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The key moments from the second Democratic debate in Detroit

Joe Biden faced a barrage of attacks from fellow 2020 hopefuls, but this time he was better prepared Joe Biden fended off multiple attacks at the second Democratic presidential debate in Detroit on Wednesday night, as the party’s contenders to take on Donald Trump in 2020 jockeyed to position themselves as a clear alternative to the current frontrunner. Following Tuesday’s debate , which pitted a slew of moderates against the progressive leaders Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, Wednesday night’s debate saw Biden almost single-handedly commanding the centrist lane. But the unruly and often contentious evening produced no clear winner, as some onstage cautioned against losing sight of the party’s real target – Trump. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2YBGGLI

Rapper A$AP Rocky to testify in Sweden assault trial

Musician to give testimony in case that prompted feud between Donald Trump and Sweden The US rapper A$AP Rocky is expected to give testimony in a Swedish court on Thursday, on the second day of an assault trial that has sparked international attention and prompted a war of words between Donald Trump and the Scandinavian country . The 30-year-old performer, producer and model, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault causing actual bodily harm on the first day of the trial on Tuesday. He and two of his entourage were accused of punching and kicking a teenager. His lawyer told the court he acted in self-defence. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2YCZz53

Left to rot: the new global effort to preserve lost monuments

From a railway run by children in Ljubljana to brutalist monuments in the Balkans, the Nonument Group maps abandoned 20th-century architecture When he was 14, Ljubljana resident Janko Vrhunc spent every Sunday training to drive a steam locomotive. “We had to sign in, then check all the wagons, check the train, then talk to all the workers,” recalls Vrhunc, now 84. “I asked the train driver: is the fire strong enough? I asked the conductor: did we sell enough tickets to depart? Are the uniforms in order?” After three months Vrhunc and about 20 other schoolchildren were deemed ready to run the small-gauge Pioneer Railway under adult supervision. “We moved the train from Ljubljana main station,” says Vrhunc. “The train driver stepped aside and let us do it. This is how … one of us fell under the wheels and lost a leg.” Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2SVgIBG

Promising to fix social care could cost Boris Johnson dearly

PM faces political and financial perils that have defeated his predecessors Boris Johnson could not have been clearer in his first speech as prime minister about his intention to finally come up with a solution to one of the great policy failures of the last 20 years. “My job is to protect you or your parents or grandparents from the fear of having to sell your home to pay for the costs of care,” he said. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Yy2NXp

How the media framed the way we see the migrant crisis

Disaster reporting plays to set ideas about people from ‘over there’. By Daniel Trilling When did you notice the word “migrant” start to take precedence over the many other terms applied to people on the move? For me it was in 2015, as the refugee crisis in Europe reached its peak. While debate raged over whether people crossing the Mediterranean via unofficial routes should be regarded as deserving candidates for European sympathy and protection, it seemed as if that word came to crowd out all others. Unlike the other terms, well-meaning or malicious, that might be applied to people in similar situations, this one word appears shorn of context; without even an im- or an em- attached to it to indicate that the people it describes have histories or futures. Instead, it implies an endless present: they are migrants, they move, it’s what they do. It’s a form of description that, until 2015, I might have expected to see more often in nature documentaries, applied to animals rather than hu...

China blames US for Hong Kong protests. Can that really be true?

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US sanctions Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif

The United States sanctioned Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif Wednesday, following through on a weeks-old threat that is likely to elevate already heightened tensions with Iran. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2MteJDB

Arrest in gruesome murder of Instagram star

Moscow police said Wednesday they had made an arrest in the headline-grabbing murder of a Russian Instagram star, according to a statement released by the Russian Ministry of Interior (MVD). from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2LRMPl3

NSW farmers granted amnesty for illegal land-clearing

Environment movement accuses the Berejiklian government of caving in to big agribusiness over the amnesty New South Wales farmers who cleared land illegally under the old Native Vegetation Act have been granted an amnesty by the Berijiklian government, which has announced it will no longer launch any new prosecutions for breaches of the old law. Hundreds of cases are believed to be in the pipeline, after the land clearing skyrocketed in north-western NSW ahead of more lenient land clearing laws being introduced by the government in August 2017. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2GFgmdL

North Korean soldier defects to South across demilitarised zone

Defections across sensitive area dotted with landmines, fences and guard posts are rare The South Korean military detained a North Korean soldier who crossed the heavily fortified demilitarised zone that separates the two countries, according to the South’s joint chiefs of staff (JSC). The soldier expressed his intention to defect to South Korea, the JSC said on Thursday. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2KkAVND

Hong Kong protests: China military breaks silence to warn unrest should not be tolerated

Chief of the Chinese military garrison in Hong Kong says army is determined to protect China’s sovereignty The head of the Chinese army in Hong Kong has spoken on the protests for the first time, saying the unrest has “seriously threatened the life and safety” of the people and should not be tolerated. The commander of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) garrison in Hong Kong warned it was “determined to protect national sovereignty, security, stability and the prosperity of Hong Kong”. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ZrrUIM

Crown Resorts director Harold Mitchell complains of delay as he fights Asic ban

Former media buyer says Asic has delayed giving him documents in court case relating to his time as director of Tennis Australia Crown Resorts director Harold Mitchell claims the corporate regulator has had to be “dragged kicking and screaming” to give his lawyers documents related to its efforts to disqualify him as a company director. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is pursuing Mitchell in the federal court over allegations that in late 2012 and early 2013, as a director of Tennis Australia, he helped the Seven Network get a cheap deal to broadcast the Australian Open. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2LTYSOW

Amazon deforestation: Bolsonaro government accused of seeking to sow doubt over data

Ministers look at setting up alternative monitoring scheme as existing system shows alarming rise in clearance rates The Amazon forest is being burned and chopped down at the most alarming rate in recent memory, but the Brazilian government of Jair Bolsonaro is focused on reinterpreting the data rather than dealing with the culprits, monitoring groups have said. At a clearance rate equivalent to a Manhattan island every day, deforestation in July was almost twice as fast as the worst month ever recorded by the current satellite monitoring system, which is managed by the government’s National Institute for Space Research. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2GEGUf0

One in three Australian MPs own an investment property

About 15% of lower house MPs have financial interests in mining, energy and resources, latest declarations show More than one in three Australian lower house MPs own investment properties, sharing a lucrative portfolio of 90 homes and apartments between them. The latest batch of financial interest declarations was released on Wednesday, showing a significant holding of investment properties among Coalition MPs, many of whom strongly opposed attempts to overhaul negative gearing. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2T5mfWF

Minister: Keep suspects anonymous if there is a reputation to protect

Justice secretary floats idea of not naming some people accused of serious crimes The new justice secretary has suggested that the anonymity of suspected sex offenders and others accused of serious crimes should be respected until they are charged if they have a reputation to protect. Robert Buckland QC was asked if he supported a campaign to ban the naming of those arrested on suspicion of rape and other sexual offences, which has been led by Sir Cliff Richard and radio presenter Paul Gambaccini – both falsely accused of historical sex offences. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2yq5gEH

Climate crisis already causing deaths and childhood stunting, report reveals

‘Insidious’ health-related impacts in Australia and Pacific include lowered cognitive capacity and spread of diseases Climate change is “absolutely” already causing deaths, according to a new report on the health impacts of the climate crisis, which also predicts climate-related stunting, malnutrition and lower IQ in children within the coming decades. The report, From Townsville to Tuvalu , produced by Monash University in Melbourne, pulled together scientific research from roughly 120 peer-reviewed journal articles to paint a picture of the health-related impacts of the climate emergency in Australia and the Pacific region. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2K8uEnO

New Zealand rocked by Māori protests on child removals and use of sacred land

Jacinda Ardern criticised for absence during protests over removal of Māori children and construction on sacred land New Zealand has been beset by two major protests held by Māori leaders, straining relations with the Labour government and drawing accusations that Jacinda Ardern – who is visiting the remote Pacific territory of Tokelau – is a “part-time prime minister” . On Tuesday, hundreds of activists marched on parliament house in Wellington, as well as other New Zealand cities, calling for an overhaul of the government’s child welfare agency, Oranga Tamariki [Ministry for Children], amidst a series of controversial cases in which Māori children and newborns were taken into state care. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ZoaOvg

Asian stocks fall as trade worries linger before Fed's rate decision

Asian stocks fell broadly Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump criticized China in a series of tweets, adding to worries over trade negotiations that resumed recently in Shanghai. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2Ki3Lhm

'Most people' detained in Xinjiang camps have been released, China claims

Official in Chinese region says detainees have ‘returned home’ but US calls for evidence and a UN inspection Most people sent to mass detention centres in China’s Xinjiang region have “returned to society”, a senior official from the region has claimed. A spokeswoman for the US state department said there was no evidence to support the assertion made by Xinjiang’s vice chairman Alken Tuniaz and said Beijing should allow the United Nations high commissioner for human rights unhindered access to assess the claim. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2SQh4ts

Crocodile with surgical plate in stomach may provide clue to missing person

The orthopaedic device was discovered inside 4.7m animal that died in central Queensland last month An orthopaedic plate found in the stomach of a Queensland crocodile could possibly bring closure to the family of a missing person. The plate, with six stainless steel screws, was inside the 4.7-metre MJ, who died a month ago after a fight with another large crocodile at Koorana Crocodile Farm near Rockhampton. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2YvYzf8

US soldiers shot 170 civilians in this ditch

Two walls have brought me to tears. They are on opposite sides of the world, 8,600 miles apart. Both are filled with names of people I never knew but who have helped shaped the person I have become. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2OptqKf

How anime shaped Japan's global identity

A biker gang slices through Tokyo's neon-soaked night. The riders hit the brakes next to a giant, black crater created by an atomic blast. It's so enormous that it bursts beyond the comic strip panels and seeps across the whole page. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2LMaVOm

Founder of coffee chain goes missing

The head of India's biggest coffee chain has gone missing. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2LOsUUi

1,000 diagnosed with dengue in 24 hours

More than 1,000 people in Bangladesh, the majority of whom are children, have been diagnosed with dengue in the last 24 hours, amid the country's worst outbreak on record, a senior health ministry official said Tuesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2OrgTWX

China's top Uyghur official claims most detainees have left Xinjiang camps

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Obscene texts and corruption: the downfall of Puerto Rico's governor - podcast

Mass protests triggered by leaked text messages have led to the resignation of Ricardo Rosselló. Oliver Laughland discusses his time on the island. And: Larry Elliott on why sterling is at a 28-month low Hundreds of thousands of people have lined the streets of Puerto Rico over the past couple of weeks in some of the largest demonstrations in the US territory’s history. They began in response to hundreds of pages of leaked text messages between the governor, Ricardo Rosselló, and 11 members of his inner circle, which made homophobic and sexist jokes and mocked the victims of Hurricane Maria . However, the problems go further back than July. The Rosselló administration has been plagued by allegations of corruption and mismanagement during the response to Hurricane Maria. Shortly before the messages were leaked, the FBI arrested five former government officials and contractors accused of misappropriating millions of dollars in federal funds given to the island after the disaster. Cont...

'Historic' day as India outlaws 'triple talaq' Islamic instant divorce

Minister says women now have justice but Muslim groups accuse Hindu-led government of community interference India’s parliament has approved a bill outlawing the centuries-old right of a Muslim man to instantly divorce his wife, drawing accusations of government interference in a community matter. Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist administration has been pushing to criminalise “triple talaq”, under which a man can divorce by uttering the word “talaq”, meaning divorce in Arabic, three times in his wife’s presence. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2KdQcjd

Canada manhunt: suspects were let go after being stopped at checkpoint

Murder suspects Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky were pulled over and searched by First Nation safety officers checking for alcohol The manhunt for accused killers Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky in northern Canada has taken another frustrating turn, with authorities confirming the duo was stopped at a checkpoint but then let go. The pair, who are suspected of shooting dead Australian tourist Lucas Fowler and his American girlfriend Chynna Deese along with Canadian botanist Leonard Dyck, have been on the run in northern Canada for two weeks. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2K2W9QZ

Labor senator urges tax on digital companies to stop them 'pillaging' Australian economy

Former TWU secretary Tony Sheldon says superannuation must be extended to workers in gig economy Australia should tax digital companies based on their revenue and extend superannuation to all working Australians, new Labor senator Tony Sheldon has said. In an interview ahead of his first speech on Wednesday, Sheldon said he would hold technology companies including Uber, Facebook, Amazon and Google accountable for “failing our economy and democracy” and “disrupt the disrupters” by calling for new rights for gig economy workers. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Ot6rhF

Hong kong police officer threatens protesters with shotgun – video

Hong Kong police clashed with protesters outside Kwai Chung police station where dozens of protesters are being held. Protesters gathered outside the police station after authorities announced that 44 arrested protesters would appear in court. One officer was seen brandishing a shotgun at the protesters. On the other side of Hong Kong, at least 10 were injured after a vehicle launched fireworks at pro-democracy protesters in Tin Shui Wai. The crowd at Tin Shui Wai police station were also calling for the release of three protesters. A black Toyota reportedly shot fireworks at the crowd in the early hours of the morning.   Fresh unrest in Hong Kong after 44 protesters charged with rioting Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ZjyTUd

Body of 1930s gangster John Dillinger to be exhumed at family's request

Digging up the remains could resolve conspiracy theories Dillinger isn’t buried in grave, though reason for request is unknown The body of the notorious 1930s gangster John Dillinger is expected to be exhumed in September at an Indianapolis cemetery, more than 85 years after he was killed by FBI agents. Digging up the remains could resolve conspiracy theories that the man some considered a hero during the Great Depression isn’t buried in his marked grave, said Susan Sutton, a historian with the Indiana Historical Society. Among the tales is that Dillinger’s family tricked the FBI into shooting the wrong man. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/313ratJ

Asian stocks up ahead of Bank of Japan decision, trade talks

Asian stocks traded modestly higher Tuesday. Investors are waiting for clues on several key events, including rate decisions from the Bank of Japan and the Federal Reserve, as well as progress on US-China trade talks in Shanghai. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/310D0EY

Daimler's electric trucks will make online shopping greener

Online shopping makes life easier for consumers but it can harm the environment, especially if you opt for express delivery. German automaker Daimler has found one way to tackle the climate crisis. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2KcdKoA

Queensland coroner to investigate deaths of Indigenous teenagers found in wreck of stolen car

Families of Rayshaun Carr and Jaylen Clark Close, who had been involved in a police chase, learned of their deaths via Facebook The deaths of two Indigenous teenagers whose bodies were discovered in the wreck of a stolen car on the side of the Gore Highway last year will be investigated by the Queensland coroner, after a 15-month-long campaign from their families. The families of Rayshaun Carr, 17, and Jaylen Clark Close, 16, learned of their deaths through Facebook, more than 24 hours after the crash site was found. Only one person, one of Jaylen’s aunts, was informed directly by police. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Mu838l

Starvation deaths of 200 reindeer in Arctic caused by climate change, say researchers

Comparable death toll has been recorded only once before, says Norwegian Polar Institute About 200 reindeer have been found dead from starvation in the Arctic archipelago Svalbard, an unusually high number, the Norwegian Polar Institute has said, pointing the finger at climate change. During an annual census of the wild reindeer population on the group of islands about 1,200km (746 miles) from the north pole, three researchers from the institute identified the carcasses of about 200 deer believed to have starved to death last winter. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2OnH94m

Russian opposition leader says he was poisoned in custody

Alexei Navalny, a prominent Russian opposition leader, was discharged from a Moscow hospital and sent back to jail, despite claims by his doctor that he may have been poisoned by an unknown chemical agent while in custody. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2GCZvrP

Trump's friend tried to profit from Middle East nuclear deal, lawmakers say

Congressional report finds Tom Barrack tried to buy Westinghouse as he sought a related government post A billionaire friend of Donald Trump pursued a plan to buy Westinghouse Electric Corp – even as he lobbied Trump to become a special envoy and promote the company’s work on nuclear power in Saudi Arabia, a congressional report released on Monday. While Tom Barrack failed in both efforts, the report provides fresh evidence of the ease with which some corporate and foreign interests have gained access to the US president and other senior members of his administration. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2KaJYAB

More than 200 public servants under suspicion for medevac leak, case notes reveal

Exclusive: AFP investigation abandoned owing to high number of people who had access to classified document More than 200 public servants were suspected of being the source of a Department of Home Affairs leak on apparent security risks in the medevac legislation, documents obtained by Guardian Australia reveal. The legislation, which passed parliament this year, facilitates the transfer of refugees from Manus and Nauru to Australia for medical treatment. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Yt6QR0

Canada manhunt: teen fugitives still at large after 'exhaustive' police search

Canadian authorities urge people to remain vigilant as search for Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky continues Canadian authorities have suffered a frustrating blow in their search for two teenage suspects wanted over a series of killing in remote northern Canada. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced late on Monday that a possible sighting of Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, at a garbage dump could not be substantiated after a “thorough and exhaustive search”. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Zlk57i

Insomnia sufferers can benefit from therapy, new study shows

Authors call for cognitive behavioural therapy to be offered through GPs Forget counting sheep and drinking warm milk, an effective way to tackle chronic insomnia is cognitive behavioural therapy, researchers have confirmed. The authors of a new study say that although the therapy is effective, it is not being used widely enough, with doctors having limited knowledge about it and patients lacking access. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/310kIUk

Henderson Island: the Pacific paradise groaning under 18 tonnes of plastic waste

Rubbish has been washing up on its isolated beaches in the Pitcairn chain at a rate of several thousand bits of plastic a day Henderson Island, uninhabited and a day’s sea crossing from the nearest sign of civilisation, should be an untouched paradise. Instead its beaches, which were awarded Unesco world heritage status in 1988, are a monument to humanity’s destructive, disposable culture. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/30ZbUxS

Obama, the Squad, Al Sharpton: Trump's many attacks on leaders of color

Trump’s tirade against Elijah Cummings extends his long history of racially targeting prominent political figures Donald Trump is facing fresh accusations of racism after launching a Twitter tirade at the weekend against Elijah Cummings , a prominent minority Democratic congressman, and referring to Baltimore , in the latter’s majority black district, as a “rodent-infested mess”. Related: Trump renews attack on Baltimore congressman Elijah Cummings – live Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2MpVLOe

Capital One: hacker stole data of over 100m Americans

FBI has arrested individual who obtained names, addresses, phone numbers and birth dates of people in US and Canada Capital One Financial Corp said on Monday that personal information, including names, addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth, of about 100 million individuals in the US were obtained by a hacker who has since been arrested. The incident also affected about 6 million people in Canada. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Zi8wxK

Philippines is deadliest country for defenders of environment

Nation replaces Brazil for first time in annual list of murders compiled by Global Witness The Philippines has replaced Brazil as the most murderous country in the world for people defending their land and environment, according to research that puts a spotlight on the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. More than three defenders were killed across the world every week in 2018, according to the annual toll by the independent watchdog Global Witness, highlighting the continued dangers facing those who stand up to miners, loggers, farmers, poachers and other extractive industries. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/330XFKL

Labor calls on government to scrap 'malfunctioning' robodebt scheme

Bill Shorten says case of deceased disability pensioner targeted by welfare debt recovery program should ‘shame’ minister to act Labor has called for the government to scrap its controversial welfare debt recovery scheme, saying the so-called robodebt program is “seriously malfunctioning”. At the height of controversy around the scheme in 2017, the opposition called for it to be suspended, but it has never called for it to be abolished. The Coalition has used program to bolster the budget by raising more than $1bn in alleged welfare debts. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2KhKXz4

Vietnam seizes 125kg of smuggled rhino tusks worth $7.5m

Shipment found at Hanoi airport is one of the biggest wildlife trafficking cases in south-east Asia More than 125kg of smuggled rhino horns have been seized in Vietnam in one of the biggest wildlife trafficking cases ever seen in south-east Asia. The horns, which had been smuggled in from the United Arab Emirates on an Etihad airways flight, were found in Hanoi’s Noi Bai airport concealed in thick plaster. It took over half a day for the customs teams to break all 55 packages all open. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2JXju6y

Nine years on, Greek MPs agree to abide by own anti-smoking law

Metal ashtrays that grace the vestibule off parliament’s cafe are finally being removed Until not so very long ago Greek MPs thought nothing of lighting up in the august halls of the Athens parliament. So common was the habit that a thick fog of cigarette smoke often hovered over the building’s cafe, a few metres from the legislative chamber where deputies had once voted to ban smoking in all public spaces, including the 300-seat House. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2K8LC5L

Syrian refugees in Beirut and Istanbul detained and deported

Lives put at risk as thousands face forcible return to warzones under air attack Countries neighbouring the still rumbling Syrian war are rounding up hundreds of workers and sending many back to volatile parts of the country, raising fears of mass deportations that will imperil large numbers of refugees. Syrians living in Istanbul and Beirut have been targeted by immigration authorities in recent weeks, with more than 1,000 detained in Turkey’s biggest city last weekend and given 30 days to leave. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ZjxQU0

Asian markets mostly trade lower ahead of trade talks

Asian markets traded cautiously lower Monday as investors prepared for upcoming trade talks between the United States and China, as well as the Federal Reserve's hotly anticipated decision on interest rates. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3105eQ7

Kyoto Animation suspect staked out anime locations before arson attack

As the death toll rises to 35, police say Shinji Aoba was caught on camera visiting sites in the city of Uji The suspect in the Kyoto Animation arson attack visited locations featured in one of the company’s anime series in the days before the attack , according to investigators. Security cameras caught Shinji Aoba, 41, near sites that appear in Kyoto Animation’s Sound! Euphonium, a TV series about a high school music club, set in Uji, the city south of Kyoto in which the company’s headquarters are located. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2SVsts5

This luxury ice cream is made from insects

South African start-up Gourmet Grubb make its ice cream using EntoMilk, a dairy alternative made from the larvae of the black solider fly. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2Y4jgDw

California garlic festival shooting: police confirm casualties

Social media footage shows people fleeing Gilroy garlic festival with popping sounds audible on footage An active shooter was reported at a food festival in California on Sunday and a police spokesman said there were casualties. Few other details were immediately available. NBC Bay Area reported that ambulance crews were told 11 people “were down” after shots rang out on the last day of the Gilroy Garlic Festival, an annual three-day event south of San Jose. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2LLbZSt

The photographer who captures a whole day in a single photo

Stephen Wilkes has found a very personal way to capture an entire day in a single photo. His extraordinary panoramas are created by taking thousands of photographs at famous locations, and then digitally stitching the best ones together into images depicting each scene from dawn to dusk. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2LIZo2g

Former Lawyer X client Faruk Orman to sue Victoria for compensation over jail time

Orman to take action after murder conviction quashed and he walked free from prison The former Lawyer X client Faruk Orman says he will sue the state of Victoria now that he has been released from jail after serving 12 years. “I never committed a crime,” Orman told ABC radio on Monday, after his first weekend as a free man. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2JXYfl6

20 beautiful European cities with hardly any tourists

With overtourism showing no signs of abating in Europe's most famous destinations, there's never been a better time to seek out wonderful options that attract fewer visitors. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2JM7Dbz

'Struggling' Barnaby Joyce advocates for Newstart increase – video

Backbencher Barnaby Joyce speaks to reporters in Canberra about his empathy for those trying to survive on Newstart . He refers to his own pay packet having to support two families and confesses he's on an 'incredibly good salary'. 'How someone gets by on $280 a week, god only knows,' Joyce says. 'People have to go through the maths,' Joyce says. He advocates opening up a discussion about 'how we use the cashless debit card for a greater capacity to get the basic essentials in people's lives'. He says it's his role as a backbencher to raise these issues after listening to his constituency Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2MlRsDx

Chile oil spill: 40,000 litres of diesel spilled into sea off Patagonia

Chile’s navy confirmed it was working to mitigate damage caused by the spill at Guarello island Forty thousand litres of diesel oil has been spilled into the sea in a remote and pristine area of Patagonia, Chile’s navy confirmed on Sunday. The spillage occurred in the Chilean section of Patagonia – a region that encompasses the southern tip of South America and spans both Chile and Argentina. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Yb26nM

'No difference': Hong Kong police likened to thugs after Yuen Long violence

Images circulate online comparing gang attacks to police baton charge as fresh protests begin on Sunday Hong Kong police have come under criticism for charging protesters in a mass transit station in Yuen Long, where some were resting or preparing to leave after clashes with police on Saturday. In scenes that protesters and critics said were reminiscent of an attack on commuters by suspected triad gangs last week, police fired tear gas and rushed into the station shortly before 10pm. The team, a special tactical unit, pepper sprayed and beat people with batons, causing panic. Some protesters attempted to fight back with fire extinguishers. Bloodied gauze and drops of blood could be seen on the station floor. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/313s7T4

This Is Not Propaganda by Peter Pomerantsev review – dispatches from the war on truth

A timely volume of analysis and memoir shows how populism is destabilising democracy and reshaping our sense of normality The great crisis of our political moment is that of vantage: where do you stand to get a reliable view of reality? Extremisms, which seek deliberately to degrade the objectivity and balance on which clear-eyed reporting are based, advance largely out of plain sight, in the global no man’s land of social media. From this shifting frontline, Peter Pomerantsev is emerging as the pre-eminent war reporter of our time, the Martha Gellhorn or Ed Murrow of the brutal campaigns against fact. This book provides a series of Pomerantsev’s datelined dispatches from those myriad conflicts, “the digital Maginot Line”. It is required – and bleakly entertaining – reading for anyone wanting to understand the surreal scale and intent of the efforts to destabilise democracies. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ZiAgCy

'Like a child': the disabled migrant stranded and alone in Mexico

Like thousands of migrants arriving in the US before him, Saul was forcibly separated from his family under Trump administration policy On 30 March, Saul arrived in El Paso, Texas, after a weeks-long journey from his home in El Salvador . Saul had traveled with his cousin and her son, escaping relentless gang violence back home. Like thousands of migrants arriving before them, under the Trump administration they were forcibly separated by the authorities after crossing the US-Mexico border . Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2SIecPb

Johnson’s key adviser must face sanctions, demand MPs

Prime minister blasted for ‘terrible error of judgement’ in making Dominic Cummings – found in contempt of parliament - his aide Prominent MPs on the committee investigating fake news and disinformation want Boris Johnson’s aide Dominic Cummings, who has been found in contempt of parliament , to face sanctions in his new role at the heart of government. These could include docking his salary, denying him a security pass and putting pressure on the prime minister to force him to give evidence to parliament. Johnson’s decision to appoint Cummings as a key adviser outraged many MPs because it came less than four months after parliament unanimously passed a motion, tabled by the government, to censure him for failing to testify at the fake news inquiry. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2OmyE9O

Jumping Jack cash: how young Mick Jagger planned his pension

The young Rolling Stone had more sympathy for his bus pass than the devil, says his former accountant To his fans, he was a young man focused on sex, drugs and rock’n’roll. But in his mid-20s Mick Jagger had other, rather more sedate, things on his mind, it has been claimed: a pension plan for his retirement. The Rolling Stones star turned 76 last week and appears to have no plans to hang up his microphone. But when he was young he found the idea that he would still be performing after the age of 60 preposterous, and was keen to prepare his finances for his twilight years, according to the man who was his accountant at the time. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/30YfoAT

A stitch in time: how craftivists found their radical voice

If street protests are too shouty, craftivism may offer an alternative and still powerful means of political expression Craftivism is like punk. Sarah Corbett say this so gently and rationally that if you squint at her workshop of women peacefully stitching dream clouds in a Devon studio, you might try to summon the spirit of the Sex Pistols at Manchester’s Lesser Free Trade Hall. You might. Where punk snarled and spat to dramatically shake up the nation, craft looks ineffably twee by comparison: needlework is not the Buzzcocks, knitting is not the Ramones. And yet through painstaking, collective action, craftivism has become an unlikely social and political force. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2YsrZdL

It’s as if Hong Kong is now unmoored, so fast have the old ways unravelled | Louisa Lim and Ilaria Maria Sala

By refusing to address protesters, Carrie Lam is guilty of fuelling rising violent unrest Recent scenes from Hong Kong might have come from an 1980s gangster film, with hundreds of white-shirted triad members rampaging through subway trains brutally beating all in their path with bamboo poles and metal rods. Yet this was no movie. The police were mysteriously absent and emergency services didn’t answer the 24,000 phone calls seeking help. By the end of last Sunday night, 45 people were in hospital. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2SMbpnX

Top lawyer hired to bring IRA double agent to justice

Appointment of Jonathan Laidlaw QC seen as sign of ‘serious intent’ to put spy known as Stakeknife in dock One of Britain’s most prominent criminal lawyers has become the legal adviser for detectives investigating an army agent operating in the top ranks of the IRA , the Observer can reveal. The spy, known as “ Stakeknife ” and once described as the “jewel in the crown” of British military intelligence, allegedly was implicated in acts of murder and torture while he ran the IRA’s internal security squad during the Troubles. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Yv5E3A

'Own up to reality': 2020 Democrats urged to confront US racial divide

As the NAACP gathered in Detroit, leaders warned presidential hopefuls not to shy away as Trump fans the flames In August 2016, Donald Trump stood before an overwhelmingly white crowd in Dimondale, Michigan, and asked black people for their votes. Related: Trump 'rat-infested' attack on Elijah Cummings was racist, Pelosi says Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/3119I9q

Amazon gold miners invade indigenous village in Brazil after its leader is killed

Brazil’s police have been urged to investigate a ‘very tense situation’ in Amapá state Dozens of gold miners have invaded a remote indigenous reserve in the Brazilian Amazon where a local leader was stabbed to death and have taken over a village after the community fled in fear, local politicians and indigenous leaders said. The authorities said police were on their way to investigate. Illegal gold mining is at epidemic proportions in the Amazon and the heavily polluting activities of garimpeiros – as miners are called – devastate forests and poison rivers with mercury. About 50 garimpeiros were reported to have invaded the 600,000-hectare Waiãpi indigenous reserve in the state of Amapá on Saturday. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2OnYI4c

NSW set to decriminalise abortion as health minister says it's 'time for change'

Independent MP Alex Greenwich to introduce bill developed by cross-party working group The New South Wales health minister has declared it’s “time for change” when it comes to abortion law, ahead of the introduction of a new bill which would see pregnancy terminations regulated as a medical procedure around the state. Currently abortions in NSW are dealt with under the Crimes Act 1900. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2MpTtPb

Yuen Long protests: screams as Hong Kong police fire teargas on crowds – video

Police fire teargas on thousands of protestors in the Hong Kong village of Yuen Long on Saturday, who had gathered despite a police ban . Last week thugs indiscriminately attacked commuters at Yuen Long train station, a move critics see as a covert attempt by the mainland Chinese government to intimidate pro-democracy protesters Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ygHxXJ

Canada murder hunt: search for teen suspects leads only to polar bear

Police highlight wildlife threat as airforce joins manhunt for Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky The threat of a polar bear attack has become a reality for the huge Canadian police and military contingent searching for the teenage duo suspected of shooting dead Australian tourist Lucas Fowler, his US girlfriend and a university botanist. The manhunt for Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, continued on Saturday with the addition of a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130H Hercules and personnel searching the unforgiving wilderness near Gillam, a remote area in northern Manitoba. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2GvFuna

Angus Taylor grasslands saga: Centre Alliance's Rex Patrick backs inquiry

Senator says it became ‘an area of concern’ after reading reports by the Guardian of FOI documents into the matter Senator Rex Patrick has announced Centre Alliance will support an inquiry into controversial meetings between Angus Taylor and the environment department over endangered grasslands. The reversal ups pressure on the energy minister after a week of Labor and the Greens targeting Taylor in parliament over whether he stood to personally benefit from lobbying to water down environmental protections for the grasslands. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2GvDWtm

More than 1,000 detained during Moscow opposition election protest

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Bahrain executes 3 men

Three men were executed by firing squad on Saturday morning according to Bahrain's Advocate General and Chief of anti-crime prosecution Ahmed al Hammadi, according to kingdom's state news agency. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2LKbnfL

Islam in Indonesia is 'tolerant,' President says

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Extreme weather has damaged nearly half Australia's marine ecosystems since 2011

CSIRO says dramatic climate events are compounding the effects of underlying global heating Extreme climate events such as heatwaves, floods and drought damaged 45% of the marine ecosystems along Australia’s coast in a seven-year period, CSIRO research shows. More than 8,000km of Australia’s coast was affected by extreme climate events from 2011 to 2017, and in some cases they caused irreversible changes to marine habitats. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Gy5heb

Paul Fletcher dodges questions about intervening in Newstart review

Then social services minister does not deny report he urged parliamentary committee to drop its call for a rise Paul Fletcher has repeatedly dodged questions about whether he intervened as social services minister to strike out a committee recommendation to raise the rate of Newstart. On Sunday Fletcher told ABC’s Insiders that the final committee report recommending a review of unemployment benefits was signed off by its members, but did not deny that he caused a stronger call for an increase to be removed. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2OlcTak

Thousands protest in Romania after police take 19 hours to tackle child kidnapping

Police chief sacked after reports emerge about plight of 15-year-old who was later murdered Several thousand protesters rallied in Bucharest on Saturday after Romania’s police chief was fired amid an outcry over the police response to the murder of a 15-year-old girl. The teen had made three emergency calls to report her own kidnapping and given clues to her whereabouts. Critics allege that officials failed to take the alert seriously and finally reacted too late to help save the girl, identified as Alexandra. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2LReV03

Rohingya call for recognition as Myanmar holds fresh repatriation talks

Virtually no Rohingya have volunteered to go back to Myanmar, where the group has faced decades of repression A top-level Myanmar government delegation began repatriation talks with Rohingya leaders in a Bangladesh refugee camp on Saturday, an official said, with many of the Muslim minority fearing for their safety if they return home. Some 740,000 Rohingya fled a 2017 crackdown by Myanmar’s military and are living in squalid conditions in camps in Bangladesh’s south-eastern border district of Cox’s Bazar. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2GuOdpu

Indian navy rescues more than 800 people from train stranded in floodwaters

Mahalaxmi Express stuck for about 12 hours near Mumbai when river burst its banks after torrential rain Indian navy helicopters and emergency service boats came to the rescue of more than 800 people stranded on a train in floods near Mumbai on Saturday. Some reports have the number of people affected at over 1,000. The Mahalaxmi Express left Mumbai late on Friday for Kolhapur but travelled only 60 kilometres (37 miles) before it became stranded after a river burst its banks in torrential rain, covering the tracks. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2yewluC

Toilet chat and double-mooring: a guide to canal etiquette

In the boating community, being a good neighbour is a must – here’s how to keep the peace The boating community is growing rapidly, particularly in London. As a result, pressure on mooring spaces and facilities is also growing – making it more important than ever to be a good neighbour in order to make the life aquatic harmonious for everyone. The general rule is: if someone is outside their boat, say hello . And be prepared to chat about your toilet – boaters love to talk about how they dispose of their waste. Whether you have a pump out, cassette or compost, it’s the quickest way to bond with another boater over a beer on the deck. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Yl20F7

Iran tanker standoff: Tehran releases nine crew of Mt Riah vessel

India urges Tehran to release remaining three crew of tanker seized on 13 July amid Middle East tensions Iran has freed nine of 12 Indian crew members of MT Riah, a Panama-flagged tanker it seized this month as part of a growing diplomatic crisis in the Middle East, the Indian foreign ministry said on Saturday. The MT Riah was detained by the Iranian coastguard on 13 July , with 12 Indian crew members on board, the Indian foreign ministry said, and appealed for the release of the remaining crew. No reason has been provided as to why the three are being held. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2GxmZyz

NCA harvesting EU crime databases owing to risk of no-deal Brexit

Leaked report suggest move is an attempt to mitigate loss of access to data at end of October Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) is harvesting information from EU databases, including 54,000 files covering criminals, terrorists and missing persons, in an attempt to mitigate the heightened risks of a no-deal Brexit, according to a leaked document. The report, seen by the Guardian, suggests EU alerts have been transferred to the Police National Computer (PNC) to give UK forces access after 31 October but that key strands of British policing remain “in jeopardy” because of the growing danger of a no-deal exit since Theresa May’s resigned as prime minister. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2GxJvHu

Bahrain executes three people, despite human rights outcry

Human rights groups had warned against the executions, calling them ‘utterly shameful” Bahrain has executed three people convicted in two separate cases, one a case of “terrorism” and killing a police officer, and the second related to the killing of a mosque imam, the public prosecutor has said. Human rights groups had been warning against the execution of two men, Ali Mohamed Hakeem al-Arab and Ahmed Isa Ahmed Isa al-Malali. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ZevxSb

Pioneer of gender-reveal party regrets sparking trend: 'Let kids be who they are'

The former blogger changed her perspective when her own daughter began to teach her about the nuances of gender One of the pioneers of the gender-reveal party, the popular trend for announcing a baby’s gender through some form of stunt, has said is it time to “re-evaluate” the practice and that her own daughter had begun to explore her gender and defy gender norms. Jenna Karvunidis, 39, explained that in 2008, she baked a cake with pink icing inside to reveal the gender of her daughter to her friends and family, never realizing that her concept would be replicated countless times over the next decade. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Zp38ZC

'A beautiful place with a very dark history': sale of Manson murder house piques interest in LA

Ghost Adventures’ Zak Bagans is buying the $1.98m house with ‘very, very strong energy’ where Charles Manson’s followers killed Leno and Rosemary LaBianca in 1969 A Los Angeles mansion where Charles Manson and his followers tortured and murdered the former residents went up for sale this month, and attracted widespread interest from celebrity buyers. Related: Behind the bloodshed: the chilling untold stories about Charles Manson Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2JZ8W7f

Hong Kong protesters braces for clashes with triads in Yuen Long rally

Activists vow to defy a police ban and protest in Yuen Long, where protesters and commuters were attacked last Sunday Hong Kong residents braced for more clashes on Saturday as protesters vowed to defy police orders and hold a rally that could pit them against triad gangs. Demonstrators were preparing to march on Saturday afternoon in Yuen Long, in Hong Kong’s rural New Territories in the north of the city, where suspected triads attacked commuters and protesters with poles and rods last week, leaving 45 hospitalised. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/30W4ICM

'What keeps me going? My patients,' says France's oldest doctor at 98

After 70 years, Dr Christian Chenay still wants to help people in the ‘forgotten’ suburbs of Paris On a quiet street in a low-income Paris suburb, the doctor’s waiting room was so full that patients spilled out on to the pavement. Some from distant housing estates had travelled here as early as 4am to be sure of a place in line. “This doctor is really loved because he takes time to listen to you, he calms you down,” said Yamina Derni, 63, who had been treated for benign tumours. “You don’t even notice his age.” Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ydq5Dr

Canada murder hunt: military join search as suspect's mother pleads for safe ending

Police being given military air support as authorities scour areas of Manitoba for teenage murder suspects Canada’s armed forces have been drafted in to provide air support as police go door to door in the search for two teenagers suspected in three killings in the country’s remote wilderness. Authorities have urged “all Canadians” to be on the lookout for 19-year-old Kam McLeod and 18-year-old Bryer Schmegelsky, after the fatal shooting of a tourist couple – American woman Chynna Deese, 24, and her Australian boyfriend Lucas Fowler, 23 – and the murder of Vancouver professor Leonard Dyck, 64. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ZdRIrV

Australia warns diplomats after China praises 'patriotic' clashes with pro-Hong Kong protesters

Marise Payne says Australia would be concerned if diplomatic representatives undermined free speech Australia’s foreign affairs minister, Marise Payne, has issued a warning to foreign diplomatic representatives residing in Australia that the nation will not tolerate interference in the exercise of free speech. It came after a Chinese diplomat backed the “patriotic behaviour” of Chinese students who clashed with pro-Hong Kong protesters at the University of Queensland this week. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2MoNcmu

Supreme court allows Trump to use $2.5bn in Pentagon funds for border wall

Move allows administration to redirect money despite lawmakers’ refusal to provide funding The US supreme court cleared the way for Donald Trump to use billions in Pentagon funds to build a border wall. The decision allows the Trump administration to redirect approximately $2.5bn approved by Congress for the Pentagon to help build his promised wall along the US-Mexico border even though lawmakers refused to provide funding. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/32RlOUa

Sydney man accused of faking murder attempt and torching own restaurant

Court hears Angelo Ziotas claimed he was stabbed twice and awoke to find property ablaze A jail term appears “nigh on inevitable” for a restaurant owner accused of stabbing himself in the back, lighting a fire that killed his dog and leading police on a wild goose chase, a Sydney magistrate says. Police began investigating the alleged attempted murder of Angelo Ziotas after the 37-year-old was rescued from his burning Essenza Italian restaurant in Surry Hills about 11am on 4 July. His 18-month-old kelpie, Lexie, suffocated in the blaze. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2YlP1TJ

South Korea: world championship swimmers injured in fatal balcony collapse

Nightclub balcony falls, killing two South Koreans and injuring athletes from the US, New Zealand, Netherlands, Italy and Brazil Two South Koreans have died and several others, including athletes attending world aquatic championships, have been injured after a structure collapsed in a nightclub in the city of Gwangju early on Saturday, a fire department official has said. The two died when a two-level structure in the club collapsed at about 2am local time, hitting and pinning revellers, the official said. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2LIEqQZ

Allianz stadium: plans to rebuild in disarray after NSW rejects Lendlease's offer

Berejiklian government says stage two offer from Lendlease ‘did not meet the government’s expectations’ A firm that knocked down Sydney’s Allianz stadium has refused to rebuild the venue for the amount of money on offer from the Berejiklian government. The New South Wales government is searching for another company to rebuild the stadium after Lendlease rejected its offer. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2GwJe7Q

UK weather: weekend travel misery looms amid rain warnings and strikes

Country struggles to get back on track, with damaged power lines, storms and strikes potentially spelling trouble After a week in which Britain has been hit by record temperatures and thunderstorms, heavy rainfall could now bring flooding and further travel disruption. East Midlands Trains customers have been warned to expect a significantly reduced service to and from London due to repair work on damaged overhead line equipment and a revised timetable on several local routes because of RMT industrial action. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Gv4R8A

US student reportedly confesses to killing police officer in central Rome

Mario Cerciello Rega was repeatedly stabbed early on Friday in a crime that has shaken Italy A 19-year-old US student has confessed to killing a policeman in central Rome, in a crime that has shaken Italy, national news agency ANSA reported on Friday. Mario Cerciello Rega, an officer with the Carabinieri military police, was repeatedly stabbed early on Friday after trying to arrest two people suspected of stealing a bag from a man in a popular tourist district. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2K3SYY6

Angus Taylor grasslands saga: the double role of the expert who gave the go-ahead

Stuart Burge, who gave the go-ahead for Angus Taylor’s company to spray pesticides, also wrote a report now being used to head off an inquiry into the spraying An expert who gave the go-ahead for a company owned by Angus Taylor to spray pesticide on fields containing critically endangered grasslands wrote a report for NSW Farmers Association about how the environmental listing of the same species was impeding agriculture. Stuart Burge, a board member of the Local Land Services South East, conducted the paddock assessment for the company Jam Land, in which energy minister Angus Taylor has an interest, in 2016 just before it was sprayed. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/32V8cHy

US and Guatemala reach agreement to restrict asylum applications

Immigrant rights advocates say the ‘safe third country’ agreement is cruel and unlawful Donald Trump announced Friday that Guatemala was signing an agreement to restrict asylum applications to the US, a move that immigrant rights advocates said was cruel and unlawful. The so-called “safe third country” agreement would require migrants, including Salvadorans and Hondurans, who cross into Guatemala on their way to the US to apply for protections in Guatemala instead of at the US border. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Y8LDjG

The world knows what is happening to the Uighurs. Why has it been so slow to act?

A reluctance to offend China and an information blackout has meant the persecution of the ethnic minority has gone under the radar. But pressure for change is building On Wednesday, Sadam Abdusalam went to Australia’s federal Parliament House for the first time and spent almost 12 hours meeting politicians – meetings he has spent almost two years hoping for – in which he pleaded for their help to bring his wife and nearly two-year-old son home. Last week Abdusalam’s story was broadcast on Four Corners , detailing how his wife and son are trapped in China because they are Uighurs – ethnic minority Muslims. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/32T6eY9

Enslaved on a British cannabis farm: ‘The plants were more valuable than my life’

Minh was 16 when he was kidnapped, raped and trafficked to the UK, and then locked up and forced to grow cannabis. But when the police found him, he was treated like a criminal rather than a victim. By Annie Kelly More from this series: Exploitation in focus It was still dark on the morning of 25 October 2013, when police smashed down the door of a seemingly empty two-floor house in a rural corner of Chesterfield. Once inside they found that their tip-off had been correct: the house, which at one time would have been a comfortable family home, was now a fully-functioning cannabis farm, complete with dozens of fully-grown cannabis plants, thousands of pounds’ worth of lights and equipment, and one terrified Vietnamese boy. The boy had been asleep on a mattress in the living room when the police raid started. He had been jolted awake to the sound of loud banging and splintering wood as the front door gave way. The house, so long devoid of air and natural light, was suddenly flooded w...

The Government Has Ignored A Report Into The Preventable Death Of A Refugee On Manus Island

The government said it would respond to the findings of the inquest into the death of Hamid Khazaei by the end of 2018. View Entire Post › from BuzzFeed News https://ift.tt/2Y4HoWH

Court ruling over tanks debt deals new blow to UK-Iran relations

Judge finds in UK’s favour in dispute that has been linked to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe case zThe path to improved British-Iranian relations has hit a new barrier after the high court in London ruled that the UK does not have to pay at least £20m interest on the £387m it owes to Iran over the cancelled sale of Chieftain tanks in the 1970s. The debt was seen by Boris Johnson when he was foreign secretary as critical to the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the Iranian-British dual national imprisoned in Tehran. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Mhjakz

London stabbing: man killed in South Hampstead

Victim, 20, pronounced dead at hospital while another man, 22, said to have received non-critical injuries A 20-year-old man has died following a stabbing in north-west London. Police were called at around 11.45pm on Thursday to Boundary Road in South Hampstead. They found a 20-year-old man and a 22-year-old man suffering stab injuries. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2YnqXUt

China car stocks tumble on weaker outlook for 2019 sales

Shares in Chinese carmakers skidded lower on Friday after an industry association cut its forecast for vehicle sales this year, citing the US-China trade war and tough new emission standards. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2SLN41S

Insurance giant Suncorp says it will no longer cover new thermal coal projects

Activists say move means there are now no Australian insurers willing to underwrite new thermal coal developments Australian insurance giant Suncorp will no longer insure new thermal coal mines and power plants, and will not underwrite any existing thermal coal projects after 2025. This is the latest in a series of pledges by banks and financial services companies that they will not support projects that mine or burn coal used for electricity generation, in line with the goals of the 2015 Paris climate agreement. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2MewndZ

Jacinda Ardern accused by Māori of 'lacking leadership' in land dispute

Row over plans to build 500 homes on sacred land in Auckland escalates with seven protesters arrested New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, is being accused of a “lack of leadership” over an escalating land dispute between Māori and a construction company which plans to build 500 homes on sacred land in south Auckland. Opposition to the project boiled over this week over when a group that had been illegally occupying the land was served an eviction notice. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/32SYGEQ

Man, 73, and his two dogs survive four days lost in Oregon's remote high desert

Gregory Randolph was near death when a long-distance mountain biker stumbled upon him, 14 miles from his broken-down car A 73-year-old man who was stranded in the remote Oregon high desert for four days with his two dogs was rescued when a long-distance mountain biker discovered him near death on a dirt road, authorities said Thursday. Gregory Randolph had hiked about 14 miles (22.5km) with one of his dogs after his Jeep got stuck in a narrow, dry creek bed. He was barely conscious when biker Tomas Quinones found him on 18 July. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/32RzuOR

Four dead after gunman goes on 12-hour 'violent spree' in Los Angeles

Police have arrested suspect who fatally shot his father, brother and two others in the San Fernando Valley A man fatally shot his father, brother and two others on Thursday during a 12-hour rampage in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, eluding an intense manhunt until plainclothes officers arrested him soon after he gunned down a city bus passenger, authorities said. Police said they did not know what had motivated the suspect, identified as Gerry Dean Zaragoza, 26, in the attacks. “It is obviously an individual that went on a violent spree,” Capt William Hayes said. “We knew he was a danger to the community.” Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ZcsOJ7

North Korea trumpets missile launches as 'solemn warning' to South

State media says Kim Jong-un personally organised and guided test as part of quest for ‘nonstop super powerful weapon systems’ North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, supervised the launch of “a new type of tactical guided weapon” as a “solemn warning to South Korean military warmongers”, the state news agency has said. Kim “personally organised and guided” the firing of the “state-of-the-art weaponry system” on Thursday, KCNA said, a reference to the two short-range missiles fired into the sea. It was Pyongyang’s first missile test since an impromptu June meeting between Kim and Donald Trump in the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea . Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2K0cox2

Republicans block election security efforts despite Mueller's warnings

Senators stand in way of multiple bills within 24 hours of former special counsel’s testimony on Russian threat Senate Republicans have twice blocked legislation aimed at strengthening US election security in the 24 hours since the former special counsel Robert Mueller warned that Russian election interference was happening “as we sit here”. Since Mueller left the witness stand on Wednesday, Republican senators have blocked a House-backed bill and a separate trio of bills meant to beef up US election security. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Ze95IQ

US government to pay farmers hurt by China trade war $16bn

As trade talks are set to resume after a two-month halt, an aid package will see producers paid up to $150 per acre The US government will pay American farmers hurt by the trade war with China between $15 and $150 per acre in an aid package totaling $16bn with farmers in the South poised to see higher rates than in the midwest. As US and Chinese negotiators prepare to meet face-to-face for the first time since talks on the dispute collapsed in May, the agriculture secretary, Sonny Perdue, said the package showed that Donald Trump knew farmers were “fighting the fight”. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2K2nPV6

High schoolers charged in attack on lesbian couple

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Analysis: Boris Johnson is not Donald Trump

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Faruk Orman to be released after gangland murder conviction quashed over Lawyer X scandal

Court of appeal orders former getaway driver be immediately released due to miscarriage of justice caused by his lawyer Nicola Gobbo Melbourne gangland getaway driver Faruk Orman will be immediately released from jail because of a “substantial miscarriage of justice” caused by his double-agent lawyer Nicola Gobbo, also known as Lawyer X . Victoria’s court of appeal ordered Orman be released without delay after a hearing in Melbourne on Friday found he should be acquitted due to Gobbo’s actions while she was representing him. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2OiCyk3

Graham Freudenberg, revered Labor speechwriter, dies aged 85

Party stalwart was most famous for his work for Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke Graham Freudenberg, a speechwriter for the Labor prime ministers Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke, has died aged 85. Freudenberg, a central figure in the Labor party for more than 40 years, was already unwell in 2018 when he was the subject of the documentary The Scribe , which detailed his pioneering role as the doyen of Australian political speechwriters. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2GwlZKW

How the state runs business in China

Much of modern China’s epic growth was driven by private enterprise – but under Xi Jinping, the Communist party has returned to being the ultimate authority in business as well as politics. By Richard McGregor When Xi Jinping took power in 2012, he extolled the importance of the state economy at every turn, while all around him watched as China’s high-speed economy was driven by private entrepreneurs. Since then, Xi has engineered an unmistakable shift in policy. At the time he took office, private firms were responsible for about 50% of all investment in China and about 75% of economic output. But as Nicholas Lardy, a US economist who has long studied the Chinese economy, concluded in a recent study, “Since 2012, private, market-driven growth has given way to a resurgence of the role of the state.” From the Mao era onwards, Chinese state firms have always had a predominant role in the economy, and the Communist party has always maintained direct control over state firms. For more th...

Most YouTube climate change videos 'oppose the consensus view'

Scientist behind study urges platform to tweak algorithms to ‘prioritise factual information’ The majority of YouTube videos about the climate crisis oppose the scientific consensus and “hijack” technical terms to make them appear credible, a new study has found. Researchers have warned that users searching the video site to learn about climate science may be exposed to content that goes against mainstream scientific belief. Dr Joachim Allgaier of RWTH Aachen University in Germany analysed 200 YouTube videos to see if they adhered to or challenged the scientific consensus. To do so, he chose 10 search terms: Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2ZbbT9H

Australian weapons shipped to Saudi and UAE as war rages in Yemen

Secret pictures show arms being shipped to coalition despite bans in Uk and attempted block by US Congress In the same week UK courts declared British arms exports to Saudi Arabia to be unlawful, a large shipment of Australian-built remote weapons systems left Sydney airport. Secret photographs, obtained by Guardian Australia, confirm the identity of the buyers – the Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates governments, whose forces are currently waging a devastating war in Yemen . Also marked are the the suppliers of the equipment, which the manufacturer boasts is “significantly enhancing lethality” in combat. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2OkTDcY

Nike's 'moon shoes' become most expensive pair to sell at auction

A rare pair of Nike's "Moon Shoe" has broken the world auction record for a pair of sneakers, according to New York auction house Sotheby's. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2SIxdBf

Puerto Rico governor Ricardo Rosselló to quit after weeks of protest

Rosselló says he will stand down on 2 August after key aides deserted him in the face of huge popular discontent Puerto Rico’s embattled governor has announced his resignation following almost two weeks of continuous mass protest on the island tied to a leaked text message scandal that saw him gradually abandoned by his own party. Ricardo Rosselló’s resignation – set for 2 August – was announced late on Wednesday. A crowd of demonstrators outside the governor’s mansion in Old San Juan erupted into cheers and singing after his announcement on Facebook just before midnight. Addressing the protests, Rosselló said, “The demands have been overwhelming and I’ve received them with highest degree of humility.” Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/32OUoy5

Trump speaks before presidential seal doctored with symbols of Russia and golf

Image mysteriously displayed behind president at rightwing event features two-headed eagle clutching golf clubs As Donald Trump addressed a rightwing crowd in Washington on Tuesday, the audience roared in support – but it was a doctored onscreen display that ultimately took center stage. At a student summit hosted by the conservative group Turning Point USA, the president stood before what looks, to the casual observer, very much like the US presidential seal. A thorough examination by the Washington Post , however, reveals some odd tweaks to the image. Continue reading... from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2MdMKaW