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- Hundreds of types of face masks withdrawn from sale in Australia amid safety fears
- UK coronavirus live: test and trace figures due as Preston could be latest to face lockdown measures
- US politics: no Covid-19 stimulus package progress as Trump makes more false claims – live updates
- 'A matter of when not if': New Zealand begins battle against 'Covid fatigue'
- Beirut explosion: death toll rises to 137 as army takes control of site
- Coronavirus live news: Germany tightens testing regime as daily cases rise above 1,000
- 'To my last breath': survivors fight for memory of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- Facebook removes Trump post over false Covid-19 claim for first time
- Brazil's modernist palaces could soon be disfigured by anti-drone systems
- Michelle Obama says she is suffering from 'low-grade depression'
- Google deletes 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels over disinformation
- Grace Millane murderer launches appeal against conviction and sentence
- German Protestant church to send migrant rescue boat to Mediterranean
- Mexico state bans sale of sugary drinks and junk food to children
- England's first wild beavers for 400 years allowed to live on River Otter
- 'Why can't I be legal anywhere?': exploited and left stateless by Sweden
- Beachgoers warned to stay safe as UK braces for potential heatwave
- Malawi human rights groups warn of Covid deaths in packed prisons
- How the Navajo Nation won a hard-earned political voice in Utah
- Shinzo Abe accused of going awol as Japan tackles Covid surge
- Victorian officials dismiss claim of 'secret modelling' showing daily Covid cases of 1,100 next week
- Covid outbreak exposes dire conditions at Guatemala factory making US brands
- Almost half of UK charities for world's poorest set to close in a year – survey
- US could become ‘safe haven’ for corporate abusers, activists warn
- New Zealand's 4% unemployment rate masks a deeper Covid hit to the labour market | Brad Olsen
- Cori Bush: leading organizer and 'true progressive' on course to make history
- Beirut bride describes moment explosion hit during wedding photoshoot – video
- Pompeo: US removing 'untrusted' Chinese apps to protect Covid vaccine work – video
- Woman plays Auld Lang Syne on piano amid debris of Beirut explosion – video
- Before and after: drone footage shows devastation caused by Beirut explosion – video
- Beirut explosion: priest dodges falling debris as shockwave hits church during mass – video
- Footage shows moment Beirut explosion hits as bride poses for photographs – video
| Hundreds of types of face masks withdrawn from sale in Australia amid safety fears Posted: 05 Aug 2020 08:58 PM PDT Regulator begins mass audit as nurses send photos of equipment supplied to them marked 'not for medical use' Hundreds of different types of face masks have been withdrawn from Australia's register of therapeutic goods and the regulator has started a mass audit of the equipment amid concerns that some may not adequately prevent infection. Surgical or examination masks intended to reduce or prevent the transmission of disease are considered medical devices, are regulated by the Therapeutic Goods Administration and must be included in the register of therapeutic goods before they can be supplied. Continue reading... |
| UK coronavirus live: test and trace figures due as Preston could be latest to face lockdown measures Posted: 06 Aug 2020 03:04 AM PDT Town faces government intervention after a rise in coronavirus rates; 50m masks for NHS workers deemed unusable; contact tracing figures expected amid concern over programme
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Unite's national officer for health, Jackie Williams, said: Nursing staff and other allied health professionals have reacted with anger to being overlooked when pay rises were given to many in the public sector last month and the Government not hearing the health trade unions' call to bring their pay rise forward from April 2021. Last week, health workers marched to Downing Street to vent their anger that all their efforts during the pandemic, which has claimed so many of their colleagues' lives, have appeared to be ignored when it comes to recognition in their pay packets. Continue reading... |
| US politics: no Covid-19 stimulus package progress as Trump makes more false claims – live updates Posted: 06 Aug 2020 03:06 AM PDT
Welcome to our live coverage today of US politics, the coronavirus crisis and the Black Lives Matter protest movement. Here's a quick round-up of where we are and a taste of what we can expect today. Continue reading... |
| 'A matter of when not if': New Zealand begins battle against 'Covid fatigue' Posted: 05 Aug 2020 01:00 PM PDT Spooked by outbreaks in Australia and Hong Kong, authorities are urging 'constant vigilance' Customers stream into a central Wellington cafe, past a QR code posted on the door that allows people to check in on the New Zealand government's Covid-19 tracing app. None pause to pull out their phones. Down the footpath outside, crosses of tape – denoting physical distancing measures for shoppers that ended months ago – feel like a reminder of a bad dream. New Zealand has attained the status of one of the world's safest countries when it comes to the coronavirus; there is no known community transmission in the country and life has largely returned to normal. But with one eye on nations where the virus was once quashed before spiralling out of control again, officials and the government have changed their language in recent days in order to fight a new battle – this time against complacency. Continue reading... |
| Beirut explosion: death toll rises to 137 as army takes control of site Posted: 06 Aug 2020 02:40 AM PDT Volunteers help clean up shattered streets as officials begin blame game over ammonium nitrate storage The death toll from a massive blast at Beirut's port has risen again to 137, as the Lebanese army took control of the site on the first day of a two-week state of emergency. The new casualty figures on Thursday morning include at least 5,000 injured and a health ministry spokesman said dozens were still missing. "This toll is not final," he said. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus live news: Germany tightens testing regime as daily cases rise above 1,000 Posted: 06 Aug 2020 02:56 AM PDT Germany reports over 1,000 new infections for first time since May; Philippines reports over 3,500 new cases
New cases of coronavirus in Germany have risen above 1,000 for the first time since May, causing the government to tighten the testing regime for travellers returning from risk regions. On Thursday health minister Jens Spahn warned that the accelerating pace of new infections was a cause for concern and while authorities could manage the current rate of new infections, the trajectory was a worry. I understand if people are fed up, but they should resist the deceptive idea that the pandemic was never all that serious.
The Philippines has recorded another jump in coronavirus cases to overtake neighbouring Indonesia as the country with the highest number of confirmed Covid-19 infections in East Asia. Reuters reports: A recent surge in cases of the virus in and around the capital, Manila, has pushed authorities to reimpose a lockdown affecting around a quarter of the country's 107 million people. Continue reading... |
| 'To my last breath': survivors fight for memory of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Posted: 05 Aug 2020 06:07 PM PDT 75 years after bombings, witnesses struggle to remind us of the horrors of nuclear weapons As they mark 75 years since their cities were destroyed in an instant, the ageing men and women who bore witness to the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are struggling to remind the world of the horror of nuclear weapons. Keiko Ogura was eight years old when the Enola Gay, a US B-29 bomber, dropped a 16-kilotonne nuclear bomb on Hiroshima at 8.15 am on 6 August 1945. Continue reading... |
| Facebook removes Trump post over false Covid-19 claim for first time Posted: 05 Aug 2020 07:06 PM PDT Video in which Trump wrongly said kids were 'almost immune' from illness also prompted Twitter to ban president's re-election campaign account Facebook has removed a post from Donald Trump's page for spreading false information about the coronavirus, a first for the social media company that has been harshly criticized for repeatedly allowing the president to break its content rules. The post included video of Trump falsely asserting that children were "almost immune from Covid-19" during an appearance on Fox News. There is evidence to suggest that children who contract Covid-19 generally experience milder symptoms than adults do. However, they are not immune, and some children have become severely ill or died from the disease. Continue reading... |
| Brazil's modernist palaces could soon be disfigured by anti-drone systems Posted: 06 Aug 2020 02:45 AM PDT Government seeks to install antennas and cables above three architectural masterpieces by Oscar Niemeyer, report claims "Surprise is the main element of a work of art," Brazil's most celebrated architect once said. But were he alive today, Oscar Niemeyer would probably be horrified at the thunderbolt the country's current leaders are hoping to inflict on three of his most spectacular creations in the futurist capital he helped build. Continue reading... |
| Michelle Obama says she is suffering from 'low-grade depression' Posted: 05 Aug 2020 10:33 PM PDT Former first lady singles out pandemic, racial issues and unrest in the US and Trump presidency for her 'dispiriting' mood Michelle Obama has said she has been suffering from "low-grade depression", prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, racial problems in the US and what she describes as the "hypocrisy" of the Trump administration. In the second edition of her podcast, which aired on Wednesday, the former first lady reflected on the change her family and others have had to deal with as a result of the pandemic. Continue reading... |
| Google deletes 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels over disinformation Posted: 05 Aug 2020 10:58 PM PDT Move comes amid rising US-China tensions over TikTok and WeChat apps that White House says are 'significant threats' Google says it has deleted more than 2,500 YouTube channels tied to China as part of its effort to weed out disinformation on the video-sharing platform. The Alphabet-owned company said the channels were removed between April and June "as part of our ongoing investigation into coordinated influence operations linked to China." Continue reading... |
| Grace Millane murderer launches appeal against conviction and sentence Posted: 05 Aug 2020 11:02 PM PDT Defence lawyer tells Auckland court that appeal will focus on trial process and will not seek to justify killer's 'inexcusable' actions The man who murdered British backpacker Grace Millane in Auckland, New Zealand, has launched an appeal against his guilty verdict and jail term. In opening remarks at an Auckland court hearing on Thursday, defence lawyer Rachel Reed said she would not try to to justify his actions. "I do not in any way seek to condone or excuse his actions after Miss Millane's death," she said, according to the New Zealand Herald. "I cannot and will not do so – they are inexcusable. This appeal is about whether the trial process miscarried." Continue reading... |
| German Protestant church to send migrant rescue boat to Mediterranean Posted: 06 Aug 2020 02:14 AM PDT Sea-Watch 4 is result of crowdfunding and is set to leave from Spain in few days The German Protestant church will send a ship to the central Mediterranean to rescue migrants attempting to reach Europe from north Africa. The boat, named Sea-Watch 4, will depart in a few days from the seaport of Burriana, near Valencia, in Spain, where volunteers are finalising preparations, the crew has said. Continue reading... |
| Mexico state bans sale of sugary drinks and junk food to children Posted: 05 Aug 2020 09:59 PM PDT Oaxaca brings in measures after obesity crisis is highlighted by high death toll during coronavirus pandemic The southern Mexican state of Oaxaca has banned the sale of sugary drinks and high-calorie snack foods to children – a measure aimed at curbing obesity. The bill to reform the state's children and adolescents' rights law proposed fines and the possible closure of stores for selling soft drinks and sweets to children. It in effect puts sugary items into the same category as cigarettes and alcohol. Continue reading... |
| England's first wild beavers for 400 years allowed to live on River Otter Posted: 05 Aug 2020 10:00 PM PDT Family of reestablished colony legally sanctioned to remain in east Devon habitat The first beavers to live wild in England for centuries are to be allowed to remain in their new home on the River Otter in east Devon after a five-year reintroduction trial. The government gave permission on Thursday for the reestablished colony to remain in the area, the first wild breeding of beavers in 400 years and the first legally sanctioned reintroduction of an extinct native mammal to England. Continue reading... |
| 'Why can't I be legal anywhere?': exploited and left stateless by Sweden Posted: 06 Aug 2020 02:00 AM PDT Rahman arrived as an unaccompanied minor. Abused and deported, his future is uncertain but his European dream intact
He speaks in Swedish mixed with Norwegian expressions – his capacity in both languages is testament to the nearly five years spent between the countries as an adolescent. They were formative years, where he learned that even apparently kind gestures such as the offer of a place to stay could open the door to unfathomable cruelty. Continue reading... |
| Beachgoers warned to stay safe as UK braces for potential heatwave Posted: 06 Aug 2020 02:31 AM PDT Temperatures could reach 37C during string of 'incredibly warm' days, says Met Office The RNLI has urged families heading to the beach this week to be aware of potential dangers as the UK braces itself for a potential heatwave. The Met Office says that the warmer weather, starting on Thursday, could reach a blistering 37C (98.6F) in some areas and is expected to last until Sunday. Continue reading... |
| Malawi human rights groups warn of Covid deaths in packed prisons Posted: 05 Aug 2020 11:15 PM PDT Government urged to reduce overcrowding with cases rising fast in prisons accommodating many elderly and terminally ill inmates Human rights campaigners in Malawi are calling on the government to urgently release people from its notoriously overcrowded prisons as cases of Covid-19 are rising among both staff and inmates. Currently, 86 inmates and 21 members of staff have tested positive for Covid-19, according to the Malawi prison authority's spokesperson, Chimwemwe Shaba. There are 71 cases in one prison in Blantyre alone. Continue reading... |
| How the Navajo Nation won a hard-earned political voice in Utah Posted: 06 Aug 2020 03:00 AM PDT New districts were adopted just in time for the 2018 midterm elections and could impact November's election This story was published in collaboration with the Navajo Times Driving south from Moab, the desert gives way to rolling piñon and juniper forest interspersed with farm fields and pastures. The two towns, Monticello and Blanding, are plaited neatly on the "Mormon grid", streets running exactly north-south and east-west, with equal-size blocks in between. The homes are modest but neat and well kept. Most of the people are white, descendants of Mormon pioneers who settled here in the late 19th century. They vote mostly Republican. Continue reading... |
| Shinzo Abe accused of going awol as Japan tackles Covid surge Posted: 06 Aug 2020 02:49 AM PDT PM acclaimed Japan's response as a model for the world, but has been largely silent amid record case rises After Japan appeared to have brought the coronavirus outbreak under control in late May, the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, acclaimed his country's response as a "model" for the rest of the world. It had avoided an explosion in cases, he said, and without the compulsory lockdowns imposed in Europe and the US. Abe lifted the seven-week state of emergency, enabling bars and restaurants that had voluntarily closed to reopen for business. Plans were made to allow indoor events with up to 5,000 attendees, and the media trailed the launch of an economy-boosting nationwide tourism campaign. Continue reading... |
| Victorian officials dismiss claim of 'secret modelling' showing daily Covid cases of 1,100 next week Posted: 06 Aug 2020 03:10 AM PDT Deputy chief health officer Allen Cheng says he's seen no data that matches the figures splashed on the front page of the Australian Victoria's deputy chief health officer has dismissed claims the state has "secret modelling" that shows daily Covid-19 cases rising to 1,100 by the end of next week, saying he has seen no such data from state or federal authorities. The claim was splashed on the front page of the Australian on Thursday in a story that said the Victorian government's "own estimates" showed the number was likely to stay above 1,000 for eight days, and "the average number of new cases is not expected to decline until the last week of August". Continue reading... |
| Covid outbreak exposes dire conditions at Guatemala factory making US brands Posted: 05 Aug 2020 10:30 PM PDT More than 200 workers tested positive at garment factory supplying Amazon, Gap and American Eagle A garment factory supplying Gap, American Eagle and Amazon was at the centre of one of the worst Covid-19 outbreaks in Guatemala, the Guardian can reveal. More than 200 people tested positive for Covid-19 at the KP Textil factory, exposing the dire working conditions inside the country's maquila system of free trade zones. At the time of the outbreak, the factory was making masks for export to the US. Continue reading... |
| Almost half of UK charities for world's poorest set to close in a year – survey Posted: 05 Aug 2020 10:00 PM PDT Demand for services overseas has risen during Covid-19 but lack of financial support will force 45% to shut their doors Nearly half of the UK's small charities working with the world's poorest people expect to close within the next 12 months due to lack of financial support, a survey has found. Despite most of them seeing a spike in demand for their services during Covid-19, 15% of the charities will be forced to shut their doors within the next six months, and 45% within a year, according to data from the Small International Development Charities Network (SIDCN). Continue reading... |
| US could become ‘safe haven’ for corporate abusers, activists warn Posted: 05 Aug 2020 03:00 AM PDT Campaigners fear supreme court will reinterpret centuries-old law used by foreign victims of human rights violations US corporations could be able to commit human rights violations overseas with almost no legal sanction, effectively turning the US into a "safe haven" for corporate abusers, campaign groups fear. Human rights activists are concerned that the US supreme court is gearing up to reinterpret a centuries-old law that has been widely used by foreign victims of slavery, trafficking and other abuses to claim redress in US courts. Continue reading... |
| New Zealand's 4% unemployment rate masks a deeper Covid hit to the labour market | Brad Olsen Posted: 05 Aug 2020 04:59 PM PDT Hundreds of thousands want more work, and the drop in hours worked – largely as a result of coronavirus – is the biggest in 30 years New Zealand's unemployment rate has implausibly fallen to 4.0% in the June 2020 quarter, presenting a strong picture of the labour market even as the Covid-19 pandemic takes an axe to the global economy. You'd be forgiven for thinking that this announcement is a sign of good news. Instead, the release of June's labour market statistics presented a still-sobering view of the country's economy. Continue reading... |
| Cori Bush: leading organizer and 'true progressive' on course to make history Posted: 05 Aug 2020 08:57 AM PDT The 44-year-old nurse looks set to become the first Black woman to represent Missouri in Congress after her stunning primary win Missouri activist Cori Bush ended a half-century political dynasty in Tuesday's primary elections and is now on track to become the first Black woman to represent the state in Congress. Related: Cori Bush: progressive activist beats 20-year Democratic incumbent in Missouri primary Continue reading... |
| Beirut bride describes moment explosion hit during wedding photoshoot – video Posted: 06 Aug 2020 02:01 AM PDT Israa Seblani, 29, was smiling and posing for her wedding video when the Beirut explosion hit. Dramatic footage captured the moment the blast rocked the Lebanese capital, killing more than 135 people and injuring thousands more. Speaking a day later at the same site, Seblani, a doctor who works in the US and was in the city for her wedding, said: 'There is no word to explain ... I was shocked, I was wondering: what happened, am I going to die?' Her husband, Ahmad Subeih, 34, a businessman from Beirut, said: 'We are still in shock ... I have never heard anything similar to the sound of this explosion' Continue reading... |
| Pompeo: US removing 'untrusted' Chinese apps to protect Covid vaccine work – video Posted: 06 Aug 2020 12:25 AM PDT The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, says the Trump administration wants the removal of 'untrusted' Chinese apps from service in the country. Calling popular social media platforms TikTok and WeChat dangerous, Pompeo also raised concerns around data theft of intellectual property, including potential Covid-19 vaccines, through cloud-based services Continue reading... |
| Woman plays Auld Lang Syne on piano amid debris of Beirut explosion – video Posted: 05 Aug 2020 06:25 PM PDT Beirut resident Hoda Melki captures the moment her mother plays Auld Lang Syne on the piano among the debris and damage of her apartment, a day after a major explosion in Lebanon's capital. The blast killed 135 people, injured 5,000 and damaged the houses of up to 300,000 after ripping through Beirut's port
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| Before and after: drone footage shows devastation caused by Beirut explosion – video Posted: 05 Aug 2020 07:46 AM PDT Beirut's port district was left a tangled wreck following a warehouse explosion on Tuesday that killed at least 100 people and injured thousands. The port area is the country's main route for imports, which are vital to help to feed a nation of more than 6 million people Drone footage courtesy of Anthony Rahayel, KT Drones, Getty Images and the AP. Continue reading... |
| Beirut explosion: priest dodges falling debris as shockwave hits church during mass – video Posted: 05 Aug 2020 07:09 AM PDT Footage filmed during a Beirut church's livestream shows the moment it was struck by the blast while a priest was delivering mass. The cleric can be seen fleeing as debris and stained-glass windows fall from above. At least 100 people were killed and 4,000 injured by the explosion in the city's port area
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| Footage shows moment Beirut explosion hits as bride poses for photographs – video Posted: 05 Aug 2020 06:56 AM PDT A bride in Beirut was filmed posing for photographs moments before a massive explosion ripped through the city's port and surrounding areas, killing at least 100 people and injuring thousands more. Israa Seblani, 29, was outside Le Gray Hotel, where she and husband, Ahmad Subeih, had planned to spend their first night as newlyweds, when the blast hit. In the video, filmed by Mahmoud Nakib, Seblani was seen running away from the scene with those around her, later telling reporters: 'It was not describable the devastation and the sound of the explosion. We are still in shock'. The deadly explosion has been blamed on thousands of tonnes of the chemical ammonium nitrate, which had been lying unsecured in a warehouse since 2014 Continue reading... |
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