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- Coronavirus live news: Trump wants to disband Covid-19 taskforce; Germany looks to reopen shops and restart amateur sport
- UK coronavirus live: Boris Johnson faces Keir Starmer for the first time at PMQs
- Millions predicted to develop tuberculosis as result of Covid-19 lockdown
- 'It's a tough island to live on': why coronavirus spells doom for Ibiza
- China calls Hong Kong protesters a 'political virus'
- Georgia to consider charges in killing of unarmed black jogger as video emerges
- Pollution causing birth defects in children of DRC cobalt miners – study
- Millie Small, My Boy Lollipop singer, dies aged 73
- Tom Cruise and Nasa in talks over film to be shot in outer space – reports
- Vietnam crushed the coronavirus outbreak, but now faces severe economic test
- Rory Stewart pulls out of contest to be next London mayor
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg in hospital for treatment on gallbladder
- VE Day: Churchill feared De Gaulle would declare victory early
- Room with a poo: the tiny Sydney apartment for rent with a toilet in the kitchen
- Sleazy bosses, exploited barmaids: US cinema finally discovers the left behinds
- Lord Sugar tweet broke UK advertising rules, says watchdog
- Inside a Greek coronavirus ward: how debt-ridden nation is beating the disease – video
- Working out in a city under quarantine – in pictures
- Labor wants secrecy in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case to be examined by watchdog
- Covid-19 could trigger 'media extinction event' in developing countries
- 'I had no choice': the desperate Nigerian women who sell their babies
- Chile: pandemic highlights health crisis as lockdown halts inequality protests
- ‘For the lives of our mothers’: Covid-19 sparks fight for maids’ rights in Brazil
- Where India’s government has failed in the pandemic, its people have stepped in
- The high-profile figures who got into hot water over lockdown rules
- Coronavirus map of the US: latest cases state by state
- Legalising cannabis: what will New Zealanders be asked to vote on in September?
- Slow-moving Commons debates the key issues of March
- Fire engulfs tower in the United Arab Emirates – video
- Otters 'stone juggling': new research looks into why – video
- 'The House is a set-up': Trump says Fauci to testify in Senate and urges US to reopen – video
- Who will be Joe Biden's running mate? – video
- Jacinda Ardern outlines requirements for trans-Tasman travel bubble with Australia – video
- Social distance cinema: drive-in theatres boom – in pictures
- Jacinda Ardern outlines requirements for trans-Tasman travel bubble with Australia – video
| Posted: 06 May 2020 04:01 AM PDT President says it's time to reopen businesses as US deaths top 70,000; number of Russian cases rises by more than 10,000 for fourth consecutive day; Spain set to extend state of emergency for two more weeks
Professor Salim Abdool Karim, the South African government's chief adviser, has been talking to foreign journalists this morning about the country's much-praised effort to tackle the threat posed by the pandemic. Karim said South Africa had been on a similar trajectory to the UK for three weeks before its epidemic "took a different turn".
Turkish Airlines plans a gradual resumption of flights from June and will take four months to return to near full operation, a draft plan seen by Reuters showed, as the economy reopens following a slowdown in coronavirus cases. The flag carrier, which flew to 126 countries before the coronavirus outbreak but was forced to shut down all international passenger flights, will fly to just 19 countries next month, the April-dated plan proposed. Continue reading... |
| UK coronavirus live: Boris Johnson faces Keir Starmer for the first time at PMQs Posted: 06 May 2020 04:04 AM PDT Matt Hancock 'speechless' at Neil Ferguson breaking lockdown rules he advocated; Rory Stewart ends London mayoral campaign
Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the Speaker, opens PMQs by talking about VE day on Friday. There will be a wreath-laying ceremony in the Commons, he says. And he says the whole country will welcome Boris Johnson back.
These are from the Spectator's James Forsyth. Normally, when a new leader of the opposition first faces the PM across the despatch box he is hit with a wall of noise. The government whips get MPs to do everything they can to throw the new boy off his stride. But that can't happen today The almost empty chamber is going to be a particular challenge for Boris Johnson. As a performer, he has always fed off the audience's reaction. But with most MPs watching on Zoom, it'll be very hard for him to judge how his lines are going down Continue reading... |
| Millions predicted to develop tuberculosis as result of Covid-19 lockdown Posted: 05 May 2020 11:15 PM PDT With attention focused on coronavirus, undiagnosed and untreated TB cases will cause 1.4 million to die, research suggests The head of a global partnership to end tuberculosis (TB) said she is "sickened" by research that revealed millions more people are expected to contract the disease as a result of Covid-19 restrictions. Up to 6.3 million more people are predicted to develop TB between now and 2025 and 1.4 million more people are expected to die as cases go undiagnosed and untreated during lockdown. This will set back global efforts to end TB by five to eight years. Continue reading... |
| 'It's a tough island to live on': why coronavirus spells doom for Ibiza Posted: 06 May 2020 12:00 AM PDT Clubs on the White Isle are starting to cancel their events, a disaster for workers who survive on summer income. Pete Tong and others explain what happens next • Coronavirus and culture – a list of major cancellations Ibiza welcomes more than three million visitors during the summer months, pumping billions into its economy. Close to 75% of the island's 147,000-plus population get their income from tourism, directly and indirectly – besides the fabled nightclub scene, there's the hotels, Airbnbs, restaurants, bars, shops, taxis, and other businesses that exist because of the pull of the clubs. But a huge question mark hangs over them all, with the clubs beginning to cancel their summer seasons due to coronavirus. So far Hï Ibiza, Ushuaïa, Amnesia and Eden have all cancelled their May calendar. Pacha hosted a virtual house party with a promise to "#seeyousoon"; their latest social media post stating, "After this moment's respite, Pacha and Ibiza will look even more beautiful." DC-10 have cancelled their opening party and said they are currently unable to confirm any future dates at the club. Privilege have yet to comment. Continue reading... |
| China calls Hong Kong protesters a 'political virus' Posted: 06 May 2020 02:23 AM PDT Beijing escalates rhetoric as it is accused of using coronavirus as cover to 'turn screws' Beijing's top political office in Hong Kong has called protesters a "political virus" and said the semi-autonomous city will never be calm until "poisonous" and "violent" black-clad demonstrators are eliminated. The warning on Wednesday by China's Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office (HKMAO) said the central government in Beijing would not sit idly by with "this recklessly demented force" in place, referring to the protest movement which has shaken Hong Kong since last June and sometimes drawn millions to the street. Continue reading... |
| Georgia to consider charges in killing of unarmed black jogger as video emerges Posted: 05 May 2020 07:07 PM PDT Prosecutors were reluctant to charge former police officer and son in shooting of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery A prosecutor in Georgia said on Tuesday he would ask a grand jury to decide if charges should be filed against a white former law enforcement officer and his son in the fatal shooting of an unarmed young black man as he ran through a small town. The shooting of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery outside Brunswick, Georgia, in February was captured on videotape and posted on social media on Tuesday, stirring outrage over the reluctance of prosecutors to file charges against Gregory McMichael and his son, Travis. Continue reading... |
| Pollution causing birth defects in children of DRC cobalt miners – study Posted: 06 May 2020 12:15 AM PDT Researchers link exposure to mining pollutants to greatly increased risk of conditions such as spina bifida and limb abnormalities Thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are being exposed to dangerous levels of toxic pollution that is causing birth defects in their children as they mine for cobalt used to make rechargeable batteries for smartphones, laptops and electric cars, a new medical study has found. Research published in the Lancet last week found that local people working in mines in the African "copperbelt", a mining region stretching across Zambia and the DRC, are at significantly higher risk of having children born with serious birth defects. Continue reading... |
| Millie Small, My Boy Lollipop singer, dies aged 73 Posted: 06 May 2020 03:46 AM PDT Jamaican singer had global hit in 1964 before largely disappearing from public life in the 1970s Millie Small, the Jamaican singer known for her global 1964 hit My Boy Lollipop, has died aged 73. Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, who originally produced that song, told the Jamaican Observer that she died from a stroke. Continue reading... |
| Tom Cruise and Nasa in talks over film to be shot in outer space – reports Posted: 05 May 2020 09:36 PM PDT Elon Musk reportedly involved in the production, which if confirmed would be first feature film ever made in space Tom Cruise is in talks with Nasa about working on a movie shot in outer space, according to the head of the space agency. "Nasa is excited to work with Tom Cruise on a film aboard the Space Station!," Nasa administrator Jim Bridenstine wrote on Twitter. Continue reading... |
| Vietnam crushed the coronavirus outbreak, but now faces severe economic test Posted: 05 May 2020 05:25 PM PDT Strict quarantining and widespread testing have helped the country avoid disaster, but with tourism on hold the nation's future is uncertain Vietnam didn't just flatten its coronavirus curve, it crushed it. No deaths have been reported, official case numbers have plateaued at just 271, and no community transmissions of the virus have been reported in the last two weeks. On 23 April, the nation eased lockdowns in its major cities and life is gradually returning to normal. It is a stark contrast to many other nations including the US, where more Americans have died from Covid-19 than during the entire Vietnam war. Kidong Park, the World Health Organisation's representative to Vietnam, has praised the country's response to the crisis. Continue reading... |
| Rory Stewart pulls out of contest to be next London mayor Posted: 06 May 2020 03:58 AM PDT Independent says he could compete against 'Tory and Labour machines' in election delayed by coronavirus Rory Stewart has withdrawn his independent bid for the London mayoralty after the contest was extended by a year because of coronavirus. Stewart, a former Conservative cabinet minister, said he could not ask his volunteer campaigners to keep going for another 12 months, as he sought to challenge Labour's Sadiq Khan for the top job in the capital. Continue reading... |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg in hospital for treatment on gallbladder Posted: 05 May 2020 08:06 PM PDT The key liberal US supreme court justice is resting comfortably and will be able to continue to work US supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who has had a series of health scares, has undergone non-surgical treatment for a gallbladder condition and was resting comfortably, a court spokeswoman said. Ginsburg, 87, had a gallstone that had caused an infection and was treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, a spokeswoman said. Ginsburg was expected to participate in the court's oral arguments on Wednesday remotely from the hospital. Continue reading... |
| VE Day: Churchill feared De Gaulle would declare victory early Posted: 06 May 2020 02:07 AM PDT War cabinet papers reveal PM's concern French ally would pre-empt joint announcement Winston Churchill believed a disgruntled general Charles de Gaulle intended to pre-empt the allies' announcement of victory in Europe by 24 hours but felt unable to pressure him to change his plans, according to British war cabinet documents released free online by the National Archives during the lockdown. VE Day will be celebrated for the 75th time on Friday 8 May but Gen Dwight Eisenhower, the supreme allied commander in north-west Europe, and the Soviet high command had actually received the German surrender in the French city of Reims on 7 May 1945 at 2.41am. Continue reading... |
| Room with a poo: the tiny Sydney apartment for rent with a toilet in the kitchen Posted: 05 May 2020 07:24 PM PDT The studio flat in Surry Hills leaves little to the imagination but is still attracting interest in a quiet rental market Australia's property market has taken a massive hit thanks to coronavirus, with sales values dropping as much as 85% in Melbourne over the past two months, and many tenants breaking their leases because they can no longer afford rent. But you can bank on Sydney to hold on to its hot housing prices. Continue reading... |
| Sleazy bosses, exploited barmaids: US cinema finally discovers the left behinds Posted: 05 May 2020 10:00 PM PDT From The Assistant to Support the Girls, American cinema is swapping feelgood escapism for gritty unsettling realism. We talk to the women spearheading this new wave 'I wanted it to be relatable to any woman who's ever worked in an office," says Kitty Green of her new film The Assistant. "Everything in the film has been in the press already. But I wanted to take viewers on an emotional journey, so they could empathise with the character." The #MeToo saga has been examined to near exhaustion, but The Assistant manages to add something new. Rather than perpetrators or victims, it focuses on a relative bystander: a young office worker at a New York film production company. We follow this character, played by Julia Garner, through her demeaning routine: commuting in before daybreak, photocopying, printing, taking her male co-workers' lunch orders, clearing up leftover pizza from the meeting room (as the men come in for the next meeting, she is humiliatingly caught with a crust in her mouth). Continue reading... |
| Lord Sugar tweet broke UK advertising rules, says watchdog Posted: 05 May 2020 04:01 PM PDT The Apprentice host is partner in firm whose teeth-whitening product he recommended A tweet by Lord Sugar promoting a company set up by a winner of The Apprentice has broken the UK advertising rules. In December, the 73-year-old host of the BBC television show posted a tweet encouraging people to buy a teeth whitening package as the "perfect Xmas gift". Continue reading... |
| Inside a Greek coronavirus ward: how debt-ridden nation is beating the disease – video Posted: 06 May 2020 02:50 AM PDT Despite a decade-old financial crisis that has crippled its hospitals, Greece appears to be keeping its coronavirus outbreak under control, with a far lower death toll than many other European nations. Dr Yota Lourida, the head of the Covid-19 clinic at Sotiria hospital in Athens, explains how it dealt with the crisis, and the steps taken by the country to mitigate against potentially catastrophic outcomes Continue reading... |
| Working out in a city under quarantine – in pictures Posted: 06 May 2020 04:00 AM PDT Over the past six weeks, New Yorkers have been exercising in unexpected ways amid the pandemic. With gyms closed and social distancing in place, how are city-dwellers staying active? Bess Adler photographed 10 unusual pandemic-inspired exercises she has come across in New York City – and this is the result Continue reading... |
| Labor wants secrecy in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case to be examined by watchdog Posted: 06 May 2020 01:42 AM PDT Shadow attorney general says use of national security law in defamation case is a first as the Coalition denies any sort of secret trial Labor wants the national security watchdog to examine the government's use of powers to enforce secrecy on the defamation proceedings involving Ben Roberts-Smith. The government confirmed this week it had invoked the National Security Information Act in a civil case brought by Roberts-Smith, a special forces veteran who says stories published by the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald defamed him by suggesting he was a war criminal. Nine Entertainment, which owns the newspapers, is defending the allegation. Continue reading... |
| Covid-19 could trigger 'media extinction event' in developing countries Posted: 06 May 2020 02:15 AM PDT Critical reporting under threat as revenue losses leave independent news outlets hostage to government subsidies or whims of billionaires Fake news laws and political interference along with growing financial pressures has left many independent media groups in developing countries fighting to survive during the pandemic. News outlets around the world have faced measures to muzzle critical reporting in an environment that has already seen dozens of journalists harassed, arrested and censored by governments, according to editors and press freedom groups. Continue reading... |
| 'I had no choice': the desperate Nigerian women who sell their babies Posted: 06 May 2020 01:15 AM PDT With limited access to abortion and antenatal care, many young mothers are falling prey to the country's human traffickers Two months after 17-year-old Ebere fell pregnant last year, she considered having an abortion. But she was told by a doctor that such a process – eight weeks into her pregnancy – could lead to complications. Going home to her parents after visiting the doctor wasn't an option for Ebere, who feared her strict father would beat her and shame her in their neighbourhood. The father of the baby had denied all responsibility and threatened to kill her if she ever tried to contact him again. |
| Chile: pandemic highlights health crisis as lockdown halts inequality protests Posted: 05 May 2020 03:13 AM PDT Coronavirus arrives against backdrop of unresolved social tensions that fueled last year's explosion of protests For six months, Chile was shaken by a wave of protests in which millions took to the streets to protest against inequality. Residents of the capital, Santiago, grew accustomed to the raucous crowds thronging the main square to sing and chant against the government. Now, with parts of the capital on coronavirus lockdown, wind rasps through an empty Plaza Italia as a handful of shoppers hurry past security forces enforcing the stay-at-home order. Continue reading... |
| ‘For the lives of our mothers’: Covid-19 sparks fight for maids’ rights in Brazil Posted: 04 May 2020 11:15 PM PDT Millions of domestic workers have been told to keep working or been laid off without pay. Now their families are fighting back against a 'structurally racist' system For as long as Juliana França can remember, on weekdays her mother, Caterina, has made the four-hour round bus trip from the working-class area of Baixada Fluminense, outside Rio de Janeiro, to the city's affluent South Zone to work as a maid. But when Covid-19 arrived in Brazil, França begged her to stay at home. Continue reading... |
| Where India’s government has failed in the pandemic, its people have stepped in Posted: 04 May 2020 10:30 PM PDT Civil society has outperformed the state in helping to feed India's poorest. It should be seen as ally not enemy The highways connecting India's overcrowded cities to the villages had not seen anything like it since the time of partition 73 years ago. Hundreds of thousands of workers were on the move, walking back to their villages with their possessions bundled on their heads. On 24 March, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a nationwide 21-day lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic. States sealed their borders, and transport came to a halt. With no trains or buses to take them home, India's rural-to-urban migrant population, estimated at a staggering 120 million, took to the roads. On 5 April a statement from the home ministry said 1.25 million people moving between states had been put up in camps and shelters. Continue reading... |
| The high-profile figures who got into hot water over lockdown rules Posted: 05 May 2020 01:35 PM PDT Ministers, scientific advisers and footballers have all been criticised for their behaviour Neil Ferguson is not the first high-profile figure to apparently fall foul of lockdown rules. Related: UK coronavirus adviser Neil Ferguson resigns after breaking lockdown rules Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus map of the US: latest cases state by state Posted: 05 May 2020 04:06 AM PDT • Coronavirus: world map of deaths and cases The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 continues to grow in the US. Mike Pence, the vice-president, is overseeing the US response to the coronavirus. So far, 80% of patients experience a mild form of the illness, which can include a fever and pneumonia, and many of these cases require little to no medical intervention. That being said, elderly people and those with underlying conditions such as diabetes or heart and lung issues are the most vulnerable. The coronavirus death rate in China for people 80 or over in the government's study of more than 72,000 cases, was 14.8%. Continue reading... |
| Legalising cannabis: what will New Zealanders be asked to vote on in September? Posted: 04 May 2020 06:48 PM PDT More than 50% of voters must say yes to the proposed changes for parliament to consider the changes New Zealanders will be asked at September's national election whether they want to pass a bill that would legalise cannabis and regulate how it is used and sold. This will include producing and selling fresh and dried cannabis, including plants and seeds – for people over 20 years old. The change would impose more stringent restrictions than the rules around sales of alcohol and tobacco. Continue reading... |
| Slow-moving Commons debates the key issues of March Posted: 04 May 2020 12:54 PM PDT Something called the coronavirus had become a pandemic, a minister told MPs Just as Matt Hancock was explaining at the Downing Street press conference how he hoped his test, track and trace app might work to ease the lockdown, parliament was finally getting the opportunity to debate the coronavirus regulations the government had put in place back in March. Though debate might be putting it a little strongly. The tech in the new virtual Commons isn't up to allowing any interventions, so what we actually got was each MP making an uninterrupted five-minute speech. The junior health minister Edward Argar appeared slightly bewildered by the need for even an ersatz debate. And you could rather see his point. The real key date here is this Thursday, when the government is obliged to say whether it plans to maintain the emergency powers or introduce some form of relaxation, so being asked to justify the current regime that had been in place for six weeks and might change in a few days' time felt a wee bit pointless. Continue reading... |
| Fire engulfs tower in the United Arab Emirates – video Posted: 06 May 2020 03:11 AM PDT Fire swept through a 48-storey high-rise in the United Arab Emirates on 5 May, sending flames shooting into the night sky. Seven people were reportedly injured in the blaze at Abbco Tower in the city of Sharjah near Dubai. Authorities said it wasn't immediately clear what caused the fire Continue reading... |
| Otters 'stone juggling': new research looks into why – video Posted: 05 May 2020 03:45 PM PDT Otters are often scene playing with pebbles, throwing and catching them, known as 'stone juggling' and researchers from the University of Exeter believe they know why. It was previously thought the game helped hone their foraging skills. The study revealed older and young otters tended to juggle more, but when the researchers tested them with food games, they were no better at solving them than adults, who are less likely to juggle. Hunger was found to be a big factor in juggling and researches believe the action could be linked to excitement for food Continue reading... |
| 'The House is a set-up': Trump says Fauci to testify in Senate and urges US to reopen – video Posted: 05 May 2020 11:52 AM PDT The US president said the government's top infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, would not testify in the House of Representatives but only before the Senate. He argued this was because 'the House is a set-up. The House is a bunch of Trump haters.' He later said the US 'wants' and 'needs' to reopen amid the coronavirus outbreak
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| Who will be Joe Biden's running mate? – video Posted: 05 May 2020 04:00 AM PDT It's one of the most important decisions a presidential candidate can make: so who will Joe Biden choose as his running mate? Political correspondent Lauren Gambino breaks down the most likely candidates for November's election Continue reading... |
| Jacinda Ardern outlines requirements for trans-Tasman travel bubble with Australia – video Posted: 04 May 2020 11:56 PM PDT After joining a meeting of Australia's national cabinet, New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern explains the reasoning behind possibly easing travel restrictions between the two countries in a future trans-Tasman bubble. While Australia and New Zealand have both had success in slowing the spread of Covid-19, Ardern adds there remains a lot of work to be done before travel between the countries can recommence Continue reading... |
| Social distance cinema: drive-in theatres boom – in pictures Posted: 04 May 2020 11:00 PM PDT With the widespread closures of cinemas as part of measures to stem the spread of Covid-19, drive-in movie theatres around the world, where social distancing is guaranteed, have been enjoying new-found popularity Continue reading... |
| Jacinda Ardern outlines requirements for trans-Tasman travel bubble with Australia – video Posted: 04 May 2020 09:38 PM PDT After joining a meeting of Australia's national cabinet, New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern explains the reasoning behind possibly easing travel restrictions between the two countries in a future trans-Tasman bubble. While Australia and New Zealand have both had success in slowing the spread of Covid-19, Ardern adds there remains a lot of work to be done before travel between the countries can recommence Continue reading... |
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