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- Baby boy infected with coronavirus in womb
- Shops and police must help enforce English face mask rules, says minister
- Video of drunken Brits maskless in Magaluf appals Spaniards
- Phone of top Catalan politician 'targeted by government-grade spyware'
- Coronavirus global report: restrictions return around world as cases pass 13m
- 'Better for Her Majesty not to know': palace letters reveal Queen's role in sacking of Australian PM Whitlam
- Hong Kong primaries: China declares pro-democracy polls 'illegal'
- Roger Stone speaks in Fox News interview after Trump commutation
- Salisbury attack: inquest must look into role of Russian officials, court told
- US supreme court clears way for first federal executions in 17 years
- Pared-down Bastille Day parade in Paris to honour coronavirus workers
- Ghislaine Maxwell to appear in court via video feed for arraignment in trafficking case
- Egyptian journalist jailed on fake news charges dies of Covid-19
- Worm found in tonsil of Japanese woman with sore throat
- End of the office: the quiet, grinding loneliness of working from home
- First Thing: Covid-19 is closing down California all over again
- Covid-19 restrictions are shattering Argentina's short-lived political truce
- Barley industry fears it is bearing brunt of Australia's 'fractured' relationship with China
- Australian super funds troubled by rush for second withdrawal under coronavirus rules
- 'You simply die all over again': the agony of Srebrenica, 25 years on
- 'Now I'm independent': the Pakistan beauty salons employing acid attack survivors
- High court backs negligence claim of Bangladeshi ship-breaker’s widow
- 'Women always take the brunt': India sees surge in unsafe abortion
- Coronavirus near me: are UK Covid-19 cases rising or falling in your area?
- Hong Kong's national security laws are designed to make the media self-censor | Tom Grundy
- Todd Muller's resignation is a National nightmare – and a sign of a toxic political culture | Richard Shaw
- After mixed messages and mess-ups, Johnson bows to the inevitable
- Naya Rivera: looking back at the Glee actor's memorable TV roles – video
- Donald Trump: 'I'm getting rave reviews' for commuting Roger Stone's sentence – video
- Donald Trump: 'I have a very good relationship with Anthony Fauci' – video
- Coronavirus: no return to normal 'for the foreseeable future', says WHO – video
- Poland’s incumbent president, Andrzej Duda, wins knife-edge election – video
| Baby boy infected with coronavirus in womb Posted: 14 Jul 2020 02:22 AM PDT French study is believed to be first such confirmed case but doctors say infant has made good recovery Doctors in France have reported what they believe to be the first proven case of Covid-19 being passed on from a pregnant woman to her baby in the womb. The newborn boy developed inflammation in the brain within days of being born, a condition brought on after the virus crossed the placenta and established an infection prior to birth. He has since made a good recovery. Continue reading... |
| Shops and police must help enforce English face mask rules, says minister Posted: 14 Jul 2020 02:37 AM PDT Officers have warned law to make coverings compulsory in stores will be unenforceable Retailers and police must both play a role in enforcing the use of face coverings by shoppers in England, a Cabinet minister has said after officers warned the law would be unenforceable. The environment secretary, George Eustice, also defended the government's U-turn on making face coverings compulsory, saying its approach had been "evolving" and noting that it advised the public to wear them in crowded places in May to limit the spread of coronavirus. Continue reading... |
| Video of drunken Brits maskless in Magaluf appals Spaniards Posted: 13 Jul 2020 08:00 PM PDT Tourists flouting rules on face coverings and social distancing prompt fears of second wave Spaniards fear that the sacrifices made during the coronavirus lockdown will be in vain after tourists from overseas flouted regulations about wearing masks and social distancing. As footage of drunken British tourists dancing on cars in the Mallorcan resort of Magaluf went viral, one Twitter user commented: "Parts of Spain in lockdown, the elderly shut away in care homes, we all wear masks in the street, but in Magaluf the antisocial and irresponsible Brits do whatever they please. It's shameful." Continue reading... |
| Phone of top Catalan politician 'targeted by government-grade spyware' Posted: 13 Jul 2020 03:15 PM PDT Exclusive: Guardian and El País find regional speaker was targeted in 'possible domestic political espionage' One of Catalonia's most senior politicians has been warned his mobile phone was targeted using spyware its makers say is only sold to governments to track criminals and terrorists. A joint investigation by the Guardian and El País has revealed that the speaker of the Catalan regional parliament, Roger Torrent and at least two other pro-independence supporters were told they were targeted last year in what experts said was a "possible case of domestic political espionage" in Europe. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus global report: restrictions return around world as cases pass 13m Posted: 13 Jul 2020 10:53 PM PDT Hong Kong, California and Manila tighten rules; WHO warns there are no shortcuts out of a pandemic; Australia passes 10,000 cases Cities and states around the world returned to tighter coronavirus restrictions to battle recurring outbreaks, as global infections passed 13 million and the World Health Organization warned there were "no shortcuts out of the pandemic". Hong Kong will impose strict new social distancing measures from midnight on Tuesday, the most stringent there since the start of the pandemic, as authorities warned the risk of a large-scale outbreak was extremely high. |
| Posted: 14 Jul 2020 01:29 AM PDT Governor general John Kerr canvassed Queen and her personal secretary about his powers to dismiss Gough Whitlam but did not forewarn them
Secret correspondence between Buckingham Palace and the governor general of Australia reveal discussion of a "last resort" option to dismiss then prime minister Gough Whitlam, but the final decision on the sacking was kept from the Queen as it "was better for Her Majesty not to know in advance". The historic trove of letters between the Queen, her representatives, and then governor general John Kerr in the lead-up to Whitlam's dismissal clearly shows the extent to which the palace was drawn into Kerr's 1975 plans to remove the Labor leader from office. Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong primaries: China declares pro-democracy polls 'illegal' Posted: 13 Jul 2020 10:13 PM PDT City's leader announces investigation into vote that has been seen as an act of opposition to new security laws China has declared primaries held by Hong Kong's pro-democratic parties on the weekend "illegal" and the city's leader has announced an investigation, saying that the candidates' intention to vote against government legislation could break national security laws. The primary polls, while not a formal part of Hong Kong's election process, drew an estimated 600,000 people out to vote for democracy candidates ahead of the legislative council elections scheduled for September. Continue reading... |
| Roger Stone speaks in Fox News interview after Trump commutation Posted: 13 Jul 2020 08:02 PM PDT Donald Trump's longtime confidant repeatedly thanked the president while calling the Mueller investigation 'a goose egg' Donald Trump's longtime confidant Roger Stone gushed over his political allies during an interview on Fox News on Monday, his first major television appearance since the president commuted Stone's prison sentence on Friday. Stone had been convicted of seven felony counts – including obstruction of justice, lying to Congress and witness tampering in the congressional investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election – and was sentenced to more than three years in jail. The president, in defending his commutation, said Stone was treated "very unfairly". Continue reading... |
| Salisbury attack: inquest must look into role of Russian officials, court told Posted: 14 Jul 2020 02:30 AM PDT Lawyers for Dawn Sturgess's family say inquest should examine who ordered novichok attack The role played by senior Russian officials in the Salisbury nerve agent attack should be investigated during an inquest into a mother-of-three who died in the poisonings, the high court has been told. Lawyers for Dawn Sturgess's family are arguing that public concern over the poisonings is so profound that her inquest should be widened to examine who ordered the attack and the network that backed the two agents accused of actually carrying it out. Continue reading... |
| US supreme court clears way for first federal executions in 17 years Posted: 14 Jul 2020 02:14 AM PDT Ruling overturns last-minute order to delay execution of Daniel Lee in Indiana The US supreme court has ruled that the first federal executions in 17 years can proceed, overturning an injunction blocking them in order to allow legal challenges to the government's lethal-injection protocol to continue. Judge Tanya Chutkan of the US district court in Washington had on Monday ordered the justice department to delay four executions scheduled for July and August. Continue reading... |
| Pared-down Bastille Day parade in Paris to honour coronavirus workers Posted: 14 Jul 2020 02:33 AM PDT Event 'symbol of the commitment of an entire nation', says Emmanuel Macron France's annual Bastille Day military parade along the Champs Élysées is being replaced this year by a scaled-down ceremony as the country honours the healthcare and other essential workers bringing it through the coronavirus crisis. President Emmanuel Macron will also address the nation in a television interview, setting out the key policy priorities of his long-term plan to relaunch France's stricken economy with less than two years to go before he runs for re-election. Continue reading... |
| Ghislaine Maxwell to appear in court via video feed for arraignment in trafficking case Posted: 13 Jul 2020 10:00 PM PDT
Ghislaine Maxwell is due to appear on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court via video feed for arraignment and bail arguments involving her alleged participation in Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking of minor girls. The British friend of Epstein is requesting bail, while prosecutors are fighting her release before trial. Continue reading... |
| Egyptian journalist jailed on fake news charges dies of Covid-19 Posted: 13 Jul 2020 11:46 PM PDT Fears grow over spread of pandemic in prisons after Mohamed Monir fell ill in custody A prominent Egyptian journalist who had been jailed on charges of broadcasting false news has died of Covid-19, raising fears that the pandemic may be spreading undetected in Egypt's notoriously crowded prisons. Mohamed Monir, 65, contracted Covid-19 in pre-trial detention and was released after falling ill in custody, according to the rights group the Committee to Protect Journalists. He died in an isolation unit at a Cairo hospital. Continue reading... |
| Worm found in tonsil of Japanese woman with sore throat Posted: 14 Jul 2020 12:05 AM PDT Near-4cm-long nematode roundworm is thought to have come from raw fish An unpleasant sensation at the back of the throat can be a sign that a cold is on the way. But for one Tokyo woman, the cause of the pain was not a sniffle but a live worm that had lodged itself inside one of her tonsils. Doctors at St Luke's International hospital in the Japanese capital removed the long black worm with tweezers after the patient had complained of throat pain and irritation, according to a case study published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Continue reading... |
| End of the office: the quiet, grinding loneliness of working from home Posted: 14 Jul 2020 02:00 AM PDT Before Covid-19, many of us thought remote working sounded blissful. Now, employees across the world long for chats by the coffee machine and the whirr of printers Dahlia Francis is sitting on a small couch at the foot of her bed, in her shared flat, on a housing estate in south London. She wears her new uniform of pyjama bottoms and a Zoom-ready plain T-shirt. Her room used to be a living room. Now the only communal space is the kitchen, where Francis's three flatmates occupy a small dining table. They, like almost half of Britain's workforce, are also working from home. Francis, who is 29, is a credit controller for a charity in central London. She commuted there, by bus and tube, for a little more than a year. There were baking competitions and quizzes and a kitchenette, where gossip and tea flowed freely. Now the kettle is silent and the cubicles are empty. They are likely to remain so for the rest of the year. Continue reading... |
| First Thing: Covid-19 is closing down California all over again Posted: 14 Jul 2020 02:40 AM PDT Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered bars and restaurants to close as coronavirus restrictions return. Plus, Brandy's first album in eight years Good morning. California governor Gavin Newsom has bowed to the inevitable and ordered a dramatic rollback of the state's reopening amid the resurgence in coronavirus infections. Bars are to close across the nation's most populous state, while restaurants, cinemas and museums must cease any indoor operations. Continue reading... |
| Covid-19 restrictions are shattering Argentina's short-lived political truce Posted: 14 Jul 2020 02:00 AM PDT Deep-seated rivalries resurfacing amid months of lockdowns Until recently, Argentina's protracted coronavirus lockdown was marked by an unusual degree of harmony, as the country's perennially squabbling political factions came together to contain the spread of Covid-19. But after nearly four months of consecutive lockdowns, rifts have begun to appear in that uneasy truce amid growing demands for a relaxation of quarantine measures. |
| Barley industry fears it is bearing brunt of Australia's 'fractured' relationship with China Posted: 14 Jul 2020 12:37 AM PDT Agricultural groups call for more government help to access new markets amid concerns over heavy reliance on China Australia's barley industry has raised fears it is bearing the brunt of "a fracture" in the relationship with China, as Canberra rejected the latest travel advice issued by Beijing as "disinformation". A parliamentary inquiry on Tuesday heard calls from Australian agricultural groups for more help from the government to access new markets, amid concerns over the risks caused by a heavy reliance on China. Continue reading... |
| Australian super funds troubled by rush for second withdrawal under coronavirus rules Posted: 14 Jul 2020 01:56 AM PDT Industry worries people who are desperate for cash due to the Covid-19 crisis are draining their retirement savings Super funds received more than 340,000 applications in three days from people who wanted to make a second withdrawal from their superannuation accounts under rules allowing early access to retirement savings due to the coronavirus crisis. The double drawdowns have increased concerns that people who are desperate for cash due to the recession provoked by Covid-19 lockdowns are draining their entire retirement savings. Continue reading... |
| 'You simply die all over again': the agony of Srebrenica, 25 years on Posted: 14 Jul 2020 12:30 AM PDT The women who lost loved ones in the massacre of Bosnian Muslims are still burying bodies – and still seeking justice as the guilty walk free In 2012, Munira Subašić identified the man who had transported her son to his death; a high-level official in Srebrenica's police department. Subašić vividly recalls their previous fateful encounter: it was July 1995, and tens of thousands of Bosnian Muslims fled Srebrenica as it fell to Bosnian Serb forces led by General Ratko Mladić. Subašić, along with dozens of her family members, sought protection at a battery factory in nearby Potočari, where a Dutch battalion of UN peacekeepers was stationed. Continue reading... |
| 'Now I'm independent': the Pakistan beauty salons employing acid attack survivors Posted: 14 Jul 2020 12:00 AM PDT A job scheme for women who may otherwise be shunned as outcasts is giving many the opportunity to rebuild their lives Margaret Heera runs her fingers through her customer's hair. "You must manage time for yourself and your skin," she says, as she ties the hair into an elaborate knot. The beauty salon in Lahore is busy. Sitting between potted plants on chairs facing full-length mirrors, women are waiting to get their hair cut or styled, for manicures and pedicures. Continue reading... |
| High court backs negligence claim of Bangladeshi ship-breaker’s widow Posted: 13 Jul 2020 10:30 PM PDT Ruling may persuade shipping companies that scrapping vessels in the dangerous, unregulated yards of south Asia is a false economy A widow whose husband fell eight storeys to his death while breaking up a supertanker in Bangladesh can pursue a negligence claim against Maran (UK), a British company involved in the ship's sale, according to a high court ruling. The judge in London ruled shipping firm Maran (UK) Ltd arguably had a duty of care towards Mohammed Kalil Mollah, 32, who died working on the Ekta, a 300,000-tonne vessel, that was being scrapped at a yard in Chittagong, now Chattogram, Bangladesh. The Guardian wrote about Mollah's death earlier this year. Continue reading... |
| 'Women always take the brunt': India sees surge in unsafe abortion Posted: 12 Jul 2020 11:15 PM PDT Low priority for reproductive health during lockdown leaves millions unable to access contraception or safe terminations Sadhna Gupta* discovered she was pregnant just after India imposed a crippling lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19. The 21-year-old from the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar didn't want to be pregnant. With no public transport available, clinics closed and Bhubaneswar at a standstill, she bought an abortion pill without consulting a doctor. While what she did was not unusual, Indian law requires a prescription for the pills from a licensed medical professional. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus near me: are UK Covid-19 cases rising or falling in your area? Posted: 14 Jul 2020 01:10 AM PDT Latest updates: how has Covid-19 progressed where you live? Check the week-on-week changes across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland The map shows local authorities where the number of cases has increased week-on-week and where it has fallen. Some of this is due to natural fluctuations, especially in areas where there are very few cases, and so a rise from 1 to 2 is a doubling. Increased testing also means that more cases may be being detected than previously, although the impact of this between one week and the next is likely to be slight. Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong's national security laws are designed to make the media self-censor | Tom Grundy Posted: 13 Jul 2020 07:26 PM PDT The legislation imposed by China intends to make journalists tiptoe around ill-defined red lines. The need to hold power to account is growing Beijing's far-reaching security law was foisted on Hong Kong with breathtaking speed, sweeping aside guarantees of freedom of expression and freedom of the press overnight. Analogies of slow-boiling frogs and civil liberties suffering a "death by a thousand cuts" now feel redundant as independent media outlets scramble to future-proof themselves against vaguely worded legislation that carries a punishment of life imprisonment for crimes such as "subversion" and "collusion." I founded Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) as a response to dwindling press freedoms after cutting my teeth reporting on the pro-democracy Umbrella Movement. As a non-profit, it was the city's first crowdfunded outlet – transparent, impartial, governed by an ethical code and built to resist censorship. But it was all based on the free press guarantees in the city's mini-constitution. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 13 Jul 2020 07:21 PM PDT Muller alluded to the job's toll on his health and that of his family, just two months out from the election And then there were none. Early this morning the National Party caucus awoke to a nightmare. Todd Muller, their newly minted leader of some 53 days, had resigned his position. Continue reading... |
| After mixed messages and mess-ups, Johnson bows to the inevitable Posted: 13 Jul 2020 02:30 PM PDT Apparent indecision over new policy to contain spread of Covid-19 won't help people seeking clear guidance
Making facing coverings in English shops mandatory had increasingly appeared an inevitable next step in the government's campaign against coronavirus after the prime minister appeared wearing one on Friday, and mused about taking a stricter approach. On Sunday, Michael Gove denied this was the plan. He said it would be better to trust people's good sense. Continue reading... |
| Naya Rivera: looking back at the Glee actor's memorable TV roles – video Posted: 13 Jul 2020 03:08 PM PDT Police have confirmed that a body recovered from a lake in California is that of missing Glee actor Naya Rivera. Authorities said last week that they had presumed Rivera had drowned after renting a boat on Lake Piru near Los Angeles with her four-year-old son, Josey, who was found unharmed. Rivera began her career in television at the age of four, as Hillary Winston in the US sitcom The Royal Family, and was best known for playing Santana Lopez in the hit show Glee, which was nominated for 32 Emmys and nine Golden Globes during its run Continue reading... |
| Donald Trump: 'I'm getting rave reviews' for commuting Roger Stone's sentence – video Posted: 13 Jul 2020 02:54 PM PDT Trump has claimed he received 'rave reviews' for commuting the prison sentence of Roger Stone, his long-time ally. Stone, 67, was convicted in November 2019 of obstructing a congressional investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to win the 2016 election. Both Democrats and Republicans have criticised the move as a miscarriage of justice
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| Donald Trump: 'I have a very good relationship with Anthony Fauci' – video Posted: 13 Jul 2020 02:13 PM PDT Donald Trump has rebuffed reports that the White House is briefing against Anthony Fauci, the federal government's top public health expert. 'I have a very good relationship with Dr Fauci,' he said. The president's press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, denied that officials had shared 'opposition research' with reporters. Over the weekend, Trump aides told news outlets that Fauci, who has become the public face of the government's response, had made a series of 'mistakes' in his predictions Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus: no return to normal 'for the foreseeable future', says WHO – video Posted: 13 Jul 2020 09:26 AM PDT Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, has criticised the leaders of countries where 'mixed messages' have led to a breakdown in trust over measures to limit the spread of Covid-19. Tedros said there would be no return to the old normal 'for the foreseeable future', adding: 'there are no short cuts out of this pandemic'. Continue reading... |
| Poland’s incumbent president, Andrzej Duda, wins knife-edge election – video Posted: 13 Jul 2020 05:16 AM PDT The Polish president, Andrzej Duda, wins another term in office after narrowly defeating his liberal opponent and mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski. Duda won with 51.2% of votes with almost all the ballots counted, while Trzaskowski gained 48.8%. Duda's campaign labelled Trzaskowski as an 'extremist' and criticised his support of LGBT rights |
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