- Mount Etna erupts European Space Agency
- What made Mount Etna’s latest eruption so rare AP News
- ‘Spectacular’ but ‘harmless’ Mount Etna eruption sends tourists scrambling The Washington Post
- Mount Etna erupts as large plumes rise from volcano BBC
- American tourists speak out after escaping Mount Etna eruption ABC News
E-scooter injury toll revealed in study just ‘tip of the iceberg’ in Australia, doctors warn
Data shows many children involved in e-scooter accidents speeding, not wearing helmets, and ‘doubling’ their friends
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Every three days, a child injured on an e-scooter would come through the emergency department doors at the Sunshine Coast university hospital, according to Dr Matthew Clanfield.
Between 2023 and 2024, 176 children were treated at the Queensland hospital.
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Continue reading...Laila Soueif, on 247th day of hunger strike for jailed British-Egyptian son, defiant in face of death
Soueif is willing to do ‘what it takes’ to free Alaa Abd el-Fattah, after a lifetime of speaking up against injustice
Laila Soueif, lying shrunken on a hospital bed at St Thomas’ hospital in London on the 247th day of her hunger strike in pursuit of freedom for her son, imprisoned British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, is locked in what may prove to be her last of many trials of strength with Egypt’s authoritarian regime.
A remarkable, witty and courageous woman, she has the self-awareness to admit: “I may have made a mistake, God knows,” but she will not back down, and anyone looking back at her rich life has little evidence to doubt her perseverance.
Continue reading...Massachusetts students and teachers protest teen’s ‘inhumane’ arrest by Ice
Milford high school students walk out to support classmate Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, with teachers following: ‘We are inspired by the brave young people’
Students at Massachusetts’s Milford high school staged a walkout on Monday to show support for their classmate Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, who was headed to volleyball practice when he was detained over the weekend by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents who were actually looking for his father.
Gomes Da Silva, a Brazilian national, entered the US in 2012 on a student visa, according to a court document since filed by his lawyer. The filing states that Gomes Da Silva’s student visa status has since lapsed – but that he is eligible for and intends to apply for asylum.
Continue reading...Dutch government collapses as far-right leader pulls party out of coalition
Coalition leaders call decision by Geert Wilders to withdraw from alliance over immigration policy ‘irresponsible’
The Dutch government has collapsed after the far-right leader Geert Wilders pulled his party out of the ruling coalition in a row over immigration and asylum policy.
The prime minister, Dick Schoof, on Tuesday handed in his resignation and that of his 11-month-old cabinet to King Willem-Alexander. Remaining ministers will stay on in a caretaker capacity until new elections, most likely in October.
Continue reading...‘They don’t need me’: Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she’s done with politics – Deseret News
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- Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s Former Prime Minister, Pushes Kindness in New Book The New York Times
- Jacinda Ardern reflects on a career focused on the power of kindness NPR
- ‘The high commissioner found us a bassinet!’ Jacinda Ardern on bringing her baby to the UN The Guardian
- Tim Stanley on Jacinda Ardern’s virtue-signalling memoir: It’s like one long therapy session The Telegraph
Caribbean beaches blighted by record masses of stinking seaweed
Scientists puzzled by huge amounts of prickly sargassum suffocating shorelines from Puerto Rico to Guyana
A record amount of sargassum has piled up across the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, and more is expected this month, according to a new study.
The brown prickly algae is suffocating shorelines from Puerto Rico to Guyana and beyond, disrupting tourism, killing wildlife and even releasing toxic gases that forced one school in the French Caribbean island of Martinique to temporarily close.
Continue reading...Madeleine search police scour disused building on day one
Authorities say the new search will be across 21 plots and will continue until Friday.
Madeleine search officers dig at abandoned building on day one
Authorities say the new search will be across 21 plots and will continue until Friday.
Dutch government collapses as Wilders’ far-right party leaves coalition – CNN
- Dutch government collapses as Wilders’ far-right party leaves coalition CNN
- Dutch Government Collapses After Geert Wilders Withdraws Right-Wing Party The New York Times
- Geert Wilders: Dutch government collapses as far-right leader exits coalition BBC
- Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof steps down after Geert Wilders quits government – as it happened The Guardian
- Dutch government, Iran, tariff best offers and Musk at Tesla Reuters
Ukraine says it hit Crimea bridge with underwater explosives
Kyiv's security service says it it used more than 1,000kg of TNT to mine the supports of Russia's Kerch Bridge.
Jeremy Bowen: Killings near Gaza aid centre will deepen criticism of Israel’s new distribution system
Western diplomats are looking on with dismay at the killing of hungry Gazans near aid hubs, writes Jeremy Bowen.
Dutch museum to display 200-year-old condom probably made from sheep’s appendix
Rijksmuseum exhibition includes contraceptive featuring erotic etching of a nun and three clergymen
A 200-year-old illustrated condom will go on display with Dutch golden age masters in Amsterdam this week, after the 19th-century “luxury souvenir” became the first-ever contraceptive sheath to be added to the Rijksmuseum’s art collection.
The condom, which was probably made of a sheep’s appendix circa 1830, is thought to have come from an upmarket brothel in France, most likely in Paris. It features an erotic etching depicting a partially undressed nun pointing at the erect genitals of three clergymen, as well as the phrase Voila, mon choix (“There, that’s my choice”).
Continue reading...UK demands Abramovich’s Chelsea sale funds go to Ukraine war victims – Euronews.com
Dutch government collapses after far-right leader quits coalition
The decision, which sparked anger among Geert Wilders' coalition partners, will pave the way for new elections in the Netherlands.
‘Struggling to be alive’: Kenyan activist speaks of ‘sexual torture’ in Tanzania
Boniface Mwangi says he has decided to speak despite the "shame and guilt" of being "sexually tortured".
Outrage over arrest of Kenyan software developer as regional repression grows
Rose Njeri charged with breaching cybercrime law over tool for people to show opposition to proposed tax changes
A Kenyan software developer who was arrested last week after creating a tool for people to express their opposition to a proposed law has been arraigned in court and released on bail, amid public anger at her detention and growing signs of repression in the east African country and its neighbours.
Rose Njeri was charged on Tuesday with “unauthorised interference with a computer system” in violation of the country’s computer misuse and cybercrime law.
Continue reading...Confidence vote in Tusk’s Polish government set for June 11 – politico.eu
- Confidence vote in Tusk’s Polish government set for June 11 politico.eu
- Poland's new president poses challenge for EU, Ukraine ties Reuters
- Nawrocki's win turns Poland toward nationalism and casts doubt on Tusk's centrist government AP News
- Poland’s Tusk Calls Confidence Vote to Shore Up Support Bloomberg.com
- Poland’s election reflects strength of MAGA-style populism across Europe The Washington Post
At least 700,000 people in Russian-held Ukraine without power after Ukrainian strikes, officials say – Reuters
- At least 700,000 people in Russian-held Ukraine without power after Ukrainian strikes, officials say Reuters
- Russia Reports Major Power Failure in Ukraine’s Occupied Regions Bloomberg.com
- 2 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine as prospects for talks remain uncertain AP News
- Ukrainian Drone Strikes Cut Power to Nearly 1M People in Occupied Regions The Moscow Times
- Russian double-tap attack injures 12 emergency workers in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The Kyiv Independent
Medvedev says Russia seeks victory, not compromise, in talks with Ukraine – Reuters
- Medvedev says Russia seeks victory, not compromise, in talks with Ukraine Reuters
- How Ukraine carried out daring 'Spider Web' attack on Russian bombers BBC
- How do Ukraine's and Russia's peace terms differ? Reuters
- Ukraine Shows It Can Still Flip the Script on How Wars Are Waged The New York Times
- Putin's demands to Ukraine underscore a position the West has always suspected: No compromise NBC News