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- 'Very proud': Jacinda Ardern defends New Zealand Covid response after Trump comments
- Loved and Lost: grief in the time of coronavirus – a photo essay
- UK coronavirus live: Birmingham residents urged to act to prevent local lockdown
- Aquariums report wave of webcam visits amid Covid shutdown
- Alexei Navalny doctors refuse to let Putin critic leave Russia – aide
- Coronavirus live news: France sees biggest jump in cases since May; Irish minister resigns over lockdown breach
- Biden vows to end 'season of darkness' as he accepts Democratic presidential nomination
- Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea's Kim Jong-un, now 'de facto second in command'
- Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to fraud after arrest on luxury yacht
- Surge in passport sales delivers Vanuatu a record budget surplus
- California wildfires: firefighters stretched thin as blazes grow rapidly
- Belarus opposition faces criminal case as protests continue
- RuPaul’s Drag Race star Chi Chi Devayne dies aged 34
- Palestinians stage surprise 'thank you' event for Banksy in Bethlehem
- Japanese ninja museum caught with guard down by thieves who stole 1m yen
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt: 'Playing a cop means something different now'
- MPs criticise privacy watchdog over NHS test-and-trace data
- How Julia Louis-Dreyfus roasted Donald Trump while hosting the DNC – video
- Mexico rocked by claims of corruption against three former presidents
- Thailand’s turtle hatchlings finally have the beach to themselves
- Scott Morrison defends aged care minister who didn't know number of Covid deaths
- Selective abortion in India could lead to 6.8m fewer girls being born by 2030
- Biden completes a comeback for the ages with career-defining speech
- Kamala Harris's DNC speech claimed a new moment for progressive Democrats
- Obama's stark message: America must save itself from Trump | Analysis
- Boy with stutter delivers moving DNC speech: 'Joe Biden made me feel confident' – video
- 'Light is more powerful than dark': Joe Biden accepts presidential nomination – video
- 'Mika Pintz?' Democrats mock Republicans for mispronouncing 'Kamala' – video
- Democratic national convention day four: Joe Biden delivers closing speech – watch in full
- Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's doctor says he was poisoned – video
- Trump says he knows 'nothing' about border wall project following Bannon's arrest – video
| 'Very proud': Jacinda Ardern defends New Zealand Covid response after Trump comments Posted: 20 Aug 2020 08:15 PM PDT US president has spent the week talking up New Zealand's recent coronavirus resurgence New Zealand's prime minister has hit back at Donald Trump's focus on the nation's new coronavirus outbreak, saying it's not just about how many cases of Covid-19 your country has – but how you deal with them. The US president has spent the week talking up New Zealand's recent coronavirus resurgence. The country has recorded 87 new cases since 11 August, after 102 days of having no new infections in the community. Continue reading... |
| Loved and Lost: grief in the time of coronavirus – a photo essay Posted: 20 Aug 2020 11:00 PM PDT Photographer Simon Bray's project Loved and Lost deals with the loss of loved ones. He asked each participant to find a photograph of themselves with their lost loved one, and they returned to the location to replicate the image. The project aims to provide a platform, allowing others to acknowledge their loss, and to celebrate the person they love Death has a stigma and the burden of grief can hold us captive if we let it. May this be a process through which a loved one can be remembered and through which memories can be relived. Even though the pain of the loss may remain, may this go some way in relieving the hurt and the stigma of death and act as a public declaration that death has lost its sting. I ask each participant to find a photograph of themselves with their lost loved one. We then return to the location of the original photograph to replicate the image. Continue reading... |
| UK coronavirus live: Birmingham residents urged to act to prevent local lockdown Posted: 21 Aug 2020 02:21 AM PDT Birmingham sees 'extremely concerning' rise to 30 cases per 100,000 as positive tests in Britain hit highest level since mid-June
Photographer Simon Bray's project Loved and Lost deals with the loss of loved ones. He asked each participant to find a photograph of themselves with their lost loved one, and they returned to the location to replicate the image. The project aims to provide a platform, allowing others to acknowledge their loss, and to celebrate the person they love. Related: Loved and Lost: grief in the time of coronavirus – a photo essay
Following the Daily Mail's picture exclusive of Boris Johnson's camping arrangements while on holiday in Scotland, one observer noted the prime minister was wearing a special anti-midge hat to keep away the notorious Highland insects that are especially persistent at this time of year. The good news is that it is pouring with rain this morning, one thing guaranteed to dampen midge activity, so he can perhaps relax listening to the patter of raindrops on canvas and contemplate the latest interview from the new Scottish Tory leader, Douglas Ross, who tells the BBC that the UK government has had "presentational issues" over its pandemic response. Continue reading... |
| Aquariums report wave of webcam visits amid Covid shutdown Posted: 21 Aug 2020 01:00 AM PDT Facilities experience jump in online traffic as people take to internet to view marine life Aquariums closed to visitors because of the coronavirus pandemic have reported big increases in traffic to their exhibit webcams as people turn to the underwater world for stress relief. Since Monterey Bay aquarium in California closed to the public in March, visits to its website have tripled compared to the previous year. Nearly 80% of traffic goes to its 10 live webcams, with the sea otter, jellyfish and shark exhibits proving the most popular. Continue reading... |
| Alexei Navalny doctors refuse to let Putin critic leave Russia – aide Posted: 21 Aug 2020 02:22 AM PDT Opposition leader's aide had urged hospital authorities not to interfere in efforts to take him out of the country for treatment Doctors treating Alexei Navalny for a suspected poisoning have refused to release him for evacuation to a clinic abroad, sparking a standoff with his family and aides who say the Kremlin critic's life is in danger in Russia. The hospital's decision was announced just an hour before a plane was due to arrive to evacuate Navalny to Berlin's Charité hospital. Navalny is in a coma and on a ventilator in a hospital in the Siberian city of Omsk, after collapsing on a flight on Thursday. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 21 Aug 2020 02:24 AM PDT 4,771 new cases in France since Thursday; Dara Calleary quits cabinet over attendance at golf club event; Latin America death toll nears 250,000
Poland reported 903 new coronavirus cases on Friday, according to the health ministry's Twitter account, the highest daily increase since the pandemic outbreak. Poland has reported 60,281 cases in all, and 1,938 deaths.
France has marked another large jump in new coronavirus cases, by far the highest increase since the end of the lockdown in May. The latest figures released by Santé Publique France on Thursday evening showed a rise of 4,771 new cases in the previous 24 hours, 1,000 more than the previous day. There are currently 266 clusters under investigation, an increase of 33, and an additional 12 deaths in hospitals; 31 French departments are deemed to be in a situation of "moderate or significant risk". Health experts say the increase in the number of new cases cannot be explained by the widespread testing being carried out as the rise in new cases is significantly higher than the rise in the number of tests. Continue reading... |
| Biden vows to end 'season of darkness' as he accepts Democratic presidential nomination Posted: 20 Aug 2020 11:56 PM PDT Biden says election is a battle for the soul of the nation and accuses Trump of having 'failed in the most basic duty to the nation' Joe Biden vowed to unite a deeply divided America and lead the country to "overcome this season of darkness" as he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday evening, a long-sought moment that came more than 30 years after he first ran for president. Related: Biden gives the acceptance speech he's been waiting decades to deliver Continue reading... |
| Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea's Kim Jong-un, now 'de facto second in command' Posted: 20 Aug 2020 09:57 PM PDT Ruler cedes some powers to sibling, according to Seoul, who will be responsible for relations with US and South Korea The influential younger sister of the North Korean ruler, Kim Jong-un, has become his de facto second-in-command with responsibility for relations with South Korea and the US, according to Seoul's spy agency. In what is beginning to resemble a sibling dictatorship, Kim Yo-jong is helping to run the regime with the blessing of her brother, according to Ha Tae-keung, a South Korean MP who sits on the national assembly's intelligence committee. Continue reading... |
| Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to fraud after arrest on luxury yacht Posted: 20 Aug 2020 01:58 PM PDT Trump's ex-adviser was arrested on Thursday for allegedly defrauding donors to 'We Build the Wall' campaign Former Trump campaign manager Steve Bannon pleaded not guilty on Thursday hours after being arrested on a luxury yacht for allegedly skimming donations from an online fundraising campaign for the president's controversial border wall with Mexico. Continue reading... |
| Surge in passport sales delivers Vanuatu a record budget surplus Posted: 20 Aug 2020 03:00 PM PDT Economy devastated by Covid shutdowns and a destructive cyclone, but citizenships-for-sale are keeping the country afloat Surging demand for Vanuatu passports has driven an unexpected record surplus, funding Covid-19 bailout packages and cyclone recovery. Its controversial citizenship-for-sale programmes account for nearly all of that. Continue reading... |
| California wildfires: firefighters stretched thin as blazes grow rapidly Posted: 20 Aug 2020 06:58 PM PDT
Wildfires continue to sear through California, forcing thousands out of their homes and taxing the state's firefighting capacity amid a heatwave and the coronavirus pandemic. One grouping of fires – the LNU Lightning Complex north of the Bay Area – grew rapidly overnight, doubling in size to about 131,000 acres by Thursday, and burning through more than 100 homes and buildings. The fires have so far destroyed 175 structures, including homes, and are threatening 50,000 more, said Daniel Berlant, an assistant deputy director with the state department of forestry and fire protection. In all, 33 civilians and firefighters have been injured. Continue reading... |
| Belarus opposition faces criminal case as protests continue Posted: 20 Aug 2020 10:33 AM PDT Investigation begun into 'calls for actions aimed at undermining national security' Prosecutors in Belarus have accused the opposition of trying to seize power and opened a criminal case against them, as protests against the 26-year regime of Alexander Lukashenko continue. The announcement raises the possibility of trials and jail time for the leaders of a coordination council, set up this week, that includes opposition politicians, factory representatives and the Nobel prize-winning author Svetlana Alexievich. Continue reading... |
| RuPaul’s Drag Race star Chi Chi Devayne dies aged 34 Posted: 21 Aug 2020 02:07 AM PDT Host leads tributes to 'kind and beautiful soul' who came to prominence on the show in 2016 Former RuPaul's Drag Race contestant Chi Chi DeVayne has died aged 34. DeVayne, who was born Zavion Davenport, appeared on two series of the hit reality show, in 2016 and 2018. Having been hospitalised earlier this year for suspected kidney failure, DeVayne was readmitted with pneumonia. In a video message last week, DeVayne had asked fans to "keep me in your prayers, I'll be back soon". Continue reading... |
| Palestinians stage surprise 'thank you' event for Banksy in Bethlehem Posted: 20 Aug 2020 11:19 PM PDT Photographs of works go on display in Manger Square to celebrate British street artist's contribution to diversifying tourism Photographs of 20 pieces of Banksy's artwork in Palestine have been displayed in the centre of Bethlehem as a thank you to the anonymous British street artist for helping diversify tourism in the city. The images were collated by Palestinian photographers for the surprise exhibition in Manger Square. Continue reading... |
| Japanese ninja museum caught with guard down by thieves who stole 1m yen Posted: 20 Aug 2020 08:39 PM PDT Police called after thieves removed a safe in three minutes – a lesson in stealth and speed that any ninja would recognise A museum devoted to the craft of the ninja – the covert agents of feudal Japan – has been left red-faced after thieves broke in and made off with a heavy safe containing more than 1 million yen (£7,155) in cash, all in the space of a few minutes. Staff at the Iga-ryu Ninja museum in the central prefecture of Mie, called police after the building's alarm went off in the early hours of Monday morning. But by then it appears that the culprits had already made their getaway. Continue reading... |
| Joseph Gordon-Levitt: 'Playing a cop means something different now' Posted: 20 Aug 2020 10:00 AM PDT After two years dedicated to childcare, the actor is squarely back in the zeitgeist with three films that explore race, corruption and the roots of today's culture wars Joseph Gordon-Levitt could be the model of a modern movie star, to the extent the description does not really fit him at all. Acting is just one of the skills in his career portfolio, alongside writing, directing, producing, running an online creative community, hosting a podcast and, occasionally, rocking out – as the guitars, keyboards and drum kit behind him attest (he plays all of them pretty well, and sings). He is in his soundproofed studio in his Los Angeles home. "This is the indulgence of my 18-year-old self," he admits over Zoom. His hair has grown during lockdown and hangs over his face in curly strands, but the boyish, full-faced grin is the same as ever. Coronavirus struck as Gordon-Levitt was getting back into his stride after a two-year career break. In another sign of his modernity, he took time off to spend with his two young sons, a move practically unheard of among male actors in Hollywood. To be fair, by that stage Gordon-Levitt had already notched up 30 years in show business and he has not yet turned 40. From teen stardom in the hit sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun, he graduated through choice indie roles and into mainstream fare such as Inception, Lincoln, (500) Days of Summer, Looper, Snowden and The Dark Knight Rises. Continue reading... |
| MPs criticise privacy watchdog over NHS test-and-trace data Posted: 20 Aug 2020 10:00 PM PDT UK information commissioner 'must ensure government uses public's data safely and legally' A cross-party group of more than 20 MPs has accused the UK's privacy watchdog of failing to hold the government to account for its failures in the NHS coronavirus test-and-trace programme. The MPs have urged Elizabeth Denham, the information commissioner, to demand that the government change the programme after it admitted failing to conduct a legally required impact assessment of its privacy implications. Continue reading... |
| How Julia Louis-Dreyfus roasted Donald Trump while hosting the DNC – video Posted: 21 Aug 2020 02:15 AM PDT Actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus brought a great deal of levity while hosting the final night of the Democratic national convention. The comedian and star of Veep roasted Donald Trump and urged Americans to vote this November, joking that not even 'Facebook, Fox News and Vladimir Putin' can stop the democratic process Continue reading... |
| Mexico rocked by claims of corruption against three former presidents Posted: 20 Aug 2020 11:15 AM PDT Leaked deposition by recently extradited former head of state oil company Pemex alleges staggering scale of high-level corruption Mexico's political establishment has been shaken by claims that three former Mexican presidents and an all-star cast of lawmakers and aides may have been involved in alleged acts of corruption. The accusations were leveled by Emilio Lozoya, the former head of Mexico's state oil company Pemex, and will boost efforts by the country's current president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, to portray himself as an anti-corruption crusader. Continue reading... |
| Thailand’s turtle hatchlings finally have the beach to themselves Posted: 20 Aug 2020 10:00 PM PDT While resorts are deserted, 838 baby turtles have scuttled across a quiet Koh Samui and into the sea since February, making it a record year When Kosum Kao-Uthai's family noticed mysterious imprints in the sand outside the hotel resort they own in Koh Samui, she knew exactly which animal had paid a visit. She remembered spotting the same marks, left by a nesting sea turtle, when, as a teenager, she helped her father farm coconuts on the island. Kosum hadn't seen another for five decades. Yet, this year, as the coronavirus pandemic emptied Thailand of tourists, nests belonging to endangered hawksbill and green turtles cropped up across the island. Since February, 838 baby turtles have scuttled their way across the island's sandy beaches and into the sea, with two nests yet to hatch. Continue reading... |
| Scott Morrison defends aged care minister who didn't know number of Covid deaths Posted: 21 Aug 2020 02:14 AM PDT Richard Colbeck apologises for federal government's role in aged care outbreaks but denies it was 'absent' Scott Morrison has declared he still has confidence in his aged care minister after Richard Colbeck came under pressure at a Senate inquiry and was unable to recall how many people had died in aged care during the pandemic. Colbeck apologised on Friday for the times when the Morrison government "didn't get everything right" in dealing with aged care outbreaks – but insisted it had been prepared for what it sincerely believed to be the worst-case scenarios. Continue reading... |
| Selective abortion in India could lead to 6.8m fewer girls being born by 2030 Posted: 20 Aug 2020 10:30 PM PDT New study shows preference for a son is highest in north of country with Uttar Pradesh having highest deficit in female births An estimated 6.8 million fewer female births will be recorded across India by 2030 because of the persistent use of selective abortions, researchers estimate. Academics from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia projected the sex ratio at birth in 29 Indian states and union territories, covering almost the entire population, taking into account each state's desired sex ratio at birth and the population's fertility rates. Continue reading... |
| Biden completes a comeback for the ages with career-defining speech Posted: 20 Aug 2020 10:51 PM PDT Analysis: The Democratic presidential nominee's remarks resonated with decency, gravity and passion – if not many specifics Joe Biden stood in a school gym in Iowa fumbling for a message, generating little electricity and looking his age. His rivals were drawing bigger crowds and beat him into fourth place in the caucuses. Political pundits declared him over the hill. That was February. Now, in August, Biden resembles an ageing heavyweight boxer who got himself in shape, climbed back into the ring, and landed a knockout punch. His closing performance at the Democratic convention on Thursday night produced the finest speech of his career, a comeback for the ages more presidential than the current US president. Continue reading... |
| Kamala Harris's DNC speech claimed a new moment for progressive Democrats Posted: 20 Aug 2020 08:13 AM PDT Harris spoke about structural racism, injustice in healthcare and being a 'proud black woman' – fresh words for the presidential stage The first note that Kamala Harris sounded in her first speech as the Democrats' official vice-presidential nominee was not about Donald Trump, or Joe Biden, or the crossroads to which the country has arrived. Instead Harris began her acceptance speech at the party's national convention Wednesday by looking backwards, to the black women activists who fought historically for the right to vote and then for "a seat at the table". Continue reading... |
| Obama's stark message: America must save itself from Trump | Analysis Posted: 19 Aug 2020 11:05 PM PDT Analysis: The former president issued an unprecedented attack on his successor as he urged voters to rescue their democracy Just four years ago, amid balloons, confetti, dry ice smoke and giant TV screens, Donald Trump struck an authoritarian tone as he accepted the nomination at the Republican national convention before a frenzied crowd. It prompted warnings of the impending death of democracy, and the end of America's gloriously chequered 244-year journey. But no one really believed it. However, Barack Obama is now clearly taking the fall of Rome theory seriously. No former US president has criticised his successor at a party convention as he did on Wednesday night, and none has warned that his successor "will tear our democracy down if that's what it takes to win". Continue reading... |
| Boy with stutter delivers moving DNC speech: 'Joe Biden made me feel confident' – video Posted: 21 Aug 2020 12:30 AM PDT Brayden Harrington, 13, spoke about how he met Joe Biden, who stuttered himself as a boy, and how the Democratic presidential nominee gave him confidence. 'He told me we were members of the same club: we stutter. It was really amazing to hear that someone like me became vice president,' Brayden said. In the final night of the Democratic national convention, Biden outlined his plans to bring relief and solace to a country battered by the coronavirus pandemic as he accepted the nomination to challenge Donald Trump in the November election Continue reading... |
| 'Light is more powerful than dark': Joe Biden accepts presidential nomination – video Posted: 20 Aug 2020 10:01 PM PDT Joe Biden has vowed to unite America and lead the country to overcome "this season of darkness", as he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday evening, a long-sought moment that comes more than 30 years after he first ran for president
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| 'Mika Pintz?' Democrats mock Republicans for mispronouncing 'Kamala' – video Posted: 20 Aug 2020 08:10 PM PDT Julia Louis-Dreyfus and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang open the final night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention with a not-so-subtle dig at Republicans mispronouncing vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris's first name Continue reading... |
| Democratic national convention day four: Joe Biden delivers closing speech – watch in full Posted: 20 Aug 2020 06:06 PM PDT Biden will formally accept the Democratic presidential nomination on the final night of the virtual convention Continue reading... |
| Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's doctor says he was poisoned – video Posted: 20 Aug 2020 12:58 PM PDT Navalny's doctor says he has been poisoned and is in a coma. The Russian opposition activist collapsed during a flight to Moscow, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing at Omsk airport, where Navalny was put on to a stretcher and taken to hospital. Continue reading... |
| Trump says he knows 'nothing' about border wall project following Bannon's arrest – video Posted: 20 Aug 2020 10:48 AM PDT Donald Trump says he knows nothing about the fundraising organisation associated with Steve Bannon's arrest on charges he defrauded supporters of the president in a campaign to help build the president's signature wall along the US-Mexico border. Bannon was arrested on Thursday for allegedly skimming donations from We Build the Wall, an online fundraising campaign for the US president's border wall with Mexico, officials in New York said |
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