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Phoenix passes landmark rule requiring heat protection for outdoor workers
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Unanimously passed ordinance makes employers give contractors access to rest, shade, water and air conditioning in hottest US cityPhoenix, Arizona, passed a landmark rule this week that will provide protections from extreme heat for thousands of outdoor workers in the hottest US city.In a unanimous 7-0 vote, Phoenix city council passed an ordinance on Tuesday requiring employers to provide access to rest, shade, water and air conditioning, as well as training on recognizing signs of heat stress. The rule applies to city contractors and their subcontractors who work outdoors, including construction and airport workers. Continue reading... (The Guardian)
Argentina: trans women among victims of ex-officers guilty of dictatorship-era crimes
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Eleven found guilty of crimes against humanity after trial that heard testimony on torture, rape and forced disappearances A court in Argentina has convicted 11 former military, police and government officials of crimes against humanity committed during the country’s last dictatorship in a sprawling trial that heard, for the first time, about atrocities suffered by trans women.The three-year case focused on the forced disappearances, torture, rapes and homicides that occurred at or were connected to three clandestine detention and torture centres located in police investigative units on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. They were known as the Banfield pit, the Quilmes pit and “El Infierno” – or “hell” – by the officials who worked there. Continue reading... (The Guardian)
Luis Rubiales faces 30 month jail sentence for Hermoso kiss
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Spanish prosecutors issue two charges against RubialesThree others alleged to have coerced HermosoLuis Rubiales could face a prison sentence of two and a half years if convicted of kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips against her will, court documents have shown. The former Spanish football federation chief has been charged with one count of sexual assault and one of coercion in the aftermath of the kiss, offences carrying jail terms of one year and 18 months respectively.The 46-year-old grabbed Hermoso and kissed her on the lips on 20 August during the awards ceremony after Spain beat England in the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney, sparking global outrage and causing a national debate in Spain about sexism. Hermoso and her teammates said the kiss was unwanted and demeaning, but Rubiales argued it was consensual and denied any wrongdoing. Continue reading... (The Guardian)
Dover health authority says inland border facility will be ‘open door for disease’
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Sevington site was never designed to handle volume of imports envisaged by post-Brexit changes due in April, port’s health chief warnsAn inland facility set up to carry out checks on nearly all EU meat and dairy imports coming through Dover will be unable to cope when post-Brexit rules come in next month, the port’s health authority has warned.The Dover Port Health Authority (DPHA) said the Sevington facility in Ashford, which is 22 miles inland, had not been designed to handle the scale of imports expected, and claimed its geographical position would “create an open door for disease and food fraud”. Continue reading... (The Guardian)
Paris school head resigns after death threats over Muslim veil row
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Anger from politicians across the spectrum as principal resigns ‘for security reasons’ after asking students to remove headscarvesFrench politicians from across the spectrum have expressed dismay over the resignation of a Paris school principal who had received death threats after asking a student to remove her Muslim veil on the premises.In a show of support, prime minister Gabriel Attal, a former education minister, was set to receive the principal late on Wednesday, his office said. Continue reading... (The Guardian)
‘Obnoxious’: sculptures and installations that have divided opinion
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Statues in St Pancras station and Newbiggin-by-the-Sea endure despite opposition from publicIt was described by one council planner as “possibly the poorest quality work” ever submitted and has attracted so much controversy that no artist has admitted to making it.But the faceless sculpture of Prince Philip outside a Cambridge office block that is to be taken down years after it appeared is not alone as a work of divisive public art. Continue reading... (The Guardian)
Brown bear that attacked five people shot dead, says Slovakian minister
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Drone used to identify animal that went on rampage in northern Slovakia this month, says Tomáš TarabaA brown bear has been killed by an armed patrol after drone technology identified it as the animal that injured five people during a rampage in a town in northern Slovakia this month, the country’s environment ministry has said.The environment minister, Tomáš Taraba, said the bear, which left a 49-year-old woman and a 72-year-old man needing hospital treatment and three other victims including a 10-year-old girl with cuts and bruises, was shot dead late on Tuesday. Continue reading... (The Guardian)
The Oxford English Dictionary’s latest update adds 23 Japanese words
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More than half of the borrowed words relate to cooking, while Kintsugi, the increasingly popular art of repairing broken pottery with gold lacquer is also includedKatsu, donburi and onigiri are among 23 Japanese words added to the Oxford English Dictionary in its latest update.More than half of the borrowed words relate to food or cooking. Santoku, a knife with a short, flat blade that curves down at the tip, and okonomiyaki, a type of savoury pancake, were both added. Okonomiyaki is derived from okonomi, meaning “what you like”, combined with yaki, meaning “to fry, to sear”. Continue reading... (The Guardian)
Concern over rise in requests for UK to share intelligence despite torture risks
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UK does not ‘solicit, encourage or condone’ inhumane treatment, but critics say ministerial approval system contradicts thisUK politics – latest updatesThe number of requests for UK ministerial approval of intelligence-sharing where there was a real risk of torture, unlawful killing or extraordinary rendition has more than doubled in a year.The investigatory powers commissioner’s report outlining the rise comes after a parliamentary debate on Monday in which MPs from across the political divide questioned the adequacy of the UK’s policy on torture under the Fulford principles. Continue reading... (The Guardian)
Moscow concert attack: fear death toll higher after reports of up to 100 missing
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Telegram channel with ties to security services reports 95 individuals unaccounted for since FridayThe final death toll from the Moscow concert hall terrorist attack could be much higher than the 140 confirmed dead, with Russian state investigations saying they have received 143 reports about people who were missing.The investigative committee said in a statement that 84 bodies had so far been identified. Continue reading... (The Guardian)