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- ‘New York always comes back’: workers return as city enters phase two of reopening
- Coronavirus world map: which countries have the most Covid-19 cases and deaths?
- Coronavirus live news: Saudi Arabia closes borders to hajj attendees as global Covid-19 cases pass 9m
- Revealed: millions of Americans can’t afford water as bills rise 80% in a decade
- Trump faces pressure to reset campaign after Tulsa rally caps gloomy week
- Experts call for regulation after latest botched art restoration in Spain
- Delhi police accused of filing false charges over February riots
- White House scrambles to deny Trump trade adviser's claim that China deal is 'over'
- Smelly durian fruit forces evacuation of Bavarian post office
- Trump executive order extends a ban on employment-based visas through 2020
- 'Godzilla dust cloud' from Sahara blankets Caribbean on its way to US
- Queen – not that one – to appear on postage stamps
- 'A chain of stupidity': the Skripal case and the decline of Russia's spy agencies
- Father and children killed in Cumbria road crash named by police
- Covid-19 has changed everything from crime to policy. Legal systems must keep up
- First Thing: Covid-19 cases are surging in more than half of US states
- Here's why tensions are running high on India and China's border | Mukul Kesavan
- Sydney's water supply at risk because of department failure on conservation, audit finds
- Now, more than ever, America must make water a human right | Bernie Sanders and Brenda Lawrence
- Is it too much to ask for Americans to have access to clean water in 2020?
- Coronavirus in England: are cases falling or rising near you?
- Coronavirus: what changes mean for people shielding in England
- Masks, beers and 2m visits: life in a care home after a coronavirus outbreak – video
- 'Godzilla dust cloud' from Sahara covers Caribbean in once-in-50-year weather event – video
- Barcelona opera reopens with performance for nearly 3,000 potted plants – video
- White House defends Trump's use of racist phrase to describe coronavirus – video
- What does it mean to defund the police? – video
| ‘New York always comes back’: workers return as city enters phase two of reopening Posted: 22 Jun 2020 08:01 AM PDT Phase provides economic lifeline to many as New Yorkers can dine out, shops can open for browsing and salons can take clients New York City has inched closer to restoring its reputation as a thriving, hectic metropolis, as the second phase of reopening begins in the city which experienced the deadliest coronavirus outbreak in the US. From Monday, for the first time in three months, New Yorkers will be able to dine out, though only at outdoor tables. Shops will be open for browsing, with rules about capacity and masks. Barbers and hair salons can take customers and offices are allowed to bring back staff. Schools are closed, but playgrounds are open. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus world map: which countries have the most Covid-19 cases and deaths? Posted: 23 Jun 2020 12:16 AM PDT Covid-19 has spread around the planet, sending billions of people into lockdown as health services struggle to cope. Find out where the virus has spread, and where it has been most deadly Continue reading... |
| Posted: 23 Jun 2020 02:44 AM PDT Texas 'wide open for business'; WHO urges dexamethasone steroid boom; South Africa infections top 100,000. Follow the latest updates
More news from Germany, following the earlier disclosure that its "R" has reached around 2.76. The premier of the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia said this morning he was putting the Guetersloh area back into lockdown until 30 June after a coronavirus outbreak at a meatpacking plant there. Guetersloh is the first area in Germany to go back into lockdown after the authorities began gradually lifting restrictive measures at the end of April. The state premier Armin Laschet, who had led calls for Germany to ease lockdown measures, said bars, museums, galleries, cinemas, sports halls, gyms and swimming pools in Guetersloh would be closed, and picnics and barbecues prohibited. About 360,000 people live in Guetersloh.
Not really Covid-19 related, but a story with a relatively harmless ending. An overwhelming smell coming from a suspicious package at a Bavarian post office caused six workers to be taken to hospital and many more to be evacuated – only for police to discover that durian fruit, and not a dangerous gas, was the reason for the panic. Rebecca Ratcliffe reports: Related: Smelly durian fruit forces evacuation of Bavarian post office Continue reading... |
| Revealed: millions of Americans can’t afford water as bills rise 80% in a decade Posted: 23 Jun 2020 02:00 AM PDT Exclusive: analysis of US cities shows emergency on affordability of running water amid Covid-19 pandemic Millions of ordinary Americans are facing rising and unaffordable bills for running water, and risk being disconnected or losing their homes if they cannot pay, a landmark Guardian investigation has found. Exclusive analysis of 12 US cities shows the combined price of water and sewage increased by an average of 80% between 2010 and 2018, with more than two-fifths of residents in some cities living in neighbourhoods with unaffordable bills. Continue reading... |
| Trump faces pressure to reset campaign after Tulsa rally caps gloomy week Posted: 22 Jun 2020 11:30 PM PDT President heads to Arizona for border-wall event in what amounts to a relaunch of a relaunch Donald Trump flies to Arizona on Tuesday under pressure to change course in his re-election bid after a dismal week culminated in the debacle of thousands of empty seats at a campaign rally. The US president was reportedly angry on Saturday when his first rally in three months, a defiant gamble amid the coronavirus pandemic intended as a daunting show of force, backfired with poor attendance in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a Republican heartland. Continue reading... |
| Experts call for regulation after latest botched art restoration in Spain Posted: 22 Jun 2020 11:30 AM PDT Immaculate Conception painting by Murillo reportedly cleaned by furniture restorer Conservation experts in Spain have called for a tightening of the laws covering restoration work after a copy of a famous painting by the baroque artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo became the latest in a long line of artworks to suffer a damaging and disfiguring repair. A private art collector in Valencia was reportedly charged €1,200 by a furniture restorer to have the picture of the Immaculate Conception cleaned. However, the job did not go as planned and the face of the Virgin Mary was left unrecognisable despite two attempts to restore it to its original state. Continue reading... |
| Delhi police accused of filing false charges over February riots Posted: 23 Jun 2020 12:03 AM PDT Democracy campaigners say officers ignored violence by Hindus during clashes with Muslims Delhi police have been accused of filing false and politically motivated charges against pro-democracy activists to blame them for the Delhi riots – while not arresting any ruling party figures and police officers for their role in the violence. More than 80 charge sheets have been filed naming those allegedly responsible for inciting the riots, which broke out in February in some of the worst religious violence in India for decades. Continue reading... |
| White House scrambles to deny Trump trade adviser's claim that China deal is 'over' Posted: 22 Jun 2020 08:11 PM PDT Peter Navarro blames coronavirus for end of agreement, but is swiftly contradicted by Donald Trump, who says it is 'fully intact' The White House's stance on China was thrown into confusion on Monday night after trade adviser Peter Navarro announced a trade deal between the two countries was "over", only to be quickly contradicted by Donald Trump. Navarro told Fox News the "turning point" came when the US learned about the coronavirus only after a Chinese delegation had left Washington following the signing of the phase one deal on 15 January. Continue reading... |
| Smelly durian fruit forces evacuation of Bavarian post office Posted: 23 Jun 2020 01:58 AM PDT Workers taken ill after suspicious package emitting pungent odour causes panic An overwhelming smell coming from a suspicious package at a Bavarian post office caused six workers to be taken to hospital and many more to be evacuated – only for police to discover that durian fruit, and not a dangerous gas, was the reason for the panic. Police and firefighters rushed to the scene in Schweinfurt on Saturday over fears that a parcel was releasing a harmful substance. Twelve postal workers received treatment for nausea, including six who were taken to hospital as a precaution, the German broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk reported. Continue reading... |
| Trump executive order extends a ban on employment-based visas through 2020 Posted: 22 Jun 2020 05:28 PM PDT Major tech companies were quick to speak out against the new limits, cast as an effort to preserve US jobs The Trump administration is temporarily suspending the entry of certain foreign workers to the United States in a move painted as freeing up jobs while the economy reels from the coronavirus pandemic, despite strong opposition from many businesses. The presidential proclamation, issued on Monday, will extend a ban on green cards issued outside the US until the end of the year and adds many temporary work visas to the freeze, including the H-1B visas, which permit employers to hire foreign workers with specialized knowledge and are used heavily by technology companies and multinational corporations. Continue reading... |
| 'Godzilla dust cloud' from Sahara blankets Caribbean on its way to US Posted: 22 Jun 2020 04:17 PM PDT Air quality sinks to hazardous levels as biggest cloud seen in a generation swamps region after transatlantic journey A vast cloud of Sahara dust is blanketing the Caribbean as it heads to the US with a size and concentration that experts say hasn't been seen in half a century. Air quality across most of the region reached record "hazardous" levels and experts who nicknamed the event the "Godzilla dust cloud" warned people to stay indoors and use air filters if they had them. Continue reading... |
| Queen – not that one – to appear on postage stamps Posted: 23 Jun 2020 01:50 AM PDT Classic rock band to feature on 13 stamp designs from July, with Brian May saying 'we have become a national institution' No, not that one – the rock band Queen are to feature on a series of UK postage stamps over the summer. They become only the third band to be honoured by Royal Mail, following the Beatles in 2007 and Pink Floyd in 2016. Continue reading... |
| 'A chain of stupidity': the Skripal case and the decline of Russia's spy agencies Posted: 22 Jun 2020 10:00 PM PDT The unmasking of the Salisbury poisoning suspects by a new digital journalism outfit was an embarrassment for Putin – and evidence that Russian spies are not what they once were. By Luke Harding In 2011 I was in Libya reporting on the civil war. Rebels backed by the US, the UK and France were advancing on the capital, Tripoli. The insurgents moved forward through bombed-out towns as Muammar Gaddafi's forces retreated. Coastal cities in the west and east, oil refineries, Roman ruins and temples – all fell, one by one, as the regime lost ground. These were dangerous times. In the town of Zawiyah I found locals celebrating victory in the main square. They were shooting in the air and doing wheelspins and skids in their cars and trucks. Gaddafi's soldiers had left the previous night, fleeing down the road. I saw a small boy, maybe eight years old, stomping on a Gaddafi flag. "The city is ruined. No problem – we will rebuild it," one local, Tariq Sadiq, told me. Continue reading... |
| Father and children killed in Cumbria road crash named by police Posted: 23 Jun 2020 12:22 AM PDT Local man arrested over deaths of Joshua James Flynn, his son Coby-Jay and daughter Skylar A man and his two children who were killed while out on a Father's Day walk have been named by police. Joshua James Flynn, 37, his son Coby-Jay Flynn, 15, and daughter Skylar Flynn, 12, along with their dog, Troy, died in the collision with a Peugeot 206 in Dalton, Cumbria, at about 2.30pm on Sunday. All were pronounced dead at the scene. Continue reading... |
| Covid-19 has changed everything from crime to policy. Legal systems must keep up Posted: 22 Jun 2020 10:00 PM PDT Prosecutors need to show empathy for the vulnerable and be vigilant against corruption and organised crime The Covid-19 pandemic will have far-reaching implications for justice worldwide. Already many places are seeing significant changes in crime patterns and criminality, and a reallocation of resources to deal with lockdown-related public order. Court operations will be disrupted for months to come. Postponed trials will become commonplace as the accused, witnesses, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, defence lawyers and court staff with coronavirus symptoms are placed in quarantine, or are required to self-isolate. Continue reading... |
| First Thing: Covid-19 cases are surging in more than half of US states Posted: 23 Jun 2020 02:46 AM PDT Infections have risen in 29 states, with several breaking their daily records. Plus, how a botched assassination plot exposed the rot in Russia's spy services Good morning. While the daily focus has shifted to other issues, coronavirus continues its steady march across the US and the world. Global confirmed cases of have passed 9 million, with 2.3 million in the US alone. Infections are rising in 29 US states, with several breaking their own daily records. On Monday, Donald Trump reiterated his claim that increased testing is to blame, tweeting: Continue reading... |
| Here's why tensions are running high on India and China's border | Mukul Kesavan Posted: 23 Jun 2020 01:00 AM PDT Modi sells himself as a guardian of India. But a deadly clash with his most powerful neighbour shows his rhetoric has limits The Chinese assault on Indian troops near the Galwan Valley, along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) that serves as an unofficial international frontier between the two countries, is, for India's political elite, a reminder of an awkward reality. India's control over its border with China is contingent on China's geopolitical priorities, not India's own military capacity. This has been true for more than half a century. In 1962, 15 years into India's life as an independent nation, a dispute over Aksai Chin, the north-eastern "ear" of Kashmir, led to a short war with Mao Zedong's China and a humiliating defeat for India. China's military edge along this huge disputed frontier has kept successive Indian governments on tenterhooks ever since. Dealt a poor hand, India has played it reasonably well. The 20 military casualties in the recent violence is its largest death toll in relation to China since 1967. Keeping the peace has involved some imaginative diplomacy. After a border confrontation in Arunachal Pradesh in 1986, India's then prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, visited China in 1988 to thaw out a relationship that had been in deep freeze since the 1962 war. His visit led to a peace agreement signed in 1993 by his successor, Narasimha Rao, which made the LAC the basis for a stable and relatively peaceful status quo. Continue reading... |
| Sydney's water supply at risk because of department failure on conservation, audit finds Posted: 23 Jun 2020 02:45 AM PDT NSW audit office blasts water conservation efforts and finds Sydney Water was two years too late in responding to recent drought The New South Wales government has failed to investigate or implement water conservation measures for greater Sydney, leaving the city's water supply vulnerable to the effects of population growth, drought and climate change, the state's auditor has found. The report by the NSW audit office also found Sydney Water was two years too late in increasing funding for water conservation in response to the recent drought. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Now, more than ever, America must make water a human right | Bernie Sanders and Brenda Lawrence Posted: 23 Jun 2020 02:23 AM PDT When it comes to water infrastructure, America's challenges resemble those of a developing country. It's time for that to change How can it be that in the midst of a pandemic, children living in the richest country in world history are being poisoned by tap water? For decades, our government has put corporate profits ahead of guaranteeing its people the right to clean water. We have neglected the most basic public investments to keep Americans healthy and safe. Now, as America battles an unprecedented public health crisis, we can no longer continue along a course in which companies have been allowed to buy up, privatize, and profit off a basic human right. The solution is not more privatization – it is for Congress to end decades of neglect and immediately invest billions into our public water systems so that we can finally guarantee clean drinking water to everybody. That's why we joined with Representative Ro Khanna to introduce the Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity and Reliability (Water) Act. This comprehensive legislation would provide up to $35bn per year to overhaul our water infrastructure across the nation. Continue reading... |
| Is it too much to ask for Americans to have access to clean water in 2020? Posted: 23 Jun 2020 02:00 AM PDT The Guardian – in partnership with Consumer Reports and others – is launching a one-year series of investigations highlighting the US water crisis Almost exactly 10 years ago, on 28 July 2010, the United Nations declared water a human right under international law. And not just any water, but clean water – and sufficient water for "drinking, personal sanitation, washing of clothes, food preparation, personal and household hygiene". Imagine a country where, 10 years years on, over two million people are denied access to running water and basic indoor plumbing. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus in England: are cases falling or rising near you? Posted: 23 Jun 2020 12:22 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... |
| Coronavirus: what changes mean for people shielding in England Posted: 22 Jun 2020 12:08 PM PDT From 6 July, people with underlying health issues will no longer have to avoid all contact with others With the government relaxing lockdown for those shielding from Covid-19 in England, we explore what this means for the most vulnerable in society. Continue reading... |
| Masks, beers and 2m visits: life in a care home after a coronavirus outbreak – video Posted: 23 Jun 2020 01:53 AM PDT In April, St Ronans care home in Southsea, Portsmouth, tested positive for coronavirus. Without readily available testing, staff think Covid-19 infected about 25 of their residents. Four died with symptoms or suspected symptoms. Through a mixture of videos shot by workers inside the home and interviews filmed outside, they discuss how they are coping with the pandemic, and how staff, residents and relatives are adjusting to the 'new normal' Continue reading... |
| 'Godzilla dust cloud' from Sahara covers Caribbean in once-in-50-year weather event – video Posted: 22 Jun 2020 10:49 PM PDT A large dust cloud has travelled from the Sahara and blanketed parts of the Caribbean in a weather event not seen for 50 years. Dubbed the 'Godzilla dust cloud', it has limited visibility and lowered air quality throughout the region. The mass of dusty air is known as the Saharan Air Layer and forms over the Sahara desert before typically moving across the North Atlantic in the northern hemisphere's late spring to early autumn Continue reading... |
| Barcelona opera reopens with performance for nearly 3,000 potted plants – video Posted: 22 Jun 2020 02:39 PM PDT Barcelona's El Liceu opera house reopened on Monday with a concert to an audience of 2,292 potted plants. The event took place a day after Spain's three-month state of emergency came to an end. It was the work of Spanish conceptual artist Eugenio Ampudia, who said the inspiration came from a connection he built with nature during the pandemic: 'I watched what was going on with nature during all this time. I heard many more birds singing. And the plants in my garden and outside growing faster. And, without a doubt, I thought that maybe I could now relate in a much more intimate way with people and nature' Continue reading... |
| White House defends Trump's use of racist phrase to describe coronavirus – video Posted: 22 Jun 2020 12:06 PM PDT Kayleigh McEnany, the White House press secretary, defended Trump's use of the phrase during his Saturday rally. Speaking during a press briefing on Monday, McEnany said Trump was linking coronavirus 'to its place of origin' Continue reading... |
| What does it mean to defund the police? – video Posted: 22 Jun 2020 10:12 AM PDT The Black Lives Matter protests in the US, which escalated in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, have brought the little-known but decades-old campaign to abolish US police into the spotlight. But what are abolitionists calling for, and how would a police-free society work? Josh Toussaint-Strauss explores the arguments for abolition with a campaigner from MPD150 and Reclaim the Block, and also Sam Levin, LA correspondent for Guardian US Continue reading... |
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