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- Coronavirus live news: India to reimpose lockdown on 15m people in Chennai as new cases surge
- Germany and France reopen borders as Europe emerges from lockdown
- Only three out of 53 countries say US has handled coronavirus better than China
- Scientists report flaws in WHO-funded study on 2-metre distancing
- Journalist Maria Ressa found guilty of 'cyber-libel' in Philippines
- Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Greens agree deal to form Irish coalition
- Scientists say most likely number of contactable alien civilisations is 36
- US air force jet crashes into North Sea during training mission
- Russia sentences ex-US marine to 16 years in prison on espionage charges
- Donald Trump's niece Mary set to publish explosive book about her family
- Emissions from 13 dairy firms match those of entire UK, says report
- Tulsa newspaper and top health official call on Trump to cancel rally
- EU 'covered up' Croatia's failure to protect migrants from border brutality
- Facebook blocks and bans users for sharing Guardian article showing Aboriginal men in chains
- The stranded babies of Kyiv and the women who give birth for money
- Black Lives Matter protests: Atlanta shooting of Rayshard Brooks declared homicide – live
- Victorian Labor may face national intervention over branch-stacking allegations
- The aid sector must do more to tackle its white supremacy problem
- Chris Wigglesworth obituary
- Chile's health minister quits over government response to Covid-19
- England: are coronavirus cases falling or rising near you?
- Maria Ressa’s conviction matters to everyone who care about democracy | Peter Greste
- ‘You can’t furlough an otter’: why one family-run zoo remains shut – video
- Color is not a crime: New York's Black Lives Matter street art
- Rayshard Brooks: police body-cam footage shows buildup to fatal shooting – video
- 'Advisers advise': Sunak says 2-metre rule is for ministers not scientists to decide on – video
- Rayshard Brooks: protesters set fire to Wendy's after black man shot dead by police – video report
| Coronavirus live news: India to reimpose lockdown on 15m people in Chennai as new cases surge Posted: 15 Jun 2020 06:33 AM PDT Covid-19 mutation increases chance of infection, says study; Beijing locks down 10 residential compounds amid new outbreak; Iran deaths top 100 for first time in two months
French head teachers are awaiting official guidance as to how they can open schools following Emmanuel Macron's surprise decision that all pupils must go back to school. During his national address on Sunday evening, the president announced it would be obligatory for youngsters to return to classes as of next Monday 22 June.
Confirmed cases of Covid-19 are accelerating in Africa, doubling over the last three weeks. In West Africa, what was the continent's worst affected region, confirmed cases are now rising at a slower rate, doubling in just under a month. Nigeria remains one the region's most affected countries. Test availability is gradually increasing in part due to the PACT initiative launched by the Africa CDC, which aims to help administer 10m tests in the continent by November. Continue reading... |
| Germany and France reopen borders as Europe emerges from lockdown Posted: 15 Jun 2020 01:54 AM PDT Spain to reopen borders on 21 June but other countries are adopting more targeted approach France and Germany became the latest European countries to reopen their borders as the continent emerges from its three-month Covid-19 lockdown. Speaking on Sunday evening, France's president, Emmanuel Macron, said the country's Schengen borders would be open from Monday and its non-EU borders from 1 July. Continue reading... |
| Only three out of 53 countries say US has handled coronavirus better than China Posted: 14 Jun 2020 10:00 PM PDT Survey reveals deep global dissatisfaction with US leadership under Donald Trump China has beaten the US in the battle for world opinion over the handling of coronavirus, according to new polling, with only three countries out of 53 believing the US has dealt with the pandemic better than its superpower rival. The survey comes ahead of a major conference on the future of democracy this week, due to be addressed by the US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, the former secretary of state John Kerry and the Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong. The conference is likely to be a rallying point for pro-democracy activists as China and the US enter an ever more explicit ideological contest. Continue reading... |
| Scientists report flaws in WHO-funded study on 2-metre distancing Posted: 14 Jun 2020 08:07 AM PDT Mistakes mean findings should not be used as evidence for relaxing rule, say professors Senior scientists have reported flaws in an influential World Health Organization-commissioned study into the risks of coronavirus infection and say it should not be used as evidence for relaxing the UK's 2-metre physical distancing rule. Critics of the distancing advice, which states that people should keep at least 2 metres apart, believe it is too cautious. They seized on the research commissioned by the WHO, which suggested a reduction from 2 metres to 1 would raise infection risk only marginally, from 1.3% to 2.6%. Continue reading... |
| Journalist Maria Ressa found guilty of 'cyber-libel' in Philippines Posted: 15 Jun 2020 04:25 AM PDT Union says verdict against Rappler editor and a writer 'kills freedom of speech' One of the Philippines' most prominent journalists is facing up to six years in prison after she was found guilty of "cyber-libel" charges, a verdict condemned as setting "an extraordinarily damaging precedent" for press freedoms. The ruling against Maria Ressa was issued by a court in Manila, where attendance was limited due to coronavirus prevention measures. The news website Rappler, Ressa, its executive editor, and former researcher and writer Reynaldo Santos Jr were accused of cyber-libel over a story that alleged links between a businessman and a top judge. Continue reading... |
| Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Greens agree deal to form Irish coalition Posted: 15 Jun 2020 04:59 AM PDT Agreement between parties to form government needs to be ratified by members The leaders of Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green party have struck a deal to form a coalition government in Ireland four months after a general election scrambled the political landscape. The proposed coalition, which still needs to be ratified by grassroots members, would bridge a century of rivalry between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil and inject urgency into Ireland's response to the climate crisis. Continue reading... |
| Scientists say most likely number of contactable alien civilisations is 36 Posted: 15 Jun 2020 04:58 AM PDT New calculations come up with estimate for worlds capable of communicating with others They may not be little green men. They may not arrive in a vast spaceship. But according to new calculations there could be more than 30 intelligent civilisations in our galaxy today capable of communicating with others. Experts say the work not only offers insights into the chances of life beyond Earth but could shed light on our own future and place in the cosmos. Continue reading... |
| US air force jet crashes into North Sea during training mission Posted: 15 Jun 2020 04:44 AM PDT Search and rescue teams deployed after F-15 crashes off coast of north-east England A US air force F-15 aircraft based in the UK has crashed into the North Sea off the Yorkshire coast while on a training mission. The status of the pilot onboard is unknown following the crash, which happened on a routine training mission at about 9.40am on Monday. UK search and rescue teams were being deployed to try to locate the pilot. Continue reading... |
| Russia sentences ex-US marine to 16 years in prison on espionage charges Posted: 15 Jun 2020 05:33 AM PDT Paul Whelan has insisted on his innocence, saying he was set up A Russian court has convicted a former US marine of espionage charges and sentenced him to 16 years in a high-security prison. The harsh sentence handed down by a court in Moscow to Paul Whelan is likely to raise tensions between Russia and the US. It followed a secret trial that was criticised by the country's ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, as a "mockery of justice". Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump's niece Mary set to publish explosive book about her family Posted: 15 Jun 2020 05:17 AM PDT Too Much and Never Enough, due in August, is expected to detail her role as primary source for exposé of the president's tax affairs Donald Trump's niece, Mary Trump, will publish a "harrowing and salacious" book about the president this August, according to reports. The Daily Beast revealed on Monday that Mary Trump, the daughter of Donald Trump's late brother Fred Trump Jr, will release Too Much and Never Enough with Simon & Schuster on 11 August. The timing, a few weeks before this year's Republican National Convention, means any revelations could be particularly damaging for the president. The book is expected to lay out how she was a primary source for the New York Times' Pulitzer-winning investigation into Donald Trump's "dubious tax schemes" during the 1990s and will share "harrowing and salacious" stories about the US president. Continue reading... |
| Emissions from 13 dairy firms match those of entire UK, says report Posted: 14 Jun 2020 11:01 PM PDT Exclusive: Milk giants' climate impact rising and production caps needed, say researchers The biggest dairy companies in the world have the same combined greenhouse gas emissions as the UK, the sixth biggest economy in the world, according to a new report. The analysis shows the impact of the 13 firms on the climate crisis is growing, with an 11% increase in emissions in the two years after the 2015 Paris climate change agreement, largely due to consolidation in the sector. Scientific reports have shown that consumption of dairy, as well as meat, must be reduced significantly in rich nations to tackle the climate emergency. Continue reading... |
| Tulsa newspaper and top health official call on Trump to cancel rally Posted: 15 Jun 2020 05:39 AM PDT Event planned at space that holds 19,000, sparking concerns over public health amid coronavirus pandemic and race relations amid national protests The Tulsa World newspaper has backed the city's top public health official in asking Donald Trump not to stage a controversial rally there on Saturday. Related: Republicans insist Trump Tulsa rally won't spread coronavirus – despite local concern Continue reading... |
| EU 'covered up' Croatia's failure to protect migrants from border brutality Posted: 14 Jun 2020 10:00 PM PDT Exclusive: Brussels officials feared disclosing Zagreb's lack of commitment to monitoring would cause 'scandal' EU officials have been accused of an "outrageous cover-up" after withholding evidence of a failure by Croatia's government to supervise police repeatedly accused of robbing, abusing and humiliating migrants at its borders. Internal European commission emails seen by the Guardian reveal officials in Brussels had been fearful of a backlash when deciding against full disclosure of Croatia's lack of commitment to a monitoring mechanism that ministers had previously agreed to fund with EU money. Continue reading... |
| Facebook blocks and bans users for sharing Guardian article showing Aboriginal men in chains Posted: 15 Jun 2020 12:50 AM PDT Social media site incorrectly removed historical photo on grounds of nudity, then for three days blocked and even banned users who posted link to article Facebook has blocked and in some cases banned users who tried to share a Guardian article about the site incorrectly blocking an image of Aboriginal men in chains. On Saturday, Guardian Australia reported that Facebook had apologised for incorrectly preventing an Australian user from sharing the photo from the 1890s. Continue reading... |
| The stranded babies of Kyiv and the women who give birth for money Posted: 15 Jun 2020 03:00 AM PDT Lockdown exposed the scale of the commercial baby business in Ukraine, and now women hired for their wombs are speaking out Some are crying in their cots; others are being cradled or bottle-fed by nannies. These newborns are not in the nursery of a maternity hospital, they are lined up side by side in two large reception rooms of the improbably named Hotel Venice on the outskirts of Kyiv, protected by outer walls and barbed wire. They are the children of foreign couples born to Ukrainian surrogate mothers at the Kyiv-based BioTexCom Centre for Human Reproduction, the largest surrogacy clinic in the world. They're stranded in the hotel because their biological parents have not been able to travel in or out of Ukraine since borders closed in March because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading... |
| Black Lives Matter protests: Atlanta shooting of Rayshard Brooks declared homicide – live Posted: 15 Jun 2020 06:24 AM PDT
This is Joan Greve in Washington, taking over for Martin Belam. A top Army general has banned displays of the Confederate flag on all bases in Korea, according to the military outlet Task & Purpose.
Mayor Sandy Stimpson of Mobile, Alabama, has confirmed that the History Museum of Mobile has received the statue of Confederate Admiral Raphael Semmes. He says it will be displayed there in a way which places it into "the appropriate historic context" Continue reading... |
| Victorian Labor may face national intervention over branch-stacking allegations Posted: 15 Jun 2020 04:40 AM PDT Intervention, which could happen as early as Tuesday, follows allegations the rightwing powerbroker Adem Somyurek took part in substantial branch stacking Labor's national executive is poised to consider an audit of party membership in Victoria, and administrative intervention, after allegations the controversial right wing powerbroker Adem Somyurek paid for branch memberships as part of a substantial stacking operation in the state. Somyurek on Monday resigned his membership of the Victorian ALP after the Nine Network reported on Sunday night that he orchestrated the payment of party memberships. The disgraced powerbroker resigned before he could he could be expelled by the party's national executive, and he was sacked from the state ministry by the premier Daniel Andrews. Continue reading... |
| The aid sector must do more to tackle its white supremacy problem Posted: 14 Jun 2020 11:15 PM PDT Racism is embedded in structures and power dynamics, so we should logically conclude that we are not immune As events unfold in the US and across the world, colleagues in the aid sector are closely watching, and sharing their solidarity. After all they are allies and educators of human rights. Yet as various institutions grapple with their failure to address discrimination, there has been a disappointing lack of self-reflection in our sector. If we understand that racism is embedded in structures, that it is part of engrained power dynamics, we should logically conclude that we are not immune. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 14 Jun 2020 09:46 AM PDT My father, Chris Wigglesworth, who has died aged 82, was a geologist, academic and Church of Scotland minister who worked across the world on water and rural development and devoted his life to fighting for social justice. Born in Leeds to Maurice Wigglesworth, a chemical engineer and teacher, and his wife, Muriel (nee Cowling), he was an avid student and head boy at Grangefield grammar school, Stockton-on-Tees. He was also a keen cricketer, with a deep interest in politics, driven from an early age to improve the lives of others. Continue reading... |
| Chile's health minister quits over government response to Covid-19 Posted: 14 Jun 2020 03:34 AM PDT Country has one of the highest numbers of daily coronavirus cases relative to population size A steep rise in coronavirus cases in Chile has plunged the government into crisis and prompted intense criticism of its management of the pandemic. Divisions between the government and sectors of the medical community led to the resignation of the health minister, Jaime Mañalich, on Saturday, shortly after 234 deaths in 24 hours had been confirmed, the highest daily toll to date. Chile is among the countries with the highest number of daily cases relative to population size. Continue reading... |
| England: are coronavirus cases falling or rising near you? Posted: 15 Jun 2020 01:33 AM PDT How has Covid-19 progressed where you live? The map shows local authorities where the number of cases has increased week-on-week and where it has fallen. Some of this is due to natural fluctuations, especially in areas where there are very few cases, and so a rise from 1 to 2 is a doubling. Increased testing also means that more cases may be being detected than previously, although the impact of this between one week and the next is likely to be slight. Continue reading... |
| Maria Ressa’s conviction matters to everyone who care about democracy | Peter Greste Posted: 14 Jun 2020 11:27 PM PDT The media - in the Philippines and elsewhere - forces those in power to answer for the consequences of their policies. We can't stand by while it is assaulted By almost any measure, the conviction of Maria Ressa and her former colleague, researcher-writer Reynaldo Santos Jr, will have serious implications for democracy in the Philippines. On Monday morning, a court in Manila found the pair guilty of 'cyber libel', for a story published in 2012 on the news website Rappler.com that Ressa founded and now leads. The judge released them on bail pending an appeal, but if they lose, they could spend up to seven years in prison. Continue reading... |
| ‘You can’t furlough an otter’: why one family-run zoo remains shut – video Posted: 15 Jun 2020 01:18 AM PDT Andy Cowell runs the Fenn Bell Conservation Project in Medway, Kent. After 12 weeks of closure, as running costs mounted, zoos were suddenly told with less than a week's notice that they could reopen on Monday to reduced visitors. But smaller zoos such as Fenn Bell have had to spend funds they barely had just to create space for visitors to visit safely, and Cowell is still a couple of weeks away from being ready. He tells Richard Sprenger why he is so angry at how the situation has been handled and fears the possibility of having to euthanise his animals Continue reading... |
| Color is not a crime: New York's Black Lives Matter street art Posted: 15 Jun 2020 12:15 AM PDT Across the US, artists have responded to the death of George Floyd and the ensuing protests with impactful and urgent work. In New York, artworks have appeared supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, and remembering the deaths of, among others, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain and Eric Garner Continue reading... |
| Rayshard Brooks: police body-cam footage shows buildup to fatal shooting – video Posted: 14 Jun 2020 09:03 AM PDT Footage from Garrett Rolfe and Devin Brosnan shows the officers approaching Rayshard Brooks in his car, which was parked in a Wendy's drive-in lane, and asking him to move it. They question him and make him take a breathalyser test. The officers then attempt to arrest and handcuff Brooks, leading to a scuffle, which culminates in his shooting. The interaction lasted about 45 minutes. The footage in this video has been edited for length Continue reading... |
| 'Advisers advise': Sunak says 2-metre rule is for ministers not scientists to decide on – video Posted: 14 Jun 2020 05:22 AM PDT The chancellor has said a decision on whether to ease the 2-metre physical distancing rule in England will be for ministers rather than the government's chief scientific advisers to take. Rishi Sunak said the public would take confidence from the fact ministers were being advised by Sir Patrick Vallance and Prof Chris Whitty Continue reading... |
| Rayshard Brooks: protesters set fire to Wendy's after black man shot dead by police – video report Posted: 14 Jun 2020 04:13 AM PDT Demonstrators set fire to a fast food restaurant in Atlanta on Saturday where Rayshard Brooks, 27, was shot dead by a police officer the previous night. Police were called to the restaurant over reports that he had fallen asleep in the drive-through line. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which is investigating the shooting, said Brooks failed a field sobriety test and then resisted officers' attempts to arrest him. |
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