Month: September 2024

Growing up near the historic mud-brick city of Agadez, Niger’s gateway to the Sahara, Mariam Issoufou was always inspired by the majestic adobe structures around her. The 27-metre-high minaret of the city’s mosque, the tallest mud-brick structure in the world, has stood on the sandy horizon since the 16th century. But Issoufou never imagined that … Read more

‘A dark day for Germany is a dark day for Europe’: European liberals react to German state elections Valérie Hayer, a French politician who serves as president of the liberal Renew Europe, has said that “a dark day for Germany is a dark day for Europe. The election result in Thuringia and Saxony is unprecedented.” … Read more

1) Leach carries attack and grants hope With Surrey only able to draw at Trent Bridge against a resilient Nottinghamshire, Somerset needed a win to apply a little pressure to the serial champions. With their top three back in the hutch after an hour, somebody needed to bat well to avoid wasting the chance to … Read more

Labor Day has come around again, and workers’ rights are now center stage in North America. Canadian railworkers nearly brought trade to a juddering halt in a dispute with rail firms. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are courting union members as they fight for the White House even as union leaders call the Republican nominee … Read more

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Rubble lies at a scene of a damaged building, after Ukraine’s attack destroyed a childcare facility in the city of Belgorod in Russia, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, 2 September 2024, in this picture obtained from social media. Photograph: Vyacheslav Gladkov/Telegram/Reuters Share … Read more

Bridget Phillipson says failing schools could still be forced to become academies despite Ofsted giving up single-word ratings Here is the news release from the Department for Education about the removal of single-word verdicts on schools in England from Ofsted. In interviews this morning, Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, explained that Ofsted reports issued during … Read more

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Eurozone manufacturing “going downhill, and fast” Just in: Eurozone manufacturing remains in contraction, weighed down by Germany and France. The latest healthcheck on the eurozone’s factory sector confirms that activity continued to contract in August. The HCOB Eurozone Manufacturing PMI, has … Read more

BBC Cai says violent and disturbing material appeared on his feeds “out of nowhere” It was 2022 and Cai, then 16, was scrolling on his phone. He says one of the first videos he saw on his social media feeds was of a cute dog. But then, it all took a turn. He says “out … Read more