‘Alarming’ scale of marine sand dredging laid bare by new data platform (www.theguardian.com)
New Zealand woman discovers surgical instrument ‘size of a dinner plate’ left in her body after operation (www.theguardian.com)
Invasive species cost humans $423bn each year and threaten world’s diversity (www.theguardian.com)
Invasive species are costing the world at least $423bn every year and have become a leading threat to the diversity of life on Earth, according to a UN assessment....
Banks pouring trillions to fossil fuel expansion in global south, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
“They say that money makes the world go round, but money is making the world go backwards,” Teresa Anderson, global lead on climate justice for ActionAid International, told reporters....
Canada study debunks stereotypes of homeless people’s spending habits (www.theguardian.com)
The widely held stereotype that people experiencing homelessness would be more likely to spend extra cash on drugs, alcohol and “temptation goods” has been upended by a study that found a majority used a $7,500 payment mostly on rent, food, housing, transit and clothes....
Growing number of countries consider making ecocide a crime (www.theguardian.com)
Trump’s Georgia arrest reduces Republican rivals to a sideshow (www.theguardian.com)
Monday briefing: Are the vanished British Museum relics the tip of the iceberg? (www.theguardian.com) Japanese
In today’s newsletter: As police in the UK launch an investigation into what happened to missing artefacts, an art detective explains why such thefts are so difficult to prevent
Gotthard rail tunnel, world’s longest, closes for months after Swiss derailment (www.theguardian.com)
US air force avoids PFAS water cleanup, citing supreme court’s Chevron ruling (www.theguardian.com)
Two held over alleged plan for Islamist attack on Taylor Swift’s Vienna concerts (www.theguardian.com)
Main suspect, a 19-year-old Austrian, said to have pledged oath of allegiance to Islamic State group ‘in recent weeks’...
US fugitive who joined Mexican police is extradited to Ohio over 2004 murder (www.theguardian.com)
A man whose nickname is the Spanish word for “devil” shot a bar patron to death near Cincinnati, Ohio, nearly two decades ago – then fled to Mexico to become a police officer, investigators recently alleged....
Israel should apologise and consider compensation over killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom in Gaza, report says [Daniel Hurst | 2 Aug 2024 | The Guardian] (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-Australian military chief finds IDF made ‘errors’ before strikes on World Central Kitchen and says families want Israeli apology from ‘appropriate level’...
Russia frees Evan Gershkovich and others in biggest prisoner swap since cold war (www.theguardian.com)
Several foreigners and Russian political prisoners released as Germany frees hitman Vadim Krasikov as part of deal...
A first-of-its-kind free food market opens in San Francisco: ‘Without this, some of us won’t make it’ (www.theguardian.com)
Pro-Trump multimillionaire and election denier boosts funds to far-right voter-conspiracy groups (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-Overstock chief Patrick Byrne using Maga-allied America Project to steer large amounts to groups pushing fringe theories...
German combat medic reportedly sentenced to death in Belarus (www.theguardian.com)
A German combat medic accused by Belarus of committing crimes including “terrorism” and “mercenary activity” has been sentenced to death by firing squad, according to a Belarusian rights group....
Teamsters social media attacks leader over Republican convention speech (www.theguardian.com)
Family of missing woman in Bahamas shielded trans identity over fears of bias (www.theguardian.com)
Why are the US and IMF imposing draconian austerity measures on Kenya? (www.theguardian.com)
Japan adds ‘most severe’ category to its heatstroke index amid deadly summer (www.theguardian.com)
Hospitals are stretched to their limits during unseasonably early heatwave, as medical authorities liken public health risk to a ‘natural disaster’...
Internal memo reveals Anti-Defamation League surveillance of leftwing activist (www.theguardian.com)
The Anti-Defamation League has surveilled leftwing activists and “regularly tracks, profiles and sends threat assessments of individuals” it perceives as a problem, according to an internal email obtained by the Guardian....
Labour consider plan to release prisoners after 40% of sentence served (www.theguardian.com)
Meet Mercy and Anita – the African workers driving the AI revolution, for just over a dollar an hour (www.theguardian.com)
Mercy craned forward, took a deep breath and loaded another task on her computer. One after another, disturbing images and videos appeared on her screen. As a Meta content moderator working at an outsourced office in Nairobi, Mercy was expected to action one “ticket” every 55 seconds during her 10-hour shift. This particular...
At least 89 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania, state news agency says (www.theguardian.com)
