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- Coronavirus 'could infect 60% of global population if unchecked'
- Four men arrested in connection with murder of Lyra McKee
- Counting the cost of Australia’s summer of dread
- Brexit: Brussels will reject UK demand for deal guaranteeing City long-term market access, says Barnier - live news
- Sinn Féin begins efforts to form leftwing coalition in Ireland
- New Hampshire: hundreds of thousands of Democrats to vote in key primary
- Palestinians shelve plan for UN vote on Trump's Middle East plan
- Rohingya refugees die after boat capsizes off Bangladesh
- Jamaica deportation flight leaves with 'about 20' people
- North Korea's most senior defector to run for parliament in the South
- Virtuoso mourns beloved £150,000 piano smashed by movers
- Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire
- Food fears grow as swarms of locusts reach Uganda and Tanzania
- US politics: Sanders and Buttigieg go head to head as Democrats vote in New Hampshire
- Coronavirus live updates: two senior Hubei officials sacked as deaths pass 1,000 – latest news
- Sky News commentator suspended over Bridget McKenzie ‘shooting’ remarks
- Trump puts Cuban doctors in firing line as heat turned up on island economy
- UN calls for urgent evacuation of Lesbos refugee camp amid pandemic fears
- I have witnessed the horrors of climate change in the Pacific. Australia, it is time for action | Jacynta Fuamatu
- This election shows Ireland has moved on from Sinn Féin’s past | Siobhán Fenton
- Buttigieg v Sanders: Democrats gaining frontrunner status as 'polar opposites'
- Demise of AKK throws Merkel's placid path to retirement off course
- World's biggest firework launched in Colorado – video
| Coronavirus 'could infect 60% of global population if unchecked' Posted: 11 Feb 2020 01:47 AM PST Exclusive: Public health epidemiologist says other countries should consider adopting China-style containment measures The coronavirus epidemic could spread to about two-thirds of the world's population if it cannot be controlled, according to Hong Kong's leading public health epidemiologist. His warning came after the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said recent cases of coronavirus patients who had never visited China could be the "tip of the iceberg". Continue reading... |
| Four men arrested in connection with murder of Lyra McKee Posted: 11 Feb 2020 01:41 AM PST Men detained in Derry under Terrorism Act over April 2019 murder of journalist Four people have been arrested in the investigation into the murder of the journalist Lyra McKee. The men, aged 20, 27, 29 and 52, were detained under the Terrorism Act in Derry on Tuesday morning, a Police Service of Northern Ireland spokesman said. They are being questioned by detectives at the Musgrave serious crime suite in Belfast. Continue reading... |
| Counting the cost of Australia’s summer of dread Posted: 10 Feb 2020 07:01 PM PST Australia's catastrophic bushfire season has taken 33 lives, destroyed thousands of homes, shrouded cities in smoke and devastated the country's unique wildlife. Guardian Australia surveys the damage Continue reading... |
| Posted: 11 Feb 2020 02:44 AM PST Rolling coverage of the day's political developments as they happen, including Boris Johnson's statement to MPs confirming the government's commitment to HS2
The full text of Ursula von der Leyen's speech to the European parliament is available here. Michel Barnier's may appear online later. But here are the main points from what they both said. The prime minister, Boris Johnson, whom we respect, said that in leaving the European Union the UK was not leaving Europe. We welcome that resolve. The question that arises, for which we have no reply up until now, is this; it's a fairly simple, but a rather serious question: the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union, the single market and the customs union - does it also wish to leave, or move away, from our economic and social model, from the European regulatory model it's very familiar with because we got it up with the United Kingdom over a period of 47 years? That is the question on which we are awaiting a reply. Prime Minister Johnson said in Greenwich, earlier this month, that the United Kingdom will be 'a global champion of free trade'. Frankly, this is music to our ears. Because in a moment when the rules-based trade system is so challenged, we need our partners to join us in making the system fairer and stronger. And this is what we Europeans have always fought for over the years. A trade system that is open on one side and that is fair on the other side. Because what do free trade agreements do? Free trade agreements must replace uncertainty with a sound set of rules. They create new markets for small and medium enterprises. Free trade agreements must benefit the people. And this is the rationale that is behind our trade agreements, for instance with Canada and Japan.
This is what Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, said in his speech about the EU not being willing to give the UK a permanent equivalence recognition in financial services. Wherever possible we will grant equivalence on particular sectors of the financial industry. That is what we did with Canada, that's what we do with the United States and Japan, and it works. So I don't see why it shouldn't work with the United Kingdom. And I would like to take this opportunity to make it clear to certain people in the United Kingdom ... that they should not kid themselves about this. There will not be general, open-ended, ongoing equivalence in financial services ... We will keep control of these tools and we will retain a free hand to take our decisions. We hope to agree a chapter on financial services in the UK-EU free trade agreement that establishes a baseline for the trading relationship. This should establish regulatory cooperation arrangements with the EU that facilitate dialogue and reflect the degree of access between both markets. If the EU, like us, wants a durable relationship, we should also include measures to directly address the long-term needs of industry for a reliable equivalence process. This would provide the certainty on which internationally mobile businesses can depend. Continue reading... |
| Sinn Féin begins efforts to form leftwing coalition in Ireland Posted: 11 Feb 2020 01:47 AM PST Mary Lou McDonald will reach out to Greens and others but Fianna Fáil pact also possible Sinn Féin has started reaching out to other parties to try to form a coalition government after final election results confirmed its stunning breakthrough in Ireland's general election. Its leader, Mary Lou McDonald, is to start talks with the Greens and smaller leftwing parties in the coming days to explore a leftwing rainbow alliance, though parliamentary arithmetic means this is unlikely. Continue reading... |
| New Hampshire: hundreds of thousands of Democrats to vote in key primary Posted: 10 Feb 2020 11:00 PM PST Polls give Bernie Sanders a lead with Pete Buttigieg just a few points behind, as Iowa caucus winner remains unclear Hundreds of thousands of Democratic voters are expected to cast their ballots in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday for the presidential candidate they would like to see take on Donald Trump in November's election. The primary comes just over a week after the Iowa Democratic caucuses, which ended in chaos over the reporting of the results, and where no clear single victor has been officially declared. Continue reading... |
| Palestinians shelve plan for UN vote on Trump's Middle East plan Posted: 11 Feb 2020 12:04 AM PST Security council vote was seen as test of support for deal and of Britain's relations with US Palestinian-backed plans for a UN security council vote on Tuesday designed to show international opposition to Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan are expected to be shelved after the US and the UK raised separate objections to the draft text. In what was being seen as a key test of the diplomatic support for Trump's "ultimate deal", Tunisia, with Arab League and Palestinian support, had tabled a resolution saying it breached basic undertakings to the Palestinian people. Continue reading... |
| Rohingya refugees die after boat capsizes off Bangladesh Posted: 10 Feb 2020 11:46 PM PST Overloaded vessel allegedly trafficking refugees to Malaysia when it sank in Bay of Bengal An overcrowded boat carrying about 125 Rohingya refugees from Bangladeshi camps has sunk in the Bay of Bengal, leaving at least 16 dead, Bangladeshi officials said. The coastguard, navy divers and other rescuers recovered the bodies of 14 women, one child and a man after the wooden boat capsized off St Martin's Island, the top elected official on the island said on Tuesday. Continue reading... |
| Jamaica deportation flight leaves with 'about 20' people Posted: 11 Feb 2020 02:28 AM PST Home Office flight leaves UK less than half full after court upheld legal challenge A planned deportation flight to Jamaica has taken off but with fewer than half of those due to have been on board after a court upheld a legal challenge. As the government came under fire for proceeding with the flight, it was defended on Tuesday by the chancellor, who said those onboard were not members of the Windrush generation but offenders who posed a risk to the public. Continue reading... |
| North Korea's most senior defector to run for parliament in the South Posted: 10 Feb 2020 07:44 PM PST Thae Yong-ho was deputy ambassador at the North Korean embassy in London when he defected in 2016 The most senior diplomat to have defected from North Korea will run for parliament in South Korea to "give hope" to tens of thousands of others who have fled the regime, media reports said on Tuesday. Thae Yong-ho was deputy ambassador at the North Korean embassy in London when he defected with his wife and two sons in August 2016, and has since become one of the regime's most vocal critics. Continue reading... |
| Virtuoso mourns beloved £150,000 piano smashed by movers Posted: 10 Feb 2020 10:00 PM PST Angela Hewitt's unique F278 Fazioli was destroyed in an attempt to lift it on to a trolley A unique piano which was treasured by the Canadian virtuoso Angela Hewitt as her "best friend" was broken beyond repair when it was dropped by specialist instrument movers. The expensive accident happened late last month after Hewitt finished recording Beethoven's piano variations at a studio in Berlin. She said it left her in such shock that it took her 10 days before she could announce the news to her followers. Continue reading... |
| Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire Posted: 10 Feb 2020 09:59 PM PST For decades, one company has ruled the world of tampons. But a new wave of brands has emerged, selling themselves as more ethical, more feminist and more ecological. The Queen of Tampons, one of several nicknames, is a jubilant woman called Melissa Suk. Four years on the throne as the associate brand director of Tampax, Suk holds court at the head office of the multinational consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) in Cincinnati, Ohio. From there, she oversees an empire spanning 70 countries, filling bathroom cupboards in cities, towns and villages across the globe. When it comes to tampons, Tampax is the undisputed overlord, with a 29% global market share. (P&G's nearest rival in the sector, Johnson & Johnson, still has less than 20%.) Last year, more than 4.5bn boxes of Tampax were bought worldwide. And yet, somehow, there are still corners of the earth untouched by Tampax. If your potential territory is all of the world's bleeding vaginas, there is always opportunity for further conquest. On a recent chilly afternoon, I met Suk, beamed in from Ohio on to a giant screen in a meeting room in P&G's European headquarters in Geneva. The multinational occupies a vast white block with blue glass windows, a design best described as hospital chic. Perhaps because the conglomerate owns so many cleaning-product brands, every surface had an antibacterial gleam and every staffer appeared to have just passed through a delicates cycle, shining with corporate hygiene. Continue reading... |
| Food fears grow as swarms of locusts reach Uganda and Tanzania Posted: 10 Feb 2020 08:25 AM PST Outbreak in east Africa has already devastated crops across a swath of Kenya and Somalia Massive swarms of locusts sweeping across much of east Africa have reached Uganda and Tanzania, the United Nations has said, threatening millions more people with hunger in an already fragile region. Tanzania has detected swarms in its northern border areas close to Mount Kilimanjaro and hired three planes to spray pesticide, a tactic seen as the most effective means of countering the spread of the insects. Continue reading... |
| US politics: Sanders and Buttigieg go head to head as Democrats vote in New Hampshire Posted: 11 Feb 2020 02:40 AM PST
Good morning and welcome to the Guardian's live blog as voters in New Hampshire go to the polls in the second primary contest of the 2020 election. Results are already coming in, with three minuscule towns – Dixville Notch, Hart's Location and Millsfield – voting, as they traditionally do, just after midnight. While Iowa traditionally holds the first caucuses in the presidential election, New Hampshire has held the first primary since 1920. The primaries and caucuses are a series of contests, in all 50 US states plus Washington DC and outlying territories, by which each party selects its presidential nominee. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus live updates: two senior Hubei officials sacked as deaths pass 1,000 – latest news Posted: 11 Feb 2020 02:43 AM PST Hong Kong's Carrie Lam tells people to stay at home and nervous global investors turn to safe havens like gold. Follow updates live
Guardian reporter Henry McDonald reports that students at the University of Sussex have been sent an email to say that one of their peers has been tested for coronavirus in hospital, though the test results are still unknown. The university said it would keep students informed about the outcome of the test. The student had recently returned from overseas and was feeling unwell. It is understood that he lived in halls of residence on the university's Lewes campus.
Professor Paul Hunter, from the University of East Anglia, has told the Mail Online that there could be a justification for giving the public more information about those infected with coronavirus: Patient confidentiality is important but we may now be at the point where the public's need to know more information is greater. It would be helpful to know if [Steve Walsh] got a taxi straight home or got a bus and stopped off at the supermarket. Letting the public know this timeline will reassure many that they are not at risk. Continue reading... |
| Sky News commentator suspended over Bridget McKenzie ‘shooting’ remarks Posted: 11 Feb 2020 12:50 AM PST James Campbell, who is also a Herald Sun journalist, has been asked to stay off air for four weeks in wake of 'colourful' comments A Herald Sun journalist has been suspended by Sky News after joking on air that Bridget McKenzie should take a bottle of whisky and a revolver and shoot herself amid the sports grants controversy. James Campbell, a senior journalist and regular Sky commentator, made the remarks on Sky's AM Agenda two days before the former Nationals deputy leader resigned. Continue reading... |
| Trump puts Cuban doctors in firing line as heat turned up on island economy Posted: 10 Feb 2020 11:00 PM PST After US allies expel foreign health missions, Havana warns that patients will pay the highest price for campaign against its scheme A Cuban medical programme that has helped some of the world's poorest communities has become the latest target of the Trump administration's escalating attempts to pressure Havana's faltering economy. Dubbed "Cuban doctors", the celebrated – if controversial – humanitarian medical mission was founded more than half a century ago in the aftermath of Fidel Castro's revolution, in part to enhance the country's international influence. Continue reading... |
| UN calls for urgent evacuation of Lesbos refugee camp amid pandemic fears Posted: 10 Feb 2020 10:00 PM PST Senior doctor warns of 'major risk' of serious outbreak of disease due to lack of healthcare in the Greek camp The UN refugee agency has called for the urgent evacuation of families and sick people from the Moria camp on Lesbos. Over the weekend boats continued to arrive on the Agean islands, sending more families into "alarming" and overcrowded conditions in the refugee camps. The Moria camp in Lesbos has grown from a population of 5,000 last July to around 20,000, with new families arriving daily. Even the most vulnerable new arrivals can no longer find space in the official area, but have to build makeshift shelters in a rubbish-filled olive grove around the camp. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 10 Feb 2020 03:01 PM PST Pacific Islanders have been experiencing climate-induced disasters for years, now they have reached Australia Living in Australia as a Pacific Islander means every weekend there's a social gathering to attend, whether it's a birthday, wedding, fundraiser for someone's medical treatment or a traditional rite of passage. More recently, however, the community get-togethers to mobilise our people have been to push for stronger climate action and have a more sombre undertone. Continue reading... |
| This election shows Ireland has moved on from Sinn Féin’s past | Siobhán Fenton Posted: 10 Feb 2020 09:36 AM PST Voters now appear more concerned about social justice and housing than the party's historical connections For almost a century, political power in Ireland has been held by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. The two centrist parties have ruled in some form or another, be it through coalitions or confidence-and-supply arrangements with other smaller parties. Saturday's general election has upended this political duopoly. Sinn Féin topped the poll in first-preference votes for the first time, with a share of 24.5%. Fianna Fáil received 22.2%, while Fine Gael, in government since 2011, came third with 20.9%. Under Ireland's proportional representation voting system, it will take several days for the calculations to be made to establish exactly how many seats each party will win. Once that's clear, negotiations will begin to see who can somehow form a government. Continue reading... |
| Buttigieg v Sanders: Democrats gaining frontrunner status as 'polar opposites' Posted: 10 Feb 2020 08:23 AM PST
A day ahead of the New Hampshire primary, Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders remain on a collision course. Related: Sheldon Adelson to donate $100m to Trump and Republicans, fundraisers say Continue reading... |
| Demise of AKK throws Merkel's placid path to retirement off course Posted: 10 Feb 2020 07:40 AM PST Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer resignation rips up CDU's plans for post-Merkel era The year 2020 was meant to be a relatively quiet time in Europe's largest economy. With regular elections only scheduled for the city state of Hamburg, where the centre-left remains strong and the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party (AfD) is projected to get an underwhelming 7% share of the vote, Angela Merkel's last full year in power promised to be a stable pathway into her political retirement. A good time to focus, at last, on urgent geopolitical challenges: Trump, China, the eurozone. Continue reading... |
| World's biggest firework launched in Colorado – video Posted: 10 Feb 2020 01:21 PM PST The skies above a Colorado ski resort town have been lit up by a record-breaking firework. The 1270kg shell, which flew 671 metres into the air before exploding, is the largest ever fired. Representatives from Guinness World Records were on hand to verify that the firework was 181kg heavier than the previous record-holder, launched in the United Arab Emirates in 2018 Continue reading... |
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