- Iran to hold runoff election with reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili after low-turnout vote WTVR CBS 6
- Iran’s presidential election heads to a runoff after reformist wins most votes CNN
- Why is Masoud Pezeshkian (most likely to be) Iran's next president? Euronews
- Iranians Say Elections Bring Little Change, So Why Vote? The New York Times
- Khamenei's Attempt to Legitimize the Islamic Republic Fails IranWire |
Toxic PFAS absorbed through skin at levels higher than previously thought
Absorption through skin could be ‘significant source of exposure’ to toxic forever chemicals, study shows
New research “for the first time proves” toxic PFAS forever chemicals are absorbed through human skin, and at levels much higher than previously thought.
Though modeling and research has suggested the dangerous chemicals are absorbed through skin, University of Birmingham researchers say they used lab-grown tissue that mimics human skin to determine how much of a dose of PFAS compounds can be absorbed.
Continue reading...Dreams and jobs slowly fade away as Bristol bears brunt of arts cuts
In the shadow culture minister’s seat, there is a degree of hope a Labour government might bring change
“I felt like Bristol was one of the best places in the country to make theatre,” says writer and performer Amy Mason, who’s lived in Bristol for most of her life. “It was quite punk. It was this very well organised, inclusive and active system of getting work on stage. People could make a living out of theatre.”
Mason left school at 16 and worked in retail, but a community theatre project not far from the colourful house we’re sitting in on the edge of the city offered her the chance to attend a playwright workshop and put on a small show. “They liked it, they gave me a commission, I was like: Oh my God, I could be a writer!” From there, she started writing short stories, went on to stage three shows with Bristol Old Vic, and has grown a career as a TV writer and standup comedian.
Continue reading...Caribbean braces for ‘extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Beryl
Storm begins to shut down southeast Caribbean amid urgent pleas from government officials for people to take shelter.
Family of critically injured man in Gaza allege torture in Israeli custody
A mentally unwell Palestinian man who went missing in Gaza has been found with life-threatening injuries.
Cyril Ramaphosa to unveil South Africa’s cabinet after coalition breakthrough – Financial Times
- Cyril Ramaphosa to unveil South Africa's cabinet after coalition breakthrough Financial Times
- South Africa's Ramaphosa to announce cabinet on Sunday night Reuters.com
- Tension and stand-offs as South Africa struggles to launch coalition gov’t Al Jazeera English
- Cabinet of South Africa: Who be di members of di national executive? BBC.com
- S.Africa Opposition Leader Steenhuisen Joins Government Barron's
New York police kill 13-year-old refugee from Myanmar who had a pellet gun
Nyah Mway, a refugee from Myanmar, was running from officers while holding a pellet gun before he was tackled and shot.
UK haulage industry calls for investment in electric truck infrastructure
There are just 300 electric HGVs in the 500,000-strong lorry fleet – and only one public charging point, says RHA
The road haulage industry is calling on the new government to urgently tackle investment in infrastructure for electric trucks, after pointing out there is just one public charging point for HGVs in the whole of the UK.
Takeup of electric cars is soaring, with about 1.1m fully battery-powered cars on British roads and about 63,000 charging units in 33,000 locations, according to Zapmap data.
Continue reading...Jay Slater mountain search is over, say Tenerife police
Case remains open following unsuccessful coordinated attempt to locate missing British teenager
Police in Tenerife have said the unsuccessful two-week search in the mountains for a missing British teenager is now over, although the case remains open.
Jay Slater, 19, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, went missing on Monday 17 June after attending a weekend rave with friends.
Continue reading...Hungary: Orban announces new far-right European alliance – DW (English)
- Hungary: Orban announces new far-right European alliance DW (English)
- Hungary to join new far-right group in European parliament Financial Times
- Hungary PM Orban to Form EU Alliance Bloomberg
- Orban, Allies Announce Right-Wing 'Patriots For Europe' Alliance Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
- Hungary's Orbán presents a new alliance with Austrian and Czech nationalist parties The Associated Press
Trump loyalists plan to name and shame ‘blacklist’ of federal workers
AAF to publish dossiers of employees they consider hostile to ex-president, with goal of ultimately replacing them
Armed with rhetoric about the “deep state”, a conservative-backed group is planning to publicly name and shame career government employees that they consider hostile to Donald Trump.
This “blacklist” of civil servants, which will be published online, is intended to advance Trump’s broader goals, which, if elected, include weeding out government employees and replacing them with loyalists.
Continue reading...England fans go to great lengths to watch match at Glastonbury
Music festival eschews football screening out of respect for headliners, but people wheel out portable TVs
As the Glastonbury festival filled up on Sunday, there was an incongruous mix of England football shirts and cowgirl get-ups among the crowds.
England’s Euro 2024 football match against Slovakia kicked off at 5pm on Sunday, immediately after Shania Twain’s Legends slot and shortly before Avril Lavigne took to the Other stage at 6pm.
Continue reading...Sudan on precipice of famine ‘beyond imagination’, says outgoing UN aid chief
Man-made crises in Gaza and Sudan leaving millions of people at risk, says retiring British diplomat Martin Griffiths
Sudan is facing horror “beyond imagination”, the outgoing UN aid chief has warned, with 750,000 people under imminent threat of famine and with conditions in danger of worsening even further.
The British diplomat Martin Griffiths will retire from his job as the UN’s undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs at a time when famine on a historic scale is looming over Sudan and Gaza.
Continue reading...South Carolina implements one of US’s most restrictive public school book bans
Education superintendent and Moms for Liberty ally drafts law requiring all reading be ‘developmentally appropriate’
South Carolina has implemented one of the most restrictive book ban laws in the US, enabling mass censorship in school classrooms and libraries across the state.
Drafted by Ellen Weaver, the superintendent of education and close ally of the far-right group Moms for Liberty, the law requires all reading material to be “age or developmentally appropriate”. The vague wording of the legislation – open to interpretation and deliberately inviting challenge – could see titles as classic as Romeo and Juliet completely wiped from school shelves.
Continue reading...Explorer ‘who named Australia’ to be reburied in Lincolnshire village where he was born
Hundreds to attend Donington service for Matthew Flinders, whose remains were found during digging for HS2
When the remains of the famous explorer Capt Matthew Flinders – credited with naming Australia – were discovered during the digging for HS2, Jane Pearson knew he had to be brought back home to Donington.
This little village in Lincolnshire, where Flinders was born in 1774, has been preparing for his arrival for months, and is gearing up to welcome a host of Australian dignitaries travelling over for his reburial in July.
Continue reading...NPR staffers share their favorite nonfiction reads of 2024 – NPR
Israeli hostage Noa Argamani speaks out for first time since her rescue: ‘I’m home now, but…’ – Hindustan Times
- Israeli hostage Noa Argamani speaks out for first time since her rescue: ‘I'm home now, but…’ Hindustan Times
- Weeks after her rescue, Noa Argamani calls for ‘love, not hate’ in Israeli society The Times of Israel
- WATCH: 'Because of Arnon, we are here': Noa Argamani thanks IDF, urges return of Hamas hostages The Jerusalem Post
- Noa Argamani: Israeli woman kidnapped from Nova music festival speaks publicly for first time since rescue Sky News
- 'Biggest worry in captivity was for my parents,' rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani says Yahoo! Voices
Five dead after storms lash France, Switzerland and Italy
Three people died when tree crushed car they were travelling in, while torrential rains triggered landslides
Ferocious storms and torrential rains that lashed France, Switzerland and Italy this weekend have left five people dead, local authorities said.
Three people in their 70s and 80s died in France’s north-eastern Aube region on Saturday when a tree crushed the car in which they were travelling during fierce winds, the local authority told Agence France-Presse.
Continue reading...Fatima Payman leaves Labor with little choice after vowing to cross floor again
Australian senator has given voice to many who condemn the Israel-Gaza war while earning the scorn of her caucus colleagues
Fatima Payman’s career as a Labor politician is over.
The indefinite suspension from the Labor parliamentary caucus that Anthony Albanese imposed on her during a short conversation at the Lodge in Canberra on Sunday afternoon has the same effect as expulsion. She will not return to the fold.
Continue reading...Sean Sherman: Reviving Native American cuisine
Native American celebrity chef Sean Sherman discusses the importance of promoting traditional Indigenous food.