• The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade, the major ruling that for nearly 50 years has guaranteed a constitutional right to abortion. EPA
    The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade, the major ruling that for nearly 50 years has guaranteed a constitutional right to abortion. EPA
  • Abortion rights advocates march outside the Supreme Court in Washington. EPA
    Abortion rights advocates march outside the Supreme Court in Washington. EPA
  • Emily Milford holds her protest sign during a rally in front of the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Florida. The Florida Times-Union / AP
    Emily Milford holds her protest sign during a rally in front of the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Florida. The Florida Times-Union / AP
  • People participate in a protest in Foley Square, in New York City, New York, New York. Reuters
    People participate in a protest in Foley Square, in New York City, New York, New York. Reuters
  • Demonstrators march through downtown following a rally in support of abortion rights in Seattle, Washington. Getty Images / AFP
    Demonstrators march through downtown following a rally in support of abortion rights in Seattle, Washington. Getty Images / AFP
  • Demonstrators during an abortion rights protest outside a courthouse in Los Angeles, California. Bloomberg
    Demonstrators during an abortion rights protest outside a courthouse in Los Angeles, California. Bloomberg
  • Demonstrators during an abortion rights protest in Los Angeles, California. Bloomberg
    Demonstrators during an abortion rights protest in Los Angeles, California. Bloomberg
  • Protesters gather at the steps of the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing during a rally organised by Planned Parenthood. The Grand Rapids Press via AP
    Protesters gather at the steps of the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing during a rally organised by Planned Parenthood. The Grand Rapids Press via AP
  • Protesters demonstrate outside the US Supreme Court in Washington. Bloomberg
    Protesters demonstrate outside the US Supreme Court in Washington. Bloomberg
  • Demonstrators gather during a rally in support of abortion rights in Seattle, Washington. Getty Images / AFP
    Demonstrators gather during a rally in support of abortion rights in Seattle, Washington. Getty Images / AFP
  • Abortion rights campaigners demonstrate outside of the US Federal Courthouse in Tucson, Arizona. Reuters
    Abortion rights campaigners demonstrate outside of the US Federal Courthouse in Tucson, Arizona. Reuters
  • Women protest outside a courthouse in Tucson. Reuters
    Women protest outside a courthouse in Tucson. Reuters
  • Demonstrators make signs at a rally in Tucson. Reuters
    Demonstrators make signs at a rally in Tucson. Reuters
  • A woman holds up a flag during a protest in Foley Square in New York. Reuters
    A woman holds up a flag during a protest in Foley Square in New York. Reuters
  • The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade ends women's right to abortions. Reuters
    The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade ends women's right to abortions. Reuters
  • People demonstrate during an abortion rights rally in Tucson. Reuters
    People demonstrate during an abortion rights rally in Tucson. Reuters
  • Protesters blocks streets during an abortion rights rally in Tucson. Reuters
    Protesters blocks streets during an abortion rights rally in Tucson. Reuters
  • Demonstrators march in the streets after protesting outside of the US Courthouse in Los Angeles, California, after a draft of the court's decision was released several weeks ago. AP
    Demonstrators march in the streets after protesting outside of the US Courthouse in Los Angeles, California, after a draft of the court's decision was released several weeks ago. AP
  • Demonstrators hold placards and shout slogans during an abortion rights protest in Los Angeles. Bloomberg
    Demonstrators hold placards and shout slogans during an abortion rights protest in Los Angeles. Bloomberg
  • Demonstrators protest outside of the US Courthouse in Los Angeles. AP
    Demonstrators protest outside of the US Courthouse in Los Angeles. AP
  • Two police officers are surrounded by a group of abortion rights demonstrators near Pershing Square in Los Angeles. AP
    Two police officers are surrounded by a group of abortion rights demonstrators near Pershing Square in Los Angeles. AP

Florida's abortion ban back in effect as state appeals


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Florida's 15-week ban on abortions is back in effect on Tuesday, after an appeal from the state brought an automatic freeze on a court blocking the restriction.

A judge last week issued an order temporarily striking down the law after reproductive healthcare providers argued that Florida's constitution guarantees a right to abortion.

The state immediately filed its appeal of the order, which put the law back in effect.

Florida's law prohibits women from receiving abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, with exceptions if the procedure is needed to save the mother's life, prevent serious injury or if the foetus has an abnormality.

It does not grant exception if the pregnancy was caused by rape or incest.

The law was similar to the one in Mississippi on which the Supreme Court ruled when it overturned Roe v Wade last month, ending a woman's federal right to an abortion.

A Mississippi court allowed the state's abortion law to take effect on Thursday.

The judge rejected a request from Mississippi's only abortion clinic to temporarily block a law banning most abortions in the state.

In Louisiana, the state's attorney general asked the state Supreme Court to permit an enforcement on a ban on most abortions.

Louisiana was one of several states with a “trigger law” banning the procedure immediately after Roe v Wade was overturned, but this was blocked by a state judge last week following a lawsuit filed by one of the state's abortion clinics.

Tension and anger outside Mississippi's last abortion clinic

Agencies contributed to this report

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Trump v Khan

2016: Feud begins after Khan criticised Trump’s proposed Muslim travel ban to US

2017: Trump criticises Khan’s ‘no reason to be alarmed’ response to London Bridge terror attacks

2019: Trump calls Khan a “stone cold loser” before first state visit

2019: Trump tweets about “Khan’s Londonistan”, calling him “a national disgrace”

2022:  Khan’s office attributes rise in Islamophobic abuse against the major to hostility stoked during Trump’s presidency

July 2025 During a golfing trip to Scotland, Trump calls Khan “a nasty person”

Sept 2025 Trump blames Khan for London’s “stabbings and the dirt and the filth”.

Dec 2025 Trump suggests migrants got Khan elected, calls him a “horrible, vicious, disgusting mayor”

Generation Start-up: Awok company profile

Started: 2013

Founder: Ulugbek Yuldashev

Sector: e-commerce

Size: 600 plus

Stage: still in talks with VCs

Principal Investors: self-financed by founder

England's lowest Test innings

- 45 v Australia in Sydney, January 28, 1887

- 46 v West Indies in Port of Spain, March 25, 1994

- 51 v West Indies in Kingston, February 4, 2009

- 52 v Australia at The Oval, August 14, 1948

- 53 v Australia at Lord's, July 16, 1888

- 58 v New Zealand in Auckland, March 22, 2018

What can victims do?

Always use only regulated platforms

Stop all transactions and communication on suspicion

Save all evidence (screenshots, chat logs, transaction IDs)

Report to local authorities

Warn others to prevent further harm

Courtesy: Crystal Intelligence

Pharaoh's curse

British aristocrat Lord Carnarvon, who funded the expedition to find the Tutankhamun tomb, died in a Cairo hotel four months after the crypt was opened.
He had been in poor health for many years after a car crash, and a mosquito bite made worse by a shaving cut led to blood poisoning and pneumonia.
Reports at the time said Lord Carnarvon suffered from “pain as the inflammation affected the nasal passages and eyes”.
Decades later, scientists contended he had died of aspergillosis after inhaling spores of the fungus aspergillus in the tomb, which can lie dormant for months. The fact several others who entered were also found dead withiin a short time led to the myth of the curse.

How much do leading UAE’s UK curriculum schools charge for Year 6?
  1. Nord Anglia International School (Dubai) – Dh85,032
  2. Kings School Al Barsha (Dubai) – Dh71,905
  3. Brighton College Abu Dhabi - Dh68,560
  4. Jumeirah English Speaking School (Dubai) – Dh59,728
  5. Gems Wellington International School – Dubai Branch – Dh58,488
  6. The British School Al Khubairat (Abu Dhabi) - Dh54,170
  7. Dubai English Speaking School – Dh51,269

*Annual tuition fees covering the 2024/2025 academic year

Biography

Favourite Meal: Chicken Caesar salad

Hobbies: Travelling, going to the gym

Inspiration: Father, who was a captain in the UAE army

Favourite read: Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter

Favourite film: The Founder, about the establishment of McDonald's

The burning issue

The internal combustion engine is facing a watershed moment – major manufacturer Volvo is to stop producing petroleum-powered vehicles by 2021 and countries in Europe, including the UK, have vowed to ban their sale before 2040. The National takes a look at the story of one of the most successful technologies of the last 100 years and how it has impacted life in the UAE. 

Read part four: an affection for classic cars lives on

Read part three: the age of the electric vehicle begins

Read part two: how climate change drove the race for an alternative 

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Dubai Bling season three

Cast: Loujain Adada, Zeina Khoury, Farhana Bodi, Ebraheem Al Samadi, Mona Kattan, and couples Safa & Fahad Siddiqui and DJ Bliss & Danya Mohammed 

Rating: 1/5

MATCH INFO

Manchester United 6 (McTominay 2', 3'; Fernandes 20', 70' pen; Lindelof 37'; James 65')

Leeds United 2 (Cooper 41'; Dallas 73')

Man of the match: Scott McTominay (Manchester United)

Gulf Under 19s final

Dubai College A 50-12 Dubai College B

Updated: July 05, 2022, 9:02 PM