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)
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
China’s property crisis deepens as developer Country Garden at risk of default (www.theguardian.com)
China’s property crisis deepens as developer Country Garden at risk of default (www.theguardian.com)
FBI arrest California police officers involved in racist text messages scandal (www.theguardian.com)
A grand jury had indicted officers from Antioch and Pittsburg for a wide range of offenses, including criminal conspiracy.
‘One big adventure’: the Russian minister who fled the draft to drive trucks in the US (www.theguardian.com)
After years navigating the byzantine corridors of provincial Russian power, Denis Sharonov now works as a truck driver, steering his way through the vast highways of the US.
The Staffordshire Panther: is the British countryside really teeming with big cats? | Cats (www.theguardian.com)
German prosecutor investigates possible poisoning of Russian journalist (www.theguardian.com)
In an article published with Russian-language outlet Meduza and US publication n+1 on Tuesday night, journalist Elena Kostyuchenko said she was tipped off by a source in Ukrainian military reconnaissance last March about Russian plans to assassinate her. Kostyuchenko, who was at the time reporting for the now-shuttered...
