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- Coronavirus live news: India passes 3.2m cases; WHO says global spread may be easing
- Non-woven masks better to stop Covid-19, says Japanese supercomputer
- UK coronavirus live: Boris Johnson U-turns over face mask use in English schools
- Chile police using Covid-19 quarantine as pretext to crush protest, activists say
- Republicans shatter norms by using government roles during political convention
- 'I don't want pity. I want change': Jacob Blake's family pleads for justice
- Christchurch gunman says he will not speak at sentencing hearing
- Littering epidemic in England as government spends just £2k promoting Countryside Code
- Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers arrested over 2019 Yuen Long protests
- Melania & Me: Ivanka Trump sought to undermine first lady, new book says
- Former Australian PM Tony Abbott tipped for post-Brexit UK trade advisory role
- Pakistan floods: at least 90 killed in monsoon rains
- US proposes removing Sudan from terrorism list for $330m compensation
- 'A thing of its own': the man with five-metre-long hair, unwashed for 80 years
- Men going their own way: the rise of a toxic male separatist movement
- Africa's triumph over wild polio shows the power of regional unity | Matshidiso Moeti
- Jacob Blake shooting: gunfire in Kenosha on third night of unrest
- Australia coronavirus live update: Victoria reports 149 new Covid cases and 24 deaths as NSW records six cases
- ‘Coming here is a necessity’: demand for food aid soars in US amid job losses
- Coronavirus has made every day a struggle to survive amid the squalor of Cox's Bazar | Farid Alam
- RNC 2020: Trump hailed as a benevolent chief who deserves re-election
- Why do Covid fatalities seem steady when infection numbers are rising?
- 'From hero to martyr': widow of 51st Christchurch shooting victim addresses gunman in court – video
- Melania Trump addresses Covid death toll, calls for unity amid racial tensions in RNC speech – video
- Mike Pompeo address to RNC from Jerusalem praises Trump for standing up to China – video
- Family of Jacob Blake say he is paralysed after police shooting – video
- A dark agenda at the heart of the RNC's first day – video report
| Coronavirus live news: India passes 3.2m cases; WHO says global spread may be easing Posted: 26 Aug 2020 02:16 AM PDT Spread of Covid-19 appears to be slowing in hard-hit Americas; India cases top 60,000 for eighth day; UK U-turn on masks in schools
Melania Trump has offered her condolences to the loved ones of the more than 178,000 Americans who have now died from the virus and the millions more who have been infected, Lauren Gambino reports. Related: Melania Trump offers condolences to families of Covid-19 victims in RNC speech
The Philippines has reported 5,277 new Covid infections, the highest daily increase in 12 days, and a further 99 deaths. The country's health ministry said the total number of confirmed cases had risen to 202,361, more than 60% of which were reported in the past month, while deaths had increased to 3,137. Continue reading... |
| Non-woven masks better to stop Covid-19, says Japanese supercomputer Posted: 26 Aug 2020 02:08 AM PDT Disposable medical face masks beat those made of cotton or polyester in simulation Face masks made from non-woven fabric are more effective at blocking the spread of Covid-19 via airborne respiratory droplets than other types that are commonly available, according to modelling in Japan by the world's fastest supercomputer. Fugaku, which can perform more than 415 quadrillion computations a second, conducted simulations involving three types of mask, and found that non-woven masks were better than those made of cotton and polyester at blocking spray emitted when the wearer coughs, the Nikkei Asian Review said. Continue reading... |
| UK coronavirus live: Boris Johnson U-turns over face mask use in English schools Posted: 26 Aug 2020 02:19 AM PDT Prime minister makes another Covid-19 U-turn days before return to classrooms
A Conservative MP has said that politicians must stop "hiding behind the science" when it comes to their decision making about the coronavirus crisis. Huw Merriman, MP for Bexhill and Battle, told Radio 4 this morning: I think the Government needs to get a grip of our scientists. I'm sick and tired, and I think many people in the public are sick and tired, the science just changes. So that's fine and then we say, 'we're listening to the science', but why was the science saying something completely different beforehand?
Police recorded crime during the coronavirus lockdown was 25% lower in April and 20% lower in May compared with the same period in 2019, according to Office for National Statistics figures. It also fell 5% in March compared with February. Continue reading... |
| Chile police using Covid-19 quarantine as pretext to crush protest, activists say Posted: 26 Aug 2020 02:00 AM PDT Demonstrations over hunger by people thrown out of work by the pandemic have been met with violent repression Violeta Delgado was at a protest over food shortages under Chile's coronavirus lockdowns when the police arrived and fired off a volley of teargas rounds. Delgado, who was seven months pregnant, says she put her hands up to show she was unarmed, but was struck by a police vehicle and knocked to the ground. Continue reading... |
| Republicans shatter norms by using government roles during political convention Posted: 25 Aug 2020 09:56 PM PDT Trump allies and family members also used misleading claims to portray the president as the best hope for America's future Allies of Donald Trump shattered political norms, stirred controversy and issued misleading claims against Democrats during the second night of the Republican party's national convention on Tuesday. In speech after speech, a collection of Trump's family members, allies, rightwing campaigners and swing-state farmers portrayed the president as the best hope for America's future. Continue reading... |
| 'I don't want pity. I want change': Jacob Blake's family pleads for justice Posted: 25 Aug 2020 04:46 PM PDT Family of Blake, a Black man who may never walk again after being shot by Wisconsin police, also asked for healing amid unrest Members of Jacob Blake's family made impassioned statements about justice, anger and peaceful protest at an emotional press conference in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday afternoon, even as their lawyer said the young father was in emergency surgery and it would be "a miracle" if he walked again after being shot by police. Julia Jackson, Blake's mother, appealed for healing after violent unrest following peaceful marches that had splintered into episodes of arson and looting after curfew overnight. Continue reading... |
| Christchurch gunman says he will not speak at sentencing hearing Posted: 26 Aug 2020 12:31 AM PDT Terrorist does not intend to speak at Thursday's hearing but will have a lawyer make a brief statement on his behalf Over a period of three days, 91 of his victims read statements to him in court. But the terrorist who attacked two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand – killing dozens of Muslim worshippers at prayer – told a judge on Wednesday that he would not address the court himself. There had been fears the Australian man would use the sentencing hearing as a platform to spread his anti-Islamic and extremist views. Brenton Tarrant, 29, a self-professed white supremacist, broadcast his massacre at the two mosques live on Facebook and published an extremist manifesto. Continue reading... |
| Littering epidemic in England as government spends just £2k promoting Countryside Code Posted: 25 Aug 2020 11:00 PM PDT Campaigners say unprecedented levels of littering and fly-camping are partly due to ignorance of behavioural guidelines An unprecedented rise in litter, damaging fires and "fly-camping" across the English countryside is partly a result of the government spending less than £2,000 a year over the past decade on promoting the Countryside Code, campaigners say. The code, a set of simple guidelines to help rural visitors respect wildlife, local people and landscapes, was relaunched in England in 2004 after the new "right to roam" law increased access to the countryside. Continue reading... |
| Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers arrested over 2019 Yuen Long protests Posted: 25 Aug 2020 10:13 PM PDT Ted Hui and Lam Cheuk-ting held over incident in July 2019 when white-clad thugs attacked activists at train station Hong Kong police have arrested pro-democracy lawmakers over involvement in protests in 2019, including one who was injured when a large group of thugs attacked protesters and civilians at the Yuen Long transport station. The arrests come amid a crackdown on dissent and freedom of expression. Continue reading... |
| Melania & Me: Ivanka Trump sought to undermine first lady, new book says Posted: 25 Aug 2020 03:05 PM PDT
Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump's daughter and senior adviser, sought to undermine Melania Trump in a series of White House turf wars, according to a new book by a former confidante of the first lady. Related: Melania Trump taped making derogatory remarks about Donald and Ivanka – report Continue reading... |
| Former Australian PM Tony Abbott tipped for post-Brexit UK trade advisory role Posted: 25 Aug 2020 09:06 PM PDT Speculation about the appointment has been ongoing for Abbott, who has previously praised the 'solidarity' of nations with ties to the UK He has previously praised the "solidarity" of the English-speaking nations that share strong bonds with the UK. Now the former Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott, is tipped to be appointed to advise the UK – his birthplace – on how to seize trade opportunities post-Brexit. The Guardian understands there's been speculation in Australian government circles for some time that Abbott – a social conservative who was prime minister for nearly two years until he was toppled in a snap party vote in 2015 – was in line for a British trade advisory role of some form. Continue reading... |
| Pakistan floods: at least 90 killed in monsoon rains Posted: 25 Aug 2020 05:51 PM PDT Streets and homes flooded with sewage in Karachi as downpours overwhelm outdated waste system in country's largest city Three days of monsoon rains have killed at least 90 people and damaged at least a thousand homes across Pakistan, the country's national disaster management agency has said. Streets and homes were flooded with sewage water in Karachi on Tuesday, where the city's outdated drainage and waste systems were overwhelmed by another spell of heavy rain. Continue reading... |
| US proposes removing Sudan from terrorism list for $330m compensation Posted: 25 Aug 2020 09:45 PM PDT The payment would go to victims of al-Qaida but has caused anger in the poverty-stricken country A US proposal to remove Sudan from a list of states that sponsor terrorism – in exchange for a $330 million payment compensation to American victims of al-Qaida – has caused anger in the poverty-stricken east African country. Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, visited Khartoum on Tuesday to underline US support for the new transitional government that took power following the fall of Omar al-Bashir last year, whose 30 year authoritarian rule saw Sudan become an international pariah. Continue reading... |
| 'A thing of its own': the man with five-metre-long hair, unwashed for 80 years Posted: 25 Aug 2020 07:09 PM PDT Nguyen Van Chien, 92, from Vietnam, believes it was his calling to never cut, wash or comb his hair While coronavirus lockdowns caused many men across the world to grow their hair longer than usual, none compare with Nguyen Van Chien: the 92-year-old from Vietnam's southern Mekong Delta region is the proud owner of five-metre-long dreadlocks, which he hasn't cut, washed or combed for nearly 80 years. "I believe if I cut my hair I will die. I dare not to change anything, not even combing it," said Chien, who believes in a faith that prescribes leaving untouched what a person is born with. Continue reading... |
| Men going their own way: the rise of a toxic male separatist movement Posted: 25 Aug 2020 10:00 PM PDT The men of the MGTOW movement aim to live their lives with no female contact. The idea began on the fringes of the internet – so how has it made it all the way to the White House? 'There has been an awakening … changing the world … one man at a time." These are the dramatic words that appear when you visit mgtow.com. In a video that looks a lot like an action-movie trailer, the words are soon followed by five more that appear to smash through the screen, smouldering fiery red: "Men … going … their … own way." If you stumbled across this website and had never heard of "men going their own way" (MGTOW) before, you would probably assume this was a tiny, extreme movement. But you would be only half right. Continue reading... |
| Africa's triumph over wild polio shows the power of regional unity | Matshidiso Moeti Posted: 25 Aug 2020 11:30 PM PDT The legacy of a successful battle is now helping combat Covid, but we must stay vigilant, says WHO's Africa regional director Africa has declared victory over a virus that once paralysed 75,000 children on the continent every year. Four years have now passed since wild polio was last detected in Africa. After a year of rigorously evaluating polio data from all 47 countries in the WHO's African region, an independent body of experts announced during a virtual ceremony on Tuesdaythat the continent was free of wild polio. Continue reading... |
| Jacob Blake shooting: gunfire in Kenosha on third night of unrest Posted: 26 Aug 2020 01:24 AM PDT Three shot, one fatally, as Wisconsin city rocked by further violence on streets Three people were shot, one of them fatally, as gunfire broke out on the streets of the Wisconsin city of Kenosha on the third night of unrest sparked by the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Social media video posted on Wednesday showed a gunfire among civilians, with several people rushing a man with a long gun who apparently had been knocked to the ground. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 26 Aug 2020 02:01 AM PDT Premier Daniel Andrews urges more Victorians to come forward for testing and Queensland reports one new case. Follow all the latest news and updates, live
That is where we will leave the live blog for this evening. If you want to follow the latest global coronavirus news you can follow our other live blog here. Here's what we learned today:
A new case of Covid-19 in NSW visited the Royal Hospital for Women at Randwick yesterday, NSW Health says. The case is linked to the City Tattersalls gym, visited the hospital on the morning of Tuesday, 25 August and visited the Windscreens Café. The café has been closed for cleaning. Continue reading... |
| ‘Coming here is a necessity’: demand for food aid soars in US amid job losses Posted: 25 Aug 2020 11:00 PM PDT Nationwide the need for aid at food banks and pantries has surged amid worst unemployment rate in modern times Neisha Davis cradles brown paper lunch bags in the crook of one arm, while holding on to Demitri, her wriggling baby son, in the other and keeping a careful eye on Naya, her four-year-old daughter, as she runs around the church car park with another little girl. It's hectic but the free packed lunches have become a crucial part of their daily nutrition. So everyday at noon the family make the two-mile journey from Homewood, a low income predominantly African American Pittsburgh neighbourhood with no grocery stores, to the East End Community Ministry's pop-up lunch stall in East Liberty. Continue reading... |
| Coronavirus has made every day a struggle to survive amid the squalor of Cox's Bazar | Farid Alam Posted: 25 Aug 2020 02:53 AM PDT Once I flew kites and dreamed of being a teacher. Now it's hard to see a better future for me or my family When I was born in Kutupalong camp, Bangladesh, it was a very different place. I remember as a child laughing and flying kites with my friends. Kites are not flying around our camps any more. There is little laughter. Just months ago, we lived in a different world. We used to go outside a lot, seeking freedom from our little bamboo and plastic homes. But with Covid-19 we cannot. Often we are told to stay inside. It's hot and cramped, with nine of us in one room. Continue reading... |
| RNC 2020: Trump hailed as a benevolent chief who deserves re-election Posted: 25 Aug 2020 10:38 PM PDT Speakers – including three members of the president's family – spouted falsehoods about his character and his opponent The best courtroom dramas involve a defence lawyer who can work miracles of persuasion and, no matter how damning the evidence, convince the jury that their client is innocent. A week after Democratic prosecutors presented their "open and shut" case against Donald Trump, the virtual Republican national convention is not only attempting to get him off the hook but argue that he deserves a medal – and four more years in the White House. Continue reading... |
| Why do Covid fatalities seem steady when infection numbers are rising? Posted: 25 Aug 2020 05:11 AM PDT While some scientists believe the virus has become less deadly, others look at the factors that suggest otherwise Are Covid-19 death rates decreasing? What lies behind this trend? |
| 'From hero to martyr': widow of 51st Christchurch shooting victim addresses gunman in court – video Posted: 26 Aug 2020 12:25 AM PDT Hamimah Tuyan, the widow of the 51st and final victim of 2019's Christchurch shooting, addresses the gunman, Brenton Tarrant, in court, telling him his death elevated him from hero to martyr. Zekeriya Tuyan battled for 48 days after 18 surgeries before succumbing to his injuries. Tuyan's statements come after three days of family members of victims addressing Tarrant and the court Continue reading... |
| Melania Trump addresses Covid death toll, calls for unity amid racial tensions in RNC speech – video Posted: 25 Aug 2020 11:59 PM PDT US first lady Melania Trump bucked the attacking trend of the 2020 Republican national convention speeches, addressing the country's large coronavirus death toll and calling for unity amid growing racial tension. The speech shifted the tone on an evening spent criticising the policies of Democratic rivals including Joe Biden. Melania Trump's speech was the third of the evening from the president's family, following addresses from daughter Tiffany and son Eric
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| Mike Pompeo address to RNC from Jerusalem praises Trump for standing up to China – video Posted: 25 Aug 2020 11:41 PM PDT Mike Pompeo has lavished praise upon Donald Trump in a speech to the Republican National Convention that itself is prompting questions about its legality. Pompeo delivered a recorded speech to the RNC while on an official visit to Israel, potentially breaching federal law according to Democrats. Pompeo's address celebrated Trump's decision to relocate the US embassy to Jerusalem, and congratulated the president for standing up to China and wiping out the Isis caliphate Continue reading... |
| Family of Jacob Blake say he is paralysed after police shooting – video Posted: 25 Aug 2020 06:57 PM PDT The family of Jacob Blake, the black man shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has revealed the 29-year-old has been paralysed. Speaking alongside attorney Benjamin Crump, Blake's father, Jacob Blake Sr said, 'They shot my son seven times. Seven times. Like he didn't matter. But my son matters.' Blake's mother, Julia Jackson, called for unity after damage to the city from protests following the shooting Continue reading... |
| A dark agenda at the heart of the RNC's first day – video report Posted: 25 Aug 2020 07:45 AM PDT Unbridled fear-based rhetoric filled the first day of the 2020 Republican national convention, with participants focused on the alleged dangers of electing Joe Biden as president. Other topics included concern for the future of the economy, stoking racial divisions and praise for Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic Continue reading... |
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