19 h. ago Before it burned, Salt Lake City’s London Belle bar celebrated ‘shady’ history, hosted packed Latin nights

Before it burned, Salt Lake City’s London Belle bar celebrated ‘shady’ history, hosted packed Latin nights  The Salt Lake Tribune

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26 h. ago International manhunt launched after Bury paedophile flees country on second day of trial

"We are determined to find him no matter where he thinks he can hide"

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28 h. ago Takeaways from AP's reporting on armed groups recruiting children in Colombia

The Indigenous Guard of the Nasa people formed in Colombia in 2001 to protect Indigenous territories from armed groups and from environmental destruction such as deforestation and illegal mining

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28 h. ago Violent guerrillas are taking Colombia's children. Unarmed Indigenous groups are confronting them

The Indigenous Guard of the Nasa people formed in Colombia in 2001 to protect Indigenous territories from armed groups and from environmental destruction such as deforestation and illegal mining

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35 h. ago Moment Meghan Markle was interrupted publicly during panel event: How actress Brooke Shields stopped Duchess's gender activism story to share just how 'different' they are

When Brooke Shields appeared on a panel to mark International Women's Day last year, she interrupted the Duchess of Sussex 's story about gender equality.

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60 h. ago Half a cup of sugar a day? Scientists take on the latest controversial health trend

Going against decades of ingrained health education, Leanne Ratcliffe, who found internet fame in the 2010s eating 50 bananas a day as part of her fruitarian diet, has found a new cause to get behind. Kyle MacNeill speaks to the health influencer on her controversial lifestyle – and asks experts what they make of it

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3 d. ago National Indigenous Music awards 2025: Emily Wurramara wins artist of the year

Warnindhilyagwa singer also wins film clip of the year, while Malyangapa Barkindji rapper Barkaa wins album of the yearGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailEmily Wurramara expressed solidarity with the people of Palestine and “all Indigenous peoples around the world” experiencing oppression as she accepted the artist of the year award at the 21st National Indigenous Music awards at the Nimas in Garramilla/Darwin on Saturday night.“There’s nothing like coming back home and being here and playing for mob and playing for the people,” the Garramilla-born Warnindhilyagwa singer said. “Because the music is about the people. The music is freedom. Free Palestine, free Congo and free all Indigenous peoples around the world from their oppressors. It always was, always will be Indigenous land.” Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Watch: Mexico City celebrates International Day of Indigenous Peoples with vibrant street march

Mexico City’s streets came alive on Saturday, August 9, as residents celebrated the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.

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4 d. ago Scotland international duo embroiled in opening day drama as ex

The Scotland international delivered in the dying embers of the game in an early promotion clash on Friday night.

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4 d. ago Too much tolerance risks violence and anarchy. Britain's turning somersaults to accommodate cultures whose values are opposite to our own: ROBERT TOMBS

The great essayist Michel de Montaigne, writing a few decades after Columbus discovered the West Indies, was fascinated by reports of what the indigenous people ate there.

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5 d. ago Madrid cultural diversity festival ban is ideological, its organisers claim

Kúpula se Mueve, which celebrates African and Latin culture, has been held without problems since 2013Madrid city council has banned a festival celebrating cultural diversity, claiming that it may lead to public disorder and complaints about noise from residents.The Kúpula se Mueve (Kúpula Moves) festival has been held without incident since 2013. Josias Ndanga, president of the association, insists the claims are an excuse, saying: “We’re convinced we’re being discriminated against on ideological grounds.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Pakistan cuts mobile and internet services in bid to contain Balochistan insurgency

Suspension of cellular and mobile internet services for three weeks comes a day after suicide attack kills three paramilitary personnel

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5 d. ago Dishoom blends Scottish and South Asian flavours in exclusive dishes for new Scotland café

The iconic restaurant opens this month with two new dishes celebrating the city's South Asian roots

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6 d. ago More than 200 lobbyists at UN’s plastic treaty talks will limit progress, campaigners warn

Environmental group says industry figures will be obstructive and aim to reduce overall ambition of meetingMore than 200 industry lobbyists are attending the UN’s meeting to hammer out a global plastics treaty, raising fears that moves to prevent runaway plastic production may be undermined.The 234 lobbyists from the oil, petrochemical and plastics industries outnumber the combined delegations of all 27 EU member states, and far exceed the number of people attending with the delegation of scientists as well as Indigenous peoples at the Geneva talks. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Five top tips from our experts to help keep your older dog healthier for longer

Our Star Paws columnist Catherine Lamb is here to show older dogs can still learn new tricks. And with International Cat Day on Friday, August 8, it’s a great time to celebrate your moggy!

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3 w. ago Jake Larson death: World War II veteran and TikTok star dies aged 102

Beloved D-Day veteran was known fondly on the Internet as ‘Papa Jake’

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3 w. ago Amy Jones’s steady hands steer England past India in dramatic second women’s ODI

2nd ODI: England, 116-2, bt India, 143-8, by eight wkts (DLS method)Jones hits 46 as Beaumont avoids controversial dismissalSophia Dunkley struck the winning boundary with three overs to spare as England overcame India and the rain at Lord’s to level the one-day international series, but that was only half the story in a match which was always in danger of being overshadowed by an incident which took place three years ago, the last time India played at this ground.If you’ve not yet seen the blockbuster trailer directed by Bend It Like Beckham’s Gurinder Chadha, shot at Lord’s by the England and Wales Cricket Board to promote its 2025 summer of cricket, make sure to search it out. It’s a slightly odd piece of theatre involving Heather Knight, Lauren Filer and Danni Wyatt-Hodge, which culminates in Wyatt-Hodge attempting to run out Filer with a samosa. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago My cultural awakening: Miss Congeniality helped me to save my friend’s life

A scene from Sandra Bullock’s 2000 film gave me the courage to intervene at a crucial moment – and eventually led me to a career in journalismIt was a brie and cranberry panini that nearly killed my friend George. Six of us were squashed on to one picnic bench in Edinburgh, nine years ago, on our lunch break at a magazine. I felt an instant click with George when he we first met. I was an intern when I first met George, nauseous with first-day nerves. “Is that a Welsh twang I can hear? Sorry, I’m George!” he’d said, before talking me through the office milk-buying etiquette. We had that frenetic compatibility that makes you assume you’ll be friends for ever.Within a couple of years I’d become part of the team. That day at lunch, as someone cracked a joke, George mistimed his bite. He cleared his throat while we slapped his back and chuckled. Then the colour drained from his lips. His coughs turned to rattly gasps, his fingers flew to his collarbone and his eyes rolled back. Continue...

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3 w. ago Road closures to know as Merchant City festival celebrates 850 years of Glasgow

The festival runs from July 18 to 20 with live shows, markets and family fun for Glasgow’s 850th anniversary

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3 w. ago Mining companies are pumping seawater into the driest place on Earth. But has the damage been done?

In Chile’s drought-stricken Atacama desert, Indigenous people say desalination plants cannot counter the impact of intensive lithium and copper mining on local water sourcesPhotographs by Luis BustamanteVast pipelines cross the endless dunes of northern Chile, pumping seawater up to an altitude of more than 3,000 metres in the Andes mountains to the Escondida mine, the world’s largest copper producer. The mine’s owners say sourcing water directly from the sea, instead of relying on local reservoirs, could help preserve regional water resources. Yet, this is not the perception of Sergio Cubillos, leader of the Indigenous community Lickanantay de Peine.Cubillos and his fellow activists believe that the mining industry is helping to degrade the region’s meagre water resources, as Chile continues to be ravaged by a mega-drought that has plagued the country for 15 years. They also fear that the use of desalinated seawater cannot make up for the devastation of the northern Atacama region’...

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