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Cheap flights, costly choices: How extreme day trips are fuelling overtourism and climate damage
Budget ‘flying visits’ come at a great cost, contributing to overtourism and the climate crisis.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:
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Mexico: Electoral Process Undermines Judicial Independence
Click to expand Image Federal court workers in Mexico City protest against a proposal that would remove and replace all judges in the country in popular elections, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. 2024 Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo (Washington, DC) – A constitutional change replacing half of the federal judiciary with judges elected by popular vote has undermined judicial independence inMexico, Human Rights Watch said today as the...
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Politicians have scapegoated immigration for decades. It’s time to flip the script
Anti-immigration rallies across Australia are the culmination of years of political scaremongering. But better immigration messaging could change the trajectory.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Faruqi on March for Australia: racism has been 'legitimised' by media and politicians – video
Speaking in the Senate while moving a motion for debate on social cohesion, Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi said the far right had been 'emboldened' and was now 'on the move', saying racism has been 'legitimised' and 'normalised' by media and politicians. Faruqi said anti-immigration rallies over the weekend should be a 'wake-up call', and accused other politicians of having downplayed or fuelled racism. The senator also...
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:The March for Australia’s racism can’t just be blamed on far-right 'extremists’ - it has been enabled by the mainstream | Liam Gillespie
The weekend’s protests provided an alibi to nationalism, obscuring the central place racism has always occupiedMany are painting March for Australia as an event dominated by far-right “extremists”, white nationalists, neo-Nazis and the like. While in a sense this is true, the problem with this framing is that it exceptionalises the events we have seen unfold over the weekend, providing an alibi to “mainstream”...
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Unions warn of ‘woefully low’ firefighter numbers as EU faces record wildfires
More than one million hectares burned in Europe in the summer of 2025. Despite the growing threat, unions warn that firefighter numbers remain 'woefully low', urging investment in staffing, prevention and civil protection.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Is Meta failing to protect users from the distribution of non-consensual images?
Altered photos of women, including Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, accompanied by sexist comments, have stirred outrage in the country. But it is not the first case to affect social platforms.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Latest news bulletin | September 1st, 2025 – Morning
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Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:OPINION: My students fulfill the promise of higher education every day, but their future is in jeopardy
As a college president, I see the promise of higher education fulfilled every day. Many students at my institution, Whittier College, are the first in their families to attend a university. Some are parents or military veterans who have already served in the workforce and are returning to school to gain new skills, widen their […] The post OPINION: My students fulfill the promise of higher education every day, but...
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Colombia: Don’t Cut Ombudsperson’s Office Budget
Headquarters of the Ombudsman’s Office in Bogotá, Colombia, June 15, 2020. Defensoría del Pueblo 2020 (Bogotá) – Proposed budget cuts toColombia’s Ombudsperson’s Office would be a blow to the protection of human rights in the country, Human Rights Watch said today.The Ombudsperson’s Office requested a very modest budget increase for 2026, partly to keep pace with the roughly 5 percent annual inflation rate and partly...
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:More than 800 killed after 6.0 magnitude quake rocks Afghanistan
Local officials warned that the death toll was likely to rise further in the eastern part of the country that borders Pakistan.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:March for Australia anti-immigration demonstrators clash with counter-protest in Melbourne – video
Protesters who gathered under the March for Australia banner clashed with a counter-protest that formed from the weekly pro-Palestine rally merging with an antifascist counter-demonstration in Melbourne. Police used pepper spray as they tried to keep the groups seperate Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTubeNeo-Nazis and politicians among protesters at anti-immigration March for Australia ralliesNeo-Nazis attack...
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Far-right group rushes Indigenous Camp Sovereignty site after anti-immigration march – video
Footage shows at least 50 men, including neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell, in clashes at the standing First Nations protest site Camp Sovereignty in Melbourne's Kings Domain on Sunday evening. Four people required medical attention and two were taken to hospital with severe head injuries, one with a deep gash to their head, the camp said in a statement Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTubeNeo-Nazis attack Indigenous protest...
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:BYD shares fall nearly 8% as second-quarter profit slumps 30% on China EV price war
Hong Kong-listed shares of BYD fell more than 6% after the Tesla rival reported a quarterlyprofitdrop amid a price war in its domestic industry.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:China's August factory activity beats estimates, expanding at fastest pace in five months: private survey
China's manufacturing activity unexpectedly returned to growth in August on the back of a recovery in new orders and export business.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Modi and Xi meet: Trump as the wildcard and other takeaways
The meeting took place just days after Trump's administration slapped high tariffs on India.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Have high blood pressure? Here’s how to lower your risk of heart attack and stroke
The researchers said their analysis is the most comprehensive yet to explore how intensive blood pressure control affects people’s health.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:UK: Rights Protections Needed in Gulf Trade Pact
Click to expand Image UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 9, 2024. 2024 Press Association via AP Images (Beirut) – The United Kingdom government should publicly pledge to incorporate strong human rights conditions before a Free Trade Agreement between the UK and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is signed, a coalition of 14 human rights...
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:China may not invade Taiwan, but rather blockade it. How would this work, and could it be effective?
Taiwan is particularly vulnerable to a naval blockade, with only four months of emergency food reserves and three months of fuel reserves.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:With PM’s Removal, Thailand Enters Another Phase of Political Uncertainty
The opposition People's Party has pledged to support the formation of a government by any party willing to dissolve parliament and call fresh elections.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Trump’s tariffs are headed to the US Supreme Court, prolonging the chaos on trade
Trading partners around the world will be watching closely as the legal fight over tariffs escalates.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Enforcing Australia's social media ban on kids is possible but contains risks, report says
The impending ban is popular with many parents, but experts have raised concerns over privacy and age verification technology.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Growing Pakistan-Bangladesh Relations are Changing Regional Geopolitics
Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s visit to Dhaka was successful in boosting ties between two nations that have long been at odds.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Should I limit how often my child eats nuts because they contain fat?
Parents sometimes avoid nuts due to claims they cause unwanted weight gain or trigger life-threatening allergies.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Man arrested after crashing car into Russian consulate in Australia
Police say an officer injured their hand but no other injuries were reported.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:How sheer luck made this tiny Caribbean island millions from its web address
Anguilla has the internet domain .ai and is earning a fortune selling the address to tech firms.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Global Sumud Flotilla Sails From Barcelona to Break the Israeli Blockade on Gaza
Carrying over 300 tons of humanitarian supplies and several hundred activists from across Europe, the mission aims to challenge the longstanding Israeli blockade on Gaza and raise awareness of the devastating humanitarian crisis born from what activists describe as an ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing in the Palestinian territory. RELATED: 4 Powerful Reasons the Palestine […]
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:‘Those paintings belong to us’: how an Indigenous-led project is harnessing technology to protect Kakadu’s rock art
This new project has strong potential to be scaled up and delivered in other land and cultural heritage management contexts.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Indonesian Lawmakers Agree to Forego Benefits After Deadly Protests
President Prabowo Subianto, who canceled a trip to China due to the unrest, has authorized "firm" action to stop a wave of looting.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:I never thought my race would be under scrutiny here. After the March for Australia protests, how do I feel safe? | Jafrin Kabir
As an immigrant woman of colour, every day I walk next to the same people who were chanting hate speech. The weekend’s rallies shows how far we still have to goWhen I moved to Australia more than five years ago, I experienced for the first time the pleasures and safety of being able to go on a night stroll by myself – something I had never done in my home country. Then, as I heard the stories of violence against women...
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:From Lahore to Sydney, a Muslim feminist’s debut novel rebels against the suffocation of safety
The genre of migrant autofiction, especially coming-of-age work, is blooming, but Raaza Jamshed’s book stands out.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:'The dragon and elephant' should 'dance,' Xi tells Modi at trade talks
The Chinese president and Indian prime minister pledged to resolve their border differences and bolster cooperation ahead of the opening of a regional summit.
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Asia markets set to open mostly lower as investors assess U.S. court ruling on Trump tariffs
Investors will also be assessing the developments in India and China relations, after leaders from both countries agreed that they are development partners, not rivals.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:How 'edible shelters' for sheep could boost lamb survival rates
Scientists hope shrubs will help to improve the survival of lambs, particularly twins, on West Australian farms, by providing windbreaks and food for the animals.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Canada's first lunar rover looks to future space exploration
The mission's goal is to find water on the Moon, which could open the door for a sustained human presence there.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source: