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- Coronavirus live news: New Zealand 'Covid-19 free' as UK travel quarantine rules begin
- Brazil stops releasing Covid-19 death toll and wipes data from official site
- Workers in Tokyo's red-light district to be tested for coronavirus after new spike
- How lives were destroyed under cover of lockdown in a small Indian town
- UK diplomats fear end of special relationship if Trump re-elected
- Colin Powell endorses Joe Biden for US president
- British man in Bali rescued after six days trapped in well with broken leg
- Sweden to present findings on Olof Palme assassination
- 'Leave that lady alone': rugby star's domestic violence video sparks outcry in Papua New Guinea
- 'We'll disappear you': Mexican protesters recount terror of police abduction
- UK shares, sterling rise on further lockdown easing hopes – business live
- ‘Rolling emergency’ of locust swarms decimating Africa, Asia and Middle East
- IRA and former soldiers urged to help solve 1972 killing of young woman
- 2,500 rare texts from Islamic world to go online for free
- What lies beneath: our love affair with living underwater
- Yorkshire man charged following leftwing terror investigation
- South Africa may hold the answer to who murdered Olof Palme
- Are you taking part in UK anti-racism protests?
- Sandinista leaders fall victim to coronavirus outbreak they downplayed
- Coronavirus Australia latest: at a glance
- Quake-hit Kathmandu rises from the wreckage – in pictures
- Five ways New Zealand can keep Covid-19 cases at zero | Michael Baker and Nick Wilson
- What is the coronavirus R number and is it rising in the UK?
- Trump takes note as the far right lobbies for violent crackdown on peaceful protests
- 'I did a little dance': PM Ardern declares New Zealand Covid-19 free – video
- 'Just the beginning': voices from the Black Lives Matter protest in London – video
- 'Enough is enough': the faces and voices of the Black Lives Matter protest in London
- Black Lives Matter protests risk spreading coronavirus, warns Hancock – video
| Coronavirus live news: New Zealand 'Covid-19 free' as UK travel quarantine rules begin Posted: 08 Jun 2020 02:49 AM PDT New Zealand has zero active cases; Global cases pass 7 million, deaths pass 400,000; Chile deaths jump after new fatalities added. Follow the latest updates
Poland has ordered the temporary closure of 12 coal mines after a major outbreak of coronavirus among miners in the country's southern coal-mining regions. According to Polish media, coal miners now account for up to 20% of all coronavirus cases in Poland. On Saturday the health ministry announced 576 new cases of coronavirus, the highest daily total since the pandemic began. Of these, around 60% were workers at a single mine in the coal region of Silesia. It is believed that an increase in testing is partly responsible for the sudden surge in cases.
The Ryanair boss, Michael O'Leary, has delivered his withering verdict on Britain's quarantine rules, which came into force today: "British people are ignoring this quarantine. They know it's rubbish." More here: Related: Ryanair boss: Britons know quarantine rules are rubbish Continue reading... |
| Brazil stops releasing Covid-19 death toll and wipes data from official site Posted: 07 Jun 2020 10:40 AM PDT Government accused of totalitarianism and censorship after Bolsonaro orders end to publication of numbers The Brazilian government has been accused of totalitarianism and censorship after it stopped releasing its total numbers of Covid-19 cases and deaths and wiped an official site clean of swaths of data. Health ministry insiders told local media the move was ordered by far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, himself – and was met with widespread outrage in Brazil, one of the world's worst-hit Covid-19 hotspots, with more deaths than Italy and more cases than Russia and the UK. Continue reading... |
| Workers in Tokyo's red-light district to be tested for coronavirus after new spike Posted: 07 Jun 2020 10:31 PM PDT Dozens of new infections reported in Kabukicho, a district of more than 4,000 bars, restaurants and commercial sex establishments Health authorities in Tokyo are to ask employees of host clubs and similar establishments to be regularly tested for Covid-19 after evidence that the virus is spreading among people who work in the capital's night-time economy. The city reported 14 new infections on Sunday, six of which involved people working in clubs where employees pour drinks and talk to customers in close proximity. Continue reading... |
| How lives were destroyed under cover of lockdown in a small Indian town Posted: 07 Jun 2020 09:00 PM PDT In Telinipara, West Bengal, Hindu attackers burned Muslim homes and shops and vandalised mosques Under the cover of lockdown, they came. Armed with petrol bombs, acid bombs, gas cylinders, molotov cocktails and explosives, the men, numbering around 100, piled stealthily into small boats to cross over the Ganges river. Reaching their target, the banks of the small town of Telinipara, they climbed ashore. And then, they pounced. The violent onslaught that began at midday of 12 May was the pinnacle of the worst outbreak of religious violence in India since the riots that ripped through north-east Delhi in February, killing over 50 people. Over three days in this small town in West Bengal, which, like the rest of India was under a strict nationwide coronavirus lockdown that confined everyone to their homes, Hindu attackers burned and decimated Muslim homes and shops and vandalised two mosques and a Muslim shrine. According to multiple accounts given to the Guardian, the perpetrators also exposed themselves to Muslim women and made rape and death threats as they carried out the brutality. In retaliation, local Muslims then began setting fire to Hindu homes. Of the 55 buildings eventually destroyed, around 45 belonged to Muslims. Continue reading... |
| UK diplomats fear end of special relationship if Trump re-elected Posted: 07 Jun 2020 09:00 PM PDT Former senior officials also worry Britain may be sidelined if Joe Biden becomes president The UK's special relationship with the US may end if Donald Trump wins a second term, some of the UK's most senior retired diplomats and Conservative foreign policy specialists have said. They also say that if the Democrat Joe Biden wins, Washington may view the EU rather than the UK as its primary partner. The anxious assessment of what is at stake for Britain in the US presidential election in November has been made on and off the record in a variety of seminars over the past month, and underlines concerns at Trump's performance during the coronavirus pandemic. It also reflects diplomatic outreach to the UK by Biden's chief foreign policy adviser, Antony Blinken. Continue reading... |
| Colin Powell endorses Joe Biden for US president Posted: 07 Jun 2020 03:24 PM PDT Ex-secretary of state and military leader during Bush presidencies becomes first major Republican to back Trump's Democratic rival
Powell, who led the US military during the 1991 Gulf War in Iraq under Republican former President George HW Bush and later led the Department of State under President George W Bush, said Trump has "drifted away" from the US Constitution and "lies about things". Continue reading... |
| British man in Bali rescued after six days trapped in well with broken leg Posted: 07 Jun 2020 02:28 PM PDT Jacob Roberts, 29, fell four metres into the pit after being chased by a dog, but was rescued when a farmer heard his cries for help A British man who spent six days trapped in a well after being chased by a dog has been rescued on the Indonesian island of Bali, authorities said on Sunday. A rescue team lifted 29-year-old Jacob Roberts from the four-metre-deep concrete pit after a farmer in Pecatu village raised the alarm. Continue reading... |
| Sweden to present findings on Olof Palme assassination Posted: 07 Jun 2020 11:15 PM PDT Sources say South Africa handed over dossier on 1986 murder, but not everyone is hopeful mystery will be solved The findings of an investigation into one of the world's most infamous cold cases, the 1986 assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, will finally be made public in Stockholm on Wednesday. Palme was shot in the back at close range on a Stockholm street while walking home from the cinema with his wife Lisbeth on a February evening. The gunman disappeared into a side street and the mystery has thwarted the Swedish police ever since, giving rise to an industry built around competing speculative theories. Continue reading... |
| 'Leave that lady alone': rugby star's domestic violence video sparks outcry in Papua New Guinea Posted: 07 Jun 2020 09:36 PM PDT Debbie Kaore who has represented the Pacific nation in rugby and boxing shared a video of alleged attack from partner A shocking video that appears to show a Papua New Guinean sports star being beaten by her partner has sparked outrage across the country and prompted calls for the government to take urgent action to address high rates of violence against women. Graphic photographs and a video that appear to show a man repeatedly head-butting a woman and hitting her across the face with a hot clothing iron were widely shared across social media in Papua New Guinea over the weekend, sparking outrage. Continue reading... |
| 'We'll disappear you': Mexican protesters recount terror of police abduction Posted: 08 Jun 2020 02:00 AM PDT Five friends were seized en route to a rally against police brutality, which followed the death of a man arrested for not wearing a face mask Jésus* and four friends were heading to a protest against police brutality when they were seized by a group of plain-clothes officers and forced into an unmarked pickup truck. They had planned to join a demonstration in Guadalajara, prompted by the case of Giovanni López, a construction worker who was found dead after he was arrested for not wearing a face-mask. Continue reading... |
| UK shares, sterling rise on further lockdown easing hopes – business live Posted: 08 Jun 2020 02:46 AM PDT
Chris Beauchamp, chief market analyst at online trading platform IG, says: The surge in travel- and airline-related names comes on the day when the UK implements a quarantine for overseas travel, perhaps the very definition of shutting stable doors after the horse has bolted. With lockdowns easing across Europe and no sign of a second infection wave, this move has been staunchly opposed by airlines, and it looks like the market expects the restriction to remain in place for only a limited time.
The government is reportedly ready to let beer gardens open from 22 June as part of plans drawn up by a group of ministers, dubbed the "Save Summer Six", who are looking at ways to restart the hospitality industry earlier than initially planned, writes my colleague Rob Davies. The proposals, first reported in the Financial Times, would allow some of the 27,000 UK pubs that have outdoor space to serve customers for the first time in three months. Continue reading... |
| ‘Rolling emergency’ of locust swarms decimating Africa, Asia and Middle East Posted: 07 Jun 2020 11:15 PM PDT Unseasonal rains have allowed desert pests to breed rapidly and spread across vast distances leaving devastation in their wake Locust swarms threaten a "rolling emergency" that could endanger harvests and food security across parts of Africa and Asia for the rest of the year, experts warn. An initial infestation of locusts in December was expected to die out during the current dry season. But unseasonal rains have allowed several generations of locust to breed, resulting in new swarms forming. Continue reading... |
| IRA and former soldiers urged to help solve 1972 killing of young woman Posted: 07 Jun 2020 04:01 PM PDT Police appeal for information on Belfast shooting of Jean Smyth-Campbell A senior detective investigating one of Britain's most controversial spy scandals has appealed to both ex-IRA and retired soldiers to help him get the truth about the killing of a young woman in the Troubles. Jon Boutcher is a former chief constable of Bedfordshire and the head of Operation Kenova, which is investigating the military intelligence agent known as Stakeknife who betrayed the IRA for three decades. Continue reading... |
| 2,500 rare texts from Islamic world to go online for free Posted: 07 Jun 2020 10:00 PM PDT National Library of Israel is digitising collection of manuscripts and books dating back to ninth century More than 2,500 rare manuscripts and books from the Islamic world covering a period of more than a thousand years are to be made freely available online. The National Library of Israel (NLI) in Jerusalem is digitising its world-class collection of items in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish, dating from the ninth to the 20th centuries, including spectacularly beautiful Qur'ans and literary works decorated with gold leaf and lapis lazuli. Continue reading... |
| What lies beneath: our love affair with living underwater Posted: 08 Jun 2020 12:00 AM PDT How the 1960s craze for oceanic exploration changed our relationship with the planet In November 1966, the Gemini 12 spacecraft, carrying two astronauts, splashed down in the Pacific. The four-day mission was a triumph, proving that humans could work in outer space, and even step into the great unknown, albeit tethered to their spacecraft. It catapulted the US ahead of the USSR in the space race. From then, Nasa's goal was to beat the Russians to the moon. That meant weeks rather than days in space, in an isolated, claustrophobic environment. There was one perfect way to prepare humans for these conditions: going underwater. The world was gripped. If we could land people on the moon, why not colonise the ocean as well? Continue reading... |
| Yorkshire man charged following leftwing terror investigation Posted: 08 Jun 2020 02:28 AM PDT Charges against Dominic Noble include possession of documents useful to a person committing or preparing act of terrorism A 32-year-old man from West Yorkshire has been charged terror offences following an investigation into leftwing terrorism. Dominic Noble, from Huddersfield, has been charged with a total of 14 offences, Counter Terrorism Policing North East said. Continue reading... |
| South Africa may hold the answer to who murdered Olof Palme Posted: 07 Jun 2020 11:20 PM PDT The trail for the killer of the Swedish prime minister had gone cold until a diplomat picked up the 1986 case as a hobby Dag Hammarskjöld brought me to Olof Palme. Two Swedish leaders, both supporting small nations on the world scene, both of whom refused to be controlled by global superpowers; both died a violent death. Were they also victims of the same forces? For 11 years I investigated the mysterious aeroplane crash that killed the former UN secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld, a a project that became the subject of the documentary Cold Case Hammarskjöld. Continue reading... |
| Are you taking part in UK anti-racism protests? Posted: 08 Jun 2020 01:31 AM PDT We'd like to hear from people who are demonstrating against racism in the UK. Share your stories Despite a ban on mass public gatherings because of the coronavirus lockdown, demonstrations took place across the UK over the weekend following the death of George Floyd. In Bristol, a statue of slave trader Edward Colston was pulled down by protesters. We would like to hear from people who are thinking about attending demonstrations. Continue reading... |
| Sandinista leaders fall victim to coronavirus outbreak they downplayed Posted: 08 Jun 2020 02:15 AM PDT Nicaragua's government denies community spread in the country but an independent tally says deaths are 20 times the official figure Earlier this year, as countries enforced strict social-distancing rules to slow the spread of coronavirus, Nicaragua's Sandinista rulers organized a string of pro-government rallies and marches under the banner "Love Walk in the Time of Covid-19". Among those who joined one of those crowds in Managua was Dr Félix Bravo, a doctor in the country's public health system, whose loyalty to the Nicaraguan government apparently outweighed the World Health Organization's warnings against large gatherings. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus Australia latest: at a glance Posted: 08 Jun 2020 01:52 AM PDT A summary of the major developments in the coronavirus outbreak across Australia Good evening, here are the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in Australia. This is Justine Landis-Hanley and it's Monday 8 June. Continue reading... |
| Quake-hit Kathmandu rises from the wreckage – in pictures Posted: 08 Jun 2020 02:30 AM PDT Five years after the Nepal earthquake many buildings still lie in ruins. But homeowners and conservationists are working to overcome bureaucratic hurdles to rebuild and preserve the area's unique heritage, says resident photographer and journalist Pete Pattisson Continue reading... |
| Five ways New Zealand can keep Covid-19 cases at zero | Michael Baker and Nick Wilson Posted: 07 Jun 2020 08:02 PM PDT Modelling shows it is very likely New Zealand has eliminated coronavirus. Keeping it that way is the next big challenge Today, for the first time since 28 February, New Zealand has no active cases of Covid-19. According to our modelling at the the University of Otago, it is now very likely (well above a 95% chance) New Zealand has completely eliminated the virus. This is in line with modelling by our colleagues at Te Pūnaha Matatini (a research centre based at University of Auckland). Continue reading... |
| What is the coronavirus R number and is it rising in the UK? Posted: 07 Jun 2020 10:10 AM PDT Research suggests the average number of people one person infects may be increasing – but opinions differ as to why With models suggesting that R could have risen above 1 in some parts of the UK, we look at what that means and how concerned we should be: Continue reading... |
| Trump takes note as the far right lobbies for violent crackdown on peaceful protests Posted: 07 Jun 2020 03:00 AM PDT Republican politicians, media personalities and rightwing activists suggest a show of force to George Floyd protesters – and the result could be severe As protests over the police killing of George Floyd continue across the US, a slew of influential rightwing figures have been urging an ever more violent crackdown on the demonstrations – and it appears Donald Trump is listening. Republican politicians, media personalities and rightwing activists have floated ideas including deploying specific units of the military, while one Republican candidate for Congress has even suggested she will shoot protesters. Continue reading... |
| 'I did a little dance': PM Ardern declares New Zealand Covid-19 free – video Posted: 07 Jun 2020 11:04 PM PDT New Zealand's prime minister Jacinda Ardern, at parliament in Wellington, says there are no active cases of Covid-19 in the country. Ardern says she did a 'little dance' when she found out the news. 'I showed (my daughter) Neve. She was caught a little by surprise but she joined in, having absolutely no idea why I was dancing around the lounge,' she says. Continue reading... |
| 'Just the beginning': voices from the Black Lives Matter protest in London – video Posted: 07 Jun 2020 10:52 AM PDT Thousands of protesters gathered outside the US embassy in London on Sunday to show solidarity with demonstrators in America, where protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis continued into a second weekend. Crowds in the UK capital shouted slogans in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, calling for action to end racism and prejudice. Continue reading... |
| 'Enough is enough': the faces and voices of the Black Lives Matter protest in London Posted: 07 Jun 2020 05:34 AM PDT Guardian contributor Anselm Ebulue photographed some of the protesters at a Black Lives Matter rally in London and heard their reasons for attending following the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis Continue reading... |
| Black Lives Matter protests risk spreading coronavirus, warns Hancock – video Posted: 07 Jun 2020 03:57 AM PDT The UK health secretary has said there is a risk of an increase in Covid-19 cases following the Black Lives Matter protests this weekend, while denying Britain is a racist country. Speaking to Sky's Sophy Ridge on Sunday, Matt Hancock said: 'I support very strongly the argument that is being made by those who are protesting … but the virus itself doesn't discriminate and gathering in large groups is temporarily against the rules precisely because it increases the risk of the spread of this virus' Continue reading... |
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