At least one dead as heavy rainfall hits western seaboard of Canada and USPacific north-west storm wreaks havoc, with Vancouver cut offCanada hit by heavy rains and floods in British Columbia – picturesHow poor forestry fuels floods and fires in wester…
‘People should be helped, not punished’: could Pakistan’s suicide law be about to change?
Criminalisation means survivors are vulnerable to blackmail to avoid imprisonment and stigma, but there is hope the colonial-era legislation could soon be repealedIt was when the police knocked on Aatifa Farooqui’s* door and threatened to send her to p…
Covid live: Czech Republic to ban unvaccinated from public events; high cases in Austria, Germany and Hungary
Czech restrictions come after record infections; Austria exceeds 14,000 new cases; Germany has 52,826 new cases; Hungary reports 10,265 infectionsEasing of New Zealand rules could lead to summer crisis, experts warnFauci: US can get Covid under control…
French presidential hopeful Éric Zemmour begins race hate trial
Far-right TV pundit on trial for calling unaccompanied child migrants ‘thieves, killers and rapists’Éric Zemmour, the far-right TV pundit who is preparing to run for French president claiming that Islam and immigration are destroying France, has gone o…
Here’s something you can’t ignore, says tampon plastics activist
Ella Daish to hand Procter & Gamble giant Tampax applicator, made from 1,200 discarded contributionsA British environmental activist is stepping up her campaign against single-use plastics in period products by calling on the world’s bestselling ma…
Beijing urges US businesses to lobby against China-related bills in Congress
Letters to and meetings with business community have left some fearful of being seen as violating law on foreign agentsChina has been pushing US executives, companies and business groups in recent weeks to fight against China-related bills in the US Co…
Cop26: End trillions in subsidies given to fossil fuel industry, says UN chief – day 11 live
All the latest news from the UN climate change conference in GlasgowCop26 police tactics creating atmosphere of fear, protesters say‘We are not on course’: scientists warn action must match words‘Not impressed’: Glasgow unmoved by Boris Johnson’s Cop26…
Trump asks court to block release of records to Capitol attack committee – live
Ex-president formally asks appeals court for injunctionManchin wavers on spending bill after US inflation surgeSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailSpeaking at Arlington National Cemetery to mark Veterans Day, Joe Biden thanked a…
Covid live: Germany reports record 50,000 new cases; Dutch experts recommend lockdown amid record cases
Robert Koch Institute records 50,196 new cases of coronavirus in Germany; Netherlands would have western Europe’s first lockdown since the summerGerman chancellor-in-waiting pushes new measures to fight rising casesMorgues fill up in Romania and Bulgar…
Coronavirus live: Germany sees highest ever seven-day Covid incidence rate; Auckland lockdown set to end
Germany’s Robert Koch Institute records incidence rate of 201.1; Lockdown of New Zealand’s largest city likely to end this monthJapan records zero daily Covid deaths for first time in 15 monthsUS opens borders to some foreign tourists‘Get the vaccine’:…