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- ‘Nobody wants to be Putin’s slave’: on the Ukraine frontline as tensions rise
- Capitol attack panel obtains PowerPoint that set out plan for Trump to stage coup
- Javid advised to take ‘stringent’ Covid measures within a week, leak reveals
- Ashes 2021-22: Australia thrash England by nine wickets in the first Test – as it happened
- Trump launched profane tirade about Netanyahu in interview – report
- Ghislaine Maxwell gave me nude massage when I was 16, accuser says
- Recently uncovered software flaw ‘most critical vulnerability of the last decade’
- Deadline in UK-France fishing row passes without agreement
- Former Conservative MP Andrew Griffiths raped his wife, court finds
- Spider-Man star Tom Holland, 25, considers acting exit in ‘midlife crisis’
- Woman admits abusing pet marmoset she offered cocaine and flushed toilet on
- Staff shortages are hobbling vaccination campaigns as US demand runs high
- My family has a vaccine refusenik – should we still get together at Christmas? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri
- Scientists use ostrich cells to make glowing Covid detection masks
- Mouse bite may have infected Taiwan lab worker with Covid
- ‘Pushy, gobby, rude’: why do women get penalised for talking loudly at work?
- The Succession quiz: who said it – a real-life billionaire or one of the Roys?
- Hannah Gadsby – Body of Work: a joyful guide to blasting Netflix and messing with Christian bakers
- And Just Like That: bad jokes are the least of its problems
- Golden generation survivor Steven Gerrard is writing his own origin story | Barney Ronay
- ‘Fighting to reclaim our language’: Māori names enjoy surge in popularity
- Scandals and sackings: why critics say Boris Johnson is not fit to be PM
- Trident submariner who died at base named as Stephen Cashman
- Mark Huband obituary
- Missing Rio boys tortured and killed for stealing bird, say police
- Australia live news updates: Aacta awards named as Covid exposure site; Victoria records 13 deaths and NSW three; Qld changes quarantine rules
- Arrival of 1bn vaccine doses won’t solve Africa’s Covid crisis, experts say
- Burning issue: how enzymes could end India’s problem with stubble
- Top toddy: Sri Lanka’s tree tapping trade reaches new heights
- ‘We have to use a boat to commute’: coastal Ghana hit by climate crisis
- Women in prison falling through gaps in feminist funding, report finds
- Sotomayor decries abortion ruling but court’s conservatives show their muscle
- New Zealand isn’t naive about China – but it doesn’t accept the Aukus worldview | Robert G Patman
- Stricter measures than plan B may be needed to rein in UK’s Omicron growth
- China’s indebted property sector highlights a fading economic revival
- Freedom in the making: Bangladesh by Anne de Henning – in pictures
- Sudan's deadly military coup: will the fight for democracy ever be won? – video explainer
- New Zealand aiming for 'smoke-free generation', says associate health minister – video
- Helicopter lowers rescuer to car at top of Niagara Falls – video
- Drone footage reveals damage from Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano eruption – video
- PM 'fingers all over' decision to evacuate pets from Kabul, says MP – video
- CEO of US mortgage company fires 900 employees on a Zoom call – video
| ‘Nobody wants to be Putin’s slave’: on the Ukraine frontline as tensions rise Posted: 10 Dec 2021 06:48 AM PST Soldiers and residents living in the shadow of Russia's military buildup describe the toll of the long, unresolved conflict For Misha Novitskyi, the question of whether Russia will invade Ukraine is not theoretical. The enemy is just 50 metres away behind a concrete slab. From time to time Russian voices float eerily across a wintry no man's land of ragged trees and scrub. "When they light their stoves you can see the smoke," Novitskyi – a senior lieutenant in the Ukrainian army – said, speaking from what is in effect Europe's eastern front with Russia. He added: "Every day they shoot at us." Continue reading... |
| Capitol attack panel obtains PowerPoint that set out plan for Trump to stage coup Posted: 10 Dec 2021 06:01 PM PST Presentation turned over by Mark Meadows made several recommendations for Trump to pursue to retain presidency Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows turned over to the House select committee investigating the 6 January Capitol attack a PowerPoint recommending Donald Trump to declare a national security emergency in order to return himself to the presidency. The fact that Meadows was in possession of a PowerPoint the day before the Capitol attack that detailed ways to stage a coup suggests he was at least aware of efforts by Trump and his allies to stop Joe Biden's certification from taking place on 6 January. Continue reading... |
| Javid advised to take ‘stringent’ Covid measures within a week, leak reveals Posted: 10 Dec 2021 11:19 AM PST Exclusive: Health officials say urgent action needed to avoid mass hospitalisations and overwhelming the NHS Britain's top public health officials have advised ministers that "stringent national measures" need to be imposed by 18 December to avoid Covid hospitalisations surpassing last winter's peak, according to documents leaked to the Guardian. Sajid Javid, the health secretary, received a presentation from the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) on Tuesday warning that even if the new Omicron variant leads to less serious disease than Delta, it risks overwhelming the NHS with 5,000 people admitted to hospital a day. Continue reading... |
| Ashes 2021-22: Australia thrash England by nine wickets in the first Test – as it happened Posted: 10 Dec 2021 07:51 PM PST
Ben Carter has emailed in, "re: Paul Blakeman's meeting at the toilet door with Graham Swann. It's good Swanny was polite. As a seven-year-old, I ran onto the field at the start of a John Player League match between Gloucestershire and Northants, offering Mike Procter a pencil and a scrap of paper. He looked at me and growled, "F off, little boy! We are here to play cricket!" Mike Procter is someone I would not have wanted to upset, back in the day. Continue reading... |
| Trump launched profane tirade about Netanyahu in interview – report Posted: 10 Dec 2021 06:59 PM PST Former president was furious over ex-Israeli PM's acknowledgment Biden won election, book says Donald Trump spat an expletive about his old ally, Israel's ex-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for congratulating Joe Biden on his victory in last year's election, according to a new book. Trump lashed out in an interview for a book on US-Israel relations during his presidency, the author Barak Ravid wrote on the Axios website on Friday. Trump's remarks were also published by the English-language website of Israel's Yediot Aharonot newspaper. Continue reading... |
| Ghislaine Maxwell gave me nude massage when I was 16, accuser says Posted: 10 Dec 2021 01:51 PM PST Annie Farmer testifies about encounter at New Mexico ranch in 1996, and recounts how she met Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein The fourth accuser to testify in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex-trafficking trial said Friday that she was only 16 when the British socialite gave her a nude massage at Jeffrey Epstein's New Mexico ranch. This accuser, Annie Farmer, also said that the morning after her encounter with Maxwell, Epstein climbed into bed with her and said he "wanted to cuddle" and she "felt kind of frozen". Information and support for anyone affected by rape or sexual abuse issues is available from the following organisations. In the US, Rainn offers support on 800-656-4673. In the UK, Rape Crisis offers support on 0808 802 9999. In Australia, support is available at 1800Respect (1800 737 732). Other international helplines can be found at ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html Continue reading... |
| Recently uncovered software flaw ‘most critical vulnerability of the last decade’ Posted: 10 Dec 2021 05:50 PM PST Log4Shell grants easy access to internal networks, making them susceptible to data loot and loss and malware attacks A critical vulnerability in a widely used software tool – one quickly exploited in the online game Minecraft – is rapidly emerging as a major threat to organizations around the world. "The internet's on fire right now," said Adam Meyers, senior vice-president of intelligence at the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike. "People are scrambling to patch", he said, "and all kinds of people scrambling to exploit it." He said on Friday morning that in the 12 hours since the bug's existence was disclosed, it had been "fully weaponized", meaning malefactors had developed and distributed tools to exploit it. Continue reading... |
| Deadline in UK-France fishing row passes without agreement Posted: 10 Dec 2021 07:36 PM PST France threatens to push for legal action if there is no 'sign of goodwill' in granting its boats licences to fish in British waters An EU deadline for the UK to grant licences to dozens of French boats in a post-Brexit fishing row has passed without an agreement being announced. There had been suggestions on Friday that negotiations over fishing licences for small French boats in British waters could lead to a breakthrough but sources said there was no announcement expected from the UK government as the midnight deadline came and went. Continue reading... |
| Former Conservative MP Andrew Griffiths raped his wife, court finds Posted: 10 Dec 2021 10:27 AM PST Kate Griffiths, who succeeded her husband, supported journalists' request to remove restriction on naming them The disgraced former Conservative minister Andrew Griffiths raped his wife when she was asleep and subjected her to coercive control, a high court judge has concluded. The judgment, published on Friday, detailed alleged domestic abuse by Griffiths towards his wife, Kate, who is now a serving Conservative MP, during their marriage. Continue reading... |
| Spider-Man star Tom Holland, 25, considers acting exit in ‘midlife crisis’ Posted: 10 Dec 2021 06:52 AM PST Actor mulls over return to roots in dancing, while promoting latest Marvel instalment The Spider-Man star Tom Holland has revealed he is considering quitting acting at the age of 25 as part of a "midlife crisis" come early. Holland, who was promoting the latest instalment of the Marvel series, said he was considering giving up acting to return to his roots in dancing, after he played Billy Elliot in the West End as a child. |
| Woman admits abusing pet marmoset she offered cocaine and flushed toilet on Posted: 10 Dec 2021 11:39 AM PST Vicki Holland, from Newport, south Wales, pleads guilty to animal cruelty charges after videos found on phone
A woman has pleaded guilty to abusing her pet marmoset, including offering cocaine to the primate and attempting to flush it down the toilet. A court heard how Vicki Holland was aggressive towards the primate, which is native to tropical forests in Central and South America. The monkey's treatment was shown to the RSPCA after videos were discovered on Holland's phone by Gwent police after a drug raid at her home. Continue reading... |
| Staff shortages are hobbling vaccination campaigns as US demand runs high Posted: 10 Dec 2021 03:00 AM PST Most Covid doses are now dispensed at pharmacies and some are struggling to manage the workload Officials in the US are encouraging eligible adults to get boosters amid a new surge of the Covid-19 pandemic and the discovery of the Omicron variant, but some areas are facing shortages – not of the vaccines, but of pharmacy staff to administer them. More than two in three Covid vaccines are now given at pharmacies, the White House has said, but pharmacies are facing a double bind of increased workloads and staffing shortages and are struggling to keep up with demand for vaccination appointments. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 10 Dec 2021 06:00 AM PST You can't force him to get vaccinated – but equally, he can't force you to spend time with him. Face this head on and explain how you feel I'm sure I'm not the only one who's faced this difficulty this year. One of my family members, who's in his 40s, has consistently refused to be vaccinated against Covid and will not be moved from his position. He will not explain his reasons for rejecting the vaccine, whether it is ideological or simply rebellion against the so-called "nanny state". He has already been (politely but firmly) excluded from one family get-together as a result of his intransigence. We have explained that he is not being rejected personally, but there are concerns within the family about his vulnerability to catching the virus and transmitting the infection to the children and their grandparents. Continue reading... |
| Scientists use ostrich cells to make glowing Covid detection masks Posted: 10 Dec 2021 12:43 AM PST Japanese researchers use bird antibodies to detect virus under ultraviolet light Japanese researchers have developed masks that use ostrich antibodies to detect Covid-19 by glowing under ultraviolet light. The discovery, by Yasuhiro Tsukamoto and his team at Kyoto Prefectural University in western Japan, could provide for low-cost testing of the virus at home. Continue reading... |
| Mouse bite may have infected Taiwan lab worker with Covid Posted: 10 Dec 2021 02:53 AM PST Employee at high-security facility tests positive in island's first local infection in weeks Health officials in Taiwan are investigating whether a mouse bite may have been responsible for a laboratory worker testing positive for Covid, the island's first local infection in weeks. The authorities are scrambling to work out how the employee at Academia Sinica, the country's top research institute, contracted the virus last month. Continue reading... |
| ‘Pushy, gobby, rude’: why do women get penalised for talking loudly at work? Posted: 10 Dec 2021 07:03 AM PST As a female physicist wins an unfair dismissal claim, why some women are viewed as strident or difficult when men aren't For quite a loud woman, it's amazing how hard Judith Howell had to work to get heard. Howell, 49, used to be a government lobbyist, and she noticed a well-known phenomenon: "It's incredibly male-dominated, and I'd find that if I said something it would get picked up by someone else in the meeting as if they'd said it. So I'd have to push a bit harder, be a bit more strident, literally interrupt and – not shout, but raise my voice. And some people found that very annoying." Howell cheerfully admits that she has a loud voice. "I grew up in a family of boys," she boomed. "And I learned to sing at a young age, so I know how to project." As a rowing coach, when she gives instructions to her crew from the riverbank, she can be heard from nearly a mile away. Continue reading... |
| The Succession quiz: who said it – a real-life billionaire or one of the Roys? Posted: 10 Dec 2021 11:00 AM PST Test your Succession knowledge of where these quotes came from: Logan, Shiv, Roman or Kendall Roy; Rupert Murdoch, James Packer, Jack Dorsey or Jeff Bezos Continue reading... |
| Hannah Gadsby – Body of Work: a joyful guide to blasting Netflix and messing with Christian bakers Posted: 10 Dec 2021 01:58 PM PST Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House What better way to symbolise your favourable turn in fortune than with adorable bunnies, the sign of good luck? Comedian Hannah Gadsby has marked her return to the Sydney Opera House with four rabbits across the stage, though you will probably first notice the one in the Joan Sutherland theatre that functions as a lantern, a beacon of hope. Of course, none of these rabbits are alive, which turns out to be apt, given the desecration of one unlucky bunny that hopped into the middle of the performer's toxic relationship with an ex she struggled to shake off and another that emits a high-pitched squeal of terror as it crosses paths with Gadsby, her new wife and producer, Jenney Shamash, and their two dogs, Douglas and Jasper, on an outdoor stroll. Continue reading... |
| And Just Like That: bad jokes are the least of its problems Posted: 10 Dec 2021 09:21 AM PST Some franchises cannot endure, it turns out – but, happily, old box sets live forever Good sex, like good comedy, relies on timing, and maybe, 17 years after the original show ended, 11 years after the second film departed cinemas, Sex and the City no longer has its finger on the clitoris when it comes to timing. "And Just Like That, It All Went Wrong" was the New York Times's verdict on the wildly publicised, moderately anticipated SATC follow-up series, And Just Like That, which debuted its first two episodes this week. The Guardian's Lucy Mangan described it as at times "excruciating". Certainly the jokes are bad. Not "Lawrence of my labia" bad, as Samantha (Kim Cattrall) notoriously said in Sex and the City 2. But a far cry from the spit-out-your-wine-with-laughter-and-shock level of the original show, which ran from 1998 to 2004. And that's the least of its problems. Continue reading... |
| Golden generation survivor Steven Gerrard is writing his own origin story | Barney Ronay Posted: 10 Dec 2021 12:00 PM PST Driven by his league title failure as a player, Aston Villa's head coach has become a compelling prospect as a manager There is an interesting, and no doubt very common phenomenon called parasocial interaction. This is where people feel they have an intimate, reciprocal relationship with a famous person, a belief that by consuming images of that person, by thinking about them, the mirror becomes a two-way glass; that they can see you too. We all get this to some extent, right down to the entry-level version where you glimpse a famous person in the street and, as you walk past, automatically say hello-all-right-how's-it-going-bro-safe-see-you-later-ha-ha-ha-be-lucky-how's-Tanya, because obviously you must know them, and then five paces down the road realise it was Howard from Take That. Continue reading... |
| ‘Fighting to reclaim our language’: Māori names enjoy surge in popularity Posted: 10 Dec 2021 10:00 AM PST More parents in New Zealand are giving their babies indigenous names to foster links with their ancestry and culture Nine-month-old Ruataupare Te Ropuhina Florence Whiley-Whaipooti will grow up speaking the names of her ancestors. She will learn she comes from a line of strong Ngāti Porou women, and that her ancestor, who was a staunch tribal leader, is her name-sake. She will grow to understand that her Māori name links her to whenua (land), her whakapapa (genealogy) and her Māoritanga (culture). Ruataupare is one of an increasing number of babies in New Zealand to be given a Māori name. While Māori have never stopped giving their children indigenous names, there has been a marked increase over the past 10 years – a near doubling of Māori names registered since 2011. Continue reading... |
| Scandals and sackings: why critics say Boris Johnson is not fit to be PM Posted: 10 Dec 2021 09:51 AM PST Analysis: some of the accusations levelled at the prime minister, from the Downing Street refurb to his handling of Home Office bullying Boris Johnson has repeatedly been accused of riding roughshod over independent advisers and of mishandling the machinery of state during his time in No 10. Equally, a series of aides who were once very firmly in the tent have ended up either walking or being booted out. Here are some examples of the behaviour the prime minister's critics say makes him unfit for such high office. Continue reading... |
| Trident submariner who died at base named as Stephen Cashman Posted: 10 Dec 2021 03:30 PM PST Engineering technician was stationed at Faslane and worked on a vessel that carried UK's nuclear deterrent A 25-year-old Trident submariner who died in unexplained circumstances at the Faslane naval base on Thursday has been named as engineering technician Stephen Cashman by the Royal Navy. Police Scotland is continuing to investigate the sudden death, first reported to officers at 12.30pm on Thursday, which is believed to have taken place in the barracks at the base for Britain's nuclear deterrent. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 10 Dec 2021 01:43 PM PST Foreign correspondent respected for his work in west Africa and the Middle East who went on to write books and poems Mark Huband, who has died aged 58 of pancreatitis and multiple organ failure, built a strong and lasting reputation over more than three decades as a foreign correspondent and business analyst, specialising in Africa and the Middle East. He and I met when he arrived in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, in 1989 to take up the post of the Financial Times stringer and I was working for Reuters. He hit the ground running and, despite his youth, he soon became a well-known figure among the foreign journalists, diplomats and business representatives covering the west African region. He was sharp, engaged and committed to the story, and went on to work as Africa correspondent for the Guardian and the Observer before returning to London. He did not look at events from a distance but always saw something of himself in others. Continue reading... |
| Missing Rio boys tortured and killed for stealing bird, say police Posted: 10 Dec 2021 08:33 AM PST Members of Red Command drug faction accused of crime that caused outcry across Brazil Nearly a year after three young boys vanished near their homes in Rio de Janeiro's rundown northern sprawl, police have accused members of the city's largest drug faction of murdering the children in reprisal for stealing an ornamental bird. The boys – aged nine, 11 and 12 – disappeared on the afternoon of 27 December 2020 after leaving their homes in the Morro do Castelar favela to play. They were last seen in eerie security footage showing them walking towards a local street market. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 10 Dec 2021 07:50 PM PST Sydney pub and club at centre of Covid scare. Bushfire rages in Margaret River in Western Australia
Two of the government's biggest departments were found to have broken freedom of information law within a month of each other, prompting the watchdog to demand urgent explanations and reforms from both, documents show. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) last month found the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade breached the law by dragging out and eventually refusing a request by lawyer and FoI specialist Peter Timmins, documents seen by Guardian Australia show. Continue reading... |
| Arrival of 1bn vaccine doses won’t solve Africa’s Covid crisis, experts say Posted: 10 Dec 2021 08:21 AM PST Concerns over equipment shortages, bottlenecks and hesitancy on continent with 7.5% vaccine coverage With 1bn doses of Covid vaccines expected to arrive in Africa in the coming months, concern has shifted to a global shortage of equipment required to deliver them, such as syringes, as well as insufficient planning in some countries that could create bottlenecks in the rollout. After a troubled start to vaccination programmes on the continent, health officials are examining ways to encourage take-up as some countries have had to throw away doses. Continue reading... |
| Burning issue: how enzymes could end India’s problem with stubble Posted: 09 Dec 2021 11:00 PM PST Bans failed to stop farmers torching fields each year but a new spray that turns stalks into fertiliser helps the soil and the air Every autumn, Anil Kalyan, from Kutail village in India's northern state of Haryana, would join tens of thousands of other paddy farmers to set fire to the leftover stalks after the rice harvest to clear the field for planting wheat. But this year, Kalyan opted for change. He signed his land up for a trial being held in Haryana and neighbouring Punjab as an alternative to the environmentally hazardous stubble burning that is commonplace across India and a major cause of Delhi's notorious smog. Continue reading... |
| Top toddy: Sri Lanka’s tree tapping trade reaches new heights Posted: 09 Dec 2021 10:00 PM PST 'Toddy tappers' who collect sap used in everything from palm wine to ice-cream are enjoying a boost to business that has revived the traditional skill and improved their quality of life The palmyra palm tree with its wide fan leaves is a distinctive and common sight across Jaffna, northern Sri Lanka, thriving in the arid conditions. Kutty, who goes by only one name, is a "toddy tapper". Climbing the palms with his clay pot, he collects sap from the flower heads at the top of the great trees, which can grow to more than 30 metres (90ft). The sap is fermented to make toddy, an alcoholic drink also known as palm wine. Continue reading... |
| ‘We have to use a boat to commute’: coastal Ghana hit by climate crisis Posted: 08 Dec 2021 11:30 PM PST As the sea claims more of the west African shoreline, those left homeless by floods are losing hope that the government will act Waves have taken the landscape John Afedzie knew so well. "The waters came closer in the last few months, but now they have destroyed parts of schools and homes. The waves have taken the whole of the village. One needs to use a boat to commute now because of the rising sea levels," he says. Afedzie lives in Keta, one of Ghana's coastal towns, where a month ago high tide brought seawater flooding into 1,027 houses, according to the government, leaving him among about 3,000 people made homeless overnight. Continue reading... |
| Women in prison falling through gaps in feminist funding, report finds Posted: 08 Dec 2021 10:30 PM PST Foundations shy away from supporting those with 'complicated' narratives, says head of Women Beyond Walls, resulting in a funding crisis Organisations working with women in prisons around the world are not attracting the support they deserve, as even feminists shy away from helping people with "complicated" narratives, according to new research. Lawyer Sabrina Mahtani, founder of Women Beyond Walls (WBW), said many charities and NGOs around the world were doing vital work "supporting some of the most marginalised and overlooked women" in society. Continue reading... |
| Sotomayor decries abortion ruling but court’s conservatives show their muscle Posted: 10 Dec 2021 12:41 PM PST The highest court in the US has been defied by a group of extremist Republicans openly flouting the court's own rulings Sonia Sotomayor, the liberal-leaning justice on the US supreme court, put it plainly. For almost three months, lawmakers in the Republican-controlled legislature of Texas had "substantially suspended a constitutional guarantee: a pregnant woman's right to control her own body". "The court should have put an end to this madness months ago," Sotomayor said. Continue reading... |
| New Zealand isn’t naive about China – but it doesn’t accept the Aukus worldview | Robert G Patman Posted: 09 Dec 2021 10:14 PM PST The Ardern government does not believe that the fate of the Indo-Pacific rests on US-China rivalry After the Biden administration's announcement concerning the "diplomatic ban" of China's Winter Games, Jacinda Ardern's government has distanced itself from western allies once again – but it would be wrong to assume that Wellington has any illusions about China. The US government confirmed this week it would diplomatically boycott the Winter Olympic Games to protest against China's persecution of the Uyghur people in the country's Xinjiang province. Australia, UK and Canada subsequently indicated they would join the boycott. Continue reading... |
| Stricter measures than plan B may be needed to rein in UK’s Omicron growth Posted: 09 Dec 2021 09:04 AM PST Analysis: scientists say home working makes sense but voice fears over advice to go ahead with parties amid steep trajectory in cases Work from home, but keep going to Christmas parties: Boris Johnson's advice has prompted questions about the logic behind plan B and left a lingering sense of confusion about the scale of the threat posed by the Omicron variant. So does the plan stand up to scrutiny? Scientists say that making working from home a first line of defence, ahead of social gatherings, is not necessarily a frivolous choice. In the hierarchy of measures that can be deployed, working from home is an effective way to bring down people's daily contacts and is relatively painless economically. However, many fear that the threat posed by Omicron will require more than the first line of defence and that plan B does not go far enough. Continue reading... |
| China’s indebted property sector highlights a fading economic revival Posted: 08 Dec 2021 12:07 PM PST Xi Jinping's mission is not only to control the housing bubble, but rein in untethered industries and foreign capital China's economy has become heavily dependent on property development over the last decade. High-rise apartments have mushroomed across hundreds of cities to house a growing white-collar workforce, while glass and steel office blocks are dominating city centres, mimicking Shanghai's glittering skyline. Valued at more than $50tn after 20 years of rapid growth, Chinese real estate is worth twice as much as the US property market and four times China's annual income. Continue reading... |
| Freedom in the making: Bangladesh by Anne de Henning – in pictures Posted: 09 Dec 2021 11:00 PM PST Anne de Henning travelled through Bangladesh between 1971 and 1972, during the war of independence, photographing freedom fighters, families, refugee trains, and women fleeing villages To mark the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh's independence, the Samdani Art Foundation has organised an exhibition of her images which are on display at the National Art Gallery in Dhaka, 10–31 December Continue reading... |
| Sudan's deadly military coup: will the fight for democracy ever be won? – video explainer Posted: 09 Dec 2021 05:57 AM PST Sudan has had more military coups than any other country in Africa, having undergone three popular uprisings since its independence from British colonial rule. The most recent revolution in 2019 is still under way, with protesters calling for the military to hand over to a civilian government. On 25 October, the military responded to these calls with another crackdown. Internet access was shut down for more than three weeks and unarmed protesters were met with violence. Journalist Yousra Elbagir talks us through the timeline of events in Sudan's fight for democracy Continue reading... |
| New Zealand aiming for 'smoke-free generation', says associate health minister – video Posted: 09 Dec 2021 01:33 AM PST New Zealand has announced it will outlaw smoking for the next generation, so that those who are aged 14 and under today will never be legally able to buy tobacco. New legislation means the legal smoking age will increase every year, to create a smoke-free generation of New Zealanders, associate health minister Dr Ayesha Verrall said Continue reading... |
| Helicopter lowers rescuer to car at top of Niagara Falls – video Posted: 08 Dec 2021 07:39 PM PST A woman's body has been retrieved from a car that was washed close to the brink of Niagara Falls on the US-Canada border. A coast guard rescuer was lowered from a helicopter to the car and found the body. An investigation has been launched into how the car and its occupant ended up in the Niagara River. Continue reading... |
| Drone footage reveals damage from Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano eruption – video Posted: 07 Dec 2021 06:47 PM PST Drone footage has captured some of the devastation following the eruption of Mount Semeru on the Indonesian island of Java. Dozens of people have been killed and thousands remain displaced. The volcano continues to spew hot gas and ash, hampering rescue efforts Continue reading... |
| PM 'fingers all over' decision to evacuate pets from Kabul, says MP – video Posted: 07 Dec 2021 02:25 PM PST The head of the Foreign Office has been accused of covering up the prime minister's involvement in the decision to evacuate pets from Kabul at a select committee hearing. Labour MP Chris Bryant made the accusation to Sir Philip Barton and read out a leaked letter from Boris Johnson's parliamentary private secretary which he said implied Johnson's 'fingers' were 'all over' the controversial decision. Barton did not accept the charge and, in a separate interview, Johnson dismissed the accusation that he was involved as 'complete nonsense' Continue reading... |
| CEO of US mortgage company fires 900 employees on a Zoom call – video Posted: 07 Dec 2021 12:04 AM PST The chief executive of a US mortgage company has drawn criticism after he reportedly fired 900 employees on a Zoom call. 'I come to you with not great news,' Vishal Garg, CEO of Better.com, is heard saying at the beginning of the video call made on Wednesday. Footage of the call was widely circulated on social media Continue reading... |
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