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- Stranded Nigerians accuse UK of ignoring pleas of black refugees fleeing Ukraine
- Sumaya Sadurni: photojournalist and ‘rock’n’roll Mother Teresa’ dies at 32
- ‘Take from the hungry to feed the starving’: UN faces awful dilemma
- ‘Nowhere on earth are people more at risk than Tigray,’ says WHO chief
- Tropical Cyclone Gombe hits countries in south-east Africa
- Protests in Sudan after alleged gang-rape of young woman by security forces
- After Ukraine, how will the world replace Russia’s oil products?
- Ottawa truck convoy cost the city more than C$36m – mainly in police expenses
- Growing calls in Caribbean to cut ties to monarchy as royals fly out
- Peruvian court approves prison release of ex-president Alberto Fujimori
- ‘Contemptuous’: anger in Brazil as Bolsonaro given Indigenous merit medal
- Netflix tests charges for sharing passwords between households
- With 37 million in lockdown and Covid plans under fire, Chinese ask: what comes next?
- China reports first coronavirus deaths in over a year amid omicron surge
- China’s decisive turning point: will it side with Russia and divide the world?
- Papua New Guinean MP charged with murder over shooting death in restaurant
- Philippines considers four-day working week to combat rising costs
- China property shares soar on Beijing stimulus, despite continued debt crisis
- Flood-affected Lismore residents with nowhere to go return to homes deemed uninhabitable
- South Australia election: Labor wins government as Liberal premier Steven Marshall concedes
- Australia chase down record total to win World Cup thriller
- Australia beat India by six wickets: ICC Women’s World Cup – as it happened
- New Covid case numbers across Australia rise by 37% in a week as Omicron subvariant takes hold
- Anthony Albanese says Kimberley Kitching never complained of bullying to him and furore ‘not constructive’
- Russia-Ukraine war latest: Boris Johnson criticised for comparing conflict with Brexit, as 190,000 civilians ‘evacuated from frontline’ – live
- Vladimir Putin waves the flag in a polarised country where views are hard to shift
- ‘There is no escape’: inside a hospital in Ukraine
- Battle for control of Mariupol hinders rescue of civilians trapped in theatre
- PM’s comparison of Ukraine resistance to UK Brexit vote criticised as ‘crass’
- Kyiv calling: famous Clash anthem reborn as call to arms
- The left behind: the dual nationals still in jail in Iran
- Iran made Ashoori family raise £27,000 in 12 hours to secure his release
- DP World’s controversial history of P&O ownership
- British-Iranian Morad Tahbaz returned to Tehran prison
- Syrians join Russian ranks in Ukraine as Putin calls in Assad’s debt
- Government knew of P&O Ferries sackings the day before, No 10 admits
- Indian spiritualist Sadhguru on 100-day motorbike mission to save soil
- UK spies who allegedly passed questions to CIA torturers subject to English law, court rules
- Widespread abuses since Myanmar coup may amount to war crimes, says UN report
- India court in Karnataka upholds ban on hijabs in colleges
- Dragons’ Den investor signs up to Homes for Ukraine refugee scheme
- P&O resumes Liverpool-Dublin service as government reviews contracts
- Booker winner Ben Okri rewrites published novel to drive home message on slavery
- Murder investigation over death of woman at student flat in London
- Cameron’s decision to cut ‘green crap’ now costs each household in England £150 a year
- Richard Ratcliffe’s long years of waiting for sunlight – and Nazanin
- American killed in Ukraine refused to postpone trip to help sick partner
- Wrongfully convicted Kansas man who spent 23 years in prison sues for $93m
- Kim Davis violated gay couples’ rights in denying marriage licenses, judge rules
- US oil giant Halliburton suspends operations in Russia
- ‘Nostalgic racism is racism’: Disney criticised for Texas students’ performance
- Four US marines killed in Norway plane crash during Nato exercise
| Stranded Nigerians accuse UK of ignoring pleas of black refugees fleeing Ukraine Posted: 19 Mar 2022 10:00 AM PDT Critics say race is an issue in treatment of African students fleeing war in Ukraine Two weeks ago, Alani Iyanuoluwa fled Kyiv as the Russian invasion intensified. Making her way across Europe, the 24-year-old hoped to be reunited with family in London. Yet for 10 days she has been stranded in a French port – because she is Nigerian. Iyanuoluwa is among a growing number of refugees who claim the British government is ignoring black people who fled Ukraine. Continue reading... |
| Sumaya Sadurni: photojournalist and ‘rock’n’roll Mother Teresa’ dies at 32 Posted: 18 Mar 2022 03:30 AM PDT Described as 'outstanding and fearless' by Bobi Wine, tributes have been paid to Sadurni, whose work featured in the Guardian and New York Times Sumaya Sadurni Carrasco has died while travelling to take photographs for the Guardian's Saturday magazine in northern Uganda. Thomas Mugisha, an NGO worker, also died in the accident on 7 March. Sumy, as she was known, was a talented, driven and courageous photojournalist with a rare gift for friendship. At just 32 years old, she had built a powerful body of work, which had been published in some of the world's best-known publications; in 2020 she was shortlisted for the Guardian's agency photographer of the year. She also leaves a legacy of knowledge and inspiration that she passed on to young photographers as a Uganda Press Photo award mentor, a teacher at Makerere University and a Canon trainer. Continue reading... |
| ‘Take from the hungry to feed the starving’: UN faces awful dilemma Posted: 17 Mar 2022 10:06 AM PDT Agencies forced to cut back aid in Yemen, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Ethiopia despite growing need as funds go to Ukraine Russia's invasion of Ukraine has put huge pressure on an already shrinking pot of international aid. Aid agencies working in countries with the most pressing emergencies, including Yemen, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Ethiopia, are facing difficult decisions on how to spend their money. Continue reading... |
| ‘Nowhere on earth are people more at risk than Tigray,’ says WHO chief Posted: 17 Mar 2022 12:30 AM PDT Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says even with war in Ukraine, the world must not forget the crisis unfolding 'out of sight' in Ethiopia's northern region The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged the world not to forget the humanitarian crisis in Tigray, saying that even amid the war in Ukraine there is "nowhere on Earth" where people are more at risk than the isolated region of northern Ethiopia. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director general, is from Tigray and has incurred the wrath of the Ethiopian government in the past after accusing it of placing the region under a de facto blockade. Prime minister Abiy Ahmed's government has accused him of bias, and of spreading misinformation. Continue reading... |
| Tropical Cyclone Gombe hits countries in south-east Africa Posted: 16 Mar 2022 11:00 PM PDT Damaging winds and torrential rainfall strike Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi Tropical Cyclone Gombe affected parts of Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi last week, bringing damaging winds and torrential rainfall. Gombe made landfall in the Nampula province of northern Mozambique on Friday as a category three tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of about 120mph and more that 100mm of rainfall in places. Mozambique has already been hit this year by Tropical Storm Ana in January and tropical depression Dumako in February. A powerful late-winter storm system surged across eastern parts of the US on Friday night and Saturday, bringing heavy rain, widespread heavy snow, strong winds, thunderstorms and freezing temperatures. Snow was reported as far south as Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia, with 20-30cm falling quite widely across the Appalachians and northwards through parts of Pennsylvania, New York and Vermont. Damaging winds affected parts of Florida, with a tornado reported near Crescent City, Florida. Cold weather plunging well into the south has been a frequent feature of this winter in the US. Continue reading... |
| Protests in Sudan after alleged gang-rape of young woman by security forces Posted: 16 Mar 2022 05:13 AM PDT Women fear use of sexual violence as a 'tactic' against those protesting the coup, after attack on 18-year-old in Khartoum Demonstrations took place across Sudan on Tuesday in protest at the alleged gang-rape of a teenager by security forces. The 18-year-old said she was attacked in Khartoum on Monday by up to nine men dressed in the uniforms of the security forces involved in dispersing regular protests held across Sudan since October's military coup. Continue reading... |
| After Ukraine, how will the world replace Russia’s oil products? Posted: 19 Mar 2022 12:18 AM PDT A report from the International Energy Agency makes clear that viable alternatives are limited As Boris Johnson flew to the Gulf this week to ask for more oil to replace supplies from Russia, he was accused by the Labour leader, Keir Starmer, of "going cap in hand from dictator to dictator". At the same time, a report produced by the International Energy Agency (IEA) underlined just how limited the options are for any economy seeking to replace Russian crude and other oil products. Continue reading... |
| Ottawa truck convoy cost the city more than C$36m – mainly in police expenses Posted: 18 Mar 2022 11:42 AM PDT The costs were more than twice the amount the city budgeted for affordable and supportive housing The truck convoy that paralyzed much of downtown Ottawa for nearly a month cost the city more than C$36m, officials have said, and the figure is expected to rise in the coming weeks. A memo released by the city on Friday said policing costs accounted for the vast majority of the $36.3m bill. Continue reading... |
| Growing calls in Caribbean to cut ties to monarchy as royals fly out Posted: 18 Mar 2022 07:16 AM PDT William and Kate's visit seen as attempt to persuade countries not to follow Barbados in ditching monarchy The UK should be helping Caribbean nations sever ties with the monarchy rather than sending the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on a charm offensive, Caribbean experts and Windrush campaigners say, predicting that Barbados's decision to remove the Queen as head of state may have a domino effect across the region. The royals will embark on a tour of Jamaica, Belize and the Bahamas on Saturday that is widely viewed as an attempt to persuade other Caribbean nations not to follow Barbados's example, after the Queen was said to have been dismayed by the island's move. Continue reading... |
| Peruvian court approves prison release of ex-president Alberto Fujimori Posted: 17 Mar 2022 01:44 PM PDT Decision restores humanitarian pardon granted to Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year sentence for murder and corruption charges Peru's constitutional court has approved the release from prison of former president Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year sentence for murder and corruption charges. Judge Eloy Espinosa-Saldana confirmed the 4-3 ruling in remarks broadcast on local channel Canal N. It was unclear when Fujimori could leave prison or if new legal challenges could halt the decision. Continue reading... |
| ‘Contemptuous’: anger in Brazil as Bolsonaro given Indigenous merit medal Posted: 17 Mar 2022 08:55 AM PDT Government honours president who activists accuse of undermining Indigenous protections Brazilian activists are outraged after Jair Bolsonaro – who has been accused of spearheading a cataclysmic attack on Indigenous rights – was honoured by his own government for his supposedly "altruistic" efforts to protect Indigenous lives. Bolsonaro was granted the Medal of Indigenous Merit on Wednesday in recognition of what the justice ministry called his attempts to defend Indigenous communities in the South American country. Continue reading... |
| Netflix tests charges for sharing passwords between households Posted: 17 Mar 2022 07:46 AM PDT Scheme being trialled in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru seen as way to make more money from existing subscribers as growth slows The days of sharing Netflix passwords could soon be over. The streaming company has begun testing a new feature that would charge people to add multiple profiles to an account. The scheme is being trialled in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru. It is unclear if and when the feature will be rolled out in other countries. Continue reading... |
| With 37 million in lockdown and Covid plans under fire, Chinese ask: what comes next? Posted: 19 Mar 2022 07:00 AM PDT Elderly residents are wary of the jab even as Omicron spreads, and critics say zero-Covid policy is not sustainable When nearby neighbourhoods went into lockdown, Liu Li started stocking up. The 42-year-old Chinese magazine worker bought vegetables, fruit, medicine and other supplies, adding to stores of basics she had maintained since the pandemic began. Last Sunday a resident in the community where Liu lives with her mother, in Changchun city, Jilin, tested positive. Everyone was ordered inside. The fresh lockdown has, so far, been OK. "I live a normal life," she says. "I work when there are tasks for me. If there aren't any, I talk to my mother, watch TV, or play with my cat." Continue reading... |
| China reports first coronavirus deaths in over a year amid omicron surge Posted: 18 Mar 2022 09:01 PM PDT Two deaths reported on Saturday, the first since January 2021, as China continues to pursue 'zero-Covid' strategy China's national health authorities reported two Coronavirus deaths on Saturday, the first recorded rise in the death toll since January last year, as the country battles an omicron-driven surge. The deaths, both in north-eastern Jilin province, bring the country's coronavirus death toll to 4,638. Continue reading... |
| China’s decisive turning point: will it side with Russia and divide the world? Posted: 17 Mar 2022 09:57 PM PDT Analysis: the world faces the possibility of a dramatic shift in the geopolitical balance of power as Beijing mulls support for Russia over the Ukraine war Joe Biden is due to make a phone call to Xi Jinping on Friday at a potential tipping point in China's role in the world as it decides how far to go in backing Russia's war on Ukraine. While China has abstained on United Nations security council resolutions on the invasion, it has sided with Moscow rhetorically, echoing Russian talking points blaming Nato, and recycling conspiracy theories, and the Biden administration believes it has already decided to bail Russia out economically. Continue reading... |
| Papua New Guinean MP charged with murder over shooting death in restaurant Posted: 17 Mar 2022 05:21 PM PDT First-term government MP Lohia Boe Samuel has been charged with murder over the death of Robert Jerry last week A Papua New Guinean MP has been charged with murder, after the shooting death of a man at a restaurant in the capital of Port Moresby last week. Police will allege that Lohia Boe Samuel, the MP for Moresby North-West, was having dinner with Robert Jerry and another man at Fushion 2 restaurant on Friday 11 March when a firearm was discharged, killing Jerry. Continue reading... |
| Philippines considers four-day working week to combat rising costs Posted: 17 Mar 2022 06:14 AM PDT Economist calls for compressed working hours with 10-hour days in response to higher fuel prices The Philippines is considering a four-day working week to conserve energy, as the cost of fuel continues to rise globally, driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Officials are searching for ways to soften the impact of dramatic price increases, which have prompted calls for a rise in the minimum wage and greater assistance for drivers. Continue reading... |
| China property shares soar on Beijing stimulus, despite continued debt crisis Posted: 16 Mar 2022 11:52 PM PDT Plans to shore up real estate and tech sectors welcomed by investors, but downgrade of third-biggest developer Sunac shows problems persist Chinese property shares have soared for a second day thanks to a decision by Beijing's leadership to throw the country's struggling real estate sector a lifeline amid growing pressures at home and abroad. Despite a downgrade for China's third-biggest property developer Sunac on Thursday, stocks in the sector lifted again in Hong Kong and the mainland thanks to an announcement by vice premier Liu He, China's economic tsar, on Wednesday that the government needed to reduce risks in the industry. Continue reading... |
| Flood-affected Lismore residents with nowhere to go return to homes deemed uninhabitable Posted: 19 Mar 2022 12:00 PM PDT Exclusive: Multiple families who evacuated during the NSW floods left with no choice but to move back home in recent days Residents in Lismore have been left with no choice but to move back into their houses that have been deemed uninhabitable, with some sleeping on swags in mouldy rooms without electricity, as they are unable to find safe accommodation three weeks after floods devastated the town. In South Lismore – a low-lying part of the town that bore the brunt of historic flooding this year and an area well known for attracting residents seeking affordable housing – Guardian Australia spoke with multiple residents who had evacuated town following the floods but had returned to their homes in recent days. Continue reading... |
| South Australia election: Labor wins government as Liberal premier Steven Marshall concedes Posted: 19 Mar 2022 03:46 AM PDT Peter Malinauskas to become state's 47th premier as Liberal government deserted by voters after just one term • Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Labor has won the South Australian election, with the premier, Steven Marshall, conceding defeat to the opposition leader, Peter Malinauskas, on Saturday night. The Labor party was on track to win 25 seats and form a majority government after it recorded a 7.3% swing in its favour. Continue reading... |
| Australia chase down record total to win World Cup thriller Posted: 19 Mar 2022 02:26 AM PDT
Australia are through to the Women's World Cup semi-finals after a thrilling record run chase saw them squeak past India's 7-277 in Auckland. Beth Mooney produced last-over heroics and Meg Lanning led from the front, scoring a superb 97 to give Australia a rare win at the All Blacks' "house of pain", Eden Park. Continue reading... |
| Australia beat India by six wickets: ICC Women’s World Cup – as it happened Posted: 19 Mar 2022 01:49 AM PDT Tournament favourites chase down a World Cup-record 278 for victory, their fifth out of five in this year's event 4th over: India 15-1 (Yastika Bhatia 2, Shafali Verma 1) Brown looks to make up for her ordinary first over and she does immediately, with the big wicket of Mandhana, bringing Yastika Bhatia to the crease. Bhatia uses the first ball to get her eye in, before a well run two off the next ball to get off the mark quickly. Brown gives away the first extra of the match with a wide, followed by a dot ball and then another wide. This has shades of Australia's series against India late last year when they just couldn't stop bowling wides. Hopefully Brown has got that out of her system now. Continue reading... |
| New Covid case numbers across Australia rise by 37% in a week as Omicron subvariant takes hold Posted: 18 Mar 2022 10:24 PM PDT Australia records 28 Covid-related deaths, with 12 in NSW, 10 in Queensland, four in Western Australia and two in Victoria The number of new Covid infections across Australia has risen by 37% in a week, linked to the more transmissible BA.2 subvariant of Omicron. Australia has recorded 295,146 new Covid-19 cases in the past week, surging by more than a third compared with 215,701 cases the previous week, according to data from the tracking site Covid Live. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 18 Mar 2022 09:42 PM PDT Labor leader says it is 'a fact' that he never received a bullying complaint from Kitching before she died The federal opposition leader, Anthony Albanese, says the late senator Kimberley Kitching never raised complaints of bullying with him as he labelled political debate about her death not constructive. Reports have emerged about the stress Kitching had been under within her own party before her death from a suspected heart attack, with Labor senators Kristina Keneally, Penny Wong and Katy Gallagher named in media reports as having ostracised her. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 19 Mar 2022 12:17 PM PDT UK prime minister criticised for 'crass' comments; while Ukraine says 190,000 civilians have been evacuated from the frontline since the invasion began
I'm now handing over to my colleague in London, Clea Skopeliti. Continue reading... |
| Vladimir Putin waves the flag in a polarised country where views are hard to shift Posted: 19 Mar 2022 12:00 PM PDT The west hopes support for the invasion of Ukraine is wavering. But as Friday's rally showed, protesters remain in a minority As Vladimir Putin stood before a sea of tricolour flags and tens of thousands of applauding Russians in the Luzhniki stadium on Friday, it was clear that he wanted to portray his invasion of Ukraine as a people's war. Never mind the independent media reports that state employees and university students had been bussed in for the rally, as the government employed the same crude tactics to pack the stadium in order to simulate patriotic enthusiasm as it has done for years. Continue reading... |
| ‘There is no escape’: inside a hospital in Ukraine Posted: 19 Mar 2022 11:45 AM PDT Fifty miles from Kyiv, doctors prepare a bomb shelter for the casualties to arrive on their doorstep, while their own lives are on the line Bila Tserkva's No2 hospital was emptied of patients and its cold-war-era bomb shelter filled with beds to prepare for the horror its doctors have watched overwhelm medics in other cities. The few dozen patients they have taken in since war broke out are harbingers of the storm to come. One lost an eye to an explosion as he chatted with friends. Another faces months of recovery after a sniper bullet shattered his thigh bone. A third interviewed by the Observer was so badly wounded by a shell that forming a short sentence leaves him breathless with exhaustion. Continue reading... |
| Battle for control of Mariupol hinders rescue of civilians trapped in theatre Posted: 19 Mar 2022 11:34 AM PDT Ukrainian forces hold out against larger Russian force but lose access to Sea of Azov Intense street fighting hampered attempts to free hundreds of survivors trapped inside a bombed theatre on Saturdayas Ukrainian forces held out against a larger Russian force inside the strategically important southern port city of Mariupol. In a day of scant battlefield gains for Vladimir Putin, Ukraine did admit that following fierce fighting in Mariupol it had lost access to the Sea of Azov for the first time, a potentially significant prize for Russia. Continue reading... |
| PM’s comparison of Ukraine resistance to UK Brexit vote criticised as ‘crass’ Posted: 19 Mar 2022 11:33 AM PDT Prime minister says vote is 'famous recent example' of 'instinct of the people […] to choose freedom' Boris Johnson has been accused of "crass and distasteful" comments after comparing the struggle of Ukrainians fighting the Russian invasion to Britain voting for Brexit. In his speech to the Conservative party spring conference in Blackpool, Johnson said it is the "instinct of the people of this country, like the people of Ukraine, to choose freedom", with the Brexit vote a "famous recent example". Continue reading... |
| Kyiv calling: famous Clash anthem reborn as call to arms Posted: 19 Mar 2022 11:01 AM PDT Ukrainian punk band Beton win blessing of the Clash to record new version of song to raise funds for support network • Russia-Ukraine war: latest developments The Clash have given their blessing to a new version of their song London Calling by a Ukrainian punk band called Beton. Kyiv Calling, recorded near the frontline, has lyrics that call upon the rest of the world to support the defence of the country from Russian invaders. All proceeds of what is now billed as a "war anthem" will go to the Free Ukraine Resistance Movement (FURM) to help fund a shared communications system that will alert the population to threats and lobby for international support. Continue reading... |
| The left behind: the dual nationals still in jail in Iran Posted: 18 Mar 2022 10:00 PM PDT Anoosheh Ashoori and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe are free but other families in the west are waiting anxiously Dotted across Europe and America are families of as many as 17 dual nationals still held in jail in Iran, watching nervously to find out whether their loved ones will follow Anoosheh Ashoori and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on a plane to freedom, or be left behind. Many fear their freedom is not being made a precondition of the west agreeing a nuclear deal with Iran in the talks nearing a climax in Vienna. Without an acknowledged debt to repay like the UK's, some of their countries may have trouble striking deals, and that worries the families. Continue reading... |
| Iran made Ashoori family raise £27,000 in 12 hours to secure his release Posted: 18 Mar 2022 03:00 PM PDT Family of freed British-Iranian detainee Anoosheh Ashoori had to pay last-minute fine in cash The family of the British-Iranian detainee Anoosheh Ashoori had to scramble at the last minute to raise £27,000 to pay a fine to the Iranian government, delivering the money in cash to the authorities in Tehran's Evin prison for it to be counted and authenticated. The Iranian government told British Foreign Office negotiators late on Monday that his release would be blocked unless the fine, linked to his 10-year jail sentence, was paid the following day. Ashooori was released along with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on Wednesday after the UK paid Iran a longstanding £400m debt. Continue reading... |
| DP World’s controversial history of P&O ownership Posted: 18 Mar 2022 11:22 AM PDT Analysis: The economic model of the firm, ultimately owned by Dubai royalty, was under question even before the mass sackings • Angry protests against P&O Ferries take place at UK ports When Dubai Ports Ltd first bought up the ports and ships of P&O 16 years ago, the question that preoccupied a country reeling from the 2005 Islamist terrorist attacks was Britain's physical security. Now, the questions are focused on the economic security of Britain's workforce. Continue reading... |
| British-Iranian Morad Tahbaz returned to Tehran prison Posted: 18 Mar 2022 07:49 AM PDT Family says he was taken from home in Iranian capital by armed guards only 48 hours after being released Morad Tahbaz, the British-Iranian given a furlough as part of a deal to release Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori has been returned to Evin prison in Tehran under armed guard only 48 hours after being released. The Foreign Office insisted that the Iranians have told them that Tahbaz is only being returned to the prison to have an ankle tag installed and they expect to see him returned home in the coming hours. Continue reading... |
| Syrians join Russian ranks in Ukraine as Putin calls in Assad’s debt Posted: 18 Mar 2022 07:47 AM PDT Analysis: Safe in his palace, Syrian leader appears to have given Moscow carte blanche to airlift his army After 11 years of war, the destruction of towns, cities and much of the Syrian military, Bashar al-Assad's army has launched a recruitment drive. But the recruits are not fresh from bootcamps and will not fight on the home front. They are the vanguard of what could be the biggest state-backed mercenary force in the world. Within days, Syrian troops could be deployed to reinforce the stalled Russian frontlines in Ukraine, where Vladimir Putin is about to extract a lethal price for Moscow's rescue of the Syrian leader. The first Syrian troops to join Putin's ranks – an advance force of 150 – arrived in Russia on Thursday, European intelligence officials claim. Ukrainian military intelligence, echoing a claim by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, believes 40,000 Syrians have signed up to fight – a figure that would represent a sizeable chunk of the battle-ready capacity of the country's entire military. Continue reading... |
| Government knew of P&O Ferries sackings the day before, No 10 admits Posted: 18 Mar 2022 06:33 AM PDT Labour and unions demand immediate action including suspending licences of parent company DP World
Unions and the Labour party have demanded immediate action over the sacking of 800 British crew by P&O Ferries, including suspending the licences of its parent company, DP World, as it emerged the government was made aware of the move the previous night. Amid public calls for a boycott of P&O and protests at ports, unions demanded the government urge the firm to reverse its decision, and curb DP World's involvement in planned freeports. Continue reading... |
| Indian spiritualist Sadhguru on 100-day motorbike mission to save soil Posted: 19 Mar 2022 03:30 AM PDT Yoga guru will visit dozens of countries en route from London to India to raise awareness of plight of one of nature's greatest resources One of India's best-known spiritual leaders is embarking on a 100-day motorbike journey from London to India to raise awareness of one of nature's most undervalued resources. Sadhguru, or Jaggi Vasudev, is setting off on Monday on a 30,000km (18,600-mile) trip through Europe and the Middle East in an effort to "save soil", meeting celebrities, environmentalists and influencers in dozens of countries along the way. Continue reading... |
| UK spies who allegedly passed questions to CIA torturers subject to English law, court rules Posted: 16 Mar 2022 08:01 AM PDT Abu Zubaydah, tortured at CIA 'black sites' in six different countries, has right to sue UK government UK intelligence services who allegedly asked the CIA to put questions to a detainee who was being tortured in "black sites" were subject to the law of England and Wales and not that of the countries in which he was being held, the court of appeal has ruled. The three appeal judges were asked to decide whether Abu Zubaydah, who was subjected to extreme mistreatment and torture at secret CIA "black sites" in six different countries, has the right to sue the UK government in England. Zubaydah had no control whatever over his location and in all probability no knowledge of it either. His location was irrelevant to the UK intelligence services and may have been unknown to them. The claimant was undoubtedly rendered to the six countries in question precisely because this would enable him to be detained and tortured outside the laws and legal systems of those countries. Continue reading... |
| Widespread abuses since Myanmar coup may amount to war crimes, says UN report Posted: 16 Mar 2022 02:56 AM PDT UN rights office warns military has shown 'flagrant disregard for human life' and has deliberately targeted civilians since it seized power on 1 February 2021 Myanmar's military junta has committed widespread and systematic abuses against civilians that may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to the first comprehensive report to be produced by the UN's human rights office since last year's coup. The UN rights office warns the military has shown "flagrant disregard for human life" and has deliberately targeted civilians since it seized power on 1 February 2021. Continue reading... |
| India court in Karnataka upholds ban on hijabs in colleges Posted: 14 Mar 2022 11:59 PM PDT Fearing unrest over the ruling, the state government bans large gatherings after the restrictions on headscarves sparked violent protests A court in India has ruled that wearing a hijab is not an essential principle of Islam, in a setback to Muslim students who were demanding the right to wear the headscarf in colleges in Karnataka, south India. The Karnataka high court was hearing the petitions of Muslim students who had been stopped in January from entering the government college in Udupi, where they were enrolled, for wearing the hijab. Continue reading... |
| Dragons’ Den investor signs up to Homes for Ukraine refugee scheme Posted: 19 Mar 2022 11:32 AM PDT Steven Bartlett says he would donate monthly payment from scheme to Disasters Emergency Committee An entrepreneur and investor on BBC programme Dragons' Den has announced he has signed up to offer his home to a Ukrainian family fleeing the war as part of the UK government's sponsorship scheme. Steven Bartlett, the 29-year-old author and podcaster, said he had applied to the initiative and hoped to house refugees in the spare room of his home in London. Continue reading... |
| P&O resumes Liverpool-Dublin service as government reviews contracts Posted: 19 Mar 2022 09:32 AM PDT Tory party co-chair voices 'revulsion' at ferry company's actions after 800 staff replaced with agency workers P&O crossings between Liverpool and Dublin resumed on Saturday afternoon, two days after the ferry company suspended services when it sacked 800 staff and brought in replacement agency workers. Labour had called on the government to step in and halt any crossings, as ministers confirmed that all government contracts with the company were being reviewed. Continue reading... |
| Booker winner Ben Okri rewrites published novel to drive home message on slavery Posted: 19 Mar 2022 09:00 AM PDT The author tells why he spent five years on a new draft of his 2008 novel Starbook to give more emphasis to one of its key themes Self-criticism, perhaps even regret, is common among writers looking back at old work, but the novelist Ben Okri has now gone so far as to rewrite a whole published novel. And it is a book he already liked quite a lot. The Booker-prize-winning Nigerian author has spent much of the last five years re-crafting his 2008 story Starbook, a mystical romance set in his homeland. A new version, complete with a new title and cover, is to be published this summer as The Last Gift of the Master Artists, and Okri believes that he has given more emphasis to transatlantic slavery, and will now offer his readers a "more considered" narrative. Continue reading... |
| Murder investigation over death of woman at student flat in London Posted: 19 Mar 2022 08:20 AM PDT Police say inquiries under way but no arrests made so far after incident in Clerkenwell A murder investigation has been launched after the death of a woman, believed to be 19 years old, at her student flat in London. Police were called to an accommodation block in Clerkenwell for students at City, University of London at 5.10am on Saturday after emergency services received reports of an injured woman. Continue reading... |
| Cameron’s decision to cut ‘green crap’ now costs each household in England £150 a year Posted: 19 Mar 2022 08:04 AM PDT Ending onshore wind projects, solar subsidies and energy efficiency schemes has added to inflated bills, study finds The decision by David Cameron's government to ditch what he denounced as "green crap" policies will cost every household as much as £150 a year by the autumn, new analysis has shown. With energy prices already soaring and bills set to rise even further this year, it suggests Cameron's decisions to effectively end onshore wind projects in England, cut solar subsidies and slash energy-efficiency schemes played a large part in rising bills. It comes with the government preparing to announce its much anticipated energy strategy this week, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine further drives up energy prices. It is expected to push measures such as solar and onshore wind power generation, as well as North Sea oil projects. However, there are concerns that the Treasury is holding back more radical action. Continue reading... |
| Richard Ratcliffe’s long years of waiting for sunlight – and Nazanin Posted: 19 Mar 2022 07:23 AM PDT Donna Ferguson recalls nine interviews since 2017 that charted dashed dreams and suffering mingled with hope When I first met Richard Ratcliffe, back in 2017, his wife Nazanin had just been told that she could face an additional 16 years in an Iranian prison. He had, by then, been separated from his three-year-old daughter Gabriella for half her life: she was captured as an 18-month-old baby along with her mother, and would spend the next three years in Iran, living with her grandparents. Continue reading... |
| American killed in Ukraine refused to postpone trip to help sick partner Posted: 19 Mar 2022 12:00 PM PDT Jimmy Hill, 68, was killed in a Russian attack on Chernihiv as his partner, Irina Teslenko, received treatment Jimmy Hill, the American who was killed in Ukraine this week, refused to postpone a trip to the country to bring medical treatment to his longtime partner, Irina Teslenko, who has progressive multiple sclerosis, his family said on Saturday. Hill, 68, was killed in a Russian attack on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, as Teslenko received treatment. Hill's family say Teslenko and her mother are trying to leave the city but would need an ambulance and it is unclear if that can happen. Continue reading... |
| Wrongfully convicted Kansas man who spent 23 years in prison sues for $93m Posted: 19 Mar 2022 10:26 AM PDT Lamonte McIntyre spent two decades in prison for a double murder he did not commit and says a former detective framed him A Kansas man who spent 23 years in prison for a double murder he did not commit is seeking $93m in damages from the county where he was convicted and a former detective he says framed him. Lamonte McIntyre, 45, and his mother allege in a lawsuit filed in 2018 that the unified government of Wyandotte county and Kansas City, Kansas is responsible for the actions of former police detective Roger Golubski and other officers involved in his prosecution. Continue reading... |
| Kim Davis violated gay couples’ rights in denying marriage licenses, judge rules Posted: 19 Mar 2022 10:18 AM PDT US district judge issues ruling in two longstanding lawsuits involving former Kentucky clerk and two same-sex couples A federal judge has ruled that a former Kentucky clerk violated the constitutional rights of two same-sex couples after she wouldn't issue them marriage licenses – a refusal that sparked international attention and briefly landed her in jail in 2015. The US district judge, David Bunning, issued the ruling on Friday in two longstanding lawsuits involving Kim Davis, the former clerk of Rowan county, and two same-sex couples. A jury trial will still need to decide on any damages. Continue reading... |
| US oil giant Halliburton suspends operations in Russia Posted: 19 Mar 2022 09:16 AM PDT Schlumberger also halts business in response to US sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine Two giant US oil field services companies, Halliburton and Schlumberger, have said they are suspending operations in Russia, in response to US sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. Halliburton said on Friday it had suspended future business in Russia in compliance with sanctions that prohibit transactions and work, including for certain state-owned Russian customers. Continue reading... |
| ‘Nostalgic racism is racism’: Disney criticised for Texas students’ performance Posted: 19 Mar 2022 08:51 AM PDT Walt Disney World apologises after Texas high school drill team chants 'Scalp 'em, Indians, scalp 'em' during performance Walt Disney World apologised after a Texas high school drill team performing at the entertainment giant's Florida theme park wore fringed outfits and chanted: "Scalp 'em, Indians, scalp 'em." "The live performance in our park did not reflect our core values and we regret it took place," a spokesperson, Jacquee Wahler, said in a statement. Continue reading... |
| Four US marines killed in Norway plane crash during Nato exercise Posted: 19 Mar 2022 07:56 AM PDT
Four US marines were killed when their Osprey aircraft crashed in a Norwegian town in the Arctic Circle during a Nato exercise unrelated to the Ukraine war, authorities said on Saturday. The Norwegian prime minister, Jonas Gahr Stoere, tweeted that the marines died on Friday night. The cause was under investigation but Norwegian police reported bad weather. Continue reading... |
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