3D eye scans at opticians could identify those at risk of Parkinson’s, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
3D eye scans widely used in high street opticians could help to identify people at high risk of developing Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before they have symptoms, data has suggested....
US businessman is wannabe ‘warlord’ of secretive far-right men’s network (www.theguardian.com)
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African Union issues ambiguous view on possible Niger military intervention (www.theguardian.com)
The African Union (AU) appears to have left room open for military intervention by a west African political bloc to restore democracy in Niger, as Algerian state radio said it had refused a French request to fly over its airspace for a military operation....
‘Orphaned by decree’: Italy’s same-sex parents react to losing their rights (www.theguardian.com)
Rightwing PM Giorgia Meloni has demanded councils register only biological parents on birth certificates, leaving partners in legal limbo
Storm Hilary aftermath: 10,000 without power, Palm Springs declares emergency (www.theguardian.com)
Row over restaurant ‘wealth screening’ boils over in French resort of St-Tropez (www.theguardian.com)
The Nice Matin newspaper quoted unnamed insiders as saying that some restaurants in St-Tropez, a favoured summer haunt of celebrities and the international jet set for more than half a century, had taken to checking customers’ names against their database and refusing reservations if a previous visit was not felt to have...
Melbourne man charged with lighting fires had ducklings in his underwear, police allege (www.theguardian.com)
Tropical Storm Hilary brings deluge to desert (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
Shark nets to return to NSW beaches despite calls from councils to abolish practice (www.theguardian.com)
Environmentalists say nets’ bycatch unacceptable but premier Chris Minns says alternative technologies not as good a replacement
‘Fired on like rain’: Saudi border guards accused of mass killings of Ethiopians (www.theguardian.com)
Report by Human Rights Watch details alleged attacks using explosive weapons and small arms on Saudi Arabia-Yemen border
The Staffordshire Panther: is the British countryside really teeming with big cats? (www.theguardian.com)
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Washington state wildfire leaves one dead and nearly 200 structures destroyed (www.theguardian.com)
Evacuations ordered after wind-fueled blaze expands unchecked near eastern city of Spokane and shuts highway...
Ecuador prepares for ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ vote to stop oil drilling (www.theguardian.com)
‘We were once paid $50 to quit’: new wave heroes Devo on boos, Bowie and retiring after 50 years (www.theguardian.com)
And while Devo may be saying farewell to touring, it’s not entirely the end. A new box set of rarities, Art Devo 1973-1977, is coming in September along with a documentary in production by Tiger King director Chris Smith. However, there’s no sloppy sentiment about retiring from performing from Mothersbaugh. “I’m looking...
‘We were once paid $50 to quit’: new wave heroes Devo on boos, Bowie and retiring after 50 years (www.theguardian.com)
And while Devo may be saying farewell to touring, it’s not entirely the end. A new box set of rarities, Art Devo 1973-1977, is coming in September along with a documentary in production by Tiger King director Chris Smith. However, there’s no sloppy sentiment about retiring from performing from Mothersbaugh. “I’m looking...
Take the high road: the man who visited every country in the world – without boarding a plane (www.theguardian.com)
Fascinating story of a Danish traveler who visited every country on Earth, only by land and boat.
Australia’s internet providers are ditching email, to the disgust of older customers (www.theguardian.com)
Lucy Letby whistleblower says babies would have lived if hospital had acted sooner (www.theguardian.com)
Revealed: WHO aspartame safety panel linked to alleged Coca-Cola front group (www.theguardian.com)
"Wave of murder, rape and domestic violence": Russian women living in fear as Wagner’s convicted murderers return home as free men (www.theguardian.com)
Australia’s internet providers are ditching email, to the disgust of older customers (www.theguardian.com)
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Australia’s internet providers are ditching email, to the disgust of older customers (www.theguardian.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/4QzFt...
‘Coral are going to die’: Maui wildfires take toxic toll on marine ecology (www.theguardian.com)
Contaminants from the fires could damage marine life, and hardy non-native grasses might grow and kindle the next fire