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- Coronavirus live news: US cases pass 2 million as Mexico confirms record daily infections
- Donald Trump to hold rally in Oklahoma, first since coronavirus pandemic began
- Pacific countries plead for inclusion in 'trans-Tasman bubble' as travel restrictions ease
- Is the worst of the pandemic behind us? Here's what scientists know | Devi Sridhar
- JK Rowling reveals she is survivor of domestic abuse and sexual assault
- Trump would 'not even consider' renaming bases with Confederate links
- BHP to destroy at least 40 Aboriginal sites, up to 15,000 years old, to expand Pilbara mine
- Supertrawlers ‘making a mockery’ of UK’s protected seas
- Zoom shuts account of US-based rights group after Tiananmen anniversary meeting
- Backlash grows over Greek energy deregulation law
- China floods: dozens killed and hundreds of thousands displaced
- Mexico: US teenager shot dead by police in Oaxaca
- Bird figurine is earliest Chinese artwork ever discovered, say experts
- Swiss police investigate boy, 8, over toy banknotes
- What black America means to Europe
- As a black man, joining the police in the 80s made me question my sanity
- 'Like Ireland on steroids': Malta's abortion taboo leaves women in despair
- 'I raised hell': how people worldwide answered the call of World Oceans Day
- George Floyd: full testimony of victim's brother Philonise
- Was there slavery in Australia? Yes. It shouldn’t even be up for debate | Thalia Anthony and Stephen Gray
- Coronavirus Australia latest: at a glance
- Global protests throw spotlight on alleged police abuses in West Papua
- Anger at huge shareholder payout as US chain Kohl's cancels $150m in orders
- Street snacks to sanitiser: the Afghan women fighting coronavirus in Kabul
- Coronavirus map of the US: latest cases state by state
- Toppling Edward Colston’s statue is unlikely to be enough to stop public anger
- Coronavirus: EU accuses China and Russia of running disinformation campaigns - video
- Boris Johnson announces 'support bubble' plan for England – video
- Neil Ferguson: earlier lockdown would have halved coronavirus death toll – video
- 'Stop the pain': Philonise Floyd testifies at House hearing on police brutality - video
- How would a coronavirus vaccine work and will we even get one? – video explainer
- Giving birth at home during Covid-19: ‘Black mothers were already scared’ – video
| Coronavirus live news: US cases pass 2 million as Mexico confirms record daily infections Posted: 11 Jun 2020 02:20 AM PDT Brazil deaths near 40,000; Pence claims protests have not increased cases; Belgian Prince fined for going to party; Follow the latest updates
The coronavirus pandemic is "accelerating" in Africa with more than 200,000 confirmed cases across the continent and 5,600 deaths, the region's World Health Organisation director Dr Matshidiso Moeti has said. Moeti said the virus was spreading from capital cities where it arrived with travellers and that 10 countries were bearing the brunt of Africa's epidemic, accounting for 75% of confirmed cases and infections. South Africa accounts for a quarter of cases. Over 207,000 confirmed #COVID19 cases on the African continent - with more than 94,000 recoveries & 5,600 deaths. View country figures & more with the WHO African Region COVID-19 Dashboard: https://t.co/V0fkK8dYTg pic.twitter.com/WZZuo2XIaf
The World Health Organization is about to deliver an update on the coronavirus pandemic in Europe. You can watch a livestream of the broadcast on the video above. We'll post a summary of the briefing when it has finished. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump to hold rally in Oklahoma, first since coronavirus pandemic began Posted: 11 Jun 2020 12:31 AM PDT President announces rally in Tulsa, city with a history of deadly racial violence, even as Covid-19 cases continue to rise Donald Trump will hold a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, next Friday – his first since since states began shutting down in response to the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed more than 110,000 lives in the US. Related: Trump would 'not even consider' renaming bases with Confederate links Continue reading... |
| Pacific countries plead for inclusion in 'trans-Tasman bubble' as travel restrictions ease Posted: 10 Jun 2020 03:22 PM PDT Many Pacific nations are Covid-free but have been devastated by the economic impacts of the virus Pacific Island nations are urging Australia and New Zealand to include them in a planned travel "bubble", as flights across the region resume. Pacific governments face a delicate balancing act, weighing the devastating economic impact of border closures and travel restrictions on their tourism-dependent economies, with the risk of widespread and uncontrollable Covid-19 infections if the virus is introduced. Continue reading... |
| Is the worst of the pandemic behind us? Here's what scientists know | Devi Sridhar Posted: 10 Jun 2020 11:00 PM PDT A second wave of coronavirus cases would be disastrous – but there are ways to prevent this happening Over the weekend, there were no new deaths from coronavirus in London, Scotland or Northern Ireland. Slowly, the number of hospitalisations and deaths is falling across the UK. Rather than celebrating these early signs that the worst of the pandemic could be behind us, however, some scientists are warning of a second wave of infections – an increase in coronavirus cases in the coming weeks or months, which could occur even after a sustained fall in the number of cases. These warnings often refer back to the 1918 flu pandemic. That outbreak killed tens of millions of people when it returned the following winter in a deadlier form after the first outbreak had been controlled. But there's a confusing lack of consensus from scientists about whether we'll see a second wave of coronavirus cases. Although the future is uncertain, we can imagine four scenarios for what might come next. Continue reading... |
| JK Rowling reveals she is survivor of domestic abuse and sexual assault Posted: 11 Jun 2020 01:06 AM PDT Author reveals experiences in essay after facing criticism over her comments on trans issues JK Rowling has revealed her experience of domestic abuse and sexual assault for the first time, in a lengthy and highly personal essay written in response to criticism of her public comments on transgender issues. In a 3,600-word statement published on her website on Wednesday, Rowling described in more detail than ever how she became involved in an increasingly bitter and polarised debate around the concept of gender identity. Continue reading... |
| Trump would 'not even consider' renaming bases with Confederate links Posted: 10 Jun 2020 01:59 PM PDT President contradicts defense secretary who said he was open to discussing new names for military bases named after Confederates Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would "not even consider" renaming US military bases that are named after Confederate military leaders, even though the Pentagon has indicated it is open to the idea. The statement from the US president came amid widespread anti-racism protests that have convulsed the country and were triggered by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month. Continue reading... |
| BHP to destroy at least 40 Aboriginal sites, up to 15,000 years old, to expand Pilbara mine Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:30 AM PDT Exclusive: WA minister gave consent to BHP plan just three days after Juukan Gorge site was blown up by Rio Tinto in a move that has horrified the public Mining giant BHP Billiton is poised to destroy at least 40 – and possibly as many as 86 – significant Aboriginal sites in the central Pilbara to expand its $4.5bn South Flank iron ore mining operation, even though its own reports show it is aware that the traditional owners are deeply opposed to the move. In documents seen by Guardian Australia, a BHP archaeological survey identified rock shelters that were occupied between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago and noted that evidence in the broader area showed "occupation of the surrounding landscape has been ongoing for approximately 40,000 years". Continue reading... |
| Supertrawlers ‘making a mockery’ of UK’s protected seas Posted: 10 Jun 2020 11:00 PM PDT Vast vessels spent almost 3,000 hours fishing in officially protected areas in 2019 Supertrawlers spent almost 3,000 hours fishing in UK marine protected areas in 2019, making "a mockery of the word 'protected'," according to campaigners. Supertrawlers are those over 100 metres in length and can catch hundreds of tonnes of fish every day, using nets up to a mile long. A Greenpeace investigation revealed that the 25 supertrawlers included the four biggest in the world and fished in 39 different marine protected areas (MPAs). Continue reading... |
| Zoom shuts account of US-based rights group after Tiananmen anniversary meeting Posted: 10 Jun 2020 06:29 PM PDT Free speech fears raised after US company says it closed human rights group's account to comply with local laws Zoom temporarily closed a US account of activists who met to mark the anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown, raising alarm about free speech on the fast-growing video-meeting service. US-based rights campaigners turned to Zoom, which has become a way of life for many people during the coronavirus lockdown, to connect more than 250 people to remember Beijing's crushing of the pro-democracy uprising on 4 June, 1989. Continue reading... |
| Backlash grows over Greek energy deregulation law Posted: 11 Jun 2020 12:00 AM PDT Campaigners fear damage to protected regions by companies exploiting their resources The Greek government is facing growing opposition over a controversial environmental super-law passed when debate and public consultation were curtailed by lockdown measures imposed as a result of the pandemic. Resistance has intensified as part of a grassroots revolt over legislation that critics contend will irrevocably change the face of Greece. Continue reading... |
| China floods: dozens killed and hundreds of thousands displaced Posted: 10 Jun 2020 09:58 PM PDT Popular tourist region in south already affected by coronavirus downturn is battered by downpours sparking mudslides Floods and mudslides in south China have uprooted hundreds of thousands of people and left dozens dead or missing, according to state media. The bad weather has wreaked havoc on popular tourist areas that had already suffered through months of travel restrictions during the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading... |
| Mexico: US teenager shot dead by police in Oaxaca Posted: 10 Jun 2020 03:22 PM PDT
A US teenager has been shot dead by local police in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca in yet another shocking case of police abuse and brutality. The 16-year-old victim – identified only as Alexander – was killed on Tuesday night after he went out to buy soda, according to media reports. Continue reading... |
| Bird figurine is earliest Chinese artwork ever discovered, say experts Posted: 10 Jun 2020 11:00 AM PDT 'Refined' 2cm carving found in Henan dates to palaeolithic period up to 13,000 years ago A tiny figurine of a bird, carved from burnt bone and no bigger than a £1 coin, is the earliest Chinese artwork ever discovered, according to an international team of archaeologists. The carving, less than 2cm in length, has been dated to the palaeolithic period, between 13,800 and 13,000 years ago, which pushes back the earliest known date of east Asian animal sculpture by more than eight millennia. Continue reading... |
| Swiss police investigate boy, 8, over toy banknotes Posted: 10 Jun 2020 04:53 PM PDT Child will reportedly have a record until 2032 after asking in shop if he could use fake euros Swiss police have investigated an eight-year-old boy after he allegedly asked whether he could use a toy banknote in a village shop. The fake euro note was Chinese joss paper "spirit money" – used as symbolic burnt offerings at funerals to ensure the dead have a happy afterlife, according to the Basler Zeitung (BaZ) newspaper. Continue reading... |
| What black America means to Europe Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:00 PM PDT Many have attempted to claim that 'things are better here' for black people than in the US. This ignores both Europe's colonial past and its own racist present. By Gary Younge In September 1963, in Llansteffan, Wales, a stained-glass artist named John Petts was listening to the radio when he heard the news that four black girls had been murdered in a bombing while at Sunday school at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The news moved Petts, who was white and British, deeply. "Naturally, as a father, I was horrified by the death of the children," said Petts, in a recording archived by London's Imperial War Museum. "As a craftsman in a meticulous craft, I was horrified by the smashing of all those [stained-glass] windows. And I thought to myself, my word, what can we do about this?" Continue reading... |
| As a black man, joining the police in the 80s made me question my sanity Posted: 11 Jun 2020 02:00 AM PDT Leroy Logan was shocked by the racism he encountered in the Metropolitan police. Things improved after the Stephen Lawrence inquiry – but sometimes it feels as if the bad old days are back Growing up, we didn't feel as if the police were there to protect us. We were always fearful of the police; we couldn't walk around in large groups because that would attract them, and we were often subject to the "sus" ("suspected person") law. When I joined the force in 1983, it came as a total surprise to my parents. I knew people from my background would see me as a sellout for joining the organisation that made us feel unsafe. A lot of my friends were very hostile towards me, whether they'd had experience with the police or not. Continue reading... |
| 'Like Ireland on steroids': Malta's abortion taboo leaves women in despair Posted: 11 Jun 2020 02:30 AM PDT Border closures have trapped women seeking safe terminations and exposed the plight of those who cannot afford to travel The nurse who told Marija she was still pregnant thought she was giving her patient good news. She chided Marija, who was seven weeks along, for not starting her vitamins sooner and sent her home. But Marija (not her real name) was devastated. Six days earlier, she had tried to terminate the pregnancy with abortion pills she ordered online. But she had experienced terrible morning sickness throughout her pregnancy, and had thrown up after taking the first of the two pills. She was worried the medication had not had time to work before she vomited. After taking the second pill and bleeding for a few days, she went to the hospital to find out if she had miscarried. Continue reading... |
| 'I raised hell': how people worldwide answered the call of World Oceans Day Posted: 11 Jun 2020 12:30 AM PDT From protecting fishing communities to regrowing coral reefs, Guardian readers and environmentalists share how they're working to defend the ocean World Oceans Day, which took place on Monday, is marked by hundreds of beach cleans and events globally. Despite Covid-19 restrictions, environmentalists and readers from around the world shared how they are continuing to work to protect the ocean, and told us about the local marine issues that matter to them. Continue reading... |
| George Floyd: full testimony of victim's brother Philonise Posted: 11 Jun 2020 02:26 AM PDT Philonise Floyd spoke before the House judiciary committee on Wednesday Chairman Jerrold Nadler and members of the committee, Thank you for the invitation to be here today to talk about my big brother, George. The world knows him as George, but I called him Perry. Yesterday, we laid him to rest. It was the hardest thing I ever had to do. I'm the big brother now. So it's my job to comfort my brothers and sisters, Perry's kids, and everyone who loved him. And that's a lot of people. I have to be the strong one now, because George is gone. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 11 Jun 2020 01:10 AM PDT Scott Morrison says protesters should be 'honest about our history' but the truth about slavery in Australia is commonly misunderstood Scott Morrison asserted in a radio interview on Thursday morning that "there was no slavery in Australia". This is a common misunderstanding which often obscures our nation's history of exploitation of First Nations people and Pacific Islanders. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus Australia latest: at a glance Posted: 11 Jun 2020 02:35 AM PDT A summary of the major developments in the coronavirus outbreak across Australia
Good evening, here are the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in Australia. This is Naaman Zhou and it's Thursday 11 June. Continue reading... |
| Global protests throw spotlight on alleged police abuses in West Papua Posted: 10 Jun 2020 11:30 PM PDT The Black Lives Matter actions have given renewed impetus to the campaign against injustices in the Indonesian province Student Eden Armando Bebari, 19, was allegedly shot and killed by Indonesian security forces while fishing in his home town in West Papua in April. Indonesian media described Bebari as a member of an armed criminal group, a claim denied by his parents. Many residents in Papua, the eastern-most province of Indonesia, now fish and tend crops to ease food shortages brought about by coronavirus lockdowns. Continue reading... |
| Anger at huge shareholder payout as US chain Kohl's cancels $150m in orders Posted: 10 Jun 2020 07:00 AM PDT Retailer paid $109m in dividends just weeks after cancelling clothing orders, leaving suppliers in Bangladesh facing financial crisis Kohl's, one of the US's largest clothing retailers, cancelled millions of dollars worth of existing orders from Bangladeshi and Korean garment factories just weeks before paying out $109m (£85m) in dividends to shareholders, the Guardian can reveal. The company cancelled orders of clothing worth approximately $100m from Korea and $50m from Bangaldeshi factories after the Covid-19 pandemic struck, and refused petitions from suppliers asking for the option to renegotiate payments. Continue reading... |
| Street snacks to sanitiser: the Afghan women fighting coronavirus in Kabul Posted: 10 Jun 2020 12:30 AM PDT When lockdown closed their businesses, food sellers adapted their carts into mini disinfection units to tackle the outbreak Photographs by Stefanie Glinski Freshta had spent months building up a franchise business to help to feed her family – and break a few taboos on women at the same time – when coronavirus hit Afghanistan. In November, the engineering student, (who has asked to be identified by one name only) became one of a fleet of female drivers taking 40 Banu's Kitchen food carts around Kabul, serving up burgers and rice to a predominantly male customer base. "At the beginning, men on the streets would be shocked to see us driving a motorbike and selling food, but after about two or three months, they are now used to it. They even support us," she says. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus map of the US: latest cases state by state Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:00 PM PDT
With countries all over the world affected by the coronavirus pandemic, the US has emerged as a global hotspot. The Trump administration has been criticized for being slower to act than other countries. The US currently leads the world in both confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths according to Johns Hopkins University. It's important to point out that the actual death toll is believed to be far higher than the tally compiled from government figures. Continue reading... |
| Toppling Edward Colston’s statue is unlikely to be enough to stop public anger Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:11 AM PDT Few imperial icons, including Churchill, will escape the need to reappraise Britain's past The toppling of slaver Edward Colston's statue has electrified a longer term – and already deeply polarised – debate among British historians and academics, with some celebrating a "moment of history" as others warned of dark consequences for society. Inaction over figures such as Colston had bred anger that would be felt "all over Britain", said Andrea Livesey, a historian specialising in the study of slavery and its legacies and who described the events in Bristol as "wholly justified". Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus: EU accuses China and Russia of running disinformation campaigns - video Posted: 10 Jun 2020 01:20 PM PDT Russia and China have been accused by Brussels of running disinformation campaigns inside the European Union, as the bloc set out a plan to tackle an 'infodemic' of false facts about the coronavirus. While the charge against Russia has been levelled on many occasions, this is the first time the European commission has publicly named China as a source of disinformation
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| Boris Johnson announces 'support bubble' plan for England – video Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:50 AM PDT The prime minister said single parents or adults living alone would be allowed to combine with one other household from midnight on Saturday. It means about 11 million people will be able to go inside one other household without the need for physical distancing. Johnson it was a targeted intervention to help the most lonely and stressed it was still against the law for people who did not meet the criteria to go inside another household
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| Neil Ferguson: earlier lockdown would have halved coronavirus death toll – video Posted: 10 Jun 2020 10:25 AM PDT The Imperial College academic whose research prompted Boris Johnson to introduce the lockdown has said the death toll could have been halved if it had been introduced a week earlier. Ferguson told the Commons science committee the policies to protect care homes and the elderly 'failed to be enacted' Continue reading... |
| 'Stop the pain': Philonise Floyd testifies at House hearing on police brutality - video Posted: 10 Jun 2020 09:08 AM PDT Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, described the pain of watching the video of his brother's murder - which showed a police officer kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minutes - during his opening remarks at a House judiciary committee hearing on police brutality. 'I can't tell you the kind of pain you feel when you watch something like that,' he said: 'When you watch your big brother, who you've looked up to your whole life, die. Die begging for your mom' Continue reading... |
| How would a coronavirus vaccine work and will we even get one? – video explainer Posted: 10 Jun 2020 07:43 AM PDT Science editor Ian Sample explains how vaccines work, runs through some of the main obstacles to creating one for coronavirus and preparing it for public use, and tells us which scenario he thinks is most realistic in the next 18 months Continue reading... |
| Giving birth at home during Covid-19: ‘Black mothers were already scared’ – video Posted: 10 Jun 2020 07:26 AM PDT Mekiya Hodges, who is African American and works as a social worker, says that pregnant women of colour often aren't listened to by doctors. She had a traumatic experience giving birth to her previous children in hospital and, along with the additional risk of coronavirus, decided to have her daughter, Jordan, at home with the help of Natalie Watson, co-founder of Steel City Midwives. Mekiya, 25, lives in a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, an area that has a high death rate for new black mothers. Nationally, black women in 2018 were two and half times more likely than white women to die due to complications related to pregnancy or childbirth |
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