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- Global report: Philippines 'losing battle' as WHO records biggest jump in Covid-19 cases
- Texas 'wide open for business' despite surge in Covid-19 cases
- South Korean sect leader arrested for obstructing Covid-19 investigation
- James Murdoch resigns from board of News Corp
- Underage girl forced to have sex with Prince Andrew, US court document claims
- Coronavirus live news: England rocked by easing U-turn as Australia cases mount
- China uses Hong Kong security law against US and UK-based activists
- Kenyan tea workers file UN complaint against Unilever over 2007 ethnic violence
- Libyans fear regional war as rival powers vie for control, says envoy
- Taiwan grandparents go viral on Instagram modelling abandoned clothes
- Two Nasa astronauts prepare to make first splashdown for 45 years
- Eight US military members missing after vehicle sinks in training exercise
- Twitter bans white supremacist David Duke after 11 years
- Sowing doubt: people around world receive mystery seed parcels
- Before Brexit, Grenfell, Covid-19... Ali Smith on writing four novels in four years
- Extend UK furlough subsidies to avoid mass job losses, Labour urges
- Developers v Durrell: the battle over Corfu's 'jewel of nature'
- The US election is entering its final stretch – here are the key areas to watch
- Eusebio Leal Spengler, Cuban historian and restorer of Old Havana, dies aged 77
- Skeletal remains found in NSW bushland identified as missing woman Thea Liddle
- Landmark ruling sees Ugandan poacher jailed for killing Rafiki the gorilla
- Digested week: I get to see my mother for the first time since March
- Will Trump actually pull federal agents from Portland? – video explainer
- 'Hardest decision': Carrie Lam uses emergency powers to postpone Hong Kong election – video
- 'A beehive of terrorists': Donald Trump threatens to deploy national guard in Portland – video
| Global report: Philippines 'losing battle' as WHO records biggest jump in Covid-19 cases Posted: 31 Jul 2020 11:39 PM PDT Filipino medics plead for lockdown as health system teeters; US suffers deadliest month; South Korea arrest sect leader U-turns and chaos: a terrible week for Boris Johnson Senior doctors in the Philippines have pleaded with the government to impose a strict lockdown in the capital Manila or risk losing the battle to contain the spread of coronavirus. As the World Health Organization recorded the highest daily number of new cases so far during the pandemic, the medics said the Philippines' fragile health system needed a "time out" to avert collapse. Continue reading... |
| Texas 'wide open for business' despite surge in Covid-19 cases Posted: 01 Aug 2020 12:00 AM PDT Four months into the pandemic a mandatory mask order is in place in the state, but some worry it's too little, too late An older man in an orange apron greets customers at the Home Depot in College Station, Texas. Signs serving as a reminder they are living through a pandemic are plastered on the sliding glass doors: "Face covering required." The reminder is much needed because to an outsider, Texas looked almost the same in July 2019 as it does in July 2020, despite Covid-19 having claimed more than 6,000 lives in the state and more than 150,000 lives in the US since March. Continue reading... |
| South Korean sect leader arrested for obstructing Covid-19 investigation Posted: 31 Jul 2020 08:42 PM PDT Lee Man-hee's Shincheonji Church of Jesus was at the centre of an outbreak but police say he hid details on members and their movements California sees record number of deaths on four separate days South Korean authorities have arrested the founder of a secretive Christian sect at the centre of the country's largest outbreak of Covid-19 infections for allegedly hiding crucial information from contact-tracers and other offences. Lee Man-hee is the powerful head of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus which is linked to more than 5,200 coronavirus infections, or 36% of South Korea's total cases. Continue reading... |
| James Murdoch resigns from board of News Corp Posted: 31 Jul 2020 04:51 PM PDT
James Murdoch has resigned from the board of News Corp, the media company said on Friday, citing "disagreements" over editorial content. Related: The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty review – Succession with phone hacking and foam pies Continue reading... |
| Underage girl forced to have sex with Prince Andrew, US court document claims Posted: 31 Jul 2020 09:03 AM PDT Papers part of 2015 civil court case by girl, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell The sex offender Jeffrey Epstein allegedly tried to gather incriminating material against Prince Andrew by forcing an underage girl to have sex with him, according to newly released court documents. The papers released by a court in New York say the alleged encounter took place on the late US financier's private island in the US Virgin Islands. A document claims Epstein instructed the girl, referred to as Jane Doe #3, but known to be Virginia Roberts Giuffre, to "give the prince whatever he demanded and report back to him on the details of the sexual abuse". Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus live news: England rocked by easing U-turn as Australia cases mount Posted: 01 Aug 2020 02:19 AM PDT Almost 300,000 new infections on Friday, led by US, Brazil and India; Boris Johnson warns of second lockdown. Follow all the developments live
The Philippines on Saturday reported 4,963 additional coronavirus infections, the largest single-day jump on record, Reuters reports. In a bulletin, the health ministry said total infections have reached 98,232, while deaths increased by 17 to 2,039. In the region, the Philippines is second only to Indonesia in coronavirus deaths and cases.
Poland reported its highest number of new daily coronavirus cases for the third day in a row on Saturday, with 658 new infections, the health ministry said. Reuters said more than 200 cases were reported in the Silesia mining region in southern Poland, which has been grappling with an outbreak among miners. |
| China uses Hong Kong security law against US and UK-based activists Posted: 31 Jul 2020 05:37 PM PDT
Hong Kong police have issued arrest warrants for six pro-democracy activists living in exile, the first time the city's authorities have used a sweeping new law to target campaigners living outside Hong Kong. They include Samuel Chu, an American citizen who lives in the US, Nathan Law, a prominent campaigner who recently relocated to the UK after fleeing Hong Kong, and Simon Cheng, a former British consular staffer who was granted asylum in the UK after alleging he was tortured in China. Continue reading... |
| Kenyan tea workers file UN complaint against Unilever over 2007 ethnic violence Posted: 31 Jul 2020 11:30 PM PDT Attacks following election at centre of 'most serious known case of human rights abuse suffered by Unilever workers' A group of 218 Kenyan tea plantation workers have filed a complaint with the UN against Unilever, alleging that the multinational violated international human rights standards by not adequately assisting its employees, who were attacked when ethnic violence broke out following a disputed election in 2007. The workers say that Unilever, known in the UK for its PG Tips brand, breached its obligation to remediate any human rights abuses to which it has contributed, which is central to the UN's guiding principles on business and human rights, and which the company has endorsed. They request the UN's working group on business and human rights to make a declaration to this effect, and to call on the company to provide redress. Continue reading... |
| Libyans fear regional war as rival powers vie for control, says envoy Posted: 01 Aug 2020 01:00 AM PDT UN representative has two months to secure ceasefire but warns that risks are rising The Libyan people are increasingly scared that their future is being taken out of their hands by external actors, and that the risk of a regional war is rising, Stephanie Williams, the acting UN special envoy for Libya, said on Saturday. Williams said on a visit to London: "The Libyan people are exhausted and scared in equal measure. They are tired of war, and want peace, but they fear this is not in their hands now. They want a solution and a ceasefire. The alternative to a ceasefire and an inclusive political solution is essentially the destruction of their country. Continue reading... |
| Taiwan grandparents go viral on Instagram modelling abandoned clothes Posted: 31 Jul 2020 10:59 PM PDT Octogenarian laundry owners amass nearly 600,000 followers with attitude-filled fashion portraits A Taiwanese octogenarian couple who run a small-town laundry service have become an online fashion sensation by modelling abandoned clothes on Instagram. Chang Wan-ji, 83, and his wife Hsu Sho-er, 84, have racked up nearly 600,000 followers on Instagram over the last month as their attitude-filled fashion portraits went viral. Continue reading... |
| Two Nasa astronauts prepare to make first splashdown for 45 years Posted: 31 Jul 2020 07:45 PM PDT The crew from the SpaceX commercial flight will land off Florida on Sunday unless Hurricane Isaias blows them off course Two Nasa astronauts are preparing to make the first splashdown return to Earth in 45 years despite the threat posed by Hurricane Isaias off the coast of Florida. Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are set to come back to Earth from the International Space Station on Sunday after launching into space in May on a commercial spacecraft built by SpaceX. Continue reading... |
| Eight US military members missing after vehicle sinks in training exercise Posted: 31 Jul 2020 06:16 PM PDT Seven marines and one navy sailor were missing after their amphibious assault vehicle took on water off the southern California coast Seven US Marines and a navy sailor were missing on Friday, a day after their amphibious assault vehicle sank off the southern California coast during a training mission, Marine Corps officials said. Seven other marines were rescued and are alive while one was killed after their vehicle took on water and sank around 5:45pm Pacific time on Thursday, US military officials said during a news conference. Continue reading... |
| Twitter bans white supremacist David Duke after 11 years Posted: 31 Jul 2020 03:45 PM PDT The former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard has faced a belated backlash from social media companies In 1999, the former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke predicted that the Internet would help give birth to a "coming white revolution". The news media did not give him friendly coverage, he wrote on his website, but on the internet, he could reach supporters directly, starting a "chain reaction of racial enlightenment". Continue reading... |
| Sowing doubt: people around world receive mystery seed parcels Posted: 01 Aug 2020 12:00 AM PDT Packages marked as 'earrings' spark biosecurity concerns and global investigations into origins There is not much that Jan Goward does not grow in her small Eastbourne garden. "I grow everything," she says. "I've got the exotics: the aubergines, the chillies …" But some mystery seeds she received in the post this week – ostensibly from Singapore, and marked as stud earrings – will not be joining them. Continue reading... |
| Before Brexit, Grenfell, Covid-19... Ali Smith on writing four novels in four years Posted: 01 Aug 2020 02:00 AM PDT When she embarked on a project to write four contemporary novels in as many years, Ali Smith had no idea what was about to unfold. As the final book is published, she reflects on an epic undertaking Long long ago. In the days before the words "Brexit" and "Covid-19" existed. Back when "unprecedented" wasn't yet an everyday kind of word. I'm talking back, before the words "Windrush" and "Grenfell" took on terrible new meaning, before an MP was murdered outside the library of her constituency by a man shouting the words Britain and First, back when the word "humbug", traditionally a sign of its speaker's Scrooge-like spirit, hadn't yet been used in parliament to handbag female MPs pleading with a British prime minister to be less aggressive given the real threat they faced (and face) every day. Back then, on a quiet winter dark afternoon in December 2015, I met my publisher, Simon Prosser, outside the British Library in London. We were on our way to see some of Keats's handwriting. I'd had an idea for a series of books; the first one, which I was about to start, was going to be called Autumn, and we thought we'd visit Keats's poem about autumn in the original as a sort of talisman. Continue reading... |
| Extend UK furlough subsidies to avoid mass job losses, Labour urges Posted: 01 Aug 2020 12:01 AM PDT Resolution Foundation claims half of those furloughed in April have not returned to work Labour and a leading welfare thinktank have called on the government to extend furlough subsidies for the hardest-hit industries as employers are forced to make financial contributions towards temporarily laid-off workers from this weekend. The Resolution Foundation said around half of the 9.2 million people placed on the government's job retention scheme (JRS) since it launched in April have still not returned to work. It warned this group faced the prospect of widespread redundancies when the scheme, which covers 80% of workers' wages, closes on 31 October, unless state subsidies are maintained beyond that date. Continue reading... |
| Developers v Durrell: the battle over Corfu's 'jewel of nature' Posted: 01 Aug 2020 12:00 AM PDT Super-rich join naturalists in fight to halt building of luxury resort on biodiverse headland Usually, at this time of year, Corfu would have submitted to the soporific rhythms of the relentless summer heat. Instead, anger is in the air and battle lines have been drawn, none more so than in the minds of those determined to protect the island's last piece of virgin territory – a place of unique biodiversity – from being developed into an "ultra luxury" resort. The stakes couldn't be higher. On the one side are campaigners, most visibly Lee Durrell, widow of the naturalist Gerald, whose portrayal of Corfu in My Family and Other Animals played no small part in evoking the Ionian isle's charms and beauty – and ultimately bringing tourism to its shores. Continue reading... |
| The US election is entering its final stretch – here are the key areas to watch Posted: 01 Aug 2020 12:00 AM PDT From potential vice-presidential candidates to voter suppression and debates, these are the areas the Guardian's politics team will be following
Election day in the US is officially 3 November, but amid the coronavirus pandemic, Americans are being encouraged to take advantage of early voting initiatives that open as soon as September to decrease the risks to themselves and others. From voter suppression to polling and debates, here are some of the key areas and figures the Guardian's politics team will be watching as the race enters its final stretch. Continue reading... |
| Eusebio Leal Spengler, Cuban historian and restorer of Old Havana, dies aged 77 Posted: 31 Jul 2020 08:31 PM PDT Prominent intellectual is credited with rejuvenating crumbling centre into tourist hub Eusebio Leal Spengler, the Cuban historian who oversaw the transformation of Old Havana from a crumbling quarter into an immaculately restored colonial tourist attraction, has died at the age 77. He had been suffering from cancer. Leal and his restoration efforts became so famous that he became the de-facto mayor of the historic city centre and one of the nation's most prominent public intellectuals. Continue reading... |
| Skeletal remains found in NSW bushland identified as missing woman Thea Liddle Posted: 31 Jul 2020 05:46 PM PDT Police had all but ruled out remains found near Byron Bay belonged to missing Belgian backpacker Theo Hayez Human remains found in bushland in northern New South Wales last month have been identified as those of missing woman Thea Liddle. Continue reading... |
| Landmark ruling sees Ugandan poacher jailed for killing Rafiki the gorilla Posted: 31 Jul 2020 03:27 AM PDT Six-year sentence following death of one of country's best-known silverback mountain gorillas is first of its kind In the first conviction of its kind, a court in Uganda has jailed a poacher for six years after he admitted killing one of the country's best-known silverback mountain gorillas in a national park. Felix Byamukama, from Murole in the south-west district of Kisoro, pleaded guilty to illegal entry into a protected area and killing the gorilla named Rakifi and a duiker antelope. Byamukama had said earlier that he killed the animal in self-defence after he was attacked. It is the first time Uganda, home to 50% of the world's mountain gorillas, has jailed someone for such an offence and the sentence has been widely welcomed by wildlife groups. Continue reading... |
| Digested week: I get to see my mother for the first time since March Posted: 31 Jul 2020 09:24 AM PDT So much, yet so little, has happened since lockdown, not least Grant Shapp's ruined holiday Monday You can't help but feel a little sorry for Grant Shapps's family. After all, if you can't trust the transport secretary not to ruin his own holiday, then who can you? Back in April, Grant told the Today programme that he definitely wouldn't be travelling abroad this summer, but some time between then and last Saturday he must have changed his mind after having negotiated safe "air corridors" between Britain and various countries. Continue reading... |
| Will Trump actually pull federal agents from Portland? – video explainer Posted: 31 Jul 2020 09:54 AM PDT Federal agents accused of behaving like an 'occupying army' are said to be pulling out of Portland, Oregon, in an embarrassing climbdown by the White House, but many protesters are sceptical over whether the agents will actually withdraw from the city. The force, which have been dubbed by some as 'Donald Trump's troops', were sent in by the president a month ago to end what he called 'anarchy' during Black Lives Matter protests sparked after the police killing of George Floyd. The Guardian's Chris McGreal looks at what Trump was hoping to gain by sending paramilitaries into the city, if and how they will leave, and how their presence has fuelled anger among most residents Continue reading... |
| 'Hardest decision': Carrie Lam uses emergency powers to postpone Hong Kong election – video Posted: 31 Jul 2020 08:01 AM PDT The Hong Kong chief executive, Carrie Lam, announced on Friday that she had invoked colonial-era emergency regulations to delay the upcoming elections for one year, citing the growing coronavirus outbreak in the region. Lam said the decision had the full backing of the Chinese central government, but the news has prompted immediate accusations that the pandemic is being used as a pretext to suppress democracy Continue reading... |
| 'A beehive of terrorists': Donald Trump threatens to deploy national guard in Portland – video Posted: 31 Jul 2020 04:25 AM PDT Donald Trump has called protesters in Portland, Oregon, 'terrorists' and threatened to send in the national guard if local authorities cannot disperse them. Speaking at a White House press conference, Trump called the city a 'beehive of terrorists' and accused its mayor of incompetence. Despite Oregon's governor, Kate Brown, saying this week that she had secured an agreement with the White House to withdraw federal forces from the city, protesters have continued to gather in demonstrations that have lasted for more than 60 consecutive days
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