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- At least 19 migrants missing after boat capsizes off coast of Libya
- Ethiopia says it will act after video shows uniformed men burning civilians alive
- At least 19 people die amid fresh fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region
- Harry and Meghan add voices to fierce critique of west’s Covid vaccine policies
- ‘It’s astonishing’: endangered bat not seen in 40 years found in Rwanda
- Is a Madagascan mine the first to offset its destruction of rainforest?
- El Salvador court orders arrest of former president over 1989 priest massacre
- Gabriel Boric, 36, sworn in as president to herald new era for Chile
- Mexican president lashes out at EU ‘lies’ over his media-bashing rhetoric
- Thousands protest against Brazil’s ‘death combo’ of anti-environment bills
- Guatemala increases punishment for abortions and bans same-sex marriage
- Venezuela releases two Americans in effort to improve relations amid energy crisis
- ‘Devastated’: gender equality hopes on hold as ‘anti-feminist’ voted South Korea’s president
- Ardern’s Labour party slips to second in New Zealand polling for first time since pandemic began
- ‘Serious escalation’: US believes North Korea testing intercontinental missile
- Penny Wong says better relationship with China possible if Coalition stops ‘playing politics’
- Hong Kong protests documentary breaks Taiwan box office record in opening weeks
- Narendra Modi walks diplomacy tightrope with Vladimir Putin on Ukraine
- ICC Women’s World Cup: New Zealand v Australia – live!
- Australia news live updates: NSW and Queensland flood clean-up continues; Covid case surge expected as 11 deaths reported
- Ben Roberts-Smith a mentor to Zachary Rolfe, the NT police officer cleared of murder
- Roosters routed as red hot Knights continue round one upsets
- Scott Morrison says Covid close contact isolation rule ‘redundant’, more mobile homes on way to NSW flood victims – as it happened
- Morrison plays down fresh Covid restrictions as experts say boosters best way to tackle subvariant
- Russia-Ukraine war latest news: Russia will only take Kyiv if city is ‘razed to the ground’, Zelenskiy says, as Moscow threatens western shipments – live
- Kyiv ‘ready to fight’ as Russian forces close in Ukraine capital
- Tens of thousands take part in climate protests across France
- Boris Johnson to host Nordic and Baltic leaders for talks on Ukraine invasion
- Arms shipments are a legitimate military target, Kremlin warns west
- Shaky footage in Ukraine shows this is a tale of two ways of waging war: stealth versus brute force
- Iraq to host new round of talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia executes 81 men in one day
- Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, imprisoned for ‘insulting Islam’, freed after 10 years
- Iran nuclear talks on hold over last-minute Russian demands
- Up to 10,000 Asian migrant workers die in the Gulf every year, claims report
- Islamic State names new leader, confirming US raid killed predecessor
- BJP claims election victory in four states including Uttar Pradesh
- ‘Hijab marches’ compete with Pakistan’s International Women’s Day rallies
- Scotland and Wales want to act as Ukrainian refugee ‘super sponsors’
- UK visa red tape distracting fighters on frontline, says Ukraine’s former PM
- ‘Significant changes’ needed to NI protocol, Johnson tells Irish premier
- Feminist protesters set off 1,000 rape alarms outside London police station
- More than half of UK voters still think Boris Johnson should resign
- Restrict phones to improve child social mobility in UK, says commission chair
- New York police close area around MoMA after two people stabbed
- ‘Bomb cyclone’ storm dumps snow across eastern US
- Five of seven people involved in Florida fentanyl-cocaine overdose are West Point cadets
- Traci Braxton, singer and reality TV star, dies aged 50
- ‘Don’t Say Gay’: Disney clashes with DeSantis over Florida bill
- Clarence Thomas: supreme court could be ‘compromised’ by politics
| At least 19 migrants missing after boat capsizes off coast of Libya Posted: 12 Mar 2022 12:46 PM PST Missing are presumed dead after three migrants rescued and one body retrieved, Libyan coast guard says A boat carrying about two dozen migrants capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya on Saturday, with at least 19 people missing and presumed dead, authorities said. Libya's coastguard said that a group of 23 migrants – Egyptians and Syrians – set off from the eastern city of Tobruk earlier in the day. Three migrants were rescued and taken to hospital. Only one body was retrieved and search efforts were continuing, the agency said. Continue reading... |
| Ethiopia says it will act after video shows uniformed men burning civilians alive Posted: 12 Mar 2022 04:43 AM PST Incident took place in the western region of Benishangul-Gumuz, a site of frequent ethnic violence Ethiopia's government said on Saturday it would act against the perpetrators after a video appeared on social media showing armed men, some in military uniforms, burning civilians to death in the west of the country. The Ethiopia government communication service said in a statement on its Facebook page that the incident occurred in the Ayisid Kebele of Metekel zone in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, a site of frequent ethnic violence for more than a year in which hundreds of civilians have died. Continue reading... |
| At least 19 people die amid fresh fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region Posted: 11 Mar 2022 06:41 PM PST Janjaweed militias accused of attacking villages as violence continues to rise in a region once ravaged by civil war At least 19 people have been killed in Sudan's restive Darfur region in the latest violence between rival groups that has left dozens dead this week. Fresh clashes broke out on Thursday between armed groups in the rugged Jebel Moon mountains of West Darfur state, close to the border with Chad. Continue reading... |
| Harry and Meghan add voices to fierce critique of west’s Covid vaccine policies Posted: 10 Mar 2022 04:01 PM PST Pair join Gordon Brown and 127 others in attack on 'self-defeating nationalism, pharmaceutical monopolies and inequality' Prince Harry and Meghan, the actor Charlize Theron and the former British prime minister Gordon Brown are among 130 signatories to a letter lambasting wealthy countries' approach to the Covid-19 pandemic, labelling it "immoral, entirely self-defeating and also an ethical, economic and epidemiological failure". In a strongly worded open letter published on Friday, the signatories warned "the pandemic is not over", and said the failure to vaccinate the world was down to "self-defeating nationalism, pharmaceutical monopolies and inequality". Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| ‘It’s astonishing’: endangered bat not seen in 40 years found in Rwanda Posted: 09 Mar 2022 02:41 PM PST Hill's horseshoe bat, which conservationists feared was extinct, discovered clinging to life in Nyungwe rainforest A critically endangered species of bats not sighted in 40 years has been found in Rwanda, with the "incredible" discovery delighting conservationists who had feared it was already extinct. But the Hill's horseshoe bat was in fact still clinging to life in Rwanda's Nyungwe forest – a dense rainforest – the consortium behind the discovery said. Continue reading... |
| Is a Madagascan mine the first to offset its destruction of rainforest? Posted: 08 Mar 2022 09:01 PM PST Researchers say the island's biggest mine is on track to achieve no net loss of forest but that 'there remain important caveats' Ambatovy mine on the east coast of Madagascar is an environmental conundrum fit for the 21st century. Beginning operations in 2012, the multibillion-dollar open-pit nickel and cobalt mine is the largest investment in the history of the country, one of the poorest on Earth. About 9,000 Malagasies are employed by the project, owned by the Japanese company Sumitomo Corporation and Korean firm Komir, which mines minerals destined for the world's electric car batteries. To construct the mine and the 140-mile (220km) slurry pipeline to port on the Indian ocean, 2,000 hectares (5,000 acres) of pristine rainforest was cleared, destroying vital habitat of the endangered indri, the largest living lemur, and thousands of other species. Alongside the land clearing in a country that has lost nearly a quarter of its tree cover since 2000, the mine has been blamed for air and water pollution, as well as health problems in the local population. The smell of ammonia in residential areas and the pollution of drinking water were revealed in a 2017 investigation. Continue reading... |
| El Salvador court orders arrest of former president over 1989 priest massacre Posted: 11 Mar 2022 08:20 PM PST Alfredo Cristiani, who left the country in 2021, is accused of knowing of military plans to massacre six Jesuit priests A court in El Salvador has ordered the arrest of former president Alfredo Cristiani in relation to the 1989 massacre of six Jesuit priests and two others by soldiers. Prosecutors allege that Cristiani knew of the military's plan to eliminate the priests and did nothing to stop them. Continue reading... |
| Gabriel Boric, 36, sworn in as president to herald new era for Chile Posted: 11 Mar 2022 10:00 AM PST Progressive former student leader hopes to transform a country still living in the shadow of the Pinochet dictatorship After a dizzying rise from student protest leader to head of state in just over a decade, Gabriel Boric has been sworn in as Chile's youngest ever president. "Know that we are going to do our best to rise to the challenges we face as a country," he said as he received the presidential sash at a ceremony in the port city of Valparaíso. Continue reading... |
| Mexican president lashes out at EU ‘lies’ over his media-bashing rhetoric Posted: 11 Mar 2022 09:46 AM PST Andrés Manuel López Obrador was urged to tone down his rhetoric by MEPs after a spate of journalist murders – he did the opposite Mexico's government has lashed out at the "corruption, lies and hypocrisy" of the European parliament after its members urged its populist president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, to rein in his media-bashing rhetoric after the murders of at least six Mexican journalists. Mexico's press corps has been plunged into mourning this year by a succession of killings targeting media workers in what was already one of the world's most dangerous countries for journalists. Continue reading... |
| Thousands protest against Brazil’s ‘death combo’ of anti-environment bills Posted: 09 Mar 2022 01:48 PM PST Demonstration against what activists call a historic assault floods capital after musician Caetano Veloso's call for action Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Brazil's capital after one of the country's leading musicians, Caetano Veloso, called a major protest to denounce what environmentalists call a historic assault on the Brazilian environment under President Jair Bolsonaro. The "Ato pela Terra" (Stand for the Earth) demonstration was held in Brasília to oppose what activists call a "death combo" of five environment-related bills being considered by Brazil's congress. Continue reading... |
| Guatemala increases punishment for abortions and bans same-sex marriage Posted: 09 Mar 2022 12:37 PM PST Congress passes law targeting LGBTQ+ community, while women now face up to 10 years in prison for terminating pregnancies Guatemala's congress has increased prison sentences for women who have abortions, bucking a recent trend in Latin America toward expanding access to the procedures. As some of Latin America's largest countries – Mexico, Argentina, Colombia – have expanded abortion access in the past two years, there remain countries where conservative religious trends continue to hold sway. Continue reading... |
| Venezuela releases two Americans in effort to improve relations amid energy crisis Posted: 09 Mar 2022 09:04 AM PST Citgo's Gustavo Cárdenas and Jorge Fernández released Tuesday while US representatives visited Caracas over the weekend Venezuela has released two jailed Americans as the two countries seek to improve relations amid an energy crisis caused by Russia's war in Ukraine. Gustavo Cárdenas, an executive with US oil refining company Citgo was released on Tuesday night, along with Jorge Fernández, who was arrested last year on terrorism charges the White House described as "spurious". Continue reading... |
| ‘Devastated’: gender equality hopes on hold as ‘anti-feminist’ voted South Korea’s president Posted: 10 Mar 2022 09:17 PM PST Election of Yoon Suk-yeol, who has blamed feminism for low birthrates, seen as a 'pivotal moment' for public discussion of women's issues The election of an avowed "anti-feminist" as the next president of South Korea has been greeted with dismay amid accusations Yoon Suk-yeol fuelled the county's gender divide to garner support from young male voters. Former top prosecutor Yoon defeated the liberal ruling party candidate Lee Jae-myung by a margin of 263,000 votes in one of the most closely contested presidential elections in recent memory. Continue reading... |
| Ardern’s Labour party slips to second in New Zealand polling for first time since pandemic began Posted: 10 Mar 2022 04:20 PM PST Jacinda Ardern remains preferred prime minister but her party records worst polling since 2017 amid Covid surge and rising living costs For the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Jacinda Ardern-led Labour party has slipped from being New Zealand's most popular and been overtaken by the right. A new TVNZ/Kantar Public poll found the centre-right National party had surged by seven points to 39%, compared with Labour's 37% – making it Labour's lowest result in the poll since it was elected in 2017. Continue reading... |
| ‘Serious escalation’: US believes North Korea testing intercontinental missile Posted: 10 Mar 2022 01:00 PM PST Pyongyang launches were to test parts of intercontinental ballistic missile and not satellite surveillance system, US concludes The US believes North Korea is testing a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in what the Biden administration called a "serious escalation" that would trigger more sanctions. Pyongyang conducted two recent missile launches which it said were ultimately intended for putting satellites into space. After scrutinising them, however, US intelligence has assessed that the real intention was to test parts of the new ICBM. Continue reading... |
| Penny Wong says better relationship with China possible if Coalition stops ‘playing politics’ Posted: 10 Mar 2022 08:30 AM PST Labor would not take 'a backward step' on disagreements, senator says, after foreign affairs minister meets Beijing's new ambassador
Labor's foreign affairs spokesperson, Penny Wong, says it may be possible for Australia to achieve a diplomatic thaw with China despite the substantial differences between the two countries – if Scott Morrison abandons his "desperate" pre-election weaponisation of national security. The foreign affairs minister, Marise Payne, this week met China's new ambassador to Australia, who has made several overtures for dialogue since arriving in Canberra in January. Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong protests documentary breaks Taiwan box office record in opening weeks Posted: 09 Mar 2022 09:48 PM PST Revolution of Our Times looks at the 2019 demonstrations, which some Taiwanese saw as a warning sign about their own future A film on the pro-democracy protests that rocked Hong Kong in 2019 has broken a box office record in Taiwan for an overseas Chinese-language documentary within the first fortnight of its release. Revolution of Our Times, directed by Hong Kong film-maker Kiwi Chow and which premiered at the Cannes film festival last year, has grossed around $17m NTD (US$600,000) as of Wednesday, the film's distributor said. Continue reading... |
| Narendra Modi walks diplomacy tightrope with Vladimir Putin on Ukraine Posted: 09 Mar 2022 09:00 PM PST Analysis: Indian PM is reliant on Putin's nation for arms and is conscious of shifting relations between Russia and its foe, China As the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, picked up the phone to Vladimir Putin this week – the latest in several phone calls between the two leaders since Russia invaded Ukraine – he put forward a suggestion. Modi's push, according to an Indian government statement, was that Putin should have a "direct conversation" with the Ukrainian prime minister, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in order to "greatly assist ongoing peace efforts". Continue reading... |
| ICC Women’s World Cup: New Zealand v Australia – live! Posted: 12 Mar 2022 04:06 PM PST
5th over: Australia 14-0 (Alyssa Healy 6, Rachael Haynes 8) Jess Kerr is finding some beautiful length this over and Haynes is doing her best to dig the ball out, but hasn't been able to get it past the field early in the over. Kerr maintains her line and length and finishes with a valuable maiden. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 12 Mar 2022 04:05 PM PST Extra support on the way to flood-ravaged areas as Scott Morrison defends pace of flood relief; government considers plan to handle Omicron subvariant as NSW records 13,093 new cases and seven deaths while Victoria reports 5,192 new cases and four deaths. Follow all the day's news
Thinking of all those emergency crews and volunteers who must be exhausted. With Japanese encephalitis outbreaks in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, health authorities are urging people to protect themselves against mosquitos over the long weekend. Mosquitoes can be active throughout the day, but the peak period is often around the late afternoon and into the evening as well as around dawn and dusk. People should wear long, loose fitting clothes and use repellents containing picaridin or DEET on exposed skin. Mosquito numbers can be reduced by getting rid of stagnant water around the home or campsites." Continue reading... |
| Ben Roberts-Smith a mentor to Zachary Rolfe, the NT police officer cleared of murder Posted: 12 Mar 2022 11:00 AM PST Relationship between two former soldiers detailed in statement by Rolfe's mother, Debbie, in Roberts-Smith's defamation trial The former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith, who is facing allegations of war crimes, was a "mentor" to Zachary Rolfe, the Northern Territory police officer who was cleared on Friday of murdering Kumanjayi Walker. The relationship between the two men, who have been at the centre of separate trials that have dominated the media for more than a month, is detailed in a statement by Rolfe's mother, Debbie, submitted to court as part of Roberts-Smith's case. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading... |
| Roosters routed as red hot Knights continue round one upsets Posted: 11 Mar 2022 11:22 PM PST
The Newcastle Knights have spoiled the return to the SCG party for the Sydney Roosters, handing them a convincing 20-6 defeat and restricting the glamour club to just one try in their NRL season opener on Saturday afternoon. The Knights scored four tries themselves and if it hadn't been for a late four-pointer to the Tricolours' Penrith recruit Paul Momirovski it would have been a complete humiliation for Trent Robinson's men. |
| Posted: 11 Mar 2022 11:07 PM PST Prime minister says old rules 'starving businesses of staff'; as Victoria records 6,075 new Covid cases and 11 deaths, NSW 12,850 cases and four deaths, Queensland 4,029 cases and six deaths, ACT 704 cases, Tasmania 1,130 cases and WA 4,300 cases. This blog is now closed
In the meantime, Anthony Albanese was in Brisbane earlier this morning, slamming the government's response to the floods in northern NSW and south-eastern Queensland. Albanese said the PM was "here for the photo op" and then "disappeared", saying he had refused to hear the concerns of locals. This prime minister, once again, was here for the photo op and the headline and then disappeared. What we need is leadership on climate change in the immediate sense. The prime minister, having done a visit where he refused to make people around Lismore and around the northern rivers, refused to hear their concerns. Then came to Brisbane, got out a mop on an already cleaned floor. Continue reading... |
| Morrison plays down fresh Covid restrictions as experts say boosters best way to tackle subvariant Posted: 11 Mar 2022 10:56 PM PST NSW health minister also 'not at all keen' to reintroduce masks and curbs on movement as reportedly recommended by officials States should not rush to reintroduce Covid-19 restrictions in response to a predicted surge in cases in coming weeks, health experts say, insisting that raising booster coverage of older Australians will be far more effective against the new BA.2 subvariant than masks and curbs on movement. The advice against tougher Covid rules comes after the Sydney Morning Herald reported NSW Health had recommended a return to an indoor mask mandate, working from home and density limits, as well as bans on singing and dancing, as cases in the state are expected to double. Sign up to receive an email with the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning Continue reading... |
| Posted: 12 Mar 2022 04:09 PM PST Ukraine's president says the capital will only fall to Russian troops if it is completely destroyed, while Moscow warns western shipments of arms to Ukraine could be attacked
In an early morning update on Telegram, Ukraine's State Emergency Services (SES) said rescuers in Kharkiv had recovered the bodies of five people including two children, who were killed when Russian bombs hit a residential building in the village of Slobozhanske, outside the city. It also said workers had visited 40 separate addresses to dispose of unexploded ordnance. Continue reading... |
| Kyiv ‘ready to fight’ as Russian forces close in Ukraine capital Posted: 12 Mar 2022 03:48 PM PST Ukrainian president warns of 'humanitarian catastrophe' as hundreds of thousands of civilians remain under fire across country Ukrainian officials have said Kyiv is "ready to fight" as Russian forces renewed their bombardment on the capital and observers warned of "an unimaginable tragedy" unfolding after more than two weeks of war. Air raid sirens and shelling rang out over Kyiv and other major Ukrainian cities on Saturday morning amid warnings from western defence officials that the Russians were beginning to gain ground around the capital. Continue reading... |
| Tens of thousands take part in climate protests across France Posted: 12 Mar 2022 02:35 PM PST Demonstrations call for greater focus on environmental crisis in runup to presidential election next month Tens of thousands of people protested across France on Saturday to call for more attention to the climate crisis in the runup to the presidential election next month. "Look up," read one message in giant orange letters demonstrators held up in Paris, urging politicians to make protecting the planet a priority. Continue reading... |
| Boris Johnson to host Nordic and Baltic leaders for talks on Ukraine invasion Posted: 12 Mar 2022 02:30 PM PST Prime minister to host summit of Joint Expeditionary Force as he seeks to bolster European resilience Boris Johnson is preparing to embark on a series of meetings with Nordic and Baltic leaders as he seeks to bolster European resilience after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The prime minister will host a summit of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) in London, where he will urge leaders to work together to ensure no further nations fall victim to Russian president Vladimir Putin's aggression, No 10 said. Continue reading... |
| Arms shipments are a legitimate military target, Kremlin warns west Posted: 12 Mar 2022 10:56 AM PST Volodymyr Zelenskiy reveals that at least 1,300 Ukrainian troops have died as French and German talks with Vladimir Putin fail Russia has said it will treat arms shipments to Ukraine from Nato countries as "legitimate targets" for military action in a dangerous new escalation of tensions. The warning from the deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, came as supporters of Ukraine, including the UK, Germany and the United States, have been urgently shipping thousands of anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles to Kyiv in response to Moscow's aggression. Continue reading... |
| Shaky footage in Ukraine shows this is a tale of two ways of waging war: stealth versus brute force Posted: 12 Mar 2022 10:35 AM PST Ukrainian troops with anti-tank weapons set ambushes, while their enemy slowly encircles cities to besiege them In the snow-dusted woods outside Kyiv a column of Ukrainian troops moves, identifiable by the soldiers' yellow armbands. In the rare footage, captured by Maryan Kushnir, a journalist with the Ukrainian service of Radio Free Europe, one of the soldiers says they are going to clear an unidentified village of "orcs"– slang for the Russian troops now rapidly encircling the Ukrainian capital – who have occupied it with armoured vehicles. A commander warns that two tanks are coming, and as the men appear to fall back to a better position, there is an exchange of heavy fire. The video's ending is as sudden as it is inconclusive. Continue reading... |
| Iraq to host new round of talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia Posted: 12 Mar 2022 11:26 AM PST Baghdad reveals fourth round of direct talks aimed at lowering tensions between its powerful neighbours Iraq will host another round of talks between regional foes Iran and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the foreign ministry in Baghdad said on Saturday, without giving further details. The Iraqi foreign minister, Fuad Hussein, revealed the development during remarks at a diplomatic forum in Antalya on Turkey's southern coast cited by local media. A foreign ministry spokesperson confirmed the comments to Reuters. Continue reading... |
| Saudi Arabia executes 81 men in one day Posted: 12 Mar 2022 07:32 AM PST Officials say those executed were convicted of charges including terrorism and holding 'deviant beliefs' Saudi Arabia has executed 81 men over the past 24 hours, including seven Yemenis and one Syrian national, on charges including terrorism and holding "deviant beliefs", state news agency SPA said on Saturday. The number dwarfed the 67 executions reported in the kingdom in all of 2021 and the 27 in 2020. Continue reading... |
| Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, imprisoned for ‘insulting Islam’, freed after 10 years Posted: 11 Mar 2022 12:06 PM PST It's unclear if Saudi authorities placed restriction on his release but human rights campaigners promise to fight them Saudi blogger Raif Badawi has been released from prison in Saudi Arabia after serving a 10-year sentence for advocating an end to religious influence on public life, his wife said on Friday. "Raif called me. He is free," his wife, Ensaf Haidar, who lives in Canada with their three children and had been advocating for his release, told AFP. Continue reading... |
| Iran nuclear talks on hold over last-minute Russian demands Posted: 11 Mar 2022 07:25 AM PST Moscow is insisting that Washington pledge not to sanction trade between it and Tehran over Ukraine Talks on the revival of the Iran nuclear deal have become a casualty of the war in Ukraine after an indefinite pause was announced over last-minute Russian demands. An agreement on the nuclear deal to bring the US and Iran back into compliance would have led to a swathe of US sanctions on Iran being lifted, including Iranian crude oil exports and petrochemicals, in return for limits on Tehran's nuclear activity. Continue reading... |
| Up to 10,000 Asian migrant workers die in the Gulf every year, claims report Posted: 11 Mar 2022 03:38 AM PST Campaigners say not enough is being done to prevent loss of life and the causes of death are not being properly investigated As many as 10,000 migrant workers from south and south-east Asia die every year in the Gulf countries, according to a report by a group of human rights organisations. More than half of the deaths are unexplained, said the report, and are commonly recorded as due to "natural causes" or "cardiac arrest". But Gulf states are failing properly to investigate why so many migrant workers are dying. Continue reading... |
| Islamic State names new leader, confirming US raid killed predecessor Posted: 10 Mar 2022 05:33 PM PST Audio message names Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi as new leader in first admission of former head's death Islamic State has named a new leader after confirming that its previous head was killed by the US in north-western Syria over a month ago. In an audio message released on Thursday, an IS spokesman, Abu Omar al-Muhajer, confirmed the death of the group's leader, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, as well as that of its former spokesman, Abu Hamza al-Qurayshi, in the US raid. Continue reading... |
| BJP claims election victory in four states including Uttar Pradesh Posted: 10 Mar 2022 07:05 AM PST Win secures status of chief minister Yogi Adityanath, a Hindu monk known for his hardline views India's ruling Bharatiya Janata party has claimed victory in four significant state elections, in a sign of the power of Hindu nationalist politics across the country. The BJP defied historical precedent and retained power in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous and politically significant state with more than 180 million voters. Early results on Thursday showed the party had won at least 266 out of 403 seats, giving it a clear majority. Continue reading... |
| ‘Hijab marches’ compete with Pakistan’s International Women’s Day rallies Posted: 09 Mar 2022 05:37 AM PST Minister says women's march violates Islamic values, prompting counter-events organised by religious groups More than 1,000 veiled women attended marches to promote Islamic values in cities across Pakistan on International Women's Day in an attempt to counter pro-gender equality rallies. In Islamabad and Karachi, well-attended "hijab marches", organised by religious groups, competed with those participating in aurat – Urdu for women – rallies, which call for an end to systemic discrimination in the country. Continue reading... |
| Scotland and Wales want to act as Ukrainian refugee ‘super sponsors’ Posted: 12 Mar 2022 04:01 PM PST Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford tell UK government they want to 'maximise' their contributions Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford have said Scotland and Wales are willing to become "super sponsors" for Ukrainian refugees. The UK government is to launch a scheme where individuals and organisations can sponsor refugees to come into the country, but the Scottish and Welsh first ministers told Michael Gove, the levelling up secretary, they wanted to "maximise" their contribution and act as "super sponsors". Continue reading... |
| UK visa red tape distracting fighters on frontline, says Ukraine’s former PM Posted: 12 Mar 2022 03:38 PM PST Volodymyr Groysman suggests worry over safety of families who have fled could disrupt those left behind to fight Red tape holding up refugees from reaching the UK could be distracting husbands and fathers left behind to fight Russian forces as they worry about the safety of their families who have fled, a former prime minister of Ukraine has said. Volodymyr Groysman was Ukraine's premier between 2016 and 2019, and has been warning about the threat from the Kremlin for many years. Continue reading... |
| ‘Significant changes’ needed to NI protocol, Johnson tells Irish premier Posted: 12 Mar 2022 01:09 PM PST Taoiseach Micheál Martin says there is an increasing view in Northern Ireland that agreement is working Boris Johnson has told the Irish premier that "significant changes" are still needed with the controversial Northern Ireland protocol – after the taoiseach said there is an increasing view that it is working. The prime minister met taoiseach Micheál Martin in London where the pair discussed Ukraine and the protocol before watching Ireland beat England in the Six Nations at Twickenham. Continue reading... |
| Feminist protesters set off 1,000 rape alarms outside London police station Posted: 12 Mar 2022 12:00 PM PST Demonstration marked one-year anniversary of vigil for Sarah Everard, which was broken up by police Feminist-led protesters have set off 1,000 rape alarms and hurled them at Charing Cross police station to mark the first anniversary of the Clapham Common vigil for Sarah Everard which was broken up by police. They were joined by Patsy Stevenson, whose arrest while being restrained face down by officers became the defining image of the vigil one year ago. Continue reading... |
| More than half of UK voters still think Boris Johnson should resign Posted: 12 Mar 2022 12:00 PM PST Since the Ukraine crisis began, the prime minister's net approval ratings have improved – but from very low levels A majority of voters still want to see Boris Johnson resign despite the crisis over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer. There has been a significant fall in the proportion of voters who want the prime minister to stand aside. However, the new poll showed that 53% still wanted to see him go – down 10 points since January. Continue reading... |
| Restrict phones to improve child social mobility in UK, says commission chair Posted: 12 Mar 2022 08:56 AM PST Katharine Birbalsingh tells school leaders' conference 'all the problems start on smartphones' Schools and parents can improve the social mobility of disadvantaged children by restricting access to smartphones, the chair of the government's social mobility commission has said. Katharine Birbalsingh told the Association of School and College Leaders annual conference: "If we genuinely want things to be fairer, and we want our disadvantaged children to be socially mobile, the best thing I can do for them is getting them not to have a smartphone." Continue reading... |
| New York police close area around MoMA after two people stabbed Posted: 12 Mar 2022 02:44 PM PST Two people attacked inside the museum and taken to hospital, authorities say, as witnesses describe evacuation of museum The Museum of Modern Art in midtown Manhattan was evacuated on Saturday, amid reports that police confirmed two people were stabbed inside. The New York police department said the area around the museum had been closed off. Continue reading... |
| ‘Bomb cyclone’ storm dumps snow across eastern US Posted: 12 Mar 2022 02:44 PM PST Powerful late-winter storm comes with predicted snowfall up to about 13in and potential to cause travel issues and outages A powerful late-winter storm combining rivers of moisture and frigid temperatures – a phenomenon known to some as a "bomb cyclone" – was expected to dump snow from the US deep south all the way to the Canadian border over the weekend, forecasters said. With forecast snowfall ranging from about 4in in northern Alabama and Mississippi to about 13in in northern Maine, forecasters expected travel problems and power outages across much of the eastern US. The Associated Press contributed to this report Continue reading... |
| Five of seven people involved in Florida fentanyl-cocaine overdose are West Point cadets Posted: 12 Mar 2022 12:02 PM PST Six men and a woman were taken to hospitals on Thursday in an incident that highlights a two-year trend in suspected opioid overdoses Police have made an arrest in connection with fentanyl overdoses that involved five cadets from the US Military Academy at a Florida vacation home during spring break this week. Wilton Manors police said six men and a woman overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine and were taken to hospitals on Thursday. Authorities said late on Friday they had made an arrest, but did not offer specifics. Continue reading... |
| Traci Braxton, singer and reality TV star, dies aged 50 Posted: 12 Mar 2022 11:28 AM PST Sister of singer Toni Braxton who had hits with Last Call and Broken Things was suffering from esophageal cancer The singer Traci Braxton, who featured with her family in the reality television series Braxton Family Values, died on Saturday. She was 50. Her sister, Toni Braxton, and family said Braxton died "this morning as the snow was falling". According to reports, Traci Braxton had esophageal cancer. Continue reading... |
| ‘Don’t Say Gay’: Disney clashes with DeSantis over Florida bill Posted: 12 Mar 2022 11:13 AM PST Entertainment giant suspends political donations as CEO apologises for silence and governor hits back with 'communist' barb The Republican governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, claimed the Walt Disney Company was too cozy with communist China, as the chief executive of the tourism and entertainment criticized a state bill that bars teachers from instructing early grades on LGBTQ+ issues. DeSantis, who has not yet signed the so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill, also reportedly criticized Disney as "woke", after the company's leader opposed the legislation. Continue reading... |
| Clarence Thomas: supreme court could be ‘compromised’ by politics Posted: 12 Mar 2022 09:21 AM PST The court is set to rule this year on divisive issues including abortion, gun control, the climate crisis and voting rights The US supreme court could "at some point" become "compromised" by politics, said Clarence Thomas – one of six conservatives on the nine-member court after Republicans denied Barack Obama a nomination then rammed three new justices through during the hard-right presidency of Donald Trump. "You can cavalierly talk about packing or stacking the court," said Thomas, whose wife, Ginni Thomas, has come under extensive scrutiny for work for rightwing groups including supporting Trump's attempts to overturn an election. Continue reading... |
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