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- China coronavirus: WHO to hold special meeting in Beijing as death toll jumps
- Auschwitz survivors to return after 75 years for memorial ceremony
- Kobe Bryant: NBA legend dies in helicopter crash aged 41
- Brexit: UK must keep fishing waters open to EU boats if it wants trade deal for banking, Irish PM implies - live news
- Trump to meet Israeli leaders as doubts over ‘peace plan’ grow
- Man behind football exposé revealed as source of Dos Santos leak
- Teenager in Cyprus rape case 'drugged and suffered nightmares' in prison
- Salvini suffers setback in leftwing stronghold during Italy regional elections
- NSA faces questions over security of Trump officials after alleged Bezos hack
- Keir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of 'doing a runner' on Huawei
- Iranian passenger plane lands in the middle of a city street – video
- The despot dilemma: should architects work for repressive regimes?
- Sunday People 'hired detectives to target Milly Dowler family'
- Coronavirus: China premier Li Keqiang visits Wuhan as death toll hits 81 – live updates
- 'Satan, be gone!': Bolivian Christians claim credit for ousting Evo Morales
- Federal government withholds water funding from NSW in Murray-Darling standoff
- ‘It’s incredible what they see’: housing associations take on county lines crime
- Changing roles in Burkina Faso - a photo essay
- Mogadishu left reeling as climate and conflict spark rural exodus
- Donald Trump's defence team sets out argument in impeachment trial – video
| China coronavirus: WHO to hold special meeting in Beijing as death toll jumps Posted: 27 Jan 2020 12:21 AM PST Officials have postponed the end of the lunar new year holidays as spread of virus continues and lockdowns expand The head of the World Health Organization will hold a special meeting with officials in Beijing on Monday to discuss how to contain the coronavirus that has killed 80 people and left more than 400 in a critical condition. In an effort to reduce chances of infection during what is China's busiest travel season, officials announced the end of this week's lunar new year holiday would be postponed until at least 2 February. Authorities have also widened sweeping restrictions on travel across the country. Continue reading... |
| Auschwitz survivors to return after 75 years for memorial ceremony Posted: 26 Jan 2020 09:00 PM PST Those making trip to former Nazi death camp fear lessons of Holocaust are being forgotten More than 200 survivors are to gather at the former Nazi extermination camp of Auschwitz, many probably for the final time, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its liberation. As rows over the make-up of the international guest list at the memorial ceremony threatened to overshadow Monday's event, survivors who drew on harrowing memories of their incarceration warned the lessons from the atrocities sanctioned by Adolf Hitler's administration and carried out often by ordinary Germans were in danger of being forgotten. Continue reading... |
| Kobe Bryant: NBA legend dies in helicopter crash aged 41 Posted: 27 Jan 2020 12:57 AM PST
The NBA, and much of America, was in shock on Sunday after Kobe Bryant, one of the greatest basketball players in history, died in a helicopter crash. He was 41. Bryant was on board the helicopter with eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, when it crashed at 10am local time near Calabasas, 30 miles north-west of downtown Los Angeles, in foggy weather. The crash ignited brushfires, making it hard for rescue crews to get close to the site. There were no survivors. Bryant, who lived in the area for most of his life often used helicopters to beat Los Angeles' heavy traffic, and on Sunday he was taking Gianna to play in a basketball game at his academy outside the city. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 27 Jan 2020 02:35 AM PST Rolling coverage of the day's political developments as they happen
Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, and Leo Varadkar, the Irish taoiseach, have been holding a press conference in Dublin. Varadkar said that, if Brexit does not work out and the UK wants to rejoin the EU, it would be welcome back. These are from Sky's Stephen Murphy, the BBC's Chris Page and the Irish government (aka Merrion Street). Leo Varadkar on #Brexit Friday: EU chief Brexit negotiator is in Dublin. @MichelBarnier: "Brexit shows... it doesn't really matter if you're big or small, we are all part of the family". @LeoVaradkar says he hopes Brexit goes well for UK - but if it doesn't "there will always be a place at the table" pic.twitter.com/9aKdziM8M0 Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar - In the next phase of Brexit, @MichelBarnier will be focused on the partnership with the UK. We discussed some of the particular challenges for Ireland. I have asked Michel to continue to consider Ireland's interests in this next phase. pic.twitter.com/VkCy1N2APJ . @MichelBarnier - We now have an agreement that brings legal certainty. It would not have been possible without the work of everybody here in Ireland. @MichelBarnier - Later today, I travel to Belfast. I am delighted that power sharing has been restored. I will pay my respects to Seamus Mallon. https://t.co/5oxa6Q79v1 pic.twitter.com/TFUeXnaAis
The BBC's interview with Leo Varadkar, the Irish taoiseach, was thorough and candidate. Laura Kuenssberg has written a blog about what Varadkar told her that you can read here, and I've already posted some quotes. Here is a fuller summary. The reality of situation is that the European Union is a union of 27 member states. The UK is only one country. And we have a population and a market of 450 million people. The UK, it's about 60. So if these were two teams up against each other playing football, who do you think has the stronger team? So long as we're united. A lot of people, unfortunately, in Westminster, and in Britain, don't understand Ireland, or know much about Ireland. And that's one thing that we actually find hard to understand because if you grow up in Ireland, you know, we speak English as our first language, most of us do anyway. We watch the BBC, we watch Graham Norton, we watch your television, your news. We really understand a lot about Britainn. But I think a lot of British people don't understand a lot about Ireland, including your politicians. And that's what was very badly exposed I think during the whole Brexit process ... In Britain's negotiations with Ireland over Brexit, some senior politicians in London were dismissive of the effectiveness of Irish diplomacy. One cabinet minister, who asked for anonymity because of the sensitivity of the negotiations, told me that Ireland was a small country, which meant that the quality of its ministers could not match that of those in the UK. And yet this attitude proved part of London's undoing in the negotiations, which saw Ireland win more of its objectives than Britain did. I think the area where it's going to become tricky is this whole idea of a level playing field. Because there's a genuine concern across the European Union, that part of the motivation behind Brexit was for the UK to undercut us in terms of environmental standards, labour standards, product standards, food standards, all of those things. Now when I meet Prime Minister Johnson he says, no absolutely not that's not the kind United Kingdom that I want to need as prime minister. But we want that written down in law, we want that in a treaty so that we know that the UK will not be undercutting the EU with lower standards. Goods coming in to Northern Ireland, which may come across the border into the European Union, Ireland, the single market - then there will be checks required at ports and airports in Northern Ireland. But it is absolutely our wish and our desire that they should be minimised. Continue reading... |
| Trump to meet Israeli leaders as doubts over ‘peace plan’ grow Posted: 27 Jan 2020 02:49 AM PST Netanyahu's trip a welcome distraction from indictment while election opponent Gantz also visits White House Donald Trump is set to disclose details of his much-delayed Middle East "peace plan" during meetings with Israeli leaders in Washington on Monday, amid a rising global chorus of doubt about its timing and substance. The choreography between the US and Israel has been interpreted as a convenient distraction for both Trump, who faces an impeachment trial, and Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces three criminal corruption indictments and an uncertain election campaign. Continue reading... |
| Man behind football exposé revealed as source of Dos Santos leak Posted: 27 Jan 2020 01:08 AM PST Football Leaks founder passed on financial records of Africa's richest woman, says lawyer A Portuguese man behind one of the biggest exposés in the history of football has been identified as the source of a leaked cache of financial records about the business empire of Africa's richest woman, Isabel dos Santos. Lawyers for Rui Pinto, who is awaiting trial in Portugal on charges including alleged hacking and attempted extortion, said in 2018 he passed a non-profit whistleblowing organisation a hard drive containing data relating to Dos Santos's business empire, which is estimated at $2.2bn. Continue reading... |
| Teenager in Cyprus rape case 'drugged and suffered nightmares' in prison Posted: 27 Jan 2020 02:22 AM PST Woman, 19, says she shared cell with eight others and lost 16kg while suffering from PTSD A British teenager convicted of lying about being gang-raped in Cyprus has said she had nightmares about "being raped again" every night while in prison. The 19-year-old, who was remanded in jail for more than a month after being charged last July, says she lost 16kg (2st 7lb) and was given Xanax by prison doctors, which made her hallucinate during her ordeal. Continue reading... |
| Salvini suffers setback in leftwing stronghold during Italy regional elections Posted: 27 Jan 2020 01:12 AM PST League's Matteo Salvini has failed to wrest crucial Emilia-Romagna from centre-left, projections suggest Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy's far-right League party, has failed to overturn decades of leftwing rule in the northern region of Emilia-Romagna in an election that brought relief to the embattled centre-left. With 98% of the ballots counted, the incumbent Democratic party (PD) governor Stefano Bonaccini had won 51.4% of the vote compared to 43.7% for Lucia Borgonzoni, the candidate backed by the League and its allies, interior ministry data showed. Continue reading... |
| NSA faces questions over security of Trump officials after alleged Bezos hack Posted: 27 Jan 2020 01:34 AM PST Democratic lawmaker asks agency if it is confident the Saudi government has not sought to hack US officials The US National Security Agency is facing questions about the security of top Trump administration officials' communications following last week's allegations that the Saudi crown prince may have had a hand in the alleged hack of Jeff Bezos. Ron Wyden, a senior Democratic lawmaker, asked the director of the NSA whether he was confident that the Saudi government had not also sought to hack senior US government officials, including the White House adviser Jared Kushner, who has reportedly had a WhatsApp relationship with the Saudi heir. Continue reading... |
| Keir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of 'doing a runner' on Huawei Posted: 27 Jan 2020 12:22 AM PST Labour leadership favourite urges prime minister to face MPs' questions over 5G decision Sir Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson of "doing a runner" over the decision on whether to allow Huawei a role in the UK's 5G infrastructure, as Washington gave a final warning to the UK government over what it called a "momentous" choice. Ahead of a likely decision on Tuesday, with the cabinet reportedly split and the Trump administration urging Downing Street to block any role for the Chinese telecoms firm, Starmer urged Johnson to make a statement to MPs in the Commons. Continue reading... |
| Iranian passenger plane lands in the middle of a city street – video Posted: 26 Jan 2020 10:06 PM PST Footage has emerged on social media of a Caspian airline plane that appears to have made an emergency landing on an Iranian city street. It is believed around 130 people were on board when the plane landed in the city of Mahshahr. Footage shows passengers being helped out of the plane by onlookers. There are no reports of fatalities Continue reading... |
| The despot dilemma: should architects work for repressive regimes? Posted: 26 Jan 2020 10:00 PM PST Bjarke Ingels is the go-to golden boy for Big Tech – and now Brazil's Bolsonaro wants a bit of his magic. But should architects boycott oppressive leaders? Do their buildings glorify their ideology? Sun-kissed walkways in the sky, platefuls of seafood ceviche, a private helicopter pickup from the beach – the Instagram account of Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has unfolded like an escapist travelogue epic in recent weeks, as his adventures in Latin America have taken their place in his dizzying globetrotting itinerary. But there is one photograph he hasn't been so keen to share with his 730,000 followers: of him standing next to Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's far-right president, with the uneasy smile of a man who's just secured his latest big commission from another unsavoury despot, in this case one who has boasted of being "proudly" homophobic. According to a statement from Brazil's ministry of tourism, Ingels visited Brazil to tour several states and discuss strategies for developing sustainable tourism on its north-east coast, in partnership with the Nômade Group, which recently built an eco-conscious luxury resort in Tulum, the ruins of a Mayan walled city in Mexico. Continue reading... |
| Sunday People 'hired detectives to target Milly Dowler family' Posted: 27 Jan 2020 02:26 AM PST Papers lodged in high court civil case say family was put under unlawful surveillance Private detectives were hired by the Sunday People newspaper to target the family of the murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler in 2002, it has been alleged. The claims are made in legal papers lodged as part of a civil action being taken by a range of claimants, including Prince Harry. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus: China premier Li Keqiang visits Wuhan as death toll hits 81 – live updates Posted: 27 Jan 2020 02:53 AM PST World Health Organization chief travels to Beijing as more than 2,700 cases reported in China. Follow the latest news about the outbreak.
The death toll from the virus has risen to 81, after the southern island province of Hainan in the South China Sea reported its first fatality, an 80-year-old woman whose family arrived from Wuhan on 17 January, AP reports. Hubei province, where Wuhan is located, has accounted for 76 of the deaths reported so far. There have been one each in Shanghai and the provinces of Hebei in the north, Heilongjiang in the northeast and Henan in central China. #DailyChinaBriefing on Jan. 27:
Officials in Shanghai, a city with a population of more 25 million people, have extended the New Year holiday to 9 February. It has ordered sports stadiums and religious events closed. @matthew_weaver Shanghai municipal government closing businesses until February 9th to slow #coronavirus https://t.co/kDGYp9qEok pic.twitter.com/r1DQY0ISOC Continue reading... |
| 'Satan, be gone!': Bolivian Christians claim credit for ousting Evo Morales Posted: 27 Jan 2020 02:00 AM PST The fast-growing religious right – both Catholic and Protestant – see the president's exit as a first step in transforming the country, leaving many indigenous Bolivians horrified Some blame the defenestration of Evo Morales on a racist, rightwing coup. Others credit a popular revolt against a leader who had overstayed his welcome. Related: Bolivia's Evo Morales lands in Argentina after being granted asylum Continue reading... |
| Federal government withholds water funding from NSW in Murray-Darling standoff Posted: 26 Jan 2020 06:27 PM PST Minister disappointed that New South Wales did not submit Murray-Darling basin resource plans The federal government is withholding millions of dollars from the New South Wales government for failing to complete water resource plans for the Murray-Darling basin. In a letter to the state's water minister, Melinda Pavey, the federal water resources minister, David Littleproud, raised concerns the 20 plans had not been submitted. Continue reading... |
| ‘It’s incredible what they see’: housing associations take on county lines crime Posted: 27 Jan 2020 12:00 AM PST Housing officers are using their local knowledge to spot abuse and exploitation, particularly 'cuckooing' of vulnerable residents by drug gangs Housing associations are playing a growing role in tackling county lines crimes, using their knowledge of local communities to spot early signs of abuse and exploitation. In the north west of England, the exploitation of young people by drug gangs – known as "county lines" crime – is a serious problem, not just in poorer areas but in York, Harrogate and places with good transport links. Now lawyers, housing associations and police are building networks of support to try and provide innovative solutions to the crisis. Continue reading... |
| Changing roles in Burkina Faso - a photo essay Posted: 26 Jan 2020 11:00 PM PST In one of the poorest countries in the world, Burkina Faso, a very special school gives new hope to orphaned or disadvantaged girls In Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso in west Africa, a school and training programme is combating entrenched attitudes and gender stereotypes that confine women to low-paid unskilled labour, or worse. At the CFIAM, girls and young women, often from disadvantaged backgrounds, can train to be car mechanics, a trade that offers them the skills necessary to enable them to pursue independent lives and achieve a measure of socio-economic progress. Such is the success of CFIAM and its students that it has been the subject of an award-winning documentary Ouaga Girls Continue reading... |
| Mogadishu left reeling as climate and conflict spark rural exodus Posted: 26 Jan 2020 11:00 PM PST Forced from their homes by floods and fighting, 800,000 people have crammed into informal settlements in the Somali capital. Now efforts are afoot to bolster local resources The number of Somalians being pushed out of the countryside and into the capital Mogadishu has reached an unprecedented high, putting pressure on the city's already poor infrastructure and threatening its faltering recovery from three decades of conflict. More than 800,000 internally displaced people dwell in informal settlements across Mogadishu, according to the office of the mayor. They are crammed into makeshift shelters with little or no sanitation and limited access to the most basic services. There are "critical" levels of malnutrition, according to an assessment by Somalia's food security and nutrition analysis unit. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump's defence team sets out argument in impeachment trial – video Posted: 26 Jan 2020 04:27 AM PST The US president's legal team has set out its argument in a three-hour session on the fifth day of the impeachment proceedings against him. The White House counsel, Pat Cipollone, argued nothing Trump did in withholding aid to Ukraine merited impeachment. The Democrat leader, Chuck Schumer, said the legal team 'did not do a good job'
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