- Missing camper found safe after more than 5 weeks in Canada's Northern Rockies NBC News
- Missing Canadian hiker found alive after spending weeks in blistering cold Fox News
- Sam Benastick, Missing Hiker, Found Safe In Remote Canadian Park TODAY
- Hiker Survives 50 Days in Canadian Wilderness The New York Times
- Astonishment as missing Canadian hiker emerges after weeks in wilderness The Guardian
China sentences journalist to jail on spy charges
Dong Yuyu, a senior staffer at the Guangming Daily and a Harvard Nieman Fellow, has been detained since 2022.
Indian airlines hit by nearly 1,000 hoax bomb threats
More than 500 of the year's bomb threats were received just in the last two weeks of October.
Mysterious mass elephant die-off ‘probably caused by toxic water’
Satellite data analysis suggests climate-induced algal blooms could be behind hundreds of deaths in Botswana that sparked flurry of theories in 2020
More than 350 elephants that died in mysterious circumstances probably drank toxic water, according to a new paper that warns of an “alarming trend” in climate-induced poisoning.
The deaths in Botswana’s Okavango delta were described by scientists as a “conservation disaster”. Elephants of all ages were seen walking in circles before collapsing and dying. Carcasses were first spotted in north-eastern Botswana in May and June 2020, with many theories circulating about the cause of death, including cyanide poisoning or an unknown disease.
Continue reading...How climate policies reduce air pollution saving lives and money
Early deaths from air pollution in US could be reduced by between 4,000 and 15,000 a year by 2035, study shows
The burning of fossil fuels that harms our climate also produces air pollution that damages ecosystems and harms our health. But we fail to tally up the benefits of reduced air pollution in our climate policies, and overlook opportunities to tackle these problems together.
A reminder of this failure is illustrated in a new study which has found that reduced air pollution from net zero policies in the US could result in a health gain of between $65bn (£51bn) and $128bn in 2035 alone.
Continue reading...High-profile Sydney man to face retrial on two rape charges after jury failed to reach a verdict
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will return to court in October and hear evidence from two women on rape allegations
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A high-profile Sydney man charged with raping two women will face a retrial after a jury could not reach a verdict on the charges earlier this year.
Guardian Australia cannot name the man due to a suppression order. However, the court will hear a joint challenge by the media to review that order on 10 December.
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Continue reading...Childcare worker who abused more than 60 girls jailed for life
Ashley Griffith admitted more than 300 offences committed at childcare centres in Australia and Italy.
‘Pushing isn’t always pretty’: Adam Bandt on why the Greens blocked Labor’s agenda until last sitting day of the year
But Bandt would not be pressed on Anthony Albanese’s decision to cancel a environment deal the Greens and David Pocock struck with Tanya Plibersek
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Adam Bandt is defending the Greens’ persistent refusal to pass key parts of the government’s agenda until Thursday’s legislative landslide, urging voters to understand they were “doing it for a reason”.
As parliament cleared the last of dozens of bills before rising until next year, Bandt acknowledged that holding out against core Labor measures had drawn accusations of obstructionism.
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Continue reading...WA bushfire caused by fatal car crash triples in size as firefighters warn ‘we’re not out of the woods’
Authorities warn it is too late to leave some areas after bushfire in the Shire of Dandaragan cuts evacuation routes
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Firefighters have gained the upper hand in the battle against a fierce blaze threatening coastal communities in Western Australia but authorities warn challenging weather conditions will test their defences.
The bushfire in the Shire of Dandaragan, about 170km north of Perth, has cut evacuation routes and razed more than 70,000 hectares of scrub since it was started by a fatal car crash on Monday.
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Continue reading...Killer Whales Hunt and Feast on the Largest Fish On Earth – The New York Times
- Killer Whales Hunt and Feast on the Largest Fish On Earth The New York Times
- Images reveal how an orca pod hunts the world’s largest fish CNN
- Orcas Are Now Hunting Whale Sharks For Their Livers The Inertia
- World’s Largest Fish Flipped And Drained Of Blood By Specialist Shark-Hunting Orcas IFLScience
- Orcas have learned how to hunt and kill huge whale sharks, video shows The Washington Post
‘It signifies renewal’: recipients of Sycamore Gap saplings announced
‘Trees of hope’ will be planted across the UK, including at a prison and a children’s hospital, in National Trust scheme
Saplings from the felled Sycamore Gap tree are to be planted across the UK, including next to one of London’s most famous roads, at a rural category C prison and at a motor neurone disease centre opening in the name of the late rugby league star Rob Burrow.
The National Trust on Friday announced the recipients of 49 saplings it has called “trees of hope”.
Continue reading...MPs hours away from historic vote on whether to legalise assisted dying
Vote expected on Friday afternoon, as those running campaigns for and against say it is too close to call
MPs are hours away from deciding whether to legalise assisted dying for those with less than six months to live, in a knife-edge historic vote.
The private member’s bill, brought by the Labour backbencher Kim Leadbeater, will be debated from 9.30am on Friday in the House of Commons with a vote expected at about 2.30pm.
Continue reading...Ireland goes to polls with three parties neck and neck
Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin all on about 20% in opinion polls after short, sharp campaign
Ireland goes to the polls on Friday with voters expected to choose either a second term for the incumbent centre-right coalition or a left-leaning rainbow coalition led by a resurgent Sinn Féin, the former political wing of the IRA.
Opinion polls show a dead heat, with the two main government parties – Fine Gael, led by the taoiseach, Simon Harris, and Fianna Fáil, led by the former PM Micheál Martin – and Sinn Féin all hovering at about 20% of the vote.
Continue reading...Aid officials recount violent looting in Gaza as criminal gangs thrive amid Israeli bombardment
Recent attack on trucks carrying flour has deprived starving civilians of food as territory teeters on edge of famine
Aid officials and witnesses have described the chaotic and violent moments when a huge convoy carrying enough flour to bake bread for two-thirds of the population of Gaza for a week was looted this month.
The officials made clear the attack was undertaken by groups of criminals, not civilians who were now being deprived of food in a territory close to famine.
Continue reading...Meta accuses Australian government of failing to consider young people’s voices with world-first social media ban
One independent MP calls bill – which passed on Thursday – a ‘1970 solution for a 2024 problem’
Social media company Meta has accused the Australian government of rushing to introduce an under-16 social media ban without properly considering the evidence and voices of young people.
But Australian politicians who supported the world-first legislation argue it is necessary to ensure another generation of teenagers do not experience “as much damaging content” in years to come.
Continue reading...Xi Jinping’s military purge is bleeding into his elite circle of generals commanding China’s forces – Business Insider
- Xi Jinping's military purge is bleeding into his elite circle of generals commanding China's forces Business Insider
- Why China is purging its senior military officials The Times of India
- China’s defence minister placed under investigation for corruption Financial Times
- China announces top military official is under investigation The Washington Post
- China Probes Senior Military Official for ‘Serious Violations’ Bloomberg
New Zealand navy ship sank off Samoa because autopilot was left on, inquiry finds
Interim report into the October disaster blames human error, saying HMNZS Manawanui’s ‘autopilot was not disengaged when it should have been’
A series of human errors caused a New Zealand navy ship to plough into a reef off the coast of Samoa, where it caught fire and sank, according to the preliminary findings of a military court of inquiry into the disaster.
The ship’s crew did not realise the autopilot was engaged, believed something else had gone wrong with the ship, and did not check that the HMNZS Manawanui was under manual control as it maintained course towards land, a summary of the inquiry’s first report published on Friday said. The full report has not been made public.
Continue reading...Everything you need to know about the French political crisis – POLITICO Europe
- Everything you need to know about the French political crisis POLITICO Europe
- Marine Le Pen turns screws on PM Michel Barnier in French budget showdown Financial Times
- France May Not Be Greece, But It Is Europe Bloomberg
- Marine Le Pen spooks the bond markets The Economist
- EUR/USD: Fading French political turmoil with the White Knight on standby FOREX.com US
Russia rains missiles on Ukraine after Trump names new envoy to conflict – The Washington Post
Georgia protesters clash with police after PM suspends EU membership talks
President accuses government of declaring ‘war on its own people’, as thousands take to streets over fears government is steering country towards Russia
Police clashed with protesters in the Georgian capital Tbilisi early on Friday, after the country’s ruling party said the government would suspend talks on European Union accession until 2028.
The country’s interior ministry said three police officers were injured, two of whom were hospitalised.
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