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- Victorian nurses ask for urgent PPE as more than 730 health workers sick with Covid-19
- 'You can't do that': Trump argues with reporter over Covid-19 death figures – video
- UK coronavirus live: deaths in England and Wales below five-year average for sixth week in a row, says ONS
- Coronavirus live news: UN warns of 'catastrophe' over school closures; France says second wave likely
- Spain speculates over whereabouts of scandal-hit ex-king Juan Carlos
- Rising temperatures will cause more deaths than all infectious diseases – study
- Missing sailors stranded on Pacific island saved by giant SOS in the sand
- 'A small but powerful signal': Mumbai installs female figures on traffic lights
- TikTok row: China hits out at US 'smash and grab' as tech dispute deepens
- Thailand protesters openly criticise monarchy in Harry Potter-themed rally
- Number of UK citizens emigrating to EU has risen by 30% since Brexit vote
- Giant Mexican dam poised to displace indigenous people and flood graves
- Marcus Rashford scores cover of British Vogue's September issue
- Wildlife forensics: how a giant pangolin named Ghost could help save the species
- Local authority sets up test-and-trace system to plug gaps in English scheme
- 'We drink from the toilet': migrants tell of hellish Saudi detention centres
- Chirp to arms: musicians record album to help conserve endangered birds
- Thailand orders new investigation into Red Bull heir's alleged hit and run
- Rio Tinto blew up Juukan Gorge rock shelters 'to access higher volumes of high-grade ore'
- 'Water is sacred': 10 visual artists reflect on the human right to water
- Coronavirus near me: are UK Covid cases rising in your local area?
- Without seasonal workers, Australia may face a hungry summer | Michael Rose
- Liam Fox is the latest in a long line of victims duped by Russia's GRU
- Donald Trump defends Dr Deborah Birx after calling her Covid-19 assessment 'pathetic' – video
- World Health Organisation warns there may no be a Covid-19 'silver bullet' – video
- New Genoa bridge reopens, two years after deadly collapse – video report
- 'My son's death cannot be in vain': US federal judge speaks out after attack on family – video
- Israel protests: thousands join weekend protests against Netanyahu's government – video
| Victorian nurses ask for urgent PPE as more than 730 health workers sick with Covid-19 Posted: 04 Aug 2020 12:44 AM PDT Letter to Daniel Andrews outlines 'distressing' situation where nurses are not being given N95 masks and there 'isn't enough PPE' • Melbourne's stage 4 restrictions; Victoria stage 3 restrictions Nurses have written to Daniel Andrews asking to "urgently know what's being done to protect and care for Victorian nurses" as more than 730 health workers in the state remain sick with active infections of Covid-19. The letter to the premier, seen by Guardian Australia, states "the situation is still inadequate months after the outbreak started". Continue reading... |
| 'You can't do that': Trump argues with reporter over Covid-19 death figures – video Posted: 04 Aug 2020 01:22 AM PDT In an extraordinary clip from Jonathan Swan's Axios interview with Donald Trump, the president rifled through a sheaf of graphs to claim that the US has lower numbers of coronavirus than other nations. The pair debated Trump's point that America has a lower number of deaths as a percentage of coronavirus cases, but when Swain pointed instead to the number of US Covid-19 deaths as a population percentage, Trump said: 'You can't do that' The full interview will be shown on HBO on 4 August Continue reading... |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2020 02:51 AM PDT Total of 8,891 deaths in England and Wales in week to 24 July, reports ONS; Researchers warn more testing is needed ahead of schools reopening
Tui has extended the cancellation of its holidays to Portugal for UK customers until at least the end of next week. PA reports: The UK's largest tour operator said it will "continue to review its holiday programme in line with UK Government advice". The Government has advised against non-essential travel to mainland Portugal since March 17 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 50 billion of loans to businesses hit by Covid-19 have been approved so far, the Treasury said. This includes, up to August 2, 33.34 billion in bounceback loans for 1,135,575 businesses. PA reports: The Government, which is guaranteeing the vast majority of the loans should they not be repaid, added that 13.08 billion has been endorsed through the coronavirus business interruption loan scheme (CBILS) and 3.27 billion through the coronavirus large business interruption loan scheme (CLBILS) to larger firms. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 04 Aug 2020 03:04 AM PDT UN says getting students safely back to classroom must be 'top priority'; France says 'situation is precarious'; record fines for isolation breaches in Australia
And that's me for the day, folks. I'm handing you over to the inimitable Ben Quinn, who will pick and choose the world's Covid highlights with his usual suave wit and sagacity.
Questions over Egypt's falling case numbers remain, reports our own Ruth Michaelson, while a group of celebrity cultural figures have called for the release of a young Egyptian filmmaker and activist incarcerated for "spreading false news," about Covid-19 in Egyptian prisons. Over 200 filmmakers, artists and actors including Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Dave Eggers, Danny Glover, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Thandie Newton and Anish Kapoor signed a letter published today demanding the Egyptian authorities free Sanaa Seif. Continue reading... |
| Spain speculates over whereabouts of scandal-hit ex-king Juan Carlos Posted: 04 Aug 2020 03:00 AM PDT Palace refuses to reveal former monarch's location one day after he announced exile Spain's royal palace has declined to say whether its scandal-hit former king has left the country, amid widespread speculation about his whereabouts one day after he announced that he would go into exile. On Monday, Spain's royal house published a letter sent by Juan Carlos to his son, King Felipe VI, saying he would "move, at this time, outside of Spain" amid the "public repercussions that certain past events in my private life are generating". Continue reading... |
| Rising temperatures will cause more deaths than all infectious diseases – study Posted: 04 Aug 2020 12:00 AM PDT Poorer, hotter parts of the world will struggle to adapt to unbearable conditions, research finds The growing but largely unrecognized death toll from rising global temperatures will come close to eclipsing the current number of deaths from all the infectious diseases combined if planet-heating emissions aren't constrained, a major new study has found. Related: Killer heat: US racial injustices will worsen as climate crisis escalates Continue reading... |
| Missing sailors stranded on Pacific island saved by giant SOS in the sand Posted: 03 Aug 2020 10:22 PM PDT Three men stuck on tiny Pikelot Island after their boat ran out of fuel and strayed off course spotted by Australian and US military aircraft Three Micronesian sailors stranded on a remote Pacific island have been found alive and well after a rescue team spotted their giant SOS message written into the sand on a beach. Australian and US military aircraft found the three men on tiny Pikelot Island, nearly 200km west of where they'd set off. Rescuers said they were "in good condition" with no significant injuries. Continue reading... |
| 'A small but powerful signal': Mumbai installs female figures on traffic lights Posted: 03 Aug 2020 08:28 PM PDT Campaigners in India say the move helps dispel the notion that only men should be out in public Mumbai has become the first city in India to introduce female figures on its traffic lights, a move welcomed by campaigners as a step towards greater inclusivity. Authorities are swapping the green and red male stick figures for female figures on more than 100 pedestrian crossings as part of a broader plan to make roads more pedestrian-friendly. Continue reading... |
| TikTok row: China hits out at US 'smash and grab' as tech dispute deepens Posted: 03 Aug 2020 11:18 PM PDT Foreign affairs spokesman accuses US of hypocrisy and editorial in state-run newspaper decries choice between submission at 'mortal combat' The US has offered China the "choice of submission or mortal combat in the tech realm", state media in Beijing have said, as the two rival powers manoeuvred on the thorny issue of splitting up TikTok. The popular video-sharing app has joined Huawei to become a technology flashpoint, with Chinese officials and media rushing to defend it following Donald Trump's threat of a US ban. Continue reading... |
| Thailand protesters openly criticise monarchy in Harry Potter-themed rally Posted: 04 Aug 2020 12:09 AM PDT Demonstrators issue rare rebuke in country where defaming royals is punishable by up to 15 years in jail Speakers at a Thai anti-government protest have demanded changes to the monarchy and called for its powers to be curbed in unusually frank public comments. Defaming the royal family is punishable by up to 15 years in prison under Thailand's lese majeste laws. Police did not stop the six speakers but said any suspected offences would be investigated. Continue reading... |
| Number of UK citizens emigrating to EU has risen by 30% since Brexit vote Posted: 03 Aug 2020 10:00 PM PDT Exclusive: crisis has led to 500% increase in Britons taking up citizenship in an EU state The number of British nationals emigrating to other EU countries has risen by 30% since the Brexit referendum, with half making their decision to leave in the first three months after the vote, research has found. Analysis of data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Eurostat shows that migration from Britain to EU states averaged 56,832 people a year in 2008-15, growing to 73,642 a year in 2016-18. Continue reading... |
| Giant Mexican dam poised to displace indigenous people and flood graves Posted: 04 Aug 2020 02:45 AM PDT Local residents say the government has pressured them to hand over their lands: 'They're destroying our culture' High in the Sierra de Alamos of Mexico's northern Sonora state, towering pillars of rock loom above thermal springs where for thousands of years, the indigenous Guarijío people would gather to commune with their ancestors. Now the springs – and the land around them – have been submerged beneath rising waters trapped behind an enormous dam across the Mayo River. The 25-storey Bicentenario-Los Pilares barrier threatens to displace the living, and leave the graves of their forefathers deep under water. Continue reading... |
| Marcus Rashford scores cover of British Vogue's September issue Posted: 03 Aug 2020 01:00 PM PDT The footballer is recognised for his activism in the magazine among 40 'faces of hope' Marcus Rashford's inspirational, policy-changing campaign against child poverty has garnered him accolades aplenty. Now it has also propelled the footballer on to the front cover of British Vogue's September issue. The Manchester United striker, who forced a government U-turn on the granting of free food vouchers for the poorest families over the summer, headlines a special edition dedicated to activism. Continue reading... |
| Wildlife forensics: how a giant pangolin named Ghost could help save the species Posted: 03 Aug 2020 11:45 PM PDT A new research programme in Gabon is identifying the 'isotopic fingerprint' of the world's most-trafficked mammal in the fight to beat smugglers After a two-week chase through Lopé-Okanda national park, a mosaic of rainforest and savannah in central Gabon, David Lehmann and his Wildlife Capture Unit were celebrating – they had caught a giant pangolin nicknamed Ghost, the biggest on record. The team – consisting of eco-guards, an indigenous tracker, a field biologist and a wildlife vet – hope that Ghost, who weighs 38kg and measures 1.72m from nose to tail, will give valuable insights in their fight against poaching. Continue reading... |
| Local authority sets up test-and-trace system to plug gaps in English scheme Posted: 04 Aug 2020 02:10 AM PDT Teams of Covid hunters in Blackburn with Darwen aim to offset national failings The local authority with the highest infection rate in England has launched its own contact-tracing system to plug holes in the £10bn national scheme described by Boris Johnson as "world-beating". Blackburn with Darwen council, in Lancashire, set up its own virus-hunting team after the national system failed to reach hundreds of its most vulnerable residents. Continue reading... |
| 'We drink from the toilet': migrants tell of hellish Saudi detention centres Posted: 03 Aug 2020 10:30 PM PDT Kingdom urged to rethink mass deportation policy as crowded and insanitary conditions spark Covid-19 fears Ibraahin's* first week of work at a market in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was also his last. As the sun set on the fifth day, the police descended upon the crowds and rounded up the 40-year-old Somali, along with several other undocumented migrant workers. They were transported to the nearby al-Shumaisi detention centre where many, including Ibraahin, remain months later, awaiting deportation. Saudi authorities regularly arrest those found to be working illegally in the kingdom without a visa. Many are held in al-Shumaisi, a huge complex designed to hold 32,000 inmates. It has four grey-walled wings for male inmates, two for females and one for children. Detainees are held in a crowded series of bunk bed-filled halls, which each hold around 80 people. Continue reading... |
| Chirp to arms: musicians record album to help conserve endangered birds Posted: 04 Aug 2020 02:45 AM PDT Ten-track record samples recordings of endangered, vulnerable or near threatened birds by artists from same country The song of the black catbird – with its flute-like chirps and screeching single-note squalls – was once heard across Guatemala, Belize and southern Mexico until large-scale farms began to destroy its habitat. Now, thanks to a collective of musicians, producers and DJs, the tiny bird's song – and that of nine other endangered species from the region – could be heard on dancefloors around the world, with proceeds going to conserving the endangered birds. Continue reading... |
| Thailand orders new investigation into Red Bull heir's alleged hit and run Posted: 04 Aug 2020 03:14 AM PDT Charges against Vorayuth Yoovidhya for killing a policeman in 2012 were dropped last month but the move prompted anger Thailand's attorney general has ordered a new investigation into the heir to the Red Bull billions accused of a fatal hit-and-run, following public outrage after his charges were dropped last month. Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya was accused of killing a police officer in 2012 when he crashed his Ferrari in Bangkok's most exclusive neighbourhood. Continue reading... |
| Rio Tinto blew up Juukan Gorge rock shelters 'to access higher volumes of high-grade ore' Posted: 04 Aug 2020 03:07 AM PDT Mining company tells Senate inquiry it proceeded with detonation despite knowing one of the shelters was of 'the highest archaeological significance in Australia' Rio Tinto could have chosen one of three options to expand its iron ore mine that would not have damaged a 46,000-year-old highly significant Aboriginal heritage site in Juukan Gorge, but chose a fourth option that did damage the rock shelters "in order to access higher volumes of high-grade ore". In a submission to a Senate inquiry on the destruction of the Juukan Gorge rock shelters, Rio Tinto acknowledged that "various opportunities were missed to re-evaluate the mine plan in light of this material new information" on the significance of one of the sites. Continue reading... |
| 'Water is sacred': 10 visual artists reflect on the human right to water Posted: 03 Aug 2020 11:30 PM PDT The UN declared access to water and sanitation a human right a decade ago, but 785 million people worldwide still have no water close to home Ten photographs marking the 10th anniversary of access to water and sanitation being declared a human right by the UN have been commissioned from 10 visual artists by the charity WaterAid to show the impact of clean water on people's lives. Globally, 785 million people – one in 10 – still lack access to water close to home and 2 billion people – one in four – don't have a toilet of their own. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus near me: are UK Covid cases rising in your local area? Posted: 04 Aug 2020 12:59 AM PDT Latest updates: how has Covid-19 progressed where you live? Check the week-on-week changes across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland The map shows local authorities where the number of cases has increased week-on-week and where it has fallen. Some of this is due to natural fluctuations, especially in areas where there are very few cases, and so a rise from 1 to 2 is a doubling. Increased testing also means that more cases may be being detected than previously, although the impact of this between one week and the next is likely to be slight. Continue reading... |
| Without seasonal workers, Australia may face a hungry summer | Michael Rose Posted: 03 Aug 2020 03:00 PM PDT With not enough workers to pick the upcoming harvest, Australia faces potential food shortages, and its farmers face economic devastation As Victoria's Covid-19 outbreak threatens to spiral out of control and beyond its borders, Australia faces another pandemic-related crisis. We are sailing into a food shortage and few are talking about it. This needs to change. Continue reading... |
| Liam Fox is the latest in a long line of victims duped by Russia's GRU Posted: 03 Aug 2020 10:53 AM PDT Over the past 20 years, the military intelligence agency has stolen information from targets around the world Liam Fox, the former UK trade secretary, is merely the latest in a long line of victims apparently duped by the GRU, Russia's military intelligence agency. Over the past two decades GRU spies have stolen classified information from numerous targets around the world. According to Reuters, last summer they broke into Fox's email account. They made off with secret US-UK trade documents later dumped out before the 2019 election. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump defends Dr Deborah Birx after calling her Covid-19 assessment 'pathetic' – video Posted: 03 Aug 2020 08:17 PM PDT The US president has defended his public health expert Deborah Birx after she drew criticism from House speaker Nancy Pelosi and from his own earlier tweet, labelling her assessment of Covid-19's spread as 'pathetic'. Pelosi targeted Birx, saying Trump spread coronavirus misinformation and Birx was his appointee. The president pointed to coronavirus flareups overseas as a measure of the US success, saying the country was doing very well and adding he had a lot of respect for Birx |
| World Health Organisation warns there may no be a Covid-19 'silver bullet' – video Posted: 03 Aug 2020 07:01 PM PDT World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns there may never be an effective vaccine for Covid-19. Speaking in Geneva, Tedros explains the need for caution despite progress developing some vaccines. 'A number of vaccines are now in phase three clinical trials and we all hope to have a number of effective vaccines that can help prevent people from infection' he says. 'However, there's no silver bullet at the moment and there might never be' Continue reading... |
| New Genoa bridge reopens, two years after deadly collapse – video report Posted: 03 Aug 2020 12:12 PM PDT Two years after part of Genoa's Morandi motorway bridge collapsed, killing 43 people, a new structure was opened in its place on Monday. The new Genoa San Giorgio bridge, designed by Renzo Piano, was inaugurated in a ceremony that included a flyover and was attended by the president, Sergio Mattarella, and the prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, who called the new structure the result of 'Italian genius'. The celebrations have been criticised by victims' families who declined to attend but had a private meeting with Mattarella beforehand Continue reading... |
| 'My son's death cannot be in vain': US federal judge speaks out after attack on family – video Posted: 03 Aug 2020 09:10 AM PDT Federal judge Esther Salas has released an emotional video message in which she describes the day her son was killed and husband shot in an apparent targeted shooting. Holding back tears at times, Salas described how 20-year-old Daniel was shot by Roy Den Hollander, who was posing as a FedEx driver, in what police believed to have been a targeted attack at their home in New Jersey on 19 July. Hollander was later found dead by suicide. Salas used her message to call for more protection for people in her position, saying: 'my son's death cannot be in vain', adding: 'The free flow of information from the internet allowed this sick and depraved human being to find all our personal information and target us' Continue reading... |
| Israel protests: thousands join weekend protests against Netanyahu's government – video Posted: 03 Aug 2020 07:01 AM PDT Thousands of Israelis took to the streets over the weekend to protest against Benjamin Netanyahu's alleged corruption and against his government's handling of the coronavirus crisis. Israeli media estimated that about 15,000 protesters arrived at the prime minister's state residence in Jerusalem, where they carried banners calling on him to resign. The weekend's protests were reported to be the biggest in a series of weekly demonstrations near Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem. Protesters also arrived outside his private house in the Israeli city of Caesarea and hundreds gathered in Tel Aviv Continue reading... |
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