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- Pakistan Covid-19 doctors witness black market deals in blood plasma
- Brazil's Covid-19 crisis denies Potato the Clown his last wish
- Coronavirus in the Pacific: weekly briefing
- 'We live in a cage': residents hide as macaque 'gangs' take over Thai city
- Coronavirus live news: France says 460,000 people have deleted contact-tracing app after just 1.8m installed it
- Coronavirus has brought US 'to its knees', says CDC director
- Chinese city launches domestic violence database for couples considering marriage
- 'Def worth a trespass': Instagram users risk it all to frolic in New Zealand infinity pools
- North Korea suspends plan to increase military pressure on South
- Rise of Iran hardliners threatens nuclear diplomacy, Europe warned
- Segway, personal vehicle known for high-profile crashes, ending production
- Joe Biden and Barack Obama raise $11m in first 2020 fundraiser together
- Ron Jeremy: adult film star charged with rape and sexual assault of four women
- Lord of the Rings TV series issues New Zealand casting call for 'funky-looking' people
- Richard Dreyfuss: 'I was a bad guy for a number of years'
- Former officer claims racism forced her out of Met police
- ‘Go Ape gone Viking’ – Denmark’s newest treetop attraction
- UN chief urges Israel to back away from West Bank annexation
- 'My land is now owned by lions': Maasai farmers offer Kenya's wildlife a lifeline
- US students call on universities to dismantle and defund campus policing
- China's hidden partner in suppressing the Muslim Uighurs – the US | Sean R Roberts
- Coalition MPs revolt against ban on people importing liquid nicotine for vaping
- Uganda reopens border to thousands of people fleeing violence in DRC
- Lagos distributes free phones in bid to bridge digital and educational divide
- 'Divorce isn't an option': Afghan women find hope in saffron scheme
- Trump is in a precarious position for re-election – but he still has a chance
- Coronavirus in England: are cases falling or rising near you?
- From super-spreader Boris to Classic Dom's eyesight: daily press conference hits | John Crace
- 'More testing, not less': Fauci contradicts Trump on coronavirus testing – video
- People run on to streets as Mexico hit by 7.5-magnitude earthquake - video report
- Donald Trump says he will issue executive order on historical monuments – video
- Boris Johnson ditches 2-metre rule and reveals new lockdown-easing measures for England – video
- Dizzee Rascal and Piers Morgan clash over Black Lives Matter – video
| Pakistan Covid-19 doctors witness black market deals in blood plasma Posted: 23 Jun 2020 07:51 AM PDT Patients are looking for cure as healthcare system is on brink of collapse, say doctors As coronavirus chaos has enveloped Pakistan, with hospitals overflowing, doctors dying and infections escalating at an unmanageable rate, a dangerous black market in blood plasma has emerged. The blood plasma of recovered coronavirus patients is now being sold for upwards of £3,000 to those who are desperately looking for a cure, at a time when doctors say Pakistan's healthcare system is on the brink of collapse. Continue reading... |
| Brazil's Covid-19 crisis denies Potato the Clown his last wish Posted: 23 Jun 2020 09:00 PM PDT Leandro Maduro Costa entertained patients in a Rio hospital before his death from coronavirus Those who knew and loved him say Leandro Maduro Costa was born a clown, lived his life as a clown – and had hoped to die as one. "He always said to me: 'Felipe, if I die first, bury me as 'Potato'," said Felipe Alves Guimarães, a friend and fellow entertainer known by audiences as Tambourine. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus in the Pacific: weekly briefing Posted: 23 Jun 2020 03:00 PM PDT Covid-19-related developments throughout the Pacific Islands
Here is the latest news about the Covid-19 outbreak across the Pacific, from Dan McGarry and Tess Newton Cain on Wednesday 24 June. The total number of cases of Covid-19 infection listed by the World Health Organization for the region stands at 352, an increase of 38 since last week – a reminder that although infection rates may be slowing in the region, the crisis is far from over. Continue reading... |
| 'We live in a cage': residents hide as macaque 'gangs' take over Thai city Posted: 23 Jun 2020 10:54 PM PDT Officials in Lopburi plan to sterilise the animals that have turned nasty after tourists' bananas were replaced with junk food Residents in Lopburi, Thailand, are hiding behind barricaded indoors as rival monkey gang fights create no-go zones for humans. The ancient Thai city has been overrun by a growing population of monkeys super-charged on junk food – as locals try to placate the macaques with snacks. The monkeys usually enjoy a steady supply of bananas from tourists, who have dwindled amid the coronavirus pandemic. Pointing to the overhead netting covering her terrace, Kuljira Taechawattanawanna said: "We live in a cage but the monkeys live outside." Continue reading... |
| Posted: 24 Jun 2020 02:42 AM PDT Deaths in Latin America pass 100,000; Fauci warns of 'disturbing' US cases surge; Brazil records 39,436 new cases; 200 cases at one South African school
Indonesian authorities complained on Wednesday that hundreds of people had refused testing for the new coronavirus as social taboos emerge as another obstacle to stopping its spread in the world*s fourth-most populous nation.
Ukraine is opening more of its hospitals to coronavirus cases as the ones initially chosen to accept patients no longer have enough beds to cope with a surge in infections, the health minister has said. The daily rise of coronavirus cases hit a new high of 940 on Wednesday, bringing the total to 39,014, with 1,051 deaths. Most new cases were registered in west Ukraine and the capital. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus has brought US 'to its knees', says CDC director Posted: 23 Jun 2020 03:11 PM PDT Dr Robert Redfield tells hearing that public health capabilities underfunded as US sees more than 2.3 million cases A US public health chief told Congress on Tuesday that coronavirus has "brought this nation to its knees" as America struggles with more than 2.3 million confirmed cases and more than 121,000 deaths so far. Dr Robert Redfield, director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told a hearing in Washington that core public health capabilities in the US had been vastly underfunded for a long time and needed urgent investment. Continue reading... |
| Chinese city launches domestic violence database for couples considering marriage Posted: 23 Jun 2020 09:38 PM PDT Tool in Yiwu comes after a rise in domestic violence during Covid-19 lockdowns and quarantine measures The city of Yiwu in eastern China is set to begin a pilot programme that allows residents to check whether their partner has a history of domestic abuse before getting married. According to a notice on the Yiwu government website, the city will on 1 July unveil a searchable database that includes the information of offenders from across the country, those who have been convicted, subjected to restraining orders or sentenced to detention over domestic violence since 2017. Continue reading... |
| 'Def worth a trespass': Instagram users risk it all to frolic in New Zealand infinity pools Posted: 23 Jun 2020 05:46 PM PDT Picturesque but precarious spot on private land has been inundated with trespassers desperate to get the perfect shot They climb over barbed wire, past "private property" signs and pose precariously on the edge of a 50-metre cliff face – all to get the perfect Instagram shot. A growing number of social media users are trespassing on private property at a beach west of Auckland to frolic in natural "infinity pools" on a cliff top – some in the nude – and driving the owners to despair. "We've absolutely had enough," said Buzz Kronfeld, part of a family who owns three plots of land at Anawhata Beach, 50km from New Zealand's largest city, Auckland. Continue reading... |
| North Korea suspends plan to increase military pressure on South Posted: 23 Jun 2020 09:10 PM PDT Kim Jong-un unexpectedly vetoes the idea to redeploy troops to the border amid rising tensions between the two countries Kim Jong-un has suspended plans to increase military pressure on South Korea, in a surprise move that comes after weeks of mounting tensions on the peninsula. The North Korean leader vetoed measures that are thought to have included the redeployment of troops neat the border between the two countries, apparently in retaliation for Seoul's inability to prevent defector groups from sending propaganda leaflets into the North. Continue reading... |
| Rise of Iran hardliners threatens nuclear diplomacy, Europe warned Posted: 23 Jun 2020 09:00 PM PDT Improved economic deal could strengthen hand of Tehran's reformists, says report European diplomats are being urged to restart shuttle diplomacy with Iran after the US presidential election in November or risk Tehran hardliners gaining still wider control of Iran's many layers of government and its economy. The European 3 (E3) – Germany, France and the UK - managed to maintain their unity at a meeting on Friday at which they agreed to keep the nuclear deal alive, oppose a US plan for the snapback of sanctions and possibly limit the lifting of the UN conventional arms embargo on Iran due to take place in the autumn. Continue reading... |
| Segway, personal vehicle known for high-profile crashes, ending production Posted: 23 Jun 2020 04:50 PM PDT Company will retire Segway PT, popular with tourists and police officers, on 15 July Segway, which boldly claimed its two-wheeled personal transporter would revolutionize the way people get around, is ending production of its namesake vehicle. The Segway PT, popular with tourists and police officers but perhaps better known for its high-profile crashes, will be retired on 15 July, the company said in a statement. Continue reading... |
| Joe Biden and Barack Obama raise $11m in first 2020 fundraiser together Posted: 23 Jun 2020 07:13 PM PDT In official return to the campaign trail, former president urged 175,000 viewers not to be 'complacent' about 2020 race Barack Obama made his first campaign appearance alongside Joe Biden since endorsing him for president in April, helping raise more than $11m while warning Democrats against being "complacent or smug" about the presidential race. The virtual fundraiser collected $7.6m from 175,000 grassroots contributors according to the Biden campaign. The former president and the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee also hosted a private online portion for high-dollar donors, which was not open to reporters, and brought in more than $3.4m. Continue reading... |
| Ron Jeremy: adult film star charged with rape and sexual assault of four women Posted: 23 Jun 2020 12:58 PM PDT
The adult film star Ron Jeremy was charged with raping three women and sexually assaulting a fourth, Los Angeles county prosecutors said Tuesday. Jeremy, 67, whose real name is Ron Jeremy Hyatt, was charged with three counts each of forcible rape and forcible penetration by a foreign object and one count each of forcible oral copulation and sexual battery. Continue reading... |
| Lord of the Rings TV series issues New Zealand casting call for 'funky-looking' people Posted: 23 Jun 2020 07:08 PM PDT Talent agency job ad lists long skinny limbs, acne scars, facial lines, missing bones and large eyes as desirable features Have an overbite, ears that stick out, small eyes, or a "bulbous or interesting" nose? Hollywood has finally come calling. A New Zealand talent agency is looking for actors to appear in the big-budget Lord of the Rings television adaptation, due to resume filming in the country shortly, and is seeking urgent applications from people they have euphemistically deemed "funky looking" in an unusual job advertisement. Continue reading... |
| Richard Dreyfuss: 'I was a bad guy for a number of years' Posted: 23 Jun 2020 10:00 PM PDT His life has been a rollercoaster ever since Jaws. Richard Dreyfuss talks about Hollywood hell-raising, cocaine burnout, his flirting heyday – and his problems with #MeToo "Don't shoot, I win Oscar." These words, says Richard Dreyfuss, are printed on the shirt he's wearing under his grey jacket. He is at home in San Diego, reclining in a voluminous brown leather armchair. Behind him is a picture of his wife, Svetlana, resting on a shelf beside his Bafta and David di Donatello awards. His Oscar he keeps inside his fridge ("I didn't want to brag, but I wanted everyone to know"). The strange story behind "Don't shoot, I win Oscar" will be told, but only after Dreyfuss asks Svetlana to do some Googling. "I think the best way to do it is Marlene Dietrich," he tells her. "Her first film. And then it'll show the name of the guy." Continue reading... |
| Former officer claims racism forced her out of Met police Posted: 23 Jun 2020 11:00 PM PDT Pakistani Muslim woman lodges legal complaints saying hostile workplace hampered her career A former officer for the Metropolitan police has lodged two claims with an employment tribunal against the force, citing a hostile and "racist" work environment that forced her to resign. The Pakistani Muslim woman, who has requested not to be named, claims she was forced to resign from her role as an inspector superintendent in January 2020. At that time, she was the most senior female BAME and Muslim officer in the Metropolitan police. Continue reading... |
| ‘Go Ape gone Viking’ – Denmark’s newest treetop attraction Posted: 23 Jun 2020 10:30 PM PDT In the Danish town that is home to Lego HQ, Wow Park is a forest wonderland of swings, ziplines and treehouses immersed in nature The birdsong is louder 14 metres up and there's a citrusy tang of pine in the air. Scrambling to the top of a conifer with a six-year-old who suffers from vertigo wasn't top of my post-lockdown bucket list, but after staring at the same four walls for weeks on end, there's a welcome sense of perspective to spending time in a forest of 7,000 trees. This is Wow Park in Billund, the Danish town that's the home of Lego HQ, and that calls itself the "Capital of Children" – with ambitions to become the most child-friendly place in the world to live and work. Billund's newest attraction is a treetop wonderland, the largest of its kind in the country, including suspension bridges, nets in the sky, giant bouncy balls, swings and ziplines; all crafted around the trunks of giant trees. It's like Go Ape gone Viking, with a rough and ready, hand-whittled feel. Continue reading... |
| UN chief urges Israel to back away from West Bank annexation Posted: 23 Jun 2020 11:11 PM PDT António Guterres says plans to annex around 30% of the disputed territory would 'destabilise' the region The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, has expressed hope that Israel will hear global calls and will not go ahead with annexation of parts of the West Bank, which would undermine a two-state solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The UN has been consistently conveying the message "that annexation would be not only against international law but it would be a major factor to destabilise the region", he told Associated Press in an interview. Continue reading... |
| 'My land is now owned by lions': Maasai farmers offer Kenya's wildlife a lifeline Posted: 23 Jun 2020 11:30 PM PDT Kenya has lost 70% of its wildlife in 30 years, but conservancy schemes could halt the decline – and benefit local communities Parsaloi Kupai's home, situated on the edge of Ol Kinyei conservancy near the Maasai Mara game reserve, is no different from any other Maasai homestead – oval-shaped huts with an almost flat roof and walls plastered with a mixture of water, mud and cow dung. At the centre of the homestead is a cattle boma, an enclosure where his livestock spends the night, safe from the many predators that roam the area. Kupai, 47, and his two wives chose to live here after they surrendered 69 hectares (170 acres) of land to the 7,500-hectare conservancy. He is among 240 landowners who gave up their highly valued grazing land for the project. Continue reading... |
| US students call on universities to dismantle and defund campus policing Posted: 24 Jun 2020 02:45 AM PDT Students across US signed petitions and held protests demanding funds be diverted to programs such as mental healthcare University students across America are calling for their universities to sever ties with outside law enforcement agencies and defund any resources currently spent on policing. Related: 'We can stop the cycle': crime survivors work toward prevention, not policing Continue reading... |
| China's hidden partner in suppressing the Muslim Uighurs – the US | Sean R Roberts Posted: 24 Jun 2020 02:00 AM PDT It's been revealed that Trump encouraged the mass internment of Uighurs. But the US complicity goes back to 9/11 Last week, President Trump signed the Uyghur Human Rights Protection Act, the first US legislation to focus on the role of the US in protecting the rights of Uighurs and other indigenous Muslims inside China. On the same day, former national security adviser John Bolton revealed in an excerpt from his book that Trump had allegedly told the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, perhaps as early as 2017 and again in 2019, that he agreed with his policy of placing Muslims in mass internment camps. While contradictory messaging is not new to the Trump administration, these particular mixed messages about Uighurs have a longer history which belies the role that the US has played in stoking the flames of Islamophobia in China. Continue reading... |
| Coalition MPs revolt against ban on people importing liquid nicotine for vaping Posted: 24 Jun 2020 02:00 AM PDT The decision by health minister Greg Hunt delights doctors but outrages Liberal and National backbenchers Coalition MPs including George Christensen have revolted against Greg Hunt's unilateral decision to ban the personal importation of liquid nicotine for vaping from 1 July. The decision, made by the health minister on Friday after parliament rose for a six-week adjournment, delighted doctors groups but has outraged Liberal and National backbenchers who favour legalisation of vaping. Continue reading... |
| Uganda reopens border to thousands of people fleeing violence in DRC Posted: 23 Jun 2020 10:30 PM PDT Call for other African countries to reopen for refugees, after crossings were shut to stem the spread of coronavirus Uganda has temporarily opened its border to thousands of people fleeing deadly ethnic clashes in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Ugandan government closed its reception centres at border crossings in March in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading... |
| Lagos distributes free phones in bid to bridge digital and educational divide Posted: 23 Jun 2020 09:00 PM PDT Closure of Nigeria's schools during lockdown has hit access to learning for poorer children Like millions of other children in the sprawling Nigerian city of Lagos, 15-year-old Sharifa Umar switched from classroom learning to lessons over radio, TV and the internet when schools were closed in March because of the coronavirus outbreak. Programmes set up by the city authorities for public schools have aired on television and radio, following statewide timetables. Individual schools have made online classes available. But for disadvantaged students, access to learning throughout the pandemic has been a challenge. Continue reading... |
| 'Divorce isn't an option': Afghan women find hope in saffron scheme Posted: 23 Jun 2020 12:00 AM PDT Drug addiction is common among men in many villages, leaving their wives to develop survival strategies for the family Anita Zadid would divorce her husband if she could. Eight years into the marriage, her husband turned to opium and crystal meth because he couldn't find work. He's now addicted. As well as taking care of her three children, Zadid, who was married at 14, says she also has to support her spouse. "Divorcing him is not an option in rural Afghanistan, but I mentally left my marriage many years ago," the 30-year-old tells the Guardian. Sadly, she's not the only woman to do so. Continue reading... |
| Trump is in a precarious position for re-election – but he still has a chance Posted: 24 Jun 2020 02:00 AM PDT The numerous challenges of 2020 have hit Trump hard – but the conditions are ripe for a repeat surprise victory, some experts say If Donald Trump wins the 2020 election and returns to the White House it won't be by a landslide. And if he's going to win at all he will need the US economy to rebound, to see suburban voters swing back in his direction, and overwhelm voters with a sense of optimism about another term under Trump. That's the verdict of about a dozen Republican veteran political strategists and operatives spoken to by the Guardian. Those priorities underscore the precarious situation the US president finds himself in. Most national and statewide polls show the former vice-president Joe Biden leading Trump, often by comfortable margins. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus in England: are cases falling or rising near you? Posted: 24 Jun 2020 01:39 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... |
| From super-spreader Boris to Classic Dom's eyesight: daily press conference hits | John Crace Posted: 23 Jun 2020 10:03 AM PDT As No 10 announces Covid-19 press conferences are to end, here are some world-beating moments The daily Downing Street coronavirus press conferences, watched by millions since early March, are coming to an end. Here are some of the most memorable moments. Continue reading... |
| 'More testing, not less': Fauci contradicts Trump on coronavirus testing – video Posted: 23 Jun 2020 01:22 PM PDT Health officials contradicted Donald Trump over claims the president made at a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday when he told supporters that he told his people 'to slow the testing down' for the coronavirus. Dr Anthony Fauci and other health officials told a House panel they had never been instructed to slow down testing Continue reading... |
| People run on to streets as Mexico hit by 7.5-magnitude earthquake - video report Posted: 23 Jun 2020 11:22 AM PDT A strong earthquake hit southern Mexico on Tuesday, shaking buildings in the centre of the capital Mexico City hundreds of miles away, and sending people fleeing their homes into the streets. Situated at the intersection of three tectonic plates, Mexico is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. The capital is seen as particularly vulnerable as it is located on top of an ancient lake bed. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump says he will issue executive order on historical monuments – video Posted: 23 Jun 2020 08:42 AM PDT The US president has said he would issue an executive order regarding historical monuments, as the movement to remove Confederate-era statues and other memorials considered racist gains momentum across the country. Calls to take the monuments down follow a wave of protests after the 25 May death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed by police in Minneapolis. Ongoing demonstrations have accompanied calls to address racism in policing and other reforms. Continue reading... |
| Boris Johnson ditches 2-metre rule and reveals new lockdown-easing measures for England – video Posted: 23 Jun 2020 07:07 AM PDT Boris Johnson has announced a raft of new measures aimed at easing England's coronavirus lockdown and restarting the economy. The 2-metre physical distancing rule will be dropped in favour of a '1-metre-plus' approach from 4 July. Members of two different households will be able to eat, drink or dine together, pubs restaurants and hairdressers will reopen with Covid-19 mitigation measures in place Continue reading... |
| Dizzee Rascal and Piers Morgan clash over Black Lives Matter – video Posted: 23 Jun 2020 05:59 AM PDT Dizzee Rascal shut down Piers Morgan when the Good Morning Britain host asked him about the Black Lives Matter movement. 'You're not going to do this to me mate,' the rapper replied. 'I've got a bunch of views ... but it's really nice and sunny outside today and I can't really be bothered to answer all of this this morning'
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