Russian attacks are pushing us back, Ukraine’s army chief says
Oleksandr Syrskyi says Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from positions in eastern Donetsk.
BHP’s pursuit of Anglo American has a major obstacle: South Africa
The De Beers owner is a longstanding jewel in the African' state’s economic crown – it would be a ‘big blow’ to see it sold off
The world’s largest mining company has a problem. Australia’s BHP has set out its intention to snap up the rival miner Anglo American in a multibillion-pound deal that would reshape the global industry. Its proposed £31bn takeover plan has already been rebuffed as a lowball offer that undervalues the company. But Anglo’s deep roots in South Africa could be a far more sensitive issue to address.
Africa’s most advanced economy was built on mining. For more than 150 years since the first discovery of diamonds, gold and coal, the industry has remained South Africa’s economic lifeblood. Today it is the world’s fifth largest producer of coal and diamonds and the 10th largest producer of gold.
Continue reading...‘They thought I was a child’: US airline repeatedly registers 101-year-old as baby
Airport staff surprised by arrival of centenarian instead of infant after American Airlines booking system errors
A 101-year-old woman has been regularly mistaken for an infant because an airline’s booking system was unable to compute her date of birth.
The woman, named only as Patricia, was born in 1922, but the American Airlines system apparently does not recognise that year, defaulting instead to 2022, the BBC reported.
Continue reading...Pope visits women’s prison in Venice and tours Vatican show at art Biennale
Pope Francis, 87, met inmates, staff and volunteers at Giudecca jail during first trip outside Rome for months
The pope has met female prisoners in Venice who are stars of the Vatican’s pavilion at the Biennale contemporary art show, and urged the women to rebuild their lives in the first ever papal visit to one of the world’s biggest art gatherings.
Pope Francis, 87, arrived by helicopter in the courtyard of the women’s prison on the island of Giudecca, amid concerns over his health. He has not travelled outside Rome since visiting the French city of Marseille in September.
Continue reading...US doctor describes witnessing starvation in northern Gaza
Dr Sam Attar from Chicago recently returned from Gaza, where the UN is warning of looming famine.
Middle East crisis: Israel has agreed to listen to US concerns before any Rafah invasion, says White House – as it happened
Israel has started to meet commitments it made to Joe Biden on allowing aid into the north of Gaza, says White House national security spokesperson
The Gaza health ministry on Sunday reported at least 66 Palestinians had been killed in the past 24 hours.
In central Gaza, Mohammed al-Hattab said he found his one-year-old baby in the rubble after an Israeli airstrike hit the Nuseirat refugee camp over the weekend.
Continue reading...Why the Guardian is investigating the deep failings in Australia’s school system
Australia says it is committed to inclusive education. But the reality for the one in four schoolchildren who now have a disability is far from that
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- Revealed: Private school students reap thousands more than public students in disability funding
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Most Australian parents take for granted that their child will attend school and receive an education.
But for parents of children with a disability – whether it’s developmental, intellectual or physical – that is not a given.
Continue reading...Bulk-billed GP visits rise after introduction of incentives for doctors, data shows
Doctors’ groups say improved rate is ‘encouraging’ but more investment in health system is needed
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The federal government’s bulk-billing changes have helped more Australians see a GP, but peak doctors’ groups say the reforms are only a “down payment” on what they want to see in next month’s budget to help reduce healthcare costs.
New data from the health minister, Mark Butler, released overnight, shows 77.7% of all visits to general practitioners were bulk billed in March, a 2.1% rise since the Albanese government’s moves last November to triple incentives for doctors to take bulk-billed appointments.
Continue reading...Pope visits Venice to speak to the artists and inmates behind the Biennale’s must-see prison show – The Associated Press
- Pope visits Venice to speak to the artists and inmates behind the Biennale's must-see prison show The Associated Press
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- Pope makes first visit out of Rome for seven months after health scares Sky News
- Pope's Visit to Art Exhibition in Prison Is a First for Venice Biennale The New York Times
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Human rights groups and diplomats condemn Iraq’s anti-LGBTQ+ law
US state department says law could drive away foreign investment and David Cameron calls it ‘dangerous and worrying’
Human rights groups and diplomats have criticised a law passed by the Iraqi parliament over the weekend that would impose heavy prison sentences on gay and transgender people.
The US state department spokesperson, Matthew Miller, said in a statement that the law passed on Saturday “threatens those most at risk in Iraqi society” and “can be used to hamper free speech and expression”. He warned the legislation could drive away foreign investment.
Continue reading...Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim downing US Reaper drone, release footage showing wreckage of aircraft – ABC News
- Yemen's Houthi rebels claim downing US Reaper drone, release footage showing wreckage of aircraft ABC News
- Yemen's Houthi rebels claim downing US Reaper drone, release footage showing wreckage of aircraft The Associated Press
- Houthis claim to shoot down US Reaper drone, release footage showing wreckage South China Morning Post
- 3 U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones, worth about $30 million each, have crashed in or near Yemen since November CBS News
- Iranian-backed Houthis claim responsibility for US reaper drone crash off Yemen coast Fox News
Irish government wants to return asylum seekers to UK
Taoiseach asks justice minister to bring forward legislation so asylum seekers can be returned to the UK.
Elon Musk makes unannounced visit to China
Tesla boss reportedly meets Premier Li Qiang in visit aimed at sealing rollout of Autopilot software and transferring data overseas
The Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, arrived on an unannounced visit to Beijing on Sunday where he is expected to meet senior officials to discuss the rollout of full self-driving software and permission to transfer data overseas, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
Chinese state media reported that he held talks with the country’s premier, Li Qiang, during which Li told Musk that Tesla’s development in China could be seen as a successful example of US-China economic and trade cooperation.
Continue reading...Schoolgirl impresses at Japanese gamer event with win in retro game
Girl of between 12 and 16 was making her first appearance at Evo Japan as contests previously finished past her bedtime
A girl scored a win at one of Japan’s top fighting video game contests, in a competitive puzzle game released before she was born.
The girl, known as “Money Idol-chan” after the game she competed in, has grown up playing competitive video games. Since 2022, her parents have run Anegasaki Shooting Star, a tiny arcade on the east side of Tokyo Bay. Her name has not been released and her age has been given only as between 12 and 16.
Continue reading...Musk in China to discuss enabling full self driving
China is Tesla's second-biggest market but the company has not enabled autonomous driving in the country.
It’s hard being black in France, says Omar Sy after Aya Nakamura racism row
Star of Lupin says notions of justice, equality and fraternity have been shaken along with his optimism
The French actor Omar Sy, the star of the hit Netflix series Lupin, has said France must move away from the individualism that is fragmenting society and rebuild a sense of the collective if it is to hold back the far right.
In a series of media interviews to promote a new book about his life, Sy said the notions of justice, equality and fraternity had been shaken, and it was hard to be a black person in France.
Continue reading...Comedian Russell Brand announces he is getting baptized: ‘I’m taking the plunge’ – Fox News
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Hamas’ sexual violence on Oct. 7 revealed in new documentary: ‘The world needs to see what happened’ – Fox News
- Hamas' sexual violence on Oct. 7 revealed in new documentary: 'The world needs to see what happened' Fox News
- Sheryl Sandberg’s new film testifies to Hamas’s brutal sexual violence on October 7 The Times of Israel
- Former Meta official releases documentary on Oct. 7 attack The Hill
- 15 Witnesses, Three Confessions, a Pattern of Naked Dead Bodies. All the Evidence of Hamas Rape on October 7 - Israel News Haaretz
- Filmmaker describes October 7 experience in new documentary - Israel Culture The Jerusalem Post
Watch: Moment tornado hits power lines in China
A tornado that hit China's Guangdong province killed five people and left dozens injured.
Spanish opposition step up Sánchez attacks as PM decides on his future
PP leader accuses prime minister of navel-gazing, while Sánchez’s supporters rally in Madrid
Spanish opposition parties have stepped up their attacks on the socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, as he prepares to announce whether he will resign because of what he describes as a “harassment and bullying operation” being waged against him and his wife by his political and media enemies.
Sánchez shocked Spain on Wednesday night when he published a letter announcing that he would abandon his public duties for five days while he weighed up whether to step down, adding that he would reveal his decision on Monday.
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