Document detailing ‘deterioration’ under Kais Saied will fuel concerns about bloc’s migration deal with his country
The EU fears its credibility is at stake as it seeks to weigh growing concerns about the crushing of dissent in Tunisia while preserving a controversial migration deal with the north African country, according to a leaked document.
An internal report drafted by the EU’s diplomatic service (EEAS), seen by the Guardian, details “a clear deterioration of the political climate and a shrinking civic space” under the Tunisian president, Kais Saied, who has suspended parliament and concentrated power in his hands since starting his term of office in 2019.
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Candidates to lead Commonwealth urge reparations for slavery and colonialism
Three African contenders for role of secretary general call for financial measures or reparative justice
The three candidates to be the next secretary general of the Commonwealth have called for reparations for countries that were affected by slavery and colonisation.
The candidates from the Gambia, Ghana and Lesotho expressed their support for either financial reparations or “reparative justice”, as they made their pitches to lead the 56-country organisation at a debate hosted by the Chatham House thinktank in London on Wednesday.
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Sudanese rebels appear to be posting self-incriminating videos of torture and arson on social media
Footage that seems to show fighters glorifying abuse of prisoners with ‘little fear of consequences’ could be used in war crimes prosecutions
Footage of rebel fighters in Sudan appearing to glorify the burning of homes and the torture of prisoners could be used by international courts to pursue war crime prosecutions, observers have told the Guardian.
Fighters from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group, have been accused of waging a campaign of ethnic cleansing in Sudan for the past year as they try to take control of the country.
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Giant tortoises in Seychelles face threat from luxury hotel development
Conservationists and botanists express concern over plans for Qatari-funded upscale resort on Assomption Island
The habitat of the largest giant tortoise population in the world is threatened by a Qatari-funded hotel development that aims to bring luxury yachts, private jets and well-heeled tourists to a remote island in the Indian Ocean, conservationists have warned.
Plans for an upscale resort on Assomption, which is part of the Aldabra island group, are currently under discussion by the Seychelles authorities, and construction is already finished on an airport expansion that would allow bigger aircraft to land on the 11.6-sq-km (4.5-sq-mile) coral island.
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Religious groups ‘spending billions to counter gender-equality education’
Report reveals how US Christians, Catholic schools and Islamists fight sex education, LGBTQ+ and equal rights
Extreme religious groups and political parties are targeting schools around the world as part of a coordinated and well-funded attack on gender equality, according to a new report.
Well-known conservative organisations aim to restrict girls’ access to education, change what is on the curriculum, and influence educational laws and policies, according to Whose Hands on our Education, a report by the global affairs thinktank ODI
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Crocodiles and snakes ‘washed into communities’ as flood hits Nigerian zoo
Park in Borno state says more than 80% of its animals have been killed and urges residents to take precautions
Floods in northern Nigeria have killed more than 80% of the animals in a large zoo housing wildlife from lions and crocodiles to buffalo and ostriches, the facility has said.
“Some deadly animals have been washed away into our communities, like crocodiles and snakes,” the Sanda Kyarimi Park zoo added in a statement on the floods in the northern Borno state, urging residents to take precautions.
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British Columbia shaken by messy election campaign putting progressive policies at risk
Tumultuous campaign threatens to undo climate policies and Indigenous rights when voters go to polls in October
Canada’s westernmost province has been gripped by a chaotic provincial election campaign, rife with political backstabbing, abrupt resignations and unexpected allegiances.
And as an unpopular premier squares off against a climate crisis skeptic, the October vote could have profound consequences for British Columbia, a province seen as the vanguard for progressive climate policy.
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Peru declares three days of mourning after death of ex-president Alberto Fujimori
Decision to honour authoritarian leader jailed for corruption and human rights abuses sparks mixed reactions
Peru has declared three days of national mourning after the death of its former strongman leader Alberto Fujimori, who died on Wednesday aged 86 and was the only Peruvian president to have been convicted and jailed for human rights crimes.
The government of Peru’s president, Dina Boluarte, also decreed that flags be flown at half-mast in public and military buildings as Fujimori, who governed Peru throughout the 1990s, lies in state in the Museum of the Nation until the burial on Saturday.
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Mexican senate gives final approval to sweeping changes to judiciary
Ruling party secures votes for overhaul, which has led to protests amid fears it could undermine rule of law
Mexico’s senate has given final approval to a sweeping overhaul of the judiciary, clearing the biggest hurdle for a controversial constitutional revision that will make all judges stand for election, a change that critics fear will politicise the judicial branch and threaten the democracy.
In a marathon session that ran for more than 12 hours, and had to be paused and relocated after protesters broke into the senate building, the ruling Morena party and allies clinched the final two-thirds vote needed to approve the changes, which have prompted protests, a strike by judicial workers and market volatility.
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Is it game over for Venezuela’s opposition as Maduro clings to power?
Opposition leaders are adamant their campaign to remove Maduro is very much alive – even as their candidate widely believed to have won the vote has gone into exile in Spain
Against all the odds, they pulled off a once-inconceivable democratic victory against one of the world’s most unyielding authoritarian regimes. Even more astonishingly, Venezuela’s opposition activists managed to prove it, gathering a vast cache of voting data that offered concrete proof of their success.
Yet six weeks after Venezuela’s presidential election, it was the candidate widely believed to have won the vote, Edmundo González, who has flown into exile in Spain, while the apparent loser, Nicolás Maduro, looks set to keep power.
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Brazilian president flies into Amazon amid alarm over droughts and wildfires
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says Amazonia suffering its worst drought in more than 40 years
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has flown into the Amazon amid growing alarm over the droughts and wildfires sweeping the rainforest region and others parts of Brazil.
Speaking during a visit to a riverside community near the city of Tefé, the Brazilian president said Amazonia was suffering its worst drought in more than 40 years. He said he had come to discover “what is going on with these mighty rivers” that in some places now resemble deserts.
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Sex ed Paraguay-style: condoms are unsafe, silence on LGBTQ+ people
Country awash with teenage pregnancies to launch new school curriculum on sex – but is it worse than none at all?
Paraguay, which has the second highest rate of teenage pregnancy in South America, is about to approve its first national sex education curriculum.
But activists, students and parents have expressed concern about the new guidelines, which warn that condoms cannot be trusted, masturbation leads to loneliness and make no mention of LGBTQ+ people.
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Hong Kong journalists harassed in ‘systemic and organised attack’
Staff from at least 15 media outlets subjected to threats and defamatory letters sent to their families and employers
Journalists from more than a dozen media outlets in Hong Kong have been harassed and targeted in what the city’s largest journalist association said was a “systemic and organised attack” over recent months.
The harassment included death threats, and threatening and defamatory complaint letters being sent to reporters’ families and their employers, as well as landlords and neighbours, the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) said.
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China gives PwC record £47m fine and six-month ban over Evergrande
Accountancy firm accused of issuing false audits says it has sacked six partners and five other staff have left
The China arm of the accountancy firm PwC has been banned for six months and fined a record 441m yuan (£47m) over its audit of the collapsed property developer Evergrande, according to Chinese authorities.
Beijing’s ministry of finance imposed a six-month business suspension on PwC Zhong Tian, the accounting firm’s main division in mainland China, along with a 116m yuan penalty.
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Moscow importing western aircraft tyres despite ban, says Ukraine agency
Exclusive: Michelin, Dunlop, Goodyear and Bridgestone products have found way to Russia via intermediaries
More than $30m (£23m) worth of aircraft tyres made by western manufacturers including the French firm Michelin and Britain’s Dunlop were imported into Russia last year via intermediaries despite attempts to ban the trade, according to a Ukrainian government agency.
Russian aviation is critically dependent on foreign-made tyres and, according to the available customs records, the vast majority imported into the country in 2023 were produced by companies headquartered in France, Britain, the US and Japan.
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Thai cave boys’ coach trapped again six years later by typhoon floods
Ekkapol Chantawong, who spent nearly three weeks underground in 2018, forced to spend night on roof of home
The coach of the young Thai footballers who captured the world’s attention when they spent nearly three weeks trapped in a cave has found himself in another watery predicament – stuck on his roof by flash floods.
Ekkapol Chantawong said he was drawing on his 2018 experience with the Wild Boars team to get through the situation at his home in the northern Thai district of Mae Sai.
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‘Miracle’ penguin found two weeks after escaping captivity in Japan
Pen-chan defies expectations to be reunited with keeper safe and sound after swimming 30 miles in open sea
A fugitive penguin in Japan has been found safe and sound two weeks after escaping into the sea and paddling for miles in what her keeper called a miracle.
Pen-chan, a female Cape penguin born and raised in captivity, who had never swum in the open sea before or fended for herself, absconded from an event in the central Aichi region on 25 August.
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China to train thousands of overseas law enforcement officers to create ‘more fair’ world order
Minister for public security made comments at forum that is part of efforts by ruling Communist party to position itself as a global security leader
China will train thousands of foreign law enforcement officers so as to see the world order “develop in a more fair, reasonable and efficient direction”, its minister for public security has said.
“We will [also] send police consultants to countries in need to conduct training to help them quickly and effectively improve their law enforcement capabilities,” minister Wang Xiaohong told an annual global security forum.
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RSL head backs call to stop national veterans charity name being used on pokies venues
Exclusive: concerns venues ‘don’t share values’ as debate continues over whether poker machines belong in RSL clubs at all
The national head of the Returned and Services League of Australia has backed a push to stop licensed clubs from using the RSL letters in their names amid internal division over whether poker machines should be phased out of the venues altogether.
The RSL president, Greg Melick, said the veterans’ charity was concerned its name was being used by “organisations that don’t share our values” and that licensed clubs should have to ask for permission before using it.
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‘Not on my watch’: how windfarms became a key issue in NSW local elections
From Port Stephens to Illawarra, candidates are running against renewable schemes because of ‘lack of consultation’
Part of what’s driving Mark Watson’s pitch for mayor is his opposition to a project he says is the talk of the town and the “biggest issue” in his coastal home’s history.
The former One Nation candidate for the state government is now running as an independent for mayor of Port Stephens. The coastal town just north of Newcastle overlooks the middle of the 1,800-square kilometre offshore windfarm zone off the Hunter, where the Albanese government plans a renewable energy hub to be operating by 2030.
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Delayed air travellers may get compensation under rules Albanese government proposes
Catherine King says new charter may force airlines to compensate you if they bump you off a flight, delay your flight, or cancel it
Airlines in Australia may yet be forced to compensate passengers for bumping them to other services because of overbooking, delaying or cancelling their flights, under the charter of aviation rights proposed by the Albanese government.
The transport minister, Catherine King, told Guardian Australia that, despite the aviation white paper not endorsing a standalone compensation provision, the government aims to have legally enforceable penalties included in the charter. It also wants powers granted to the proposed new aviation ombudsman to deal with how airlines treat passengers.
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Huge banner scuppers prime Sydney harbour view gained by killing of 300 trees
Mayor says blatant disregard for environment is ‘offensive’ as councils struggle to deal with increasing environmental destruction
A huge banner has been erected to block prized views of Sydney Harbour created after almost 300 trees were illegally killed as councils across New South Wales seek ways to stop the damaging practice.
The double-sided red sign, spanning 7 metres, was installed at the Longueville site where more than 290 trees were chopped down a year ago in what the council described as “the worst act of environmental vandalism”.
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Continue reading...Some see the ban as worthwhile amid online dangers, while others say it would be socially inconvenient – and hard to enforce
The prime minister of Australia’s plan to impose an age limit for teenagers to access social media kicked off a debate this week over what the age should be, whether a ban is feasible and if the restriction would be good for kids.
While Anthony Albanese has argued the policy is something parents have called for, and experts in mental health and other industries warn it could force kids into less safe situations, the teens who are affected have largely been absent from discussions.
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Mother of two boys found dead in Blue Mountains home charged with murder
The 42-year-old woman was charged with murdering the boys aged 9 and 11, in Faulconbridge will appear at Parramatta local court on Saturday
A mother of two boys who were found dead in a house in the Blue Mountains has been charged with two counts of murder.
Emergency services were called to a house in Faulconbridge on Tuesday following concerns for the welfare of a woman and two children.
Continue reading...US secretary of state Antony Blinken says the sanctions are in response to Russia’s attempt to ‘subvert and polarize free and open societies’
The head of Russia’s security council, Sergei Shoigu, visited North Korea on Friday and met with the country’s leader Kim Jong-un, Reuters reports, citing Interfax.
Reuters has a quick snap that France is to summon Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Paris over the country’s decision to supply further arms to Russia.
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Meta to push on with plan to use UK Facebook and Instagram posts to train AI
Move to use shared posts follows information commissioner concerns and sets collision course with EU over privacy
Mark Zuckberg’s Meta is to go ahead with controversial plans to use millions of UK Facebook and Instagram posts to train its artificial intelligence (AI) technology, in a practice that is effectively outlawed under EU privacy laws.
Meta said it had “engaged positively” with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over the plan, after it paused similar proposals in June in the UK and EU. The pause came after the ICO warned tech firms to respect the privacy of users when building generative AI.
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Russia revokes accreditation of six British diplomats it accuses of spying
FSB says documents show diplomats in Moscow were helping to coordinate ‘escalation of military situation’ in Ukraine
Russia announced it had revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats in Moscow on accusations of espionage as Keir Starmer prepared to meet Joe Biden in Washington to discuss how Ukraine could use long-range missiles deep inside Russian territory.
Moscow’s FSB domestic spy agency said on Friday that it had acted on documents showing that part of the Foreign Office was helping coordinate what it called “the escalation of the political and military situation” in Ukraine.
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Greece’s leftwing Syriza party ousts leader Stefanos Kasselakis
Party secretariat votes overwhelmingly to remove political outsider who succeeded Alexis Tsipras last year
A Greek American shipping investor and former banker who emerged seemingly out of nowhere to assume the reins of Greece’s main leftwing opposition party Syriza has been deposed after a late night meeting of the party’s secretariat.
After a drama-filled gathering of Syriza’s political secretariat on Thursday, Stefanos Kasselakis was told the party’s highest body had voted overwhelmingly and conclusively in favour of his removal.
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David Beckham joins mourners at Sven-Göran Eriksson’s funeral in Sweden
Tributes paid to ‘genuinely kind’ former England and Lazio football manager in his home town of Torsby
David Beckham joined mourners at the funeral of former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson in his home town of Torsby in Sweden to hear tributes to a “genuinely kind” man who “loved good food and drink and travelling first-class”.
Addressing full pews in the Fryksände church, and hundreds more watching outside on a big screen, the priest, a close friend of Eriksson, Ingela Alvskog, spoke of a final months that had been “full of life” despite him being diagnosed with terminal cancer of the pancreas.
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The Hague becomes world’s first city to pass law banning fossil fuel-related ads
Legislation makes it illegal to advertise fossil fuel products and services with a high carbon footprint
The Hague has become the first city in the world to pass a law banning advertisements promoting fossil fuel products and climate-busting services.
Legislation passed on Thursday spells the end of publicly and privately funded advertising for petrol and diesel, aviation and cruise ships in the streets of the Dutch city, including on billboards and bus shelters. It takes effect from the start of next year.
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Israel seeking to close down Unrwa, says agency’s chief after school bombing
Philippe Lazzarini says closure would have ‘devastating consequences’ and calls for investigation into deadly strike
A campaign is under way to drive the UN relief agency for Palestinians, Unrwa, out of existence, its commissioner general has said, days after 18 people were killed when Israeli jets bombed an Unrwa school in Gaza.
Philippe Lazzarini said in an interview that the Israeli government was seeking to close down the agency, having failed to persuade western donors to stop funding it on the grounds of allegations about links between Unrwa staff and Hamas.
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Israeli security forces mischaracterised the events that led up to the fatal shooting of a Turkish-American protester in the West Bank, according to an investigation by the Washington Post.
The Israel Defense Forces claimed that their soldiers were targeting the leader of a violent protest when they shot Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old member of the International Solidarity Movement who had come from her native Washington state to Israel to protest against settlements in the West Bank.
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Head of Israeli spy agency Unit 8200 resigns over 7 October failings
Yossi Sariel takes responsibility for military surveillance unit’s role in intelligence failures before Hamas-led assault
The commander of Israel’s military surveillance agency, Unit 8200, has announced his resignation, publicly accepting responsibility for failings that contributed to the deadly 7 October attacks.
Yossi Sariel said on Tuesday that he had informed his superiors of his intention to step down after the completion of an initial investigation into Unit 8200’s role in failures surrounding the Hamas-led assault last year.
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Six UN aid workers among 18 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school
Unrwa says attack on school sheltering refugees in Nuseirat led to highest death toll among its staff in a single incident
Israel has bombed a UN school sheltering displaced people in central Gaza, killing at least 18 people, including the shelter manager and five other Unrwa staff.
The al-Jaouni school in Nuseirat is home to about 12,000 displaced people, mostly women and children, the UN said. It has been hit five times since the start of the war in Gaza.
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Aid not reaching Gaza, say relief groups as ‘more than a million go without food’
Medical supplies, toothbrushes and shampoo also remain stuck in backlog of lorries unable to enter from Egypt
Relief groups have said more than 1 million people in Gaza will not have enough food this month, while trucks loaded with fresh vegetables or meat spoil waiting to cross Israeli checkpoints, and thousands of aid packages of food, medical supplies and even toothbrushes and shampoo remain stuck in a backlog of lorries unable to enter from Egypt.
“We estimate that over a million Gazans will go without food in September,” said Sam Rose, a senior deputy director of UN’s relief agency for Palestinians (Unrwa), in Gaza. “Over half the medicines in our health centres are running low, as is chlorine for water purification and other basic supplies.”
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Syrian media is reporting that in addition to killing two people in a drone strike on a vehicle inside Syria, Israeli forces have also shelled the Syrian town of Al-Rafid in the south-east of the country, close to territory controlled by Israel.
The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza has said that Israeli attacks have killed at least 34 people and injured 96 over the past 24 hours in the territory.
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Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal released on bail
Delhi chief minister had been in jail since being arrested in March in corruption case he says is politically motivated
One of India’s most prominent opposition leaders has been granted bail after spending almost six months in jail for a corruption case he alleged was politically motivated.
On Friday, India’s supreme court ruled that, Arvind Kejriwal, who is the chief minister of Delhi, should be immediately released from jail in Delhi, where he has been held since his arrest in March.
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Afghan women meet in Albania in ‘act of defiance’ against Taliban crackdown
Organisers of international summit hope to create pressure to reverse laws including a ban on women speaking in public
More than 130 Afghan women have gathered in Albania at an All Afghan Women summit, in an attempt to develop a united voice representing the women and girls of Afghanistan in the fight against the ongoing assault on human rights by the Taliban.
Some women who attempted to reach the summit from inside Afghanistan were prevented from travelling, pulled off flights in Pakistan or stopped at borders. Other women have travelled from countries including Iran, Canada, the UK and the US where they are living as refugees.
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Weather tracker: Heat to ease in central and eastern Europe
Cooler temperatures expected to replace record highs in Estonia, while China braces for Super Typhoon Yagi
Since the start of September, swaths of central and eastern Europe have experienced temperatures well above average, with some places up to 10C (18F) above the seasonal norm.
A date temperature record was set in Estonia on Wednesday, where it hit 29.8C in Haapsalu. The September peak in the country is 30.3C, reached on 1 September 1992.
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Afghan women sing in defiance of Taliban laws silencing their voices
Women push back at law stating they must not sing or read aloud in public by posting videos of themselves singing
Afghan women, both inside and outside the country, have posted videos of themselves singing in protest against the Taliban’s laws banning women’s voices in public.
Late last month the Taliban published new restrictions aimed, it said, at combating vice and promoting virtue. The 35-article document, which includes a raft of draconian laws, deems women’s voices to be potential instruments of vice and stipulates that women must not sing or read aloud in public, nor let their voices carry beyond the walls of their homes.
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‘Frightening’ Taliban law bans women from speaking in public
New vice and virtue restrictions offer ‘a distressing vision of Afghanistan’s future’, says UN
New Taliban laws that prohibit women from speaking or showing their faces outside their homes have been condemned by the UN and met with horror by human rights groups.
The Taliban published a host of new “vice and virtue” laws last week, approved by their supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, which state that women must completely veil their bodies – including their faces – in thick clothing at all times in public to avoid leading men into temptation and vice.
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Bangladeshis taking refuge in emergency shelters after heavy flooding
Nearly 300,000 people forced to flee after monsoon rains, which have killed 42 people in India and Bangladesh
Nearly 300,000 Bangladeshis are taking refuge in emergency shelters from floods that inundated vast areas of the country, disaster officials said.
The floods were triggered by heavy monsoon rains and have killed at least 42 people in Bangladesh and India since the start of the week, many in landslides.
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Pro-Palestine protester cleared of racial offence over ‘coconut’ placard
Marieha Hussain had denied her placard depicting Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman was racially abusive
A teacher who held a placard at a pro-Palestine protest depicting Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman as coconuts has been found not guilty of a racially aggravated public order offence.
Marieha Hussain, 37, denied the prosecution’s allegation that the placard was racially abusive, and her trial at Westminster magistrates court heard that she “quite obviously does not have a racist bone in her body”.
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Jay Blades charged with engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour
Repair Shop presenter has appeared at Kidderminster magistrates court, say West Mercia police
The BBC presenter Jay Blades has been charged with engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour against his wife. The Repair Shop presenter appeared at Kidderminster magistrates court on Friday, West Mercia police said.
The Guardian understands that the BBC took steps to remove a programme featuring Blades from its Friday evening schedule after the charge, and that no programmes with the former furniture maker would be shown in the foreseeable future.
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Alan Cumming named as artistic director of Scottish ‘theatre in the hills’
Hollywood actor will ‘invite the world’s best’ to Pitlochry Festival theatre after making surprise approach for role
The Hollywood star and queer icon Alan Cumming is returning to his roots – both geographical and theatrical – as the new artistic director of Scotland’s only major rurally based arts organisation.
Pitlochry Festival theatre announced the appointment on Friday afternoon after a recruitment call resulted in an “absolute surprise” approach from Cumming, who went through an intensive three-month selection process with other candidates.
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Lloyds plans to shut another 55 bank branches
Move will take two-year closure total by 2026 to 292 and includes Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Lloyds brands
Lloyds Banking Group plans to close another 55 bank branches, bringing the total number due to be shuttered by 2026 to almost 300.
The latest batch of closures are slated to begin in the new year and will include Halifax, Bank of Scotland, and Lloyds-branded branches in locations ranging from Surbiton to Port Talbot, Burgess Hill and Didcot.
Lloyds Bank/Baker Street 06/01/25
Lloyds Bank/Beccles 06/05/25
Lloyds Bank/Brecon 11/02/25
Lloyds Bank/Derby Allenton 23/01/25
Lloyds Bank/Dewsbury 10/03/25
Lloyds Bank/Fakenham 06/05/25
Lloyds Bank/Hitchin 07/04/25
Lloyds Bank/Kendal 10/02/25
Lloyds Bank/Leeds Armley 08/09/25
Lloyds Bank/Leeds Harehills 08/01/25
Lloyds Bank/Macclesfield 28/01/25
Lloyds Bank/Matlock 07/05/25
Lloyds Bank/Monmouth 08/05/25
Lloyds Bank/New Milton 13/05/25
Lloyds Bank/Southampton Bitterne Road 09/06/25
Lloyds Bank/Southampton Shirley 28/01/25
Lloyds Bank/Surbiton 04/03/25
Lloyds Bank/Thetford 13/05/25
Lloyds Bank/Wisbech 22/01/25
Halifax/Bitterne 09/06/25
Halifax/Bulwell 21/01/25
Halifax/Burgess Hill 04/03/25
Halifax/Camberley 11/03/25
Halifax/Chippenham 15/04/25
Halifax/Didcot 10/03/25
Halifax/Eccles Church Street 07/01/25
Halifax/Gosport 12/03/25
Halifax/Kendal 10/02/25
Halifax/Liverpool Old Swan 08/01/25
Halifax/London Edgware Road 06/01/25
Halifax/Longton 08/01/25
Halifax/Malton 08/04/25
Halifax/Monmouth 23/01/25
Halifax/Morecambe 07/01/25
Halifax/Newbury 16/04/25
Halifax/North Shields 28/01/25
Halifax/Northallerton 28/04/25
Halifax/Oswestry 28/04/25
Halifax/Palmers Green 09/01/25
Halifax/Port Talbot 29/01/25
Halifax/Runcorn 29/04/25
Halifax/Shirley 09/01/25
Halifax/Sutton-in-Ashfield 16/01/25
Halifax/Tamworth 29/04/25
Halifax/Thetford 04/02/25
Halifax/Tonbridge 09/01/25
Halifax/Walton-on-Thames District 27/01/25
Halifax/Wellington 07/01/25
Halifax/Winchester 20/01/25
Halifax/Wisbech 22/01/25
Halifax/Witney 30/04/25
Bank of Scotland/Golspie 04/02/25
Bank of Scotland/Langholm 07/04/25
Bank of Scotland/Leven High Street 07/05/25
Bank of Scotland/Montrose 10/03/25
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Universities near Premier League clubs attract more undergraduates, study finds
Universities in centres with relegated teams had up to 8% drop in admissions compared with those where clubs survived
There are many things to consider when choosing a university: where is the best course, what is the campus like, who are the lecturers? And also, perhaps, how did the local football team get on last season?
According to research, students can be influenced in their choice of university in England by the performance of Premier League football clubs linked to the university’s town or city.
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James Cleverly targeted by dirt-digging firm’s ‘dossier’ in Tory leadership race
Party said it would give public warnings to any candidate attacking rivals or backbiting
A firm that specialises in digging dirt on political candidates has been circulating a “dossier” on James Cleverly that appears to have been commissioned by one of his Tory rivals or a third party trying to influence the contest.
Despite the Conservative party’s efforts to ensure a clean competition with candidates banned from briefing against or criticising each other too harshly, Cleverly is believed to have been targeted at arm’s length by an opponent.
Continue reading...Biden’s remarks come as Trump and Vance have claimed that Haitians in the town of Springfield, Ohio, have been eating pets
Donald Trump is set to give a press conference for the first time since his debate with Kamala Harris on Tuesday.
He’ll speak to reporters at his golf course in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, a wealthy community near Los Angeles.
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‘This has to stop’: Biden condemns attacks on Haitian US immigrants
A bomb threat in Springfield, Ohio, came after Trump repeated baseless rumor about immigrants ‘eating pets’
Joe Biden on Friday said the hostile attacks on Haitian immigrants in the US “[have] to stop” after Donald Trump repeated a false and derogatory claim about a Haitian community in Ohio.
“It is simply wrong that the proud Haitian community is under attack right now in this country,” Biden said. “There’s no place in America. This has to stop – what he’s doing. It has to stop,” the US president said at a White House event marking Black excellence.
Fears mount that election deniers could disrupt vote count in US swing states
Microsoft billionaire fights US election disinformation
Palestinian advocacy groups pressure Harris as election looms
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Boeing workers go on strike as White House calls for ‘good faith’ negotiations
US Pacific north-west region workers voted 96% in favor of the strike and walked off the job early on Friday
Tens of thousands of Boeing workers walked off the job early on Friday after voting overwhelmingly to strike for higher pay, halting production of the planemaker’s strongest-selling jet as it wrestles with chronic output delays and mounting debt.
The company said on Friday it was ready to talk and “get back to the table to reach a new agreement” as striking workers picketed.
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Justin Timberlake pleads guilty to impaired driving in Hamptons case
Pop star gets reduced level of traffic offense after June arrest and DWI charge in coastal area east of New York City
Justin Timberlake accepted on Friday a reduced level of traffic offense, resolving his drunk-driving criminal case in the Hamptons, the upscale coastal area east of New York City.
He pleaded guilty to impaired driving.
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Democrats taunt ‘chicken’ Trump for refusing second debate with Harris
Harris campaign calls chicken the Republican nominee’s ‘spirit animal’ as Harris pushes for another matchup
The campaign of Kamala Harris on Friday stepped up its mockery of “chicken” Donald Trump for ducking out of another presidential debate, with the Democratic nominee telling her Republican rival he owes it to voters to face her again.
The former US president announced on Thursday “there will be no third debate”, two days after a floundering performance during their testy meeting in Philadelphia in which Harris baited him on a range of subjects, including the crowd size at his rallies.
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Competing abortion measures can appear on November’s ballot, Nebraska supreme court says
One measure would enshrine the state’s current 12-week ban, while the other would allow abortion up to 24 weeks
Nebraska residents will vote this November on two competing ballot measures to expand or limit abortion rights, the state supreme court ruled on Friday.
One of the measures that will be put to voters would enshrine Nebraska’s current abortion ban, which outlaws the procedure past 12 weeks of pregnancy, into the state constitution. The other would amend the state constitution to add the right to abortion up until fetal viability, or at about 24 weeks of pregnancy.
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Tunnekuohu saa ihmisen uskomaan vaikka mitä – näin toimii infosota
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Uhrin tila oli perjantaina iltapäivällä vakava, mutta vakaa. Poliisi ei kommentoi vielä teon motiivia.
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Naamio suojaa poliisia rikollisten kostolta, mutta sen käyttö saattaa rikkoa lakia
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Kuvat saivat Trumpin erikoisen väitteen lentoon, arvioi yhdysvaltalaismedia
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Yle seuraa Ruotsin ulkoministerin Maria Malmer Stenergardin ja ulkoministeri Elina Valtosen (kok.) tiedotustilaisuutta tässä artikkelissa.
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Viime vuodet ovat olleet taloudellisesti tappiollisia Pori Jazzille.
Tutkija huomasi, että erityisesti vaihtolämpöisten lajien on hankala sopeutua äärimmäisiin lämpötiloihin.
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Ukraina saamassa viimein luvan iskeä syvälle Venäjän maaperälle – näin se vaikuttaisi sodan kulkuun
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Trump ei aio enää osallistua vaaliväittelyyn Kamala Harrisia vastaan
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Helsingin mäkihyppääjät toivovat harrastusolosuhteisiinsa pikaista parannusta. Kaupungilla ja harrastajilla on täysin eri näkemys uuden hyppytornin hinnasta.
Trumpin pyyntö lykätä hyssyttelyrahaoikeudenkäynnin tuomionantoa hylättiin
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Luvassa on rankkasateita – Ilmatieteen laitos varoittaa vesiliirtovaarasta
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Tampereen ydinkeskustan ampumistapaus: poliisi ottanut epäillyn kiinni
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Kuusi videota paljastaa, ketkä pyrkivät kaupunginjohtajaksi, joka tienaa enemmän kuin pääministeri
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Still haven't filed your taxes? Here's what you need to know
So far this tax season, the IRS has received more than 90 million income tax returns for 2022.
Retail spending fell in March as consumers pull back
Spending at US retailers fell in March as consumers pulled back amid recessionary fears fueled by the banking crisis.
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Silicon Valley Bank collapse renews calls to address disparities impacting entrepreneurs of color
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Lake Powell, the second-largest human-made reservoir in the US, has lost nearly 7% of its potential storage capacity since 1963, when Glen Canyon Dam was built, a new report shows.
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Air pollution spiked to unhealthy levels around the world in 2021, according to a new report.
As the US attempts to wean itself off its heavy reliance on fossil fuels and shift to cleaner energy sources, many experts are eyeing a promising solution: your neighborhood big-box stores and shopping malls.
Look of the Week: Blackpink headline Coachella in Korean hanboks
Bringing the second day of this year's Coachella to a close, K-Pop girl group Blackpink made history Saturday night when they became the first Asian act to ever headline the festival. To a crowd of, reportedly, over 125,000 people, Jennie, Jisoo, Lisa and Rosé used the ground-breaking moment to pay homage to Korean heritage by arriving onstage in hanboks: a traditional type of dress.
Scientists identify secret ingredient in Leonardo da Vinci paintings
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Michael Jordan's 1998 NBA Finals sneakers sell for a record $2.2 million
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The surreal facades of America's strip clubs
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Here's the real reason to turn on airplane mode when you fly
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Paul Templer was living his best life.
They bought an abandoned 'ghost house' in the Japanese countryside
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Nelly Cheboi, who creates computer labs for Kenyan schoolchildren, is CNN's Hero of the Year
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Ulkopoliittisen instituutin johtava tutkija Ryhor Nizhnikau sanoo, että uhkailu on Venäjälle hyödyllisempää kuin suora toiminta länsimaita vastaan.
Euroopan keskuspankin seuraava koronleikkaus kallistuu joulukuun kokoukseen, markkinoilla tulkittiin pääjohtaja Christine Lagarden lausuntoa.
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Yhdysvaltain Voguessa pitkään työskennellyt Tonne Goodman kaipaa 1990-luvulta ”kaikkea ja ei mitään”.
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Viinien tuominen ruokakauppoihin innostaa oikeistolaisia, mutta ei vasemmistoa eikä kristillisiä.
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Ukraina on rakentanut kuukausia puolustuslinjoja Pokrovskiin. Venäjän eteneminen kuitenkin uhkaa läpäistä ne ja vaarantaa eteläisen Donetskin.
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Kansanedustaja Pauli Aalto-Setälä arvioi, etteivät Ylen tulevat leikkaukset romahduta sen toimintaa. Kollega Timo Harakka luonnehtii parlamentaarista sopua siedettäväksi, muttei kohtalokkaaksi.
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Yleisradion henkilöstölle ei ole kerrottu vielä, mistä yhtiössä aiotaan leikata. ”Olemme olleet löysässä hirressä jo pitkään”, kertoo kulttuuritoimituksen päällikkö.
HS:n Sanalouhos-pelissä tehtävänäsi on etsiä sanat ruudukosta. Peli ratkeaa, kun saat kaikki kirjaimet käytettyä.
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Matti Heikkinen kertoo toimineensa esihenkilöidensä määräysten mukaisesti Pariisissa.
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Yhtiön liikevaihto on vähentynyt tuntuvasti ja matkapuhelinverkkojen markkinat kutistuvat. Toivo elää lähiaikoina kiinteissä verkoissa, kirjoittaa HS:n taloustoimittaja Petri Sajari.
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Äänikirjan kuunteleminen toisen ihmisen tulkitsemana on aivan erilainen kokemus kuin kirjan lukeminen.
Sähkö | Pörssisähkön hintapiikki ohi lauantaina
Hintojen laskuun vaikuttaa muun muassa se, että tuulivoiman tuotanto kasvaa verrattuna edellisiin päiviin.
Asianomistaja on itse ollut asiasta yhteydessä poliisiin.
Hallitus käynnisti selvityksen Alkon viinimonopolin murtamisesta. Ajatusta tukee 55 prosenttia suomalaisista.
Ilmailu | Lentokonejätti Boeingin vaikeudet kärjistyvät – nyt uhkaa suurlakko
Työntekijät hylkäsivät tarjouksen, joka olisi yhtiön mukaan nostanut palkkoja 25 prosentin korotukset neljässä vuodessa.
Rikosepäilyt | Poliisi epäilee jalkapallovalmentajaa lapsen seksuaalisesta ahdistelusta
”Koska asianomistaja on rohkeasti tuonut tilanteen esiin ja ottanut poliisiin yhteyttä, on tapaukseen päästy puuttumaan varhaisessa vaiheessa”, poliisi kertoi tiedotteessa.
Formula 1 | Valtteri Bottas on tukalassa tilanteessa – Mika Salolta suora neuvo
F1:n kulissipelissä katseet ovat nyt Valtteri Bottaksessa.
Tekoäly | Open AI:n uusi tekoälymalli ”järkeilee” ennen kysymykseen vastaamista
Open AI:n uudelle tekoälymallille voi antaa pähkinän purtavaksi. Uusi malli nimittäin kykenee ymmärtämään tehtäviä, jotka sisältävät matematiikkaa, koodausta ja luonnontieteitä.
Ylen rahoitusratkaisusta pettyneet perusuomalaiset raivostuivat torstaina Ylen ilmoituksesta arabian- ja somalinkielisten uutisten aloittamisesta. Yle oli päättänyt julkistuksen aikataulusta jo elokuussa.
Sää | Rankkasade alkaa uudestaan illalla
Pääkaupunkiseudulla voi sataa vuorokaudessa vettä 20–30 milliä. Ilmatieteen laitos varoittaa Uudellamaalla kohonneesta vesiliirtovaarasta.
Levyarvio | Saimaan musiikin rinnalla jopa Ultra Bra kuulostaa kamarimusiikilta
Matti Mikkolan johtaman suuryhtyeen levyllä kuuluu musiikin tekemisen riemu.
Eduskunnan hallintojohtaja katsoo, että yhden hengen eduskuntaryhmän kirjanpidon selvittäminen tuskin olisi vaikeaa.
Lahti | Omakotitalosta löytyi ruumis – Kaksi miestä vangittiin murhasta epäiltyinä
69-vuotias mies löydettiin kuolleena omakotitalostaan elokuun alussa.
Jos huippu-urheilun asioita on tehty 15 vuotta hutiloiden, virhelinjaa ei oikaista yhden viikonlopun aikana.
HS Tampereella | Perheenäiti toi Hämeenkadulle kyltin, jossa oli tiukka viesti
Moni käveli surmapaikan ohi, muutama toi muistokynttilän.
Tampereen ampuminen | IS: Epäillyllä ampujalla raskas rikostausta – Tämä tapahtumista tiedetään
Torstai-iltana Hämeenkadulla ammuttu nainen on kuollut. Poliisi tutkii tapausta epäiltynä tappona.
Lukijan mielipide | Eheytyshoidoista on jo riittävästi selvityksiä
Asiantuntijalausunnot eheytyshoitojen haitallisuudesta ovat hyvin yksimielisiä.
Tässä juttusarjassa HS:n viiniasiantuntija Jouko Mykkänen suosittelee sesonkiin sopivia viinejä.
Mia Skäringerin komediasarja kertoo tatuoijasta ja parturikampaajasta, joita molempia hän näyttelee.
Arkkitehtuuri | Helsinkiin nousee ennen näkemättömiä, ”vanhan ajan” kerrostaloja
Helsingin Kruunuvuorenrantaan on nousemassa kaupungin ensimmäinen, jugendia jossain määrin jäljittelevä ”vanhan ajan” kortteli.
Itäraja | Koululaiset ylittivät luvatta itärajan – näin rehtori selittää
Venäjällä ja rajavyöhykkeellä luvatta piipahtaneet koululaiset olivat oppilasmatkalla Hiitolanjoella.
Jääkiekko | Vantaalle puuhataan jättihallia – taustalla NHL-miljonääri Antti Niemen huima visio
Kun entisestä NHL-maalivahdista Antti Niemestä tuli Kiekko-Vantaan pääomistaja, isot rattaat lähtivät pyörimään. Seuran tavoitteena on ennen pitkää paikka jääkiekon miesten pääsarjassa.
Lukijan mielipide | Miksi lasten leikkimistä pilkataan?
On todella huolestuttavaa, että osa aikuisistakin pilkkaa normaalia leikkimistä.
Näyttelyvinkit | Neljä näyttelyä, jotka kannattaa nähdä tänä viikonloppuna
Viikonlopun näyttelyissä nähdään lumoavia sähköpurkauksia, tuikkivia tähtiä ja Sauronin silmä.
Yksi Venäjän suosituimmista televisiokanavista esitti viikonloppuna ohjelman, jossa väitettiin Suomen suunnittelevan hyökkäystä Venäjälle. Ohjelman juontaja esittää perättömän väitteen, että presidentti Alexander Stubb olisi uhannut Venäjää tuhoamisella.
Ruokavirasto aloittaa raivotaudin syöttirokotteiden lentolevityksen.
HS:n markkinaviikko kertaa yhdessä jutussa viikon tärkeimmät talousuutiset.
Ukraina | Entinen Nato-komentaja: Nato voisi ottaa vastuuta Ukrainan ilmapuolustuksesta
Naton entinen Euroopan-joukkojen komentaja Philip M. Breedlove sanoo, ettei Venäjää enää pitäisi palkita huonosta käytöksestä.
Ukraina | Suomi lähettää Ukrainaan lisää puolustustarvikkeita
Uusi lähetys on Suomen 25. tukipaketti. Avun kokonaisarvo on 2,3 miljardia euroa.
Ikääntyneiden kokema syrjintä on lisääntynyt muutamassa vuosikymmenessä, paljastuu Eläkeliiton julkaisemasta kyselytutkimuksesta.
Republikaanit ovat huolissaan Loomerin vaikutuksesta Trumpin kampanjaan.
Salibandy | ”Pitäisi ottaa realismi käteen” – näin Suomen liiga ajautui ahdinkoon
Salibandyn miesten F-liigan pelillinen taso ja yleisömäärät ovat laskussa. Mistä kiikastaa?
Lappi | Inarin maastopalot hallinnassa – paloalueilla enää pieniä kytöjä
Palot ovat saattaneet saada alkunsa esimerkiksi makkaranpaistosta, arvioi päivystävä palopäällikkö.
Tv-tähden single on teemaltaan tuoreen elämäkertakirjan rinnakkaistuote, kirjoittaa HS:n kulttuuritoimittaja Ilkka Mattila.
Rahapolitiikka | Puolen prosenttiyksikön koronlasku voi olla Fedille riskialtis
Yhdysvaltain keskuspankin on harkittava huolellisesti, turvautuuko se hieman hillitympään vai aavistuksen reilumpaan koronlaskuun.
Tietoturva | Suomalaisten henkilötunnuksia jaetaan avoimesti julkisella listalla Virossa
Suomalaisia henkilötunnuksia on avoimesti saatavilla virolaisella verkkosivulla. Henkilötunnus ei Virossa ole arkaluontoista tietoa, mutta Suomessa sitä on mahdollista väärinkäyttää.
Helsinki-Vantaan turvatarkastuslaitteet kokivat kolauksen yllättävän EU-päätöksen vuoksi. Ne hyödyntävät samaa teknologiaa kuin sairaaloiden kuvantamiskoneet.
Kaisa Korhonen kutsuu muistelmissaan Kari Hietalahtea ”jääkiekkoilijan tomumajaksi”. Ei tullut Hietalahdesta kiekkoilijaa, mutta näyttelijä tuli.
HS:n Uutisvisa testaa, oletko ajan tasalla. Kymmenen kysymyksen avulla saat selville, kuinka hyvin olet lukenut Hesarisi viime aikoina.
Sairastelukierteet ovat tuttuja monen päiväkoti-ikäisen lapsen perheelle. Tuoreen tutkimuksen mukaan sairastelua voisi vähentää miltei viidenneksellä ilmanpuhdistimien avulla.
Jääkiekko | Entinen NHL-pelaaja Stephen Peat, 44, on kuollut
Stephen Peat kuoli onnettomuuden seurauksena.
Suunnitelman mukaan Helsingin humanitaarinen avustus kohdennetaan Punaiselle ristille, Unicefille, Pelastakaa lapset ry.:lle sekä Lääkäri ilman rajoja ry:lle.
Uusi tietokoneohjelma vapauttaa lääkäreiden aikaa näppäimistön nakuttelusta potilaiden kohtaamiseen. Toimittaja Niclas Storås testasi, miten koekäytössä oleva tekoäly toimii. Jutun lopussa näet, millaiset potilaskirjaukset tekoäly teki.
Eduskunta | Kansanedustaja Ari Koposen jättimäisiä kilometrikorvauksia selittää höveli uudistus
Kansanedustaja Ari Koponen on tänä vuonna laskuttanut eduskunnalta verovapaita kilometrikorvauksia lähes 12 000 euroa. Osin tämä johtuu siitä, että eduskunta on lieventänyt sääntöjään oman auton käytöstä.
Yhtiöt jäävät Kangasalan kaupungille yhteensä lähes 90 000 euroa velkaa.
HS-analyysi | Ylen leikkaukset ovat kaukana siitä, mitä perussuomalaiset halusivat
Kompromissi syntyi minimaalisilla muutoksilla, koska vaarassa olivat sekä parlamentarismi että Ylen uskottavuus, kirjoittaa HS:n politiikan toimittaja Teemu Luukka analyysissaan.
Kommentti | Ihmiset eivät enää mahdu Helsingin Kaivokadulle autojen takia
Ajatus katutilan uusjaosta nostattaa verenpainetta eri kuppikunnissa, kirjoittaa HS:n toimittaja Marja Salomaa.
Hintojen nousu | Inflaatio kiihtyi aavistuksen Suomessa
Kuluttajahintojen vuosimuutos oli Suomessa 1,2 prosenttia elokuussa.
Uutuuskirja | Ruotsalainen olympiavoittaja sai musertavan diagnoosin – ei tiedä, elääkö enää kauaa
Ruotsalaistunut ex-tähti kertoo uutuuskirjassa elämänsä synkistä vaiheista ja siitä, kuinka hän halusi kärähtää dopingista.
Autourheilu | Tuukka Taponen on tekemässä rajun ratkaisun – näin paljon se vähintään maksaa
Tuukka Taposen ensi vuoden talli ja formulasarja ovat ratkeamassa lähiviikkoina. Rahaa palaa jo tänä vuonna yli miljoona euroa.
Olympiakomitea | Olympiakomitean ilmoitus tyrmistytti tutkijan: ”Anteeksiantamatonta”
Suomen olympiakomitean pikapäätökset olivat tutkija Kati Lehtosen mukaan hätiköityjä ja huonosti valmisteluja.
Esimerkiksi Tallinnassa maksuttoman joukkoliikenteen on tutkittu parantaneen matalatuloisten mahdollisuuksia liikkumiseen.
Juoksu | Keskipohjanmaa: Kälviäläinen Otto, 14, juoksi hirmuisen Cooper-tuloksen
Otto Kolppaselle järjestettiin koulussa ennätysyritys.
Sote | Uusi laskelma julki: Vanhusten hoiva 20 prosenttia kalliimpaa julkisella puolella
Hyvinvointialueet voisivat säästää vuosittain 280 miljoonaa euroa, sanoo työnantajia edustavan Halin pääekonomisti.
Sähkö | Pörssisähkön hinta nousee poikkeukselliseksi – grafiikka näyttää hintapiikin
Keskihinta on ollut kuluvana vuonna vain kahdesti perjantaita korkeampi.
Korot laskevat. Olemmeko kohta jälleen tilanteessa, että sijoittajalle osakkeet ovat ainoa vaihtoehto, kysyy HS Vision kolumnisti Esa Juntunen.
Parasta juuri nyt | Kaikki hylkäsivät amerikkalaismiehen, joka yritti olla kommunistinen cowboy
Dokumentti kertoo tarinan hyväuskoisesta miehestä, joka halusi olla enemmän kuin poptähti.
The Argentina star is available for Miami's MLS game against Philadelphia after being out of action since July 14.
What are swing states, and why are they critical? What to know in 500 words
A handful of US states play an outsized role in deciding presidential elections. Which are analysts watching this year?
Sinaloa cartel’s ‘El Mayo’ pleads not guilty to drug charges in US court
US judge orders Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada jailed pending trial on drug trafficking, murder and other charges.
‘Israel has impunity to kill Americans’ | #AJOPINION
Israeli forces murder American citizens and the United States does nothing but express sadness, says Omar Suleiman.
Murdered Uganda Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei’s funeral march begins in Kenya
Activists join march as Cheptegei's body begins its final journey to her family home in Bukwo, Uganda, for her funeral.
After Gaza, ‘election madness’ is not the same on US campuses
A climate of repression faced by anti-genocide protests has left America's electoral common sense in crisis.
In a historic move, Colombia bypasses a patent to access a key HIV drug
Facing increasing infections in its population, Colombia has announced a plan to purchase generic versions of the drug.
Ronaldo becomes first individual with one billion social media followers
Ronaldo surpasses 639 million followers on Instagram, 170 million on Facebook, 60 million on YouTube, 113 million on X.
Bangladesh youth revolution: One month after toppling government
We reconnect with our Bangladesh community, one month since a youth-led movement forced out PM Hasina.
Why are Storm Shadow missiles a new flashpoint between Putin and the West?
Could lifting of restrictions on use of long-range missiles spell escalation of hostilities between Russia and the West?
‘I will die trying’: Gambian migrant deportees dream of return to Europe
People who took the ‘backway’ to EU countries and were sent home find few opportunities.
Russia revokes accreditation of six British diplomats over spying claims
UK Foreign Office calls allegations 'completely baseless' as tensions escalate over war in Ukraine.
North Korea shares first images of banned nuclear site
North Korea has released the first-ever photos of a uranium enrichment facility.
Philippines preacher pleads not guilty to child abuse, trafficking charges
Police said two of the alleged victims of Apollo Quiboloy have indicated that they will testify against him.
Senegal’s Faye dissolves parliament and sets elections for November
The president, citing reform roadblocks, said working with the opposition-led assembly had become difficult.
US hints at allowing Ukraine to strike deep inside Russia, enraging Putin
If Washington expands weapons authorisation, NATO will be directly involved in the war, says the Russian leader.
Myanmar ravaged by floods as Vietnam begins cleanup after Typhoon Yagi
The strongest storm to hit Asia this year has killed hundreds with floodwaters inundating cities and displacing people.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 931
As the war enters its 931st day, these are the main developments.
What’s being said about Israel killing Turkish-American activist Aysenur?
Israel claims it was an accident amid a riot, but witnesses tell a different story.
India’s top court grants bail to opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal
Supreme Court says while Delhi chief minister's arrest was lawful he should be freed while contesting the charges.
Trump says no more debates against Kamala Harris
US Presidential candidate Donald Trump says he will not debate Kamala Harris again before November’s election.
Putin warns Ukraine use of long-range arms will put NATO at war with Russia
Ukraine's Zelenskyy has urged allies to lift restrictions on Western-supplied arms to strike deep inside Russia.
Form, history, facts: India vs Pakistan – Asian Champions Trophy hockey
Al Jazeera's lowdown on the sport, the tournament and the upcoming match between the South Asian hockey powerhouses.
North Korea reveals first photos of uranium enrichment facility
Leader Kim Jong Un stresses need to augment number of centrifuges to increase country's nuclear weapons defence.
Could Marxist Anura Dissanayake become Sri Lanka’s next president?
His party, the JVP, twice fought violent battles to overthrow the very Sri Lankan state that he now wants to run.
Israeli forces pulled back from the city of Tulkarm this week only to return, leaving some residents asking whether it is worth rebuilding after destructive raids.
Diplomacy Over Ukraine War Is About Bolstering Forces
For both Ukraine and Russia, battlefield gains now might provide an upper hand in any negotiations later. That’s reflected in their discussions over arms with allies.
Russia Expels 6 U.K. Diplomats as Tensions Mount Over Missiles
The move came as Vladimir Putin warned the West that allowing Ukraine to use long-range weapons would mean NATO countries were “at war with Russia.”
Why the Fight for Control Over the Philadelphi Corridor?
The increasingly bitter dispute has not just affected cease-fire talks but also destabilized a once-strong security partnership between Egypt and Israel.
China Raises Retirement Age for the First Time Since the 1950s
The move, made in the hope of addressing an aging population, was decidedly unpopular.
Pope’s Grueling Asia Tour Points Toward a Less-Western Church
The long trip by a frail, 87-year-old pope was seen as a bold endeavor and a muscular step for a global church looking East.
Pakistan Begins Vaccination Program Against Polio
The resurgence is part of a global revival of a disease once close to being eradicated, but geographic and cultural factors magnify Pakistan’s challenge.
North Korea Reveals Weapons-Grade Uranium Factory
Its leader, Kim Jong-un, visited the factory and urged his country to produce more highly enriched uranium to build “exponentially” more nuclear weapons.
Biden Poised to Approve Ukraine’s Use of Long-Range Western Weapons in Russia
The topic will be on the agenda Friday as Britain’s new prime minister, Keir Starmer, visits the White House.
Red Cross Workers Killed in Ukraine in Shelling Attack
The aid workers lost their lives as they were preparing to distribute heating supplies in preparation for winter in the region of Donetsk.
A Famous Winston Churchill Portrait, Stolen in Canada and Found in Italy
A forgery delayed the discovery of the theft of the photograph long enough for it to be sold at an auction in London.
The Contention Over Mexico’s Plan to Elect Judges, Explained
A sweeping change would have thousands of judges, from local courtrooms all the way up to the Supreme Court, elected instead of appointed.
How a U.N. Agency Became a Flashpoint in the Gaza War
UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, has survived 75 years of Israeli-Palestinian strife. Can it survive the latest conflict?
US Sanctions Venezuelan Officials in Response to Disputed Election
The sanctions against 16 government officials appointed by the authoritarian president of Venezuela were seen as unlikely to be effective by observers and analysts.
How Hamas Uses Brutality to Maintain Power
The group has abused hostages and Palestinians in its efforts to maintain control of Gaza and wage an insurgent war.
Robert Lewandowski on Fame, Frailty and the One Voice He Won’t Ignore
Much has been said about the increased workload of top players, the Barcelona star said, but the mental toll of expectations and fame is just as likely to lead to burnout.
Pollution May Affect the Color of City Birds, Research Shows
Recent studies show that certain feather pigments can help neutralize toxic pollution. It means darker, duller birds could have a survival advantage.
Biden Administration Ratchets Up Tariffs on Billions of Dollars of Chinese Goods
The administration moved to block off a popular tariff-free path for Chinese apparel coming into the United States, and added stiff levies on electric vehicles, solar panels and other products.
Typhoon Yagi Leaves at Least 110 Dead in Myanmar
Rescuers in Myanmar reported finding bodies swept away by the powerful storm, which left a trail of destruction there and in neighboring countries.
Dejected Social Media Users Call ‘Garbage Time’ Over China’s Ailing Economy
The sports term refers to a time during a game when defeat becomes inevitable. Officialdom is warning against using it to take veiled jabs at the country’s political and economic system.
Toronto Film Festival Pulls Documentary on Russian Soldiers
The festival canceled the screenings of “Russians at War,” which has been criticized as Kremlin propaganda. The filmmaker has said it is an antiwar film.
Pedro Almodóvar, Master of Mystifying Films, Wrote a Book He Can’t Classify
In “The Last Dream,” the Spanish director offers insights into his complicated relationship with creativity and mortality.
Some Gazans Say Polio Drive Is Futile While Israel Keeps Bombing
Palestinians living with the daily fear of Israeli strikes see a level of absurdity in the international drive to vaccinate their children.
A Long Life, Thanks to Where You Live? Not Likely, Says Ig Nobel Winner.
An Australian researcher found that many areas that supposedly produce lots of centenarians also produce shoddy record-keeping.
Reuters exclusively reported that India’s antitrust body has reached an initial assessment that the $8.5 billion India merger of Reliance […]
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Custody giant State Street expands crypto services in new partnership
Reuters was first to report on State Street’s partnership with Swiss crypto company Taurus to offer new digital asset services, […]
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Japan, Tokyo governments target $4.7 bln valuation for Tokyo Metro in IPO
Reuters exclusively reported that Japan’s national and Tokyo governments are seeking a 700 billion yen ($4.7 billion) valuation for Tokyo […]
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Workers at BHP’s Escondida copper mine will strike after failing to reach agreement
Reuters was first to report that workers at BHP’s Escondida copper mine in Chile, the world’s largest, would go on […]
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Ackman’s Pershing Square takes new stakes in Nike, Brookfield
Reuters was first to report that billionaire investor William Ackman built new stakes in sportswear company Nike during the second […]
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China tells some brokerages to conduct compliance checks on bond trading
Reuters exclusively reported that China’s securities regulator has ordered some brokerages to inspect their bond trading activities as authorities seek […]
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OPEC+ sticks to oil policy, repeats could pause Oct hike
Reuters was first to report that a meeting of top OPEC+ ministers kept oil output policy unchanged including a plan […]
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Logistics giant Lineage raises $4.45 bln in biggest IPO in 2024
Reuters exclusively reported that Lineage, the world’s largest operator of cold-storage warehouses, raised $4.45 billion in its U.S. initial public […]
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US, Vietnam discuss supplying Hanoi with C-130 military transport planes
Reuters exclusively reported that the United States and Vietnam are discussing the sale of Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules military transport planes […]
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Some investors demand change at LVMH after probe into Dior contractors
Reuters exclusively reported that Europe’s top asset manager Amundi and other LVMH investors want the $370 billion luxury behemoth to […]
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Congolese athletes Mireille Nganga and sprinter Emmanuel Grace Mouambako, as well as a guide accompanying Mouambako, were reported missing shortly after competing in the 2024 Paralympic Games.
China is raising its retirement age, now among the lowest in world's major economies
In an effort to address its shrinking population and aging work force, over 15 years, China will raise the retirement age for men to 63, and for women to 55 or 58 years depending on their jobs.
U.N. aims to expand the number of permanent members on the Security Council
The United States supports creating two new permanent U.N. Security Council seats for African states, and one seat to be rotated among small island developing states
Beware: It's Friday the 13th. Don't say we didn't warn you
Friday the 13th is a widespread superstition around the world. Some countries, however, have their own bad luck days.
Russia's war on Ukraine will top Biden-Starmer meeting agenda. With the debate behind them, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump hit the campaign trail. Gas stoves may get a health warning in California.
Making German Chocolate Without Using Cocoa
Cocoa beans, which are used to make chocolate, are mostly grown in a few places making them susceptible to the effects of extreme weather events, driven by climate change. We hear about a team in Germany that is developing a chocolate made without cocoa.
In Jordan's elections, anger at Israel over the Gaza war fuels Islamist gains
The Islamic Action Front, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, is now the single biggest opposition bloc in Jordan's 138-member parliament, winning one-fifth of the seats this week.
The U.N. says 6 staff were killed in an Israeli strike on a Gaza school
The U.N. relief agency for Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip said its employees were among 18 people killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school. Israel said the school was being used by Hamas.
A rare look inside war-torn Sudan. And, the data behind grocery inflation.
NPR gets a rare look inside war-torn Sudan, where millions are displaced and struggling for survival. And, we examine new data on why grocery prices remain high.
The war in Sudan has been devastating. Trial of three ex-Memphis police officers in the beating death of Tyre Nichols continues. Examining if greedy companies are to blame for higher grocery prices.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — In any discussion of the potential threat Russia poses beyond Ukraine, the three Baltic states are at the top of the list. With [...] More
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Cipher Brief Experts Offer Reflections on 9/11 – and What Came After
SPECIAL REPORT — It’s been a very long ride since terrorists sent by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden set out on a fateful mission [...] More
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Ukraine’s Heaviest Drone Strike Seeks to Bring War to Russia
DEEP DIVE — Ukraine fired a wave of drones and missiles at Moscow and several other Russian regions late Monday, in one of its heaviest attacks [...] More
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When Spymasters Talk: CIA and MI6 Chiefs On ‘Bully’ Putin and ‘Audacious’ Ukraine Raid
Spymasters rarely say much in public, and when they do, it’s usually a tightly scripted affair. That made this weekend’s joint appearance by CIA Director [...] More
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Why the ‘Philadelphi Corridor’ May Derail a Gaza Deal
DEEP DIVE — A small sliver of territory lies at the heart of the desperate international effort to free Hamas’ remaining hostages, and bring at least [...] More
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What the U.S. Military’s ‘Overwhelming Force’ Means for the Middle East
DEEP DIVE — As the war in Gaza rages, ceasefire talks founder, and the world waits for – and worries about – an Iranian retaliation for [...] More
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Russia’s Poltava Attack is a Double Disaster for Ukraine
EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — The year’s worst attack against Ukraine raises a pair of difficult questions for Ukraine and its supporters in the West. Access all [...] More
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How Russia’s Military Went From Feared Power to Failing Force
EXPERT INTERVIEW – Ukraine’s invasion of the Kursk region has stunned many people – in Russia and beyond – for its success in capturing Russian [...] More
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Taliban 3.0: The Terrorism Threat and a Humanitarian Nightmare
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT — The withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan three years ago led to the fall of the U.S.-backed government in Kabul, the [...] More
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Is the Defense Department Ready for an Age of Disruption?
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — Does the United States military have an innovation problem? For all its smart leaders and money and obvious edge in many areas, [...] More
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Russia’s Propaganda Army, Pitching a ‘Nightmare Scenario’ For Ukraine
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — Russia boasts the world’s largest land mass, one of the world’s largest standing armies, and a weapon that it has used to great [...] More
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Russia v. Ukraine – in an African Desert
EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — The column of Malian government soldiers and Russian mercenaries from the former Wagner Group was advancing through a shallow valley in the [...] More
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The Coming Collision Between the U.S. and China
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — As U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan heads to Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart this week, he carries with him a [...] More
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Assessing the ‘Last Opportunity’ for a Gaza Ceasefire Deal
EXPERT INTERVIEWS— In the last-gasp negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire underway in Cairo, the negotiating teams reflect the high stakes of the moment. CIA Director [...] More
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White House Says Gaza Deal ‘Closer Than We’ve Been’
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – With talks on a ceasefire deal for the war in Gaza in what U.S. officials have called an “endgame,” phase and [...] More
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How Harris and Walz Would Deal With Global Hot Zones
SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING – In the tumultuous and often unpredictable 2024 U.S. presidential campaign, this much is clear: the next occupant of the White House [...] More
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What Happened to Iran’s Promised Revenge Against Israel?
BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT — Cipher Brief Experts suggest a range of possible explanations for Iran’s delay in delivering promised retaliation toward Israel after the killing [...] More
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How Does the CIA Recruit Russian Spies?
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — As any good intelligence officer will tell you, recruiting spies is a tough business. Not only do you have to identify [...] More
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