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- Speculation grows that Maxwell may try to cut a deal for reduced sentence
- Ashraf Ghani blames international allies over Afghanistan’s fall to Taliban
- Covid live: France reports over 200,000 cases for second day in a row; Portugal cuts isolation to seven days
- Jamal Khashoggi killers living in luxury villas in Riyadh, say witnesses
- Biden to speak with Putin amid Russia’s increased presence near Ukraine
- Spain’s public sector trailblazers seek to lead way on menstrual leave
- Germans flock to Poland to buy fireworks in defiance of ban
- France suspends rule denying British residents of other EU countries transit
- Hong Kong court denies bail to ex-editors after raid on news outlet
- Assunta Maresca, first female boss in Camorra mafia, dies aged 86
- Fireworks could fizzle out as drones rise in popularity for new year
- How Australia went from Covid-zero to Covid-central in just a few months
- UK Covid test shortage amid new year parties ‘very worrying’, says scientist
- Three-quarters of those in UK with cold symptoms likely to have Covid – study
- Cut to self-isolation period may increase Covid hospital risk, says NHS chief
- Trapped at Europe’s door: inside Belarus’s makeshift asylum dormitory
- ‘It was civil war’: photographing Mexico’s women’s rights protests
- ‘We’ll get it done. Come hell, high water or Covid’: Can 2022 be a super year for nature?
- The 10 best video games coming in 2022
- How the pandemic transformed the world of work in 2021
- I had accepted my life in prison – until it prevented me helping a friend in need
- Guardian readers nominate their person of the year
- Missing girl, 12, found 300 miles from Devon home after 10-day search
- The Guardian view on Yemen: the forgotten war | Editorial
- Citroën pulls Egypt ad accused of promoting harassment of women
- Jean-Marc Vallée obituary
- China bans footballers in national teams from getting tattoos
- Will Australian university campuses ever be the same again post-pandemic?
- Inquests to be held into deaths of new mothers who died from herpes
- ‘She stood in silence, remembering’: photographing Gaza under airstrikes
- ‘Our house was gone, it was sea and sand’: life on the vanishing coasts – in pictures
- ‘It could explode at any time’: photographing Haiti’s gang warfare
- Prince Andrew emerges with barely a mention in Ghislaine Maxwell trial
- Victims’ testimony: how Ghislaine Maxwell lured girls into Epstein’s orbit
- Speed of Stand News shutdown sends chilling signal to Hong Kong’s media
- Reminded of the gap: why men still get paid more in UK public sector
- Winter wonderlands: snow covers northern world – in pictures
- Ex-Afghan president gives first interview since fleeing Kabul – video
- 'One of the worst crimes imaginable': Ghislaine Maxwell guilty in sex-trafficking trial – video
- MPs push and shove in Jordan's parliament – video
- Food fighters: Spain’s annual Els Enfarinats battle – in pictures
- Conservators open time capsule found in Robert E Lee statue’s pedestal – video
- Winter storm creates blizzard conditions in central California – video
| Speculation grows that Maxwell may try to cut a deal for reduced sentence Posted: 30 Dec 2021 10:12 AM PST Experts say any deal depends on whether US government believes it is worth investigating network that may have been involved Now that the British former socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been convicted in her sex-trafficking trial, speculation is growing that she may try to cut a deal and become a government witness in any broader investigation into the elite social circle of her ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell would be aiming for a reduced sentence by naming powerful names when it comes to others who may be involved in Epstein's crimes. Continue reading... |
| Ashraf Ghani blames international allies over Afghanistan’s fall to Taliban Posted: 30 Dec 2021 07:12 AM PST In first interview since fleeing Kabul in August, former president says US 'erased' Afghans in years of peace talks with militants The former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani has broken his silence with his first interview since fleeing Kabul four months ago, in effect blaming the international community and in particular the Americans for the fall of the republic. Ghani told the BBC he was rushed into fleeing Kabul on a helicopter by his "terrified" national security adviser, Hamdullah Mohib, and the commander of the collapsing presidential security detail. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2021 11:45 AM PST French officials report over 206,000 cases; Portuguese decision comes amid concern high case load could paralyse country
Here's a reminder of the news overnight that NHS England is looking to set up new "pop-up" Covid facilities. My colleagues Rowena Mason and Aubrey Allegretti report: NHS England confirmed that it was creating new small-scale "Nightingale" facilities with up to 100 beds each at eight hospitals across the country. The health service said it had asked trusts to identify empty spaces to accommodate beds in places such as gyms or teaching areas. NHS managers are aiming to create up to 4,000 beds as surge capacity if needed, with work on the first tranche, in temporary structures, starting this week. Continue reading... |
| Jamal Khashoggi killers living in luxury villas in Riyadh, say witnesses Posted: 30 Dec 2021 05:17 AM PST Exclusive: Reports of hit squad members living freely casts further doubt on Saudi claims that justice has been served At least three members of a Saudi hit squad convicted by the kingdom of murdering Jamal Khashoggi are living and working "in seven-star accommodation" inside a government-run security compound in Riyadh, according to a source connected to senior members of Saudi intelligence. The assassins are believed to be staying in villas and buildings run by Saudi Arabia's State Security agency – far from the walls of its infamous prisons. The source has spoken to two witnesses who claim to have seen the men. They said family members frequently visit the men, who are able to use a gym and workspaces on the site. Continue reading... |
| Biden to speak with Putin amid Russia’s increased presence near Ukraine Posted: 30 Dec 2021 11:47 AM PST Two leaders will discuss a range of topics, including 'upcoming diplomatic engagements in Russia' Joe Biden will speak on Thursday with Vladimir Putin regarding the Russian president increased security demands in eastern Europe. The two leaders will discuss a range of topics, including "upcoming diplomatic engagements in Russia", said US national security council spokesperson Emily Horne in a statement announcing the call. Continue reading... |
| Spain’s public sector trailblazers seek to lead way on menstrual leave Posted: 30 Dec 2021 07:15 AM PST Handful of local administrations are among the first in west to offer arrangement to their employees A handful of local administrations in Spain have become among the first in western Europe to offer menstrual leave to their employees, in an attempt to strike a better balance between workplace demands and period pains. This year the Catalan city of Girona became the first in the country to consider flexible working arrangements for any employee experiencing discomfort due to periods. In June it announced a deal with its more than 1,300 municipal employees to allow women, trans men and non-binary individuals to take up to eight hours menstrual leave a month, with the caveat that any time used must be recovered within a span of three months. Continue reading... |
| Germans flock to Poland to buy fireworks in defiance of ban Posted: 30 Dec 2021 08:40 AM PST Firework sales prohibited in Germany for second year in a row owing to Covid, resulting in growing stockpile Germans seeking to defy a government ban on the domestic selling of fireworks before new year celebrations are heading in their droves across the border to Polish shops and factories. A ban was announced this month for a second year in a row in an attempt to prevent large gatherings during the pandemic and to ease the burden on hospitals, which regularly have to treat serious injuries such as burns and lacerated limbs resulting from pyrotechnic accidents. Continue reading... |
| France suspends rule denying British residents of other EU countries transit Posted: 30 Dec 2021 11:05 AM PST Government says border officials will show tolerance toward those who had gone back to UK for Christmas The French government has suspended a new rule that prevented British nationals legally resident in other EU countries from travelling through France to reach their homes, a move that caused confusion for thousands of travellers. Border officials would "show tolerance" in order to "allow these nationals to transit through France to reach their residence in a country of the European Union after the Christmas and New Year period", the interior ministry said in a statement. It came as Germany also relaxed rules for British visitors. Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong court denies bail to ex-editors after raid on news outlet Posted: 30 Dec 2021 07:05 AM PST It comes as US secretary of state calls for release of Stand News editors, saying 'journalism is not sedition' A Hong Kong court has denied bail to two former senior editors charged with conspiring to publish seditious materials, a day after police raided Stand News, a pro-democracy media outlet, prompting its closure. About 200 officers raided the office of the online publication on Wednesday, froze its assets and arrested seven current and former senior editors and former board members, in the latest crackdown on the city's press. Continue reading... |
| Assunta Maresca, first female boss in Camorra mafia, dies aged 86 Posted: 30 Dec 2021 06:54 AM PST Maresca, known as Pupetta, or 'Little Doll', found fame when she shot dead her husband's killer in Naples at the age of 18 A former beauty queen who shot to fame when she killed her husband's killer in Naples at the age of 18 and went on to become the first female boss in Italy's powerful Camorra mafia clan has died aged 86. Assunta Maresca, better known as Pupetta, or "Little Doll", was the daughter of a notorious black marketeer. In the mid-1950s, 18 years old and six months pregnant, she tracked down Antonio Esposito, the Camorra boss who had ordered the killing of her husband, and shot him dead in broad daylight on a street in Naples. Continue reading... |
| Fireworks could fizzle out as drones rise in popularity for new year Posted: 30 Dec 2021 04:02 AM PST Use of the devices has taken off in recent years, with apparent benefits including less distress to animals As new year approaches, crowds around the world may be expecting whizzes and bangs to light up the sky. But the appeal of fireworks could fizzle out with the growing use of drones for light shows. One notable example was the opening ceremony of this year's Tokyo Olympics, while the Over the Top NYE event at Reunion Tower in Dallas is among those planning to combine fireworks and drones to welcome 2022. Continue reading... |
| How Australia went from Covid-zero to Covid-central in just a few months Posted: 30 Dec 2021 06:56 AM PST Arrival of Omicron variant coupled with loosening of restrictions has seen 'fortress Australia' policy abandoned Since the Covid-19 pandemic began to emerge across the globe almost two years ago, Australia has often appeared to be living in a parallel reality. In November last year, when more than 50,000 people had already died in the UK and daily case numbers were hovering at about 33,000 during a suffocating lockdown, the Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, was boasting of packed crowds at rugby games. Continue reading... |
| UK Covid test shortage amid new year parties ‘very worrying’, says scientist Posted: 30 Dec 2021 04:51 AM PST Noisy gatherings of untested people are perfect for spreading virus, says leading immunologist A leading scientist has warned it is "very worrying" that a shortage of Covid-19 tests could lead to people mixing for new year celebrations without being able to see whether they are infectious. Prof Peter Openshaw, who sits on the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag), said the conditions at a New Year's Eve gathering were "perfect" for spreading coronavirus. Continue reading... |
| Three-quarters of those in UK with cold symptoms likely to have Covid – study Posted: 30 Dec 2021 05:44 AM PST Analysis by Zoe Covid app team shows increase from about 50% last week, with cases among 55- to 75-year-olds 'rising sharply' Three-quarters of people in the UK with new cold-like symptoms are likely to have Covid, but the rate of case growth is no longer exponential, scientists have said. According to analysis by the Zoe Covid study, an estimated 75% of people experiencing new cold-like symptoms have symptomatic Covid-19. Continue reading... |
| Cut to self-isolation period may increase Covid hospital risk, says NHS chief Posted: 30 Dec 2021 06:27 AM PST Pressure is on government to cut time to five days in England, but experts say this may lead to rise in community Reducing self-isolation to five days for positive Covid casescould increase the infection risk for vulnerable patients in hospital if the approach is not completely safe, a senior NHS leader has said. Since 22 December, people in England who test positive for Covid can cut their self-isolation period from 10 days to seven if they have a negative lateral flow test on day six and day seven and no high temperature. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have stuck with the 10-day rule. Continue reading... |
| Trapped at Europe’s door: inside Belarus’s makeshift asylum dormitory Posted: 30 Dec 2021 05:36 AM PST About 1,000 people, mostly Kurds, are waiting at a converted customs centre in Bruzgi for the chance to cross into EU The giant warehouse towers over the Belarus countryside, less than a mile from the Polish border. In this 10,000 sq metre space patrolled by dozens of armed soldiers, 1,000 asylum seekers are crammed among countless industrial shelving units, held up on their way to Europe in the midst of a frigid winter. "We're trapped in this building," says Alima Skandar, 40. "We don't want to go back to Iraq and we can't cross the border. Please, help us." Continue reading... |
| ‘It was civil war’: photographing Mexico’s women’s rights protests Posted: 30 Dec 2021 07:00 AM PST Mahé Elipe captures the visceral anger as International Women's Day protests turned into a violent clash with police On 8 March 2021, women across the world took part in protests to mark International Women's Day. In Mexico, there is an added poignancy to the annual event, as at least 10 women are murdered in the country each day; in 2021 the date was was marred by additional violence. In the runup to the day fences were erected around the national palace in Mexico City's main square, where thousands of women were due to gather. Continue reading... |
| ‘We’ll get it done. Come hell, high water or Covid’: Can 2022 be a super year for nature? Posted: 30 Dec 2021 05:30 AM PST Biodiversity talks in Kunming are likely to be delayed again, but the world urgently needs a Paris-style agreement for nature
It was supposed to be a "super year for nature": 2020 was going to be "a major opportunity to bring nature back from the brink". But then the coronavirus pandemic set in and long-held plans to tackle the environmental crisis, kickstarted at Davos in January, where the financial elite underscored the risks of global heating and biodiversity loss to human civilisation, never happened. The biggest biodiversity summit in a decade, Cop15 in Kunming, China, where world leaders were expected to strike a deal to halt and reverse the destruction of ecosystems by reaching a Paris-style agreement for nature was postponed until 2021. The Cop26 climate summit was also postponed for a year. As we enter 2022, there has still not been a super year for nature. Substantive negotiations for the biodiversity Cop15 meeting in China, the little sister to the climate convention, are likely to be delayed a fourth time as a result of the Omicron variant. Preparatory talks planned for January 2022 in Geneva have been pushed back – again – until March in a process that is feeling increasingly cursed, despite the best efforts of organisers. Continue reading... |
| The 10 best video games coming in 2022 Posted: 30 Dec 2021 06:00 AM PST George RR Martin joins forces with the makers of Dark Souls, ghosts take over in Japan and a Nintendo sequel you could be playing all year • More cultural highlights of 2022 (Xbox One/Series S/Series X, PlayStation 4/5, PC) The long-awaited fantasy epic from Dark Souls' creators FromSoftware, with narrative input from George RR Martin. It combines a huge, detailed open world, inhabited by everything from dragons and wolves to trolls and patrolling soldiers, with the developer's signature heart-in-mouth, swords-and-sorcery combat. An intriguing world to discover alone, or with other players. Continue reading... |
| How the pandemic transformed the world of work in 2021 Posted: 30 Dec 2021 06:04 AM PST There were winners and losers as work patterns continued changing, with repercussions for city centres and society as a whole Of all the predictions on your 2021 bingo card, who had employees being fined for going into the office? Workers in Wales now face that threat since the tightening of Covid regulations amid the spread of the Omicron variant, with a possible £60 penalty for failing to work from home. That is just one of many examples of how the pandemic has transformed the world of work this year – and perhaps for ever – for city centre employers, their staff and the service industry that depends on them for trade. Continue reading... |
| I had accepted my life in prison – until it prevented me helping a friend in need Posted: 30 Dec 2021 04:00 AM PST For 16 years, on and off, I was held at Her Majesty's pleasure. It was the struggles and loss of a friend on the outside that made me realise how powerless I was I am sure those who know my backstory of criminality imagine – reasonably – that the toughest times of my life were while I was a guest of Her Majesty, who kindly gave me full board and lodgings for 16 years, on and off, during the first six decades of my existence. And they are half right. My first taste of her hospitality came in 1957 when, at 14, I was ordered to spend three months in a detention centre. Then a relatively new concept, these were designed to give miscreants a "short, sharp shock" that would teach us to stay on the straight and narrow. Continue reading... |
| Guardian readers nominate their person of the year Posted: 30 Dec 2021 09:00 AM PST From the frontline of Covid to inspirational sports personalities, our worldwide audience name their choices Guardian readers were asked to offer suggestions of who they would choose as their person of the year. Dozens of names were put forward – from scientists to sports personalities, from healthcare workers to climate activists. And in a sign of the ongoing debate overgender issues, many readers also nominated the author JK Rowling, and online content creator Ranboo. Continue reading... |
| Missing girl, 12, found 300 miles from Devon home after 10-day search Posted: 30 Dec 2021 10:20 AM PST Leona Peach found at address in Lincolnshire as 34-year-old man arrested on suspicion of kidnap A 12-year-old girl who vanished from her home in Devon 10 days ago has been found safe and well almost 300 miles away in Boston, Lincolnshire. Leona Peach, from Newton Abbot in south Devon, was last seen wearing flip-flops and a fur coat. Police were working on the theory that she might have travelled to north Devon where she has family connections. Continue reading... |
| The Guardian view on Yemen: the forgotten war | Editorial Posted: 30 Dec 2021 10:25 AM PST Years of brutal conflict have brought misery to an already impoverished country. There is no end in sight By the end of this year, the United Nations warned recently, 377,000 Yemenis will have died from seven devastating years of war – in many cases killed by indirect causes such as hunger; in others, by airstrikes or missile bombardments. Seventy per cent of the fatalities are thought to be children under five. As 2021 began, there were hopes that Joe Biden's arrival in the White House might bring progress towards peace. His administration quickly announced it was ending all support for offensive operations by Saudi Arabia, which spearheaded the US- and UK-backed coalition fighting for the internationally recognised government overthrown by Houthi rebels. It also revoked the Trump administration's designation of the Houthis as a terrorist group. But Mr Biden's team overestimated its ability to help resolve the crisis. The diplomatic push soon faltered. In October, Washington announced a $500m military contract with Riyadh which includes support for its attack helicopters, used in operations in Yemen. Continue reading... |
| Citroën pulls Egypt ad accused of promoting harassment of women Posted: 30 Dec 2021 02:43 AM PST Egyptian singer Amr Diab uses camera installed in car to take photo of woman without consent The French car manufacturer Citroën has withdrawn an advertisement featuring the Egyptian singer Amr Diab after it sparked widespread accusations of promoting the harassment of women. In the ad posted on Egyptian social media in early December, the 60-year-old pop star uses a camera installed in the car's rearview mirror to secretly take a picture of a woman crossing in front of the vehicle. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2021 08:21 AM PST Award-winning Canadian film-maker who directed Dallas Buyers Club and Big Little Lies The Canadian film-maker Jean-Marc Vallée, who has died aged 58, apparently of a heart attack, handled serious subjects with bounce and briskness, earning prizes and respect in the process. His film Dallas Buyers Club (2013), starring Matthew McConaughey as a rodeo rider who illegally imports retroviral drugs for himself and his fellow Aids patients in the mid-1980s, was directed with great clarity. McConaughey and his co-star Jared Leto, who played an HIV-positive transgender woman, won Oscars. Moments in the film that might have been heightened or underlined – such as a sexual encounter that qualifies as carefree only because both participants have already contracted Aids, or a fantasy scene in a room full of butterflies – were instead folded nonchalantly into the mix. "It really comes down to the fact that I just don't want to show off in any way," he said. "I love telling these stories that feel real, and authentic, so I try not to get too 'Hollywood' with it all when I am shooting. I just say, 'Let's get rid of this, go handheld, use natural light.'" The critic Anthony Lane called him "a film-maker of considerable cunning, who takes predicaments that should by rights deflate the heart … and turns them into nimble entertainments". Continue reading... |
| China bans footballers in national teams from getting tattoos Posted: 30 Dec 2021 10:34 AM PST Authorities also tell inked players to remove or cover up their designs to set 'a good example for society' Chinese authorities have banned footballers from getting tattoos and instructed national team players who have been inked to remove them or cover them up to set a "good example for society". A growing number of high-profile Chinese players have tattoos, including the international defender Zhang Linpeng, who has previously been told to cover up while appearing for the national team and his club Guangzhou FC. Continue reading... |
| Will Australian university campuses ever be the same again post-pandemic? Posted: 30 Dec 2021 08:30 AM PST What counts as 'normal' on campuses has changed drastically after Covid lockdowns, for students and staff alike
After two years of online learning, it wasn't only students who were looking forward to farewelling "Zoom university", many staff were also hopeful of a return to campus and a bit of normality in 2022. "Being surrounded by students who are passionate about this thing that you're passionate about as well is energising," Tito Ambyo, a journalism lecturer at RMIT, says. "And now, especially if you're in a classroom where students don't turn on their video cameras, it's tiring." Continue reading... |
| Inquests to be held into deaths of new mothers who died from herpes Posted: 30 Dec 2021 09:55 AM PST Coroner will investigate if Kim Sampson, 29, and Samantha Mulcahy, 32, contracted virus from surgeon during C-sections A coroner will investigate the deaths of two women from herpes following childbirth, amid fears they contracted the virus from their surgeon. Kim Sampson, 29, and Samantha Mulcahy, 32, died weeks apart after their babies were delivered by caesarean section at different hospitals in Kent. Continue reading... |
| ‘She stood in silence, remembering’: photographing Gaza under airstrikes Posted: 29 Dec 2021 07:00 AM PST Fatima Shbair's photo of a girl in her ruined home is an indelible image of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict's resurgence in May For 11 days in May, Fatima Shbair hardly slept. When the most recent rounds of fighting in Gaza broke out between Israelis and Palestinians on 10 May, the 24-year-old freelance photographer said goodbye to her mother and left her home to document the stories of her neighbours in Gaza, as their lives were racked by terror. The conflict featured waves of pre-dawn Israeli air raids and rocket fire from Gazan territory. Palestinians made up the vast majority of more than 250 people killed. Continue reading... |
| ‘Our house was gone, it was sea and sand’: life on the vanishing coasts – in pictures Posted: 29 Dec 2021 04:15 AM PST Coastal communities in Mexico, Bangladesh and Somalia are struggling to adapt to the climate crisis. Many people have already lost livelihoods and homes to rising waters Continue reading... |
| ‘It could explode at any time’: photographing Haiti’s gang warfare Posted: 28 Dec 2021 07:00 AM PST In a country dominated by gangs, photographer Rodrigo Abd's images show both armed gangsters and the residents they terrorise The two images are as stark as what they represent: the cause and effect of Haiti's increasing woes. In one, a masked and armed gangster keeps lookout on a Port-au-Prince rooftop, just a few blocks from the presidential palace. In the other, a family recently displaced by gang violence takes shelter in a school that now houses dozens of families, a stone's throw from their homes. "Port-au-Prince is almost entirely controlled by gangs, and we wanted to show the efforts of people that are running businesses to survive," says Rodrigo Abd, 45, an Argentinian staff photographer with the Associated Press who took the images. "But I was also trying to show another side to Haiti, to avoid the stereotypes that we always repeat, to show the violent without the violence, or the poor without the poverty." Continue reading... |
| Prince Andrew emerges with barely a mention in Ghislaine Maxwell trial Posted: 29 Dec 2021 02:45 PM PST Analysis: there was no cross-examination of the prince's friend and his accuser was not called to give evidence For the Duke of York, the fact he was barely mentioned in Ghislaine Maxwell's trial will have been an undoubted relief. With Maxwell declining the stand, no opening of her "little black book" of society contacts and, crucially, no sign of his accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Prince Andrew was a mere footnote in the New York proceedings. Maxwell opted not to give evidence before being found guilty on five of six charges, saying there was "no need" because prosecutors had failed to prove their case, so the subject of Andrew was not raised with her via cross-examination. Continue reading... |
| Victims’ testimony: how Ghislaine Maxwell lured girls into Epstein’s orbit Posted: 29 Dec 2021 02:13 PM PST In a Manhattan courtroom, four of Maxwell's accusers painted a powerful story of sexual abuse
Four of Ghislaine Maxwell's accusers testified against her in Manhattan federal court, painting a compelling and powerful story of sexual abuse. These women – Jane, Kate, Carolyn and Annie Farmer – testified they met Maxwell as teens, and that she lured them into Jeffrey Epstein's orbit. While the dates and exact circumstances of their encounters with Maxwell differ, they all share striking similarities. Only Farmer used her real full name. 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... |
| Speed of Stand News shutdown sends chilling signal to Hong Kong’s media Posted: 29 Dec 2021 09:23 AM PST Analysis: the police raid and closure of the pro-democracy website has left journalists wondering who will be next The Christmas attack on Hong Kong website Stand News was no great surprise in a city where all forms of political opposition are being dismantled wholesale, but the scale, speed and nature of the operation to shutter this pro-democracy website were still shocking. Over 200 police officers swept into the newsroom, and others fanned out over the city making arrests under a harsh sedition law from the days of British colonial rule that had been gathering dust for decades. Continue reading... |
| Reminded of the gap: why men still get paid more in UK public sector Posted: 29 Dec 2021 07:00 AM PST Analysis: academy and health service trusts responsible for big disparities as overall public pay inequality rises It is clear that the public sector pay gap reported to government remains stubbornly high, at 15.5% versus 9% in the private sector. So where within public services is this happening, and why? In 2018, the first year of compulsory gender pay gap reporting, women working in the public sector earned 86p for every £1 their male counterparts did. In 2021, that dropped to 84p. Continue reading... |
| Winter wonderlands: snow covers northern world – in pictures Posted: 30 Dec 2021 08:30 AM PST From the US to Ukraine, Canada to Kashmir, winter has tightened its icy grip on the northern hemisphere Continue reading... |
| Ex-Afghan president gives first interview since fleeing Kabul – video Posted: 30 Dec 2021 08:11 AM PST The former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani gave his first interview since fleeing Kabul when it fell to the Taliban in August. Ghani told the BBC he was pressured into fleeing Kabul by helicopter by his 'terrified' national security adviser and the commander of the collapsing presidential security detail. 'They said the PPS [presidential protection service] has collapsed, [and] if I take a stand they will all be killed,' Ghani said. 'He did not give me more than two minutes' Continue reading... |
| 'One of the worst crimes imaginable': Ghislaine Maxwell guilty in sex-trafficking trial – video Posted: 29 Dec 2021 09:36 PM PST Prosecutors hailed the verdict in the Manhattan trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the British former socialite found guilty of sex trafficking in connection with her ex-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of teenage girls. Maxwell's lawyers said they were disappointed with the decision and had started working on the appeal process Continue reading... |
| MPs push and shove in Jordan's parliament – video Posted: 29 Dec 2021 02:23 AM PST Scuffles broke out in Jordan's parliament where lawmakers were discussing a proposed amendment to the constitution on Tuesday. Heated arguments degenerated when MPs began pushing and shoving each other during the session in Amman Continue reading... |
| Food fighters: Spain’s annual Els Enfarinats battle – in pictures Posted: 28 Dec 2021 11:00 PM PST During the annual Els Enfarinats battle in the south-eastern Spanish town of Ibi participants dress in military clothes and stage a mock coup d'etat as they battle using flour, eggs and firecrackers outside the town hall. The 200-year-old tradition is part of the Day of the Holy Innocents celebrations, a time in Spain for pulling pranks Continue reading... |
| Conservators open time capsule found in Robert E Lee statue’s pedestal – video Posted: 28 Dec 2021 11:52 AM PST For the second time in a month, conservation experts in Virginia opened an apparent time capsule found in the remnants of a pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate general Robert E Lee. State officials hope Tuesday's opening of the aged copper box, which was discovered and carefully extracted from the monument site on Monday, will mark the end of a long search for an elusive time capsule deposited in 1887 Continue reading... |
| Winter storm creates blizzard conditions in central California – video Posted: 28 Dec 2021 08:25 AM PST Severe weather sweeping across parts of the US continues to bring record-breaking cold temperatures to the Pacific north-west and heavy snow to mountains in California and Nevada. Footage from Mammoth Lakes in central California shows blizzards of snow. To the north, the Northstar California ski resort in Truckee closed its mountain operations on Monday due to the extreme conditions Continue reading... |
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