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- Coronavirus live news: Paris 'exiles' told to return to city when lockdown ends, as US cases pass 1 million
- Trump offers rosy predictions for coronavirus testing as US passes 1m cases
- China bristles at Australia's call for investigation into coronavirus origin
- Justin Trudeau admits failure to uphold French language during pandemic
- Myanmar military may be repeating crimes against humanity, UN rapporteur warns
- Irrfan Khan dies aged 53
- Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds announce birth of baby boy
- WhatsApp: Israeli firm 'deeply involved' in hacking our users
- Airlines may not recover from Covid-19 crisis for five years, says Airbus
- UK aid efforts to tackle gender equality marred by 'inaccuracy', says watchdog
- Kim Jong-un could be sheltering from Covid-19 pandemic, say US and Seoul
- Mile-wide asteroid set to pass within 3.9m miles of Earth
- Guardian reports surge in readers’ support over past year
- Noel Gallagher announces release of lost Oasis song
- Britney Spears: where to start in her back catalogue
- Concerns over training at emergency morgues run by UK festival firm
- Portuguese authors collaborate on serial lockdown novel
- First thing: More than a million Americans have caught the coronavirus
- Scientific advice recommending ban on fracking in Lake Eyre basin kept secret and ignored
- Fear and illness stalk Indonesia's packed jails as riots break out
- ‘They are starving’: women in India’s sex industry struggle for survival
- Coronavirus 'could undo 30 years of UK's international development work'
- Polio campaign in Africa put on hold during coronavirus
- Three women killed in Spain as coronavirus lockdown sees rise in domestic violence
- The toxic chemicals in our homes could increase Covid-19 threat | Leonardo Trasande and Akhgar Ghassabian
- Trump is seizing the courts – only a Democratic win in November can stop him
- The questions No 10 needs to answer over Covid-19 response
- Where is the kit to protect NHS workers? – podcast
- Mike Pence shuns coronavirus mask rule on Mayo Clinic visit – video
- Hillary Clinton endorses Joe Biden for president – video
- Who is driving the US protests against coronavirus lockdown? – video explainer
| Posted: 29 Apr 2020 05:20 AM PDT Schools in Turkey to stay shut until end of May; Germans urged to stay home; Vietnam says it has had no domestic transmission for two weeks
Ireland looks set to extend its lockdown despite growing calls to ease restrictions and salvage the economy, reports Rory Carroll in Dublin. The taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, said on Wednesday that new cases of Covid-19 infections, deaths and intensive care admissions appeared too high to start relaxing rules that are to expire on 5 May. We'll be getting new advice from the chief medical officer on Friday as to when we should start that process of reopening the economy and the country. I don't think I'd be out of school by saying that those numbers just aren't good enough yet. Maybe it will change significantly by Friday, but as things stand I don't think we're there yet. On the front line - Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar at Morgans Place site in Blachardstown where he he help with #Covid19 testing of residents. This sends out a really positive message pic.twitter.com/neqoZ817dZ
Another 145 people have died from Covid-19 in the Netherlands, the highest daily reported number in more than a week, bringing the country's total reported death toll from the virus to 4,711. According to the latest update from the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 386 more people have been found to be infected with the coronavirus - more than double the number reported on Tuesday, when the lowest number for several weeks was recorded. Continue reading... |
| Trump offers rosy predictions for coronavirus testing as US passes 1m cases Posted: 28 Apr 2020 04:45 PM PDT President claims economy will rebound and suggests US, currently testing 200,000 a day, will be testing 5m 'very soon' Donald Trump has predicted a "great" economic rebound in the fall and claimed the country would soon be performing 5m coronavirus diagnostic tests a day, as the number of confirmed cases in the US surpassed a million. Some health experts have suggested that the US would have to carry out 5m tests a day by June to reopen its economy safely. Others have suggested as many as 20m tests a day would ultimately be needed. The US daily rate is currently 200,000. Continue reading... |
| China bristles at Australia's call for investigation into coronavirus origin Posted: 28 Apr 2020 10:37 PM PDT Beijing warns relationship could be damaged 'beyond repair' after Australian prime minister Scott Morrison cites 'extraordinary' impact of Covid-19
The Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, has defied China and defended the "entirely reasonable and sensible" call for an investigation into the origins of coronavirus, as the international political fallout over the pandemic deepened. China has been pushing back against criticism from other governments about how it handled the outbreak of Covid-19, which is believed to have started in Wuhan and which has now infected 3 million people worldwide and killed 200,000. Continue reading... |
| Justin Trudeau admits failure to uphold French language during pandemic Posted: 28 Apr 2020 02:22 PM PDT
French has become a collateral victim of the coronavirus pandemic in Canada, forcing the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, to defend failures to uphold laws requiring labels and services in both official languages. Canada is officially bilingual, but the government has allowed the sale of imported disinfectants labelled only in English because of "the extreme situation in which we find ourselves", Trudeau said on Tuesday. Continue reading... |
| Myanmar military may be repeating crimes against humanity, UN rapporteur warns Posted: 28 Apr 2020 11:01 PM PDT Yanghee Lee says the army is 'maximising suffering' on Rohingya and other people in attacks reminiscent of the 2017 assault in Rakhine state Myanmar's military may once again be committing crimes against humanity in Rakhine state, the UN special rapporteur on human rights has warned, urging the international community to prevent further atrocities. In a damning statement issued on Wednesday, Yanghee Lee said the military was inflicting immense suffering on communities living in conflict-affected states, and called for increased efforts to "ensure that there is not another systemic failure like in 2017". The military had also expanded its campaign against minorities from Rakhine to neighbouring Chin state, she said. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 29 Apr 2020 12:02 AM PDT Khan, an icon of Indian cinema who had a string of Anglo-American successes under his belt, including Slumdog Millionaire, Life of Pi and Jurassic World, has died in Mumbai Irrfan Khan, one of Bollywood's most beloved stars who had achieved considerable success in the west, has died aged 53. He had been admitted to the intensive care unit of Mumbai's Kokilaben hospital on Tuesday with a colon infection and on Wednesday morning a statement was released confirming his death. Continue reading... |
| Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds announce birth of baby boy Posted: 29 Apr 2020 02:42 AM PDT Prime minister and his partner announce birth of 'healthy baby boy' at a London hospital Boris Johnson's fiancee, Carrie Symonds, has given birth to their baby boy. A statement released by the couple said they had a "healthy baby boy at a London hospital earlier this morning". Continue reading... |
| WhatsApp: Israeli firm 'deeply involved' in hacking our users Posted: 28 Apr 2020 10:00 PM PDT NSO Group allegedly connected to hacks of 1,400 people including human rights activists WhatsApp has alleged in new court filings that an Israeli spyware company used US-based servers and was "deeply involved" in carrying out mobile phone hacks of 1,400 WhatsApp users, including senior government officials, journalists, and human rights activists. The new claims about NSO Group allege that the Israeli company bears responsibility in serious human rights violations, including the hacking of more than a dozen Indian journalists and Rwandan dissidents. Continue reading... |
| Airlines may not recover from Covid-19 crisis for five years, says Airbus Posted: 29 Apr 2020 01:56 AM PDT Pandemic is 'gravest crisis aerospace industry has ever known', says Guillaume Faury The planemaker Airbus has warned that the aviation industry could take as long as five years to recover to the levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic, as customers such as British Airways try to secure their survival by cutting thousands of jobs. The Airbus chief executive, Guillaume Faury, warned on Wednesday it could take "three to five years" for passengers to be as willing to fly as before the crisis. Continue reading... |
| UK aid efforts to tackle gender equality marred by 'inaccuracy', says watchdog Posted: 29 Apr 2020 03:42 AM PDT Whitehall auditor warns 'ambitious aims' will not be achieved without better oversight, planning and evaluation of programmes Efforts by the UK government to achieve gender equality through its aid programmes need to be better managed and more transparent, according to the financial watchdog. The National Audit Office (NAO) said the Department for International Development's (DfID) 12-year gender equality strategy was wide-ranging, but did not have a long-term, costed, implementation plan, limiting "its ability to assess progress and consider value for money". Continue reading... |
| Kim Jong-un could be sheltering from Covid-19 pandemic, say US and Seoul Posted: 28 Apr 2020 08:41 PM PDT Despite North Korean leader's absence from key events, experts in the South say he is most probably at resort town of Wonsan Kim Jong-un is not ill and could be sheltering from the coronavirus pandemic, according to South Korean and US officials, in the latest possible explanation for the North Korean leader's recent absence from public life. North Korea insists it has yet to identify a single case of Covid-19, despite sharing a border with China, where the outbreak is believed to have started. Continue reading... |
| Mile-wide asteroid set to pass within 3.9m miles of Earth Posted: 29 Apr 2020 02:05 AM PDT Rock known as (52768) 1998 OR2 will pass by on Wednesday but 'poses no danger to planet' An asteroid more than a mile wide will pass by Earth on Wednesday while travelling at a speed of about 19,000 miles (30,578km) an hour. The space rock, known as (52768) 1998 OR2, is expected to make its closest approach at 10.56am BST, when it will be just 3.9m miles (6.3m km) away – about 16 times the distance between the Earth and the Moon. Continue reading... |
| Guardian reports surge in readers’ support over past year Posted: 29 Apr 2020 04:00 AM PDT 821,000 people now making financial contributions, up a quarter on last year The Guardian has recorded a substantial increase in the number of readers providing financial support to it over the last year, although the coronavirus pandemic has led to warnings that tough times are ahead for the business. There were 821,000 readers making regular monthly contributions at the end of March, up a quarter over the last year, driven by new subscribers to the company's apps and continuing financial contributions from readers. Continue reading... |
| Noel Gallagher announces release of lost Oasis song Posted: 29 Apr 2020 05:09 AM PDT Don't Stop... was previously only known from a recording of a soundcheck in Hong Kong and a misplaced studio demo recording Noel Gallagher has discovered a previously lost Oasis song that he plans to release at midnight on Thursday 30 April. The track is a demo of a song called Don't Stop …, which was never released or worked up into a studio recording. Gallagher tweeted that the only previous version of the song was from a recording of a soundcheck at an Oasis concert in Hong Kong "about 15 years ago", and that he wasn't sure of the demo recording's date. Continue reading... |
| Britney Spears: where to start in her back catalogue Posted: 29 Apr 2020 05:00 AM PDT Our Listener's Digest series continues with the bold and experimental stylings of the pop princess turned showstopping star Blackout (2007) Continue reading... |
| Concerns over training at emergency morgues run by UK festival firm Posted: 29 Apr 2020 04:09 AM PDT Recruits allege lack of training at sites in London and say they were ordered to sign NDAs A music festival company contracted to operate emergency mortuaries in London has been accused of inadequately training workers in handling bodies, and demanding staff sign non-disclosure agreements. Workers have not been issued with written contracts of employment but are told by text message when to report for work, according to two recruits who contacted the Guardian. Continue reading... |
| Portuguese authors collaborate on serial lockdown novel Posted: 29 Apr 2020 04:17 AM PDT More than 40 writers have volunteered to jointly author tale, taking turns to publish a new chapter daily, with English translations under way A group of major Portuguese authors have found a way to keep themselves and their readers busy during the lockdown: they're writing a serial novel, with each writer given 24 hours to respond to the previous chapter. Portugal's literary version of the exquisite corpse game was dreamed up by the award-winning author Ana Margarida de Carvalho, who challenged her fellow writers to join her in writing a collective, serial novel with her as Portugal went into lockdown. More than 40 responded, their story opening with a group of scientists trying to find a cure for a virus that has caused a global pandemic. Continue reading... |
| First thing: More than a million Americans have caught the coronavirus Posted: 29 Apr 2020 04:01 AM PDT Almost 70 veterans have died in the worst known outbreak at a US long-term care facility. Plus, how Democrats can halt Trump's takeover of the judiciary Good morning. The number of Americans who have tested positive for coronavirus is now more than 1 million, while almost 60,000 people are confirmed to have died with the disease in the US. If those statistics are too vast to contemplate, then consider this one: at least 68 people have already died at a veterans' home in Massachusetts after contracting Covid-19, with dozens more infected – the worst known outbreak in a US long-term care facility. Continue reading... |
| Scientific advice recommending ban on fracking in Lake Eyre basin kept secret and ignored Posted: 29 Apr 2020 01:34 AM PDT Exclusive: Queensland government blocked report's public release after granting gas companies new exploration rights An independent scientific panel commissioned by the Queensland government recommended a ban on fracking in the environmentally sensitive Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre basin, but the experts' findings were made secret by the state and ultimately ignored. Guardian Australia has obtained a leaked copy of the panel's report, which was blocked from public release and ruled subject to cabinet confidentiality by the Palaszczuk government last year. Continue reading... |
| Fear and illness stalk Indonesia's packed jails as riots break out Posted: 29 Apr 2020 12:30 AM PDT Political activists are among those waiting to find out if they will be included in government pardon scheme to stop the spread of Covid-19 It has been two months since Andi Rizky last saw her uncle Jimmy, a drug offender in Cilegon Prison, Banten province, in person. Since the middle of March, the prison has banned visitors because of concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. In 10-minute video calls to replace the visits, the pair have discussed the Indonesian government's plan to release thousands of prisoners. Continue reading... |
| ‘They are starving’: women in India’s sex industry struggle for survival Posted: 28 Apr 2020 11:45 PM PDT Exclusion from government Covid-19 relief has left many reliant on private food donations, as fears raised over protection from transmission after lockdown Rasheeda Bibi has five rupees to her name. A worker in India's sex industry, she lives in the narrow lanes of Kolkata's Kalighat red light area with her three children in a room she rents for 620 rupees (£6) a month. As a thunderstorm rages through the city, Bibi worries about the leaky roof of her small room. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus 'could undo 30 years of UK's international development work' Posted: 28 Apr 2020 11:30 PM PDT Impact of pandemic could be felt by world's poorest for years to come, international development secretary tells MPs The coronavirus pandemic threatens to undo 30 years of international development work, with a bleak picture for the world's poorest, the international development secretary, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, told MPs. Giving evidence to a parliamentary inquiry into the effectiveness of UK aid, Trevelyan said her biggest fear was that the secondary impact of the health crisis would be felt by the world's poorest for years to come. Continue reading... |
| Polio campaign in Africa put on hold during coronavirus Posted: 28 Apr 2020 09:00 PM PDT WHO official warns of fresh outbreaks as jabs for 12 million children are delayed Vaccinations for up to 12 million children to prevent the spread of polio in Africa will be delayed, in a major redeployment of polio eradication resources to fight the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Polio prevention campaigns, which are vital to avert outbreaks, will be suspended until at least the second half of 2020, said Dr Pascal Mkanda, the head of polio for World Health Organization Africa. The decision will inevitably lead to a rise in polio cases. Continue reading... |
| Three women killed in Spain as coronavirus lockdown sees rise in domestic violence Posted: 28 Apr 2020 06:41 AM PDT A steep drop in police reports indicates isolation may be making it harder to get help It was 2.30am when Daniel Jiménez was woken by his neighbour's screams. When he went outside his home in the Los Pajarillos neighbourhood of Valladolid in north-east Spain, he saw a woman hanging from a third-storey window. Another neighbour rushed out with mattresses to help break her fall but he was too late. She fell to her death. Although the investigation into the 56-year-old woman has proved inconclusive, the interior minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, initially declared it a crime of gender violence. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 29 Apr 2020 03:20 AM PDT Everyday hormone-disrupting chemicals could affect our immune system's defenses against infections During the rare moments you've ventured outside these days, you've probably noticed clearer skies and the benefits of reductions in air pollution. Long-term exposure to air pollution increases the danger associated with four of the biggest Covid-19 mortality risks: diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease and asthma. It also can make the immune system overreact, exaggerating the inflammatory response to common pathogens. Continue reading... |
| Trump is seizing the courts – only a Democratic win in November can stop him Posted: 29 Apr 2020 12:15 AM PDT Trump's transformation of the federal judiciary means the stakes have never been higher in an election than they are for Democrats He is 37 and less than 10 years out of law school. He had never tried a case, nor served as co-counsel at trial, when he was tapped last year for America's federal bench. But he did go on Fox News to push the cause of Brett Kavanaugh when Trump's supreme court pick was mired in sexual abuse claims two years ago. And now he is bound for the second highest court in the land. Continue reading... |
| The questions No 10 needs to answer over Covid-19 response Posted: 28 Apr 2020 10:03 AM PDT From lockdown to PPE, the government is under pressure to provide more clarity No 10 has promised "maximum transparency" on its coronavirus response in the coming days. Here are just some of the areas where the government is under pressure to provide detailed answers – or risk being accused of a whitewash. Continue reading... |
| Where is the kit to protect NHS workers? – podcast Posted: 28 Apr 2020 07:00 PM PDT As medics and carers report widespread shortages of protective equipment, the government is facing pressure to explain why it appears the UK went into a pandemic under-resourced. Daniel Boffey and Rob Davies unpick the strategy and its failures With reports of medics using bin bags in place of personal protective equipment (PPE), the government is under growing pressure to explain its preparedness for a pandemic and its efforts since the crisis struck to protect frontline workers. The Guardian's Brussels bureau chief, Daniel Boffey, describes how the government declined to take part in a joint EU procurement scheme at the same time it was failing to secure enough equipment from other sources. Meanwhile Rob Davies has been investigating how British firms such as Burberry have switched from fashion to the production of PPE. And the government's attempts to dramatically increase the stockpile of ventilators as manufacturers take up the challenge to produce established and new designs. Continue reading... |
| Mike Pence shuns coronavirus mask rule on Mayo Clinic visit – video Posted: 28 Apr 2020 02:36 PM PDT Mike Pence triggered a storm of controversy on Tuesday by failing to wear a face mask on a visit to the Mayo Clinic's facilities in Minnesota. Pence leads the US government's coronavirus taskforce, but his staff have claimed he does not need to wear the protective covering because he is regularly tested for the coronavirus.
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| Hillary Clinton endorses Joe Biden for president – video Posted: 28 Apr 2020 12:58 PM PDT Former Democratic presidential nominee and secretary of state Hillary Clinton has endorsed Joe Biden for president, saying the former vice-president has 'been preparing for this moment his whole life' Continue reading... |
| Who is driving the US protests against coronavirus lockdown? – video explainer Posted: 28 Apr 2020 09:07 AM PDT Some experts have warned that the recent anti-quarantine rallies and counter-protests taking place nationwide could cause a surge in coronavirus cases in America. Guardian US writer Adam Gabbatt explains where these protests originated and who is behind them Continue reading... |
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