Month: July 2024

Read More The insects are being looked after in a conservation project that encourages visitors to enjoy their ‘piercing’ light Far out in the Channel, the lights of ships at anchor flickered while the lighthouse at Anvil Point emitted its steadier beam. Late on, a crescent moon shone a coppery orange. But, undoubtedly, the most…

Read More Simone Biles took to social media to celebrate Team USA winning a gold medal in the women’s gymnastics team final on Tuesday, posting a group picture of the team and their medals. But it was her caption that caught the most attention. Alongside the image, Biles wrote: “Lack of talent, lazy, olympic champions.”…

Read More ‘Yeah, I mean, if you have friends who’ve chosen not to have kids, you know how totally miserable they are,’ he quipped ‘Yeah, I mean, if you have friends who’ve chosen not to have kids, you know how totally miserable they are,’ he quipped

Read More Customers, suppliers, landlords and Microsoft are owed £213m, say administrators of collapsed retailer Carpetright collapsed with debts of almost £345m, more than half of which are owed to customers, suppliers, landlords and other unsecured creditors who are unlikely to be repaid. Administrators from PricewaterhouseCoopers, who were called in to the retailer this month,…

Read More NEW YORK, Jul 31 (IPS) – Within the Democratic field, no potential candidate for president is better-positioned, at this juncture, to defeat Trump more skillfully and pointedly than Kamala Harris. She is writing a new chapter in American history that will chart a new national course impacting future generations. Read the full story,…

Read MoreHuw Edwards was one of the BBC’s most prominent figures before he was suspended in July 2023 and later resigned for health reasons.Huw Edwards was one of the BBC’s most prominent figures before he was suspended in July 2023 and later resigned for health reasons.

Read More Harris has faced a string of sexist and racist attacks since President Joe Biden stepped down from the 2024 race and she stepped up to top the Democratic party’s ticket Harris has faced a string of sexist and racist attacks since President Joe Biden stepped down from the 2024 race and she stepped…

Read MoreIsmail Haniyeh is the latest in a list of Palestinian leaders believed to have been assassinated by Israel.Ismail Haniyeh is the latest in a list of Palestinian leaders believed to have been assassinated by Israel.

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Read More “This is probably the most meaningful image of this Olympics,” a social media post on the Chinese platform Weibo declared Tuesday, after China won the gold medal in table tennis mixed doubles at the 2024 Games in Paris. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] But in the now-viral photo of the medalists taking a selfie on the…

Read MoreAngel Di Maria said he will not finish his career in his native Rosario, after a bullet-pierced pig’s head was thrown at a family business.Angel Di Maria said he will not finish his career in his native Rosario, after a bullet-pierced pig’s head was thrown at a family business.

Read More Housebuilder welcomes shake-up of planning rules as it reports half-year profits fell by nearly 60% to £99.7m Business live – latest updates Taylor Wimpey has welcomed Labour’s planning reforms as an “important early step” to delivering more homes across England, as its half-year profits fell by nearly 60%. The UK’s second biggest housebuilder…

Read More One resident said the riot was like ‘a war scene’ and had been instigated by people from outside Southport Tell us: have you been affected by the incident in Southport? Angela Rayner has criticised the “disgraceful” rioting in Southport and “disrespectful” social media theories that have been the source of misinformation around the…

Read MoreAs Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh was a key interlocuter in the Gaza ceasefire negotiations.As Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh was a key interlocuter in the Gaza ceasefire negotiations.

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Read MoreThe report says ‘thousands’ of Palestinians detained arbitrarily by Israel during the war in Gaza.The report says ‘thousands’ of Palestinians detained arbitrarily by Israel during the war in Gaza.

Read More Arizona will be a critical swing state for determining both control of the White House and Congress in November Arizona will be a critical swing state for determining both control of the White House and Congress in November

Read More Ismail Haniyeh, who was the Palestinian group’s political leader, was in the Iranian capital for the inauguration of Iran’s new president. Hamas blamed his assassination on Israel. Ismail Haniyeh, who was the Palestinian group’s political leader, was in the Iranian capital for the inauguration of Iran’s new president. Hamas blamed his assassination on…

Read MoreMore than 180 people are still missing after heavy rains triggered massive landslides in Kerala state.More than 180 people are still missing after heavy rains triggered massive landslides in Kerala state.

Read More Victor Moses is suing the force and paramedics Victor Moses is suing the force and paramedics

Read More As swimming events unfold in La Defense Arena in Nanterre, questions about doping among Olympic athletes, particularly from China, continue. On July 30, the New York Times reported that two Chinese swimmers, one of whom is competing at the Paris Olympics, tested positive for an anabolic steroid, a banned performance enhancing substance, in…

Read More Perhaps “the biggest bada– of the Paris Olympics” and the “2024 Olympics’ first breakout style star,” according to Glamour and GQ. “The most ‘main character energy’ I’ve ever seen in my life,” one social media user posted. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] No, they’re not talking about glasses-wearing Pommel Horse Guy Stephen Nedoroscik or Brazilian “warrior”…

Read More Dinush Kurera has pleaded not guilty to murder and assaulting his son after wife’s 2022 death in Melbourne home Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A man accused of murdering his estranged wife after she asked for a…

Read More Outgoing CEO Noel Quinn will have paid $34.4bn to investors during final 18 months in post HSBC is giving a further $4.8bn to shareholders, providing a final parting gift from the outgoing chief executive, Noel Quinn, after a rise in second-quarter profit. The London-headquartered bank said it would buy back another $3bn (£2.3bn)…

Read More Rise in gonorrhoea, syphilis and HIV rates partially due to reduced use of condoms across range of demographics, pathologists say Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Australians are being urged to get regular tests for sexually transmitted infections…

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Read More Foreign minister’s ‘alarming’ phrasing echoes sovereignty recognised only by Israel and the US under the Trump administration, Palestine advocates say Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Australian government has insisted it still regards the Golan Heights as…

Read More Survivor Victor Lewis and victim Alan Dare’s widow Kerry demand changes and accountability in testimony to Queensland inquest Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A survivor of the Wieambilla massacre whose friend was shot and killed while standing next to him has demanded answers about why…

Read More In today’s newsletter: The government has spent €1.6bn improving the river, but an ancient sewage system and the climate are muddying the waters • Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First Edition Good morning. An ambitious project to clean up the River Seine has left French officials up to their eyes in…

Read More Watch as Kamala Harris held a presidential campaign event in Atlanta on Tuesday (30 July). Watch as Kamala Harris held a presidential campaign event in Atlanta on Tuesday (30 July).

Read More Japan’s agriculture ministry blames shortage on tourists’ vast demand for rice and low crop yields last year Japan’s rice stockpile has fallen to the lowest level this century, with a tourism boom part of the cause, government officials say. Private-sector inventories of rice fell to 1.56m tons in June, down 20% from a…

Read MoreHamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Iran’s capital, Tehran.Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Iran’s capital, Tehran.

Read More Hamas accused Israel of killing its top political leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Image credit: Vahid Salemi) Hamas accused Israel of killing its top political leader Ismail Haniyeh.

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Read More Far-right firebrand to face off against Democrat Ruben Gallego for US Senate seat vacated by Kyrsten Sinema Kari Lake, the far-right firebrand and favorite of Donald Trump, has won Arizona’s Republican Senate primary. The Associated Press projected the race at 8.44pm Arizona time on Tuesday night. Lake rose to prominence as a gubernatorial…