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- Coronavirus live news: Wuhan lab had bat viruses but not Covid-19 strain as Australia border row simmers
- UK coronavirus live: Tory MPs call for Dominic Cummings to go
- Fears mount of Middle East coronavirus surge amid Eid celebrations
- 'Incalculable loss': New York Times covers front page with 1,000 Covid-19 death notices
- Beijing to impose Hong Kong security laws 'without delay'
- Netanyahu in the dock: Israeli PM finally faces corruption charges
- 'Horror show': critics hope Bolsonaro's foul tirade could end rule
- Elon Musk's Crew Dragon puts America back in the space race
- San Francisco: D-Day ship saved from huge fire on Fisherman's Wharf
- Poll reveals half of parents unconvinced that school is safe for their children's return
- North Korea's Kim Jong-un holds talks on increasing 'nuclear war deterrence'
- Outrage at U-turn on promise to reunite child refugees with UK family
- Hana Kimura: grief as Japanese wrestler and reality show member dies aged 22
- Entire Western Australia coast to be battered by 'once-in-a-decade' storm
- Family values: why Trump's children are key to his re-election campaign
- Madrid and Barcelona follow starkly different paths out of lockdown
- The US doctors taking Trump’s lead on hydroxychloroquine – despite mixed results
- Morrison urged to confront Trump over concerns US-China trade deal is hurting Australia
- Everyone wants to 'follow the science'. But we can't waste time on blame
- Sweden’s Covid-19 policy is a model for the right. It’s also a deadly folly | Nick Cohen
- Barack Obama poised to add his star appeal to Joe Biden's campaign
- North Dakota governor in tears at split over face mask use in the US – video
- Karachi plane crash survivor describes his escape – video
| Posted: 24 May 2020 02:45 AM PDT Lab says none of three bat viruses match Covid-19; new witnesses cast doubt on UK advisor's lockdown claims; WHO says pandemic 'taking different pathway' in Africa
Today, Italians can celebrate mass in church with the community for the first time since 8 March. In this picture, chairs are sanitised before mass is celebrated by the parish priest Don Carlo Chiomento, of Candiolo near Turin.
First indications of the effectiveness of a potential vaccine against coronavirus may be available in the autumn, the head of the GAVI vaccine alliance has told a Swiss newspaper, forecasting a long road from there to broad availability. "Unfortunately, we really do not know which vaccine will work and whether there will be one at all. If we're lucky, we'll receive indications in autumn as to [a potential vaccine's] effectiveness," the GAVI head Seth Berkley told NZZ am Sonntag in an interview published today. Continue reading... |
| UK coronavirus live: Tory MPs call for Dominic Cummings to go Posted: 24 May 2020 02:49 AM PDT Seven Conservative MPs call for advisor to resign amid revelations of further breaches of lockdown rules
Tens of thousands of low income households are being denied extra support designed to ease the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, after being hit by the government's benefit cap, my colleague Michael Savage writes in the Observer today. Particularly hard-hit are private renters with children, he reports. Related: Low-income households denied coronavirus support by benefit cap
This from the Conservative MP Craig Whittaker: I totally agree that Dominic Cummings position is untenable. I'm sure he took the decision in the best interests of his family but like every decision we take we also have to take responsibility for those decisions. You cannot advise the nation one thing then do the opposite. Continue reading... |
| Fears mount of Middle East coronavirus surge amid Eid celebrations Posted: 24 May 2020 12:04 AM PDT Despite lockdowns and curfews, streets in Jordan and Iran are busy for the end of Ramadan Outside bakeries in downtown Amman, queues stretched along the street and down the block. Nut retailers were mobbed, and sweet shops were down to their last desserts. It was as if coronavirus had never existed. The nights before Eid al-Fitr, the festival that ends the fasting month of Ramadan and which began on Sunday at dawn, are always busy. But this year the urgency was greater: Jordanians are celebrating this holiday under three days of full curfew. Everything is closed and nobody is allowed out of their homes for any reason. Continue reading... |
| 'Incalculable loss': New York Times covers front page with 1,000 Covid-19 death notices Posted: 23 May 2020 06:59 PM PDT As US Covid-19 death toll nears 100,000, Times presents a tribute to some of the Americans to fall victim to the disease As the US approaches the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths, the New York Times has filled the entire front page of Sunday's paper with the death notices of victims from across the country. In a decision the paper said was intended to convey the vastness and variety of the tragedy, the front page is a simple list of names and personal details taken from obituaries around the US. Continue reading... |
| Beijing to impose Hong Kong security laws 'without delay' Posted: 24 May 2020 01:59 AM PDT China says it will rush through anti-sedition law as police fire teargas at protesters Beijing has vowed to force controversial national security laws on Hong Kong "without the slightest delay" as police in the semi-autonomous territory fired teargas at protesters demonstrating against the unprecedented decision. Speaking in Beijing, China's foreign minister, Wang Yi, said enacting the proposed anti-sedition law to stop anti-government protests that have persisted for the past year had become a "pressing obligation". Continue reading... |
| Netanyahu in the dock: Israeli PM finally faces corruption charges Posted: 23 May 2020 10:03 PM PDT If convicted on corruption charges, country's longest-serving leader could be sentenced to more than a decade in jail Accepting lavish gifts of pink champagne and boxes of Cuban cigars; colluding with one Israeli media mogul to publish positive news stories about him; bribing another to smear his political opponents. These are the damning accusations that Benjamin Netanyahu will face on the first day of a high-profile trial that kicks off today. A week to the day after he was sworn into power for a fourth consecutive term, Israel's longest-serving leader will add a new record to his collection – the first sitting prime minister to face criminal charges in court. Continue reading... |
| 'Horror show': critics hope Bolsonaro's foul tirade could end rule Posted: 23 May 2020 12:08 PM PDT Brazilians horrified by lack of focus on Covid-19, which has now killed more than 21,000 Jair Bolsonaro swore 34 times during a two-hour cabinet meeting some think could help bring his four-year term to a premature end. "If [the left] had taken power in 1964 we'd be fucked," Brazil's pro-dictatorship president proclaimed at one point. Continue reading... |
| Elon Musk's Crew Dragon puts America back in the space race Posted: 24 May 2020 12:33 AM PDT The launch of the billionaire's vessel will be the first manned US flight since shuttle missions were shut down nine years ago
It sounds enigmatic but the meaning is straightforward. The flag, which measures 8 inches by 12 inches, was flown on board the first space shuttle mission (STS-1) in 1981. And it was carried aloft in 2011 when the shuttle Atlantis rendezvoused with the space station on the last shuttle mission (STS-135). KSC simply stands for the Kennedy Space Centre. Continue reading... |
| San Francisco: D-Day ship saved from huge fire on Fisherman's Wharf Posted: 23 May 2020 01:40 PM PDT
A huge fire engulfed a warehouse on Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco early on Saturday, sending a thick plume of smoke over the waterfront and threatening to spread to a historic second world war ship before firefighters brought the flames under control. No injuries were reported but firefighters were making multiple searches to ensure no one was inside the building on Pier 45, San Francisco Fire Lt Jonathan Baxter told reporters. Continue reading... |
| Poll reveals half of parents unconvinced that school is safe for their children's return Posted: 23 May 2020 11:41 PM PDT Teachers' union leader warns situation 'untenable' as health officials say track and trace system has been left too late Parents are divided over the prospect of sending their children back to school, a new poll has revealed, as parent groups warned that mixed messages and poor communication had caused widespread anxiety about returning. With school leaders still grappling with the practicalities of reopening primary schools for some year groups in just a week's time in England, an Opinium poll for the Observer found that 43 per cent of primary school parents and 54 per cent of secondary school parents feel anxious about the prospects of returning. Continue reading... |
| North Korea's Kim Jong-un holds talks on increasing 'nuclear war deterrence' Posted: 23 May 2020 05:45 PM PDT Leader makes first appearance in several weeks to talk about 'considerably increasing the firepower' of the military, state media reports North Korea discussed new policies for increasing its "nuclear war deterrence" during a military meeting presided over by leader Kim Jong-un, state news agency KCNA reported on Sunday. KCNA did not specify what the nuclear deterrence entailed, but said that "crucial measures" were taken at the meeting "for considerably increasing the firepower strike ability of the artillery pieces of the Korean People's Army". Continue reading... |
| Outrage at U-turn on promise to reunite child refugees with UK family Posted: 23 May 2020 11:19 PM PDT Charities fear for safety of lone youngsters as draft text of Brexit negotiations shows Britain wants to end sanctuary The Home Office has drawn up plans to terminate the current system of allowing child refugees to be reunited with family in the UK, according to a draft text of the government's Brexit negotiating document. It reveals that the UK government will be pushing during the next round of EU exit talks to effectively end the system where unaccompanied minors, often fleeing conflict, are granted sanctuary in the UK. Continue reading... |
| Hana Kimura: grief as Japanese wrestler and reality show member dies aged 22 Posted: 24 May 2020 12:16 AM PDT Kimura, a cast member on the popular Netflix series Terrace House, has died after reportedly facing online bullying Hana Kimura, a female professional wrestler who was among the cast of the popular Japanese reality series Terrace House, has died at 22, her wrestling organisation said, after she reportedly faced online bullying. Kimura was reportedly found dead at her home, with the cause not immediately known. She had recently posted messages on social media seeming to tell her fans goodbye, and her death sparked a public outpouring of anger at cyber-bullying. Continue reading... |
| Entire Western Australia coast to be battered by 'once-in-a-decade' storm Posted: 23 May 2020 04:47 PM PDT Ex-Tropical Cyclone Mangga expected to bring 100km/h winds, heavy rain and massive waves along a 3,000km stretch of coast A massive "once-in-a-decade" storm is expected to hit Australia's entire west coast on Sunday and Monday, bringing potentially dangerous conditions and prompting authorities to place defence force units on standby. The Bureau of Meteorology said the storm – the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Mangga combined with a cold front – represented an "unusually widespread severe weather event". Continue reading... |
| Family values: why Trump's children are key to his re-election campaign Posted: 23 May 2020 10:00 PM PDT Amid pandemic and economic collapse, Don Jr, Eric, Ivanka and their partners play key roles in a fierce fight for survival It begins with dramatic music and slick graphics – skyscrapers, clouds, big screens, the roar of a helicopter and chants of "Four more years!" Then come clips of Donald Trump Jr mocking Barack Obama and Joe Biden, and hurling red "Keep America Great" caps into a crowd at a rally. A fireball darts across the screen, trailing the word "Triggered". Then, with slicked-back hair, designer stubble and a green-checked shirt unlikely to win any fashion awards, the president's son hosts his own online show. Continue reading... |
| Madrid and Barcelona follow starkly different paths out of lockdown Posted: 24 May 2020 02:45 AM PDT As bars and restaurants plan for further easing of coronavirus rules, an argument is raging over terraces and public space As Madrid and Barcelona prepare for the next phase of lockdown loosening, they have radically different visions for how best to return to that crucial part of Spanish life, sitting on a terraza, cup, glass or snack in hand. The two-month shutdown has given restaurateurs plenty of time to weigh up their options. But hopes that the reopening of outside tables will even begin to make up for the lost income appear wildly premature. Continue reading... |
| The US doctors taking Trump’s lead on hydroxychloroquine – despite mixed results Posted: 24 May 2020 01:00 AM PDT The American Association of Physicians and Surgeons, a fringe group, offers advice that isn't 'consistent with evidence-based medicine', experts say There is an alternate universe of Covid-19 misinformation masquerading as science, which with the encouragement of Donald Trump, is proliferating among his supporters. Among the most ardent proponents of these claims is the American Association of Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), a fringe group of less than 5,000 doctors. The group was recently cited by Trump's campaign manager, Brad Parscale, to explain the president's stunning announcement that he is taking the drug hydroxychloroquine in an attempt to protect himself against Covid-19 despite a lack of evidence of its effectiveness. Continue reading... |
| Morrison urged to confront Trump over concerns US-China trade deal is hurting Australia Posted: 23 May 2020 10:30 PM PDT Labor's Penny Wong says PM should 'pick up the phone' to US president and Mike Pompeo warns Victoria over cooperation in China's Belt and Road project Labor has called on Scott Morrison to pick up the phone to Donald Trump to pursue concerns the US president's trade deal with China is hurting Australian farmers and exporters. The push comes as Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, urges the Victorian state government to tread carefully before it embraces potential projects under China's Belt and Road Initiative. Continue reading... |
| Everyone wants to 'follow the science'. But we can't waste time on blame Posted: 23 May 2020 11:26 PM PDT The Royal Society president says scientists must not be made scapegoats for policy failures In 1981, a virus that had jumped the species barrier some decades earlier to infect humans began to wreak havoc among the gay community in San Francisco and New York. A taskforce was set up to study the cause of this disease, and it took a few years to identify HIV as the definitive cause of Aids and its genome to be sequenced, and nearly 15 years before a cocktail of drugs meant that having an HIV infection was no longer a certain death sentence. Forty years later, the cause of the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan was identified as a new coronavirus Sars-CoV-2, and its sequence determined in a matter of weeks. That, in turn, paved the way for a sensitive test for infection and, now, antibody tests for people who may have had the disease. That we know so much in such record time is due to sustained international investment in science. Continue reading... |
| Sweden’s Covid-19 policy is a model for the right. It’s also a deadly folly | Nick Cohen Posted: 23 May 2020 10:00 AM PDT The Swedes were the Brexiters' poster nation, but now have Europe's worst death rate Covid-19 is nature's way of making bad situations worse. From the moment it turned the world upside down, you could have predicted that the Chinese Communist party would have arrested whistleblowers and covered up the threat to humanity. It's what it does best, after all. You would not have needed mystical powers to divine that Viktor Orbán would have used a pandemic as an excuse to turn Hungary into the European Union's first dictatorship. Nor did it take a modern Nostradamus to foresee that, if you put men who care nothing for competence, complexity, or the difference between truth and falsehood in power, you will live to regret it. Or in the case of tens of thousands who trusted Donald Trump and Boris Johnson, die needless deaths. Continue reading... |
| Barack Obama poised to add his star appeal to Joe Biden's campaign Posted: 23 May 2020 03:00 AM PDT The former president, the most popular politician in America with a huge social media following, can bolster the Democratic nominee with key groups and drive voter registration Former president Barack Obama has dipped his toes into the 2020 presidential campaign recently and is positioned to do more in the coming months as Joe Biden's effort to defeat Donald Trump gathers steam. Interviews with about a dozen Democratic strategists, officials and people close to Obama indicated members of the party want the popular former president to use his powerful online presence and focus on rallying key Democrat constituencies that are critical to a Biden victory. Continue reading... |
| North Dakota governor in tears at split over face mask use in the US – video Posted: 23 May 2020 08:44 AM PDT Republican Doug Burgum was moved to tears over divisions in the US over wearing face masks during the coronavirus pandemic, in which some stores have turned customers away for wearing masks. 'This is a ... senseless dividing line,' he said
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| Karachi plane crash survivor describes his escape – video Posted: 23 May 2020 05:30 AM PDT Muhammad Zubair, one of two people who survived a plane crash in Pakistan, has described his escape from the burning aircraft after a second failed attempt to land in Karachi on the eve of the Muslim festival of Eid. The Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 with 99 passengers and eight crew members onboard crashed into a crowded residential district on Friday afternoon
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