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Two intelligence agents in Sana’a were shot dead by gunmen on a motorbike, security sources told Reuters. Tens of thousands also demonstrated in the southern cities of Taiz and Ibb. And according to residents of the Red Sea port of Hodeida, Houthi gunmen shot and wounded four people at a protest. … [Read more...] about Thousands march against Houthi faction in Yemen

“I took the one-year voluntary leave, but we received an email stating we are all to report back to work on 1 August,” said a Delta Air Lines ramp agent in Texas who requested to remain anonymous. “Delta has repeatedly said they won’t furlough or lay off workers, but every other airline is doing so, and the air traffic and flights just aren’t there. There’s no transparency and Delta isn’t telling us anything.” … [Read more...] about Major US airlines to lay off thousands of workers as Covid-19 support expires

Others have started similar work. In East Ayrshire, the Vibrant Communities project has reshaped public sector roles: staff can work intuitively, supporting community initiatives without recourse to institutional rules and regulations. Home Link workers are meant to enforce school attendance in the area, but the role has been interpreted deftly. A small team are at the service of families: they drop in, make a cuppa and listen. With this support, no enforcement has been needed. Under the banner of Love Barrow, people in the Cumbrian town are conducting similar experiments. … [Read more...] about Hilary Cottam: ‘The desire to connect will remake the welfare state’

France air bridge axed from SUNDAY: Holiday chaos for 400,000 Brits as they are told they will have to quarantine for two weeks amid surge of Covid cases – with visitors to Holland, Malta and parts of the Caribbean also affected UK Government has placed quarantine on France set to come in at 4am Sunday  A review of the UK's quarantine rules expected to be completed later today France expected to be kept on the exemption list despite mounting Covid cases Netherlands and Malta are considered more at risk of being subject to the rules  France was added to the UK's quarantine list today in a savage blow to tens of thousands of British holidaymakers. … [Read more...] about £3,200 fines for shunning face masks: Boris Johnson unveils penalties for repeat offenders will keep DOUBLING – and introduces new £10,000 sanction for the organisers of illegal raves

The IS prisoners no-one wants How do countries deal with IS returnees? What is Islamic State? Under the so-called caliphate those enforcers belonged to the Hisbah, the female morality police, who meted out harsh punishments. Today, despite being behind barbed wire in the camps, they have effectively reconstituted themselves as the same thing. … [Read more...] about IS prisoner issue a ticking timebomb for the West