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- Coronavirus live news: Brazil death toll passes Italy; virus 'under control' in France, says government adviser
- Covid-19 infections fell sharply in England in late May, ONS finds
- Global report: South Africa records biggest jump in Covid-19 cases since pandemic hit
- 'Can't quite believe it': New Zealand tiptoes towards elimination of coronavirus
- German prisoner is ‘strongest Madeleine McCann suspect yet’
- Israel's West Bank plans condemned by leading British Jewish figures
- Canada police under scrutiny after two women die after encounters with officers
- Zaghari-Ratcliffe endures further wait for Iranian decision on release
- Rio Tinto blames 'misunderstanding' for destruction of 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site
- Business leaders demand delay to Irish Sea border checks
- Meat giants selling to UK linked to Brazil farms in deforested Amazon reserve
- Oxford students to get anti-bias training after George Floyd ‘joke’ at hustings
- Family fears grow for activists detained in notorious Saudi prison
- Cate Blanchett suffers chainsaw accident on lockdown in East Sussex
- 'Show respect and listen': scenes from Australia’s first Indigenous-run police station
- The women in my family must have something special in their genes | John Crace
- No D-day veterans on Normandy beaches as anniversary events cancelled
- UN-backed Libyan forces oust renegade general from Tripoli
- George Floyd killing: 10th night of protests as dire unemployment news expected – live
- Drought forces Indonesian farmers to learn new skills – in pictures
- Coronavirus Australia: judge refuses authorisation for Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney tomorrow – as it happened
- 'I know they aren't healthy': the energy drink craze sweeping Afghanistan
- ‘These women aren’t victims': director turns the spotlight on garment workers
- Facebook deactivates accounts of Tunisian political bloggers and activists
- Oxfam funding crisis puts 200 UK jobs at risk
- Angela Merkel has become the spend, spend, spend chancellor | Larry Elliot
- Trump hankers for roar of the crowd while Biden takes campaign virtual
- Can Joe Biden convince protesters he would be a 'transformational' president?
- 'The way we get through this is together': the rise of mutual aid under coronavirus – podcast
- Al Sharpton accuses Trump of using Bible as a prop during George Floyd eulogy – video
- 'Get your knee off our necks': Al Sharpton delivers eulogy at George Floyd memorial – video
- Thousands in Hong Kong defy ban to hold Tiananmen Square vigil – video
- Powerful landslide sweeps away buildings in Norway – video
- Face coverings to become mandatory on public transport in England – video
- Inside the George Floyd protests in New York: 'we are not the problem' – video
| Posted: 05 Jun 2020 04:59 AM PDT New York urges protesters to get tested; Turkey announces weekend lockdown in 15 cities; US jobless claims pass 42m
Despite his wealth having increased by $14bn in the past 11 weeks (see previous post), the billionaire Elon Musk is still cranky enough for a Twitter spat with a rival billionaire. On Thursday, Musk tweeted Jeff Bezos to call for the break up of Bezos's online retail empire, Amazon, in the latest row over censorship related to the coronavirus outbreak. This is insane @JeffBezos Time to break up Amazon. Monopolies are wrong!
They are this season's must-have accessory. Surgical masks are in demand all over the world as people take precautions to avoid catching and spreading the coronavirus. Now the environmental impact of these single-use, disposable items is beginning to be felt, according to this news report from the French news agency AFP. VIDEO: Surgical masks are washing up in growing quantities on the shores of Hong Kong, a city that has overwhelmingly embraced face coverings to fight the coronavirus pic.twitter.com/U302vaSxtA Continue reading... |
| Covid-19 infections fell sharply in England in late May, ONS finds Posted: 05 Jun 2020 04:45 AM PDT Latest data puts daily infection rate at 5,600, with 70% of those infected reporting no symptoms Covid-19 cases have fallen significantly in recent weeks, according to data from the Office for National Statistics that suggests the number of people infected in England roughly halved in the second half of May. The snapshot infection survey, covering the last two weeks in May, found that during that period an estimated 53,000 people were infected at any time. This puts the daily infection rate at 5,600 compared with almost 8,000 in last week's figures. Continue reading... |
| Global report: South Africa records biggest jump in Covid-19 cases since pandemic hit Posted: 04 Jun 2020 09:12 PM PDT Brazil surges past 600,000 cases as death toll jumps Italy's; New York governor urges protesters to be tested; Turkey imposes weekend lockdown South Africa has reported a record jump in new Covid-19 cases – nearly 80% higher than its previous daily record – as the the country gradually eases its lockdown. The surge came as Brazil overtook Italy to become the third worst affected nation for deaths, behind the US and the UK. South Africa recorded 3,267 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, the biggest jump since the pandemic began. The country is the worst hit in sub-Saharan Africa and has nearly a quarter of all cases on the continent, with 40,792 infections. With 848 deaths, it ranks only second to Egypt for fatalities (1,126). Continue reading... |
| 'Can't quite believe it': New Zealand tiptoes towards elimination of coronavirus Posted: 04 Jun 2020 03:05 PM PDT With an anonymous woman in Auckland the last confirmed case, scientists expect to be able to declare next week that the nation is virus-free As health officials announce each new day of no new Covid-19 cases, social media explodes with New Zealanders celebrating the news. "That feeling like you got away with something that seemed impossible and you can't quite believe it even though you want to believe it," wrote one, on Twitter. "But for an entire country." Continue reading... |
| German prisoner is ‘strongest Madeleine McCann suspect yet’ Posted: 04 Jun 2020 01:38 PM PDT Police in UK, Portugal and Germany launch joint appeal for information about Christian Brückner Detectives in three countries have appealed for evidence in relation to the strongest suspect they have had in 13 years to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, as German authorities said they believe she is dead. Circumstantial evidence has convinced detectives that a 43-year-old German child sex offender and rapist, identified by Portuguese sources on Thursday as Christian Brückner, is their prime suspect as it emerged he has been known to police for years. Continue reading... |
| Israel's West Bank plans condemned by leading British Jewish figures Posted: 05 Jun 2020 03:49 AM PDT Simon Schama and Sir Malcolm Rifkind among those warning that annexation 'would have grave consequences' for Palestinians Some of the most prominent and respected names in British Jewry have raised alarm over the Israeli government's plans to annex parts of the West Bank, saying such a move would be an existential threat to Israel. Among more than 40 signatories of an unprecedented letter to the Israeli ambassador to the UK are Sir Ben Helfgott, one of the best-known Holocaust survivors in Britain; the historians Sir Simon Schama and Simon Sebag Montefiore; the former Conservative foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind; the lawyer Anthony Julius; the philanthropist Dame Vivien Duffield; the scientist Lord Robert Winston; the former MP Luciana Berger; the Times columnist Daniel Finkelstein; and the author Howard Jacobson. Continue reading... |
| Canada police under scrutiny after two women die after encounters with officers Posted: 05 Jun 2020 03:00 AM PDT Agency faces criticism over its capacity to de-escalate situations involving racial minorities or those with mental health issues Police in Canada are facing growing scrutiny after two women – both members of ethnic minorities and both suffering mental health problems – died following encounters with officers. The deaths come as tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in the US in protest over police violence against racial minorities, prompted by the police killing of George Floyd. Continue reading... |
| Zaghari-Ratcliffe endures further wait for Iranian decision on release Posted: 05 Jun 2020 04:40 AM PDT Campaigners contrast British-Iranian's plight with return of prisoner Michael White to US Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian dual national detained by Iran since 2016, has been told her furlough from prison will be extended beyond the previous cut-off date of early June, according to her lawyer. But she has not been informed she will be granted a full clemency, which would allow her to return to the UK. Her family said they were investigating the reports. They previously said they expected to hear on Saturday whether she was to be given clemency. Her lawyer, Mahmoud Behzadi-Rad, was reported by Iran International TV on Friday as saying only her furlough had been extended. Continue reading... |
| Rio Tinto blames 'misunderstanding' for destruction of 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site Posted: 04 Jun 2020 07:55 PM PDT Iron ore chief says company has 'taken accountability' for destroying site in blast to expand Brockman 4 mine The head of Rio Tinto's iron ore division said he has "taken accountability" for the destruction of a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal heritage site but refused to give a direct answer when asked if the company knew traditional owners did not want the rock shelter destroyed, saying: "clearly, there was a misunderstanding". In an interview on Radio National on Friday, the chief executive of Rio Tinto iron ore, Chris Salisbury, said it it had "taken accountability" for the destruction of the site, which was one of two destroyed in a blast to expand the Brockman 4 iron ore mine last month. Continue reading... |
| Business leaders demand delay to Irish Sea border checks Posted: 04 Jun 2020 11:00 PM PDT Six months needed to prepare for Brexit border checks, warn Northern Ireland business groups Northern Ireland business groups are calling for a six month delay to Brexit checks in the Irish Sea saying that Boris Johnson's late admission that he is legally obliged to implement them has left them no time to prepare for the December cliff edge. They have also hit out at Downing Street secrecy, saying they are refusing to discuss the plans with the very people that needed to implement them. Continue reading... |
| Meat giants selling to UK linked to Brazil farms in deforested Amazon reserve Posted: 05 Jun 2020 01:00 AM PDT Greenpeace report shows cattle indirectly sold to JBS, Marfrig and Minerva came from protected Serro Ricardo Franco park Three international meat companies have indirectly sourced cattle from farms that deforested a unique, protected Amazon reserve, a new report from Greenpeace has found – and two of them later sold meat from the area to the UK. The revelations come as the Brazil-based companies involved, JBS, Marfrig and Minerva, are under increasing pressure to come clean about their Amazon supply chains. They are now known to have broken commitments made to Greenpeace and Brazilian federal prosecutors more than a decade ago. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Oxford students to get anti-bias training after George Floyd ‘joke’ at hustings Posted: 05 Jun 2020 02:30 AM PDT Candidate for 'cake rep' sparks anger after comparing killing of black man to flour shortages An Oxford college has ordered staff and students to undergo training to combat racial bias after an undergraduate made a "joke" drawing a comparison between protests over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and flour shortages. The comments, described as racist and trivialising by witnesses, were made during a virtual hustings event by a candidate for the position of "cake rep" – a welfare position on the junior common room committee at Christ Church college. Continue reading... |
| Family fears grow for activists detained in notorious Saudi prison Posted: 04 Jun 2020 11:15 PM PDT Reports of Covid-19 cases and allegations of withheld medical treatment have sparked concern for those held in al-Ha'ir prison Relatives of prisoners held in a sprawling complex outside Riyadh say they fear prison conditions and denial of medical treatment are risking the lives of detainees including members of the Saudi royal family. Two sources close to the family of Princess Basmah bint Saud bin Abdulaziz al-Saud say the senior royal, known as an outspoken advocate for reform, is in a life-threatening condition inside al-Ha'ir prison south of Riyadh. Concerns grew following the death in a Riyadh hospital last month of prominent rights activist Abdullah al-Hamid, formerly held in al-Ha'ir. Continue reading... |
| Cate Blanchett suffers chainsaw accident on lockdown in East Sussex Posted: 05 Jun 2020 02:27 AM PDT The actor has sustained a 'nick to the head' in what she told former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard was a minor incident Cate Blanchett has sustained a cut to the head following a chainsaw accident at her home in East Sussex. The Oscar-winning actor, who relocated from Sydney to Crowborough last year, was asked how lockdown was going by former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard on her podcast last week. Continue reading... |
| 'Show respect and listen': scenes from Australia’s first Indigenous-run police station Posted: 04 Jun 2020 09:20 PM PDT Amid growing global civil unrest against police brutality and racism, a small station 330km west of Uluru is trying things differently As protests against police brutality and racism have spread around the world in the wake of the death of George Floyd, two new films demonstrate the extremes of police dealings with Indigenous Australians. The first, which surfaced earlier this week, is the now notorious mobile phone footage of a violent encounter between a New South Wales police constable and an Aboriginal teenager in Surry Hills, Sydney. Continue reading... |
| The women in my family must have something special in their genes | John Crace Posted: 05 Jun 2020 04:19 AM PDT With my daughter in Minneapolis and my mother beating Covid-19, the news has a personal edge The horrifying coverage of the race protests in the US have had a personal edge as my daughter lives just three miles away from where George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis. Anna gives me the detail that the TV coverage misses. The feeling of what it's like to live under curfew in a city where shops have been boarded up or set on fire, where barbed-wire barricades are the new normal and where 50 national guard personnel carriers have been parked up just outside her local coffee shop. I know this isn't about her as she never fails to remind me. It isn't Anna who is getting killed by the police or being regularly stopped and searched but I can't help worrying about her. She has also volunteered at the local food bank and I couldn't be more proud of the way she is trying to give something back to her adopted city. Though, she won't thank me for saying so. I'm also amazed by my 96-year-old mother. The care home where she lives has been under lockdown, so she has been allowed no visits from my sisters or me for the last three months. A few weeks ago, we got the news we had all been dreading. My mother had tested positive for the coronavirus and none of us knew if we would ever see her again. Telephone calls became both more banal and laden with meaning as I tried to say the things I wanted to say without worrying her even more. Today, though, we got the astonishing news that my mother has now tested negative. She survived countless air raids and being machine-gunned by a Messerschmidt in the war and now she has beaten the coronavirus. I'm beginning to think she's indestructible. There's clearly something special in the Crace women genes. Continue reading... |
| No D-day veterans on Normandy beaches as anniversary events cancelled Posted: 05 Jun 2020 04:56 AM PDT Official commemorations including small ceremony and flypast will be streamed online For the first time in 75 years, there will be no D-day veterans on the beaches of Normandy to mark the anniversary of the Allied landings on Saturday. Official commemorations have been cancelled except for a limited gathering of representatives from nine countries – including the British ambassador to France – for a short ceremony. Continue reading... |
| UN-backed Libyan forces oust renegade general from Tripoli Posted: 05 Jun 2020 01:43 AM PDT Khalifa Haftar's forces driven out after their 14-month siege of the south of the city A 14 month-siege of Libya's capital Tripoli by the renegade general Khalifa Haftar ended in failure on Thursday when his forces retreated from the south of the city toward his heartlands in the south and the east of the country. The interior minister of the UN-recognised government of national accord (GNA), Fathi Bashagha, hailed "the beginning of the end of the entire dictatorship project", and urged cities under Haftar's control to rise up against him and spare themselves further conflict. Continue reading... |
| George Floyd killing: 10th night of protests as dire unemployment news expected – live Posted: 05 Jun 2020 05:00 AM PDT
More racism trouble for the Republican party on the horizon, as the Texas Tribune has been reporting overnight that a fourth Republican leader had shared racist posts on Facebook in the last few days, some of which also floated conspiracy theories. Governor Greg Abbott has called for two of them to resign. It is reported that the Republican chairs in Bexar and Nueces counties shared on social media a conspiracy theory that Floyd's death was a "staged event". I have said it before and I will say it again now: the GOP must not tolerate racism. Of any kind. At any time. The appalling behavior by the four GOP County leaders must not stand. I urge them to do the honorable thing and step aside now. https://t.co/84CiZFW1kx
Tom Perkins has been out for us in St Clair Shores, Michigan. It's a largely white middle-class suburb about 17 miles north-east of downtown Detroit. And while the centre of Detroit has erupted in emotional protests and thousands of protesters have marched nightly through the city's streets demanding justice, the view in St Clair Shores is very different. Many in St Clair Shores share the president's world view that the police and national guard are heroically battling violent agitators, not brutally suppressing largely peaceful protesters. Several men who were part of a construction crew called the protests "stupid" and a "waste of time and energy". Some even suggested Floyd was at fault for his death because he allegedly committed a crime, despite general worldwide outrage at the brutal manner of his killing and the criminal charges it has now brought against the officers involved. Related: Detroit's largely peaceful protests seen very differently from white suburb Continue reading... |
| Drought forces Indonesian farmers to learn new skills – in pictures Posted: 05 Jun 2020 03:35 AM PDT As crops fail, farmers on Sumba island are weaving and fishing to make a living Continue reading... |
| Posted: 05 Jun 2020 03:28 AM PDT Planned protests at a time of social distancing draw criticism, including from Scott Morrison, as Melbourne school student tests positive. This blog is now closed
Thanks for staying with us. We're going to leave for the today. Before that, here are today's main developments.
Speaking outside court, assistant commissioner Michael Willing has warned there will be a "significant" police presence at Saturday's rally. "Police will be out in numbers to enforce that decision," Willing said. Continue reading... |
| 'I know they aren't healthy': the energy drink craze sweeping Afghanistan Posted: 05 Jun 2020 02:15 AM PDT From children in Kabul to Taliban chiefs, the sweet, caffeine-heavy drinks are wildly popular, defying fears on nutrition They are sold outside schools, in hospital lobbies, on street corners and in every supermarket; served at wedding receptions and ministerial meetings, while television adverts and billboards praise their qualities. Awareness of potential health hazards is low Continue reading... |
| ‘These women aren’t victims': director turns the spotlight on garment workers Posted: 04 Jun 2020 09:09 AM PDT Based on true stories, Rubaiyat Hossain's Made in Bangladesh challenges stereotypes while revealing the relentless pressure of fashion's supply chain Rubaiyat Hossain's latest film, Made in Bangladesh, opens with a scene of pure, visceral panic: young garment workers trapped in a burning factory. Alarms blare, women scream and smoke fills the stairwells. "A fire or a building collapse is every garment worker's greatest fear," says Hossain. When filming the scene, the women seen desperately running for their lives didn't need much direction. Continue reading... |
| Facebook deactivates accounts of Tunisian political bloggers and activists Posted: 04 Jun 2020 05:17 AM PDT Several accounts reactivated after protests with social media giant blaming 'technical error' The Facebook accounts of several high-profile bloggers and activists in Tunisia were among those deactivated without warning over the weekend. Up to 60 accounts are understood to have been deactivated, including that of journalist and political commentator Haythem El Mekki. Continue reading... |
| Oxfam funding crisis puts 200 UK jobs at risk Posted: 04 Jun 2020 04:57 AM PDT Threatened job losses follow announcement of 1,500 redundancies internationally and closure of offices in 18 countries More than 200 UK jobs could be lost at Oxfam, after the charity's funding plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic. The threatened UK job cuts are in addition to the loss of almost 1,500 staff roles internationally and the closure of offices in 18 countries, announced by the aid organisation in May. Continue reading... |
| Angela Merkel has become the spend, spend, spend chancellor | Larry Elliot Posted: 04 Jun 2020 08:46 AM PDT With its €130bn stimulus package, Germany is showing others how to do the recovery And in one bound she was transformed. For Angela Merkel, the days of being lampooned as the archetypal Swabian housewife keeping tight control over the purse strings are over. Now, courtesy of a €130bn (£116bn) stimulus package, she is the spend, spend, spend chancellor. Make no mistake, much of the past criticism of Germany's frugal approach to government spending and budget deficits was justified. Saving some money for a rainy day is one thing but running surpluses worth 8% of national output was unnecessary and harmful to the global economy. Continue reading... |
| Trump hankers for roar of the crowd while Biden takes campaign virtual Posted: 04 Jun 2020 07:21 AM PDT Despite the pandemic, the president can't wait to get back packed rallies while his Democratic rival practices caution. Each thinks he has a winning strategy Donald Trump wants to be nominated by a Republican national convention with all the trappings of a normal, packed event: the thronging crowds, the balloon drop, the scores of sideshow events. Meanwhile, former vice-president Joe Biden and senior Democratic officials are strongly considering a partially or completely virtual convention. Related: Can Joe Biden convince protesters he would be a 'transformational' president? Continue reading... |
| Can Joe Biden convince protesters he would be a 'transformational' president? Posted: 04 Jun 2020 03:15 AM PDT 'It's not enough to just be better than Trump' Democratic hopeful told, amid anti-racist uprising sparked by killing of George Floyd Hours before peaceful protests against police brutality were forcibly dispersed so that Donald Trump could pose with a Bible in front of St John's church, Joe Biden also went to church. Head bowed, Biden prayed with community leaders at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal church in his home town of Wilmington, Delaware. For days the nation had been convulsed over the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man pinned under the knee of a white Minneapolis police officer for a fatal eight minutes and 46 seconds. Continue reading... |
| 'The way we get through this is together': the rise of mutual aid under coronavirus – podcast Posted: 05 Jun 2020 04:00 AM PDT Amid this unfolding disaster, we have seen countless acts of kindness and solidarity. It's this spirit of generosity that will help guide us out of this crisis and into a better future. By Rebecca Solnit |
| Al Sharpton accuses Trump of using Bible as a prop during George Floyd eulogy – video Posted: 05 Jun 2020 12:06 AM PDT The Rev Al Sharpton gave a eulogy at a memorial service for George Floyd in Minneapolis and hit out at Donald Trump for posing with a Bible in front of a church in Washington DC. 'We cannot use Bibles as a prop,' Sharpton said. 'For those that have agendas that are not about justice, this family will not let you use George as a prop.' The US president sparked outrage from religious leaders, top Democrats in Congress and others when he visited the church across from the White House and posed holding a Bible after law enforcement officers cleared protesters using teargas
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| 'Get your knee off our necks': Al Sharpton delivers eulogy at George Floyd memorial – video Posted: 04 Jun 2020 10:07 PM PDT Delivering the eulogy at a memorial service for George Floyd in Minneapolis, the Reverend Al Sharpton said: 'George Floyd's story has been the story of black folks.' In an emotive speech punctuated by several standing ovations, Sharpton said the sight of diverse crowds of protesters across the world gave him hope that real change would come to the criminal justice system Continue reading... |
| Thousands in Hong Kong defy ban to hold Tiananmen Square vigil – video Posted: 04 Jun 2020 01:27 PM PDT Protesters in Hong Kong have defied a police ban to mark the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown with a vigil, as the city's legislature passed a law criminalising the mocking of China's national anthem. Many fear this year's commemoration might be Hong Kong's last, as the proposed imposition of Chinese laws on the special administrative region would prevent and punish activities that threaten national security. Continue reading... |
| Powerful landslide sweeps away buildings in Norway – video Posted: 04 Jun 2020 10:21 AM PDT Eight houses have been swept into the sea in Norway after a powerful landslide near the town of Alta. The landslide was filmed by a local resident, Jan Egil Bakkedal – one of the houses that was lost belonged to him – who said he ran for his life when he realised what was happening. Continue reading... |
| Face coverings to become mandatory on public transport in England – video Posted: 04 Jun 2020 09:50 AM PDT Face coverings on public transport will be compulsory from 15 June in England to reduce the spread of coronavirus, Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, has said. People can be fined if they do not wear a covering on buses, trains, airplanes and ferries from that date, when non-essential shops are likely to reopen Continue reading... |
| Inside the George Floyd protests in New York: 'we are not the problem' – video Posted: 04 Jun 2020 05:24 AM PDT The police killing of George Floyd continues to ignite protests across the US. On 2 June, the Guardian embedded with activists as they marched through New York City to voice their outrage at Floyd's death and the systematic racism that enabled it
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