Landscape surrounding Snowdonia in Gwynedd is 32nd site in UK to get prestigious global statusThe slate landscape of north-west Wales, said to have “roofed the 19th century world” as its quarries exported slate across the globe, has become the UK’s new…
What is going on in Tunisia? All you need to know
Has the president staged a coup as the opposition allege, and what is likely to happen next?Ten years after the revolution that triggered the Arab spring, Tunisia, long regarded as one of the few democratic transition success stories to come out of tha…
A young Mexican mourns his teenage cousin: Luis Antonio Rojas’s best photograph
‘Children have to deal with the fallout of the drug trade. They are the ones who can’t walk to their school in safety, who have to train to use a gun’In the mountains of Guerrero in south-west Mexico, there is a small town called Alcozacán. Violence is…
‘Fishermen’s day’ must let women compete, German court rules
Female member wins appeal to be allowed to take part in traditional Bavarian summer event A German court has ruled that women cannot be excluded from a traditional event in which fishermen compete to catch the biggest fish in a stream that runs through…
VW’s dilemma in Xinjiang shows how the west is headed for an ethical car crash | Timothy Garton Ash
Europe and the US are economically dependent on China now – and ‘change through trade’ is no longer on the cardsOn YouTube, you can watch a video clip of Volkswagen’s chief executive, Herbert Diess, denying that he knows what’s going on in Xinjiang. Wh…
Joey Jordison, Slipknot’s founding drummer, dies at age 46
Family announce that metal musician, who had transverse myelitis, a nerve disease, died ‘peacefully in his sleep’Jordison corralled chaos with his explosive talent – tributeJoey Jordison, the drummer whose dynamic playing helped to power the metal band…
Coronavirus live news: Tokyo cases hit all-time high as Thailand, South Korea and Malaysia see record infections
Tokyo reports 3,177 new cases; South Korea reports 1,896 new cases; Thailand reports 16,533 new cases and Malaysia registers 17,405 new infectionsBiden to announce vaccine requirement for US federal workers – reportUK poised to end amber list quarantin…
London court reopens $7bn Brazil dam collapse lawsuit against BHP
Six years after deadly Fundao dam rupture, lawsuit against Anglo-Australian mining giant proclaimed as ‘an opportunity for real justice’ London’s court of appeal made a U-turn on Tuesday by agreeing to reopen a US$7bn lawsuit by 200,000 claimants agai…
CDC says vaccinated Americans should wear masks indoors in areas with high Delta spread – live
Recommendation comes as US sees surge in cases among unvaccinatedBiden: mandated vaccines for federal employees ‘under consideration’Officers testify to House Capitol attack panel and describe violenceProtesters disrupt Republicans’ press conference as…
Coronavirus live news: Tokyo hits record daily cases; Germany to tighten entry requirements for travellers
Latest updates: Olympic host seeks more hospital beds; more people to need a negative Covid test as cases rise in GermanyUS will not lift travel restrictions ‘at this point’ due to spread of DeltaCovid cases in US may have been undercounted by 60% – st…