Naples authorities refuse a public send-off for the convicted murderer known as Lady CamorraNo crowds attended the cortege for Assunta Maresca, better known as Pupetta Maresca, who died at home this week in Castellammare di Stabia aged 86. Maresca, a c…
24C in Spain, 15C in the Alps: oddly warm end to 2021 in parts of Europe
Records broken in Bilbao and Segovia, and avalanche warnings in Alps where it is too warm even for fake snowSpain registered record-breaking temperatures this week and areas of the Italian Alps are forecast to reach up to 15C above the seasonal average…
Biden to speak with Putin amid Russia’s increased presence near Ukraine
Two leaders will discuss a range of topics, including ‘upcoming diplomatic engagements in Russia’Joe Biden will speak on Thursday with Vladimir Putin regarding the Russian leader’s increased security demands in eastern Europe.The two leaders will discu…
Hong Kong media outlet Stand News to close after police raid
Reports say editors, board members and pop singer were held in early morning sweep as 200 officers raid officeThe most prominent pro-democracy media outlet still operating in Hong Kong, Stand News, said it will shut down after police raided its offices…
What the UK and hauliers can expect from long-delayed Brexit controls
From 1 January checks and paperwork will finally begin and EU exporters face a rude awakening• ‘It won’t be easy’: the European exporters battling Brexit bureaucracyEU exporters of cheese, car parts and other goods are facing a mountain of red tape to …
Speed of Stand News shutdown sends chilling signal to Hong Kong’s media
Analysis: the police raid and closure of the pro-democracy website has left journalists wondering who will be nextThe Christmas attack on Hong Kong website Stand News was no great surprise in a city where all forms of political opposition are being dis…
Asad Rehman on climate justice: ‘Now we are seeing these arguments cut through’
Once a ‘reluctant environmentalist’, Rehman is key figure in movement that links climate crisis with racial, economic and social justiceAsad Rehman, who emerged as a key figure among the coalition of activists who took to the streets during last month’…
Covid news live: almost 1,000 people sent wrong test information in Sydney; Omicron grounds nearly 1,200 more US flights
Another 995 people sent wrong Covid test information by Sydney’s St Vincent hospital; NSW records 6,234 new Covid cases and Victoria 1,999 as Australia braces for post-Christmas rise; Omicron surge grounds more US flights over Christmas weekend; China’…
‘We looked up to him’: South Africa begins week of mourning for Desmond Tutu
The beloved anti-apartheid icon will lie in state for two days in Cape Town before a funeral on 1 JanuarySouth Africa has started a week of mourning events for anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu, described as the country’s moral compass, as tr…
Covid live news: air travel disruption worldwide; China records most cases in four months
Passengers hit after airlines cancel more than 4,500 flightsOfficials in China rush to contain outbreaks in several regionsNew South Wales has recorded its highest ever Covid daily caseload, with 6,288 new infections announced today – by far the highes…