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- 'Like kicking a puppy': outcry as New Zealand minister picks on health chief in Covid-19 blame game
- US records highest one-day total in coronavirus cases since April
- Uruguay and Paraguay buck Latin America coronavirus trend
- Coronavirus live news: cases worldwide growing by 1m per week with surge in the United States and Latin America
- China targeting non-English-speaking journalists in new push for influence – study
- Hong Kong protesters flee to Taiwan to continue China resistance
- Small-scale miner finds biggest tanzanite gems in history, worth $3.3m
- Pakistan plane crashed after pilots distracted by coronavirus fears
- Macron's promise to reinvent himself may not save his presidency
- Atheists and humanists facing discrimination across the world, report finds
- Million hectares of threatened species' habitat cleared without assessments
- Gone With the Wind returns to HBO Max with disclaimer that film ‘denies the horrors of slavery’
- US woman sparks transatlantic tea war with brutal online brew
- Rodney P meets Kojey Radical: 'I don't want my son to always have to fight'
- UK weather: thunderstorms and torrential rain to follow soaring temperatures
- Moroccan police summon journalist days after Israeli spyware allegations
- These New Jersey cities reformed their police – but problems still persist
- China is reshaping the global news landscape and weakening the Fourth Estate | Louisa Lim and Julia Bergin
- Australian drugmakers hit by critical shortages at height of pandemic, inquiry hears
- 'We want to stay': refugees struggle to integrate in Greece after camp life
- DfID merger: experts warn of brain drain and damage to UK's global standing
- Coronavirus map of the US: latest cases state by state
- Calling all cops! Your food isn't being poisoned by anyone, despite your claims | Poppy Noor
- Texas Covid-19 cases soar weeks after state lifts lockdown restrictions – video
- Planes grounded by coronavirus pandemic sit idle at airports around the world – in pictures
- Republican congressman Louie Gohmert repeatedly bangs on desk during House hearing on Barr – video
- Donald Trump claims protesters want to pull down statues of Jesus – video
- 'A sobering reminder': global coronavirus cases to hit 10 million next week, says WHO – video
- Moscow's Victory Day parade – in pictures
| 'Like kicking a puppy': outcry as New Zealand minister picks on health chief in Covid-19 blame game Posted: 24 Jun 2020 10:34 PM PDT Health minister under pressure after video of him seeking to shift blame for failures to Ashley Bloomfield, the man standing right next to him New Zealand's minister of health might just have chosen the wrong fall guy after repeatedly blaming Ashley Bloomfield, the mild-mannered civil servant and wildly popular director general of health, for failures in the coronavirus quarantine system. David Clark faced growing calls on Thursday to share some of the responsibility after an excruciating video went viral in which he volunteered that Bloomfield had taken the blame for the problems. Continue reading... |
| US records highest one-day total in coronavirus cases since April Posted: 24 Jun 2020 03:17 PM PDT
The US has recorded a one-day total of 34,700 new Covid-19 cases, the highest level since late April, when the number peaked at 36,400, according to the count kept by Johns Hopkins University. A coronavirus resurgence is wiping out two months of progress in the US and sending infections to dire new levels in southern and western states. Continue reading... |
| Uruguay and Paraguay buck Latin America coronavirus trend Posted: 25 Jun 2020 02:00 AM PDT Despite sharing borders with Brazil, small countries can claim victory against virus Latin America has become the new centre of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic but two small countries, Uruguay and Paraguay, have bucked the regional trend and can claim a near total victory against the virus. Though they are strangely dissimilar – Uruguay is a progressive enclave with the lowest poverty index in Latin America, while Paraguay has poverty estimates of 30-50% and is rife with corruption – both nations have kept their coronavirus death rates surprisingly low. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 25 Jun 2020 01:55 AM PDT Latin American death toll expected to reach 390,000 by October; Texas hospitals near capacity; volunteers receive first doses of experimental vaccine
Air cooling systems used at abattoirs could be an overlooked risk factor accounting for Covid-19 outbreaks, according to a hygiene expert who has studied conditions at an abattoir at the heart of a cluster of infections in Germany. Martin Exner, a hygiene and public health expert at the university of Bonn, spent two days analysing the Tönnies meat-processing plant in Gütersloh, where an entire district has been sent back into lockdown after around 1,500 employees were infected with Coronavirus.
The Eiffel Tower welcomed back visitors today after the coronavirus outbreak forced the Paris landmark into its longest period out of action since World War Two. Strict hygiene and safety measures have been put in place for the re-opening. |
| China targeting non-English-speaking journalists in new push for influence – study Posted: 24 Jun 2020 08:59 PM PDT Exclusive: International Federation of Journalists finds tours, control of infrastructure and provision of pro-China content part of escalating campaign China is attempting to use journalists from non-English speaking countries to promote its policies beyond its borders in a concerted new push for influence, a report by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has found. A survey of journalist unions across 58 countries found that through study tours, control of media infrastructure, and the provision of pro-Beijing content, China is "running an extensive and sophisticated long-term outreach campaign … [in] a strategic, long-term effort to reshape the global news landscape with a China-friendly global narrative". Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong protesters flee to Taiwan to continue China resistance Posted: 24 Jun 2020 08:44 PM PDT Activists estimate at least 200 protesters are in Taiwan, where authorities have discreetly allowed them to stay by extending tourist visas After fleeing to Taiwan from the frontlines of the Hong Kong protests, Ben suffered a recurrent nightmare for months: he dreamed his fellow protesters were being tortured by police, but he couldn't help. Ten months on from seeking refuge in Taiwan, his feeling of helplessness has eased and his fighting spirit has returned. He is among dozens of former Hongkongers who are finding ways to resist Beijing from Taiwan. Continue reading... |
| Small-scale miner finds biggest tanzanite gems in history, worth $3.3m Posted: 24 Jun 2020 05:39 PM PDT Saniniu Laizer plans to build a school and shopping mall near his home in Tanzania, but will hold a big party first A Tanzanian subsistence miner has hit the jackpot after the government handed him a cheque for 7.74bn Tanzanian shillings ($3.35m) for the two largest tanzanite gemstones ever found. The two dark violet-blue gemstones, each about the dimensions of a forearm, were discovered by Saniniu Laizer in one of the tanzanite mines in the north of the country which are surrounded by a wall to control cross-border smuggling of the gemstones. Continue reading... |
| Pakistan plane crashed after pilots distracted by coronavirus fears Posted: 24 Jun 2020 05:16 PM PDT Preliminary report finds 'human error' – including failing to put the wheels down – to blame for crash that killed 98 people in Karachi The pilots of a plane that crashed last month in Pakistan, killing 98 people, were pre-occupied by the coronavirus crisis and tried to land with the aircraft's wheels still up, according to initial official reports. The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crashed into a crowded residential area on 22 May after both engines failed as it approached Karachi airport for a second landing attempt, killing all but two people on board, and a child on the ground. Continue reading... |
| Macron's promise to reinvent himself may not save his presidency Posted: 25 Jun 2020 12:00 AM PDT The French president is facing a barrage of criticism from voters and colleagues. Will a leftward turn be enough? France should be proud of what its people – and government – have achieved in the battle against the coronavirus, Emmanuel Macron told the nation in his most recent address. Unfortunately, the country seems in no particular mood to listen. With two years of his five-year term left, the 42-year-old French president's agenda of economic and social reform – aimed at spurring growth, creating jobs and deregulating the economy – has been thrown badly off track by Covid-19. Continue reading... |
| Atheists and humanists facing discrimination across the world, report finds Posted: 24 Jun 2020 07:00 PM PDT The report is largely based on testimony from 76 people in the eight countries surveyed Atheists and humanists are facing discrimination and persecution in some countries because of their beliefs and values, according to a new report. Non-religious people in Colombia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines and Sri Lanka are often ostracised, and some women are forced into marriages, says Humanists At Risk: Action Report 2020, published on Thursday by Humanists International. Continue reading... |
| Million hectares of threatened species' habitat cleared without assessments Posted: 24 Jun 2020 03:00 PM PDT WWF Australia says after new analysis that federal department is failing to enforce environmental laws More than a million hectares of threatened species' habitat was cleared for agriculture in New South Wales and Queensland without referral to the federal environment department for assessment, according to new analysis by WWF Australia. Data for land-clearing in both states suggests the department is failing to ensure developers and farming operations are following environmental laws, according to the analysis. Continue reading... |
| Gone With the Wind returns to HBO Max with disclaimer that film ‘denies the horrors of slavery’ Posted: 24 Jun 2020 06:45 PM PDT Streaming service inserts two videos discussing the historical context of the 1939 civil war epic, including a panel discussion debating its 'complicated legacy' Gone With The Wind has returned to the US streaming service HBO Max accompanied by a disclaimer saying the classic film "denies the horrors of slavery". The 1939 civil war epic was removed from the service – Warner Bros's recently launched rival to Netflix and Disney+ – following criticism of its "racist depictions" earlier this month. Continue reading... |
| US woman sparks transatlantic tea war with brutal online brew Posted: 24 Jun 2020 10:48 AM PDT Michelle from North Carolina shared her recipe for 'British tea'. An international incident followed There have been more severe transatlantic bust-ups over a brew, such as the American Revolution, but few can have been quite so twee. Nearly 250 years after the Boston Tea Party, the British ambassador in Washington and her US counterpart in London are going at it over how to make a decent hot drink. And by Wednesday evening, the conflict was spilling over into mainland Europe. Like many tense diplomatic standoffs, it began with a deliberate provocation. An American TikTok user going by the name of Michelle from North Carolina posted a video showing how to make what she describes as "hot tea", which entails mixing milk with powdered lemonade, cinnamon, cloves, sugar and Tang, which turns out to be a soft drink. Continue reading... |
| Rodney P meets Kojey Radical: 'I don't want my son to always have to fight' Posted: 24 Jun 2020 10:00 PM PDT In our series of cross-generational conversations between black artists, the two rappers discuss racism, identity, police shootings – and how to create a better future Although separated by generations, there is a shared sense of black empowerment and rebellion coursing through the music of Rodney P and Kojey Radical. At 50, Rodney P has been instrumental in the evolution of UK rap. Songs released as part of London Posse in the 80s and 90s, such as How's Life in London, are among the earliest examples of British rappers using their own accents. Kojey Radical, 27, is among a generation of young British artists including Dave and Stormzy who have pushed black music in the UK into mass popularity. Blurring the boundaries of rap with everything from spoken word to funk, his work is an intense documentation of black life in Britain and beyond. The thing that struck me most about the George Floyd video was the lack of humanity. What ran through your head when you saw it? Continue reading... |
| UK weather: thunderstorms and torrential rain to follow soaring temperatures Posted: 24 Jun 2020 11:15 PM PDT UK's hot weather will turn wet from Thursday afternoon, forecasters warn Soaring temperatures across the UK will be followed by thunderstorms and torrential rain over coming days, forecasters have warned. Wednesday was the hottest day of the year so far but the Met Office said Thursday could beat that record, with temperatures expected to climb in the Midlands and Wales. Continue reading... |
| Moroccan police summon journalist days after Israeli spyware allegations Posted: 24 Jun 2020 01:32 PM PDT Omar Radi says police questioning 'clearly linked' to Amnesty's claim he was targeted by NSO Group spyware A Moroccan journalist has been summoned to the police just days after an investigation by Amnesty alleged that he had been repeatedly targeted with spyware made by Israel's NSO Group. Omar Radi, an investigative reporter who has been critical of Morocco's human rights record, was ordered to appear before the National Brigade of Judicial Police. Continue reading... |
| These New Jersey cities reformed their police – but problems still persist Posted: 25 Jun 2020 01:00 AM PDT Camden and Newark have seen structural reforms to their departments and a drop in crime – but for residents, the trauma of violence is still palpable Four years ago Aqeela Sherrills set up shop in the worn carriage house of the old fifth police precinct, a red brick building in Newark, New Jersey. The city's newly elected mayor had called on him to fight crime and gun deaths with community interventions, instead of police. For Newark, a majority Black city with a reputation of violence, poverty and a long history of police brutality against its residents, it was a somewhat radical new move. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 24 Jun 2020 11:00 PM PDT Beijing's involvement in media overseas is growing almost faster than it can be tracked – the ultimate aim is both ideological and geopolitical Kindergartens, handicrafts markets, high-tech companies, hydroelectric dams ... political indoctrination camps? These are some of the sights international journalists are whisked around when they take part in all-expenses paid tours to China. The motive of these invitations is, in the mantra of Chinese president Xi Jinping, to "tell a good China story" to the outside world. In the past, that good China story would have been told through clumsy Communist party propaganda broadcast on its state-run news outlets. But during our research for the International Federation of Journalists, we found that Beijing is increasingly outsourcing the storytelling to foreign journalists, who often end up amplifying its messages in their own languages in the pages of their own news outlets. Continue reading... |
| Australian drugmakers hit by critical shortages at height of pandemic, inquiry hears Posted: 25 Jun 2020 01:46 AM PDT Evidence given to parliamentary committee sparks new calls to develop national capability to manufacture medicines and key supplies Australian companies were "shocked" to experience price-gouging and had trouble accessing critical supplies to make medicines and personal protective equipment at the height of the pandemic, a parliamentary committee has been told. It has prompted fresh calls for Australia to build up its ability to manufacture critical drugs "without reliance on opaque and fragile offshore supply chains". Continue reading... |
| 'We want to stay': refugees struggle to integrate in Greece after camp life Posted: 24 Jun 2020 11:45 PM PDT Asylum seekers discharged from island holding centres are given little support to find accommodation and work It never occurred to Sarah Husseini that one day she might think of Moria camp with something approaching affection. The 22-year-old Afghan spent two years in the infamous holding facility on Lesbos and, throughout, her young daughters were "sick, sick, sick". But then she, her husband Ali and their two toddlers were instructed to board a ferry to Piraeus and their world changed. "The UN told us 'the government wants you to leave, you have papers now, you can't stay here any more'," she says, explaining why she has ended up semi-destitute in central Athens. Continue reading... |
| DfID merger: experts warn of brain drain and damage to UK's global standing Posted: 24 Jun 2020 10:00 PM PDT Research into similar exercises in other countries has shown they lead to an exodus of talent and a loss of influence with key partners Aid experts have warned of a brain drain of senior staff from the Department for International Development when it merges with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which could damage the UK's international standing. Downing Street is facing growing anger from DfID staff over the timing of the merger announcement last week, and the manner in which it was done. The merger had been long trailed, but was announced without union consultation and with many staff finding out from the media. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus map of the US: latest cases state by state Posted: 24 Jun 2020 08:07 PM PDT With countries all over the world affected by the coronavirus pandemic, the US has emerged as a global hotspot. The Trump administration has been criticized for being slower to act than other countries. The US currently leads the world in both confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths according to Johns Hopkins University. It's important to point out that the actual death toll is believed to be far higher than the tally compiled from government figures. Continue reading... |
| Calling all cops! Your food isn't being poisoned by anyone, despite your claims | Poppy Noor Posted: 24 Jun 2020 01:32 PM PDT Officers' claims of Shake Shack 'bleach poisoning' were formally investigated and quickly dismissed by the NYPD's own chief of detectives while Starbucks has debunked 'tampongate' Some good news, finally, for cops: you can go back to eating at Shake Shack without worry. Last week, after drinking some weird tasting shakes, three New York officers alleged they had been poisoned with bleach. The claims were formally investigated and quickly dismissed by the NYPD's own chief of detectives after video footage showed that the drinks had not been tampered with by employees. Subsequent New York Post reporting has shown the officers checked into the hospital even though they weren't sick and, importantly, that Shake Shack could not have known they were cops because they pre-ordered through the Shake Shack app. Continue reading... |
| Texas Covid-19 cases soar weeks after state lifts lockdown restrictions – video Posted: 24 Jun 2020 10:54 PM PDT Texas reported an all-time daily high of 5,489 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, weeks after the state became one of the earliest in the US to ease its coronavirus lockdown measures. The significant increase in cases has left hospitals in Houston near capacity, with some adult ICU patients treated at Texas Children's hospital Continue reading... |
| Planes grounded by coronavirus pandemic sit idle at airports around the world – in pictures Posted: 24 Jun 2020 07:21 PM PDT As travel restrictions in response to the pandemic savagely cut the number of flights, airlines are scrambling to find places to park their redundant planes Continue reading... |
| Republican congressman Louie Gohmert repeatedly bangs on desk during House hearing on Barr – video Posted: 24 Jun 2020 07:20 PM PDT Louie Gohmert bangs his desk during the opening statement of former deputy attorney general Donald Ayer at a hearing into the politicisation of the Department of Justice under current attorney general, William Barr. Gohmert was threatened with removal after he complained Ayer exceeded his allotted time Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump claims protesters want to pull down statues of Jesus – video Posted: 24 Jun 2020 02:55 PM PDT Donald Trump has suggested Black Lives Matters protesters want to pull down statues of Jesus Christ, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Speaking at a press conference with the Polish president, Andrzej Duda, Trump reiterated his desire to sign an executive order making vandalising monuments punishable with up to 10 years in prison Senate Democrats block Republican police reform bill – live Continue reading... |
| 'A sobering reminder': global coronavirus cases to hit 10 million next week, says WHO – video Posted: 24 Jun 2020 10:23 AM PDT World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom has said he expects the number of coronavirus cases around the world, now at approximately 9.3 million, to reach 10 million next week. Dr Mike Ryan, head of the WHO emergencies programme, said the pandemic for many countries in the Americas had not yet peaked, and that it was 'still intense', especially in Central and South America.
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| Moscow's Victory Day parade – in pictures Posted: 24 Jun 2020 03:56 AM PDT Russia is holding its postponed Victory Day military parade despite rising coronavirus infections. The parade celebrates the defeat of Nazi Germany and has grown since Vladimir Putin came to power Continue reading... |
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