Floods in Shanxi province destroy homes, force suspension of mines and wash away railway bridges More than 120,000 people have been forced to leave their homes after severe flooding in China’s northern Shanxi province that has affected about 1.75 milli…
Digital gender gap ‘keeping women offline’ and costing billions, finds report
Men 50% more likely to be online than women in least developed countries, hampering economies and fuelling gender inequalityA failure to ensure women have equal access to the internet has cost low-income countries $1tn (£730bn) over the past decade and…
The grandmother reviving India’s oldest martial art – in pictures
Meenakshi Amma, 78, lives in Kerala, southern India, where she teaches the ancient practice of kalari, or kalaripayattu, to new generations Continue reading…
California surfer’s ‘measly punch’ fends off great white shark attack
‘It was like a clamp around my leg,’ says Eric Steinley, who was helped by others at Sonoma county beachPodcast: Jaws made us scared – but is a lack of sharks scarier?Surfers at a beach in Sonoma county, California used a surfboard strap as a tournique…
Donald Trump’s own treasury secretary blocked Ivanka World Bank role – report
Steven Mnuchin said to have stopped move likely to have upset world leaders, which ‘came incredibly close to happening’Only direct intervention from his own treasury secretary stopped Donald Trump nominating his daughter, Ivanka Trump, to lead the Worl…
Evergrande faces fresh debt deadline as property market woes widen
Expectations are slim that the troubled Chinese developer will make $148m worth of payments due on Monday, as it wrestles with more than $300bn in liabilitiesFinancial markets were braced for more bad news about the shaky Chinese property market as str…
With queues at the pubs and beauty salons, Sydney reopens after more than 100 days in lockdown
Thousands defied grey skies to flock to newly-reopened cafes, barbers and gyms to kick off what some have described as ‘freedom day’‘It feels unreal’: elation and trepidation as Sydney businesses reopen after NSW lockdownFull coronavirus coverage hereT…
Halt destruction of nature or risk ‘dead planet’, leading businesses warn
Exclusive: executives demand meaningful action to protect ecosystems as UN biodiversity summit opensWorld leaders must do more to prevent the destruction of nature, business leaders have warned before a summit in China that aims to draw up a draft UN a…
US to give humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, Taliban say
US says it discussed aid in talks in Doha but Taliban say deal agreed that stops short of formal recognition of new rulersThe United States has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to a desperately poor Afghanistan on the brink of an economic disaster, b…
Steve Scalise, No 2 House Republican, refuses to say election was not stolen
Party whip asked three times by Fox News Sunday’s Chris Wallace to disavow Donald Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ about electoral fraudCapitol attack panel ready to urge prosecution of Trump aidesThe second-ranking House Republican, Steve Scalise of Louisiana, repea…