT The Los Angeles police department detonated a cache of homemade fireworks it had seized, causing a major explosion on a residential block that injured 17 people, flipped and damaged cars and smashed windows in nearby homes. The fireworks were detonated in an iron containment vessel – which exploded – because they were deemed too unsafe to move from a South Los Angeles neighbourhood Continue reading... |
| Canada heatwave: resident films escape from wildfire as flames engulf Lytton village – video Posted: 01 Jul 2021 02:57 PM PDT Buildings, cars and trees are shown ablaze in footage taken by a resident fleeing a wildfire in the British Columbia village of Lytton. Flames tore through the settlement 95 miles north-east of Vancouver so fast that officials did not even have time to issue evacuation orders. Within hours, most of the village's buildings had been consumed by flames. A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to help people who have lost their homes This video has no sound.
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| How residential schools in Canada robbed Indigenous children of their identity and lives – video Posted: 01 Jul 2021 05:53 AM PDT In Canada, more than 1,000 unmarked graves have been discovered on the grounds of former church-run residential schools, where an estimated 150,000 First Nations children were sent as part of a campaign of forced assimilation for more than a century until 1996. A historic truth and reconciliation commission was conducted in the 2000s. In 2015 it concluded that the residential school system amounted to cultural genocide and that unmarked graves would be found in the former school grounds, but the recent findings still shocked many Canadians and prompted calls for a new investigation. Leyland Cecco explains how the discovery is just the tip of the iceberg in uncovering Canada's traumatic colonial past In Canada, Crisis Services Canada can be contacted at any time on 1.833.456.4566, or via text on 45645 from 4pm-12am ET |
| Flying car makes successful test run between airports in Slovakia – video Posted: 01 Jul 2021 05:33 AM PDT A flying car is seen completing its first intercity flight in Slovakia. The prototype, called AirCar, takes off from Nitra airport and lands in Bratislava 35 minutes later. Using wings that fold away in less than three minutes and a propeller at its rear, the dual-transportation vehicle has now completed more than 40 hours of test flight Continue reading... |
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