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- Coronavirus live news: Victoria in Australia adds 303 cases as restrictions tighten in Europe
- US coronavirus death toll set to reach 200,000 by Labor Day, CDC forecast says
- 'It’s killed the holiday': Britons in France react to new quarantine rules
- Tale of two Cities: FTSE 100 rises despite economic collapse
- 'Deep remorse': Japanese emperor marks 75th anniversary of surrender
- Obama denounces Trump bid to deter voters with attack on post office
- 'We can only help ourselves': women in Belarus take protests into their own hands
- Bolsonaro 'led Brazilian people into a canyon', says ex-health minister
- 'The press has to go on': Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai defies Beijing
- Thailand protests: police arrest student activist for sedition
- Fury in Spain at US plans to produce ‘Iberian’ ham in Texas and Georgia
- Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty in review of Trump-Russia investigation
- US sees embarrassing UN defeat over Iran arms embargo proposal
- Meghan hails Black Lives Matter protests as she pledges to speak out
- Speculation grows over pardon for Edward Snowden after Trump remarks
- Joshua Wong: ‘Forms of resistance need to be fluid and flexible’
- Thunderstorms and heavy rain expected in England and Wales
- Alexander Lukashenko promises fresh crackdown on Belarus protesters
- Burna Boy: Twice as Tall review – fun and fury from Nigerian pop polymath
- From Oakland to the White House? The rise of Kamala Harris
- Boy dies after fire at Melbourne public housing apartment block
- DfID scheme accused of 'putting UK aid in pockets of wealthy companies'
- New Zealand lockdown: Everything was normal and then it wasn't
- Letters to a lost son: 'The war didn't end for everyone in 1945' | Erica Cervini
- 'Time is our weapon': Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai speaks after arrest – video report
- William Norways: a prisoner of war's sketches on the Thai-Burma railway – in pictures
- Grant Shapps gets start date for France quarantine rules wrong – video
| Coronavirus live news: Victoria in Australia adds 303 cases as restrictions tighten in Europe Posted: 15 Aug 2020 01:55 AM PDT Australian death toll stands at 379; France removed from UK travel corridor; Greece and Croatia impose midnight curfew on bars and restaurants
Historians will savage Jair Bolsonaro for leading Brazilians into a deadly "canyon" with his shambling, self-interested and anti-scientific response to Covid-19, according to his former health minister. In an interview with the Guardian, Luiz Henrique Mandetta accused the Brazilian president of playing a "pivotal" role in steering Latin America's largest economy towards a catastrophe. Bolsonaro played politics with citizens' lives at a time of global crisis, he said, as Brazil's death toll rose to more than 105,000. Only the US has suffered more deaths. Related: Bolsonaro 'led Brazilian people into a canyon', says ex-health minister
Businesses have said they are "delighted" to be welcoming customers back through their doors on Saturday as part of the latest easing of lockdown restrictions in England. PA reports: Continue reading... |
| US coronavirus death toll set to reach 200,000 by Labor Day, CDC forecast says Posted: 14 Aug 2020 06:57 AM PDT Rate of new deaths could rise in California and Colorado over the coming four weeks and decline in Arizona, CDC says The US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic is set to reach 200,000 by Labor Day as children across the country prepare to return to school, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) forecast. The rate of new deaths could rise in California and Colorado over the coming four weeks and decline in Arizona, the CDC said. More than 160,000 people have died from Covid-19 in America, although scientists have pointed out the number of excess deaths so far this year exceeds even this toll. Continue reading... |
| 'It’s killed the holiday': Britons in France react to new quarantine rules Posted: 14 Aug 2020 08:14 AM PDT As UK announces 14-day isolation for those arriving from France after Saturday, travellers are left wondering what to do France has been added to the UK coronavirus quarantine list meaning that anyone returning to the UK after 4am on Saturday will have to quarantine for 14 days or face a fine. With some travellers desperately trying to return before the deadline, others have decided to stay in France. Continue reading... |
| Tale of two Cities: FTSE 100 rises despite economic collapse Posted: 14 Aug 2020 11:00 PM PDT Surge in shares contrasts with Covid-related downturn and growing unemployment The economic collapse in Britain during the second quarter of 2020 was the most brutal on record. Unemployment is forecast by the Bank of England to soar to 2.5m by Christmas. The Brexit cliff edge approaches. Yet in the City, the FTSE 100 has been on the up. Never has the disconnect between financial trading and economic fundamentals appeared so extreme. What explains surging asset prices (the FTSE jumped 2% on the same day it was revealed the economy had slumped by 20%) when the outlook for many workers is so grim? Continue reading... |
| 'Deep remorse': Japanese emperor marks 75th anniversary of surrender Posted: 14 Aug 2020 10:41 PM PDT Naruhito reflects on war actions at Covid-curtailed ceremony, marked elsewhere by former foes as Victory in the Pacific or VJ Day Japan has marked the 75th anniversary of its surrender in the second world war with Emperor Naruhito expressing "deep remorse" over his country's wartime actions at a sombre annual ceremony curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic. Naruhito pledged to reflect on the war's events and expressed hope that the tragedy would never be repeated. There was no word of apology from the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, who gave thanks for the sacrifices of the Japanese war dead. Continue reading... |
| Obama denounces Trump bid to deter voters with attack on post office Posted: 14 Aug 2020 02:19 PM PDT
There are growing fears over the handling of November's US presidential election after it emerged that the US Postal Service (USPS) has warned it cannot guarantee mail-in votes will be counted in almost every state in America and Barack Obama accused Donald Trump of trying to "discourage people from voting". In letters to 46 states, and the District of Columbia, the USPS has warned that it could not guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arrive in time to be counted – possibly affecting tens of millions of votes across almost the whole country. Continue reading... |
| 'We can only help ourselves': women in Belarus take protests into their own hands Posted: 14 Aug 2020 07:50 AM PDT After police beat up demonstrators, flower-bearing women take to streets demanding change The first chain of women appeared on Wednesday: a few hundred brave souls, dressed in white and holding aloft flowers, in a quietly powerful response to the gruesome violence inflicted on thousands of Belarusians over the previous days. By the next afternoon, columns of flower-waving women were everywhere, parading along the broad avenues of central Minsk smiling, laughing and resolutely demanding political change. Continue reading... |
| Bolsonaro 'led Brazilian people into a canyon', says ex-health minister Posted: 15 Aug 2020 01:00 AM PDT Luiz Henrique Mandetta accuses president of playing a 'pivotal' role in steering economy towards catastrophe Historians will savage Jair Bolsonaro for leading Brazilians into a deadly "canyon" with his shambling, self-interested and anti-scientific response to Covid-19, according to his former health minister. In an interview with the Guardian, Luiz Henrique Mandetta accused the Brazilian president of playing a "pivotal" role in steering Latin America's largest economy towards a catastrophe. Bolsonaro played politics with citizens' lives at a time of global crisis, he said, as Brazil's death toll rose to more than 105,000. Only the US has suffered more deaths. Continue reading... |
| 'The press has to go on': Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai defies Beijing Posted: 14 Aug 2020 05:38 PM PDT Apple Daily founder and pro democracy activist says his case will likely be a 'litmus test' of Hong Kong's legal system Wary but defiant, Jimmy Lai is determined to keep fighting for a democratic Hong Kong, even as he acknowledges that China's goal is to take full control of the region. Speaking to the Guardian five days after his arrest on foreign collusion allegations – he is currently out on bail - media tycoon Lai argues the press must keep going. But he also believes that Monday's round up was a warning from Beijing. Continue reading... |
| Thailand protests: police arrest student activist for sedition Posted: 14 Aug 2020 11:29 PM PDT Pro-democracy rallies continue with large event due to be held in Bangkok on Sunday A prominent student protest leader in Thailand has been arrested on charges of sedition as pro-democracy rallies continued across the country. Parit Chiwarak, 22, whose arrest was livestreamed on social media, was stopped on the outskirts of Bangkok on Friday night. As he was physically carried into a car, he raised his hand in a three-fingered salute – a gesture borrowed from the Hunger Games that is used by protesters and symbolises opposition to the military-backed government. Continue reading... |
| Fury in Spain at US plans to produce ‘Iberian’ ham in Texas and Georgia Posted: 14 Aug 2020 10:00 PM PDT Purists are angry with the Spanish government for failing to protect jamón's integrity For the purist – and there are many purists – top-class jamón ibérico de bellota (acorn-fed Iberian ham) must come from Iberian blackfoot pigs that spend the last months of their lives eating acorns on the dehesa, a traditional Spanish or Portuguese pasture shaded by mature oak trees. After being hung and dry cured for at least 36 months, the meat produced is silky with fat, and, say experts, has a flavour that can only come from the acorns. Spaniards consider jamón ibérico their greatest gift to international gastronomy – the caviar of the Iberian peninsula. Continue reading... |
| Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty in review of Trump-Russia investigation Posted: 14 Aug 2020 06:25 PM PDT Kevin Clinesmith accused of altering government email about former Trump campaign adviser who was target of FBI surveillance A former FBI lawyer plans to plead guilty to making a false statement in the first criminal case arising from an inquiry into the investigation of ties between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign, his lawyer said Friday. Kevin Clinesmith is accused of altering a government email about a former Trump campaign adviser who was a target of secret FBI surveillance, according to documents filed in Washington's federal court. His lawyer, Justin Shur, told the Associated Press that Clinesmith intends to plead guilty to the single false statement count and that he regrets his actions. Continue reading... |
| US sees embarrassing UN defeat over Iran arms embargo proposal Posted: 14 Aug 2020 04:21 PM PDT Just one country joins US in vote, highlighting Washington's isolation as it seeks more drastic action against Iran The US has suffered a humiliating defeat at the United Nations as its proposal to extend an arms embargo on Iran won support from only the Dominican Republic at the security council vote. The US resolution was never likely to be passed in the face of Russian and Chinese opposition. It was proposed as a ploy by the Trump administration to open the way to more drastic action against Iran. Continue reading... |
| Meghan hails Black Lives Matter protests as she pledges to speak out Posted: 14 Aug 2020 03:42 PM PDT Duchess of Sussex tells the 19th she is looking forward to being more vocal now that she has returned to California The Duchess of Sussex has said she found inspiration in peaceful anti-racism protests that have taken place across the US in recent months – and now that she has returned home to California, she is looking forward to speaking out "in a way that I haven't been able to of late". Meghan, who is biracial, said she had found coming back to the US during a national reckoning on race prompted by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May "just devastating". But she added that she found a "silver lining" in the protest movement, which gave her faith that the "tide is turning". Continue reading... |
| Speculation grows over pardon for Edward Snowden after Trump remarks Posted: 14 Aug 2020 09:06 AM PDT
Speculation is growing over whether Donald Trump might pardon Edward Snowden after the US president told an interviewer that the exiled former intelligence operative was "not being treated fairly". Related: Edward Snowden on 9/11 and why he joined the army: 'Now, finally, there was a fight' Continue reading... |
| Joshua Wong: ‘Forms of resistance need to be fluid and flexible’ Posted: 14 Aug 2020 11:00 PM PDT When Beijing tightens its red lines, Hong Kong's message to the world is clear: we will never surrender • Time to reset: more brilliant ideas to remake the world Bravery is not about never being afraid, but about feeling fear and still choosing to do the right thing. Facing batons, pepper spray, teargas and armed forces, protesters from Hong Kong and many other places in the world have perfectly demonstrated the meaning of courage. Fighting a mighty regime is always terrifying, given the resources and forces at its disposal. After a year of persistent protests in Hong Kong, more than 9,000 protesters have been arrested have been arrested and 1,000 of them prosecuted. However, our demand for democracy has not been fulfilled. Instead, police brutality has intensified; one judge praised knife-wielding pro-Beijing thugs for their "noble sentiments"; and worst of all, Beijing has scrapped its "one country, two systems" promise by unilaterally imposing a draconian rule over the city. Chanting "long live Liverpool", carrying stickers emblazoned with Bible verses, waving other countries' flags and holding blank placards have been framed as breaching the new security law. Books and TV shows containing critical voices have been censored, and liberal teachers reprimanded or fired. Each time China has sunk its claws deeper into this last beacon of liberty on its soil, our hope for democracy has faded. Continue reading... |
| Thunderstorms and heavy rain expected in England and Wales Posted: 15 Aug 2020 01:10 AM PDT Forecast for downpours triggers warnings of floods and travel disruption Thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast to lash the England and Wales over the weekend, triggering warnings of flooding and travel disruption. The Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning for large swaths of England and Wales on both Saturday and Sunday. Continue reading... |
| Alexander Lukashenko promises fresh crackdown on Belarus protesters Posted: 14 Aug 2020 02:05 PM PDT Protesters marched towards government buildings demanding Lukashenko's resignation
The standoff in Belarus appears to be entering a decisive phase, with embattled president Alexander Lukashenko promising a fresh crackdown as protests continued. On Friday evening, tens of thousands of protesters marched towards government buildings in central Minsk, holding flowers and signs demanding an end to violence and Lukashenko's resignation. Gathering outside parliament, they faced off against a few dozen troops guarding the building. Continue reading... |
| Burna Boy: Twice as Tall review – fun and fury from Nigerian pop polymath Posted: 14 Aug 2020 08:35 AM PDT (Atlantic) For a vivid snapshot of what Burna Boy is capable of, head for track 12 of new album Twice as Tall, entitled Monsters You Made. The music is modern Africa, in the same way grime precisely captured young London of the day. Drill down, and the cleverly deconstructed phrases echo familiar-sounding black music concepts – in this case, roots reggae – but as a whole it's totally of its immediate environment, and utterly original. Lyrically, the song is a sharp focusing of the singer's never-far-from-the-surface rage into a furious condemnation of an under-considered aspect of global black life. He addresses the ruling classes, arguing that it is they who have fomented any black anger, even crime, through colonial oppression. If Black Lives Matter organisers were looking for a theme song, they'd be hard pushed to find a better fit. Monsters You Made also has an in-song pairing we're never likely to see again: 78-year-old Ghanaian feminist, political activist and playwright Ama Ata Aidoo and Coldplay's Chris Martin. The former is in the shape of a snatch of TV interview about the damage done to Africa by colonialism, in which she rinses the host and hangs him out to dry; the latter finds Gwyneth Paltrow's ex-husband singing a chorus warning that there's only so much people are going to take. Continue reading... |
| From Oakland to the White House? The rise of Kamala Harris Posted: 15 Aug 2020 12:00 AM PDT The Democratic vice-presidential candidate, a daughter of immigrants, inspires hope – and conflict – in supporters Bancroft Way in Berkeley, California, is quaint and slow, the kind of street where everyone seems to know each other by name. This week, neighbors sat outdoors drinking wine under the evening sun, as they chatted animatedly about their childhood companion who had just become headline news. It was on Bancroft Way that Kamala Harris spent her formative years with her single mother, Shyamala, and sister, Maya. Today, former neighbors reminisce about her following her selection this week as Joe Biden's Democratic running mate in his bid to evict Donald Trump from the White House. Continue reading... |
| Boy dies after fire at Melbourne public housing apartment block Posted: 15 Aug 2020 01:57 AM PDT Emergency services say all other residents of the building in North Fitzroy were evacuated safely A child has died in a fire at a Melbourne public housing building. Emergency services attended the apartment block at the intersection of Clauscen and Nicholson streets in North Fitzroy about 12.30pm on Saturday. Continue reading... |
| DfID scheme accused of 'putting UK aid in pockets of wealthy companies' Posted: 14 Aug 2020 04:06 AM PDT £6.85m programme places emphasis on benefit to businesses rather than protecting workers in the developing world, say critics A newly announced aid programme that promises to help workers in the developing world supplying goods to British high street chains like Marks & Spencer, Primark and Morrisons has been condemned for using taxpayers' money to "pick up the bill" for improving workforce conditions. The £6.85m scheme, announced on Thursday by international development secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan, is being promoted explicitly as benefitting British consumers to ensure they "can continue to buy affordable, high quality goods from around the world". Continue reading... |
| New Zealand lockdown: Everything was normal and then it wasn't Posted: 14 Aug 2020 07:49 PM PDT My dad's anxiety looks like fixing a chair in the lounge that doesn't need to be fixed There is an added level of anxiety when you live with your stubborn 60-year-old father with underlying health problems. Add a deadly virus to the mix and your anxiety is on the verge of daily tears. "I've been working hard since I was 15," my dad tells me as he leaves to work the Wednesday morning of lockdown. Continue reading... |
| Letters to a lost son: 'The war didn't end for everyone in 1945' | Erica Cervini Posted: 14 Aug 2020 01:00 PM PDT Writing to her missing son was an act of longing and hope, but the years of silence took their toll on my great-great grandmother Seventy-five years ago on 15 August 1945 Japan surrendered, bringing the second world war to an end. My great-aunt Faye, who was 23 at the time and living in Melbourne, described how the day unfolded in an exercise book she used as a diary: "Soon after I started work the announcement of the end of the war was made so we were given the rest of the day off and tomorrow as well. This is the moment we waited almost six years for and we thank God and our wonderful allied combined forces for its successful conclusion and hope for a permanent and happy peace. Continue reading... |
| 'Time is our weapon': Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai speaks after arrest – video report Posted: 14 Aug 2020 05:37 PM PDT Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has told the Guardian he believes that how authorities handle his case will likely be a 'litmus test' for the future. The 71-year-old this week became the highest-profile pro-democracy figure so far to have been arrested under Beijing's national security law, which makes even the mildest forms of activism a crime against China. Lai was taken into custody for more than 40 hours for on suspicion of committing foreign collusion crimes, and conspiracy to defraud. Speaking after being released on bail, he said that 'without fighting, we don't have hope [of democracy in Hong Kong]. We don't know when we'll win, but we're so sure we're on the right side of history, and time is on our side' Continue reading... |
| William Norways: a prisoner of war's sketches on the Thai-Burma railway – in pictures Posted: 14 Aug 2020 01:00 PM PDT British soldier Bill Norways was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Singapore and forced to work on the infamous Thai-Burma railway. During his time as a PoW he created sketches and artworks under appalling conditions • Families of British prisoner and Japanese guard united by poem 70 years on Continue reading... |
| Grant Shapps gets start date for France quarantine rules wrong – video Posted: 14 Aug 2020 06:40 AM PDT Transport secretary causes confusion on Thursday night when he gives the wrong date for the start of Covid-19 quarantine measures for arrivals from France. During a TV interview Shapps initially, and correctly, says people will have to self-isolate for 14 days from 4am on Saturday, then later incorrectly says the restrictions come in from Sunday |
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