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- Global report: Beijing Covid-19 cluster may have begun a month earlier – China health official
- World spends to protect culture from economic ruin
- John Bolton book fall-out as US prepares for Juneteenth celebrations - live updates
- Dame Vera Lynn, singer and 'forces' sweetheart', dies aged 103
- Coronavirus live news: Germany quarantines 7,000 people after local outbreak
- China tables draft Hong Kong security law in sign it intends to rush legislation
- World has six months to avert climate crisis, says energy expert
- India cautions China against 'exaggerated and untenable claims' in border standoff
- Indonesia creates 'artificial rain' to prevent repeat of devastating fires
- 'Worst outbreak ever': Nearly a million pigs culled in Nigeria due to swine fever
- China says it will 'resolutely hit back' at US over sanctions law on Uighur abuses
- 'A shame for the world': Uganda's fragile forest ecosystem destroyed for sugar
- 'Unprecedented' Australian bushfires directly affected one in eight Indigenous people
- The end of tourism?
- BLM protests prompt Edinburgh to reassess fate of golliwog mural
- Tesco sells up in Poland to focus on UK
- Coronavirus mass surveillance could be here to stay, experts say
- Argentina's president enters voluntary isolation amid coronavirus surge
- Claremont killings trial: prosecutor says crucial DNA evidence 'unmasked' serial killer
- Forcibly displaced now account for 1% of humanity – UN report
- Seven Papuan activists convicted of treason after anti-racism protests
- DfID is a world leader in tackling poverty. Our international standing is weakened without it
- 'Enter through the back door': secret church services in Mexico and Brazil defy Covid-19 rules
- England: are coronavirus cases falling or rising near you?
- Bolton's book shows it's still possible to be shocked by Trump's presidency
- Marcus Rashford 'grateful' for Johnson U-turn on free school meals – video
| Global report: Beijing Covid-19 cluster may have begun a month earlier – China health official Posted: 17 Jun 2020 10:24 PM PDT Chinese capital reports 21 new cases; New Zealand records new infection in returned traveller; India has highest daily jump in infections Beijing's cluster of new coronavirus cases may have begun a month earlier than first thought, partly due to asymptomatic infections, according to the director of China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Amid tight restrictions to stop the spread of the capital's cluster, which now numbers more than 150 cases, Gao Fu said the outbreak probably did not occur in early June or late May, but probably a month earlier, according to state media. Continue reading... |
| World spends to protect culture from economic ruin Posted: 17 Jun 2020 10:00 PM PDT From Italy to Madagascar, funding is in place to try to preserve the arts sector by supporting actors, musicians and other cultural workers Cultural recovery programmes amounting to billions of dollars have been established across the globe to shore up theatres, festivals and other arts institutions against economic ruin. Although some advocates believe the arts industry can be rejuvenated by interventions in a post-pandemic world, others say they will not prevent a devastating mass exodus. Continue reading... |
| John Bolton book fall-out as US prepares for Juneteenth celebrations - live updates Posted: 18 Jun 2020 04:48 AM PDT
A new poll suggests that a majority of US adults are not impressed with the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus outbreak. The Gallup and West Health survey found that 57% of US adults rated the national response to COVID-19 as only fair or poor.
There's an interesting piece on the Politico website this morning by Tina Nguyen, looking at what is happening in Seattle with the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, or CHAZ. She describes it as a "microcosm of the culture wars". Fox News has portrayed it as a "city under siege" by antifa forces, even offering misleading evidence, such as digitally altered photos. These descriptors have spurred members of far-right groups such as the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer to descend, claiming they are attempting to root out alleged antifa agents and insurrectionists that don't actually appear to have much of a presence in the largely peaceful area. Meanwhile, progressives have highlighted elements of the area that much more accurately reflect the on-the-ground activities, discussing the hippie block party vibe and talking about how local activists are offering everything from free snacks and clothing to teach-ins on Marxism and harm reduction clinics. Continue reading... |
| Dame Vera Lynn, singer and 'forces' sweetheart', dies aged 103 Posted: 18 Jun 2020 03:45 AM PDT Much-loved entertainer, whose voice brought Britain together during the second world war, has died Dame Vera Lynn, whose song We'll Meet Again became an anthem of hope and resilience during the second world war, has died aged 103. Her family said they were "deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of Britain's best-loved entertainers", and that they were with her when she died at her East Sussex home. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus live news: Germany quarantines 7,000 people after local outbreak Posted: 18 Jun 2020 04:39 AM PDT Beijing expert says outbreak under control; record rise of infections in Indonesia; New Zealand reports another new case; Brazil nears 1m infections
Vietnam's health ministry on Thursday reported seven new coronavirus infections, all among Vietnamese citizens held in quarantine upon their arrival from Kuwait.
Sweden said Thursday that, following the downturn caused by the coronavirus, it is beginning to see the first positive signals and its economy will not contract by as much as initially expected this year. Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson said the government now expected the Swedish economy to shrink by six percent in 2020, instead of by around seven percent as projected in April. Continue reading... |
| China tables draft Hong Kong security law in sign it intends to rush legislation Posted: 18 Jun 2020 04:31 AM PDT State media organisation Xinhua reports draft clarifying four major offences put before top lawmaking body Beijing has tabled a draft of the Hong Kong national security laws before its top lawmaking body, indicating it intends to rush through the contentious legislation which promises to drastically increase Chinese control over the semi-autonomous region. State media reported on Thursday the draft law was put before the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), charged with drafting the law, for a three-day session beginning Thursday. Typically bills should go through three readings by the NPC committee, which meets every two months, but officials said last month the laws would be implemented "without delay". The committee could potentially pass the laws as early as this week. Continue reading... |
| World has six months to avert climate crisis, says energy expert Posted: 17 Jun 2020 09:00 PM PDT International Energy Agency chief warns of need to prevent post-lockdown surge in emissions The world has only six months in which to change the course of the climate crisis and prevent a post-lockdown rebound in greenhouse gas emissions that would overwhelm efforts to stave off climate catastrophe, one of the world's foremost energy experts has warned. "This year is the last time we have, if we are not to see a carbon rebound," said Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency. Continue reading... |
| India cautions China against 'exaggerated and untenable claims' in border standoff Posted: 17 Jun 2020 11:02 PM PDT Both sides have accused each other of instigating the clash on Himalayan frontier in which at least 20 troops died India on Thursday cautioned China against making "exaggerated and untenable claims" to the Galvan valley area even as both nations tried to end a standoff in the high Himalayan region after their armies engaged in a deadly clash. Twenty Indian troops were killed in the clash on Monday night that was the deadliest conflict between the sides in 45 years. China has not disclosed whether its forces suffered any casualties. Continue reading... |
| Indonesia creates 'artificial rain' to prevent repeat of devastating fires Posted: 17 Jun 2020 11:40 PM PDT Haze from last year's fires forced airports and schools to close, and are thought to have cost the economy at least $5.2bn The Indonesian government is deploying artificial rains ahead of the dry season's peak as the country attempts to prevent a repeat of the devastating fires that ravaged millions of acres of forests and land last year. Toxic haze was spewed across south-east Asia, forcing the closure of airports and hundreds of schools, and prompting a diplomatic spat with Malaysia in September last year. Continue reading... |
| 'Worst outbreak ever': Nearly a million pigs culled in Nigeria due to swine fever Posted: 17 Jun 2020 11:30 PM PDT Farmers report devastating losses as poor control measures are blamed for spread of infection across the country Hundreds of thousands of pigs have been culled by Nigerian farmers in response to an explosion of African swine fever (ASF). The outbreak began around Lagos and parts of neighbouring Ogun state earlier this year, pig farmers say, but has now spread to many other parts of the country. In the absence of official data, farmers who spoke to the Guardian estimated that nearly a million pigs had been put down so far. Mrs Bello, a farmer at Lagos-based Oke-Aro, the largest pig co-operative in west Africa, who preferred not to give her first name, said the co-operative alone had culled around 500,000 pigs. So far the virus has spread to more than a quarter of Nigeria's 36 states. Continue reading... |
| China says it will 'resolutely hit back' at US over sanctions law on Uighur abuses Posted: 17 Jun 2020 09:16 PM PDT Washington legislation allows US to freeze assets of Chinese officials it deems responsible for arbitrary detentions in Xinjiang region Beijing has criticised a new US law that would sanction Chinese officials over the mass incarceration of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities, saying it "maliciously attacks" China's policy in the Xinjiang region. China will "resolutely hit back and the US will bear the burden of all subsequent consequences", the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement after US President Donald Trump signed the Uighur Human Rights Act into law on Wednesday. Continue reading... |
| 'A shame for the world': Uganda's fragile forest ecosystem destroyed for sugar Posted: 17 Jun 2020 11:15 PM PDT Conservationists say clearance of Bugamo reserve for plantation is blow to biodiversity and country's reputation on wildlife Conservationists have branded a decision by the Ugandan high court to allow swathes of forest to be cleared for a sugarcane plantation "an unforgivable shame for all people". Work to clear 900 hectares (2,223 acres) of Bugoma Forest Reserve, in Hoima, began last month after the court ruled that the land, leased by Hoima Sugar Company Ltd, lay outside the protected area of the forest. The court ordered the National Forestry Authority (NFA), which manages it, to vacate the land and remove the military officers who had been guarding it. The NFA has appealed the decision. Continue reading... |
| 'Unprecedented' Australian bushfires directly affected one in eight Indigenous people Posted: 17 Jun 2020 11:16 PM PDT Royal commission hears from 15 witnesses on cultural burning at the end of three days of hearings on hazard reduction One in eight Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia were directly impacted by the 2019-20 bushfires, the bushfire royal commission has heard. And according to a study of the geological records of large fires in Australia's history, the summer bushfires were "unprecedented". Continue reading... |
| Posted: 17 Jun 2020 10:00 PM PDT The pandemic has devastated global tourism, and many will say 'good riddance' to overcrowded cities and rubbish-strewn natural wonders. Is there any way to reinvent an industry that does so much damage? By Christopher de Bellaigue Of all the calamities that befell tourists as the coronavirus took hold, those involving cruise ships stood apart. Contagion at sea inspired a special horror, as pleasure palaces turned into prison hulks, and rumours of infection on board spread between fetid cabins via WhatsApp. Trapped in close proximity to their fellow passengers, holidaymakers experienced the distress of being both victims and agents of infection, as a succession of ports refused them entry. When it began, the deadly situation at sea was seen as a freakish outgrowth of what many still thought of as a Chinese problem. The first ship to suffer a major outbreak was the Diamond Princess. By mid-February, 355 cases had been confirmed aboard, and the ship was held being in quarantine in the port of Yokohama. At the time, the ship accounted for more than half of reported cases outside China. Fourteen passengers on the Diamond Princess would die of the virus. Continue reading... |
| BLM protests prompt Edinburgh to reassess fate of golliwog mural Posted: 18 Jun 2020 04:38 AM PDT Council says it will review 2013 decision to leave depiction at Wardie primary school intact Edinburgh council could repaint a controversial mural in a school assembly hall that features a golliwog following the worldwide Black Lives Matter protests. The council refused to remove the image at Wardie primary school in the north of the city in 2013 after a parent complained to the police that it was racist and offensive. lt said the depiction was a historic artefact within a mural of significant artistic importance. Continue reading... |
| Tesco sells up in Poland to focus on UK Posted: 18 Jun 2020 01:34 AM PDT The £165m sale of 301 sites to Danish group follows departure from Japan, South Korea, the US and Turkey Tesco is selling its Polish business to a Danish group in its latest retreat from international markets as it focuses on the UK. Britain's biggest supermarket chain said it would receive a net total of £165m for the sale of its 301 stores, distribution centres, and head office in Poland, to Salling Group, which also owns the Netto Group. Tesco said the proceeds would be used for "general corporate purposes". Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus mass surveillance could be here to stay, experts say Posted: 17 Jun 2020 11:15 PM PDT Use of invasive digital and physical tracking measures soars as the pandemic spreads Extensive surveillance measures introduced around the world during the coronavirus outbreak have widened and become entrenched, digital rights experts have said, three months after the World Health Organization declared a pandemic. The measures have often been billed as temporary necessities rushed into place to help track infections, but governments have been accused of denting civil rights with the widespread use of techniques such as phone monitoring, contact tracing apps, and physical surveillance such as CCTV with facial recognition. Continue reading... |
| Argentina's president enters voluntary isolation amid coronavirus surge Posted: 17 Jun 2020 03:35 PM PDT The sudden spike in cases has also struck a number of current and former senior politicians Argentina's president Alberto Fernández has gone into voluntary isolation amid growing concerns over a surge of coronavirus infections, including several cases among the country's political elite. The decision to quarantine the president – whose popularity is riding high on his no-nonsense response to the pandemic – was taken due to the "significant increase in the circulation of the virus," presidential doctor Federico Saavedra said in a statement on Wednesday. Continue reading... |
| Claremont killings trial: prosecutor says crucial DNA evidence 'unmasked' serial killer Posted: 18 Jun 2020 04:40 AM PDT Carmel Barbagallo says there is physical and circumstantial evidence against Bradley Robert Edwards but defence says case hinges on tiny gram of cellular material Bradley Robert Edwards has been "unmasked" as the Claremont serial killer after months of evidence that gradually cast a light on the "enigma of the dark", prosecutors allege. The 51-year-old denies murdering secretary Sarah Spiers, 18, childcare worker Jane Rimmer, 23, and solicitor Ciara Glennon, 27, in 1996 and 1997. He did not testify at his judge-alone Western Australian supreme court trial. Continue reading... |
| Forcibly displaced now account for 1% of humanity – UN report Posted: 18 Jun 2020 04:11 AM PDT Almost 80 million people are refugees or internally displaced, with the number doubling in the past decade The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes has doubled over the past decade to almost 80 million, according to the UN refugee agency. A 9 million rise in the number of those forced to flee in 2019, fuelled by conflict in Syria, Yemen, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burkina Faso, means that one in every 97 people around the world – about 1% of all humanity – is now displaced, according to numbers in UNHCR's annual report, published on Thursday. Continue reading... |
| Seven Papuan activists convicted of treason after anti-racism protests Posted: 17 Jun 2020 08:42 AM PDT 'Balikpapan Seven' accused of promoting West Papua independence movement at Indonesia rallies Seven Papuan activists have been found guilty of treason and sentenced to up to 11 months in prison for their involvement in anti-racism rallies in West Papua last year, a verdict that has been condemned by human rights groups. The men, known as the "Balikpapan Seven", were convicted over protests that were sparked last summer by a viral video in which Papuan students were called "monkeys" and subjected to other racist taunts. Thousands of people took part in the rallies, some of which turned violent. |
| DfID is a world leader in tackling poverty. Our international standing is weakened without it Posted: 17 Jun 2020 06:56 AM PDT We risk development priorities becoming secondary to other foreign policy interests, at a time when they're needed most The merger of the Department for International Development (DfID) and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) runs the very real risk of putting an abrupt end to the UK's "superpower" status in international development. Gone will be DfID's clear articulation of purpose — the reduction and eventual elimination of global poverty — which has been a powerful motivating, unifying, and guiding force. Continue reading... |
| 'Enter through the back door': secret church services in Mexico and Brazil defy Covid-19 rules Posted: 17 Jun 2020 03:30 AM PDT Thousands of worshippers sneak in to invitation-only assemblies organized like illegal dance parties, despite rising death tolls The invitations arrive via text message or social media. "They ask you for a kind of password to let you in," said Jesús Preciado, whose father has attended the secretive gatherings in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Diego Martínez, whose mother has attended the backstairs events, said they were off-limits to anyone not in the know. "It's invitation-only," he said. "They call you and tell you the place and the date." Continue reading... |
| England: are coronavirus cases falling or rising near you? Posted: 18 Jun 2020 01:23 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... |
| Bolton's book shows it's still possible to be shocked by Trump's presidency Posted: 17 Jun 2020 05:53 PM PDT Damaging revelations may disrupt Trump's anti-China re-election strategy, but will it change any votes? The conventional Washington wisdom before Wednesday afternoon was that it was hard to imagine anything that would still have the capacity to shock us about Donald Trump and his presidency. Then John Bolton's memoir leaked, with recollections of his time as national security adviser that appeared to have gone beyond parody and just kept travelling. Continue reading... |
| Marcus Rashford 'grateful' for Johnson U-turn on free school meals – video Posted: 17 Jun 2020 01:51 PM PDT Marcus Rashford says he was 'shocked' at Boris Johnson's U-turn over providing food vouchers for some of England's poorest families during the summer. Rashford told BBC Breakfast he was 'grateful' to the prime minister for the move, adding he would continue to fight for meals for children after the summer
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