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- Donald Trump fires intelligence watchdog who sparked impeachment process
- Sanctions should not impede coronavirus fight, EU diplomat says
- Keir Starmer wins Labour leadership election
- Two killed and several injured in French knife attack
- Coronavirus: UN says warring countries have responded to ceasefire call
- Unemployment in US and UK 'may be worse than in Great Depression'
- Men acquitted of Daniel Pearl murder kept in detention in Pakistan
- Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro hits out at 'dictatorial' Rio beaches ban
- Alex Salmond's lawyer quits as head of Scottish legal body
- Stinkbug invasion in Turkey threatens world hazelnut supplies
- ‘I live alone at sea. Here's how to be happy in isolation’
- 'Show me your ID': Tunisia deploys 'robocop' to enforce coronavirus lockdown
- Kathleen Townsend Kennedy mourns relatives lost in canoe accident
- Coronavirus live news: Spain records second day of fewer deaths as China honours 'martyrs'
- Coronavirus Australia latest: at a glance
- Brazil coronavirus: medics fear official tally ignores ‘a mountain of deaths’
- 'Migrants never disappeared': the lone rescue ship braving a pandemic
- Can a face mask protect me from coronavirus? Covid-19 myths busted
- As coronavirus keeps us apart, we will let the animals in. I hope we do them justice
- 'Immunity passports': can they end the UK coronavirus lockdown?
- 'I don't want to': Trump rejects CDC coronavirus face mask guidance – video
- Sirens and horns ring out as China pauses to remember coronavirus victims – video
- 'Stay home for them': chief nurse urges public to remember two nurses who died of Covid-19 - video
- Cuomo to sign executive order seizing ventilators for hospitals in need - video
- Need a boost? This week's most uplifting coronavirus clips – video
| Donald Trump fires intelligence watchdog who sparked impeachment process Posted: 03 Apr 2020 09:19 PM PDT Michael Atkinson, inspector general for the intelligence community, alerted Congress to whistleblower complaint Donald Trump has fired the inspector general for the intelligence community who handled the whistleblower complaint that led to his impeachment, prompting fierce criticism from Democrats. The US president chose a Friday night, with America consumed by the coronavirus pandemic, to tell the House of Representatives and Senate intelligence committees of his decision to dismiss Michael Atkinson. Continue reading... |
| Sanctions should not impede coronavirus fight, EU diplomat says Posted: 04 Apr 2020 03:21 AM PDT Josep Borrell backs UN call for global ceasefire to allow the world to focus on pandemic Sanctions should not stop the delivery of medical equipment and supplies to countries trying to contain outbreaks of coronavirus, the EU's top diplomat has said. Josep Borrell, the EU's high representative for foreign affairs, made his comments in a declaration on Friday in which he backed the UN's call for an immediate global ceasefire to allow the world to focus on the pandemic. Continue reading... |
| Keir Starmer wins Labour leadership election Posted: 04 Apr 2020 03:13 AM PDT Starmer beats Long-Bailey and Nandy to replace Corbyn, with Angela Rayner to be his deputy Sir Keir Starmer has won the Labour leadership election with more than 56% of the vote, bringing an end to Jeremy Corbyn's tenure of almost five years at the top of the party. Starmer, a former director of public prosecutions, won in the first round as the top choice of members, affiliates and registered supporters, with 490,731 votes cast overall. His nearest rival, Rebecca Long-Bailey, got 28% of the vote, and Lisa Nandy 16% in the final leg of the race. Continue reading... |
| Two killed and several injured in French knife attack Posted: 04 Apr 2020 04:48 AM PDT Man arrested after stabbings in centre of Romans-sur-Isere in south-east France A man has killed two people and injured seven others, four of them seriously, in a knife attack in a town in south-east France. The man was arrested by police at around 11am after attacking customers in a shop and passersby at Romans-sur-Isere in the Drome, 20km north of Valence. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus: UN says warring countries have responded to ceasefire call Posted: 03 Apr 2020 09:06 AM PDT António Guterres says 'to silence the guns, we must raise the voices for peace' Eleven countries locked in long-term conflicts have responded to a UN call for a worldwide ceasefire, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, said as he promised to pursue the drive in the weeks ahead. The United Nations is deeply concerned that in countries with already fragile health systems, the backdrop of war will make it near impossible to contain a coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading... |
| Unemployment in US and UK 'may be worse than in Great Depression' Posted: 03 Apr 2020 08:05 AM PDT Coronavirus fuelling faster collapse than 1930s, warns ex-Bank of England rate-setter Unemployment in Britain and the US could surpass the levels reached during the 1930s Great Depression within months as the coronavirus crisis crushes the global economy, a former Bank of England official has warned. In a stark forecast as job losses mount around the world, David Blanchflower, professor of economics at Dartmouth College in the US and a member of the Bank's interest rate-setting monetary policy committee during the 2008 financial crisis, said unemployment was rising at the fastest rate in living memory. Continue reading... |
| Men acquitted of Daniel Pearl murder kept in detention in Pakistan Posted: 03 Apr 2020 09:50 AM PDT Provincial government issues order despite court's ruling to overturn the four's convictions Pakistani authorities have ordered four men including a Briton convicted of the 2002 murder of the US journalist Daniel Pearl to be detained for three months despite a lower court's ruling to overturn their convictions. The high court in the province of Sindh on Thursday acquitted the four, including Briton Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was sentenced to death in 2002 for masterminding Pearl's murder. The other three were sentenced to life. Continue reading... |
| Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro hits out at 'dictatorial' Rio beaches ban Posted: 03 Apr 2020 04:37 AM PDT President again undermines efforts to tackle coronavirus by criticising state's governor The Brazilian president has further undermined efforts to control the spread of coronavirus by criticising what he called "dictatorial" moves to stop citizens going to the beach. In an interview on Thursday, Jair Bolsonaro hit out at Rio de Janeiro's governor, Wilson Witzel, who this week ordered the state's 17 million citizens to stay at home – and off the sands. Continue reading... |
| Alex Salmond's lawyer quits as head of Scottish legal body Posted: 03 Apr 2020 10:09 AM PDT Gordon Jackson was filmed on train talking about Salmond and sexual assault trial The lawyer who helped secure Alex Salmond's acquittal over allegations of sexual assault has quit as the head of Scotland's advocates body after a furore over remarks he made about Salmond and his accusers. Gordon Jackson QC announced on Friday he was standing down as the dean of the Faculty of Advocates, one of the most powerful posts in Scotland's legal profession, because he is under investigation for professional misconduct. Continue reading... |
| Stinkbug invasion in Turkey threatens world hazelnut supplies Posted: 04 Apr 2020 01:00 AM PDT Scientists race to halt spread of pungent insect species after it sweeps eight cities The world's hazelnut supplies could be threatened by a stinkbug that has recently invaded Turkey, scientists have warned. The brown marmorated stinkbug, which is native to north-east Asia, has been spreading across the world in shipping containers, breeding freely thanks to warmer temperatures and a lack of natural predators. Continue reading... |
| ‘I live alone at sea. Here's how to be happy in isolation’ Posted: 04 Apr 2020 02:00 AM PDT Our lives have changed radically but we can adapt, says a former Guardian journalist who has lived solo on a boat for three years – and learned to love it 'I want to reassure people," I announced grandly on Instagram the other day, "that it's easier to change behaviour than you think." With anxious friends facing a massive change of life in the face of coronavirus, I wanted to spread some calm. The reason I'd started dispensing "wisdom" like some nautical soothsayer was that I gave up a much-loved job at the Guardian three years ago to pursue a simpler life on my tiny sailboat. I ended up crossing the Channel to France, sailing down the Atlantic coast to Portugal, into the Mediterranean, through Spain and Italy to Greece. It's the slowest life imaginable, travelling at walking pace, completely immersed in nature. I sleep freely in secluded bays, by white beaches, fish and octopus swimming below me. I've sailed with dolphins and whales, woken to horses galloping on deserted beaches in southern Italy, and anchored by castles and cathedral-like cliffs. It is magical and it is nourishing. Continue reading... |
| 'Show me your ID': Tunisia deploys 'robocop' to enforce coronavirus lockdown Posted: 03 Apr 2020 06:06 PM PDT A police robot is patrolling the streets of the capital calling out suspected violators of the lockdown Tunisia's interior ministry has sent a police robot to patrol the streets of the capital and enforce a lockdown imposed last month as the country battles the spread of coronavirus. Known as PGuard, the "robocop" is remotely operated and equipped with infrared and thermal imaging cameras, in addition to a sound and light alarm system. Continue reading... |
| Kathleen Townsend Kennedy mourns relatives lost in canoe accident Posted: 04 Apr 2020 04:25 AM PDT
Authorities were conducting a "recovery" search for the daughter and a grandson of former Maryland lieutenant Kathleen Kennedy Townsend after a canoe they were paddling in the Chesapeake Bay did not return to shore, the family said on Friday. Related: Maryland: Kennedy relatives missing after canoe found overturned Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus live news: Spain records second day of fewer deaths as China honours 'martyrs' Posted: 04 Apr 2020 04:53 AM PDT Total of 809 die in Spain in 24 hours; China remembers those who died fighting virus; Trump rejects advice to wear masks. Follow the latest updates
Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez has said he will extend the state of emergency over coronavirus until April 2.
Indonesia said on that coronavirus cases had topped 2,000 and deaths risen to 191, but doubts have been raised over official figures by data showing a big jump in funerals last month in the capital Jakarta. |
| Coronavirus Australia latest: at a glance Posted: 04 Apr 2020 12:36 AM PDT A summary of the major developments in the coronavirus outbreak across Australia Good evening, and welcome to our daily roundup of the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in Australia. These are the main stories on Saturday 4 April. Continue reading... |
| Brazil coronavirus: medics fear official tally ignores ‘a mountain of deaths’ Posted: 04 Apr 2020 02:05 AM PDT Lack of testing and failure to report on cases means scale of outbreak could be far greater than thought, doctors warn Brazil is bracing for a surge in coronavirus cases as doctors and researchers warn that underreporting and a lack of testing mean nobody knows the real scale of Covid-19's spread. "What's happening is enormous underreporting," said Isabella Rêllo, a doctor working in emergency and intensive care in Rio de Janeiro hospitals, in a widely shared Facebook post challenging official numbers. "There are MANY more," she wrote. Continue reading... |
| 'Migrants never disappeared': the lone rescue ship braving a pandemic Posted: 04 Apr 2020 02:00 AM PDT As the coronavirus crisis deepens, the plight of people crossing the Mediterranean to escape conflict has been all but forgotten. A crew of German rescuers is intent on bucking that trend After a two-month break, the Alan Kurdi migrant rescue boat is heading back out into the central Mediterranean, as asylum seekers continue to attempt the desperate journey to reach Europe despite coronavirus fears. The boat, operated by the German NGO Sea-Eye, left the Spanish port of Castellón de la Plana on Tuesday and is expected to reach waters off the coast of Libya this weekend. Continue reading... |
| Can a face mask protect me from coronavirus? Covid-19 myths busted Posted: 04 Apr 2020 03:04 AM PDT The truth about how you can catch coronavirus, who is most vulnerable and what you can do to avoid infection
Wearing a face mask is certainly not an iron-clad guarantee that you won't get sick – viruses can also transmit through the eyes and tiny viral particles, known as aerosols, can penetrate masks. However, masks are effective at capturing droplets, which is a main transmission route of coronavirus, and some studies have estimated a roughly fivefold protection versus no barrier alone (although others have found lower levels of effectiveness). Continue reading... |
| As coronavirus keeps us apart, we will let the animals in. I hope we do them justice Posted: 03 Apr 2020 12:00 PM PDT In the age of Covid-19 we are taking comfort from animals and wildlife – but we should learn from them too First, the eyes. I pressed mine to the opening of a little wooden house. The park ranger behind me cleared her throat. "Yeah, watch out because they jum–" Continue reading... |
| 'Immunity passports': can they end the UK coronavirus lockdown? Posted: 03 Apr 2020 05:01 AM PDT Certificates to prove people are immune to Covid-19 could ease restrictions. How would such a scheme work in Britain? No 10 has pointed to immunity passports as a way to end the lockdown. How would the policy work in practice? Continue reading... |
| 'I don't want to': Trump rejects CDC coronavirus face mask guidance – video Posted: 04 Apr 2020 02:42 AM PDT Donald Trump has said he will probably not wear a protective face mask despite his administration encouraging people in the US to do so in public to prevent spreading the coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new guidance for people to wear bandanas, T-shirts and other cloth-based coverings in crowded areas, particularly in hotspots
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| Sirens and horns ring out as China pauses to remember coronavirus victims – video Posted: 03 Apr 2020 10:31 PM PDT People across China have paused for three minutes to remember the patients and medical workers who died in the coronavirus outbreak. Citizens stood still, while cars, trains and ships sounded their horns, and air-raid sirens rang out in memory of the more than 3,000 lives lost. In Wuhan, where the outbreak began, all traffic lights in urban areas turned red for three minutes. The city of 11 million was the hardest hit by the outbreak, recording 2,567 fatalities. This accounts for more than three quarters of China's coronavirus deaths. |
| 'Stay home for them': chief nurse urges public to remember two nurses who died of Covid-19 - video Posted: 03 Apr 2020 12:41 PM PDT At the daily Downing Street press conference on Friday, England's chief nursing officer, Ruth May, invoked the deaths of nurses Areema Nasreen and Aimee O'Rourke as she urged members of the public to stay at home. 'This weekend is going to be very warm and it will be very tempting to go out and enjoy those summer rays,' she said. 'But please, I ask you to remember Aimee and Areema. Please stay at home for them.'
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| Cuomo to sign executive order seizing ventilators for hospitals in need - video Posted: 03 Apr 2020 11:04 AM PDT Andrew Cuomo has said he will sign an executive order to take ventilators and personal protection equipment from facilities in New York state that have them and do not need them to deal with the virus. He said the equipment would be returned or reimbursed, but the move is likely to spark outcry from hospitals in upstate New York, which has seen fewer coronavirus cases. Continue reading... |
| Need a boost? This week's most uplifting coronavirus clips – video Posted: 03 Apr 2020 08:37 AM PDT As the world battles the coronavirus pandemic, communities are coming together to support each other through difficult times. From dressing up as Spider-Man to leaving out food for strangers, here are some of the small things people are doing to keep each other's spirits up Continue reading... |
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