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9 dead following listeria outbreak - UK supermarkets recall potentially tainted frozen vegetables

Caitlin Morrison
Independent
Fri, 06 Jul 2018 16:29 UTC

The recall includes bags of frozen sweetcorn and frozen mixed vegetables

Six of the UK's most popular supermarkets have been forced to recall various frozen vegetable products due to concerns over possible listeria contamination.

Aldi, Lidl, Iceland, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose have all recalled frozen veg, including packets of sweetcorn and mixed vegetables, because they could contain Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause listeriosis.

Health organisations recently warned that an outbreak of the bacterial infection across Europe had been linked to frozen vegetables that were not cooked properly.

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European Parliament votes down controversial copyright rules that could have banned memes - final decision only delayed

Andrew Griffin
The Independent
Thu, 05 Jul 2018 00:00 UTC

The European Parliament has voted against an incredibly controversial new set of copyright rules that campaigners claim could "ban memes".

The law will now be sent for a full reconsideration and debate inside the parliament, during which activists will try and remove the controversial Article 11 and 13.

Article 11 has been referred to by campaigners as instituting a "link tax", by forcing tech companies like Google and Facebook to pay to use snippets of content on their own sites. Article 13 adds rules that make tech companies responsible for ensuring any copyrighted material is not spread over their platforms.

Those rules could force technology companies to scan through everything their users post and check it doesn't include copyrighted material. If it is found, the post will be forced to be removed, which campaigners claim could destroy the kind of memes and remixes that spread across the internet.

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UK study finds only two thirds of Generation Z identify as 'exclusively heterosexual'

Olivia Rudgard
The Telegraph, UK
Thu, 05 Jul 2018 21:00 UTC

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Researchers said the statistic showed that the youngest generation were "being affected by more open and fluid attitudes".

Homosexuality is no longer the taboo it once was. But figures suggest that young people are even more open to experimentation than previously thought.

Only two thirds of Generation Z identify as solely heterosexual, in stark contrast to previous generations, a study has found.

Research by Ipsos Mori found that 66 per cent of young people, aged between 16 and 22, are "exclusively heterosexual" - the lowest figure of any generation.

Among millennials, 71 per cent say they are exclusively heterosexual, as do 85 per cent of those in "Gen X", and 88 per cent of baby boomers.

The research group suggested that social media was playing a part, with young people more likely to be aware of different sexualities because of the availability of such information on the internet.

Senior lawmaker calls on colleagues to pay tribute to endangered Russian war memorials in foreign countries

RT
Fri, 06 Jul 2018 13:33 UTC

The issue of Soviet-era memorials is becoming increasingly politicized, State Duma's deputy speaker Irina Yarovaya has said as she urged other Russian politicians to pay tribute to such sites when visiting foreign nations.

"I think that this must become a common practice: during any working trip or official visit abroad we, as parliamentarians, must personally attend various memorials and lay flowers to them, confirming our common national interest in honoring the memory of the dead heroes who had monuments to them installed in foreign nations," MP Yarovaya (United Russia) said on Friday as she addressed the presidium of the Lawmakers Council.

Yarovaya noted that the problem of keeping the Soviet-era memorials in foreign countries is becoming increasingly politicized.

"This is connected not with the desire to erase the past, but with plans to build the future. Everything that is connected with desecration of graves, monuments and historical memory is done with only one purpose - to deprive the younger generation of the truthful knowledge of history and history's lessons."

Refugee who fled violence in Ethiopia mourns daughter slain by homeless attacker in Idaho

Rebecca Boone
Yahoo
Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:42 UTC

Little Ruya Kadir had sparkling eyes, a few basic belongings and not much else when she arrived in Boise, Idaho more than two years ago.

But at just six months old, she had the most important thing: A mother who loved her so fiercely that she left behind her homeland, her husband and everything she knew so Ruya would grow up in a safe place.

Ruya was at her third birthday party - complete with a pink doll-shaped cake and a Disney princess banner - Saturday evening when a man armed with a large knife attacked. Ruya and five other children were badly injured, along with the three adults who tried to protect them.

Timmy Kinner, a 30-year-old homeless man who had briefly been a guest at the apartment complex where Ruya lived, has been charged with first-degree murder and several other felonies in connection with the attack.

Journalist rightly asks: If Sputnik is targeted over gov't funding, why isn't 'fake news' BBC?

Sputnik
Fri, 06 Jul 2018 15:50 UTC

In the wake of Sputnik Latvia Editor-In-Chief Valentins Rozencovs' report of a 12-hour detention many of his colleagues from around the world blasted the move, the media-related and generally anti-Russia Baltic policies; some, meanwhile, agreed that this signifies Sputnik's booming popularity abroad.

According to Socrates George Kazolias, a Paris-based American reporter, media consultant and university lecturer, law enforcement naturally has the right to "question a reporter, and a reporter has the right to refuse to answer until and if a judge orders him to do so, and then he is in contempt of court." However, he deems it as "unacceptable" to single out a media outlet for harassment "because you disagree with their editorial line."

"If Sputnik is singled out because it is a Russian outlet with government funding, then why isn't the BBC, which the Trump administration accuses of being fake news?" Kazolias questioned. He cited arrays of media with government funding including AFP and France Televisions, "which spin a narrative which often corresponds to that of the 'powers-that-be.'"

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Xenophobic ego trip: Stinky Russian men inferior to 'gallant' visiting fans, UK reporter says in cliche-ridden piece

RT
Fri, 06 Jul 2018 09:42 UTC

Russian women were desperate for freedom to explore their sexuality, but only had a chance to do so when thousands of gorgeous gentlemen visited for the World Cup, believes one UK reporter - because Russian men are pigs.

The British media are rightfully blamed for doing their best to misrepresent Russia, painting pictures of a hostile 'Soviet-esque' land inhabited by hooligans and KGB spies waiting to pounce on foreigners. Halfway through the FIFA World Cup, with all the evidence suggesting the contrary, more creativity is needed to maintain this attitude.

Enter the Independent's Moscow Correspondent Oliver Carroll, whose report managed to demean Russians, while seemingly rooting for them to become a better people. According to Carroll, Russian women generally desire to explore their sexuality, but really don't have any opportunities to do it, because they need all those foreign fans visiting Russia to become truly free. The foreigners are "beautiful men who are happy to have sex with condoms, who act gallantly without accusing them of being slutty," the newspaper quotes a Russian sex blog author as saying.

With torrential rain forecast, Thai authorities plan emergency rescue for boys trapped in cave

The Guardian
Fri, 06 Jul 2018 14:54 UTC

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A group of volunteers prepare to leave in search of alternative entry points to the Tham Luang cave area.

Following the death of diver Saman Kunan, and with torrential rains forecast, it is believed authorities could try to rescue trapped boys tomorrow

Belgian media cite unconfirmed reports rescue mission will begin tonight

Belgian media have cited unconfirmed reports that the rescue mission will begin this evening and that a diving team will accompany the boys to the cave's exit two-at-a-time.

Ben Reymenants, the Belgian diver who was interviewed on BBC Newsnight on Monday and is reportedly on stand-by for this mission, told Het Laatste Nieuws (HLN):

It's a race against time, because on Sunday heavy rain showers are expected. But we remain positive.

We expect that the first two footballers will still be at the exit today.

It remains a difficult course through a labyrinth of corridors, with lots of diving and climbing.

But the process is along with the current and the visibility under water is already a lot better.

Moreover, they do not have to swim a lot, they have an oxygen mask on them and they will almost always be kept on hand by one of the divers.

In the third corridor there is air for breathing, where they will also be checked by a doctor. Then there is another 1.5 kilometers of climbing and climbing.

Comment: Children's football team missing for 9 days found trapped in flooded cave in Thailand

India lynchings sparked by false rumors spread over Whatsapp leave company scrambling to enact change in its platform

Yahoo
Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:36 UTC

WhatsApp said Wednesday it was "horrified" by a spate of lynchings in India sparked by false rumours shared on its platform as the government accused the messaging service of irresponsibility.

More than 20 people have been killed in India in the last two months, according to media reports, after rumours were spread on smartphones about child kidnappers, thieves and sexual predators.

The attacks -- usually targeting outsiders -- have left authorities scrambling to mount an effective response, with awareness campaigns and public alerts having limited effect.

A stern statement issued by the electronics and IT ministry late on Tuesday expressed the government's "deep disapproval" to the senior management of WhatsApp over the "irresponsible and explosive messages".

More human remains found near property used by alleged Toronto serial killer

The Guardian
Thu, 05 Jul 2018 15:32 UTC

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A property connected to Bruce McArthur, where police say they recovered the remains of at least six people from planters, in Toronto, Canada, on 3 February 2018.

More human remains have been discovered in the Toronto ravine behind a home that the alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur used as storage for his landscaping business.

DS Hank Idsinga told reporters on Thursday that the remains had been found with the help of K-9 units and had been sent to forensic authorities.

"We haven't identified what the remains are or who they belonged to," Idsinga said.

McArthur, 66, is accused of killing eight men.

Police have found the remains of seven of the men inside of planters at the property.

The victims have been identified as Selim Esen, Skandaraj Navaratnam, Andrew Kinsman, Dean Lisowick, Soroush Mahmudi, Abdulbasir Faizi and Kirushna Kumar Kanagaratnam.

An eighth man, Majeed Kayhan, is still missing.

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Canadian serial killer: Landscaper, Bruce McArthur, charged with five counts of murder

For a look inside the mentality of serial killers, see Robert K. Ressler's Whoever Fights Monsters.

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Society's Child

9 dead following listeria outbreak - UK supermarkets recall potentially tainted frozen vegetables

European Parliament votes down controversial copyright rules that could have banned memes - final decision only delayed

UK study finds only two thirds of Generation Z identify as 'exclusively heterosexual'

Senior lawmaker calls on colleagues to pay tribute to endangered Russian war memorials in foreign countries

Refugee who fled violence in Ethiopia mourns daughter slain by homeless attacker in Idaho

Journalist rightly asks: If Sputnik is targeted over gov't funding, why isn't 'fake news' BBC?

Xenophobic ego trip: Stinky Russian men inferior to 'gallant' visiting fans, UK reporter says in cliche-ridden piece

With torrential rain forecast, Thai authorities plan emergency rescue for boys trapped in cave

India lynchings sparked by false rumors spread over Whatsapp leave company scrambling to enact change in its platform

More human remains found near property used by alleged Toronto serial killer

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