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- Coronavirus live news: global cases pass 5m as Wuhan bans eating wild animals
- 'If I don't have sex I'll die of hunger': Covid-19 crisis for Rio's trans sex workers
- UK coronavirus live: launch test and trace or risk second wave, NHS leaders warn
- EasyJet to resume domestic flights across UK and France
- Ukraine to investigate leaked calls between Joe Biden and ex-president
- Unusually active hurricane season could threaten US effort to fight Covid-19
- No-deal Brexit 'would overwhelm local emergency teams'
- Volkswagen withdraws Golf car ad that sparked racism row
- Groups built on fossil fuel funding urge states to reopen amid pandemic
- Super-cyclone Amphan kills up to 20 in India and Bangladesh
- South Korea football league imposes record fine on FC Seoul over sex dolls outrage
- Rwanda to release 50 women jailed for having abortions
- Greenacre crash: 10 people injured after car smashes into hijab store in western Sydney
- Italian woman wins €1m Picasso in Christmas raffle
- John Malkovich: 'I had a lot of violence growing up, but so what?'
- Covid-19: face mask rules more political than scientific, says UK expert
- Surgeon known for separating conjoined twins was early coronavirus victim
- Suriname election: can pandemic help outlaw leader get away with murder?
- Australia coronavirus live update: Qld premier hits back at NSW pressure to open borders, as Labor MP says Coalition demonises China – as it happened
- 'It's a disaster': Egypt's doctors plead for more PPE and testing
- Oxfam to close in 18 countries and cut 1,500 staff amid coronavirus pressures
- Peru’s coronavirus response was ‘right on time’ – so why isn't it working?
- US demands removal of sexual health reference in UN's Covid-19 response
- 'We can't turn them away': the family kitchen fighting lockdown hunger in Zimbabwe
- Did the UK government prepare for the wrong kind of pandemic?
- Jacinda Ardern's global renown is great, but she must do more for women | Jennifer Curtin
- Pitfalls the UK needs to avoid when contact tracing for coronavirus
- Antarctica: tiny algae turning snow green 'could create new ecosystem' – video
- Trump disputes China's Covid-19 death toll and details hydroxychloroquine 'regimen' – video
- Michigan hairdressers fined for free haircuts at state capitol protest - video
- Mike Pompeo attacks China and says 'we stand with Australia' – video
- Super-cyclone Amphan batters India and Bangladesh – video
- Michigan dam failures force thousands to flee flooding – video
- Four-day weeks could be key to New Zealand's Covid-19 recovery, says Ardern – video
| Coronavirus live news: global cases pass 5m as Wuhan bans eating wild animals Posted: 21 May 2020 03:12 AM PDT World sees largest daily rise in cases; IOC warns over further Tokyo Olympics delay; Trump considers in-person G7
Seriously, if you can read this story (and watch the video) about Baldomera the donkey by my esteemed colleague Sam Jones in Madrid without tearing up ...YOU ARE MADE OF STONE. Few reunions in the time of the coronavirus have been as moving, as unlikely, or quite as braying as that of Ismael Fernández and Baldomera, the beloved family donkey. Esto es lo más bonito que vas a ver hoy: el emotivo reencuentro entre una burra y su dueño tras el confinamientohttps://t.co/Mn74S5BVrV Lo cuenta @JesusSanchez__ en @SER_Malaga pic.twitter.com/mQrKkiFC5L
The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japanhas removed from its website an image combining the coronavirus pandemic and the official logo of the postponed Tokyo Olympics, after the Games' organising committee complained that it was "insensitive" and infringed copyright laws, writes Justin McCurry in Tokyo/ The FCCJ's president, Khaldon Azhari, said at an online news conference on Thursday that the FCCJ board had decided to remove the image from the cover of April's digital edition of the organisation's in-house magazine, the Number 1 Shimbun, and voiced "sincere regret to anyone who may have been offended on all sides of this issue". It is very disappointing to see the Games emblem being distorted and associated with the novel coronavirus, which affects human life, people's lives, the economy, and our society. The design is clearly using the design of the Olympic emblem. We therefore consider it an infringement on our legally secured copyright to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic emblem. We made clear from the beginning this wasn't about freedom of expression - we were most concerned about copyright. In the FCCJ's 75-year history, it has always stood as a beacon for the freedom of the press in Japan, and continues to stand for those values. And for the right of journalists to hold authorities to account. This is beyond any question. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'If I don't have sex I'll die of hunger': Covid-19 crisis for Rio's trans sex workers Posted: 21 May 2020 12:15 AM PDT Brazil is one of the world's most dangerous countries for transgender people. For trans sex workers, the pandemic has intensified the risk
Social distancing is keeping people off the streets of central Rio de Janeiro. And that has created serious challenges for its trans sex workers, who have seen their clientele, and their income, melt away. "You can see what it's like: empty streets, shops closed, the fallen economy " says Elba Tavares, 44, from Paraíba state in north-east Brazil. "I am no longer in that rush of prostitution but yes, I sell my body." But, she says: "There are very few customers." Continue reading... |
| UK coronavirus live: launch test and trace or risk second wave, NHS leaders warn Posted: 21 May 2020 03:12 AM PDT Government told it is running out of time to kick off testing system
Here's the queue for a drive-through McDonald's that opened in Sutton yesterday. How many cars?!? Huge queue for McDonalds as hungry drivers line up for reopened Sutton drive-thru https://t.co/m9K8BQ6utr pic.twitter.com/6wuur9gJVG Related: 'We missed the sweet and sour sauce': joy as McDonald's drive-throughs reopen
Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, told the Today programme this morning that he was worried about complacency leading to a second wave of infection. He said: We know that test, trace, isolate works best when numbers are low and we've got a small window now to be testing everyone that has got symptoms, to be tracing everyone they have been in contact with over the last few days and then to make sure they are tested, isolated and supported. Because my fear is that this good news could lead to complacency, which could lead to a second wave that would overwhelm the NHS and be really bad for people's lives, but also their livelihoods. Continue reading... |
| EasyJet to resume domestic flights across UK and France Posted: 21 May 2020 12:41 AM PDT Passengers and crew must wear masks but middle seats will not be blocked EasyJet is to resume a small number of flights on 15 June, with increased safety measures on board including mandatory wearing of face masks, as it returns to the skies after grounding its entire fleet on 30 March. The airline initially will restart domestic routes in the UK and France where it says there is sufficient customer demand to support profitable flying. Further routes will be added in the following weeks, as and when passenger demand rises and lockdown measures ease further across Europe. Continue reading... |
| Ukraine to investigate leaked calls between Joe Biden and ex-president Posted: 20 May 2020 02:00 PM PDT Recordings containing edited conversations between the two while in office published by Ukrainian associate of Rudy Giuliani Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has said that leaked recordings of phone calls allegedly between Joe Biden and former president Petro Poroshenko would be investigated by the country's law enforcement agencies, adding that their contents might be "perceived, qualified as treason". The remarks prompted an angry rebuttal from Poroshenko, who said that the Zelenskiy administration may have played a role in their release and should be investigated. Continue reading... |
| Unusually active hurricane season could threaten US effort to fight Covid-19 Posted: 21 May 2020 02:00 AM PDT
As the US continues to be pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic, a fresh looming threat is set to complicate efforts to contain the outbreak – an unusually fierce hurricane season. Related: Florida nurse who struggled with coronavirus trauma found dead Continue reading... |
| No-deal Brexit 'would overwhelm local emergency teams' Posted: 20 May 2020 10:00 PM PDT Leaked report warns local disaster planning already exhausted by coronavirus crisis Preparing for the impact of a no-deal Brexit later this year would overwhelm local emergency response teams exhausted by the Covid-19 pandemic, a leaked Whitehall report has warned. A review by a committee set up to review the response to coronavirus said failing to seek an extension to Brexit negotiations threatened to "compound Covid-19 with a second UK societal-wide, economic and social, chronic threat". Continue reading... |
| Volkswagen withdraws Golf car ad that sparked racism row Posted: 20 May 2020 06:13 PM PDT Car maker says it is 'horrified' by the ad that featured a large white hand 'flicking' a black man Volkswagen has withdrawn a Golf car advertisement posted on its official Instagram page that the company admitted was racist and insulting, saying it would investigate how it came about. The car company, which has already seen its reputation tarnished in the past five years after it admitted cheating diesel emissions tests, said it did not tolerate any form of racism. Continue reading... |
| Groups built on fossil fuel funding urge states to reopen amid pandemic Posted: 21 May 2020 03:00 AM PDT ExxonMobil, Koch and Mercer family are past funders of critics of stay-at-home orders as fossil fuel industry struggles amid lockdowns Dozens of individuals and groups urging states to reopen amid the Covid-19 pandemic have historical financial ties to coal and oil and gas companies and conservative billionaires who have invested in climate disinformation. Past funders of the current critics of stay-at-home orders include the bankrupt coal company Murray Energy and oil giant ExxonMobil, as well as Koch and Mercer family foundations, according to DeSmog, a group that tracks the money behind anti-climate-action campaigns. Continue reading... |
| Super-cyclone Amphan kills up to 20 in India and Bangladesh Posted: 20 May 2020 10:43 PM PDT Strong winds tore down electricity pylons, walls and buildings, with full scale of damage still being estimated The most powerful cyclone to hit Bangladesh and eastern India in more than 20 years tore down homes, carried cars down flooded streets and claimed the lives of up to 20 people. Authorities began surveying the damage Thursday after millions spent a sleepless night which saw 165km/h (102mph) winds carrying away trees, electricity pylons, walls and roofs, and transformer stations exploding. Continue reading... |
| South Korea football league imposes record fine on FC Seoul over sex dolls outrage Posted: 20 May 2020 09:06 PM PDT K-League says club 'deeply humiliated' female football fans and damaged the league's reputation South Korea's professional football league has imposed a record fine on one of its clubs for placing sex dolls in empty seats during a recent match played without spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic. FC Seoul was forced to apologise this week after TV and online viewers spotted about two dozen sex dolls dotted around the stadium during the club's 1-0 win over Gwangju FC on Sunday. Continue reading... |
| Rwanda to release 50 women jailed for having abortions Posted: 20 May 2020 11:15 PM PDT Activists welcome pardons, but call for relaxation of abortion laws and an end to punitive measures such as life sentences Rwanda is to release 50 women who were jailed for having abortions after a personal pardon was issued by the country's president, Paul Kagame. Human rights activists welcomed the pending release of the women, six of whom had been given life sentences – the highest penalty available to the courts – two serving 25 years and the others terms ranging from 12 months to 20 years. Continue reading... |
| Greenacre crash: 10 people injured after car smashes into hijab store in western Sydney Posted: 21 May 2020 01:55 AM PDT Car appeared to accelerate away from traffic lights directly into shopfront in Greenacre Ten people have been injured, at least one seriously, after a car crashed into a hijab store in Sydney's west on Thursday afternoon. Emergency services said they were treating a driver and nine pedestrians, after a people mover van drove into Hijab House in Greenacre, on the corner of Waterloo and Boronia roads, shortly after 3pm on Thursday. Continue reading... |
| Italian woman wins €1m Picasso in Christmas raffle Posted: 20 May 2020 05:05 PM PDT €100 ticket scoops 'incredible' 1921 still life oil painting by Spanish master An Italian accountant whose son bought her a raffle ticket as a Christmas present won a Pablo Picasso oil painting valued at €1m ($1.1m) in a charity draw on Wednesday. Claudia Borgogno summed up her amazement in one word: incredible. "I have never won anything before," said the 58-year-old told from Ventimiglia, in north-western Italy. Continue reading... |
| John Malkovich: 'I had a lot of violence growing up, but so what?' Posted: 20 May 2020 10:00 PM PDT The actor lost four close family members in five years, and his life savings to Bernie Madoff – so why does he still think he is the luckiest man around? You could spend a lifetime preparing to interview John Malkovich. For starters, there are his films, about 90 of them – mainstream, indie, European arthouse, schlocky, literary, self-referential, lots of stinkers and a few classics. But he says he doesn't even like movies. So then there are his more esoteric projects: a photography exhibition by Sandro Miller in which Malkovich recreated iconic portraits, including Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother; collaborations with classical musicians in which he reads out venomous critiques of the great composers. Finally, there is his real love – theatre. Fortunately, Malkovich doesn't expect you to have seen all his work. In fact, he gives the impression that he would be happy if you had seen none. I first interviewed him 27 years ago when he had just made In the Line of Fire – a thriller in which he plays an assassin determined to kill the president (and which is one of his classics). He didn't mention the film once in our hour-long meeting. Today, he is supposed to be promoting Space Force, a Netflix comedy. Again, he doesn't mention it, until I ask at the end of our call. Instead, he talks about loss. All sorts of loss, from weight (shedding 32kg – 5st – as a teenager) to hair to money – and even three siblings in their 50s. But, oddly, the more he talks about loss, in that hushed, melancholy voice, the more I begin to suspect he is one of life's unlikely optimists. Continue reading... |
| Covid-19: face mask rules more political than scientific, says UK expert Posted: 20 May 2020 11:19 PM PDT Study reveals cloth coverings reduce airflow but Covid-19 effectiveness remains unproven The wearing of cloth face masks by the public was becoming more about politics than science, one expert has argued, as a new study reveals potential benefits and problems of the coverings. At present the UK government recommends the public wear face coverings when in crowded places where it is not always possible to maintain social distancing – a stance also taken by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – while other countries, including the Czech Republic, have made the wearing of masks in the community mandatory. Continue reading... |
| Surgeon known for separating conjoined twins was early coronavirus victim Posted: 21 May 2020 03:00 AM PDT Patients and collagues mourn pioneering pediatric neurosurgeon: 'We lost the greatest person in our lives' When Clarence and Carl Aguirre were born conjoined at the head, physicians in their native Philippines told their mother, Arlene Aguirre, that only one child could survive. "The doctors at home told me, 'You have to choose which one is to live,'" Aguirre told CBS News in 2014. "I said, 'I cannot choose that.'" Continue reading... |
| Suriname election: can pandemic help outlaw leader get away with murder? Posted: 21 May 2020 02:00 AM PDT Coronavirus has stalled opposition's momentum against president who was recently found guilty of mass murder as country heads into an election With the economy in tatters, corruption scandals piling up – and a recent mass murder conviction to add to his previous guilty verdicts for drug trafficking, it seemed until recently that president Desi Bouterse's 40-year grip on power in Suriname was coming to an end. Related: Suriname president guilty of murder over 1982 executions Continue reading... |
| Posted: 21 May 2020 02:32 AM PDT Annastacia Palaszczuk says she won't be lectured to by NSW, 'a state that has the highest number of cases in Australia', while Joel Fitzgibbon opens new front in China row. This blog is now closed
That's where we will leave the live blog for this evening. In case you missed it, this is the big news of the day:
The last patient recovering from COVID-19 left the RAH today. Paul contracted COVID-19 on the Ruby Princess. He was so ill he was in the ICU in an induced coma and on a ventilator for 4 weeks. He's still recovering and now receiving care closer to home at Modbury Hospital ❤️ pic.twitter.com/NwcZ1ippPJ Continue reading... |
| 'It's a disaster': Egypt's doctors plead for more PPE and testing Posted: 20 May 2020 09:00 PM PDT Medics increasingly at odds with government that is urging citizens to 'coexist' with Covid-19 Egyptian doctors are increasingly at odds with their own government on the country's coronavirus outbreak, pleading for protections and a full lockdown even as the authorities urge people to learn to "coexist" with Covid-19. A wave of government propaganda has hailed healthcare workers as the "white army", a reference to their white coats. But some of them told the Guardian they lacked protective equipment and were struggling to get vital tests for themselves and patients. Continue reading... |
| Oxfam to close in 18 countries and cut 1,500 staff amid coronavirus pressures Posted: 20 May 2020 09:48 AM PDT More cuts in the UK expected as global funding crisis follows Haiti sex-abuse scandal and charity shop lockdown closures Oxfam International is to lay off almost 1,500 staff and close operations in 18 countries – including Afghanistan where it has worked for 50 years – after it emerged that the global aid organisation had been bleeding cash during the coronavirus crisis. The agency has seen its funding model hit by an accumulation of crises. Continue reading... |
| Peru’s coronavirus response was ‘right on time’ – so why isn't it working? Posted: 20 May 2020 07:51 AM PDT Peru was one of the first Latin America countries to go into lockdown – but the jump in new cases is undeniable, and experts say it's due to people's behaviour Peru seemed to be doing everything right. Its president, Martín Vizcarra, announced one of the earliest coronavirus lockdowns in Latin America on 16 March. Continue reading... |
| US demands removal of sexual health reference in UN's Covid-19 response Posted: 20 May 2020 05:12 AM PDT Campaigners condemn letter from USAid's John Barsa, calling it 'a disgraceful and dangerous attack on essential health services' Civil society groups have condemned calls by the Trump administration to remove references to sexual and reproductive health from the UN Covid-19 humanitarian response plan (HRP). In a letter to the UN secretary-general António Guterres on Monday, John Barsa, the acting administrator for the US agency for international development (USAid), called on the UN to "stay focused on life-saving interventions" and not include abortion as an essential service. Continue reading... |
| 'We can't turn them away': the family kitchen fighting lockdown hunger in Zimbabwe Posted: 20 May 2020 03:00 AM PDT Samantha Murozoki bartered her jeans and sneakers to stop the food running out, inspiring others to pitch in It is 7am and hundreds of children have come out on this chilly morning to queue for a plate of porridge. With makeshift masks covering their faces, the children wait for Samantha Murozoki to start dishing up the warm food into whatever plastic tub, plate, tin cup – or even ripped-off corner of a cardboard box – is presented to her. Continue reading... |
| Did the UK government prepare for the wrong kind of pandemic? Posted: 21 May 2020 01:51 AM PDT Britain's highly rated disease preparation failed on coronavirus – possibly because ministers followed a plan for flu When the coronavirus struck, the British government repeatedly said it was among the best-prepared countries in the world – with some justification. As recently as October, an international review of pandemic planning ranked the UK the second best prepared country in the world (behind the US). Two months on, any breezy confidence has evaporated. The government is facing growing complaints over a series of policy missteps that critics say are responsible for the worst death toll in Europe. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Jacinda Ardern's global renown is great, but she must do more for women | Jennifer Curtin Posted: 20 May 2020 03:51 PM PDT International praise for Covid response and her rebuilding of traditional Labour support has been astute, but PM must address women's wellbeing The gendered dimensions of political leadership during the Covid-19 crisis has achieved global proportions, with headlines claiming that women are doing things differently, and with better results. Much of this is assertion, given Vietnam and Georgia, amongst other countries with male leaders, have also seen successful containment. We have also witnessed some pushback against the policy decisions taken by Belgian prime minister Sophie Wilmès. Nevertheless, the novelty of women political leaders remains newsworthy, and the media's go-to international "face'" of those women who have managed this crisis exceptionally well is Jacinda Ardern. Continue reading... |
| Pitfalls the UK needs to avoid when contact tracing for coronavirus Posted: 20 May 2020 04:37 AM PDT Health expert John Ashton recalls his experience of the early stages of the crisis Fresh uncertainty over the UK's contact-tracing plans has thrown light on the difficulties of a successful track-and-trace system to tackle Covid-19. Prof John Ashton, a former regional director of public health and regional medical officer for the north-west of England, describes his experience of contact tracing at the early stages of the coronavirus crisis and highlights pitfalls the UK should avoid. "In early February I was invited to Bahrain to examine the country's preparedness for Covid-19. The first case, that of a religious pilgrim returning from a visit to holy sites in Iran, was diagnosed while I was in Bahrain on 24 February. Continue reading... |
| Antarctica: tiny algae turning snow green 'could create new ecosystem' – video Posted: 21 May 2020 01:56 AM PDT Antarctica is turning green due to the climate crisis and the phenomenon is potentially offering sustenance to other species, according to the first large-scale algae map of the peninsular by University of Cambridge scientists. The map identifies 1,679 separate blooms of green snow algae, which together cover an area of 1.9 sq km, equating to a carbon sink of about 479 tonnes a year. This is equivalent to the emissions of about 875,000 petrol car journeys in the UK, though in global terms it is too small to make much of a difference to the planet's carbon budget Continue reading... |
| Trump disputes China's Covid-19 death toll and details hydroxychloroquine 'regimen' – video Posted: 21 May 2020 01:08 AM PDT Donald Trump says China's coronavirus numbers 'weren't correct', before adding it has 'been easily shown and easily proven', but he did not provide any evidence. The US president made the comments during a meeting with the governors of Arkansas and Kansas, after explaining case numbers in the US were favourable if outbreaks in New York and New Jersey were not included. When asked by a journalist leaving the room at the end of the meeting, Trump added his hydroxychloroquine regimen finishes in 'about two days' |
| Michigan hairdressers fined for free haircuts at state capitol protest - video Posted: 21 May 2020 01:06 AM PDT Hairdressers and barbers have given free haircuts on the lawn of Michigan's state capitol in protest of the state government's stay-at-home orders, with state police fining three people for disorderly conduct during the demonstration that attracted 350 people. The state capitol in Lansing has been the site of recent demonstrations by armed protesters against executive orders from Democratic governor Gretchen Whitmer that forced businesses to close to slow the spread of Covid-19 Continue reading... |
| Mike Pompeo attacks China and says 'we stand with Australia' – video Posted: 20 May 2020 10:40 PM PDT The US secretary of state criticises China's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, while backing Australia's push for an investigation into the origins of Covid-19. In a media address, Mike Pompeo attacks the Chinese Communist party, declaring it 'ideologically and politically hostile to free nations'. His comments come after China slapped 80% tariffs on Australian barley exports and continue similar rhetoric from the Trump administration that is increasingly critical of Beijing Continue reading... |
| Super-cyclone Amphan batters India and Bangladesh – video Posted: 20 May 2020 04:05 PM PDT The Bay of Bengal's fiercest storm this century, super-cyclone Amphan, has slammed into the coast of eastern India and Bangladesh, bringing heavy gales and the threat of deadly storm surges and flooding. Over 2 million people have been evacuated from their homes Continue reading... |
| Michigan dam failures force thousands to flee flooding – video Posted: 20 May 2020 09:13 AM PDT Rapidly rising water overwhelmed dams and forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people in central Michigan, where flooding struck communities along rain-swollen waterways and the governor said downtown could be 'under approximately nine feet of water' by Wednesday Continue reading... |
| Four-day weeks could be key to New Zealand's Covid-19 recovery, says Ardern – video Posted: 20 May 2020 01:58 AM PDT New Zealand's prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has suggested employers consider a four-day working week and other flexible working options as a way to boost tourism and help employees address persistent work/life balance issues. Ardern said people had suggested everything from the shorter work week to more public holidays as a means to stimulate the economy and encourage domestic tourism, while the borders remain closed to foreign nationals Continue reading... |
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