Jeff Bezos to sell another $5bn of Amazon shares
In February, Mr Bezos announced that he would sell shares in technology giant worth around $8.5bn.
Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon who rose to power in parliament, runs to be Iran’s next president – The Associated Press
- Masoud Pezeshkian, a heart surgeon who rose to power in parliament, runs to be Iran's next president The Associated Press
- Iranians are voting in a presidential runoff. What will it mean for the world? CNN
- Who is Saeed Jalili, the hard-line former negotiator seeking Iran’s presidency? PBS NewsHour
- Iran's Runoff Election: What to Know The New York Times
- With Raisi gone, where will new Iran president take the region? - Analysis The Jerusalem Post
‘Pink baht’: Thailand’s businesses chase same-sex marriage bonanza
Wedding planners, hotels, malls and mortgage brokers are hoping to cash in on the legalisation of same-sex unions.
Body found in search for child missing in croc attack
Australian police have located the remains of a 12-year-old last seen swimming in croc-inhabited waters.
Israel sees major progress in new Hamas response to hostage-ceasefire deal – Axios
- Israel sees major progress in new Hamas response to hostage-ceasefire deal Axios
- Israel and Hamas appear on brink of framework agreement for ceasefire and hostage deal, Israeli source says CNN
- Israel war on Gaza live: Hamas leader talks with mediators on ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News Al Jazeera English
- Israeli Strike Kills Hezbollah Commander in Lebanon, Adding to Fears of Broader War The New York Times
- Israel-Gaza war live: Israel studying new Hamas response to ceasefire proposal The Guardian
Senator says PM’s office planted seed about crossing floor – as it happened
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- Fatima Payman’s decision to quit Labor party will ‘empower opponents on far right’, Wayne Swan says
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Josh Burns says Labor motion to recognise Palestine as part of the peace process is ‘the bare minimum’
Josh Burns finished with:
This motion before the House is the bare minimum. It says that we support the recognition of a Palestinian state as part of a peace process. That peace process is something that I hold onto and that I have held onto my entire life.
That peace process says that we are all people, above all, and that there has to be a way through this. There has to be a way through this conflict. I wish that we could pull a lever here in Australia and it would all end today, but we have seen time and time again that that is not the case.
There are so many intractable parts of this conflict. I have a degree in this conflict, and I still don’t quite know how to fix it.
I know that there are players who are desperate to end the peace process and to try and disturb any efforts towards peace. I know that trees take years and years and years to grow and can be cut down in a second, and that is what the Middle East has demonstrated over and over again.
Continue reading...Haiti’s prime minister says Kenyan police are crucial to controlling gangs, early days are positive – The Associated Press
‘A lot of stereotypes to break’: Children’s Inquiry musical explores life in care in Britain
Children’s experiences form basis of play that weaves 150 years of care system history into narrative
When theatre-makers Matt Woodhead and Helen Monks gathered with a small group of children in a theatre in Essex five years ago, the plan was simple: discuss the care system.
Woodhead and Monks are co-directors of Lung Theatre, a company that has made a name for itself by tackling weighty subjects, such as the Chilcot inquiry, housing evictions and, most recently, the spate of self-inflicted deaths at Woodhill HMP, that are often investigative verbatim pieces.
The Children’s Inquiry runs 8 July to 3 August at the Southwark Playhouse
Continue reading...Archaeological survey detects Roman villas and iron age farmsteads in Shropshire
National Trust ground-scanning technology maps new features close to site of Roman city of Wroxeter
An archaeological survey of more than 1,000 hectares (2,471 acres) in Shropshire has identified a wealth of previously unknown features, including two grand Roman villas and multiple earlier iron age farmsteads.
The geophysical survey, the largest ever conducted by the National Trust, used ground-scanning technology to map undetected features close to the site of the Roman city of Wroxeter, just south of modern day Shrewsbury.
Continue reading...NHS leader calls for partnership with private sector to build new hospitals
Exclusive: NHS Providers head says joining with private health firms and developers would help care backlog
The NHS must be given the green light to partner with private health firms and property developers to build new hospitals to slash the care backlog, a health service boss has said.
The last Labour government was widely criticised over controversial private finance initiative (PFI) deals to erect scores of new NHS facilities that led to vast profits for major corporations.
Continue reading...Work on synthetic human embryos to get code of practice in UK
Code will remove grey area around stem cell-based technology and ensure responsible research, say scientists
Biological models of human embryos that can develop heartbeats, spinal cords and other distinctive features will be governed by a code of practice in Britain to ensure that researchers work on them responsibly.
Made from stem cells, they mimic, to a greater or less extent, the biological processes at work in real embryos. By growing them in the laboratory, scientists hope to learn more about how human embryos develop and respond to their environment, questions that would be impossible to answer with real embryos donated for research.
Continue reading...The summer of green music festivals – podcast
It’s festival season! But are festivals any good for the environment? This week Chanté chats to Lewis Jamieson of Music Declares Emergency and the Grammy-nominated House DJ Jayda G about how festivals can become more sustainable and why the music industry can be an important voice in the fight for climate justice.
Jayda G’s documentary Blue Carbon can be watched here
Archive – BBC, TikTok (billsvids), CNN, Blue Carbon (WaterBear), Instagram (liamcmusic_), BBC 5Live,
Continue reading...Grenada Sets Up Field Hospital After Beryl Destroys Only One on Carriacou – The New York Times
- Grenada Sets Up Field Hospital After Beryl Destroys Only One on Carriacou The New York Times
- Hurricane Beryl leaves "Armageddon-like" destruction in Grenada, "field of devastation" on Union Island, Caribbean leaders say CBS News
- How to help Hurricane Beryl victims CNN
- UN unlocks US$4 million to help Jamaica and other Caribbean countries impacted by Beryl Jamaica Gleaner
- Trinidad and Tobago sends relief items to SVG, Grenada TT Newsday
Police find human remains believed to be 12-year-old girl missing after suspected NT crocodile attack
The girl was last seen swimming at Mango Creek, near the remote community of Palumpa, 350km south-west of Darwin
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Northern Territory police have located remains believed to be of a missing 12-year-old girl who was the victim of a suspected crocodile attack.
The girl was reported missing on Tuesday after the attack near the remote Northern Territory community of Palumpa. The girl had last been seen swimming at Mango Creek, about 350km south-west of Darwin, and was reported missing about 5.30pm on Tuesday.
Continue reading...Oldest known picture story is a 51,000-year-old Indonesian cave painting
New dating technique finds painting on island of Sulawesi is 6,000 years older than previous record holder
The world’s oldest known picture story is a cave painting almost 6,000 years older than the previous record holder, found about 10km away on the same island in Indonesia, an international team of archaeologists has said.
The painting, believed to be at least 51,200 years old, was found at Leang Karampuang cave on the east Indonesian island of Sulawesi, researchers from Griffith University, Southern Cross University and the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency wrote in the journal Nature.
Continue reading...Watch: Mount Etna spits lava into the night sky
Europe’s tallest active volcano roared as it spewed lava from one of its largest craters.
Israel turbocharges West Bank settlement expansion – POLITICO – POLITICO
- Israel turbocharges West Bank settlement expansion - POLITICO POLITICO
- Israeli seizures of West Bank land for settlers peaking, watchdog says Al Jazeera English
- Israel announces largest appropriation of state land in West Bank since Oslo Accords The Times of Israel
- 'The Land Theft Continues': Israel Announces Biggest West Bank Seizure in Over 30 Years Common Dreams
- Israel Has Seized More Land This Year Than in Any Year in the Past Three Decades The Wall Street Journal
Victoria police make 2,700 arrests in five-month domestic violence blitz in south-east Melbourne
Police say 7,500 charges laid, including against a man, 42, who allegedly stabbed a woman and assaulted a teenager in front of two younger children
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A man who allegedly stabbed a woman and assaulted a teenager in front of two children was among 2,700 arrests by Victoria police during a five-month blitz targeting family violence offenders in Melbourne’s south-east.
Victoria police on Thursday said 7,500 charges had been laid as a result of the blitz, between January and June of this year.
Continue reading...Pro-Palestine protesters scale roof of Australia’s Parliament House
The protesters rolled out several banners, including one that said 'From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free'.
Where’s Macron? French president disappears amid election crisis – POLITICO Europe
- Where's Macron? French president disappears amid election crisis POLITICO Europe
- The Making of the 28-Year-Old Star of France's Far Right The Wall Street Journal
- Le Pen's Rivals Gain Momentum as Political Leaders Warn of Chaos Bloomberg
- Far-right National Rally candidates, including one who wore Nazi cap, scrutinized in French election The Associated Press
- Le Pen's hard right looks set to dominate the French parliament The Economist