by dap | Feb 7, 2023 | The Guardian
Across the world there were 57 unprovoked shark bites in 2022, most of which occurred in the US and Australia
Florida has retained its title as the shark bite capital of the world, according to new figures, but globally the number of such attacks on humans is at its joint lowest level for a decade.
Across the world there were 57 unprovoked shark bites in 2022, most of which occurred in the United States and Australia, said the
, a renowned resource that published its annual data on Monday.
by dap | Feb 7, 2023 | The Guardian
Three skaters address their own experiences, activism and the police response to their communities
It has been nearly a month since Tyre Nichols died after a beating by Memphis police. Even by the standards of a country with a long legacy of police violence, his death was breathtaking in its brutality – both in the severity of the beating by the police officers, and the negligence shown by the EMTs who stood around for 19 minutes while he fought for his life on the ground.
Nichols, 29, was a lot of things: a father, photographer, lover of sunsets and a skater. Due to its public image as a nuisance to polite society, skateboarding is a hobby intimately familiar with skirmishes with law enforcement; for Black skaters, who are often seen as outsiders in a world of outsiders, these interactions can be particularly fraught.
by | Feb 7, 2023 | The Guardian
Serhiy Haidai says Russian reserves are being deployed ‘in our direction’ as they prepare for a ‘full-scale offensive’ this monthWhat we know on day 349
by dap | Feb 6, 2023 | The Guardian
White House has said Biden will discuss issue after ceiling is lifted, while Republicans insist on cuts first
Kevin McCarthy, the House speaker, called on Joe Biden to agree to compromises and spending cuts, as the two remain deadlocked over raising the nation’s $31.4tn debt ceiling.
McCarthy spoke on Monday before Biden gives the annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, aiming to get ahead of the president and reinforce his role as the leading congressional negotiator.
by | Feb 6, 2023 | The Guardian
At least 2,921 have died in Turkey, while Syria toll stands at 1,444; WHO says deaths could pass 20,000Shellshocked survivors join hunt for missing in
by dap | Feb 6, 2023 | The Guardian
Albanese will need to explain how Australia’s investment in more lethal defence capabilities will make the Indo-Pacific safer – and ensure conflict never occurs
As spy stories go, the recent foray and ultimate demise of China’s surveillance balloon across the United States is not very promising. Beijing probably did not learn any state secrets, and the eventual downing of the unmanned aerial system once it was safely over water is hardly the stuff of Le Carré.
Yet the balloon incident is a powerful illustration of why Australia’s foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has been calling for the US and China to put in place “guardrails” to manage their competition responsibly.
by | Feb 6, 2023 | The Guardian
The long-time vegan actor’s new venture comes amid a wider reckoning over the media and public’s treatment of the former Baywatch starPamela Anderson will host
by dap | Feb 6, 2023 | The Guardian
Suits that say beauty companies knew products contained dangerous chemicals to be consolidated in Chicago court
Nearly 60 lawsuits claiming hair relaxer products sold by L’Oréal USA Inc and other companies cause cancer and other health problems will be consolidated in a Chicago federal court, according to a Monday order from the US judicial panel on multidistrict litigation.
At least 57 lawsuits have been filed in federal courts across the country over the products, which use chemicals to permanently straighten textured hair, court records show. The lawsuits allege the companies knew their products contained dangerous chemicals but marketed and sold them anyway.
by | Feb 6, 2023 | The Guardian
Peter Faulding, who is aiding the search, says view is his ‘gut instinct’ as missing woman’s partner says daughters ‘miss their mummy desperately’An expert diver
by dap | Feb 6, 2023 | The Guardian
Eurasian-eagle owl spotted in midtown since escape as zoo staff try to lure Flaco by leaving food out for him
A Eurasian-eagle owl named Flaco escaped New York’s Central Park zoo on Thursday night after his enclosure was vandalized and is still on the loose in Manhattan.
Flaco was spotted at different times since fleeing by various onlookers, once on a sidewalk on Fifth avenue, across the Plaza Hotel, and perched on trees around Central Park.