|
Search the Community
Showing results for tags 'guardian news'.
-
In Kenya, Rwanda and Somalia death toll reaches 300, with hundreds of thousands more people displaced, adding to crisis in region stricken by drought Samuel Okiror Tue 8 May 2018 12.39 BST Last modified on Tue 8 May 2018 15.04 BST Floodwaters in the coastal Tana Delta region of Kenya. Torrential rains have caused severe flooding across 32 of the country’s 47 counties Photograph: Andrew Kasuku/AFP/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/may/08/deadly-flash-floods-east-africa-dire-need-kenya-rwanda-somalia Adding insult to the injury of their already hard lives....These People are so unlucky..... -
Government accused of ‘catastrophic failure’ after admitting teenager was being held illegally when attacked by immigration centre inmate Annie Kelly Mon 7 May 2018 07.00 BST Last modified on Mon 7 May 2018 22.00 BST Morton Hall immigration removal centre in Lincolnshire. The teenager had been trafficked to the UK at the age of 16 and forced to work on a cannabis farm Photograph: Heathcliff O'Malley/REX/Shutterstock More pics in link https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/may/07/child-slavery-victim-uk-government-sexual-assault
-
Activists argue that without amnesty, many from marginalized communities will continue to feel the effects of outdated laws Leyland Cecco in Toronto Tue 8 May 2018 17.10 BST People smoking marijuana during a 420 event in Toronto, as legalization of cannabis approaches this summer Photograph: Arindam Banerjee/Rex/Shutterstock https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/07/canada-marijuana-cannabis-legalization-amnesty-drug-laws
-
The House minority leader has become the target of Republican attack adds but she tells candidates victory in the midterms is all that counts Tue 8 May 2018 17.23 BST Lauren Gambino in Washington Nancy Pelosi: ‘I’m all for winning … I think many of them are saying we need new leadership. I don’t take offense at that.’ Photograph: Erik Pendzich/Rex/Shutterstock https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/08/nancy-pelosi-democrats-midterms-just-win-baby
-
Police believe remains of the missing girls, including Kimberly King, last seen in 1979, are buried in a wooded area north-east of city Associated Press in Detroit Tue 8 May 2018 17.56 BST https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/08/maryland-missing-girls-kimberly-king-macomb-township umb's note: I do know Warren...was there at someone's home many years ago...Also in Garden City.......And Ypsilanti (loved the name)
-
Joshua Ferguson celebrates ‘victory for the trans community’ almost a year after petitioning Canada’s biggest province for a new document Leyland Cecco in Toronto Mon 7 May 2018 22.29 BST Twitter screengrab of Joshua M. Ferguson who won a non-binary birth certificate Photograph: Twitter https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/07/ontario-non-binary-birth-certificate-canada-transgender
-
Rivals respond to president’s offer to stand aside if country says ‘enough’ in June election Agence France-Presse in Istanbul Tue 8 May 2018 17.20 BST Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told his party: ‘If, one day, our nation says “enough”, then we will move aside.’ Photograph: Turkish President Press Office Handout/EPA https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/08/tamam-opponents-top-twitter-in-bid-to-topple-turkeys-erdogan
-
North Korean leader and Chinese president in flurry of diplomacy as Kim prepares for summit with Donald Trump Tue 8 May 2018 15.03 BST Benjamin Haas in Seoul Kim Jong-un and Xi Jinping meet in Dalian, Liaoning province, China Photograph: Xinhua/Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/08/kim-jong-un-meets-xi-jinping-in-second-surprise-visit-to-china
-
The legitimate grievances of brown and black women are no match for the accusations of a white damsel in distress Mon 7 May 2018 19.00 BST Last modified on Tue 8 May 2018 04.26 BST By Ruby Hamad https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/08/how-white-women-use-strategic-tears-to-avoid-accountability
-
One In a Million, from the band’s 1988 G N’ R Lies EP, has been cut from a reissue of the album Appetite for Destruction thanks to lyrics such as: ‘Immigrants and faggots, they make no sense to me’ Tue 8 May 2018 12.16 BST Ben Beaumont-Thomas No regrets … Guns N’ Roses performing in 1991 Photograph: Ke.Mazur/WireImage https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/may/08/guns-n-roses-remove-song-homophobic-racist-language-one-million-reissue-album
-
Cases point to legal crisis as definition of miscarriage of justice leaves its victims without recompense Mon 7 May 2018 06.00 BST Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent Sam Hallam leaving court in London in 2012, after being cleared of murder charges Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/law/2018/may/07/men-wrongfully-imprisoned-for-24-years-seek-compensation
-
This is what happens when you turn the natural world into a profit-making machine Tue 8 May 2018 06.00 BST By Raj Patel and Jason W Moore Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty More pics in link https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/may/08/how-the-chicken-nugget-became-the-true-symbol-of-our-era
-
Migrants who are returned to Libya subjected to grave human rights violations, lawsuit claims Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome and Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo Tue 8 May 2018 06.00 BST A Libyan coastguardsman stands on a boat carrying migrants off the coastal town of Zawiyah Photograph: Taha Jawashi/AFP/Getty Images More pics in link https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/08/italy-deal-with-libya-pull-back-migrants-faces-legal-challenge-human-rights-violations
-
Jan Beagle was subject of a harassment inquiry, though later cleared, when appointed to role in which she now spearheads sexual abuse taskforce Rebecca Ratcliffe Tue 8 May 2018 07.00 BST Last modified on Tue 8 May 2018 12.42 BST https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/may/08/un-sexual-misconduct-chief-was-promoted-while-facing-harassment-claims
-
The former world champion boxer’s epic life has been scarred by sectarianism and alcoholism. But he insists he would not change a thing Tue 8 May 2018 10.01 BST by Donald McRae Eamonn Magee bears the bruises from being attacked the night before his meeting with Donald McRae All portrait photographs: Paul McErlane/Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/may/08/eamonn-magee-boxer-bullet-ira-sectarianism-world-champion
-
The campaign group Republic is committed to bringing down the House of Windsor, despite a wedding that may deepen the public’s emotional bond with the royals. Is it right to argue that this soap opera is less popular than people think? Tue 8 May 2018 15.54 BST John Harris Prince Harry and Meghan Markle when they announced their engagement Photograph: Reuters https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/08/monarchy-is-corrupt-bring-down-house-of-windsor-royal-wedding
-
The vast foreign wealth in London doesn’t trickle down, it displaces. Opulent basements contrast with the glorified cellars in which many people live Tue 8 May 2018 15.21 BST Last modified on Tue 8 May 2018 15.56 BST Anna Minton ‘Many super-rich property owners never occupy their luxury apartments or their gargantuan subterranean mansions.’ A basement conversion in Fulham Photograph: Hogarth Architects https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/08/super-basement-london-housing-market-foreign-wealth-inflation-property
-
Molten rock, sulfuric gas and steam spew through fissures More than 1,700 residents evacuated from danger area Associated Press in Puna, Hawaii Mon 7 May 2018 13.57 BST Vid & map in link https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/06/hawaii-homes-destroyed-lava-vents-kilauea-volcano
-
Researchers have spent a year combing through abbey’s library and have yet to find formula Daniel Boffey in Brussels Mon 7 May 2018 11.49 BST Grimbergen beer is produced by the Alken-Maes brewery for Belgian drinkers Photograph: Garry Weaser for the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/07/belgian-monks-search-for-lost-beer-recipe-holds-up-brewery-plan
-
Jan Koum’s exit reportedly followed clashes over Facebook’s attempts to weaken encryption of the messaging service Sun 6 May 2018 07.00 BST Last modified on Sun 6 May 2018 09.45 BST John Naughton Jan Koum, co-founder of WhatsApp Photograph: Alberto Estevez/EPA https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/06/whatsapp-founder-sends-facebook-users-coded-message
-
guardian news Does working with money make us worse people?
umbertino posted a topic in Off Topic posts
Money exercises psychological power over us. So maybe the participants in the royal commission’s headlights couldn’t help themselves Sun 6 May 2018 19.00 BST Last modified on Mon 7 May 2018 00.24 BST Gordon Menzies ‘A sense of the potentially sinister power of money is making a comeback in psychology studies’ Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/may/06/does-working-with-money-make-us-worse-people My very humble and pretty obvious answer to that one would be that it ( working w money) does make some people worse ( for a myriad of reasons) while others are able to keep a living and working ethics ( again for many reasons...upbringing, personal education, beliefs, values, etc.) -
Staff say they have suffered a campaign of disinformation and hate from Polish nationalists Mon 7 May 2018 06.00 BST Christian Davies in Oświęcim The entrance to the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in southern Poland Photograph: Jacek Bednarczy/EPA More pics in link https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/07/polands-holocaust-law-triggers-tide-abuse-auschwitz-museum
-
A Toronto designer’s online platform showcases experiences of people all over the world, aiming to destigmatise the topic Mon 7 May 2018 08.01 BST Ashifa Kassam in Toronto ‘We’ve really stigmatised loneliness, to a degree that makes it really hard to talk about,’ says Marissa Korda, the designer behind the Loneliness Project Photograph: Mixmike/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/07/the-loneliness-project-canada-toronto-stories
-
Russian president promises to serve people faithfully amid tensions with west and domestic discontent over poverty Marc Bennetts in Moscow Mon 7 May 2018 14.55 BST Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during his inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images More pics in link https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/07/vladimir-putin-russian-president-sworn-in-fourth-term-kremlin-ceremony
-
US to reactivate its Second Fleet and host new naval command in Norfolk, Virginia, amid rising tensions with Moscow Associated Press in Washington Sat 5 May 2018 06.30 BST Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross man the rails as the ship arrives at Naval Station Rota, Spain Photograph: Ford Williams/AFP/Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/05/great-power-competition-nato-announces-atlantic-command-to-counter-russia
