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- US launches airstrikes in Iraq in retaliation for rocket attack that killed three
- Judge orders Chelsea Manning's release from jail in Virginia
- Has Malaysia's new PM inherited a poisoned chalice?
- UK and EU agree to 'dial down rhetoric' in Brexit talks
- Markets stabilise after worst day since 1987 amid coronavirus panic – business live
- Qantas repays more than $7m to staff it underpaid for up to eight years
- Revealed: Monsanto’s secret funding for weedkiller studies
- Coronavirus poses threat to climate action, says watchdog
- Theatre firm made 'unexplained' loans to Sarah Ferguson, court told
- List of world's worst 'digital predators' stretches from India and Brazil to US
- Emily Blunt: 'It's about human beings and how they're affected by a crisis'
- Report to be published in Northern Ireland cash-for-ash inquiry
- Italian journalists battle to keep going as thirst for news grows
- The Dance: the South Africans who finish high school against all odds
- US election campaign goes virtual as country faces coronavirus shut-down - live updates
- Amazon group turns to solar canoes in fight against rainforest oil devastation
- First Covid-19 case happened in November, China government records show - report
- Coronavirus: Peter Dutton tests positive to Covid-19 after returning to Australia from US
- Women shouldering the burden of climate crisis need action, not speeches
- ‘No school, no skating’: the Indian skate park bringing children together
- Mark Hayes obituary
- What is a pandemic and does it change the approach to coronavirus?
- Trump used to flirt with anti-vaxxers. Now he is demanding a coronavirus vaccine | H Holden Thorpe
- UK government's coronavirus advice – and why it gave it
- Donald Trump is the very worst person to handle the coronavirus crisis
- Biden and Sanders slam Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus outbreak – video
- Donald Trump on EU travel ban: 'We're in great shape and want to keep it that way' – video
- Soap saves lives: adverts in the Guardian after the Spanish flu outbreak
- Shops and pubs close in Italy as prime minister praises citizens' sacrifices – video
- 'We will go overhead the boat and we will light our landing light' - audio clip
| US launches airstrikes in Iraq in retaliation for rocket attack that killed three Posted: 12 Mar 2020 04:39 PM PDT Pentagon says attacks targeted Iran-backed militia, which it blames for Wednesday's killing of two US soldiers and UK servicewoman US forces have carried out air strikes in Iraq against what the Pentagon described as five weapons storage sites run by an Iranian-back militia, in retaliation for a rocket attack which killed two American and one British soldier near Baghdad. The tit-for-tat attacks come just two months after a similar escalation brought the US and Iran to the brink of direct conflict. This time the two sides are facing off in Iraq while struggling to contain coronavirus outbreaks at home. Continue reading... |
| Judge orders Chelsea Manning's release from jail in Virginia Posted: 12 Mar 2020 03:25 PM PDT Ex-army analyst, held for refusing to testify to grand jury over WikiLeaks, attempted suicide this week, legal team said A federal judge has ordered that Chelsea Manning be released from jail in Virginia. Related: Chelsea Manning hospitalized after suicide attempt, legal team say Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Has Malaysia's new PM inherited a poisoned chalice? Posted: 12 Mar 2020 10:00 PM PDT Muhyiddin Yassin faces big challenges – and some say he may be bad news for minorities When Malaysia's government plunged into chaos last month, some believed the country's veteran leader Mahathir Mohamad was likely to emerge an even more powerful political force. Instead, it was Muhyiddin Yassin, a much quieter figure, who was eventually appointed prime minister. Muhyiddin, a conservative Malay nationalist, is a low-profile and cautious politician, say analysts. Continue reading... |
| UK and EU agree to 'dial down rhetoric' in Brexit talks Posted: 12 Mar 2020 12:29 PM PDT Both sides expected to produce legal texts of negotiating positions next week The UK and the EU have agreed to "dial down the rhetoric" over Brexit in an effort to open up space for a deal, it has emerged. Brussels and London are expected to produce legal texts of their negotiating positions next week, with diplomatic sources claiming both sides have agreed to "lower the temperature" to enable the texts to be considered in detail to assess the scale of the divergence. Continue reading... |
| Markets stabilise after worst day since 1987 amid coronavirus panic – business live Posted: 13 Mar 2020 03:26 AM PDT Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Another central bank has eased monetary policy - and this time it's China. The People's Bank of China is allowing Chinese banks to hold less capital in reserve, freeing up more funds to support their customers. People's Bank of #China statement on the 50-100bp cuts: https://t.co/p88fmrOizE @steveliesman pic.twitter.com/noG9PIpdST
The Spanish stock market authorities have also banned the short-selling of some stocks, which has pushed the IBEX index up 5% this morning. But curbing speculation won't fix the looming economic crisis, as Pierre Veyret of ActivTrades writes: Share markets are rebounding slightly on Friday in an attempt of a price stabilization following the worst sell-off since the 1987 crisis. This bullish opening on EU shares has been boosted by the decision from Spanish and Italian regulators to ban short-selling on certain stocks, with these two benchmarks currently the best performers in the eurozone. However, the uncertainty persists on risky assets as coronavirus cases and the associated death toll continues to soar. The virus is spreading fear and panic further across the world and putting pressure on entire industries. Covid-19 has already slowed several businesses down and investors remain worried stimulus by central banks won't be enough to offset the negative impacts across the world. Markets are now entering an irrational-like state with prices heading for their worst week since 2008. Most stock traders now have one major question in mind: where's the bottom? Continue reading... |
| Qantas repays more than $7m to staff it underpaid for up to eight years Posted: 12 Mar 2020 07:36 PM PDT Airline has so far paid back 638 head-office staff, Fair Work Ombudsman says, and agreed to give every affected worker an additional $1,000 The Fair Work Ombudsman has said Qantas is paying back millions of dollars to hundreds of workers it underpaid for up to eight years. The airline had so far paid back $7.1m to 638 staff at head office who were underpaid between June 2011 and June 2019, the ombudsman said on Friday. Continue reading... |
| Revealed: Monsanto’s secret funding for weedkiller studies Posted: 12 Mar 2020 10:00 AM PDT The research, used to help avoid a ban, claimed 'severe impacts' on farming if glyphosate was outlawed Monsanto secretly funded academic studies indicating "very severe impacts" on farming and the environment if its controversial glyphosate weedkiller were banned, an investigation has found. The research was used by the National Farmers' Union and others to successfully lobby against a European ban in 2017. As a result of the revelations, the NFU has now amended its glyphosate information to declare the source of the research. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus poses threat to climate action, says watchdog Posted: 12 Mar 2020 12:52 PM PDT IEA warns that Covid-19 could cause a slowdown in world's clean energy transition The coronavirus health crisis may lead to a slump in global carbon emissions this year but the outbreak poses a threat to long-term climate action by undermining investment in clean energy, according to the global energy watchdog. The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects the economic fallout of Covid-19 to wipe out the world's oil demand growth for the year ahead, which should cap the fossil fuel emissions that contribute to the climate crisis. Continue reading... |
| Theatre firm made 'unexplained' loans to Sarah Ferguson, court told Posted: 12 Mar 2020 09:59 AM PDT Shareholder owed £2.5m wants administrators brought in at firm now chaired by Lord Grade Unexplained personal and business loans to the Duchess of York of more than £500,000 from an entertainment investment company were a "matter for investigation," a high court judge has been told. Gate Ventures loaned Sarah Ferguson at least £287,577 personally, and loaned £232,003 to Ginger & Moss, her upmarket tea, dinnerware and jewellery venture, court documents showed. Continue reading... |
| List of world's worst 'digital predators' stretches from India and Brazil to US Posted: 12 Mar 2020 06:29 AM PDT Freedom of expression group names and shames alleged offenders on online censorship and orchestrated repression A freedom of expression group has launched a list of "digital predators", ranking what it says are 20 of the world's worst offenders for cyber-censorship and orchestrated online repression. Published on Thursday by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) to coincide with World Day Against Cyber-Censorship, the list names and shames entities around the globe whose activities it regards as "tantamount to preying on journalism". Continue reading... |
| Emily Blunt: 'It's about human beings and how they're affected by a crisis' Posted: 13 Mar 2020 12:00 AM PDT Now postponed because of coronavirus, A Quiet Place 2 explores a world untethered by fear. Its star discusses parenthood, in film and real life, and her terror of doing SNL Emily Blunt and her husband, John Krasinski, devised a rigorous self-care regime when the pair were making A Quiet Place, 2017's harrowing self-isolation horror hit. "I always say that Macallan 12 sponsored A Quiet Place," says Blunt. "John and I would just go home and drink a lot of whisky every night. And that sort of continued on A Quiet Place 2." You, too, might need a tumbler of scotch while watching the film. Blunt describes it as a "runaway train that grips you by the neck", which is half-right. It also takes that neck and lays it on the tracks before running over it repeatedly. "I realised what an investment people had in this family from the first film," says Blunt. "Everyone asked: 'What happens next?'" Continue reading... |
| Report to be published in Northern Ireland cash-for-ash inquiry Posted: 12 Mar 2020 11:00 PM PDT Damning verdict expected on civil servants and politicians including Arlene Foster Northern Ireland's cash-for-ash scandal started almost a decade ago as a way to save the planet, veered into greed, cronyism and dysfunction, and will now reach a denouement in the place where it all started: Stormont. Sir Patrick Coghlin, chairman of the public inquiry into the region's bungled green energy scheme, is due to publish his report on Friday at the grand estate outside Belfast that hosts the devolved government's assembly and executive. Continue reading... |
| Italian journalists battle to keep going as thirst for news grows Posted: 13 Mar 2020 03:33 AM PDT Newsagents are among 'basic necessities' that can stay open amid coronavirus crisis The Italian media is continuing to play a key role in covering the coronavirus crisis under challenging conditions as the pandemic takes hold of the country. Several journalists have tested positive for the virus, with La Stampa closing its headquarters in Turin on Thursday for a "deep clean" after one of its staff was confirmed to have the illness. Continue reading... |
| The Dance: the South Africans who finish high school against all odds Posted: 13 Mar 2020 12:00 AM PDT Many South African youths fail to graduate from high school. For the few who do, the 'Matric' celebrations are prodigious In the Cape Flats, the townships and countryside in and around Cape Town where deprivation is high, many students drop out of high school due to pregnancy, substance abuse, being recruited by gangs or to support their families. School fees are a steep price to pay in an area where most families struggle to put food on the table. Matric dances are held to celebrate those who graduate (matriculate). For months beforehand, families who live in poverty-stricken areas save to buy extravagant ballgowns and tuxedos, and to hire limousines for the big night. If a family is lucky enough to have a student graduate from high school, no effort is spared to give them the night of their dreams. For many, this is the first family member to graduate. Continue reading... |
| US election campaign goes virtual as country faces coronavirus shut-down - live updates Posted: 13 Mar 2020 03:30 AM PDT Biden to hold 'virtual town hall' as president due to meet industry execs over Covid-19 response
The president is tweeting - and he is criticising the federal agency responsible for keeping the US safe from coronavirus - and of course somehow it is Barack Obama's fault as well. He claims, without providing any evidence, that changes he has made now mean that widespread testing for coronavirus will shortly start. .... Their response to H1N1 Swine Flu was a full scale disaster, with thousands dying, and nothing meaningful done to fix the testing problem, until now. The changes have been made and testing will soon happen on a very large scale basis. All Red Tape has been cut, ready to go! Related: Anger grows at Trump administration's coronavirus testing failures
Good morning. It is very much not politics as normal as the US continues to get to grips with the fall-out from the coronavirus outbreak, and the administration's attempts to handle it. Colleges across the US have begun canceling and curtailing graduation ceremonies, and March Madness is off. The president will be meeting industry executives about the Covid-19 response at 1:30pm. Continue reading... |
| Amazon group turns to solar canoes in fight against rainforest oil devastation Posted: 13 Mar 2020 03:00 AM PDT Achuar community also hope innovation will reduce amount of oil taken from forest only to be brought back as pollution
Such vessels are an essential and ubiquitous part of life in the Ecuadorian Amazon, but this one boasts a hugely symbolic difference from its predecessors. It is powered by the sun. Continue reading... |
| First Covid-19 case happened in November, China government records show - report Posted: 12 Mar 2020 11:39 PM PDT Earliest case detected on 17 November, weeks before authorities acknowledged new virus, says Chinese media The first case of someone suffering from Covid-19 can be traced back to 17 November, according to media reports on unpublished Chinese government data. The report, in the South China Morning Post, said Chinese authorities had identified at least 266 people who contracted the virus last year and who came under medical surveillance, and the earliest case was 17 November – weeks before authorities announced the emergence of the new virus. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus: Peter Dutton tests positive to Covid-19 after returning to Australia from US Posted: 13 Mar 2020 02:33 AM PDT Home affairs minister met with senior Trump administration officials including Ivanka Trump and William Barr The home affairs minister, Peter Dutton, has confirmed he has tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted to hospital in Queensland, but a spokesman for Scott Morrison says the prime minister isn't intending to be tested and no one in the cabinet will be required to self-isolate. Related: Global shortage of Covid-19 test kits hits Australia as other nations limit exports Continue reading... |
| Women shouldering the burden of climate crisis need action, not speeches Posted: 13 Mar 2020 12:00 AM PDT From loss of livelihoods to domestic abuse, women bear the brunt of natural disasters. Without change, progress on gender equality will be undone Milikini Failautusi, 30, lives on the Pacific island of Tuvalu. She has become virtually a nomad in her own country after rising tides forced her to leave her ancestral atoll and move to the main island, Funafuti. She is now a climate activist. She can no longer visit her home island, yet remains committed to her country with a burning desire to prevent her own children from inheriting an underwater ghost town. This is not just Milikini's story. Continue reading... |
| ‘No school, no skating’: the Indian skate park bringing children together Posted: 12 Mar 2020 11:00 PM PDT Bringing skateboards to children in Madhya Pradesh gives them enthusiasm to go to school and gives girls a confidence in themselves The children skid into the dusty courtyard at breakfast time, grabbing skateboards from a stack near a tethered brown cow. Boards jammed under arms, they sprint barefoot past a large well pump, the main water supply for many families here. They slap their wheels on to the still-clean concrete of Janwaar Castle – India's newest skateboard park. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 12 Mar 2020 10:13 AM PDT Mark Hayes, who has died of cancer aged 63, founded Shared Interest, a UK cooperative that provides financial services to fair trade producers worldwide. Established in 1990, today it has more than 11,500 investors investing £41m, and in the last year invested £62m in 363 organisations in 63 countries. Born to Irish parents, Angela (nee McGrath) and Tom Hayes, in Toronto, where his father, a chartered engineer, was then working, Mark was educated at Stonyhurst college in Lancashire. I met him at Cambridge, where he read economics at Clare College and laid the foundation for his guiding thought, which was to create new models for trading. From Cambridge, he joined 3i, Europe's largest venture capital organisation, and was running the Melbourne office before he was 30. Continue reading... |
| What is a pandemic and does it change the approach to coronavirus? Posted: 13 Mar 2020 02:48 AM PDT The WHO has declared the Covid-19 outbreak to be a pandemic. But what does that mean? Declaring a pandemic has nothing to do with changes to the characteristics of a disease, but is instead associated with concerns over its geographic spread. According to the World Health Organization, a pandemic is declared when a new disease for which people do not have immunity spreads around the world beyond expectations. Continue reading... |
| Trump used to flirt with anti-vaxxers. Now he is demanding a coronavirus vaccine | H Holden Thorpe Posted: 13 Mar 2020 02:15 AM PDT The Trump administration's rhetoric will make this pandemic worse. Words are now a matter of life and death "Do me a favor, speed it up, speed it up." This is what Donald Trump told the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference, recounting what he said to pharmaceutical executives about the progress toward a vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome–coronavirus 2 (Sars-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Anthony Fauci, the longtime leader of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has been telling the president repeatedly that developing the vaccine will take at least a year and a half – the same message conveyed by pharmaceutical executives. Apparently, Trump thought that simply repeating his request would change the outcome. Related: Trump's coronavirus ban on travel from the EU is backfiring already | Jonathan Freedland Continue reading... |
| UK government's coronavirus advice – and why it gave it Posted: 12 Mar 2020 01:57 PM PDT The action plan's recommendations differed significantly from measures imposed in other countries Coronavirus – all the developments Boris Johnson delivered the government's coronavirus action plan under the new "delay" phase, flanked by the UK's chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, and chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, on Thursday. Here are the next steps in different areas, and the justifications they gave for them. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump is the very worst person to handle the coronavirus crisis Posted: 12 Mar 2020 11:39 AM PDT The president responded to the pandemic with denial and blaming foreigners. His incompetence and selfishness will be lethal Coronavirus is the first major crisis Donald Trump has faced that is not of his own making. People who know what it is like to be in charge when disaster strikes have warned us this moment would come eventually – and we can now see why they were so terrified. Trump in a time of coronavirus is a lethal combination. Everything about the president – his reliance on his gut instincts in place of expertise, his overwhelming selfishness, and his unfailing tendency to lash out at others when things go wrong – make him the worst person imaginable to hold the world's most powerful job in the face of pandemic. Continue reading... |
| Biden and Sanders slam Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus outbreak – video Posted: 12 Mar 2020 02:46 PM PDT On Thursday, the two contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination criticised the Trump administration for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak in the US. Bernie Sanders spoke of the 'largely incompetent' administration during his speech in Burlington, Vermont, while Joe Biden said in Delaware that Trump's ban will not stop the spread of the virus
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| Donald Trump on EU travel ban: 'We're in great shape and want to keep it that way' – video Posted: 12 Mar 2020 12:07 PM PDT Donald Trump spoke to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday, the morning after he delivered an address to the nation announcing restricted air travel from Europe. Sitting alongside the Irish caretaker taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, the US president sought to calm fears of both a market crash and the virus spreading, telling reporters: 'We're in great shape compared to other places'
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| Soap saves lives: adverts in the Guardian after the Spanish flu outbreak Posted: 12 Mar 2020 08:01 AM PDT Consumers told soap could tackle the deadly virus |
| Shops and pubs close in Italy as prime minister praises citizens' sacrifices – video Posted: 12 Mar 2020 04:30 AM PDT The Italian prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, ordered on Wednesday night the closure of all non-essential commercial activities to counteract the spread of the coronavirus, which has so far claimed 827 lives, after a 31% rise in 24 hours. The World Health Organization has formally declared a pandemic. After banning all but essential travel on Monday, Italy is allowing stores selling 'basic necessities', such as pharmacies and supermarkets, to remain open. Conte added that the impact of the new measures would only become clear in a few weeks Continue reading... |
| 'We will go overhead the boat and we will light our landing light' - audio clip Posted: 12 Mar 2020 04:26 AM PDT EU flight crew guide a Libyan naval vessel to a rubber boat carrying people fleeing Libya Continue reading... |
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