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- George Pell: Australian cardinal released from jail after high court quashes child sexual abuse conviction
- WhatsApp to impose new limit on forwarding to fight fake news
- OPCW report set to blame Syria chemical attacks on Bashar al-Assad
- US navy official apologises for calling captain behind coronavirus memo 'naive or stupid'
- Harry and Meghan to launch new charity named Archewell
- Women sue Dutch Catholic order over forced labour claims
- Body recovered in search for Kennedy family members lost in canoe accident
- 'Coughing major' case not black and white, says Quiz writer
- Former Fox executives indicted in Fifa bribery scheme
- Lockdown has cut Britain's vibrations, seismologists find
- 'The impossible has already happened': what coronavirus can teach us about hope
- 'Coronavirus doesn't respect barbed wire': concern mounts for Greek camps
- Iranian official backtracks after calling Chinese Covid-19 figures a 'joke'
- 'There is no magic bullet': the town that turned the tide against HIV
- Coronavirus couture: the rise of the $60 designer face mask
- Trump and 3M reach deal to allow N95 face masks to be exported to Canada
- China reports zero daily deaths from coronavirus for the first time since January
- Coronavirus Australia latest: at a glance
- Primark announces wage fund for garment workers
- Can a face mask protect me from coronavirus? Covid-19 myths busted
- Devastated by coronavirus, did Bergamo's work ethic count against it? | Anna Bonalume
- The medical tests Boris Johnson may be undergoing in hospital
- 'We must keep the tension in the cord': Morrison urges Covid-19 vigilance over Easter – video
- Covid-19: what if I'm immunocompromised?
- Andrew Cuomo doubles fines as New Yorkers flout 'stay at home' orders – video
- 'My uniform counts': care worker's anger at being denied priority access at Aldi – video
| Posted: 06 Apr 2020 09:23 PM PDT Pell freed immediately after the high court's decision that his appeal should be upheld, as there was 'a significant possibility that an innocent person has been convicted'
Cardinal George Pell, the former financial controller of the Vatican and the most senior Catholic in the world to have been found guilty of historical child sexual abuse, has been freed from prison and had his convictions overturned following a two-year legal battle. The bench of the high court in Brisbane, Australia, on Tuesday granted leave for Pell to appeal, ordering his immediate release and quashing the conviction. Continue reading... |
| WhatsApp to impose new limit on forwarding to fight fake news Posted: 07 Apr 2020 12:00 AM PDT Restrictions on frequently forwarded messages intended to disrupt false Covid-19 claims WhatsApp is to impose a strict new limit on message forwarding as the Facebook-owned chat app seeks to slow the dissemination of fake news, the company has announced. If a user receives a frequently forwarded message – one which has been forwarded more than five times – under the new curbs, they will only be able to send it on to a single chat at a time. That is one fifth the previous limit of five chats, imposed in 2019. Continue reading... |
| OPCW report set to blame Syria chemical attacks on Bashar al-Assad Posted: 06 Apr 2020 09:32 AM PDT Watchdog to release first report blaming president for attacks during the conflict The UN's chemical weapons watchdog is expected to release its first report explicitly blaming Bashar al-Assad for sarin and chlorine gas attacks on civilians in Syria as efforts to establish accountability for the use of chemical agents in the nine-year-old conflict gain momentum. Observers anticipate that public and classified versions of a report by a new unit at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will be published on Wednesday, close to the anniversaries of a major chlorine attack on the then rebel-held Damascus suburb of Douma that killed at least 85 people in 2018 as well as a deadly sarin attack on Khan Sheikhun in 2017 which killed at least 89. The report is believed to focus on 2017 attacks on the village of al-Lataminah. Continue reading... |
| US navy official apologises for calling captain behind coronavirus memo 'naive or stupid' Posted: 06 Apr 2020 07:14 PM PDT Trump says he will settle dispute as acting navy secretary says sorry for criticising captain of USS Theodore Roosevelt The US acting navy secretary has apologised for calling the ousted captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt "too naive or too stupid" to be in command, amid growing calls from Congress and former officers for him to resign. "Let me be clear, I do not think Captain Brett Crozier is naive nor stupid," Thomas Modly wrote on Monday evening. "I think and always believed him to be the opposite." Continue reading... |
| Harry and Meghan to launch new charity named Archewell Posted: 06 Apr 2020 04:18 PM PDT Duke and Duchess of Sussex reveal plans for foundation to replace Sussex Royal brand The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to launch a charitable organisation named Archewell, the couple have said. Prince Harry and Meghan said they "look forward" to launching the foundation, which will replace their Sussex Royal brand, with plans reported to include their own charity as well as a website. Continue reading... |
| Women sue Dutch Catholic order over forced labour claims Posted: 06 Apr 2020 09:00 PM PDT Group, aged 11-21 at the time, sue Sisters of the Good Shepherd over treatment by nuns Nineteen women are suing a Dutch monastery and its Catholic order over claims they were subjected to forced labour and abuse by nuns between 1951 and 1979 during periods of virtual imprisonment as children or young adults. The case against the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, which operates in 70 countries, concerns the treatment of women, aged 11 to 21 at the time, who had been placed in the nuns' care by the courts or at the request of their parents or guardians. Continue reading... |
| Body recovered in search for Kennedy family members lost in canoe accident Posted: 06 Apr 2020 07:18 PM PDT Maryland authorities recover body of Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean but search for her eight-year-old son continues Authorities in Maryland said on Monday that they had recovered the body of the daughter of the former lieutenant governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, and they will keep searching for her son, after the two went missing following a canoeing accident last week. The body of Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, 40, was located by Charles county dive and rescue and recovered about 2.5 miles south of her mother's residence in Shady Side, Maryland, where the canoe was launched, Maryland natural resources police said. The recovery came after a days-long search that involved aviation and underwater imaging sonar technology. Continue reading... |
| 'Coughing major' case not black and white, says Quiz writer Posted: 06 Apr 2020 04:01 PM PDT Writer behind ITV drama says he has doubts over Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? scandal The screenwriter behind a new drama based on the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? coughing scandal has revealed he has doubts over whether Charles Ingram and his wife were guilty of cheating and said class and their accents may have contributed to their vilification. The British army major was convicted alongside his wife, Diana, after a court ruled that he won the £1m prize in 2001 with help from a fellow contestant, Tecwen Whittock, using a series of strategic coughs to indicate the correct answer. Continue reading... |
| Former Fox executives indicted in Fifa bribery scheme Posted: 06 Apr 2020 02:45 PM PDT Multimillion dollar scheme involved kickbacks to Fifa officials for broadcast rights to the 2018 and 2022 World Cup Two former senior executives at Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox corporation have been indicted over their alleged role in a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving kickbacks to Fifa officials in exchange for broadcast and marketing rights to some of the world's biggest football tournaments. The US Department of Justice announced on Monday that Hernan Lopez, the former chief executive of Fox International Channels and Carlos Martinez, the former president of Fox Latin America, have been charged with wire fraud and money laundering offenses, marking another series of indictments in the US government's sprawling investigation of corruption in world football. Continue reading... |
| Lockdown has cut Britain's vibrations, seismologists find Posted: 06 Apr 2020 10:02 AM PDT There's a kind of hush all over the world as the reduction in human activity stops the Earth buzzing so much The dramatic quietening of towns and cities in lockdown Britain has changed the way the Earth moves beneath our feet, scientists say. Seismologists at the British Geological Survey have found that their sensors are twitching less now that human activity has been curtailed, leading to a drop in the anthropogenic din that vibrates through the planet. Continue reading... |
| 'The impossible has already happened': what coronavirus can teach us about hope Posted: 06 Apr 2020 10:00 PM PDT In the midst of fear and isolation, we are learning that profound, positive change is possible. By Rebecca Solnit Disasters begin suddenly and never really end. The future will not, in crucial ways, be anything like the past, even the very recent past of a month or two ago. Our economy, our priorities, our perceptions will not be what they were at the outset of this year. The particulars are startling: companies such as GE and Ford retooling to make ventilators, the scramble for protective gear, once-bustling city streets becoming quiet and empty, the economy in freefall. Things that were supposed to be unstoppable stopped, and things that were supposed to be impossible – extending workers' rights and benefits, freeing prisoners, moving a few trillion dollars around in the US – have already happened. The word "crisis" means, in medical terms, the crossroads a patient reaches, the point at which she will either take the road to recovery or to death. The word "emergency" comes from "emergence" or "emerge", as if you were ejected from the familiar and urgently need to reorient. The word "catastrophe" comes from a root meaning a sudden overturning. Continue reading... |
| 'Coronavirus doesn't respect barbed wire': concern mounts for Greek camps Posted: 06 Apr 2020 11:00 PM PDT Calls grow for EU countries to accept refugees as outbreaks fuel fears that virus could rampage through overcrowded facilities The spectre of coronavirus striking severely overcrowded refugee camps in Greece has hovered menacingly for months. International aid organisations, human rights groups and doctors have sounded the alarm. With the spread of the pandemic, calls for action to prevent impending medical catastrophe have become shriller. In Aegean islands on the frontline of the crisis, health carers speak of days gained, not won. Continue reading... |
| Iranian official backtracks after calling Chinese Covid-19 figures a 'joke' Posted: 06 Apr 2020 10:31 AM PDT Comments from Kianoush Jahanpour draw reproach from Chinese ambassador Iran's health ministry spokesman has backtracked after he described China's official figures on the coronavirus outbreak as a "joke". Kianoush Jahanpour made the remarks at a press conference and a tweet on Sunday, adding that China had given the impression that coronavirus was like influenza but with fewer deaths. Continue reading... |
| 'There is no magic bullet': the town that turned the tide against HIV Posted: 06 Apr 2020 09:00 PM PDT Lessons learned in Eshowe, South Africa, one of the areas worst hit by the HIV pandemic, are being used against coronavirus In the visitors' books of Eshowe's many guesthouses and hotels, tourists inspired by verdant sugar cane fields and blossoming trees write about "a corner of Eden". Locals and specialists know the small town set high among the rolling hills that run along South Africa's eastern coast for another reason. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus couture: the rise of the $60 designer face mask Posted: 07 Apr 2020 02:30 AM PDT In line with official guidance, more and more people are wearing masks – allowing some a hint of self-expression amid the pandemic While self-quarantining in her New York apartment recently, fashion journalist Sara Radin ordered a floral top, matching scrunchie and complimentary face mask constructed from the same blue, berry-printed fabric. Radin, who is recovering from a presumed case of Covid-19, took a selfie in the full ensemble and posted it on her Instagram. "I've been scrolling and will see other people post matching sets," says Radin, a former trend forecaster. "The mask is the new 'must-have accessory' … but literally. You must have it." Continue reading... |
| Trump and 3M reach deal to allow N95 face masks to be exported to Canada Posted: 06 Apr 2020 09:35 PM PDT US officials had stopped shipment at 3M factory after Trump invoked Defense Production Act to halt exports to Canada and beyond The Trump administration has agreed a deal with the US manufacturer 3M to import more than 166 million respirators from China over the next three months and allow 3M to continue exporting its US-made respirators. The agreement breaks a deadlock which resulted in Washington stopping nearly three million of the specialized masks from being exported to Ontario, stirring fears that Canada's most populous province would run out of supplies for medical staff battling coronavirus by the end of the week. Continue reading... |
| China reports zero daily deaths from coronavirus for the first time since January Posted: 06 Apr 2020 09:46 PM PDT Milestone comes as nation struggles with ongoing outbreaks, including in Wuhan where dozens of residences have been locked down again China has reported zero new Covid-19 deaths for the first time since January, despite struggles with ongoing outbreaks including in Wuhan where dozens of residential blocks have been locked down just one day before travel restrictions were set to be lifted. On Tuesday, the National Health Commission reported 32 new cases across China, all of which were arrivals from another country. There were also 30 new asymptomatic cases reported. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus Australia latest: at a glance Posted: 07 Apr 2020 02:22 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 in the coronavirus pandemic in Australia. This is Ben Doherty bringing you the main stories on Tuesday 7 April. Continue reading... |
| Primark announces wage fund for garment workers Posted: 07 Apr 2020 12:00 AM PDT Pledge comes in response to claims that order cancellations to minimise Covid-19 losses have hurt millions of workers in the developing world Primark, one of the UK's most popular retailers, has announced it will create a fund to help pay the wages of the millions of garment workers affected by its decision to cancel tens of millions of pounds worth of clothing orders from factories in developing countries across the world. The pledge followed sustained criticism of the fashion retailer after data from the Bangladeshi and Garment Exporters Association (BGMEA) revealed it had cancelled all orders already placed with suppliers. Continue reading... |
| Can a face mask protect me from coronavirus? Covid-19 myths busted Posted: 07 Apr 2020 01:11 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... |
| Devastated by coronavirus, did Bergamo's work ethic count against it? | Anna Bonalume Posted: 06 Apr 2020 05:19 AM PDT My home town took pride in hard work and enterprise. But a reluctance to go into lockdown might have been disastrous Lombardy is one of the richest and most productive regions in Italy and Bergamo is its beating heart. It is also my home town: the city where I spent my childhood and adolescence. The province's million inhabitants are characterised by a strong sense of belonging: to region and to family. They take pride too in a no-nonsense, practical approach to life and a powerful work ethic. Today, Bergamo holds the European record that no town wants: it is the place where the coronavirus pandemic has cast its darkest shadow. Bergamo is a lazaretto of pain, where the priority of hospital managers is to select only the patients they think will survive. Its undertakers are so overwhelmed they have to ask neighbouring communes to take their corpses for cremation. Continue reading... |
| The medical tests Boris Johnson may be undergoing in hospital Posted: 06 Apr 2020 04:42 AM PDT Doctors will assess how PM is responding to coronavirus, including breathing issues Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital for tests on Sunday night with persistent coronavirus symptoms, 10 days after testing positive. Some estimates suggest that about 5-10% of people with Covid-19 require hospital treatment. His admission to hospital indicates doctors want to check how his body is responding to the virus, which will probably involve carrying out the following tests: Continue reading... |
| 'We must keep the tension in the cord': Morrison urges Covid-19 vigilance over Easter – video Posted: 07 Apr 2020 12:25 AM PDT Australian prime minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media in Canberra about how Australia is tracking in dealing with the spread of the coronavirus. "We are making significant progress," Morrison said before urging continued vigilance over the upcoming Easter holiday. "We must keep the tension in the cord". Continue reading... |
| Covid-19: what if I'm immunocompromised? Posted: 06 Apr 2020 09:00 PM PDT Hannah Devlin speaks to Dr Jenna Macciochi about how our immune systems fight off infections such as coronavirus, and – as per lots of your questions – what happens if we're immunocompromised Continue reading... |
| Andrew Cuomo doubles fines as New Yorkers flout 'stay at home' orders – video Posted: 06 Apr 2020 11:23 AM PDT The New York governor has announced he is doubling the fine for violating his 'stay at home' order to $1,000 after 'unacceptable laxness' over the weekend. 'If I can't convince you to show discipline for yourself, then show discipline for other people,' Andrew Cuomo told rule-breakers
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| 'My uniform counts': care worker's anger at being denied priority access at Aldi – video Posted: 06 Apr 2020 09:03 AM PDT Warning: contains strong language A care worker has vented her anger after being turned away from priority access at an Aldi supermarket while trying to buy food for an elderly client.'We're frontline workers just as much as the NHS, the police, the fire brigade,' said Marion Kilmurray in a video posted to Facebook. 'Who's going to do our job if we don't?' Aldi has apologised for the incident |
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