Manager accused of rape released after 15 days, the maximum punishment for someone who molests anotherProsecutors in China have dropped a case against an Alibaba manager accused of sexually assaulting an employee, saying he committed “forcible indecenc…
Licence to krill: the destructive demand for a ‘better’ fish oil
Industrial fishing of the tiny crustacea in a dietary supplements gold rush is threatening the very base of the food chain• This article was produced with the Environmental Reporting Collective, whose full report is part of the Oceans Inc collaborative…
‘Our children are hungry’: economic crisis pushes Afghans to desperation
Afghans forced to sell possessions on streets of Mazar-e-Sharif as fragile economy buckles under instabilityYasemeen sits in the back of an open trailer with a bundle of her family’s old clothes wrapped in scarves and some used notebooks already full o…
NGOs condemn trial in Austria of ‘Ibizagate’ whistleblower
Prosecution of Julian Hessenthaler will deter whistleblowing and risks infringing press freedoms, says groupThe “excessive” criminal prosecution of a security consultant whose “Ibizagate” video brought down Austria’s government will deter whistleblower…
Home affairs: New Zealanders forced to turn to dating sites to find a mortgage mate
Tinder profiles reveal desperate reality of trying to buy a home as survey shows housing is the number one concern for Kiwis, ranked above Covid“It is a truth universally acknowledged,” Jane Austen wrote in 1813, “that a single man in possession of a g…
Six Palestinian militants escape from high-security Israeli prison
Manhunt under way as prisons service says fugitives accessed passages under their cellSix Palestinian militants have broken out of a high-security Israeli prison in what the prime minister, Naftali Bennett, called a grave incident.Israeli police and th…
Coronavirus live news: Mississippi hospitals overwhelmed; New Zealand eases restrictions outside Auckland
Mississippi is least vaccinated state in US; New Zealand reports 20 new cases for third dayUS officials optimistic Covid booster rollout will start on 20 SeptemberHow a tiny Taiwan village overcame DeltaBereaved call for UK Covid memorial to be preserv…
Brazil: warning Bolsonaro may be planning military coup amid rallies
Former world leaders and public figures say nationwide marches are modelled on US Capitol insurrectionThe Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, and his allies could be preparing to mount a military coup in the world’s largest democracy, according to an …
Newly discovered Napoleon hat with his DNA up for auction
Buyer at small German auction house did not know bicorne had belonged to the French emperorA newly discovered hat with DNA evidence proving it belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte has gone on display at auction house Bonhams in Hong Kong.Described by Bonham…
Punchdrunk to stage epic ‘future noir’ drama in old London arms factory
Dystopian Trojan war play The Burnt City at site of Royal Arsenal will be company’s costliest and most ambitious immersive pieceThe immersive theatre company Punchdrunk, celebrated for creating labyrinthine adventures in atmospheric locations, is to un…