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Judiciary committee voted on Friday morning to approve two articles on a straight party-line voteCommittee advances articles of impeachment – live updatesOn a straight party-line vote, the House judiciary committee voted on Friday morning to move two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump to the House floor, in a crucial final stage before impeachment […]

China confirms 'phase one' trade deal with US

Beijing says deal includes rollback of tariffs in phasesTrump hails ‘amazing deal for all’China and the US have reached an initial deal to resolve a bruising trade war between the two countries, according to statements from both sides.China’s vice-commerce minister, Wang Shouwen, said in a late night briefing on Friday that the US had agreed to cancel some o […]

White Island volcano eruption: police divers search sea for missing bodies

Operation resumes in waters around New Zealand’s Whakaari but police rule out resumption of ground search Police and navy divers have returned to the waters around New Zealand’s White Island where authorities are increasingly convinced a seventh and eighth body could be found following Monday’s volcanic eruption.But there was no resumption of the ground sear […]

Arsenal distance themselves from Mesut Özil comments on Uighurs’ plight

• Midfielder highlighted persecution of Muslims in China• Club says it ‘does not involve itself in politics’ in statementArsenal have distanced themselves from comments made by Mesut Özil on Instagram, in which he spoke out strongly against China’s persecution of the Uighur population in the north-western region of Xinjiang and criticised Muslims for not doi […]

UK must be loyal on standards in return for market access – Macron

French president demands regulatory harmonisation as price of good Brexit deal Election reaction – live updatesEmmanuel Macron has warned Boris Johnson that the UK must remain “loyal” to EU standards post-Brexit for British companies to maintain access to the European market.In comments echoed by the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, the French president dem […]

Brazil's Amazon deforestation this year nearly size of Puerto Rico, says agency

Destruction of the world’s largest tropical rainforest in November more than doubled the same period last year Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon jumped to the highest level for the month of November since record-keeping began in 2015, according to preliminary government data published.Destruction of the world’s largest tropical rainforest totalled 563 square […]

Investors who lost $190m demand exhumation of cryptocurrency mogul

Gerald Cotten, 30, died in ‘questionable circumstances’Canadian company founder took crucial password to the graveLawyers for customers of an insolvent cryptocurrency exchange have asked police to exhume the body of the company’s founder, amid efforts to recover about $190m in Bitcoin which were locked in an online black hole after his death.Miller Thomson L […]

Indigenous boy, 15, murdered on Brazil's Amazon border

Erisvan Soares Guajajara’s body was found with knife wounds in Maranhão regionA 15-year-old indigenous boy has been murdered in Brazil on the edge of a heavily-deforested indigenous reserve in the state of Maranhão, on the fringes of the Amazon.The murder, the fourth from the Guajajara tribe in recent weeks, came as a wave of racist abuse against indigenous […]

Canada: nearly 14,000 people die from opioid overdoses in four years

More than 17,000 have been hospitalized in what officials say is mounting crisis Nearly 14,000 people in Canada have died from opioid overdoses in the last four years and more than 17,000 have been hospitalized in what officials say is a mounting crisis that shows few signs of relief.In a report titled Opioid-related harms in Canada released this week, Canad […]

Michelle Obama sends Greta Thunberg message of support after Trump tweet

Former first lady told climate activist ‘don’t let anyone dim your light’ after Trump said teen had an ‘anger management problem’Michelle Obama has sent a public message of support to the 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg after the teenager was mocked by Donald Trump.“@GretaThunberg, Don’t let anyone dim your light,” the former first lady wrote fol […]

Around the world in a day, without leaving Shenzhen – a photo essay

For Chinese tourists who cannot travel, the Window of the World theme park offers versions of 130 global attractions. Photojournalist Anthony Micallef took a whistlestop tour More than 3 million visitors a year flock to the Window of the World theme park in the megacity of Shenzhen to see 130 copies of the world’s largest tourist sites gathered in a single p […]

'Bhopal’s tragedy has not stopped': the urban disaster still claiming lives 35 years on

The Union Carbide factory explosion remains the world’s worst industrial accident – but as its dreadful legacy becomes increasingly apparent, victims are still waiting for justice The residents of JP Nagar have no way to escape their ghosts. This ramshackle neighbourhood, on the outskirts of the Indian city of Bhopal, stands just metres away from the chemica […]

The Bhopal disaster victims still waiting for justice 35 years on – in pictures

Photographer Judah Passow has documented those were affected by the Bhopal disaster 35 years ago, which killed an estimated 25,000 people ad has left more than 150,000 suffering from chronic medical conditionsJudah Passow has waived his fee for this work. Contributions to the Bhopal Medical Appeal can be made at www.bhopal.org Continue reading...

Killer heat: US cities' plans for coming heatwaves fail to protect vulnerable

Exclusive: With heatwaves predicted to worsen dramatically over the next 30 years, many big US cities are failing to fully plan to protect those most vulnerable to extreme heat When heatwaves hammered US cities this summer, one of the hottest in recorded history, some city governments had plans in place to protect their most at-risk residents.Philadelphia’s […]

The joy of sex for the first time at 37: ‘We celebrated and high-fived afterwards’

Libby’s virginity felt like a weight she had to carry around. Determined that 2019 would be her year, she signed up to online dating – with unexpected resultsThis time last year, Libby was looking back on 2018 with regret. At 37, she was still a virgin.Libby (not her real name) was one of four thirtysomething virgins to share their stories with the Guardian […]

Police arrest man over antisemitic abuse on London bus

Man, 48, held on suspicion of hate crime after passenger targeted in Stamford HillA man has been arrested by police investigating a hate crime attack after a bus passenger was subjected to antisemitic abuse.The 36-year-old victim was reading a prayer book while travelling on the 254 bus towards Aldgate on 6 December when another man boarded near Stamford Hil […]

Unesco removes 'racist' Belgian carnival from heritage list

Carnival of Aalst included parade float caricaturing Orthodox JewsUnesco has removed an annual carnival in the Belgian city of Aalst from its heritage list over persistent charges of antisemitism.In an unprecedented move, Unesco’s intergovernmental committee for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage said it was withdrawing the carnival “over recur […]

Algeria: protesters boycott election chanting ‘No vote! We want freedom!’ – video

Thousands of people took to the streets in central Algiers, as the authorities held a presidential election that the mass protest movement views as a charade intended to keep the ruling elite in power. Local media showed videos of demonstrators throwing ballot papers to the ground. Only 33% of Algerians turned out to voteThousands march in Algeria after cont […]

Warren, Biden and other Democrats threaten to boycott debate amid labor feud

Union plans to picket Loyola Marymount University venueWarren calls for DNC to find solution in line with principlesAll the Democratic presidential candidates slated to participate in next week’s debate have threatened to skip the event if an ongoing labor dispute forces them to cross picket lines on the university campus where the debate will be hosted.A la […]

Western Australia bushfire out of control as temperatures expected to surge above 40C

Blaze moving west after wind change and people in Guilderton have been advised to head north if way is clearAn out-of-control bushfire has burnt through more than 11,000 hectares of land north of Perth with residents urged to leave while they still can.The blaze is moving west after an early morning wind change, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services […]

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