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- Gavin Newsom will remain California governor after handily defeating recall attempt
- North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into sea, South Korea military says
- Taliban governor of Helmand’s message to west: ‘Come back with money, not guns’
- Lyra McKee: four men arrested over killing of journalist in Derry
- Bolsonaro cracks down on illegal mining in Amazon amid global pressure – for now
- Outcry over killing of almost 1,500 dolphins on Faroe Islands
- Drought puts 2.1 million Kenyans at risk of starvation
- Biden administration asks federal court to block enforcement of Texas abortion ban
- Taiwan fighter jets practise road landings in drill simulating response to China attack
- World Anti-Doping Agency to review banned status of cannabis for athletes
- ‘Heartbroken’ Osage Nation leaders decry sale of sacred Missouri cave with ancient artwork
- Coronavirus live news: EU pledges 200m more jabs to other countries; France health worker vaccine rule comes into effect
- Singapore reports worst daily Covid case tally in more than a year
- Why Kerala is still in the grip of India’s second wave of Covid
- New Zealand reopens MIQ border bookings as new Covid cases drop to 14
- ‘Wine is our livelihood’: locals still recovering from German floods
- Life can be different: 10 years ago, Occupy Wall Street changed the world
- Muscles and methane: how protein became the food industry’s biggest craze
- Glory days: what does success mean in 2021?
- ‘Why do they have to be brilliant?’ The problem of autism in the movies
- Galaxy Z Fold 3 review: Samsung’s cutting-edge water resistant phone-tablet hybrid
- Families and survivors still seek answers to Gleision mine disaster
- Our Defeats review – French teenagers reckon with politics past
- US charges American mercenary hackers over their work in UAE
- Texas’s largest companies stay silent on state abortion ban despite outrage
- Christian Porter’s legal fees: what is a blind trust and what must MPs disclose?
- #DoNotTouchMyClothes: Afghan women’s social media protest against Taliban
- Yemen at war: conflict, chaos and rare joy – in pictures
- Experts warn of a rough winter but PM is clinging to plan A
- Winter plan: what does government’s toolkit to combat Covid include?
- Governor Gavin Newsom defeats California recall effort – video
- NSW Covid-19 update: 1,259 cases and 12 deaths with curfew lifted for Sydney LGAs of concern – video
- Boris Johnson says winter Covid measures may include 'plan B' of home working and face masks – video
- Hillary Clinton: US still faces ‘real battle for democracy’ – video
- Sajid Javid updates parliament on Covid-19 pandemic winter plans – watch live
| Gavin Newsom will remain California governor after handily defeating recall attempt Posted: 14 Sep 2021 10:42 PM PDT California voters resoundingly reject choice to replace Democratic governor, who faced a battle for his political life California's governor, Gavin Newsom has prevailed in a historic recall election that had him battling for his political life. In a referendum on the governor's leadership through the pandemic, voters resoundingly rejected the choice to replace him with a Trumpist Republican. The Associated Press projected the results about 45 minutes after polls closed on Tuesday night. Newsom's most popular challenger was Larry Elder, a right wing radio host who drew comparisons to the former president and who attempted to sow baseless doubts about the election process. Continue reading... |
| North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into sea, South Korea military says Posted: 14 Sep 2021 09:36 PM PDT Launch comes as Chinese foreign minister is in Seoul to discuss stalled nuclear diplomacy and two days after North tests a new long-range cruise missile North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea's military has said, two days after the North claimed to have tested a new missile in its first weapons test in six months. South Korea's joint chiefs of staff (JCS) said the missiles flew from a central inland area towards the waters off the Korean Peninsula's east coast and that further analysis with US officials was under way. "Our military maintains a full readiness posture in close cooperation with the US," the JCS said. Continue reading... |
| Taliban governor of Helmand’s message to west: ‘Come back with money, not guns’ Posted: 14 Sep 2021 10:28 AM PDT Talib Mawlawi, who spent years fighting the British, urges western nations to recognise Taliban as Afghanistan's legitimate leaders Helmand's new Taliban governor, who spent years as a commander fighting the British in Sangin, welcomes visitors with an assault rifle lying on his desk. Yet he insists the time for fighting is over. He has a message for the British, and the rest of Nato: recognise the Taliban as Afghanistan's legitimate leaders and then come back, but with money not guns. Continue reading... |
| Lyra McKee: four men arrested over killing of journalist in Derry Posted: 15 Sep 2021 12:38 AM PDT Police Service of Northern Ireland says the men have been detained under the Terrorism Act Detectives investigating the killing of the journalist Lyra McKee have arrested four men. McKee was shot dead by dissident republicans in Derry in April 2019 as she observed rioting in the Creggan area of the city. Continue reading... |
| Bolsonaro cracks down on illegal mining in Amazon amid global pressure – for now Posted: 15 Sep 2021 02:00 AM PDT Brazil government is determined to show the world a new, greener face after three years in which deforestation rates and global outrage exploded In the four decades since he helped found the Garden of Gold, Fernando Viana has had a front row seat to the chaotic scramble for precious metals in the Brazilian Amazon. Cutthroat squabbles over the jungle mines sprinkled around this riverside outpost. Lead-riddled corpses dumped outside the rowdy wooden bordellos he once ran. Continue reading... |
| Outcry over killing of almost 1,500 dolphins on Faroe Islands Posted: 14 Sep 2021 12:35 PM PDT Many Faroese horrified by what Sea Shepherd group claims was largest such massacre in the islands' history • Story contains graphic image that some may find distressing. Even the staunchest defenders of traditional whaling in the Faroe Islands have condemned the "cruel and unnecessary" massacre on Sunday of a superpod of nearly 1,500 dolphins, which were driven into shallow waters of the Skálabotnur beach on the island of Eysturoy and left writhing for hours before being killed. The Sea Shepherd group, which has been campaigning to stop the traditional Faroese "Grind" hunt since the 1980s, has claimed Sunday's hunt was "the largest single killing of dolphins or pilot whales in the islands' history", with more animals perishing than in an entire season at the infamous "Cove" at Taiji, Japan. Continue reading... |
| Drought puts 2.1 million Kenyans at risk of starvation Posted: 14 Sep 2021 11:00 PM PDT National disaster declared as crops fail after poor rains and locusts, while ethnic conflicts add to crisis An estimated 2.1 million Kenyans face starvation due to a drought in half the country, which is affecting harvests. The National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) said people living in 23 counties across the arid north, northeastern and coastal parts of the country will be in "urgent need" of food aid over the next six months, after poor rains between March and May this year. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Biden administration asks federal court to block enforcement of Texas abortion ban Posted: 14 Sep 2021 10:40 PM PDT US Justice Department seeks temporary restraining order while lawsuit challenging the statute as unconstitutional goes through courts The Biden administration has formally asked a federal judge to block enforcement of a new Texas law that effectively bans almost all abortions in the state under a novel legal design that opponents say is intended to thwart court challenge. The US Justice Department's 45-page emergency motion seeks a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction lifting the abortion ban while its lawsuit challenging the statute as unconstitutional proceeds through the courts. Continue reading... |
| Taiwan fighter jets practise road landings in drill simulating response to China attack Posted: 14 Sep 2021 08:24 PM PDT President praises 'splendid combat skills' and resolution to defend airspace amid near-daily infringements of its airspace by China Taiwanese fighter jets landed on a makeshift runway on a road on Wednesday as annual drills reached their peak, practising skills that would be needed in the event of an attack by China. In exercises overseen by President Tsai Ing-wen, three aircraft – an F-16, French-made Mirage and a Ching-kuo Indigenous Defence Fighter plus an E-2 Hawk-Eye early warning aircraft – landed in rural southern Pingtung county on a road specially designed to be straight and flat for rapid conversion into a runway. Continue reading... |
| World Anti-Doping Agency to review banned status of cannabis for athletes Posted: 14 Sep 2021 10:21 PM PDT
An advisory group to the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) will review whether cannabis should remain a banned substance, a move that comes after American track and field star Sha'Carri Richardson missed the Tokyo Games after testing positive for it. The scientific review will be initiated next year, Wada said on Tuesday. Cannabis is currently prohibited in competition and will continue to be in 2022, it added. Continue reading... |
| ‘Heartbroken’ Osage Nation leaders decry sale of sacred Missouri cave with ancient artwork Posted: 14 Sep 2021 06:40 PM PDT Indigenous leaders had hoped to purchase the land, which is home to 1,000-year-old drawings and was auctioned off for $2.2m A Missouri cave containing Native American artwork from more than 1,000 years ago was sold at auction Tuesday, disappointing leaders of the Osage Nation who hoped to buy the land to "protect and preserve our most sacred site". A bidder agreed to pay US$2.2m to private owners for what's known as "Picture Cave," along with the 43 hilly acres that surround it near the town of Warrenton, about 60 miles (97km) west of St Louis. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 15 Sep 2021 02:22 AM PDT EU to share millions of jabs to speed up global immunisation; French hospital staff, doctors, ambulance drivers, retirement and aged care home workers must be vaccinated
The director-general of the World Health Organisation has condemned the lack of distribution of Covid vaccines to African countries and called for stronger medical manufacturing capacity across the continent. Speaking at an Invest Africa debate, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday: "The distribution of vaccines has been terribly unfair." Adding that many African countries are still without sufficient access and that less than 2% of the world's vaccines have been distributed to the continent. The pandemic is clear demonstration that we must strengthen manufacturing capacity in Africa, for vaccines and other medical products. The pandemic is a powerful demonstration that health is not a luxury item or simply an outcome of development. It is the foundation of social, economic and political stability. LIVE with @DrTedros at @InvestAfrica1's Debate https://t.co/c7dQHxTA8z
Global coronavirus news will continue here. For UK politics and coronavirus news, please follow Andrew Sparrow's liveblog which is now up and running: Related: UK Covid live news: Sajid Javid defends Tory MPs' refusal to wear masks in cabinet and Commons Continue reading... |
| Singapore reports worst daily Covid case tally in more than a year Posted: 14 Sep 2021 10:27 PM PDT Government pauses reopening plans after 837 new daily infections, despite just four deaths in a month among 80% vaccinated population Singapore has reported its highest one-day Covid case total in more than a year, with 837 cases recorded on Tuesday. In response to the growing outbreak, the government has paused reopening plans and reimposed some restrictions. Continue reading... |
| Why Kerala is still in the grip of India’s second wave of Covid Posted: 14 Sep 2021 09:00 PM PDT National cases are at record lows, yet in state that excelled in handling first wave rates have stayed high since May As Covid-19 swept through India last year, there was one state that was always seen to stand out in its handling of the pandemic. The "Kerala model" became a byword for success in containing the virus, named after a series of measures introduced early on by the south Indian state, including rigorous and focused testing, containment, community support and contact tracing. The state boasted the lowest death toll from the virus and Kerala's now-ousted health minister, KK Shailaja, became known as the "Covid slayer" and was named Vogue India's woman of the year. Continue reading... |
| New Zealand reopens MIQ border bookings as new Covid cases drop to 14 Posted: 14 Sep 2021 07:53 PM PDT News on quarantine reopening will be welcomed by New Zealanders stranded overseas as country remains hopeful it can eliminate Delta New Zealand has reopened its border bookings to those trying to return home, as cases in its current Covid outbreak continue to decline. The country reported 14 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, all of which were linked to existing cases. Auckland, the centre of the outbreak, remains in lockdown, but the rest of the country can now operate relatively freely, with mask requirements and some restrictions on gathering size. Continue reading... |
| ‘Wine is our livelihood’: locals still recovering from German floods Posted: 14 Sep 2021 09:00 PM PDT Estimated €50m worth of wine has been lost in the Ahr valley since the floods Tanja Lingen barely dares to think about the night her two sons went into the family vineyard cellar to salvage what they could of the supplies and equipment as waters from the nearby river Ahr rose to dangerous levels. "They removed the fermentation airlocks on the oak barrels and replaced them with tight plastic stoppers just in the nick of time," she says. They even had the presence of mind to film the dramatic scene, by chance capturing the fast disappearing chalk markings on the barrels which meant it was possible to identify what was in them. Continue reading... |
| Life can be different: 10 years ago, Occupy Wall Street changed the world Posted: 15 Sep 2021 12:00 AM PDT The movement launched a generation of leftist activists –and gave them a vision of real change I sprinted down 7th Avenue, down 6th Avenue, across Canal Street. Trucks and cars stood still as the bodies flooding the street halted their movement. People walked out of stores to cheer. Children pressed their faces to backseat windows while parents held up peace signs from the front. Minutes earlier, I'd been standing in a crowd in New York City's Union Square. Then the running had commenced, outpacing the police as we took the streets on our way to join another march. Continue reading... |
| Muscles and methane: how protein became the food industry’s biggest craze Posted: 14 Sep 2021 10:00 PM PDT Protein has gone from a niche bodybuilding supplement to a mainstream obsession – and is now added to a huge range of food and drink products. What led to the sudden growth of this multimillion-dollar industry? At the Protein Pick and Mix store in Tunbridge Wells, you can have any snack you like, as long as it comes with extra protein. Protein pancakes, protein burger buns, protein muffins, protein nachos, protein croissants. Protein bars, of course, in every conceivable flavour: caramel millionaire's shortbread, New York cheesecake, mint chocolate chip, double chocolate fudge, lemon drizzle, cinnamon swirl. White chocolate chip cookies that incorporate something called a "high protein lean matrix". I am being shown around the store and warehouse by the founder, Anthony Rodgers, 36, who has the well-defined musculature of a man who regularly eats three protein bars a day. He started the business, originally as an online shop, in 2013, after observing the trend for exotically flavoured protein bars in the US. "At the time I was an avid gym-goer," he says, "and protein bars were just starting to be a little more creative, a little more exciting. People were putting actual effort into the flavours, and it started to transcend the boring, functional: 'we're just going to ram some protein in you.'" Continue reading... |
| Glory days: what does success mean in 2021? Posted: 15 Sep 2021 01:00 AM PDT Our panel of stars – from Brian Cox and Lena Dunham to Edgar Wright and Rina Sawayama – reflect on what creative contentment means to them Screenwriter, It's a Sin Continue reading... |
| ‘Why do they have to be brilliant?’ The problem of autism in the movies Posted: 14 Sep 2021 10:00 PM PDT Over 30 years since Dustin Hoffman twitched his way to an Oscar in Rain Man, our experts give their verdict on a season of portrayals of the neurodiverse, from Sia's Music to What's Eating Gilbert Grape? A quick experiment. Close your eyes, and think of autism in the movies. I bet you've got an image in your head of Dustin Hoffman being driven by Tom Cruise in a Buick Roadmaster Convertible, repeatedly saying: "I'm an excellent driver." Or Hoffman glancing at a box of scattered toothpicks and announcing there are 246 of them. Or Hoffman learning the phonebook to "g" off by heart in a couple of minutes. Or Hoffman doing miraculous mental arithmetic. Rain Man was released in 1988. Watch it now, and it seems like a throwback to a simpler world where autistic people were geniuses, and no cliche about the idiot savant was left unturned. Hoffman tic-d, squinted and stuttered his way to an Oscar in a fabulously mannered performance. Continue reading... |
| Galaxy Z Fold 3 review: Samsung’s cutting-edge water resistant phone-tablet hybrid Posted: 14 Sep 2021 11:00 PM PDT Smoother, more durable and with better cameras, this foldable is the height of technology. But still comes at a price Samsung's third-generation folding phone-tablet hybrid is a technological marvel – faster, more refined than its predecessor and will even survive being dropped in the bath. But is the public ready for foldable phones? The Galaxy Z Fold 3 costs £1,599 ($1,799/A$2,499), which is £200 cheaper than last year's model, although still very expensive. It joins the £949 Galaxy Z Flip 3 and £1,149 Galaxy S21 Ultra at the top of Samsung's smartphone line. Continue reading... |
| Families and survivors still seek answers to Gleision mine disaster Posted: 15 Sep 2021 01:42 AM PDT Calls for further investigations into tragedy in south Wales that killed four men in September 2011 Bereaved families and survivors of a south Wales mining tragedy in which four men died exactly 10 years ago are calling for further investigations into the disaster. Relatives say they still do not have the answers to why their loved ones were killed at Gleision colliery on 15 September 2011, one of the UK's worst mining disasters in recent years. Continue reading... |
| Our Defeats review – French teenagers reckon with politics past Posted: 15 Sep 2021 02:26 AM PDT Jean-Gabriel Périot's slow-burn doc asks current students to re-enact films from a different political era and share their thoughts Filmed in collaboration with students from Ivry-sur-Seine on the edge of Paris, Our Defeats is a snapshot of their feelings about 21st-century society and commitment, or lack of it, to political change. But it conducts this litmus test with a twist: having them first stage scenes from films, including largely soixante-huitard-flavoured ones by Jean-Luc Godard and Chris Marker, featuring disenchanted workers, fulminating strikers and revolutionary manifestos. And then – comprehension exercise-style – it asks the actors what they think of the ideas expressed in each. Confronted with teenagers struggling to define "trade union" or "revolution", initially it feels like juxtaposing them with such fervent material is a passive-aggressive move on the part of director Jean-Gabriel Périot. There is indeed a striking gap between the often highly charged and persuasive performances they give, and the embarrassed bemusement with which many engage with Périot's questions. But these rec-room Brechtian tactics seem to have a double purpose: to highlight the theatre inherent in all forms of politics while also to suggest that only by leaping between watcher and actor, and actively grappling with the concepts batted about, do they actually start to have any meaning. Continue reading... |
| US charges American mercenary hackers over their work in UAE Posted: 14 Sep 2021 03:57 PM PDT Three former US intelligence operatives accused of helping UAE spy on enemies Three former US intelligence operatives, who went to work as mercenary hackers for the United Arab Emirates, are facing federal charges of conspiring to violate hacking laws, according to justice department court documents filed on Tuesday. The three men, Marc Baier, Ryan Adams, and Daniel Gericke, are accused of having been part of a clandestine unit named Project Raven, first reported by Reuters, that helped the United Arab Emirates spy on its enemies. Continue reading... |
| Texas’s largest companies stay silent on state abortion ban despite outrage Posted: 15 Sep 2021 01:00 AM PDT Corporations, including American Airlines and ExxonMobil, have not made statements about the ban that all but outlaws abortion Despite the widespread outrage over a new Texas law that all but outlaws abortion in the state, only a handful of major companies have spoken out against the legislation that went into effect on 1 September. The law relies on private citizens to carry out the ban by allowing people to file civil lawsuits against anyone who assists a woman in getting an abortion after embryonic cardiac activity is detected. A divided US supreme court declined to block it, allowing it to remain in effect as its legality is worked out in lower courts. Continue reading... |
| Christian Porter’s legal fees: what is a blind trust and what must MPs disclose? Posted: 15 Sep 2021 02:20 AM PDT The minister's office has said that he has declared what he needs to under the rules The industry and science minister, Christian Porter, has revealed that part of his defamation legal fees were paid by a blind trust with funds from an undisclosed source. So what is a blind trust, is the declaration consistent with disclosure rules, and could the Attorney General find out more about the source? Continue reading... |
| #DoNotTouchMyClothes: Afghan women’s social media protest against Taliban Posted: 14 Sep 2021 10:28 PM PDT Women around the world are sharing pictures of themselves in traditional colourful clothes in a campaign against the new strict dress code for female students After street demonstrations across major cities in Afghanistan, women have now taken to social media to protest against the Taliban's hardline policies towards them. An online campaign has seen Afghan women around the world share photos of themselves wearing traditional colourful clothes, using the hashtag #DoNotTouchMyClothes. Continue reading... |
| Yemen at war: conflict, chaos and rare joy – in pictures Posted: 14 Sep 2021 06:37 AM PDT Over the past four years, photographer Giles Clarke has reported from Yemen for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), documenting the tragedy of a country devastated by war but also the resilience of its people. The photojournalism festival Visa pour l'image is featuring his work at an exhibition in Perpignan, France Continue reading... |
| Experts warn of a rough winter but PM is clinging to plan A Posted: 14 Sep 2021 11:54 AM PDT Analysis: despite Whitty and Vallance's fears, Boris Johnson and his team remain optimistic Twelve months ago, as a battle raged in Downing Street over whether to order a circuit-breaker lockdown, Prof Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance issued a stern public warning that England was headed for 200 deaths a day by November unless action was taken. That was widely seen as a shocking and unacceptable figure. In the event, Boris Johnson finally caved in to the inevitable six weeks later, on 31 October, ordering a month-long lockdown. Continue reading... |
| Winter plan: what does government’s toolkit to combat Covid include? Posted: 14 Sep 2021 10:07 AM PDT Boris Johnson announces restrictions that could be used in England if NHS comes under pressure Boris Johnson has announced the government's "autumn and winter plan" to combat an anticipated rise in Covid infection rates over the coming months, with a toolkit of restrictions that could be introduced in England if the NHS comes under significant pressure. Continue reading... |
| Governor Gavin Newsom defeats California recall effort – video Posted: 14 Sep 2021 11:42 PM PDT California's Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, has successfully fended off an effort to oust him from office in a special election. He overcame a Republican campaign to unseat him over his liberal policies on immigration, Covid-19 and crime. Newsom, a first-term governor beset by challenges including the pandemic, extreme drought and severe wildfires, boosted turnout among Democrats with a flurry of late campaigning. In the final days of the race, he appeared alongside President Joe Biden and the vice-president, Kamala Harris, who formerly represented California as a US senator and attorney general Continue reading... |
| NSW Covid-19 update: 1,259 cases and 12 deaths with curfew lifted for Sydney LGAs of concern – video Posted: 14 Sep 2021 06:54 PM PDT NSW has marked its most deadly day so far during the Delta outbreak with 12 Covid-19 deaths however the case numbers have continued to stabilise with 1,259 cases, 'We've seen a stabilisation in the last few days and we don't want to see that trend go the wrong way', said premier Gladys Berejiklian. The state also hit its 80% target of over 16-years-olds receiving their first dose of Covid vaccine which has meant NSW Health has lifted the curfew in the Sydney LGAs of concern. Berejiklian also reinforced her message that any further easing of restrictions in the future will only be available to those fully vaccinated saying 'there is no grey area. It's very black and white' ► Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube
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| Boris Johnson says winter Covid measures may include 'plan B' of home working and face masks – video Posted: 14 Sep 2021 10:25 AM PDT Outlining the government's winter Covid-19 plan, Boris Johnson said the government will 'will keep further measures in reserve. A plan B.' These measures include face masks, advice to work from home and vaccine passports, the prime minister said. Speaking at a No 10 press conference, Johnson added that 'it might still make the difference between keeping businesses open at full capacity or not' |
| Hillary Clinton: US still faces ‘real battle for democracy’ – video Posted: 14 Sep 2021 09:20 AM PDT Hillary Clinton said the US was still in a 'real battle for our democracy' against pro-Trump forces on the far right who are seeking to entrench minority rule and turn back the clock on women's rights. Speaking at a Guardian Live event on Monday, Clinton said she believed there was majority support for Joe Biden's agenda of huge investment in infrastructure and budget support for families. 'But the other side wants to rule by minority,' she told the Guardian's Jonathan Freedland Continue reading... |
| Sajid Javid updates parliament on Covid-19 pandemic winter plans – watch live Posted: 14 Sep 2021 04:36 AM PDT Health secretary updates parliament on pandemic winter plans, including proposals for booster jabs for over-50s and the option for 12- to 15-year-olds to get the jab |
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