At least one killed as firefighters battle Greece blaze for second day
A wildfire on the outskirts of Athens was contained but not out on Saturday, the fire brigade says.
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Why ‘grifter’ has become the go-to political insult of 2025 | Anoosh Chakelian
These days it’s not enough to disagree with opponents – it seems we have to accuse them of being con artists too
Our world is full of grifters. Or so it seems, considering how often that word is thrown around in public life these days.
This year alone, Zarah Sultana, the former Labour MP and founder of a new left party with Jeremy Corbyn, called the Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, a “billionaire-backed grifter” (perhaps borrowing from the language of Coutts staff who referred to him as a “disingenuous grifter” when his bank account was closed two years ago). Sultana, in turn, was accused of being a “grifter” duping “honest socialists” by the journalist Paul Mason.
Anoosh Chakelian is Britain editor of the New Statesman
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Uganda court denies bail to opposition leader Kizza Besigye in treason case
Case has raised concerns among government critics about a crackdown ahead of Uganda’s national election early next year.
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How a drowning victim became a lifesaving icon
If you know CPR, chances are you’ve practised on a dummy with the face of a woman who, legend says, drowned in Paris.
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Targeted by the right, Britain’s asylum hotels are places of fear and disorder. Bad political decisions made it so | Daniel Trilling
In the frenzy of racism and culture warring, the issue of why hotels are used gets overlooked
A broad section of Britain’s right has spent the summer behaving as if it would like a repeat of last year’s racist riots. As politicians and commentators cry “tinderbox Britain” – are they warning us, or willing it on? – far-right extremists have been actively trying to stoke violence. This year, they have pinned their hopes on asylum hotels, an issue where public fears over crime, immigration and the welfare state conveniently converge.
In some places, far-right activists have piggybacked on protests prompted by local grievances. The most significant this year was in Epping, Essex, after an alleged sexual assault by an asylum seeker led to demonstrations that turned violent when they were joined by members of various far-right groups. A similar pattern has unfolded in London’s Canary Wharf, after untrue rumours that some of the Epping hotel residents were being moved there. In other cases, far-right activists have themselves organised the protests. A call has gone out among their online networks for gatherings this weekend in several parts of England.
Daniel Trilling is the author of Lights in the Distance: Exile and Refuge at the Borders of Europe and Bloody Nasty People: The Rise of Britain’s Far Right
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Brazil’s President Lula vetoes parts of environmental ‘devastation bill’
Lula approved the controversial bill easing environmental licensing rules, but struck down or altered 63 articles.
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Health Watch: Food stamp recipients barred from buying junk food – CBS News
Health Watch: Food stamp recipients barred from buying junk food CBS News Powered by WPeMatico
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A word is born — and critiqued: ‘healthocide’ – NPR
A word is born — and critiqued: ‘healthocide’ NPR Powered by WPeMatico
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Trump Commission’s Health Report Expected to Miss Its Deadline – Bloomberg.com
Trump Commission’s Health Report Expected to Miss Its Deadline Bloomberg.com Powered by WPeMatico
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Trump Delayed a Medicare Change After Health Companies’ Donations – The New York Times
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