May 18, 2018 - Articles

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‘My God, I’m in a whale’s mouth’: lobster diver recalls brush with humpback

 

Michael Packard, 56, endured a half-minute ordeal as the feeding giant scooped him up: ‘He was going to spit me out or swallow me’

 

Edward Helmore

Sat 12 Jun 2021 14.34 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/12/whale-mouth-lobster-diver-humpback-cape-cod

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How the ‘Hanging Woman’ revealed truth of Bosnia’s mass killer

 

In 1996, our writer identified the suicide victim whose death symbolised the cruelty of Ratko Mladic. As his life sentence is upheld, she recalls a meeting with Ferida Osmanovic’s children

 

Kim Willsher

Sun 13 Jun 2021 09.30 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/13/how-the-hanging-woman-revealed-truth-of-bosnias-mass-killer

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The Guardian view on migrant deaths: safe routes are essential

 

Making it even harder to claim asylum will do nothing to prevent tragedies such as the drowning of a baby

 

Tue 8 Jun 2021 19.13 BST

Editorial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/08/the-guardian-view-on-migrant-deaths-safe-routes-must-be-created

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I’m just another lucky resident of Auckland, the world’s most liveable city

 

New Zealand often shines brightest on the world stage when the rest of the world is otherwise indisposed

 

Mon 14 Jun 2021 02.00 BST

Ben Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/14/im-just-another-lucky-resident-of-auckland-the-worlds-most-liveable-city

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One in five people in parts of EU pay bribes for healthcare, survey finds

 

Corruption report says third of EU residents used personal connections to access care during Covid crisis

 

Daniel Boffey in Brussels

Tue 15 Jun 2021 05.00 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/15/one-in-five-people-in-parts-of-eu-pay-bribes-for-healthcare-survey-finds

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Dangerous heatwave grips US south-west as temperatures hit 120F in some areas

 

California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah face extreme heat, worsening drought and raising risk of wildfires

 

Gabrielle Canon in San Francisco

Mon 14 Jun 2021 21.36 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/14/us-heatwave-southwest-utah-california-nevada-arizona

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Wealth secret of the super rich revealed: be born into a rich family

 

The 10 richest dynasties, such as those behind Walmart and Mars, grew their net worth by $136bn during the pandemic, report finds

 

Amanda Holpuch in New York

Wed 16 Jun 2021 05.01 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/16/super-rich-family-dynastic-wealth-pandemic

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‘We have more in common than what separates us’: refugee stories, told by refugees

 

In One Thousand Dreams, award-winning photographer Robin Hammond hands the camera to refugees. Often reduced by the media’s toxic or well-meaning narratives, the portraits and interviews capture a different and more complex tale

 

Fri 18 Jun 2021 12.04 BST

by Lizzy Davies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/jun/18/we-have-so-much-more-in-common-refugee-stories-told-by-refugees

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‘It’s brutal’: Las Vegas cooks amid blazing heatwave – and it’s going to get worse

 

Tourists line the air-conditioned casino labyrinths amid record temperatures – but many locals are not able to take cover indoors

 

 

Sat 19 Jun 2021 06.00 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/19/las-vegas-heatwave-nevada-us-west-temperatures

 

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Earth is trapping ‘unprecedented’ amount of heat, Nasa says

 

Scientists from agency and Noaa say Earth’s ‘energy imbalance’ roughly doubled from 2005 to 2019 in ‘alarming’ way

 

Victoria Bekiempis

Thu 17 Jun 2021 20.34 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jun/17/earth-trapping-heat-study-nasa-noaa

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Italy seizes 6 tons of hashish from sailboat near Sicily

 

Europe's Mediterranean nations have been cooperating to fight hashish being smuggled in from Morocco. This is the fifth bust since last summer

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.dw.com/en/italy-seizes-6-tons-of-hashish-from-sailboat-near-sicily/a-48316152

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‘Potentially the worst drought in 1,200 years’: scientists on the scorching US heatwave

 

Researchers had long forewarned of this crisis and now they’re seeing their studies and models become real life

 

Maanvi Singh

Fri 18 Jun 2021 11.00 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/18/us-heatwave-west-climate-crisis-drought

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Elephant in the room: visitor crashes through kitchen wall in Thailand

 

Woman finds hungry elephant rummaging for late-night snack – and it’s not the first time he’s stopped by

 

Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok and Pirada Anuwech

Mon 21 Jun 2021 12.05 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/21/elephant-in-the-room-visitor-crashes-through-kitchen-wall-in-thailand

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Mexico border city rocked as weekend of gang violence leaves 19 dead

 

• President: 15 victims were innocent bystanders in Reynosa
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• Other four were suspected gunmen who fired indiscriminately

 

Associated Press in Ciudad Victoria

Mon 21 Jun 2021 23.06 BSTFirst published on Mon 21 Jun 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/21/mexico-reynosa-gang-violence

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We’re told billionaire tax avoidance is ‘perfectly legal’. But is it?

 

A presumption of innocence is never afforded to poor people accused of petty theft. Yet billionaires benefit from it every day when it comes to taxes

 

Wed 23 Jun 2021 13.39 BST

David Sirota

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/23/billionaire-tax-avoidance-perfectly-legal

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Egypt’s political prisoners have little hope – and the west must share the blame

 

My friend Karim Medhat Ennarah is among the many victims of a dictatorship reliant on western financial and political support

 

Thu 24 Jun 2021 12.00 BST

Jack Shenker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/24/egypt-political-prisoners-west-dictatorship

 

 

 

SHAME

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Giulio_Regeni

 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_Patrick_Zaki

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Violence towards refugees at Libyan detention centres forces MSF to pull out

 

Medical charity says abuse and attacks have escalated as more migrants are intercepted at sea and camps become increasingly overcrowded

 

Kaamil Ahmed

Thu 24 Jun 2021 07.00 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/jun/24/violence-towards-refugees-at-libyan-detention-centres-forces-msf-to-pull-out

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Sadia Hussein: the FGM survivor who is saving girls from the knife

 

Being cut, aged 10, led to extraordinary pain and complications in childbirth. Now Hussein’s campaign to end mutilation has led to a staggering change in attitudes

 

Wed 23 Jun 2021 16.10 BSTFirst published on Wed 23 Jun

by Lizzy Davies

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jun/23/sadia-hussein-the-fgm-survivor-who-is-saving-girls-from-the-knife

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US Pacific north-west braces for ‘unprecedented’ sweltering heatwave

 

Oregon, Washington and Idaho could surpass their all-time heat records for June in unusual weather event

 

Hallie Golden in Seattle

Fri 25 Jun 2021 21.21 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/25/pacific-northwest-heatwave-washington-oregon

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'Without fear': Senegalese immigrant saves stranger from drowning in Spanish river – video

 

When a 72-year-old man fell unconscious into the Nervión River in the northern Spanish city of Bilbao, Senegalese migrant Mouhammad Diouf did not hesitate. Diouf jumped into the river and for 15 minutes kept the man afloat.........

 

Source: As credited

Sat 26 Jun 2021 15.32 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2021/jun/26/without-fear-senegalese-immigrant-saves-stranger-from-drowning-in-spanish-river-video

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Turks and Caicos: 20 people found dead, including two children, on boat

 

Officials say investigators ruled out foul play but were still trying to determine what happened

 

Staff and agencies in Providenciales

Mon 28 Jun 2021 15.19 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/28/turks-and-caicos-20-people-found-dead-boat

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‘It opened my eyes’: Lesotho (Southern Africa) ski resort goes off-piste to keep workers

 

The pandemic has hit tourism but retraining and a range of initiatives have enabled staff to stay and even hit the slopes

 

Silence Charumbira in Butha-Buthe

Mon 28 Jun 2021 06.00 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/jun/28/it-opened-my-eyes-lesotho-ski-resort-goes-off-piste-to-keep-workers

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US north-west sees hottest day of dangerous heatwave

 

Seattle hit 108F by Monday evening – well above Sunday’s all-time high of 104F – while Portland reached 115F

 

Associated Press in Portland

Tue 29 Jun 2021 13.09 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/29/pacific-north-west-heatwave-temperatures-weather-seattle-portland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gravitational waves from star-eating black holes detected on Earth

 

Spacetime-altering shock waves came from massive neutron stars crashing into black holes millions of years ago

 

Ian Sample Science editor

Tue 29 Jun 2021 13.29 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jun/29/gravitational-waves-from-star-eating-black-holes-detected-on-earth

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Russian police raid journalists probing government corruption

 

Proekt website editors raided as they prepared to publish allegations against Putin’s interior minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev

 

Andrew Roth in Moscow

Tue 29 Jun 2021 13.10 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/29/russian-police-raid-proekt-journalists-probing-government-corruption

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US cities are suffocating in the heat. Now they want retribution

 

Baltimore is suing major oil and gas companies for spurring the climate crisis and the rising temperatures that have an outsized impact on low-income, urban areas

 

Sushma Subramanian

Thu 1 Jul 2021 11.00 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/01/us-cities-heat-baltimore-suing-oil-gas