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- Global report: Tokyo hits Covid-19 high as Australia limits arrivals
- 'Job-killer of the century': economies of Pacific islands face collapse over Covid-19
- Eminem criticises non-mask wearers on new rap track
- Trump commutes sentence of Roger Stone, longtime friend and adviser
- Hong Kong pollster raided by police amid security law crackdown
- Coronavirus live news: Australian state of Victoria reports 216 new cases as France exceeds 30,000 deaths
- Jack Charlton, England World Cup winner, dies aged 85
- Singapore's ruling party dominates election but opposition makes historic gains
- Huawei believes it can supply 5G kit to UK despite US sanctions
- Ghislaine Maxwell requests bail release due to 'unprecedented' Covid-19 risks
- Justin Trudeau faces calls for criminal investigation into family's charity links
- Police shot Los Angeles security guard in the back five times, autopsy shows
- Jo Tuckman, longtime Guardian reporter in Mexico, dies aged 53
- Boris Johnson plans radical shake-up of NHS in bid to regain more direct control
- Black History timeline
- Malaysia to hold inquest into Nora Quoirin's death next month
- My allotment was once a casual hobby. Since lockdown, it's become a lifeline | Alice O'Keefe
- Iran denies latest blast reports and accuses west of disinformation
- 'Everyone wants to get outside': boom in camping as Americans escape after months at home
- Trump claims US would be 'inundated' with Covid-19 were it not for border wall
- Australian shark attack: boy, 17, dies from injuries after being bitten on NSW north coast
- Covid-19 has revealed a pre-existing pandemic of poverty that benefits the rich
- WHO's Covid-19 inquiry is a shrewd move in a sea of disinformation
- Pressure mounts on Priti Patel over case of 11-year-old at risk of FGM
- Médecins Sans Frontières is 'institutionally racist', say 1,000 insiders
- Roger Stone: Trump proves his love for 'law and order' doesn't apply to friends | Analysis
- UK's Magnitsky law does little to stem flow of dirty money from Russia
- Donald Trump: Joe Biden is a 'puppet of the militant left' – video
- Why is Australia’s second biggest city back in coronavirus lockdown? – video explainer
- New York City mayor helps paint Black Lives Matter mural outside Trump Tower – video
- The non-running of Pamplona's bulls – in pictures
| Global report: Tokyo hits Covid-19 high as Australia limits arrivals Posted: 10 Jul 2020 07:08 AM PDT Japan reels from resurgence of virus while Australia restricts admissions to 4,000 a week Tokyo hit another record daily high number of new cases, Australia is to halve the number of citizens it allows to return each week and Hong Kong's schools have closed early for the summer as countries around the world struggled to contain fresh coronavirus outbreaks. Amid growing signs of a resurgence of the virus in Japan, the capital reported 243 new infections on Friday, more than the previous day's 224 and the first time that more than 200 cases have been confirmed for two consecutive days. Continue reading... |
| 'Job-killer of the century': economies of Pacific islands face collapse over Covid-19 Posted: 10 Jul 2020 03:00 PM PDT The region is largely coronavirus-free, but pandemic shutdowns and loss of tourism dollars are devastating its economies The Covid-19 pandemic is the "job-killer of the century", Fiji's prime minister has said, as economies across the Pacific face collapse from economic and travel shutdowns, exacerbating existing illnesses, and potentially driving people into hunger. While the number of cases across the Pacific remains low – several countries across the Pacific remain Covid-free and continue to enforce strict border closures – the economic impacts have devastated tourism- and import-dependent economies. Continue reading... |
| Eminem criticises non-mask wearers on new rap track Posted: 10 Jul 2020 08:40 AM PDT Collaboration with Kid Cudi takes aim at people spreading Covid-19 by not wearing masks Eminem has entered the debate about face masks in a collaboration with Kid Cudi, tackling an issue that is the subject of fierce disagreement in the US and UK. The single, The Adventures of Moon Man and Slim Shady, is the first time the two rappers have joined forces. They reflect on rehab and recovery as well as current events including police brutality and the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading... |
| Trump commutes sentence of Roger Stone, longtime friend and adviser Posted: 10 Jul 2020 06:25 PM PDT Move means Stone, due to serve more than three years for crimes related to Russia investigation, will not set foot in prison Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Roger Stone, a longtime friend and former campaign adviser who was to spend three years and four months in jail for crimes related to the Russia investigation. In a statement released on Friday evening, the White House denounced the prosecution of Stone on charges stemming from "the Russia Hoax" investigation. "Roger Stone has already suffered greatly," the statement reads. "He was treated very unfairly, as were many others in this case. Roger Stone is now a free man!" Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong pollster raided by police amid security law crackdown Posted: 10 Jul 2020 10:56 PM PDT Police say independent pollster may have been hacked but there are fears of link to pro-democracy opposition's primary election Hong Kong police have searched the office of an independent political pollster days after Beijing imposed sweeping national security legislation on the former British colony. The raid came ahead of weekend primary elections for Hong Kong's pro-democracy opposition, for which pollster Robert Chung's Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute is a co-organiser. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 11 Jul 2020 02:03 AM PDT San Quentin prison in US has seven deaths and 1,500 positive tests; Serbia has record 18 fatalities; Australia caps incoming flights and charges for quarantine
In the US, the coronavirus pandemic has sparked a surge in RV or motorhome purchasing and rental, and enthusiastic camping and "glamping" bookings as Americans attempt to escape months of quarantine for a summer break while avoiding flights and keeping their distance, writes Miranda Bryant in New York for the Guardian US. The pandemic, which continues to rage across the US, has made many traditional holiday activities either impossible or unappealing, putting millions off flying abroad, going to crowded resort hotels, group holidays or cruises. But experts say the apparent lower risk of transmission in the open is making outdoor holidays in demand – and attracting new fans. Related: 'Everyone wants to get outside': boom in camping as Americans escape after months at home
The UK government is poised to launch an emergency drive to slim down the nation and reduce the incidence of conditions such as type 2 diabetes before an expected second wave of coronavirus, writes Peter Walker, the Guardian's political correspondent. Downing Street is planning what has been billed as a "war against obesity" after Boris Johnson needed intensive care treatment for Covid-19, which the prime minister reportedly blamed on his weight. Related: No 10 plans weight loss drive to ready UK for expected Covid-19 second wave Continue reading... |
| Jack Charlton, England World Cup winner, dies aged 85 Posted: 11 Jul 2020 01:06 AM PDT
Jack Charlton, a World Cup winner with England and a former Republic of Ireland manager, has died aged 85. Charlton, the elder brother of Bobby, played 35 times for England as a central defender, including all six matches at the 1966 World Cup. Continue reading... |
| Singapore's ruling party dominates election but opposition makes historic gains Posted: 10 Jul 2020 09:39 PM PDT Prime minister Lee Hsien Loong retains overwhelming majority as popular vote slips amid coronavirus pandemic Singapore's governing party has comfortably won the city-state's general election but faced a setback as the opposition made minor but historic gains. The prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, said his People's Action party (PAP) secured 83 parliamentary seats on Friday, retaining its overwhelming majority with 89% of the total seats, but its popular vote dipped to 61%. The Workers' party, the only opposition with a presence in the parliament, increased its seats from six to 10 – the biggest victory for the opposition since independence. Continue reading... |
| Huawei believes it can supply 5G kit to UK despite US sanctions Posted: 10 Jul 2020 10:00 PM PDT Chinese telecom firm stockpiles 500,000 pieces of equipment but fears wider ban Huawei believes it can supply 5G hardware unaffected by White House sanctions to the UK for the next five years, sidestepping the expected conclusion of an emergency review on Tuesday next week. The company has stockpiled 500,000 pieces of kit but fears a wider ban on its equipment will be unveiled to placate Conservative rebel MPs, who say the Chinese supplier represents a national security risk. Continue reading... |
| Ghislaine Maxwell requests bail release due to 'unprecedented' Covid-19 risks Posted: 10 Jul 2020 10:21 AM PDT
Ghislaine Maxwell should be released on bail while awaiting trial for her alleged involvement in Jeffrey Epstein's child sex trafficking ring because of "the Covid-19 crisis and its impact on detained defendants", the British socialite's lawyers argued in Manhattan federal court papers filed on Friday. Maxwell, 58, was arrested on 2 July at her Bradford, New Hampshire, home. She faces up to 35 years in federal prison if convicted. Continue reading... |
| Justin Trudeau faces calls for criminal investigation into family's charity links Posted: 10 Jul 2020 12:16 PM PDT WE Charity, which was awarded multimillion-dollar government contract, paid PM's mother and wife for appearances at events Political rivals of Justin Trudeau are calling for a criminal investigation after it emerged that members of his family were paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by a charity to which his government recently awarded a substantial contract. The multinational WE Charity confirmed on Thursday that Trudeau's wife, mother and brother had been paid for appearances at charity events over the years. Margaret Trudeau, the prime minister's mother and wife of the former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, has been paid nearly C$250,000 (US$182,000) since 2016 – far more than any other family member. Continue reading... |
| Police shot Los Angeles security guard in the back five times, autopsy shows Posted: 10 Jul 2020 04:11 PM PDT
The official autopsy report for Andres Guardado, an 18-year-old security guard killed by Los Angeles police last month, revealed that a deputy shot him in the back five times. The findings from the Los Angeles county coroner, released on Friday, confirm an independent autopsy report released earlier this week by a family attorney. The sheriff's department had faced intense scrutiny over its initial decision to request the findings be kept confidential under a security hold. Continue reading... |
| Jo Tuckman, longtime Guardian reporter in Mexico, dies aged 53 Posted: 10 Jul 2020 10:39 AM PDT Tuckman, a 'sensitive and tenacious reporter' who loved Mexico, had been undergoing cancer treatment Jo Tuckman, who for many years reported for the Guardian in Mexico, has died aged 53. Jo had been undergoing treatment for cancer since falling ill last year, and died at her home in Mexico City on Thursday afternoon, surrounded by close friends. Continue reading... |
| Boris Johnson plans radical shake-up of NHS in bid to regain more direct control Posted: 10 Jul 2020 09:22 AM PDT Exclusive: health secretary said to be frustrated by his lack of authority over NHS England boss Simon Stevens Boris Johnson is planning a radical and politically risky reorganisation of the NHS amid government frustration at the health service's chief executive, Simon Stevens, the Guardian has learned. The prime minister has set up a taskforce to devise plans for how ministers can regain much of the direct control over the NHS they lost in 2012 under a controversial shake-up masterminded by Andrew Lansley, the then coalition government health secretary. Continue reading... |
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| Malaysia to hold inquest into Nora Quoirin's death next month Posted: 11 Jul 2020 01:45 AM PDT Body of London teenager was found in dense rainforest during family holiday An inquest is to be opened into the death of a London teenager whose body was found in the jungle after she disappeared from a resort. The unclothed body of 15-year-old Nora Quoirin was discovered in August last year after a large-scale search through dense rainforest near where she had been on holiday with her family. Continue reading... |
| My allotment was once a casual hobby. Since lockdown, it's become a lifeline | Alice O'Keefe Posted: 11 Jul 2020 12:00 AM PDT Growing our own potatoes is fun – but the pandemic and looming trade deals have exposed Britain's fragile food security Smugness is a well-documented side-effect of having an allotment, and at this time of year, with raspberries, gooseberries, currants, new potatoes and other goodies ripening and making it to the table, the condition becomes particularly acute. "Notice anything about these spuds?" I can't help myself asking, faux-casually, over dinner. "And how about the chard? Particularly delicious, no?" To which the only acceptable answer, clearly, is a chorus of: "Oh yes, I noticed that immediately, I've never tasted such magnificent chard in my life." (For some reason, this is not a response that comes naturally to my children.) Many plot-holders will be even more insufferable this year, as we've had so much more time than usual to spend tending our plots. Allotments have been open throughout lockdown, designated as safe spaces for daily exercise. I nearly gave mine up before the pandemic, as I was too busy working and socialising to keep the weeds at bay. Boy, am I glad I kept it: as a mother of two energetic boys without much outdoor space at home, our plot has been a lifeline. Continue reading... |
| Iran denies latest blast reports and accuses west of disinformation Posted: 10 Jul 2020 08:42 AM PDT Tehran says incident in early hours in garrison town of Gamdareh was a power outage Iran has denied reports that fresh mysterious explosions have rocked two towns close to Tehran, accusing the west of waging psychological warfare by spreading false messages on social media. Reports suggested that the blasts had occurred in the early hours of Friday in Gamdareh, a residential town that houses a number of military garrisons, including bases of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), and in Shahr-e Qods. Officials insisted the reports were false but accepted there had been a power outage. Continue reading... |
| 'Everyone wants to get outside': boom in camping as Americans escape after months at home Posted: 11 Jul 2020 01:00 AM PDT The pandemic has put many people off hotels and planes – but socially distanced outdoors holidays are enjoying a surge The coronavirus has sparked a surge in RV or motorhome purchasing and rental, and enthusiastic camping and "glamping" bookings as Americans attempt to escape months of quarantine for a summer break while avoiding flights and keeping their distance. Related: Fauci says he hasn't briefed Trump in two months as Covid-19 cases rise Continue reading... |
| Trump claims US would be 'inundated' with Covid-19 were it not for border wall Posted: 10 Jul 2020 02:46 PM PDT President made remark hours after his Mexican counterpart thanked him for not bringing subject up in public Donald Trump has claimed that the US would be "inundated" with coronavirus, were it not for new sections of the border wall – mere hours after his Mexican counterpart thanked him for avoiding the thorny subject during a summit meeting this week. Related: Amlo unscathed after Trump meeting but snags cameo role in US election Continue reading... |
| Australian shark attack: boy, 17, dies from injuries after being bitten on NSW north coast Posted: 10 Jul 2020 11:13 PM PDT Emergency crews responded to the incident near Grafton but were unable to save teenage boy's life A shark attack on New South Wales's north coast has claimed the life of a 17-year-old boy. Witnesses have told police a shark attacked the teenager while he was surfing at Wilsons Headland at Wooli Beach, near Grafton, just before 2.30pm. Continue reading... |
| Covid-19 has revealed a pre-existing pandemic of poverty that benefits the rich Posted: 11 Jul 2020 12:30 AM PDT The World Bank's flawed and misunderstood poverty benchmark has led to a deceptively positive picture and dangerous complacency
Poverty is suddenly all over the front page. As coronavirus ravages the globe, its wholly disproportionate impact on poor people and marginalised communities is inescapable. Hundreds of millions of people are being pushed into poverty and unemployment, with woeful support in most places, alongside a huge expansion in hunger, homelessness, and dangerous work. How could the poverty narrative have turned on a dime? Until just a few months ago, many were celebrating the imminent end of poverty; now it's everywhere. The explanation is simple. Over the past decade, world leaders, philanthropists and pundits have embraced a deceptively optimistic narrative about the world's progress against poverty. It has been lauded as one of the "greatest human achievements", a feat seen "never before in human history" and an "unprecedented" accomplishment. But the success story was always highly misleading. Continue reading... |
| WHO's Covid-19 inquiry is a shrewd move in a sea of disinformation Posted: 10 Jul 2020 06:38 AM PDT Its findings should illuminate global responses amid conspiracy theories and Trump's mudslinging In the world of epidemiology it's sometimes said that pandemics are lived forwards and understood backwards. We encounter them head-on, chaotically, trying to fathom the disease in real time even while trying to mitigate its impact. Lessons generally come later as the evidence accumulates. Continue reading... |
| Pressure mounts on Priti Patel over case of 11-year-old at risk of FGM Posted: 10 Jul 2020 05:30 AM PDT Open letter by former judges, leading politicians and campaigners urges home secretary to grant asylum to Sudanese girl Barristers, former judges, politicians and campaigners are among 300 people who have signed an open letter to the home secretary, Priti Patel, urging her to grant asylum to an 11-year-old girl at high risk of female genital mutilation if taken abroad. Helena Kennedy QC, former chief prosecutor Nazir Afzal, campaigner Leyla Hussein and more than 30 MPs have added their names to the letter published by the the Good Law Project alongside a petition launched on Friday. Continue reading... |
| Médecins Sans Frontières is 'institutionally racist', say 1,000 insiders Posted: 10 Jul 2020 03:50 AM PDT Medical charity accused of shoring up colonialism and white supremacy in its work The medical NGO Médecins Sans Frontières is institutionally racist and reinforces colonialism and white supremacy in its humanitarian work, according to an internal statement signed by 1,000 current and former members of staff. The statement accused MSF of failing to acknowledge the extent of racism perpetuated by its policies, hiring practices, workplace culture and "dehumanising" programmes, run by a "privileged white minority" workforce. Continue reading... |
| Roger Stone: Trump proves his love for 'law and order' doesn't apply to friends | Analysis Posted: 10 Jul 2020 08:09 PM PDT Analysis: The president's commutation of his longtime adviser's prison sentence was spectacularly unsurprising The law and order president has decided that a convicted criminal should not go to prison. It may be mere coincidence that Roger Stone is an old friend and fellow resident of Florida with a shared crush on Richard Nixon. Continue reading... |
| UK's Magnitsky law does little to stem flow of dirty money from Russia Posted: 10 Jul 2020 06:31 AM PDT Sanctions target mid- or low-level officials and will have little impact on the wealthiest He is known as Vladimir Putin's enforcer. Almost every criminal case in Russia – from Pussy Riot to anti-government street protests – passes his desk. But as of last week Moscow's top law officer, Alexander Bastrykin, is no longer welcome in Britain. He is banned from owning property, opening a bank account or popping over from Moscow for a weekend jaunt. Bastrykin, the head of Russia's powerful investigative committee, was one of 25 Russians sanctioned by the UK. All were allegedly involved in human rights abuses – specifically in the mistreatment of Sergei Magnitsky, who was beaten to death in 2009 in a Moscow jail. Bastrykin covered up the case, No 10 says. Others named and shamed include judges, interior ministry officials and prison staff. Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump: Joe Biden is a 'puppet of the militant left' – video Posted: 10 Jul 2020 01:53 PM PDT Donald Trump has claimed that 'nobody will be safe' in a Joe Biden presidency in a rhetorical escalation as he seeks to reboot his struggling re-election campaign. Speaking at an event in Florida, Trump called his likely Democratic rival a 'puppet' of senator Bernie Sanders and representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Continue reading... |
| Why is Australia’s second biggest city back in coronavirus lockdown? – video explainer Posted: 10 Jul 2020 10:48 AM PDT Metropolitan Melbourne returned to lockdown on 8 July after Victoria recorded 191 new cases of coronavirus since the start of the week, which was at the time the highest daily increase since the pandemic began. Guardian Australia's Melissa Davey explains why the stage 3 stay-at-home orders were announced, how the latest lockdown has been met with a mixture of fury and acceptance, and whether this apparent second wave could have been avoided
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| New York City mayor helps paint Black Lives Matter mural outside Trump Tower – video Posted: 10 Jul 2020 03:16 AM PDT Bill de Blasio on Thursday helped to paint the large, bright yellow mural on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower in Manhattan. Similar murals have been painted on New York City streets and in other US cities including Washington DC, Raleigh in North Carolina, and Oakland in California. The Black Lives Matter movement gained momentum after the death of George Floyd who was killed by police in Minneapolis in May. Continue reading... |
| The non-running of Pamplona's bulls – in pictures Posted: 10 Jul 2020 02:55 AM PDT The coronavirus pandemic has brought Spanish bullfighting, long reviled by animal rights campaigners, to a standstill. Dozens of events, including Pamplona's running of the bulls, have been cancelled. Photographer Jon Nazca explores the evocative locale of the San FermÃn festival Continue reading... |
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