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- Coronavirus live news: 200 people in Denmark infected with mink-related Covid since June
- Myanmar minorities, including Rohingya, excluded from voting in election
- Hong Kong informers’ hotline receives 1,000 tip-offs within hours
- Japan to help cover IVF costs in attempt to avert demographic crisis
- Storm Eta leaves many dozens dead across Central America
- Deal struck to enable EU to block budget payments to rogue members
- Ethiopian military declares it is 'at war' with Tigray leaders
- Toronto policeman jailed for beating black man who lost an eye
- Election tensions grip markets as Japan's Nikkei closes at 29-year high – business live
- Two new greater glider species discovered: 'Australia’s biodiversity just got a lot richer'
- Operation Moonshot: rapid Covid test missed over 50% of cases in pilot
- UK closes Denmark travel corridor over mink Covid scare
- Covid immune response faster and stronger post-infection, scientists say
- Future market for Covid vaccines 'could be worth more than $10bn a year'
- Sophia Loren: 'The body changes. The mind does not'
- Dogs in prams: Taiwan's falling birthrate sees pets outnumbering children
- From Supalonely to stadiums: meet Benee, a 'normal idiot from New Zealand'
- How should you deal with stress in 2020? First, ditch the meditation
- 'We're seeing more than ever': white shark populations rise off California coast
- From Weezer to Missy Elliott: 10 of the best difficult second albums
- Liverpool residents: share your experiences of mass testing
- Israel's Yitzhak Rabin assassinated at peace rally - archive, 6 November 1995
- Small things worth preserving – LagosPhoto20's Home Museum
- US election 2020 results live: Biden narrowly ahead of Trump as count continues
- Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula – zombie romp cannibalises the classics
- Victoria's hotel quarantine program revealed to cost $195m – as it happened
- Uganda elections: on the campaign trail with the country’s rudest feminist
- Child labour doesn’t have to be exploitation – it gave me life skills | Elizabeth Sibale
- Trump may have broken his own record for most dangerous lies in one speech | David Smith
- 'You can't stop the revolution': rival protesters converge in Philadelphia – video
- Shakespeare and Company bookshop in Paris appeals for help – in pictures
- Trump repeats baseless election fraud claims as Biden calls for calm – video report
- Vanuatu faces economic hurdles as natural disaster recovery continues – video
- US election 2020: will Donald Trump accept the result?
- MSNBC cuts away from Trump's address after he again falsely declares election victory – video
| Coronavirus live news: 200 people in Denmark infected with mink-related Covid since June Posted: 06 Nov 2020 03:29 AM PST Global total cases rise by record of nearly 700,000 infections; US records 120,000 new cases on Thursday, smashing Wednesday's world record
Aspirin, a drug commonly used as a blood thinner, will be evaluated as a possible treatment for Covid-19 in one of UK's biggest trials looking into a range of potential treatments for the illness. Patients infected by the novel coronavirus are at a higher risk of blood clots because of hyper-reactive platelets, the cell fragments that help stop bleeding. Aspirin is an antiplatelet agent and can reduce the risk of clots, the RECOVERY trial's website said on Friday.
The World Health Organization is looking at biosecurity in countries where there are mink farms after Denmark ordered a nationwide cull of the animals because of a widespread coronavirus outbreak among them. Maria van Kerkhove, WHO's technical lead for Covid-19, said the transmission of the virus between animals and humans was "a concern". Continue reading... |
| Myanmar minorities, including Rohingya, excluded from voting in election Posted: 06 Nov 2020 01:41 AM PST Rights groups say poll, which Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD is expected to win, is 'fundamentally flawed' Myanmar is preparing to go to the polls for the country's second general election since the end of full military rule, a vote that is expected to return Aung San Suu Kyi to power, but will exclude about 2.6 million ethnic-minority voters. While Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy rose to victory on a wave of optimism in 2015, this year's elections are overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic, an economic crisis and intense conflict in parts of the country – where the military has been accused of atrocities reminiscent of those inflicted on Rohingya in 2017. Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong informers’ hotline receives 1,000 tip-offs within hours Posted: 06 Nov 2020 02:20 AM PST Citizens urged to report suspected breaches of controversial security law Hong Kong police have received more than 1,000 tip-offs since the launch of a hotline for people to report suspected breaches of the city's sweeping national security law. The multi-platform hotline, which opened on Thursday, allows Hong Kongers to report information directly to national security police via text message, email, or WeChat. Continue reading... |
| Japan to help cover IVF costs in attempt to avert demographic crisis Posted: 05 Nov 2020 09:02 PM PST Birth rate remains stubbornly low despite series of government initiatives encouraging couples to have bigger families Japan's new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, has given hope to couples struggling to conceive with a pledge to cover expensive fertility treatments with health insurance, but experts warn the change will do little to avert a demographic crisis. Suga, who took office in September, identified depopulation as a major challenge for Japan during his campaign to succeed Shinzo Abe as PM and repeated his determination to tackle the low birth rate during his first policy speech in parliament. Continue reading... |
| Storm Eta leaves many dozens dead across Central America Posted: 05 Nov 2020 03:24 PM PST Torrential rains, landslides and floods spread devastation, with most deaths in Guatemala Storm Eta has unleashed torrential rains, and catastrophic landslides and flooding in Central America, killing scores of people, displacing more than 300,000, and turning city streets into raging torrents. At least 50 people died in Guatemala, including 25 who were killed in a landslide in the village of Quejá, according to the country's president, Alejandro Giammattei. He also told local radio that 60% of the eastern city of Puerto Barrios was flooded and 48 more hours of rain were expected. Authorities reported nearly 100 homes damaged by flooding and landslides in Guatemala. Continue reading... |
| Deal struck to enable EU to block budget payments to rogue members Posted: 05 Nov 2020 07:55 AM PST Qualified majority vote by states will be sufficient for removal of voting rights Brussels will be able to block budget payments to rogue EU governments that undermine the rule of law or the independence of judges, under a hard-fought agreement between the European parliament and member states. In what was described as the "end of a painful phase" for the EU, a provisional deal has been struck, which will allow a qualified majority of member states to impose sanctions where governments fail to maintain democratic standards. Continue reading... |
| Ethiopian military declares it is 'at war' with Tigray leaders Posted: 05 Nov 2020 01:32 PM PST Fears of civil conflict as air raids and artillery battles reported in TPLF and federal government standoff Ethiopia's military has said it is "at war" with the ruling party of the country's northern Tigray region, amid unconfirmed reports of fighting, artillery duels and air raids. There appears little hope of averting conflict in Africa's second most populous country, with senior officials on both sides apparently determined to seek military advantage before any negotiations designed to defuse the crisis. Continue reading... |
| Toronto policeman jailed for beating black man who lost an eye Posted: 05 Nov 2020 03:01 PM PST 'I was worthy of suspicion because of the colour of my skin,' says victim Dafonte Miller A Toronto police officer has been sentenced to nine months in jail for his assault conviction in the beating of a young black man who lost an eye when he was arrested in 2016. Prosecutors alleged constable Michael Theriault, who was off duty at the time, and his brother Christian chased Dafonte Miller in the early hours of the morning on 28 December 2016, cornering the then 19-year-old between two homes in Whitby, Ontario, and beating him so badly with a pipe that his left eye burst. Continue reading... |
| Election tensions grip markets as Japan's Nikkei closes at 29-year high – business live Posted: 06 Nov 2020 03:16 AM PST Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
The US stock market is currently on track to open a little lower, with investors awaiting the latest Non-Farm Payroll jobs report as well as election news. The Dow Jones industrial average is down 0.5% in the futures market, with the S&P 500 dipping 0.66% and the tech-focused Nasdaq on track for a 1% decline Votes continue to be counted in a number of key battleground states and whilst Donald Trump is pursuing legal avenues, his chances of getting anywhere appear slim. So far courts have thrown out his appeals. Moreover, Joe Biden is closing the gap in those states still counting and these last bastions of hope for the President could also flip.
The oil price has also dropped today. Brent crude, the global benchmark, is down 2.5% at $39.89 per barrel - moving back towards the four-month lows seen at the end of October. Oil is down due to lingering election uncertainty, and continued worries about spiking coronavirus infections in the US and Europe weigh on sentiment. Continue reading... |
| Two new greater glider species discovered: 'Australia’s biodiversity just got a lot richer' Posted: 06 Nov 2020 02:00 AM PST One of the world's biggest gliding mammals, Australia's greater glider is actually three separate species, according to new research One of the world's biggest gliding mammals, Australia's once-common and unique greater glider, actually comprises three separate species, according to new genetic research. Researchers said the findings should prompt urgent work to better understand the three species which are under pressure from rising temperatures, bushfires and land-clearing. Continue reading... |
| Operation Moonshot: rapid Covid test missed over 50% of cases in pilot Posted: 05 Nov 2020 11:01 AM PST Exclusive: mass-testing experts say tests should not be widely used in hospitals or care homes A rapid coronavirus test at the heart of Boris Johnson's mass-testing strategy missed more than 50% of positive cases in an Operation Moonshot pilot in Greater Manchester, the Guardian can reveal. The 20-minute tests, on which the government has spent £323m for use with hospital and care home staff with no symptoms, identified only 46.7% of infections during a crucial trial in Manchester and Salford last month. Continue reading... |
| UK closes Denmark travel corridor over mink Covid scare Posted: 05 Nov 2020 06:35 PM PST Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, announces travellers arriving after 4am on Friday must self-isolate for 14 days Denmark has been removed from the British government's list of travel corridors. Travellers arriving in the UK from Denmark after 4am on Friday must self-isolate for 14 days. Continue reading... |
| Covid immune response faster and stronger post-infection, scientists say Posted: 05 Nov 2020 09:22 AM PST Strongest evidence yet found of sustained defence in people who recover from coronavirus Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that people who recover from Covid may mount a much faster and more effective defence against the infection if they encounter the virus again. Researchers at Rockefeller University in New York found that the immune system not only remembered the virus but improved the quality of protective antibodies after an infection had passed, equipping the body to unleash a swift and potent attack if the virus invaded a second time. Continue reading... |
| Future market for Covid vaccines 'could be worth more than $10bn a year' Posted: 05 Nov 2020 08:11 AM PST Analysts estimate revenue generated, assuming an annual jab at an average price of $20 The future market for Covid-19 vaccines could be worth more than $10bn (£7.6bn) in annual revenues for pharmaceutical companies, according to industry experts, even though some drugmakers have pledged to provide their vaccines on a not-for-profit basis during this pandemic. The calculations by analysts at Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse assume people will need to be vaccinated every year, similar to the traditional flu jab, with an average price of $20 for a Covid-19 vaccine dose. Prices range from $3 a dose to $37. Continue reading... |
| Sophia Loren: 'The body changes. The mind does not' Posted: 05 Nov 2020 10:00 PM PST The 86-year-old, star of the Netflix drama The Life Ahead, looks back at her own life, from the squalor of wartime Naples to the glamour of international fame The CGI lioness that materialises at intervals in the Netflix drama The Life Ahead is a sad and sorry-looking thing. It has a glossy gold coat and a twitching gold tail and brings a dose of magic realism to an otherwise gritty 21st-century tale. But it is too skimpy and tame. It lacks exoticism and menace. It pales when compared to the movie's other big beast. Ostensibly, The Life Ahead spins the story of Madame Rosa, a fiery samaritan and former sex worker on the coast of southern Italy. But in essence, at heart, it is a luxurious showcase for the 86-year-old Sophia Loren, who strides through the action with her grey hair untethered and her hoop earrings swinging; a Mother Courage for the ages, bruised but unbowed. Directed by her son, Edoardo Ponti, the film mines the actor's back catalogue, riffs off her colourful life story and stirs memories of the combative characters she played in her heyday, in films such as Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963) and Marriage Italian Style (1964). "Things don't change too much," she says. "The body changes. The mind does not." Continue reading... |
| Dogs in prams: Taiwan's falling birthrate sees pets outnumbering children Posted: 05 Nov 2020 10:57 PM PST Trend of canine carriers goes beyond the practical and reflects changing attitudes towards pet ownership In a quiet southern Taipei alleyway, an ageing golden retriever peers sleepily from a pram being pushed by his elderly owner. A few minutes later a stroller pushed along by a young woman rolls past, carrying a brindle-cross. That afternoon a puppy wearing a tuxedo and rainbow bowtie is wheeled through the heaving crowds of the Taipei Pride parade. Continue reading... |
| From Supalonely to stadiums: meet Benee, a 'normal idiot from New Zealand' Posted: 06 Nov 2020 12:00 AM PST Playing proper shows in her post-pandemic homeland, making headlines for her politics and losing her privacy, the 20-year-old viral pop star is now learning to deal with real-life fame Twelve thousand fans packed into a venue on a Saturday night, phones aloft, no masks in sight: it looks like a scene from another era, not October 2020. When Benee swaggers across the stage of Auckland's Spark Arena, she may as well be the only pop star in the world: live music recently resumed in her native New Zealand. More concert-deprived, homebound fans watch enviously via livestream. "Stuff like that, I choose not to overthink," 20-year-old Stella Bennett says of the magnitude of the event, speaking over Zoom two weeks later. "I'm already a huge fretter." (In her broad "Nu-Zild" accent, it sounds like "fritter"; Benee, meanwhile, is pronounced "Benny".) Her national tour narrowly missed disruption from a localised lockdown that ended a few weeks earlier. "Everyone is just so amped to be back at gigs," she says. "It had this weird kind of new gig energy. I thought people would be really drunk, and some of them were, but a lot of them were just so focused." Continue reading... |
| How should you deal with stress in 2020? First, ditch the meditation Posted: 06 Nov 2020 01:42 AM PST I thought I didn't have a lot on, but working up disaster scenarios in my head – from the US election to the pandemic – is the closest I have come to a full-time job The first Wednesday in November is national stress awareness day. This year, that was the day after the US elections – a sick joke that the organisers probably didn't appreciate, being too busy taking a bath and exercising. It fell in the middle of a week dedicated internationally to stress awareness, which ends today, so you should feel free to go back to the way you were before: highly stressed, but oblivious to it. If you want to remain aware, the best way to measure cortisol, the primary stress hormone, is by analysing your earwax, according to a study from University College London's Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience. Alternatively, you could count the unbelievably stupid things you have done over the week. Stress is usually considered an internal state – something amiss in your mind that the outside world can perceive only by a slight squeak to your voice. (You might also get a stress headache, but only in an advert.) Really, though, it is where the internal meets the external that the problems start. Distraction, absent-mindedness: none of this would matter if you hadn't also put your phone in the fridge and your wallet in the bin and set loose a cascade of errors to which catastrophic lateness for everything is the background music. Continue reading... |
| 'We're seeing more than ever': white shark populations rise off California coast Posted: 06 Nov 2020 03:00 AM PST CSU Long Beach shark lab has tagged a record amount of white sharks, signaling a healthy ecosystem – and warmer waters Chris Lowe is no longer surprised when he sees drone footage of juvenile white sharks cruising near surfers and swimmers in southern California's ocean waters. Lowe directs the shark lab at California State University, Long Beach, and for the past 12 years he's been monitoring populations of juvenile white sharks off the southern California coast with tags, drones and planes. This year, Lowe has already tagged a record 38 sharks, triple the number that were tagged last year. "Normally they'd be leaving by now, but instead we are seeing more sharks than ever." Continue reading... |
| From Weezer to Missy Elliott: 10 of the best difficult second albums Posted: 06 Nov 2020 01:00 AM PST Dismissed at the time for being pretentious, bloated or way too WTF, these are the second albums that deserve return visits Released five years after the Madchester pioneers' era-defining debut, Second Coming has become synonymous with difficult second album syndrome. Battling high expectations, crippling self-doubt and, in the end, themselves, it's an album that mirrors its difficult gestation, with songs often hampered by superfluous noodling. The good still shines through, however, not least in the lovely Ten Storey Love Song and lead single Love Spreads. Continue reading... |
| Liverpool residents: share your experiences of mass testing Posted: 06 Nov 2020 02:34 AM PST We want to hear from people living and working in the Liverpool region about their coronavirus experiences A government plan to test large parts of the population for coronavirus launched in Liverpool on Friday. Part of Operation Moonshot, up to 500,000 people in the city will be tested to measure the feasibility of mass population screening across the country. Continue reading... |
| Israel's Yitzhak Rabin assassinated at peace rally - archive, 6 November 1995 Posted: 05 Nov 2020 09:30 PM PST 6 November 1995: prime minister shot at close range by 25-year-old Yigal Amir who told police 'I acted alone on God's orders and I have no regrets' Israel, forced to confront its divisions by a Jewish assassin's bullets, today buries the prime minister who promised peace, and looks ahead to a future suddenly filled with new fears of conflict. Related: Yitzhak Rabin: 'He never knew it was one of his people who shot him in the back' Continue reading... |
| Small things worth preserving – LagosPhoto20's Home Museum Posted: 06 Nov 2020 12:00 AM PST This year the Lagos photo festival examines the ramifications of restitution through the Home Museum. An open call in May asked people to submit images of objects important to them and their home, resulting in more than 200 submissions Continue reading... |
| US election 2020 results live: Biden narrowly ahead of Trump as count continues Posted: 06 Nov 2020 03:26 AM PST Joe Biden continues to chip away at Donald Trump's lead in Pennsylvania and has edged ahead in Georgia as last presidential election counts trickle in |
| Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula – zombie romp cannibalises the classics Posted: 06 Nov 2020 03:00 AM PST Sequel to the South Korean gem shuns the social commentary of its predecessor in favour of tired cliches and tedious CGI Focused, frenzied and packed to capacity with social comment, 2016's South Korean zombie barnstormer Train to Busan revitalised a genre in an advanced state of decomposition. Its sequel – not counting the animated prequel Seoul Station – unfortunately reverts to type, favouring CGI-overloaded snafus rather than the tight set-pieces and class-based rancour that made the first film so gripping. Related: Classics of modern South Korean cinema – ranked! Continue reading... |
| Victoria's hotel quarantine program revealed to cost $195m – as it happened Posted: 06 Nov 2020 01:27 AM PST Four new coronavirus cases recorded in NSW southern highlands as Victoria quarantine inquiry delivers interim report. This blog is now closed
That's it for tonight, thanks for reading. To recap today's developments:
The chief of the defence force, Angus Campbell, has released a statement about the inquiry into alleged war crimes by Australian special forces in Afghanistan. Campbell said he received the Afghanistan inquiry report today, which examined the conduct of elite Australian forces in more than 55 incidents of alleged unlawful killings between 2005 and 2016. Today I have received the Afghanistan Inquiry report from the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force (IGADF). The independent inquiry was commissioned by Defence in 2016 after rumours and allegations emerged relating to possible breaches of the Law of Armed Conflict by members of the Special Operations Task Group in Afghanistan over the period 2005 to 2016. Continue reading... |
| Uganda elections: on the campaign trail with the country’s rudest feminist Posted: 05 Nov 2020 11:45 PM PST From naked protests to spells in prison, Stella Nyanzi has stood up to President Museveni – now she's standing as an MP "Stella is my Mama Africa, because she has always fought for women!" shouts Hanifa Nagujja, a 28-year-old cook at akatale kabalema or "market of the disabled" in the heart of Kampala, Uganda's capital. Nagujja is one of about 15 women in gingham aprons who are jumping in the air in elation, clapping, finger-clicking and ululating as Stella Nyanzi weaves her way through bubbling pots of groundnut sauce, beans and matooke. Some of them chant "Nnalongo! Nnalongo!" – the name given to mothers of twins in Buganda culture. Continue reading... |
| Child labour doesn’t have to be exploitation – it gave me life skills | Elizabeth Sibale Posted: 05 Nov 2020 11:15 PM PST Growing up in Africa taught me to be self-reliant and resilient. Putting children to work must be seen in local context Aged eight, Tayambile would walk with her mother every day to fetch water. On her 2km return journey in 30C heat, she would carry 20 litres in an aluminium bucket on her head. She would then help to pound maize in a mortar and prepare food for the family – typically fresh fish caught by her father on the lake. Continue reading... |
| Trump may have broken his own record for most dangerous lies in one speech | David Smith Posted: 05 Nov 2020 06:39 PM PST In 16 minutes, the liar-in-chief offered a downright dishonest take on the election that risked inciting violence It seemed like a desperate last stand from a fearful strongman who can feel power slipping inexorably away. The US president on Thursday returned to the White House briefing room, scene of past triumphs such as that time he proposed bleach as a cure for coronavirus and that other time he condemned QAnon with the words "They like me". Continue reading... |
| 'You can't stop the revolution': rival protesters converge in Philadelphia – video Posted: 06 Nov 2020 01:22 AM PST Vote counting is continuing in Pennsylvania as duelling protest groups gathered throughout the day outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center in the centre of Philadelphia. The battleground state received 358,257 mail-in ballots and the count has resulted in the vote gap narrowing between Joe Biden and Donald Trump
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| Shakespeare and Company bookshop in Paris appeals for help – in pictures Posted: 05 Nov 2020 11:00 PM PST English-language bookshop asks customers for support as France enters new lockdown Continue reading... |
| Trump repeats baseless election fraud claims as Biden calls for calm – video report Posted: 05 Nov 2020 07:54 PM PST Donald Trump has claimed, without evidence, 'If you count the legal votes, I easily win', declaring victory again in a presidential election where votes are still being counted. Trump's comments come after rival Joe Biden urged Americans to stay calm as the result remains unconfirmed. In remarks made at the White House, Trump falsely referred to legally-cast mail-in ballots as illegitimate, and made unsubstantiated claims pollsters got results 'knowingly wrong' and the election is being stolen
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| Vanuatu faces economic hurdles as natural disaster recovery continues – video Posted: 05 Nov 2020 07:40 PM PST Vanuatu is ranked by the World Bank as the world's most at-risk nation to natural disasters. Over the last five years, the South Pacific nation has endured two major volcanic events and two category 5 cyclones including Cyclone Harold in April 2020. While it has escaped infection from the Covid-19 pandemic, the loss of tourism has left a devastating impact on the local economy Continue reading... |
| US election 2020: will Donald Trump accept the result? Posted: 05 Nov 2020 07:00 PM PST Joe Biden was still leading Donald Trump in the tense race to the critical 270 electoral votes as counting continued in key states. Jonathan Freedland describes an election that has provided one clear message: the US remains divided Joe Biden is tantalisingly close to securing the presidency, as votes continue to be counted in key states after an election with a record turnout and record numbers of postal votes. Donald Trump, watching his grip on the presidency being eroded, has threatened legal action, recounts, and even a halt to all ballot counting. The Guardian's Jonathan Freedland tells Rachel Humphreys that the president set the tone for a disputed election result with an extraordinary statement in the White House on election night, and has continued to question the legitimacy of the process. Continue reading... |
| MSNBC cuts away from Trump's address after he again falsely declares election victory – video Posted: 05 Nov 2020 05:26 PM PST MSNBC anchor Brian Williams stopped broadcasting Donald Trump's remarks after the US president falsely claimed 'If you count the legal votes, I easily win'. The anchor's interruption came less than a minute into Trump's news conference, with Williams saying, 'Here we are again in the unusual position of not only interrupting the president of the United States but correcting the president of the United States'
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