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- Coronavirus live news: Beijing back into partial lockdown as new cluster emerges
- Global report: Fauci voices Covid-19 fears for Trump rally as São Paulo faces cemetery crisis
- Argentina pastor turns church into bar in protest at uneven coronavirus restrictions
- India's coronavirus agony: 'I did everything to save my wife and baby'
- Hong Kong protests: arrests as thousands sing protest anthem on anniversary of clashes
- Climate worst-case scenarios may not go far enough, cloud data shows
- Mass graves found in Libyan town recaptured from Khalifa Haftar forces
- Grenfell relative draws comparisons between fire and Covid-19 response
- How Amanda Staveley took on Barclays over its 2008 Qatar rescue
- Fast-growing mini-forests spring up in Europe to aid climate
- Nepal to investigate Dalit killings following arranged marriage dispute
- Rise in injunctions against HS2 protesters
- Justin Trudeau says video of police punching First Nations chief 'shocking'
- Hello Kitty gets new boss after 60 years
- ‘We were let loose’: my art school days, by Peter Blake, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Steve McQueen and more
- Germany confronted its racist legacy. Britain and the US must do the same | Susan Neiman
- The vultures aren't hovering over Africa – and that's bad news
- 19 dead in a decade: the small American city where violent police thrive
- Chinese court sentences Australian man to death for drug trafficking
- Militant crackdown in Sahel leads to hundreds of civilian deaths – report
- 'He just doesn't get it': has Trump been left behind by America's awakening on racism?
- Johnson's 'culture war' trap seems designed for Corbyn, not Starmer
- 'Illegal': mayor says Trump cannot disband Seattle's 'autonomous zone' – video
| Coronavirus live news: Beijing back into partial lockdown as new cluster emerges Posted: 13 Jun 2020 02:58 AM PDT Dr Anthony Fauci calls Donald Trump rallies a 'danger' to health; Australia's chief medical officers warns against Black Lives Matter rallies
Malaysia has reported 43 new coronavirus cases, raising the total to 8,445 infections. The health ministry also reported one new death, taking total fatalities from the outbreak in the country to 120.
Dozens of people have tested positive for coronavirus in Beijing as parts of the city are locked down and a district in the city put itself on a "wartime" footing after the emergence of a new cluster linked to a wholesale food market. People were ordered to stay at home at 11 residential estates in south Beijing's Fengtai district and the nearby Xinfadi market was closed as authorities raced to contain the outbreak (see 5.13am) that has raised fears of a resurgence in local transmission as hundreds of troops were deployed to the area. Continue reading... |
| Global report: Fauci voices Covid-19 fears for Trump rally as São Paulo faces cemetery crisis Posted: 12 Jun 2020 10:23 PM PDT Rallies and protests present infection risk; Brazilian city to exhume bodies to free up more space; fresh domestic cases cause alarm in Beijing Dr Anthony Fauci, a senior US infectious disease official, has warned of the dangers of holding Trump election rallies during the pandemic, adding that rising coronavirus hospitalisations in some states could get out of control unless robust contact-tracing regimes were in place. Fauci warned there was a risk of either "acquiring or spreading" the virus for those who attend the president's planned rally in Oklahoma next week, although he said he had not raised the issue with him. Continue reading... |
| Argentina pastor turns church into bar in protest at uneven coronavirus restrictions Posted: 12 Jun 2020 06:23 PM PDT Pastor plans a drive-in worship event next in protest at limits on church services as bars and shops open An evangelical church in Argentina has reopened as a bar in protest against the lockdown on religious services that remains in place despite the gradual opening up of other activities around the country. Bar tables were placed inside the church and pastors dressed as waiters carrying bibles on their trays in a mock service as part of call for religious services to be allowed during Argentina's coronavirus lockdown. Continue reading... |
| India's coronavirus agony: 'I did everything to save my wife and baby' Posted: 12 Jun 2020 07:03 AM PDT Pregnant woman turned away from eight hospitals as pandemic pushes healthcare to brink of collapse For the past five days, Bijendra Singh has been haunted by the voice of his dead wife, Neelam. "Why could you not get me the treatment that I needed?" she asks. "Why could you not save me, save our baby?" It was around 6am on 5 June when Neelam, more than eight months pregnant, began complaining of lower back pain and breathlessness. Presuming it was early contractions, Singh and his wife set off in his brother's auto-rickshaw to a government hospital in the Uttar Pradesh city of Noida. Before leaving, they kissed their five year-old son goodbye and promised they would be returning with the birthday present he had requested: a baby sister. Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong protests: arrests as thousands sing protest anthem on anniversary of clashes Posted: 12 Jun 2020 06:52 PM PDT Riot police send snatch squads to detain demonstrators throughout night after declaring gatherings illegal Thousands of Hongkongers have sung a popular protest anthem and chanted slogans across the city as they marked the first anniversary of major clashes between police and pro-democracy demonstrators. Riot police declared Friday's gatherings unlawful assemblies and a breach of anti-coronavirus bans on public meetings of large groups, sending snatch squads to make multiple arrests throughout the evening. Continue reading... |
| Climate worst-case scenarios may not go far enough, cloud data shows Posted: 12 Jun 2020 11:00 PM PDT Modelling suggests climate is considerably more sensitive to carbon emissions than thought Worst-case global heating scenarios may need to be revised upwards in light of a better understanding of the role of clouds, scientists have said. Recent modelling data suggests the climate is considerably more sensitive to carbon emissions than previously believed, and experts said the projections had the potential to be "incredibly alarming", though they stressed further research would be needed to validate the new numbers. Continue reading... |
| Mass graves found in Libyan town recaptured from Khalifa Haftar forces Posted: 13 Jun 2020 02:54 AM PDT UN chief expresses shock as fears grow of atrocities in areas controlled by renegade general The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has expressed deep shock at the discovery of mass graves in Libyan territory recently recaptured from forces commanded by Khalifa Haftar, and called for a transparent investigation. The UN chief also called on Libya's UN-supported government to secure the mass graves, identify the victims, establish the causes of death and return the bodies to the next of kin. He offered UN support in carrying out the measures, UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said. Continue reading... |
| Grenfell relative draws comparisons between fire and Covid-19 response Posted: 13 Jun 2020 02:19 AM PDT Families of 72 victims of tower block blaze will mark third anniversary of blaze this weekend A bereaved relative has drawn parallels between the coronavirus crisis and the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire before the third anniversary of the disaster. Karim Mussilhy, whose uncle Hesham Rahman died in the blaze, said the pandemic had been tough for many of the bereaved and survivors of the fire, which killed 72 people. Continue reading... |
| How Amanda Staveley took on Barclays over its 2008 Qatar rescue Posted: 13 Jun 2020 12:00 AM PDT The £1.5bn case of the high-flying businesswoman began its high court hearing this week It is June 2008 and the start of the financial crisis. Everyone in the City of London is firefighting, but two bankers are wrestling with an especially thorny problem. They are within touching distance of saving their bank from oblivion, yet a single sticking point remains: how do they accept the rescue deal on offer from the Gulf state of Qatar, while simultaneously keeping themselves out of prison? Continue reading... |
| Fast-growing mini-forests spring up in Europe to aid climate Posted: 13 Jun 2020 12:00 AM PDT Miyawaki forests are denser and said to be more biodiverse than other kinds of woods Tiny, dense forests are springing up around Europe as part of a movement aimed at restoring biodiversity and fighting the climate crisis. Often sited in schoolyards or alongside roads, the forests can be as small as a tennis court. They are based on the work of the Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, who has planted more than 1,000 such forests in Japan, Malaysia and elsewhere. Continue reading... |
| Nepal to investigate Dalit killings following arranged marriage dispute Posted: 13 Jun 2020 12:00 AM PDT Committee set up to investigate deaths of young men allegedly chased into river as a result of 'caste-based discrimination' The Nepalese government has established an independent high-level committee to investigate the killings of six young men, including four Dalits, whose deaths drew condemnation from the UN human rights chief. Friends Nabaraj BK, 20, Sanju BK, 21, Lokendra Sunar, 18, Tikaram Sunar, 20, Govinda Shahi, 17, and Ganesh Budha, 17, died on 23 May, after a dispute with a family. Continue reading... |
| Rise in injunctions against HS2 protesters Posted: 13 Jun 2020 12:00 AM PDT London council accuses activists in Colne Valley of practising yoga and howling at the moon as part of latest injunction attempt HS2 protesters have been accused of practising early morning yoga, swimming naked in a lake and "howling at the moon" as a council seeks a high court injunction to stop direct action against the project. HS2 Rebellion activists say the legal action by Hillingdon council in west London is the latest in a raft of injunctions aiming to quash the campaign against the £78bn high-speed railway. HS2 is seeking the extension of a separate injunction to enable the eviction of campaigners from the path of bulldozers in west London. Continue reading... |
| Justin Trudeau says video of police punching First Nations chief 'shocking' Posted: 12 Jun 2020 05:24 PM PDT PM has 'serious questions' about what happened while Indigenous leader's lawyer files police dashboard video in court The prime minister, Justin Trudeau, says newly released video showing a forceful arrest of a Canadian Indigenous leader is "shocking" and raises serious questions. Chief Allan Adam of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation alleged last week that Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) beat him in March during an incident involving an expired licence plate. Continue reading... |
| Hello Kitty gets new boss after 60 years Posted: 13 Jun 2020 02:42 AM PDT Founder Shintaro Tsuji, 92, steps down and hands control of struggling firm to grandson The founder of the firm behind Hello Kitty is stepping down at the age of 92 and handing the reins to his grandson, the first change in leadership in the company's six-decade history. Tokyo-based Sanrio, which created the ubiquitous character in 1974, announced on Friday that Shintaro Tsuji would retire as president and pass control of the company to its senior managing director, Tomokuni Tsuji. Continue reading... |
| ‘We were let loose’: my art school days, by Peter Blake, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Steve McQueen and more Posted: 13 Jun 2020 03:00 AM PDT Eight great British artists on graduating, and their advice for the Class of 2020 I joined in 1953, after my national service. I'd applied to study graphic design, but was accepted as a painter – I had sent them a portrait I did of my sister. So I studied painting but knew about graphic design, which accounts for a lot. I was so grateful to be there, and used it well. Continue reading... |
| Germany confronted its racist legacy. Britain and the US must do the same | Susan Neiman Posted: 13 Jun 2020 02:00 AM PDT Germans have a word for 'working off the past'. Though not a vaccine against racism, facing history is a necessary beginning It wasn't surprising that the anger first exploded in the US. The Black Lives Matter demonstrations weren't only sparked by the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Poverty and poor health in black communities – the reason why African Americans have died from Covid-19 at three times the rate of white people – also contributed to rage. But the problem goes deeper: the falsification of history. That falsification is especially galling to Americans because, unlike most countries, the United States was built on a set of ideals. Every American schoolchild knows the first line of the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." That most of the men who drafted it were slave owners is a truth that was long ignored. Continue reading... |
| The vultures aren't hovering over Africa – and that's bad news Posted: 13 Jun 2020 01:15 AM PDT Unlovely and unloved, vultures play a vital role as nature's clean-up squad but are now one of the most threatened groups of birds on the planet It's hard to love vultures. Their bare-headed appearance, scavenging habits and reputation as the refuse disposal workers of the bird world rarely endear them to a public who prefer more conventionally attractive creatures. But amid growing fears that the birds are facing extinction, conservationists are calling for more to be done to save these unloved birds of prey. If this seems like old news, that's because for some species it is. In the early 1990s, observers in India began to notice that vultures, which usually gathered in huge flocks around animal carcasses, were declining at an unprecedented rate. Continue reading... |
| 19 dead in a decade: the small American city where violent police thrive Posted: 13 Jun 2020 03:00 AM PDT Police killed Sean Monterrosa amid protests against brutality. His death is part of a fatal pattern in Vallejo, California At 12.30am on 2 June, as protests for George Floyd raged across California, a Vallejo policeman fired five shots through the windshield of his unmarked car, fatally striking an unarmed young man kneeling in a parking lot. The death of Sean Monterrosa sparked national outrage at a time when a growing number of Americans are focused on police brutality. But in Vallejo, the killing felt painfully familiar and served as a harsh reminder that the city's police department remains one of the country's most violent and brutal small-city forces. Continue reading... |
| Chinese court sentences Australian man to death for drug trafficking Posted: 12 Jun 2020 11:40 PM PDT The man was handed the death penalty by Guangzhou intermediate people's court An Australian national has been sentenced to death by a Chinese court for drug trafficking, a verdict that could further inflame tensions between Beijing and Canberra. Already troubled relations worsened recently after China reacted furiously to Australia's call for an independent investigation into the origins of the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading... |
| Militant crackdown in Sahel leads to hundreds of civilian deaths – report Posted: 12 Jun 2020 06:27 AM PDT Amnesty records 200 state killings and forced disappearances in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, state members of internationally-backed G5 group Hundreds of civilians have been killed by their own governments in Africa's Sahel region since countries pledged a surge against militant groups at a regional meeting held by France in January. Amnesty International said on Wednesday that it had documented 200 cases of unlawful state killings and forced disappearances in February and March in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, which are members of the internationally backed G5 force set up to fight militants in the Sahel. Continue reading... |
| 'He just doesn't get it': has Trump been left behind by America's awakening on racism? Posted: 12 Jun 2020 11:00 PM PDT The killing of George Floyd has been a turning point for for everyone but the president – who has seldom been so isolated from his own party and the public Longtime observers of Donald Trump have often compared him to an old man sitting at the end of a bar, holding forth with crazed opinions, overwhelming self-assurance and taboo-busting shock value guaranteed to draw a crowd. Now, perhaps for the first time, it seems the US president may have lost the room. Continue reading... |
| Johnson's 'culture war' trap seems designed for Corbyn, not Starmer Posted: 12 Jun 2020 10:04 AM PDT As No 10 hopes to divide Labour on statues and TV archives, its leader has made practical demands on race inequality Boris Johnson appeared to have had his say about the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests earlier this week, telling the nation in a carefully phrased article for the black newspaper the Voice: "I hear you." Yet on Friday morning, he dramatically returned to the fray, tweeting that taking down controversial statues was to "lie about our history" and warning would-be protesters: "The only responsible course of action is to stay away." Continue reading... |
| 'Illegal': mayor says Trump cannot disband Seattle's 'autonomous zone' – video Posted: 12 Jun 2020 09:44 AM PDT Seattle's mayor has defended the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, or 'Chaz', a space over several blocks transformed into a community without police which Donald Trump has threatened to disband. In a tweet, Donald Trump described the protesters as 'domestic terrorists', In another tweet addressing the Seattle mayor, Jenny Durkan, and the Washington governor, Jay Inslee, he told them to 'take back your city NOW… If you don't do it, I will.'
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