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- Coronavirus live news: Italy begins reopening bars and cafes as Spain also eases restrictions
- US lockdown protests may have spread virus widely, cellphone data suggests
- French minister tells of risks of missing school as more pupils return
- Coronavirus quarantine for UK airport arrivals to cover rail and sea too
- UN-backed Libyan forces take key airbase from rebel general
- Syrian TV drama uses photo of real regime victim to represent murdered woman
- Hong Kong activists back in court amid more legislative chaos
- Michel Piccoli, renowned French acting veteran, dies aged 94
- Lilly Wachowski rounds on Ivanka Trump and Elon Musk over Matrix tweets
- Night at the museum: Sydney man charged after allegedly breaking into dinosaur exhibit
- Snowbirds crew member killed after jet crashes into houses in Canada
- South Korean football team apologises for using sex dolls to fill stands
- Johnny Depp libel claim can use Amber Heard PA evidence, says high court
- Human breath taking its toll on Munch's The Scream, say scientists
- Turning the meat industry upside down: a day with Germany's travelling butcher
- Train services ramped up as coronavirus travel restrictions eased in England
- War in Libya: how did it start, who is involved and what happens next?
- Republican sorry for comparing Covid-19 curbs to Nazis persecution of Jews
- 'For your children': former top Australian public servants call for carbon price
- DRC has seen epidemics before, but Covid-19's toll on older people leaves me sleepless
- Girls at risk of child marriage as half of local authorities fail to keep records
- World Health Assembly: what is it, and what is the coronavirus inquiry proposal?
- Is the Covid-19 crisis the catalyst for greening the world's airlines?
- Putin, Johnson, Bolsonaro and Trump: men too macho for masks
- Pandemic funerals: inside a mortuary during coronavirus – video
- Bolsonaro greets anti-lockdown protesters as coronavirus cases rise in Brazil – video
- Pitch perfect: the deserted playing fields of Cologne - in pictures
- Trump accuses Obama of 'gross incompetence' – video
- Andrew Cuomo takes nasal swab coronavirus test on live TV – video
- Gove 'confident' pupils and teachers will be safe at school – video
- Obama criticises Trump in speech to graduating students – video
| Coronavirus live news: Italy begins reopening bars and cafes as Spain also eases restrictions Posted: 18 May 2020 05:57 AM PDT Southern European countries ease lockdowns; South Africa reports highest daily increase; global infections pass 4.7 million
As you have probably read, Italy is cautiously getting back up and running. Here is how things look aboard a socially-distanced gondola in Venice.
Hungary and Slovenia have agreed on a road map towards a gradual reopening of their border by 1 June, the Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjarto wrote on his Facebook page today. Hungary has started lifting coronavirus restrictions in Budapest, though residents returning to shops or travelling on public transport will have to wear face masks. "Restarting our economies is not possible without restarting international cooperation," Szijjarto wrote, adding that annual trade between the two European Union member states was worth more than €2.5bn. "Therefore, without jeopardising the protection of health, which is a priority, an easing of restrictive measures imposed at the borders is needed." Continue reading... |
| US lockdown protests may have spread virus widely, cellphone data suggests Posted: 18 May 2020 04:18 AM PDT Devices associated with protesters travelled up to hundreds of miles after rallies where few precautions were taken Cellphone location data suggests that demonstrators at anti-lockdown protests – some of which have been connected with Covid-19 cases – are often traveling hundreds of miles to events, returning to all parts of their states, and even crossing into neighboring ones. Related: Protesters descend on Michigan capitol but rain washes away demonstration Continue reading... |
| French minister tells of risks of missing school as more pupils return Posted: 18 May 2020 05:05 AM PDT Priority is to avoid 'collateral damage' of Covid-19 crisis, says Jean-Michel Blanquer France's education minister has told parents it was more of a risk keeping their children at home than sending them to school now the strict lockdown has ended. Jean-Michel Blanquer was speaking as a second wave of pupils returned to secondary schools. Blanquer said the government's priority was to avoid youngsters who struggle at school or at home becoming "collateral damage" of the Covid-19 crisis. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus quarantine for UK airport arrivals to cover rail and sea too Posted: 18 May 2020 03:16 AM PDT Plans being drawn up are expected to cover most passengers, with exemptions Enforced quarantine measures at the UK border expected to be unveiled this week are to cover arrivals by sea, car and international rail, as well as air, the Guardian understands. The UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, in his address to the nation on 10 May announcing the gradual easing of lockdown measures, served notice that quarantine would be imposed on air passengers arriving in the country. Continue reading... |
| UN-backed Libyan forces take key airbase from rebel general Posted: 18 May 2020 04:05 AM PDT Loss of al-Watiya airbase south of Tripoli deals major blow to renegade general Khalifa Haftar Forces allied with Libya's UN-supported government have wrested control of a key military base on the outskirts of the country's capital from Khalifa Haftar, dealing a significant blow to the renegade general's military and its morale. Pro- and anti-Haftar media reported that his eastern-based forces had withdrawn from al-Watiya airbase 90 miles south of Tripoli. Footage posted on social media appeared to show Government of National Accord (GNA) forces driving down runways at the base unhindered. Continue reading... |
| Syrian TV drama uses photo of real regime victim to represent murdered woman Posted: 18 May 2020 02:03 AM PDT An Interview With Mr Adam sparks revulsion by using picture of Rehab al-Alawi A new Ramadan television series in Syria has been met with revulsion by the opposition and diaspora community after a photograph of a 24-year-old torture victim who died in a regime prison was used to represent a fictional murdered woman. In the detective drama An Interview With Mr Adam, an Egyptian woman who was pregnant by her rich employer's son is apparently murdered by her lover. While the woman is played by an actor in flashbacks, in one scene when an investigator prints out a photograph of the body, the picture actually belongs to Rehab al-Alawi, whose death in a notorious Syrian jail was confirmed in 2014. Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong activists back in court amid more legislative chaos Posted: 18 May 2020 03:42 AM PDT Lawmakers expelled from meeting as 15 pro-democracy campaigners are bailed Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have returned to the top of the political agenda with a group of demonstrators appearing in court as dissident lawmakers were physically thrown out of a legislative meeting for the second time in 10 days. Appearing on Monday were 15 high-profile figures including the 81-year-old veteran legislator and lawyer, Martin Lee QC, considered Hong Kong's "father of democracy", as well as media tycoon Jimmy Lai, activist Lee Cheuk-yan, former legal sector lawmaker, Margaret Ng, and "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung. Continue reading... |
| Michel Piccoli, renowned French acting veteran, dies aged 94 Posted: 18 May 2020 05:25 AM PDT Actor best known for his collaborations with Luis Bunuel and other major directors was a stalwart of French art cinema Michel Piccoli, the veteran French actor renowned for a string of celebrated performances for directors such as Luis Bunuel, Jean-Luc Godard and Louis Malle, has died aged 94. It was reported by AFP, who said his family had announced the news, but no cause of death was given. Related: Film: The French connection Continue reading... |
| Lilly Wachowski rounds on Ivanka Trump and Elon Musk over Matrix tweets Posted: 18 May 2020 03:33 AM PDT The director was infuriated by social media banter in which Musk and Trump tweeted about 'the red pill' Film-maker Lilly Wachowski has responded to Elon Musk and Ivanka Trump after the pair bantered on social media using a phrase from the Wachowskis' hit 1999 film, The Matrix. After Musk tweeted "Take the red pill" – referring to a key scene in The Matrix, which subsequently gave rise to the phrase "redpilling" as an alt-right, misogynist meme, along with a red rose emoji normally associated with the Democratic Socialists of America, the party to which Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida Tlaib belong – Trump replied: "Taken!" Continue reading... |
| Night at the museum: Sydney man charged after allegedly breaking into dinosaur exhibit Posted: 17 May 2020 07:46 PM PDT CCTV footage shows man strolling through exhibits at closed Australian Museum and posing for selfies with head inside mouth of T-Rex skull A Sydney man will face court on Monday after allegedly breaking into Australia's oldest museum and snapping selfies with the dinosaur exhibit. The man broke into the heritage-listed Australian Museum in Sydney's CBD just after 1am on Sunday 10 May, and was captured on CCTV cameras wandering around the exhibits for around 40 minutes, according to New South Wales police. Continue reading... |
| Snowbirds crew member killed after jet crashes into houses in Canada Posted: 17 May 2020 06:39 PM PDT Military aerobatics display over Kamloops was intended to boost public morale during coronavirus pandemic A Canadian aerobatics jet has crashed into a British Columbia neighbourhood during a flyover intended to boost morale during the Covid-19 pandemic, killing one crew member, seriously injuring another and setting a house on fire. Video appeared to show the crew of the Snowbirds' plane ejecting during the crash on Sunday. Continue reading... |
| South Korean football team apologises for using sex dolls to fill stands Posted: 17 May 2020 09:53 PM PDT K-League club FC Seoul said the dolls, used to make stadiums look less empty, had been ordered inadvertently after a 'misunderstanding' A professional football team in South Korea has apologised after "mannequins" it used as substitute fans during a match at the weekend turned out to be sex dolls. The K-League club FC Seoul said the dolls, which had been dotted around stands currently off-limits to supporters due to the coronavirus outbreak, had been ordered inadvertently after a "misunderstanding" with the supplier. Continue reading... |
| Johnny Depp libel claim can use Amber Heard PA evidence, says high court Posted: 18 May 2020 03:38 AM PDT Testimony related to allegations he was violent to ex-wife can be used in case against the Sun Evidence from a former employee of Amber Heard can form part of Johnny Depp's case in his libel claim against the Sun newspaper over allegations he was violent to his ex-wife, the high court has ruled. In an interim ruling in the high court case, Mr Justice Nicol declared that some, limited testimony from Kate James, a former personal assistant to Heard, will be included in the forthcoming trial. She said she had never seen any sign of physical violence. Continue reading... |
| Human breath taking its toll on Munch's The Scream, say scientists Posted: 18 May 2020 05:55 AM PDT Art lovers may have to give 1910 version space due to damaging effect of humidity on impure paint It is a masterpiece that seems to speak to the later horrors of war in the 20th century and even the anguishes of the 21st. Now Edvard Munch's The Scream has another claim on modernity, after it emerged that an oversight by the artist means the 1910 version of the work needs to practise some physical distancing. An international consortium of scientists seeking to identify the main cause of deterioration of the paint in the canvas has discovered Munch accidentally used an impure tube of cadmium yellow which can fade and flake even in relatively low humidity, including when breathed upon by crowds of art lovers. Continue reading... |
| Turning the meat industry upside down: a day with Germany's travelling butcher Posted: 18 May 2020 04:23 AM PDT With ever larger meat plants in the spotlight over coronavirus clusters, one butcher has profited by going in the opposite direction – slaughtering animals on site Inside the white trailer parked up by the farm, the small team headed by Matthias Kürten are moving fast. Their work has a rhythmical soundtrack: a bandsaw cutting through bones, fat slopped into buckets, murmurs of chatter and knives being sharpened. Diced meat for stew, steaks, soup stock, mince and liver are sealed with the inhale of a vacuum-packer, stamped by a sticker machine, and land in plastic crates with a thud. Continue reading... |
| Train services ramped up as coronavirus travel restrictions eased in England Posted: 17 May 2020 11:17 PM PDT Services increased to 70% but capacity kept to 10% of normal levels to prevent crowding Train companies will increase the number of services on Monday to reflect the easing of coronavirus travel restrictions in England. Industry body the Rail Delivery Group said services would be increased from about 50% of the standard timetable to 70%. Continue reading... |
| War in Libya: how did it start, who is involved and what happens next? Posted: 18 May 2020 05:57 AM PDT Foreign states are increasingly active in this new chapter of the long-running conflict Forces allied to Libya's UN-backed prime minister, Fayez al-Sarraj, have seized a key airbase from the renegade general Khalifa Haftar, dealing a huge strategic blow to the warlord's year-long campaign to capture the capital, Tripoli. Haftar launched a new assault to unseat the UN-recognised government in April 2019, triggering some of the most significant fighting on Libyan soil since the battle to unseat Col Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Continue reading... |
| Republican sorry for comparing Covid-19 curbs to Nazis persecution of Jews Posted: 18 May 2020 06:00 AM PDT Alaska state representative Ben Carpenter told to 'Keep your Holocaust jokes to yourself' after objecting to virus screening Antisemitic and Nazi-sympathizing comments made by a Republican state representative in Alaska, who likened Covid-19 safety measures at the state capitol to the treatment of Jewish people in Nazi Germany, brought widespread rebuke and, eventually, an apology. The reply drew instant rebuke from colleagues in the house. Continue reading... |
| 'For your children': former top Australian public servants call for carbon price Posted: 18 May 2020 04:15 AM PDT Ex-Treasury head Ken Henry tells Four Corners he looks back on a decade of failed climate policy and feels 'gutted' Former senior public servants have called for the re-introduction of a carbon price, saying it would be the least economically damaging way to cut greenhouse gas emissions and could deliver the technological solutions the Morrison government says are needed. In interviews on ABC TV's Four Corners on Monday, several ex-top advisors expressed frustration and in some cases anger about the country's failure to introduce durable policies to address climate change. Continue reading... |
| DRC has seen epidemics before, but Covid-19's toll on older people leaves me sleepless Posted: 18 May 2020 12:30 AM PDT Many of the people I support in Kinshasa have no money, no soap, no water – and when they are struggling to breathe, no ventilators We're used to emergencies and people dying in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, whether it's a result of the long-running conflict or Ebola, cholera and malaria. But coronavirus has knocked us for six, because it has affected people we are very close to. I've been working in development for decades, but I have to admit I have shed tears these past few weeks. Continue reading... |
| Girls at risk of child marriage as half of local authorities fail to keep records Posted: 17 May 2020 11:15 PM PDT Women's rights group says too many social workers are not equipped to respond to increased risk posed by lockdown Girls at risk of child marriage are falling under the radar of authorities in England and Wales because of a lack of record-keeping by more than half of the departments responsible for children's social care, a charity has warned. IKWRO women's rights organisation says it is preparing for a spike in cases following the easing of lockdown and is urging social workers to be ready to respond. Continue reading... |
| World Health Assembly: what is it, and what is the coronavirus inquiry proposal? Posted: 17 May 2020 08:58 PM PDT This year's meeting of the WHO's decision-making body will be held virtually, and the stakes couldn't be higher
The World Health Assembly is the key decision-making body of the World Health Organization, attended by representatives of the United Nation's 194 member states. Continue reading... |
| Is the Covid-19 crisis the catalyst for greening the world's airlines? Posted: 17 May 2020 07:26 AM PDT Aviation is struggling and seeking support, but there are demands for it to give something in return "The political moment is now" to address the climate risks posed by the aviation industry, analysts, insiders and campaigners say, as governments across the world weigh up bailouts for airlines grounded by the coronavirus pandemic. Rescue packages need to come with green strings, such as reduced carbon footprints and frequent flyer levies, they warn, or the sector will return to the path that has made it the fastest rising source of climate-wrecking carbon emissions over the past decade. Continue reading... |
| Putin, Johnson, Bolsonaro and Trump: men too macho for masks Posted: 17 May 2020 12:15 AM PDT Why leaders who want to be seen as strongmen are afraid to take Covid-19 safety precautions With the news this week that Vladimir Putin's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, is in hospital with Covid-19, the virus has now penetrated the Kremlin, 10 Downing Street, the Palácio do Planalto and the White House. Putin, Boris Johnson, Jair Bolsonaro and Donald Trump are all very different politicians. But all have had one thing in common in their responses to coronavirus: a belief or suggestion, at least in the early stages, that taking personal protective measures against the virus is somehow unseemly and at odds with their macho political brands. Continue reading... |
| Pandemic funerals: inside a mortuary during coronavirus – video Posted: 18 May 2020 04:00 AM PDT The funeral industry has had to adapt to new regulations around death care during the pandemic at the same time as dealing with an increase in work. Poppy's Funerals in south London is one provider that believes that public health concerns should not impact upon its ability to carry out its role with humanity and respect. The Guardian spent the day inside its mortuary to see how the firm and its staff have adapted to the new challenges they face
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| Bolsonaro greets anti-lockdown protesters as coronavirus cases rise in Brazil – video Posted: 18 May 2020 01:13 AM PDT The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, greeted coronavirus lockdown protesters after his country's total number of Covid-19 cases surpassed 230,000. Bolsonaro, a rightwing populist leader, has been critical of physical distancing and lockdown measures implemented by Brazil's state governments. 'Unemployment, hunger and misery will be the future of those who support the tyranny of total isolation,' Bolsonaro tweeted
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| Pitch perfect: the deserted playing fields of Cologne - in pictures Posted: 17 May 2020 11:00 PM PDT As Germany's Bundesliga becomes the world's first major football league to resume during the coronavirus pandemic, Mika Volkmann's drone photographs suggest the amateur game in Cologne still has some way to go Continue reading... |
| Trump accuses Obama of 'gross incompetence' – video Posted: 17 May 2020 11:33 AM PDT Donald Trump has given his first public response to Barack Obama's criticism of the current administration's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. 'Look, he was an incompetent president, that's all I can say. Grossly incompetent,' said Trump when asked about Obama's comments on Sunday Continue reading... |
| Andrew Cuomo takes nasal swab coronavirus test on live TV – video Posted: 17 May 2020 10:29 AM PDT The New York governor has received a Covid-19 test live on TV to show how quick and easy the process is. Cuomo welcomed a doctor dressed in PPE to conduct the test. 'I'm not in pain, I'm not in discomfort,' he said afterwards. 'Closing my eyes was a moment of relaxation. There is no reason why you should not get the test' Continue reading... |
| Gove 'confident' pupils and teachers will be safe at school – video Posted: 17 May 2020 03:47 AM PDT The Cabinet Office minister has said he is confident children and teachers will be safe if they return to the classroom, but admitted the risk remained of contracting Covid-19. Appearing on BBC One's The Andrew Marr Show, Michael Gove said: 'The only way ever to ensure that you never catch coronavirus is to stay at home completely. There's always, always, always in any loosening of these restrictions a risk of people catching the coronavirus'
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| Obama criticises Trump in speech to graduating students – video Posted: 17 May 2020 02:21 AM PDT The former US president attacked the Trump administration's response to the Covid-19 pandemic during a virtual commencement ceremony for historically black colleges and universities on Saturday. Barack Obama told graduates: 'More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they're doing. A lot of them aren't even pretending to be in charge'
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