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- North Korea fires two missiles as Seoul condemns ‘inappropriate’ timing
- Revealed: £1bn of taxpayers' cash to help foreign countries buy British arms
- Zaghari-Ratcliffe's leave from prison to be extended by two weeks
- 'You've bollixed up my book': letter reveals Hemingway's fury at being censored
- Taliban refuses to talk to Afghan government's negotiating team
- UK can keep Covid-19 deaths below 20,000, says medical director
- Alister Jack is third UK cabinet member to self-isolate during Covid-19 outbreak
- Pope's blessing in empty St Peter's Square watched by 11m on TV
- Matthew Macfadyen: 'We are all living by the seat of our pants'
- Police name woman found dead in Plaistow churchyard
- Coronavirus live news: New York, New Jersey and Connecticut told to halt non-essential travel
- We Ugandans are used to lockdowns and poor healthcare. But we’re terrified
- Detainees in US immigration jails living in fear as coronavirus spreads
- Late-breaking news: there's been a pandemic while you were away
- Fears for Iranian refugee removed from Jakarta-Melbourne flight amid coronavirus crisis
- US awol from world stage as China tries on global leadership for size
- We can scrutinise our leaders, but we must all improve our responses to coronavirus covid-19
- My NHS colleagues are committed but we are at maximum stretch
- Five of Donald Trump's most misleading coronavirus claims
- 'I don't know what that means': Cuomo responds to Trump's hint at quarantine - video
- Stranded Canadians plead for help onboard coronavirus-stricken cruise ship – audio
- 'We clap because we care': New Yorkers applaud frontline coronavirus workers – video
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez decries 'shameful' corporate bailout – video
| North Korea fires two missiles as Seoul condemns ‘inappropriate’ timing Posted: 28 Mar 2020 08:45 PM PDT Latest in flurry of launches draws particular criticism amid coronavirus pandemic North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the ocean off its east coast on Sunday, the latest in an unprecedented flurry of launches that South Korea decried as "inappropriate" amid the global coronavirus pandemic. Two "short-range projectiles" were launched from the coastal Wonsan area and flew 230km (143 miles) at a maximum altitude of 30km (19 miles), South Korea's joint chiefs of staff said. Continue reading... |
| Revealed: £1bn of taxpayers' cash to help foreign countries buy British arms Posted: 28 Mar 2020 09:00 AM PDT Campaigners say plan will end up fuelling conflict and human rights abuses The government has quietly drawn up proposals to lend other countries £1bn of public money so that they can buy British-made bombs and surveillance technology. The move has been attacked by arms-control campaigners who say that taxpayers' cash may end up fuelling conflict and human rights abuses. Continue reading... |
| Zaghari-Ratcliffe's leave from prison to be extended by two weeks Posted: 28 Mar 2020 01:56 PM PDT British-Iranian's release from jail in Tehran, due to Covid-19 outbreak, now runs until 18 April Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband has said her temporary leave from prison in Iran has been extended. Richard Ratcliffe said his wife's father had been told that her temporary release from Evin prison in Tehran - granted in response to the Covid-19 pandemic - had been extended by two weeks and would now run until April 18. Continue reading... |
| 'You've bollixed up my book': letter reveals Hemingway's fury at being censored Posted: 29 Mar 2020 12:05 AM PDT The author threatened to ditch his British publisher, and likened him to a vicar, after his 'Anglo-Saxon' expressions were cleaned up The hard-drinking, hot-tempered American writer Ernest Hemingway was furious when he discovered that the language for the English edition of his latest book had been cleaned up, a previously unpublished letter reveals. "I will make my own bloody decisions as to what I write and what I do not write," he raged to his British publisher, adding that he did not want the book to be "bollixed up". The fury within the lines of the letter would have left Jonathan Cape in no doubt of Hemingway's feelings about editorial changes to his 1932 nonfiction book about bull-fighting, Death in the Afternoon. That those changes were made without his knowledge or permission left him all the more outraged. Continue reading... |
| Taliban refuses to talk to Afghan government's negotiating team Posted: 28 Mar 2020 10:59 AM PDT The militant group's refusal represents a setback for US-brokered peace talks The Taliban refused to begin talks with the Afghan government's new negotiating team on Saturday, in a setback to the US-brokered peace process for one of the world's longest-running conflicts. Related: US to cut $1bn of Afghanistan aid over failure to agree unity government Continue reading... |
| UK can keep Covid-19 deaths below 20,000, says medical director Posted: 28 Mar 2020 11:06 AM PDT Professor Stephen Powis has said the national effort can work if everyone plays their part Every citizen in the United Kingdom must play a part if the number of deaths from coronavirus are to be kept below 20,000, the national medical director has said. The call for a national effort to reduce deaths came as the total who have died rose by 260 since Friday to 1,019. In total, 17,089 have tested positive in the UK. Continue reading... |
| Alister Jack is third UK cabinet member to self-isolate during Covid-19 outbreak Posted: 28 Mar 2020 06:19 AM PDT Scottish secretary has not been tested for coronavirus but has mild symptoms A third member of Boris Johnson's cabinet is self-isolating after developing coronavirus symptoms. Alister Jack, the secretary of state for Scotland, said he had not been tested for Covid-19 but had a temperature and a cough. Continue reading... |
| Pope's blessing in empty St Peter's Square watched by 11m on TV Posted: 28 Mar 2020 07:59 AM PDT Hour-long address came as Italy said 969 people had died from Covid-19 in 24 hours More than 11 million people tuned in to watch Pope Francis deliver a blessing in an empty Saint Peter's Square, television bosses have said, as the Italian prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, said the EU risked losing its purpose. The pope's blessing, Urbi et Orbi (To the city and the world)is usually reserved for Christmas Day and Easter Sunday, with thousands flocking to take part. Continue reading... |
| Matthew Macfadyen: 'We are all living by the seat of our pants' Posted: 29 Mar 2020 12:00 AM PDT The British actor on the triumph of HBO's Succession - and being cast as the 'coughing major' in ITV's Quiz I met Matthew Macfadyen on one of those days in ancient history, a couple of weeks ago, when we were still not quite sure whether to make silly jokes about elbow-touching greetings, or to fear for civilisation's immediate future. In many ways, Macfadyen is the archetypal actor for this kind of moment, a master of shifting and ambiguous tone, whose frequent bursts of laughter often threaten to turn hollow. One of the many joys of his portrayal of the bullied and bullying son-in-law Tom Wambsgans in the HBO show Succession – arguably the defining contribution to the defining TV drama of our times – is his winning ability to switch from empathy to psychopathy in a heartbeat. Next month, Macfadyen will bring all of that gift for nuance to the three-part ITV drama Quiz, in which he plays Major Charles Ingram, the "coughing major" who was convicted of cheating his way to the top prize on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2001. The show, an adaptation of the West End play by James Graham, has been directed for television by Stephen Frears. Macfadyen's major takes the hot seat across from Michael Sheen, who adds Chris Tarrant to his repertoire of uncanny impersonations. Continue reading... |
| Police name woman found dead in Plaistow churchyard Posted: 29 Mar 2020 01:16 AM PDT Kelly Stewart, 41, from east London, died from impact injuries to the head A woman found dead in the grounds of a Baptist church in east London died from head injuries, police have said. The woman, named as 41-year-old Kelly Stewart, was declared dead at the scene in Barking Road, Plaistow, on Thursday. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus live news: New York, New Jersey and Connecticut told to halt non-essential travel Posted: 29 Mar 2020 02:03 AM PDT Centers for Disease Control advice after president backed away from sealing state borders; worldwide deaths pass 30,000 with a third in Italy
Australia's prime minister Scott Morrison has announced further restrictions for the population, including limiting public gatherings to just two people. People should only leave their homes for essential reasons, and those over the age of 70 should stay home, he said.
Domestic flights will resume in Hubei province, except at Wuhan's Tianhe International Airport, from Sunday midnight local time, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China. All passenger and cargo flights on domestic air routes via airports will resume. Continue reading... |
| We Ugandans are used to lockdowns and poor healthcare. But we’re terrified Posted: 28 Mar 2020 11:30 PM PDT Coronavirus has given President Yoweri Museveni an opportunity to further clamp down on freedoms In Uganda, for the first time since 2013, more than three people can legally meet without needing to inform the police. Last week, parts of the Public Order Management Act, a law used to gag political opponents, was declared unconstitutional. But most Ugandans are staying away from crowds and keeping at home to control the spread of coronavirus. The government moved quickly to close schools and universities. Measures became more and more stringent – closing borders, compulsory quarantine, banning public transport and the sale of non-food items at open markets. Continue reading... |
| Detainees in US immigration jails living in fear as coronavirus spreads Posted: 28 Mar 2020 11:00 PM PDT Recordings obtained by Guardian reveal people in Ice centers in the south concerned they are not being properly cared for Detainees at immigration detention centers across the American south have alleged heavy-handed crackdowns amid increasing panic and protest over the coronavirus pandemic, according to advocates and recordings of detainees obtained by the Guardian. A number of detainees have expressed concern they are not being properly cared for in packed detention centers. Former senior immigration officials and attorneys have called for the release of nonviolent detainees. Judges in New Jersey, New York and California have ordered the release of small numbers, based on health concerns. Continue reading... |
| Late-breaking news: there's been a pandemic while you were away Posted: 28 Mar 2020 11:00 PM PDT A full-scale disaster unfolded as we switched our phones back on after nine days of Colombian beaches and jungles You can learn a lot about yourself in times of crisis, but you learn a hell of a lot more about the person you weather said crisis with. Best to strap in and bite your tongue. A lifetime of three weeks ago, my clever, rational other half and I went on a holiday to Colombia. He's a man who rarely travels without a first aid kit, gaffer tape and a multi-tool thing allegedly essential for "survival". I rarely travel without what he assumes are decadent luxuries – basic toiletries, to the rest of us – and three more books than I could possibly read. It's a delightful match. For eight or so days, we adventured on the country's Caribbean coastline, trekked the jungle and landed on remote beaches far away from phone signal. It's fair to say we were late to the memo. Turning our phones on after a self-imposed period of isolation was like watching a disaster film unfold. First, on a six-inch screen squinting at ticker tapes of rolling news. Then in full-blown Technicolor as Cartagena went into lockdown, with face masks being dealt out on street corners and a strict curfew enforced by police. Continue reading... |
| Fears for Iranian refugee removed from Jakarta-Melbourne flight amid coronavirus crisis Posted: 28 Mar 2020 10:16 PM PDT Australian safe haven visa holder Amir denied re-entry and sent back to Europe in case reminiscent of detained footballer Hakeem al-Araibi Refugee advocates fear time is running out for a refugee to return to his Australian home after he was denied the right to board a flight from Indonesia to Australia because of his visa status. In what advocates fear may be a repeat of the Hakeem al-Araibi case, which left a refugee wrongly detained in a Thai prison after a series of bureaucratic bungles over his visa status, Amir, a young Iranian refugee on an Australian safe haven visa, has been sent back to Turkey amid the coronavirus crisis. Continue reading... |
| US awol from world stage as China tries on global leadership for size Posted: 29 Mar 2020 12:00 AM PDT Mike Pompeo labelling the virus 'Chinese' has added to lack of international cooperation When the UN security council and the G7 group sought to agree a global response to the coronavirus pandemic, the efforts stumbled on the US insistence on describing the threat as distinctively Chinese. There are other reasons for the lack of collaboration in the face of a global crisis, but the focus on labelling the virus Chinese and blaming China pursued by the US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, helped ensure there would be no meaningful collective response from the world's most powerful nations. Continue reading... |
| We can scrutinise our leaders, but we must all improve our responses to coronavirus covid-19 Posted: 28 Mar 2020 10:12 PM PDT In a rapidly evolving situation, we must think ahead and react fast, says a special envoy of the WHO director general Covid-19 is a new virus. Its high transmission rate and rapid exponential growth make its effects particularly serious. We are seeing how, in country after country, this is now far more than a public health issue. Politicians everywhere are having to balance their responses to the health consequences of Covid-19 with the needs of their economies and societies. The interactions are complex and can be highly contextual as differences in the strength of the economy, the age of the population and local health systems and society all interact. People and businesses are hurting and fearful for the future. There are many lessons from countries where the disease appeared early in the pandemic, but global leaders also need to be aware of the global context. It is right that we scrutinise our leaders' actions, but it is right because we all need to learn quickly, and to improve our responses. In such a rapidly evolving situation it is far too early to judge what has worked and what has not. What is critical is that we develop our actions fast in response to new information. Continue reading... |
| My NHS colleagues are committed but we are at maximum stretch Posted: 28 Mar 2020 12:09 PM PDT Psychiatrist and former minister Dan Poulter says the crisis is unprecedented, but his fellow health workers will see it through As I walk across the hospital complex and pause to look at the London tower blocks in the near distance, life could not be further removed from the green benches of parliament, a mere 45 minutes walk away. Covid-19 has changed everything. In mental health services, in the central London epicentre of Britain's outbreak, we are used to caring for people who have severe mental illness, but we have been confronted with a new reality of caring for people who are also infected with coronavirus. Hundreds of healthcare colleagues are already off sick. Others are self-isolating because a family member is showing symptoms. Our service is at maximum stretch. Continue reading... |
| Five of Donald Trump's most misleading coronavirus claims Posted: 28 Mar 2020 10:56 AM PDT As US deaths rise, the president seems unable to grasp the severity of the problem – and he's made multiple false claims along the way Political fact-checkers have flourished under Donald Trump, a president who according to one count uttered more than 16,000 misleading or false claims during his first three years in the White House. Related: The missing six weeks: how Trump failed the biggest test of his life Continue reading... |
| 'I don't know what that means': Cuomo responds to Trump's hint at quarantine - video Posted: 28 Mar 2020 11:57 AM PDT Donald Trump has said he is considering a mandatory quarantine of some Northeastern states because of the coronavirus outbreak. Responding, New York governor Andrew Cuomo said he had not discussed any potential 'enforceable quarantine', adding 'I don't even know what that means' Continue reading... |
| Stranded Canadians plead for help onboard coronavirus-stricken cruise ship – audio Posted: 28 Mar 2020 07:24 AM PDT Holding a sign that reads 'help us', a Canadian couple are stranded on the Holland America cruise ship Zaandam off the coast of Panama as sickness spreads aboard. Chris and Anna Joiner are among more than 130 passengers stuck onboard the vessel, which has been stranded for days after Chile refused to allow the ship to dock.
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| 'We clap because we care': New Yorkers applaud frontline coronavirus workers – video Posted: 28 Mar 2020 05:13 AM PDT At 7pm local time on Friday, hundreds of thousands of people across New York, one of the cities hardest hit by the coronavirus in the US, cheered those working on the frontline of efforts to rein in the pandemic from their balconies and windows Continue reading... |
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez decries 'shameful' corporate bailout – video Posted: 28 Mar 2020 03:45 AM PDT Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez clashed with Republicans as the US Senate voted on a $2.2tn coronavirus relief bill on Friday. She said it was a 'shameful' corporate bailout that would further widen the income inequality gap. 'What did the Senate majority fight for?' the New York congresswoman asled. 'One of the largest corporate bailouts with as few strings as possible in American history'
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