Hundreds of people, according to the Jerusalem police, watched the lynching of 4 Palestinians in Zion Square, at the centre of the Israeli capital, early morning on Saturday 19th August. One of the victims, Jamal Julani, was beaten to the ground and the mob kept kicking his head long after he had lost consciousness. He …
Monthly Archive: August 2012
Aug 07 2012
“It Will Be Messy”: An Interview With Stephen Starr, author of Revolt in Syria
This week we were lucky enough to chat with our Syria correspondent Stephen Starr, just as his book, Revolt in Syria: Eyewitness to the Uprising (Hurst 2012) is coming out. He sheds some light on one of the most intriguing of all the Middle East countries. The reviews are quite startling. Noam Chomsky said: “This …
Aug 06 2012
Turning Police Cars Over As a Favourite Sport: Celebrating AiWeiWei
Alison Klaiman was GRNlive’s correspondent in Beijing, and she is now based in New York. This week I had the opportunity to sneak a peek at her documentary Ai WeiWei: Never Sorry, about Chinese dissident artist Ai WeiWei. Ai WeiWei has a rock star-like image in china and outside of it. He exhibits all over …
World News
- Day Trippers: Beatles fans in Liverpool – photo essay - The Guardian April 10, 2020Day Trippers: Beatles fans in Liverpool – photo essay The GuardianUnseen photograph of the Quarrymen taken before they became The Beatles emerges Daily MailRevisiting John Lennon’s candid interview on The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1975 Far Out Magazine'I was shattered' – Paul Weller, Booker T and more on the day the Beatles split The GuardianThe Beatles: Quarrymen photo […]
- Tory minister drives 40 miles to visit mum and dad during coronavirus lockdown - Mirror Online April 10, 2020Tory minister drives 40 miles to visit mum and dad during coronavirus lockdown Mirror OnlineCabinet minister Robert Jenrick visited his parents during Covid-19 lockdown The GuardianCabinet minister Robert Jenrick drives 150 miles to second home during coronavirus lockdown Telegraph.co.ukHousing secretary defends visiting parents’ home despite social distancing guidance The IndependentRobert Jenrick's messages to the public: 'We need to stay […]
- Coronavirus latest: at a glance - The Guardian April 9, 2020Coronavirus latest: at a glance The GuardianCoronavirus: Boris Johnson out of intensive care but remains in hospital BBC NewsCoronavirus: Boris Johnson out of intensive care but remains in hospital - BBC News BBC NewsMary Dejevsky: The outpouring of support from world leaders proves how huge an asset Boris Johnson is The IndependentThe government has a lockdown dilemma – difficult […]
- Football's very future is at stake amid coronavirus pandemic so players must cut clubs some slack - Daily Mail April 9, 2020Football's very future is at stake amid coronavirus pandemic so players must cut clubs some slack Daily MailCoronavirus: Southampton first Premier League club to announce players to defer salaries BBC SportFA Council confirm decision over Step 3-7 results being expunged | Lowestoft Town and King's Lynn FC PinkUnFA Council uphold decision to void Non-League and women's seasons despite […]
- Clap for our Carers sees Scots thank frontline key Coronavirus workers for third week - Daily Record April 9, 2020Clap for our Carers sees Scots thank frontline key Coronavirus workers for third week Daily RecordBritain takes to the streets to clap for the carers in latest weekly salute to the NHS Daily MailPeople clap for carers and NHS workers across the UK for third week in a row The TelegraphClap for NHS: When do we clap our […]
- Opec and Russia reach deal to cut oil production by 10m barrels a day - Financial Times April 9, 2020Opec and Russia reach deal to cut oil production by 10m barrels a day Financial TimesOil producers agree to cut production by a fifth BBC NewsOpec and Russia to cut oil output by 10m barrels a day Telegraph.co.ukOil price war came at the worst possible time, and a truce between Moscow and Riyadh can’t come too soon RTThese are […]
- UFC 249 canceled after ESPN and parent company Disney intervene - The Guardian April 9, 2020UFC 249 canceled after ESPN and parent company Disney intervene The GuardianWATCH: Dana White Reveals a Jaw-Dropping Promo For UFC 249 Essentially SportsRose Namajunas pulled out of UFC 249 bout vs Jessica Andrade after two family members died of coronavirus The SunEnson Inoue's Favorite Fighter is Khabib? | Random Questions SBN MMABREAKING: UFC 249 Cancelled by Dana White Essentially SportsView […]
- RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Why are politicians being paid more money to cope with the coronavirus? - Daily Mail April 9, 2020RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Why are politicians being paid more money to cope with the coronavirus? Daily MailMPs offered £10,000 for coronavirus office costs BBC NewsCoronavirus: MPs offered extra £10000 each for home working expenses The TimesNorthern Ireland MPs defend offer of extra £10,000 expenses for working from home Belfast TelegraphCoronavirus: MPs' office expenses hiked by £10,000 Daily MailView Full coverage on […]
- Coronavirus: Spain PM sees 'fire coming under control' - BBC News April 9, 2020Coronavirus: Spain PM sees 'fire coming under control' BBC NewsCoronavirus: Spain close to the beginning of a decline in epidemic - PM Sky NewsSpain extends state of emergency amid hopes coronavirus 'is coming under control' Express.co.ukOne in ten Spanish coronavirus victims has now died from the disease Daily MailSpain coronavirus death rate sees one in every 10 cases passing […]
- Hundreds of UK care home deaths not added to official coronavirus toll - The Guardian April 9, 2020Hundreds of UK care home deaths not added to official coronavirus toll The GuardianCoronavirus: Several deaths at third Scottish care home BBC NewsResidents die at care home in East Lothian after 'significant outbreak of coronavirus' Daily RecordCoronavirus: Fifteen die at Luton care home Sky NewsCoronavirus: Four die at County Durham care home with symptoms BBC NewsView Full coverage on Google […]