Month: May 2024

Read More No longer just drunk for courage at karaoke clubs, the ‘food-friendly’ rice spirit is becoming a first choice of connoisseurs When sommelier Erika Haigh opened the UK’s first independent sake bar, in London’s West End in 2019, passersby would wander in and try to order milkshakes, bewildered by the unfamiliar drink advertised in…

Read More Charity says children could be deported as adults before age can be formally determined The Home Office is being threatened with legal action over concerns that children face being sent to Rwanda because officials wrongly identify them as adults, the Observer can reveal. With ministers desperate to see flights take off as soon as…

Read MoreThe rapid melting of Pakistan’s icy giants is creating hardships and challenges for vulnerable communities.The rapid melting of Pakistan’s icy giants is creating hardships and challenges for vulnerable communities.

Read More Yuriy Merkotan played in a military band and, after being caught up in the Mariupol siege, spent nearly two years in various jails When Yuriy Merkotan enlisted in Ukraine’s national guard in 2020, it was not because he wanted to fight. A saxophonist living in the southern port city of Mariupol, there were…

Read More Solar storm effects delight stargazers in Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia but most in NSW miss out Southern lights ignite the sky in geomagnetic glory – in picturesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Australians should have a second…

Read More SES issues minor flood warnings for the Hawkesbury River at North Richmond and the Colo River Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Sydney’s Warragamba dam began spilling over for the second time in a month on Sunday after…

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Read More Survivors pick through debris-littered streets and damaged buildings as rescue workers dispatched amid warning some areas cut off by flooding More than 300 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple provinces in Afghanistan, the UN’s World Food Programme said, as authorities declared a state of emergency and rushed to rescue…

Read More No indication that Richard ‘Rick’ Slayman’s receipt of genetically modified kidney caused his death, says Massachusetts transplant team The first recipient of a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died about two months later, with the hospital that performed the surgery saying it did not have any indication the transplant was the cause.…

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Read MoreGhana, unlike Nigeria, appears to be winning a battle for stolen artefacts to be put on display back home.Ghana, unlike Nigeria, appears to be winning a battle for stolen artefacts to be put on display back home.

Read MoreSwiss singer Nemo becomes the first non-binary artist to win Eurovision with their song, The Code.Swiss singer Nemo becomes the first non-binary artist to win Eurovision with their song, The Code.

Read MoreFrantic efforts are being made to save the endangered mountain chicken frog, native to just two Caribbean islands.Frantic efforts are being made to save the endangered mountain chicken frog, native to just two Caribbean islands.

Read MoreAlok Shukla has spent years fighting to protect a key Indian forest from mining companies.Alok Shukla has spent years fighting to protect a key Indian forest from mining companies.

Read MoreThousands more people are evacuating the southern Gaza city of Rafah, on top of the more than 100,000 who have already fled in the past week as Israel warns of a possible ground assault of the city. Ramy Inocencio has the latest.Thousands more people are evacuating the southern Gaza city of Rafah, on top…

Read MoreA State Department report released Friday found that U.S. weapons may have been used by Israel’s military in instances “inconsistent” with international law. This comes as the Biden administration has worked urgently to try and deter Israel from conducting a full-scale ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Natalie Brand has more.A…

Read MoreHundreds of trees have recently been killed, conveniently exposing multi-million dollar views.Hundreds of trees have recently been killed, conveniently exposing multi-million dollar views.

Read More MALMO, Sweden — Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with “The Code,” an operatic ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing their nongender identity. Nemo beat Croatia’s Baby Lasagna to the title by winning the most points from a combination of national juries and viewers around the…

Read More MALMO, Sweden — Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with “The Code,” an operatic ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing their nongender identity. Nemo beat Croatia’s Baby Lasagna to the title by winning the most points from a combination of national juries and viewers around the…

Read MoreYan Xiong escaped from China in 1992, but he and other dissidents are still being targeted by Beijing.Yan Xiong escaped from China in 1992, but he and other dissidents are still being targeted by Beijing.

Read MoreNemo beat Croatia’s Baby Lasagna to the title by winning the most points from a combination of national juries and viewers around the world.Nemo beat Croatia’s Baby Lasagna to the title by winning the most points from a combination of national juries and viewers around the world.

Read More Mr Trump is packing weekends with campaign events as he has spent much of last month in Manhattan courthouse for hush money trial Mr Trump is packing weekends with campaign events as he has spent much of last month in Manhattan courthouse for hush money trial

Read More Paul Manafort, 75, chaired the Trump presidential campaign from June to August 2016 Paul Manafort, 75, chaired the Trump presidential campaign from June to August 2016

Read More Republican US senator from Alabama best known for delivering widely ridiculed State of the Union speech in March Katie Britt, the Republican US senator from Alabama best known for delivering a widely ridiculed State of the Union speech in March, marked the run-up to Mother’s Day on Sunday by introducing a bill to…

Read More Nadav Popplewell’s death unconfirmed as the Israeli army issues a large-scale evacuation order for parts of northern Gaza Nadav Popplewell’s death unconfirmed as the Israeli army issues a large-scale evacuation order for parts of northern Gaza

Read More Dozens of students walked out during Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s commencement address on Saturday Dozens of students walked out during Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s commencement address on Saturday

Read More Atlanticists want to lump everyone they hate under the ‘authoritarian’ label, while failing to notice real authoritarians under their noses Writing in The Atlantic ahead of the publication of her new book, “Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World,” Anne Applebaum argues that Russia, China, and “MAGA Republicans” are making “common cause” in…

Read MoreSmall pro-Palestinian protests are popping up sporadically as colleges and universities hold commencement servicesSmall pro-Palestinian protests are popping up sporadically as colleges and universities hold commencement services

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Read More Company, which operates roughly 2,000 stores, declined to disclose number of stores where merchandise will not be available Target confirmed Friday that it won’t carry Pride Month merchandise at all stores in June after the discount retailer experienced a backlash and lower sales over its collection honoring LGBTQ+ communities. Target, which operates roughly…

Read More Alexa Bartell, 20, was killed after three teens threw rocks at cars in April 2023 Alexa Bartell, 20, was killed after three teens threw rocks at cars in April 2023

Read MoreFort McMurray residents in neighbouring Alberta, Canada are also under an evacuation alert due to a blaze.Fort McMurray residents in neighbouring Alberta, Canada are also under an evacuation alert due to a blaze.

Read More Demonstrators converge on Tbilisi to denounce government-backed law likened to Russia’s silencing of dissent Thousands of protesters marched through central Tbilisi on Saturday at a rally against a controversial “foreign influence” bill backed by the Georgian government and likened to Russian laws silencing dissent. Massive rallies have gripped the Black Sea Caucasus country…

Read More Kiev’s “negotiating position” has never been strong enough amid the conflict, former US Deputy Secretary of State says Ukraine has never been in a position to get a favorable settlement to end the enduring conflict with Russia and so Washington has never actually encouraged Kiev to negotiate with Moscow, former US Under Secretary…

Read More ‘Climate change is a global problem. It needs that global level of collaboration,’ says Larry Marshall Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The world needs a “climate armistice” between the US and China if net zero emissions are to be reached while Australia should hone its…