Helen Haines’s second leg amputated but she is stable and ‘a fighter’, husband says – as it happened

Helen Haines’s second leg amputated but she is stable and ‘a fighter’, husband says – as it happened

The Guardian •

Independent MP was struck by a car on Monday and her alleged attacker appeared in court on Wednesday‘Deeply appalled’: politicians condemn alleged attack after Helen Haines critically injuredHelen Haines, the principled MP respected across parliamentAnthony Albanese has described the police interview on Tuesday with Brendan Nugent as “extensive” but that the motivation of the alleged “violent” att...

Terracotta warriors could be mainly built by women and children, batch fingerprints show

Terracotta warriors could be mainly built by women and children, batch fingerprints show

SCMP •

Some 5 metres (16.4 feet) underground near one of China’s oldest cities lies the life-size army of thousands of terracotta warriors. The purpose of the army, located 35km (22 miles) northeast of historic Xian, was to protect China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, in the afterlife. The Terracotta Army was buried with him after his death in 210BC. Now, a new study shows that a portion of the terracot...

Terracotta warriors were mainly built by women and children, batch fingerprints show

Terracotta warriors were mainly built by women and children, batch fingerprints show

SCMP •

Some 5 metres (16.4 feet) underground near one of China’s oldest cities lies the life-size army of thousands of terracotta warriors. The purpose of the army, located 35km (22 miles) northeast of historic Xian, was to protect China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, in the afterlife. The Terracotta Army was buried with him after his death in 210BC. Now, a new study shows that a portion of the terracot...

Terracotta Warriors could be mainly built by women and children, batch fingerprints show

Terracotta Warriors could be mainly built by women and children, batch fingerprints show

SCMP •

Some 5 metres underground near one of China’s oldest cities lies the life-size army of thousands of terracotta warriors. The purpose of the army, located 35km northeast of historic Xian, was to protect China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, in the afterlife. The Terracotta Army was buried with him after his death in 210BC. Now, a new study shows that a portion of the terracotta warriors was largely...

Drone strike on market in disputed Sudan border region kills at least 153

Drone strike on market in disputed Sudan border region kills at least 153

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A drone strike on a market in Abyei, a border region disputed by Sudan and South Sudan, hit a nearby fuel depot, killing at least 153 people, a local official said on Tuesday. Yohanna Akol Ngor, the Abyei administration’s caretaker information minister, blamed Sudan’s military for Monday’s attack on Amiet Market, north of Abyei town. Ngor told Associated Press by phone that the death toll was cont...

Helen Haines has lost both legs after alleged attack but ‘her heart and mind are in good shape’, husband says

Helen Haines has lost both legs after alleged attack but ‘her heart and mind are in good shape’, husband says

The Guardian •

Haines is in stable condition. Surgeons tried to save her right leg but both have now been amputated due to injuriesGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe independent MP Helen Haines has lost both legs but remains in a stable condition, two days after an alleged targeted attack near her electorate office in north-east Victoria.Haines, the federal MP for Indi, had been in a ...

Helen Haines has lost both legs after Monday’s alleged attack but ‘her heart and mind in good shape’, husband says

Helen Haines has lost both legs after Monday’s alleged attack but ‘her heart and mind in good shape’, husband says

The Guardian •

Haines remains in stable condition. Surgeons tried to save her right leg, but both have now been amputated due to her injuriesIndependent MP Helen Haines has lost both legs but remains in a stable condition, two days after an alleged targeted attack near her electorate office in north-east Victoria.Haines, the federal MP for Indi, had been in a critical but stable condition after the incident in W...

Helen Haines live coverage: Helen Haines’s second leg amputated but she is stable and ‘a fighter’, husband says

Helen Haines live coverage: Helen Haines’s second leg amputated but she is stable and ‘a fighter’, husband says

The Guardian •

Independent MP was struck by a car on Monday and her alleged attacker appeared in court on Wednesday‘Deeply appalled’: politicians condemn alleged attack after Helen Haines critically injuredHelen Haines, the principled MP respected across parliamentAnthony Albanese has described the police interview on Tuesday with Brendan Nugent as “extensive” but that the motivation of the alleged “violent” att...

China eases uncertainty over offshore trust taxes before grace period ends

China eases uncertainty over offshore trust taxes before grace period ends

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China’s tax authorities are accepting reasonable explanations when enforcing new rules on offshore trust gains, according to an executive who says their appeal was successful, offering some reassurance as a 90-day grace period expires on Thursday. The approach appears to be translating into greater clarity from regulators. Earlier this week, the State Taxation Administration published a question-a...

Jess Phillips hopes supreme court ‘sees sense’ and overturns domestic abuse ruling

Jess Phillips hopes supreme court ‘sees sense’ and overturns domestic abuse ruling

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Court of appeal decision prevents woman from suing police and CPS for disclosing her address to violent ex-partnerThe Labour MP Jess Phillips has said she hopes the UK’s highest court “sees sense” and overturns a ruling preventing a domestic abuse survivor from suing Sussex police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for disclosing her address to her violent ex-partner.Phillips said that if the...

What’s behind the quiet US diplomatic thaw with Myanmar?

What’s behind the quiet US diplomatic thaw with Myanmar?

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Fresh from walking down red carpets laid out by his Southeast Asian neighbours, Myanmar’s ex-military chief Min Aung Hlaing appears to have a new diplomatic feather in his cap: re-engagement with the United States. Washington slapped sanctions on Min Aung Hlaing just 10 days after his February 1, 2021 coup and the ensuing bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. Waves of subsequent sanctions ...

UK approves Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea

UK approves Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea

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Decision was widely expected after lobbying by Shell but will dismay environmental campaigners The UK government has approved the controversial Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea, a widely expected move that will nonetheless dismay environmental campaigners and a number of Labour MPs.While Labour’s 2024 election manifesto committed to a ban on new drilling licences in the North Sea, the companies b...