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- Coronavirus live updates: Bolsonaro hides Brazil death figures; minister criticises Australian BLM protests
- UK coronavirus live: Sage expert says failure to go into lockdown earlier 'cost a lot of lives'
- Breakthrough close on coronavirus antibody therapy: reports
- More than half of England’s coronavirus-related deaths will be people from care homes
- German suspect in Madeleine McCann case linked to two more child disappearances
- Cabinet unrest over U-turn on animal welfare in US trade talks
- Britain ‘absent from world stage’ by failing to condemn abuses by Trump and China
- Top C of E cleric slams church for 'monochrome' leadership
- Washington mayor stands up to Trump and unveils Black Lives Matter mural
- Japan's video gaming grandma, 90, plays her way into record books
- Beijing’s lessons and laws: why Hong Kong families are looking to Britain
- Boris Johnson told to dump rhetoric and plan for new Covid wave
- Surfer dies after shark attack near Kingscliff in northern NSW
- Saint, soldier, writer: Spain celebrates forgotten women of its Golden Age
- Gardens of the galaxy: can you grow vegetables on Mars?
- Beaten in Uganda, abused in the UK: John Sentamu’s long struggle against injustice
- Black boxes of downed Ukrainian plane of ‘no help’, Iran claims
- Egyptian president announces plan for ceasefire in Libya
- George Floyd killing: peaceful protests sweep America as calls for racial justice reach new heights
- Cuba sets example with successful programme to contain coronavirus
- Hong Kong residents fearing China’s security crackdown must be helped, Labor deputy leader says
- The George Floyd murder and Covid-19 have hurt Trump, but maybe not fatally
- Merkel among winners as Europeans give verdict on anti-Covid battles
- 'What I am thinking about': African American US air force general reacts to Floyd protests – video
| Posted: 07 Jun 2020 02:31 AM PDT Infections in Afghanistan climb above 20,000; lockdown in Greece migrant camps extended; Panama reimposes curbs after rise in cases
Africa's long-distance truckers say they are facing stigma as they are increasingly accused of being carriers of coronavirus, the Associated Press reports. While hundreds of truckers have tested positive for the virus in recent weeks, the drivers say they are being stigmatised and treated like criminals, and being detained by governments. Continue reading... |
| UK coronavirus live: Sage expert says failure to go into lockdown earlier 'cost a lot of lives' Posted: 07 Jun 2020 02:31 AM PDT Senior NHS figures warn Boris Johnson to plan for second wave; infection rate could be increasing in some areas, including north-west England
Shadow home secretary Lisa Nandy has said the government cannot remain silent on police brutality in the United States. Speaking on The Andrew Marr Show, Nandy said she had "no idea whether Donald Trump is a racist or not a racist", but believed his response to mass protests after the police killing of George Floyd was an "election strategy". Continue reading... |
| Breakthrough close on coronavirus antibody therapy: reports Posted: 06 Jun 2020 09:51 PM PDT Scientists say injection of cloned antibodies could help treat people already infected, while vaccine development continues Scientists working on coronavirus treatments may be close to a breakthrough on an antibody treatment that could save the lives of people who become infected, it has been reported. An injection of cloned antibodies that counteract Covid-19 could prove significant for those in the early stages of infection, according to the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca. Continue reading... |
| More than half of England’s coronavirus-related deaths will be people from care homes Posted: 06 Jun 2020 11:05 PM PDT Toll could hit 34,000 among country's most vulnerable residents by end of June, estimates expert study See all our coronavirus coverage Care home residents are on course to make up more than half the deaths caused directly or indirectly by the coronavirus crisis in England, according to a new analysis. The study warns that the death toll by the end of June from Covid-19 infections and other excess deaths is "likely to approach 59,000 across the entire English population, of which about 34,000 (57%) will have been care home residents". Continue reading... |
| German suspect in Madeleine McCann case linked to two more child disappearances Posted: 06 Jun 2020 11:00 PM PDT Father of six-year-old who vanished in Portugal in 1996 hopes to finally learn what happened to his son The father of a six-year-old German boy who disappeared on holiday in Portugal nearly 24 years ago says the recent dramatic developments in the Madeleine McCann case have given him hope he will finally learn what happened to his son. Andreas Hasee said a German investigator called him on Friday to confirm they were reopening the case of his missing son, René, following the identification of the prime suspect in the 2007 disappearance of three-year old Madeleine. Continue reading... |
| Cabinet unrest over U-turn on animal welfare in US trade talks Posted: 06 Jun 2020 12:35 PM PDT Leaked letter instructs ministers to have 'no specific policy' on the issue Downing Street has been accused of reopening the door to imports of chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef, after a leaked memo instructed ministers to have "no specific policy" on animal welfare in US trade talks. The letter from No 10 states that the ministerial mandate for the US negotiations was "being updated to reflect" the fact that the UK was to have no policy position on animal welfare. The revelation will raise more concerns about the government's commitment to upholding "high environmental protection, animal welfare and food standards". Continue reading... |
| Britain ‘absent from world stage’ by failing to condemn abuses by Trump and China Posted: 06 Jun 2020 11:30 PM PDT After 'appalling scenes' in US and Hong Kong, the shadow foreign secretary attacks UK policy for putting growth and trade ahead of human rights Britain is "absenting itself from the world stage" by refusing to show leadership over Hong Kong residents, confront China or condemn President Trump over his handling of the fallout from George Floyd's killing, the shadow foreign secretary has warned. In her most stinging attack on Britain's foreign policy, Lisa Nandy said that the government was now displaying "a pattern of behaviour that is becoming very, very troubling", and that the UK's actions were being noted by leaders around the world. Continue reading... |
| Top C of E cleric slams church for 'monochrome' leadership Posted: 07 Jun 2020 12:00 AM PDT With many leaders backing Black Lives Matter over George Floyd's death, a former official leads criticism of 'perilously archaic' institution A former senior Church of England official has criticised the institution's record on racism, while many of its bishops are publicly backing the Black Lives Matter movement. The Rev Arun Arora, a vicar in Durham and formerly the C of E's director of communications, says the "monochrome nature of the senior leadership" of the church looks "perilously archaic". Continue reading... |
| Washington mayor stands up to Trump and unveils Black Lives Matter mural Posted: 06 Jun 2020 07:42 AM PDT Muriel Bowser formally endorses Black Lives Matter Plaza in city's downtown, and has emerged as a high-profile opponent of the president Just steps away from the White House, local artists and city crew workers took giant rolling paintbrushes to a street in central Washington DC to create a message the city's African American mayor wanted to send to Donald Trump: "Black Lives Matter". Continue reading... |
| Japan's video gaming grandma, 90, plays her way into record books Posted: 06 Jun 2020 08:11 PM PDT Still nimble-fingered pensioner Hamako Mori holds Guinness world record as oldest gaming YouTuber Every day 90-year-old Japanese grandma Hamako Mori flexes her fingers to keep them nimble. Not for knitting or needlepoint, but to stay in shape for playing video games. The pensioner known as "Gamer Grandma" spends three or more hours a day battling monsters and going on missions in the virtual worlds of her favourite games, and even has a popular YouTube channel for her fans. Continue reading... |
| Beijing’s lessons and laws: why Hong Kong families are looking to Britain Posted: 07 Jun 2020 01:03 AM PDT Fear of mainland China is driving dissidents, parents and business people to take Boris Johnson's path to citizenship Arthur fears that as the Chinese Communist party tightens its grip on Hong Kong, his kids' education will be undermined. Gloria Siu is worried that the sweeping new security law imposed by Beijing could mean she faces retribution for pro-democracy posts on social media. Both say they plan to take up Boris Johnson's unexpected offer of a path to British citizenship for the city's residents – if China doesn't back down on its harsh legislation – not because they want to leave their home, but because they fear what the future holds there. Continue reading... |
| Boris Johnson told to dump rhetoric and plan for new Covid wave Posted: 07 Jun 2020 01:08 AM PDT Medical chiefs call for a public health campaign as faith in government strategy slumps Senior figures from across the NHS have issued an urgent plea for a comprehensive plan to tackle a second wave of coronavirus infections, as Boris Johnson continues to lose public confidence in his handling of the pandemic. Amid persistent fears among scientists that the virus remains too prevalent to ease the lockdown further, the prime minister has been urged to ditch "cheap political rhetoric" that risks eroding the public's adherence to lockdown measures in the months ahead. Continue reading... |
| Surfer dies after shark attack near Kingscliff in northern NSW Posted: 06 Jun 2020 06:20 PM PDT A 60-year-old man has died after being bitten by a shark while surfing at Casuarina Beach near Kingscliff in the NSW northern rivers region A 60-year-old man has died after being bitten by a three-metre-long great white shark while surfing near Kingscliff in northern NSW. NSW Police confirmed the death after witnesses reported seeing the shark attack the man's left leg while surfing at Salt Beach shortly after 10am on Sunday. Continue reading... |
| Saint, soldier, writer: Spain celebrates forgotten women of its Golden Age Posted: 07 Jun 2020 12:56 AM PDT Madrid exhibition highlights literary trailblazers including Ana Caro, who was paid to write a play as far back as 1638 Centuries after their deaths and months after their big moment was almost thwarted by Covid-19, a saint, a cross-dressing soldier, an early professional playwright and a group of intrepid nuns are the subject of an exhibition that celebrates the often overlooked female writers of Spain's Golden Age. While the names and works of male authors such as Cervantes, Calderón de la Barca and Lope de Vega live on, the same cannot always be said of the women who wrote around the same time. Continue reading... |
| Gardens of the galaxy: can you grow vegetables on Mars? Posted: 06 Jun 2020 11:00 PM PDT With a mission to Mars on the horizon and astronauts spending longer than ever in orbit, scientists are looking for ways to grow vegetables in space... In The Martian, the 2015 film directed by Ridley Scott, astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is accidentally abandoned alone on Mars by his crewmates after an emergency evacuation, without enough food to survive. Mars is a tricky prospect for even the most red- fingered gardener: there's almost no air, the "soil" has few nutrients and lots of heavy metals, and the temperature is typically around -60C. "I'm going to have to science the shit out of this," Watney, a botanist, declares. He decides to grow potatoes, jerry-rigging a climate-controlled dome, burning hydrazine to make water and creating a growth medium from Mars dust supplemented by his crewmates' faeces. In Star Trek they just replicate food out of pure energy Continue reading... |
| Beaten in Uganda, abused in the UK: John Sentamu’s long struggle against injustice Posted: 07 Jun 2020 12:00 AM PDT As Britain's first black archbishop preaches his final sermon, the Church of England's former head of communication reflects on a remarkable career John Sentamu tells the story of walking in to lead an assembly at a primary school in London when he was Bishop of Stepney: "As I entered the school hall, a child from the nursery class, who had never seen a bishop wearing a cope and mitre, piped up and said, 'Is that God?' His near neighbour angrily replied, 'No, it's Desmond Tutu!' Related: How can the Church of England speak about race when its leaders are so white? Continue reading... |
| Black boxes of downed Ukrainian plane of ‘no help’, Iran claims Posted: 06 Jun 2020 02:09 PM PDT Tehran says it will transfer boxes of Flight 752 abroad but insists investigation is nearly complete The black boxes of a Ukrainian plane that was mistakenly downed near Tehran airport will be of "no help" in any investigation, but Iran is ready to transfer them abroad, state media said Saturday. Flight 752, an Ukraine International Airlines jetliner, was struck by a missile and crashed shortly after taking off from the Tehran airport on 8 January. Continue reading... |
| Egyptian president announces plan for ceasefire in Libya Posted: 06 Jun 2020 11:02 AM PDT Sisi's initiative includes peace talks in Geneva and is backed by rebel general Khalifa Haftar Egypt's president has announced an initiative to end nearly a decade of civil war in Libya, backed by the main commander in the oil-rich country's east, whose siege of the capital, Tripoli collapsed this week. President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi said a ceasefire will start on Monday and is meant to pave the way for elections. He called for peace talks in Geneva and the exit of all foreign fighters from Libya. Continue reading... |
| George Floyd killing: peaceful protests sweep America as calls for racial justice reach new heights Posted: 07 Jun 2020 01:08 AM PDT Hundreds of thousands took to the streets on a day that saw grief and determination punctuated by moments of levity Hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets, in big cities and small towns, from coast to coast, marking one of the the most expansive mobilizations yet in the nationwide protests against police violence and systemic racism sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Demonstrations, now in their second weekend, were largely peaceful – and included moments of levity and jubilance. It was a notable shift from the weekend prior, when police beat back demonstrators with force, using teargas and pepper spray to suppress the unrest. Continue reading... |
| Cuba sets example with successful programme to contain coronavirus Posted: 07 Jun 2020 02:00 AM PDT While the WHO has signalled that Latin America is the new centre of the pandemic, cases in the communist-ruled island have fallen for two months Every morning from 8am to 11 family doctor Liz Caballero winds through twisting alleys and ducks under washing lines in Havana's Vedado district. She interviews families sharing crumbling art deco mansions and works her way through Soviet-style apartment blocks. She's looking for signs. Related: Brazil condemned to historic tragedy by Bolsonaro's virus response – top doctor Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong residents fearing China’s security crackdown must be helped, Labor deputy leader says Posted: 06 Jun 2020 09:41 PM PDT Morrison government must heed UK's call to provide assistance if needed, Richard Marles says The shadow defence minister Richard Marles says the Morrison government must seriously consider giving Hong Kong residents who fear China's planned security laws safe haven in this country. Marles told the ABC on Sunday if the United Kingdom put out a call for assistance, "I actually think that that is a call that we need to take very seriously." Continue reading... |
| The George Floyd murder and Covid-19 have hurt Trump, but maybe not fatally Posted: 06 Jun 2020 12:15 PM PDT The president's approval ratings have dipped sharply but he could still beat Biden Voter disapproval of Donald Trump's handling of the George Floyd protests and the Covid-19 pandemic, plus the accompanying economic meltdown, have undoubtedly hurt the president's re-election chances. But it's unclear whether the damage is fatal. Could Trump, despite everything, still stage a comeback and beat the Democratic nominee, Joe Biden? Continue reading... |
| Merkel among winners as Europeans give verdict on anti-Covid battles Posted: 06 Jun 2020 04:01 AM PDT Satisfaction levels across the continent have risen and fallen, but nowhere have they plunged as for Boris Johnson's government All across the continent, most Europeans now trust their leaders generally, and how they have handled the coronavirus pandemic in particular, a little less than when the crisis began – but nowhere has public confidence fallen as far and as fast as in the UK. Even leaders seen as having managed Covid-19 the most successfully, such as Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel and Denmark's prime minister Mette Frederiksen, have suffered slight dips in popular satisfaction as the weeks have worn on. Continue reading... |
| 'What I am thinking about': African American US air force general reacts to Floyd protests – video Posted: 06 Jun 2020 09:22 AM PDT Charles Quinton Brown Jr shares his thoughts on the events surrounding the killing of George Floyd. The Pacific Air Forces commander said his nomination to serve as the first African American air force chief of staff created some hope, but was also a heavy burden Continue reading... |
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