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FIFA’s plans: What the Infantino case tells us about football governance

Former FIFA and UEFA adviser, finance and football expert Ebru Koksal shines a light on lack of governance, transparency and representation in football governance. Against the backdrop of the Infantino affair, she identifies insights that can be applied to the corporate sector as a whole.

Canadian airline WestJet agrees to settle flight attendants’ sexual harassment class action

Canadian airline WestJet agrees to settle flight attendants’ sexual harassment class action

The Guardian

Female staff alleged company failed to maintain safe workplace, after allegations of sexual assault against pilotThe Canadian airline WestJet has agreed to pay C$4.5m (£2.4m) to settle a decade-long sexual harassment class action lawsuit levelled by its female flight attendants, who alleged the company failed to maintain a safe workplace.The suit followed allegations by Mandalena Lewis, a former f...

Israeli troops fail to remove settlers besieging Palestinian homes in West Bank village

Israeli troops fail to remove settlers besieging Palestinian homes in West Bank village

France 24

The Israeli military on Wednesday failed to remove settlers from blockaded Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank. The siege began over the weekend, when a group of settlers blocked essential supplies from entering the Palestinian village of Qusra. The incident marked a ⁠rare confrontation between settlers and the Israeli military. 

Israeli settlers continue siege of Palestinian homes despite rare military intervention

Israeli settlers continue siege of Palestinian homes despite rare military intervention

France 24

The Israeli military Wednesday failed to remove settlers from blockaded Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank. The siege began over the weekend, when a group of settlers blocked essential supplies from entering the Palestinian village of Qusra. The incident marked a ⁠rare confrontation between settlers and the Israeli military. 

Israeli settlers keep up siege of Palestinian homes despite rare military intervention

Israeli settlers keep up siege of Palestinian homes despite rare military intervention

France 24

The Israeli military Wednesday failed to remove settlers from blockaded Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank. The siege began over the weekend, when a group of settlers blocked essential supplies from entering the Palestinian village of Qusra. The incident marked a ⁠rare confrontation between settlers and the Israeli military. 

David Crowley vows to earn support from progressives after winning messy Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor – live

David Crowley vows to earn support from progressives after winning messy Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor – live

The Guardian

David Crowley speaks after accepting Democratic nomination for Wisconsin governor; progressive Francesca Hong had led polls by a large margin in election lead-upDavid Crowley wins Wisconsin Democratic primary for governorKey takeaways from primary nightSign up for the Breaking News US emailCore inflation, which measures prices without volatile goods like food and gas, rose by 0.2% in July, after n...

Cooper warns NHS must prepare for regular heatwaves as Burnham holds emergency Cobra meeting – UK politics live

Cooper warns NHS must prepare for regular heatwaves as Burnham holds emergency Cobra meeting – UK politics live

The Guardian

Health secretary says service must plan ahead in the same way as it does for winter crises as UK faces its fifth heatwave of the summerJust 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the part of government tasked with protecting the environment and maintaining food security, a freedom of information request has revealed. Sandra Laville...

Burnham to consider ban on disposable barbecues as wildfires rage in UK

Burnham to consider ban on disposable barbecues as wildfires rage in UK

The Guardian

PM to look at imposing restriction on devices in public spaces, though campaigners fear it does not go far enoughThe government will look at banning disposable barbecues as wildfires continue to rage across the country, prime minister Andy Burnham has said.Disposable barbecues have been the cause of a number of serious fires over the last few years, but campaigners were critical of the PM’s failur...

Hong Kong’s subdivided flats are turning into heat traps. But what’s the fix?

Hong Kong’s subdivided flats are turning into heat traps. But what’s the fix?

SCMP

Retiree Yang Fangxin’s 72 sq ft rooftop home, located on the ninth floor of a 62-year-old building in Sham Shui Po, has become a heat trap under Hong Kong’s scorching hot weather. The temperature in her home was above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) at around 5pm on Tuesday, higher than the 33 degrees recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory’s monitoring station in the same district. The temperat...

In Venice, it’s not politics as usual as film-makers aim to recapture our attention

In Venice, it’s not politics as usual as film-makers aim to recapture our attention

The Guardian

As social media shrinks and distorts the EU’s crises, the Venice film festival is delivering politically forthright epics from directors such as Sergei Loznitsa and Alex Gibney• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereEurope is in an economic crisis that, unlike the eurozone downturn at the beginning of the millennium, cannot be measured in ratings downgrades and borrowing co...