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Justin Trudeau offers blunt assessment of global pandemic: ‘It really sucks’
Big breakfasts and latte art: cafe culture returns to post-lockdown Melbourne
UK daily Covid deaths rise to 367 - highest figure since late May
China loses trust internationally over coronavirus handling
Coronavirus live news: Germany records record infections as Russia and Ukraine report record deaths
Anger towards Emmanuel Macron grows in Muslim world
US election 2020: more than 70m Americans have voted early – live
Scientists discover 500 metre-tall skyscraper reef at Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Chrissy Teigen describes losing baby in heartbreaking detail: 'Utter and complete sadness'
Qatar expresses 'regret' after women from 10 flights taken for medical examinations at Doha airport
Biden vows to back Belarus opposition in removing Lukashenko
Heathrow overtaken as Europe's largest airport by Charles de Gaulle
US senators seek to declare Uighur 'genocide’ by China in bipartisan push
South Korea vows to go carbon neutral by 2050 to fight climate emergency
A meme is born as Kim Kardashian West tweets about private island birthday party
'Already broken': US election unlikely to change relations with Russia
UK coronavirus live: calls grow for UK-wide lockdown as death toll rises
'We are drinking sewage water': Zimbabwe shortages threaten thousands
Hail creates snowscapes as severe thunderstorms batter NSW and Queensland
Covid crisis fashion report: 'workers' rights, wellbeing and dignity should not be put on hold'
‘Old and unsafe’ cars sent to developing world fuelling air pollution, report finds
If Biden wins what would the first 100 days of his presidency look like?
Trump aide Stephen Miller preparing second-term immigration blitz
We thought Reagan was the devil – then came Trump. America, we're rooting for you
Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment is a wake-up call for women voters | Cecile Richards
‘Apologise!’: Rudy Giuliani reacts angrily to questioning in Fox interview fiasco – video
Trump says Covid numbers 'way down' as US passes 226,000 deaths – video
'Let me finish': John Bolton clashes with BBC journalist Emily Maitlis over Trump – video
Obama mocks Trump: 'He’s jealous of Covid’s media coverage' – video
Justin Trudeau: Covid pandemic 'really sucks' but better days are coming – video
'This is war': opposition politicians in Poland take abortion protests to parliament – video
Belarus riot police burst into apartment looking for protesters – video

Justin Trudeau offers blunt assessment of global pandemic: ‘It really sucks’

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 02:23 PM PDT

PM's message a stark contrast to dismissive or overly optimistic tone set by some other world leaders, such as Donald Trump

As countries around the world contemplate fresh lockdowns, spiraling caseloads and the inexorable surge of new Covid-19 deaths, leaders have at times struggled to capture the frustration and despair brought on by the crisis.

Big breakfasts and latte art: cafe culture returns to post-lockdown Melbourne

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 07:51 PM PDT

Melburnians turn out early on Wednesday to 'get on the long blacks' as dine-in returns for the first time in months

As barista Hayley Kim wound up the large canopy outside Leroy Espresso in the early hours of Wednesday morning, a man walked past, smiling under his mask and said "hooray!" pumping his fist just a little as he rushed to the 96 tram on Acland Street.

It's a feeling that many Melburnians shared on Wednesday morning, as their city's beloved cafes opened their doors to seating customers.

UK daily Covid deaths rise to 367 - highest figure since late May

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 10:33 AM PDT

A further 22,885 cases also reported in last 24 hours, taking total past 900,000

A further 367 people have died in the UK in the last day, the highest daily increase in five months and 50% higher than the daily increase last week.

The figure is more than six times the daily death toll of 54 announced on 23 March when the national lockdown began. It confirms fears about the escalating second wave of the pandemic and brings the total of those who died within 28 days of testing positive to 45,365.

China loses trust internationally over coronavirus handling

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 07:30 AM PDT

YouGov-Cambridge Globalism Project shows most people believe China was not transparent

China appears to have comprehensively lost the international battle for hearts and minds over its handling of coronavirus with most people believing it was responsible for the start of the outbreak and was not transparent about the problem at the outset.

The findings come from the YouGov-Cambridge Globalism Project, a survey of 26,000 people in 25 countries, designed with the Guardian.

Coronavirus live news: Germany records record infections as Russia and Ukraine report record deaths

Posted: 28 Oct 2020 02:29 AM PDT

Germany reports 14,964 new infections; Russia has 346 daily deaths; Ukraine death toll also hits new high;

9.25am GMT

The drugmakers Sanofi and GSK have pledged to set aside 200m doses of a future coronavirus vaccine for a global initiative to ensure equitable distribution, AFP reports.

There has been great concern about fair access to Covid-19 vaccines as rich countries have bought up billions of doses long before a jab has even been approved.

9.07am GMT

The Czech Republic has also announced a record high in daily cases. Its health ministry reported 15,663 new coronavirus cases for 27 October.

The total number of cases rose to 284,033 while deaths climbed to 2,547. The country has been struggling with one of Europe's fastest growing infection rates.

There are new 15 663 #coronavirus cases confirmed in #CzechRepublic. https://t.co/gz7Gd49z9g

Anger towards Emmanuel Macron grows in Muslim world

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 10:00 PM PDT

Protests take place in several countries against French president in aftermath of crackdown

On the front page of a hardline Iranian newspaper, he was the "Demon of Paris". In the streets of Dhaka he was decried as a leader who "worships Satan". Outside Baghdad's French embassy, a likeness of Emmanuel Macron was burned along with France's flag.

Rage is growing across the Muslim world at the French president and his perceived attacks on Islam and the prophet Muhammad, leading to calls for boycotts of the French products and security warnings for France's citizens in majority-Muslim states.

US election 2020: more than 70m Americans have voted early – live

Posted: 28 Oct 2020 02:34 AM PDT

9.25am GMT

Rudy Giuliani, the personal attorney to Donald Trump and former mayor of New York city, has threatened to walk out of a tense interview on the Fox Business.

Recently embarrassed by his appearance in a compromising scene the new Borat movie, Giuliani was being pressed on the provenance of stories about what is claimed to be Hunter Biden's laptop.

So what could have angry viewers calling me "traitor", "loser" and "literally a piece of shiii"? My interview with @RudyGiuliani, of course! Relive the magic on the 11pET/8PT replay of #Kennedy, only on @FoxBusiness.

9.21am GMT

Here's more on that headline figure that 70 million American voters have already cast their ballots. That's more than half the total turnout of the 2016 election, with one week still to go until Election Day, according to a tally yesterday from the US elections project.

The tally, which shows a record-breaking pace that could lead to the highest voter turnout in percentage terms in more than a century. It also highlights voters' desire to reduce their risk of exposure to Covid-19 as the pandemic regathers strength heading into winter.

Scientists discover 500 metre-tall skyscraper reef at Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 09:56 PM PDT

The detached reef, taller than the Empire State Building, was discovered at the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef off Cape York

Australian scientists have discovered a detached reef more than 500 metres high – taller than the Empire State Building – at the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef.

The "blade-like" vertical reef about 130km off Cape York, Australia's north-eastern tip, was found during a 3D seabed mapping exercise conducted from a ship owned by the Californian non-profit Schmidt Ocean Institute.

Chrissy Teigen describes losing baby in heartbreaking detail: 'Utter and complete sadness'

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 06:16 PM PDT

Model and author thanks strangers for reaching out – and hits back at those who accused her of oversharing about pregnancy loss

A few weeks after Chrissy Teigen made her harrowing stillbirth public in candid social media posts, the model and author has shared an intimate testimony about her experience, including her decision to have photos taken from her hospital bed during the event and what the public response to them has meant to her.

In an essay published on Medium, Teigen detailed how she and her husband, the musician John Legend, lost their third child just over halfway into the pregnancy. Teigen was admitted to hospital after persistent bleeding and multiple blood transfusions, and diagnosed with partial placenta abruption. She was induced to give birth to the infant, whom they had named Jack.

Qatar expresses 'regret' after women from 10 flights taken for medical examinations at Doha airport

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 06:28 PM PDT

Australia's foreign minister says 18 women, including 13 Australians, on Qatar Airways flight were subjected to compulsory intimate searches

The government of Qatar has said it "regrets any distress or infringement on the personal freedom of any traveller" caused by a decision to conduct intimate medical examinations of women transiting through Doha international airport, in what it said was an "urgently-decided search" to find the mother of an abandoned baby.

On Wednesday morning the Australian government confirmed that 18 women on a flight from Doha to Sydney were subjected to the compulsory medical examination, including 13 Australian citizens. Passengers from 10 flights leaving Doha on the evening of 2 October were affected.

Biden vows to back Belarus opposition in removing Lukashenko

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 10:48 PM PDT

Democratic presidential hopeful accuses Donald Trump of failing to speak up for people of Belarus after disputed election

Joe Biden has voiced support for Belarus's opposition in its general strike against President Alexander Lukashenko, saying the embattled leader's reign was illegitimate.

Biden, who leads President Donald Trump in polls ahead of next week's US election, promised if he wins to "significantly expand" sanctions alongside European allies against "Lukashenko's henchmen".

Heathrow overtaken as Europe's largest airport by Charles de Gaulle

Posted: 28 Oct 2020 12:46 AM PDT

London airport hits out over Covid testing, with passenger numbers below Paris rival

Heathrow has lost its crown as Europe's largest airport for the first time after being overtaken by Paris's Charles de Gaulle, the London airport said.

The number of passengers passing through Charles de Gaulle has surpassed Heathrow, and the UK airport heavily criticised the government for "slow progress" relative to its rivals in instituting a coronavirus testing regime for passengers.

US senators seek to declare Uighur 'genocide’ by China in bipartisan push

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 06:04 PM PDT

Republican senator John Cornyn says resolution 'is the first step toward holding China accountable for their monstrous actions'

US senators have sought to declare that China is committing genocide against Uighurs and other Turkic-speaking Muslims, a step that could increase pressure on Beijing over the plight of an estimated one million-plus people being held in detention camps.

The text states that China's campaign "against Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz and members of other Muslim minority groups in the Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region constitutes genocide".

South Korea vows to go carbon neutral by 2050 to fight climate emergency

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 11:50 PM PDT

South Korea relies on coal for about 40% of its electricity generation, with renewables making up less than 6%

South Korea's president, Moon Jae-in, has declared that the country will go carbon neutral by 2050, bringing it into line with other major economies.

In a policy speech in the national assembly on Wednesday, Moon said South Korea, one of the world's most fossil fuel-reliant economies, would "actively respond" to the climate emergency "with the international community and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050".

A meme is born as Kim Kardashian West tweets about private island birthday party

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 10:59 PM PDT

Reality TV star boasts about taking family and friends on holiday during pandemic so they could 'pretend things were normal'

If you wanted to "pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time," you might go for a walk around the nearest park, buy yourself an ice cream or, if you are Kim Kardashian-West, ask your "closest inner circle" to quarantine for two weeks in order to attend your birthday party at a secret location on a private island.

The reality TV superstar shared the details of her 40th birthday celebration at an undisclosed location with her 67.1 million followers – along with photographs from the event.

'Already broken': US election unlikely to change relations with Russia

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 10:00 PM PDT

Expects say little prospect for improvement, regardless of whether Joe Biden or Donald Trump wins

After four years in which the Kremlin loomed large over US politics, the topics of collusion, Russian meddling or Ukrainian scandals have been largely absent from the campaign agenda as election day draws close.

It may be that Moscow still intends to interfere: the FBI director Christopher Wray said last month that the bureau has seen "very active efforts by the Russians to influence our election in 2020" – mainly involving misinformation with the primary goal of denigrating Joe Biden. And the US indictment of six Russian military intelligence hackers last week served as a reminder of the potential threat.

UK coronavirus live: calls grow for UK-wide lockdown as death toll rises

Posted: 28 Oct 2020 02:35 AM PDT

Latest updates: further 367 Covid-19 deaths confirmed on Tuesday, highest number since May, as hospitals cancel non-urgent operations

9.35am GMT

Airedale Hospital in West Yorkshire has become the latest hospital to say it is suspending non-urgent surgery for two weeks.

It said in a statement: "We are seeing increasing demand on the hospital which is in turn meaning that our inpatient beds are at capacity.

We are seeing a high demand for our hospital services & our inpatient beds are at capacity. We are therefore postponing any operations that need an overnight stay apart from urgent and cancer surgery. We do apologise to everyone affected by this https://t.co/09jb3SxTIb

9.32am GMT

Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth said the government's failure to use the school half-term for a circuit-breaker lockdown means they now need to "do something quickly to save Christmas".

Ashworth said ministers had "lost a window of opportunity" for a national lockdown over the holidays, which its scientific advisers and Labour had been requesting for "two weeks or so".

That's in the hands of all of us, and in the hands of the decisions it (the government) makes in the next week or so about what they're going to do to get on top of this virus.

"I think because they've missed this window of opportunity over the half term, I'm worried now that what we'll see is deeper, more drastic lockdown action over November and December, which sadly probably does put Christmas at risk.

'We are drinking sewage water': Zimbabwe shortages threaten thousands

Posted: 28 Oct 2020 12:15 AM PDT

As the search for water in Bulawayo becomes more desperate, diarrhoea outbreaks from dirty water are endangering children

It is 6am on a Saturday and residents of Sizinda, a poor suburb in Bulawayo, have begun their desperate hunt for water. The taps at home dried up three months ago.

Water has become a daily struggle in Zimbabwe's second biggest city, largely the result of a severe drought last year which has dried up the reservoirs. The poor rains expected this year will bring more hardship.

Hail creates snowscapes as severe thunderstorms batter NSW and Queensland

Posted: 28 Oct 2020 02:32 AM PDT

The Bureau of Meteorology says storms in eastern Queensland continue to produce damaging winds, heavy rainfall and large hailstones

Damaging winds, heavy rainfall and large hailstones have battered parts of north-east New South Wales and south-east Queensland, as authorities warn a large storm front could cause flash flooding.

In NSW, large hail fell in the town of Tamworth in the afternoon, building up to cover the streets in white.

Covid crisis fashion report: 'workers' rights, wellbeing and dignity should not be put on hold'

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 09:30 AM PDT

An assessment of 428 Australian and international fashion brands has found that while most took some positive actions to protect workers, none could ensure all workers were covered

A special report by Baptist World Aid Australia has found that, throughout the Covid pandemic, 35% of fashion companies assessed did not show evidence that they had made regular payments to their suppliers.

The Covid Fashion Report – which this year takes the place of Baptist World Aid Australia's annual Ethical Fashion Report – assessed 96 Australian, New Zealand and international companies, representing 428 brands, on specific positive actions taken amid the coronavirus pandemic.

‘Old and unsafe’ cars sent to developing world fuelling air pollution, report finds

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 06:38 AM PDT

Poor quality of used vehicles exported from the US, Europe and Japan are hindering efforts to mitigate climate breakdown, says UN

Millions of used motor vehicles exported from the US, Europe and Japan to developing countries are of poor quality and are contributing significantly to air pollution, according a new UN report.

About 80% of the 14m used light-duty vehicles – saloon cars, SUVs and minibuses – exported between 2015 and 2018 went to low and middle-income countries. About 40% went to Africa, found the report, published by the UN Environment Programme (Unep).

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If Biden wins what would the first 100 days of his presidency look like?

Posted: 28 Oct 2020 01:27 AM PDT

If he succeeds in defeating Donald Trump, the Democrat will have to urgently tackle the coronavirus pandemic as well as rebuild global relationships

If Joe Biden wins the 2020 US election against Donald Trump next week, the new president-elect will face enormous pressures to implement a laundry list of priorities on a range of issues from foreign policy to the climate crisis, reversing many of the stark changes implemented by his predecessor.

But Biden's first and most pressing task for his first 100 days in the White House would be to roll out a new nationwide plan to fight the coronavirus crisis, which has claimed more than 220,000 lives in the US and infected millions – more than any other country in the world – as well as taking steps to fix the disastrous economic fallout.

Trump aide Stephen Miller preparing second-term immigration blitz

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 11:15 PM PDT

The hardline adviser is said to be ready to unleash executive orders deemed too extreme for a president seeking re-election

The architect of Donald Trump's hardline immigration policy, senior adviser Stephen Miller, is said to have a drawer full of executive orders ready to be signed in "shock and awe" style if Trump is re-elected.

The former homeland security department chief of staff, Miles Taylor, said this wishlist was reserved for the second term because it included policies that were too unpopular for a president seeking re-election.

We thought Reagan was the devil – then came Trump. America, we're rooting for you

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 10:00 PM PDT

Veep writer Ian Martin once raged against the Gipper. Forty years later, the US is saddled with a human cronut

Dear America,

HEY! How you guys doing? Longtime British Americanophile "reaching out" across the Atlantic. I'm here to heart you, USA. I'm like "hope the hurting stops soon" (strong-arm mid-tone emoji).

Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment is a wake-up call for women voters | Cecile Richards

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 03:17 AM PDT

It's not only Roe v Wade on the line. Parental leave, affordable childcare, equal pay, the Affordable Care Act - all are under threat

The pandemic and its collateral economic crisis have illustrated like never before that women are the backbone of America. Before Covid-19, women made up more than half the workforce, nearly two-thirds of minimum-wage workers, and the majority of caregivers. One in three jobs held by women has been designated as essential. Right now, millions of women are pulling off an impossible balancing act: working while trying to keep their families safe and healthy during a terrifying time. Others have lost jobs, have had their wages or hours cut, and more than 800,000 women have left the workforce.

This crisis is disproportionately burdening women, especially women of color. They need immediate relief, but instead of solving this crisis, Donald Trump and Senate Republicans have focused on one thing: pushing through a supreme court nominee who wants to take away healthcare for millions and strip away rights women have had for decades. And they're doing it against the will of the majority of Americans, who believe that voters should decide who makes the next appointment to the court.

‘Apologise!’: Rudy Giuliani reacts angrily to questioning in Fox interview fiasco – video

Posted: 28 Oct 2020 02:11 AM PDT

Rudy Giuliani, the personal attorney to Donald Trump and former mayor of New York city, has been involved in a tense interview on the Fox Business channel during which he threatened to storm out.

Recently embarrassed by his appearance in a compromising scene the new Borat movie, Giuliani was being pressed on the provenance of stories about what is claimed to be Hunter Biden's laptop.

Host Lisa Kennedy Montgomery suggested that the stories emanating from the 'found' laptop and reported by the New York Post were similar to the kind of broad smear that the famed Christopher Steele dossier makes about the president. This angered Giuliani, who said 'You better apologize for that!'

Emails purporting to come from the laptop make the suggestion that a Ukrainian business partner contacted Hunter Biden about setting up a meeting with his father, the Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden. The laptop and emails have not been independently verified, and the New York Post is yet to produce any evidence that Hunter replied to the email, or that any meeting took place

Trump says Covid numbers 'way down' as US passes 226,000 deaths – video

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 11:07 PM PDT

President Donald Trump says Covid-19 cases in the US are 'way down' despite nearly half a million people contracting the virus in the country over the last seven days, according to a Reuters tally. Speaking one week out from the election at a campaign rally in Wisconsin, Trump made a baseless prediction that the media would say the country was doing 'extremely well' one day after the election

Voter participation poised to soar as more than 70m vote early – live

'Let me finish': John Bolton clashes with BBC journalist Emily Maitlis over Trump – video

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 09:10 PM PDT

John Bolton, a former national security adviser to the Trump administration, gets into heated exchanges with BBC Newsnight's Emily Maitlis over why he did not appear at Donald Trump's impeachment trial. He repeatedly tells Maitlis to 'let him finish', and blames House Democrats for empowering Trump when they failed to convict him during the impeachment trial. Maitlis also pressed Bolton on why he worked alongside Trump despite admitting he saw him as corrupt and a threat to American security

Obama mocks Trump: 'He’s jealous of Covid’s media coverage' – video

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 12:48 PM PDT

Former US president Barack Obama mocked Donald Trump at an election rally for Joe Biden in Florida. Obama criticised his successor's response to the coronavirus pandemic, noting that Trump had complained about the amount of news coverage it had received even as the US death toll continues to climb. 'He's jealous of Covid's media coverage,' Obama said.

The former president also criticised Trump for his personal lack of coronavirus safety, saying that he had turned the White House into a 'hot zone' in the wake of two coronavirus outbreaks among the president and his senior staff. 'Florida, we can't afford four more years of this,' Obama added. 'We cannot afford this kind of incompetence and disinterest.'

Justin Trudeau: Covid pandemic 'really sucks' but better days are coming – video

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 12:27 PM PDT

Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau has said the Covid pandemic 'really sucks' but said 'we do get to control how bad it gets' as the second wave continues to wash over the country. Speaking from Ottawa, Trudeau admitted that the virus could jeopardise family gatherings over the Christmas holidays.

The country's case numbers have been rising, triggering new restrictions to public gatherings and indoor activities in several provinces. On Monday, Canada recorded 4,109 new cases, and there have now been nearly 10,000 deaths

'This is war': opposition politicians in Poland take abortion protests to parliament – video

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 10:25 AM PDT

Opposition politicians brought protests over a near-total ban on abortion in Poland to the floor of parliament.

Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus, from the opposition Lewica (Left) party, led a protest of other opposition members wearing masks and T-shirts bearing the lightning bolt symbol of the 'Women's Strike' movement, which has been leading nationwide protests on the abortion ban.

They held up placards with slogans such as 'this is war' and 'legalise abortion', before walking to the benches where lawmakers from the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party were sitting.

There have been protests across Poland after a court ruling said abortion due to foetal abnormalities, for which the majority of legal abortions are performed in Poland, was unconstitutional.

Polish pro-choice protests continue with blockades and red paint

Belarus riot police burst into apartment looking for protesters – video

Posted: 27 Oct 2020 04:55 AM PDT

Video shows riot police in Minsk bursting into an apartment in the city searching for protesters who had been seeking refuge after officers used stun grenades at a rally against the regime of Alexander Lukashenko, who continues to hold on to power despite two months of mass protests since he declared victory in the presidential election in August.

The footage, filmed on Sunday and later posted to social media, shows a policeman using a baton to beat a man who was draped with the pre-Soviet red-and-white flag, the symbol adopted by the opposition. Police detained at least three other men, while several others were sheltering on the upper floors of the building, a witness said.

Officials in Belarus detained more than 500 people at nationwide anti-government protests on Sunday, including 160 in Minsk, the interior ministry said on Monday

Workers and students in Belarus launch anti-Lukashenko strike

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