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- Coronavirus live news: Poland bans direct flights from 44 countries, Spain tourist numbers drop 75%
- New Zealand lockdown led to biggest spike in welfare claims in modern history
- Venice prepares to welcome guests to Covid-safe film festival
- This public US university has seen grades soar despite Covid. What's it doing right?
- Facebook threatens to block Australians from sharing news in battle over landmark media law
- Biden accuses Trump of 'fomenting violence' in US after Portland clashes
- Jacob Blake: father refuses to ‘play politics with my son’s life’ amid furor over Trump visit
- Inner Mongolia protests at China's plans to bring in Mandarin-only lessons
- India mourns former president Pranab Mukherjee amid Covid crisis
- Saudi commander in Yemen removed in fresh purge
- Yoshihide Suga emerging as favourite to become Japan's prime minister
- Ron Jeremy: adult film star charged with 20 new rape and sexual assault counts
- Trump administration rule seeks to make drilling easier on national forests
- Hundreds in France stuck on TGV train overnight after power failures
- Snakes on a plate: Australian man shocked after massive serpents crash through kitchen ceiling
- The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)
- Channel swimmer found alive 500 metres off Dover after eight-hour search
- New employment law effectively ends Qatar’s exploitative kafala system
- Sudan government agrees to peace deal with five rebel groups
- First Thing: Biden condemns violence but Trump refuses to be drawn
- Toots Hibbert of reggae group Toots and the Maytals in intensive care
- Police sent to arrest Kumanjayi Walker before his death told he posed a danger, court hears
- Ban US cotton imports from Xinjiang, say human rights campaigners
- I saved lives as an incarcerated firefighter. To California, I was just cheap labor
- Trump fails to denounce an accused killer – which comes as little surprise
- 'Rest in peace Jay': sympathy for the far right foretells Trump's election strategy
- Rising UK infections: what do the latest figures mean?
- Belarus protesters defy government crackdown to march through Minsk – video report
| Coronavirus live news: Poland bans direct flights from 44 countries, Spain tourist numbers drop 75% Posted: 01 Sep 2020 03:11 AM PDT Poland bans flights from countries including Spain and Israel; coronavirus shaved tens of billions of euros off Spain's usual tourism income; India's economy shrinks nearly 24%
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Poland is banning direct flights from 44 countries including Spain, Israel and Romania in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the central European country, the government said on Tuesday. The US, Malta, Montenegro, Mexico, Brasil, Argentina and India are also on the list of countries, but local media reported that Russia and China had been removed from it. Continue reading... |
| New Zealand lockdown led to biggest spike in welfare claims in modern history Posted: 31 Aug 2020 10:01 PM PDT Demand for social welfare 'unprecedented' in April as coronavirus lockdown claimed tens of thousands of jobs The number of people claiming benefits grew by nearly 12% during New Zealand's first month of lockdown, a new report has found, representing a demand for social welfare "unprecedented in modern history", the government says. Analysis by the Ministry of Social Development showed the jump in April was the biggest monthly rise in 24 years, "noting that this period includes the global financial crisis and the Asian crisis". Continue reading... |
| Venice prepares to welcome guests to Covid-safe film festival Posted: 31 Aug 2020 10:00 PM PDT Face masks, distanced screenings and temperature scanners are part of measures Mandatory face masks, socially distanced screenings and temperature scanners are set to give the usually glamorous Venice film festival a very different feel this year as organisers attempt to make the event safe with Covid-19 cases rising in Europe. Attendees will be faced with strict measures meant to reduce the risk of infection, as nearly every European country experiences an increase in Covid-19 cases after lockdown restrictions were lifted across the continent in early summer. Continue reading... |
| This public US university has seen grades soar despite Covid. What's it doing right? Posted: 01 Sep 2020 03:00 AM PDT Most of Georgia State's students come from low-income backgrounds hard-hit by the pandemic. The school could serve as a model for others nationwide If anywhere was going to take a pummeling from the coronavirus, you'd think it would be a place like Georgia State University in downtown Atlanta. Georgia State is not a glamorous flagship university – that would be the University of Georgia in Athens, the spiritual home of the Bulldogs, REM and the B-52s. It's more of a workhorse public institution, with a large population of students who come from low-income households and have to work at least one paying job outside their studies to make ends meet. Continue reading... |
| Facebook threatens to block Australians from sharing news in battle over landmark media law Posted: 31 Aug 2020 05:40 PM PDT Digital giant says it will stop users of Facebook and Instagram sharing local and international news if new law proposed by competition watchdog is approved Facebook will block Australians from sharing news if a landmark plan to make digital platforms pay for news content becomes law, the digital giant has warned. The sharing of personal content between family and friends will not be affected and neither will the sharing of news by Facebook users outside of Australia, the social network said. Continue reading... |
| Biden accuses Trump of 'fomenting violence' in US after Portland clashes Posted: 31 Aug 2020 06:15 PM PDT Former vice-president accuses Trump of encouraging a breakdown in law and order and declaring him a 'toxic presence' Joe Biden on Monday accused Donald Trump of fomenting violence in American cities as the president endorsed his supporters who fired paintballs at protesters in Portland, and ignored pleas to stay away from Kenosha despite high tension after police shot a Black man there. With accusations that Trump is encouraging a breakdown in law and order while labeling himself the law and order president, amid the ongoing reckoning over racism and police brutality nationwide, his Democratic rival declared Trump "a toxic presence". Continue reading... |
| Jacob Blake: father refuses to ‘play politics with my son’s life’ amid furor over Trump visit Posted: 31 Aug 2020 07:04 PM PDT Jacob Blake Sr has said he 'has no interest in speaking' with the president on a visit that local officials have urged Trump not to make The father of Jacob Blake, the man shot by police in in Kenosha, Wisconsin, said on Monday that the family has received threats and that he refused to "play politics with my son's life" amid tensions over Donald Trump's planned visit to the city on Tuesday. Jacob Blake Sr is the father of Jacob Blake Jr, a 29-year-old Black man and father, who is in hospital in Kenosha, paralyzed from the waist down, after a white police officer fired seven shots at his back last Sunday. Continue reading... |
| Inner Mongolia protests at China's plans to bring in Mandarin-only lessons Posted: 31 Aug 2020 10:42 PM PDT Beijing plan to replace Mongolian language in some school subjects sparks fears of cultural assimilation Thousands of ethnic Mongolians have protested across northern China in opposition to Beijing plans to replace the Mongolian language with Chinese in some school subjects. Tuesday marked the first day of a policy revealed in June, to gradually transition the language of instruction in Inner Mongolian schools from Mongolian to Mandarin Chinese. The change affects three subjects over the next three years in the autonomous region. The education bureau said Mongolian and Korean language classes would remain. Continue reading... |
| India mourns former president Pranab Mukherjee amid Covid crisis Posted: 31 Aug 2020 04:47 PM PDT Prime minister Narendra Modi praises 'wise counsel' of Congress party figure who tested positive for coronavirus during surgery for blood clot Former Indian president Pranab Mukherjee, a senior leader of the Congress party who served in multiple cabinets during five decades in politics, has died. He was 84. Mukherjee had emergency surgery for a blood clot in his brain on 10 August at Delhi's Army Hospital Research and Referral after a fall. The hospital said he tested positive for Covid-19 after the surgery and his condition was critical. Continue reading... |
| Saudi commander in Yemen removed in fresh purge Posted: 01 Sep 2020 12:30 AM PDT Crown prince Mohammed bin Salman behind ousting of Lt Gen Fahad bin Turki bin Abdulaziz and others Saudi Arabia's top military commander in its years-long war in Yemen and his prince son have been removed from their posts along with other officials as part of an anti-corruption investigation. The announcement, early on Tuesday, attributed the actions to a referral by Saudi Arabia's crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman. The 35-year-old son of King Salman has previously carried out mass arrests in a similar anti-corruption drive that also targeted potential rivals to his rule. Continue reading... |
| Yoshihide Suga emerging as favourite to become Japan's prime minister Posted: 01 Sep 2020 02:50 AM PDT Chief cabinet secretary to confirm rumours he will join race to succeed Shinzo Abe A poker-faced loyalist who has been the public face of Shinzo Abe's government for almost eight years is emerging as the favourite to replace him as Japan's prime minister, after Abe's surprising decision to resign over health concerns. As chief cabinet secretary, Yoshihide Suga has faithfully communicated Abe's message, on everything from economic policy to North Korean missile tests and the country's faltering response to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading... |
| Ron Jeremy: adult film star charged with 20 new rape and sexual assault counts Posted: 31 Aug 2020 04:55 PM PDT Charges involving 12 women and a teenager bring total number of alleged victims to 17 over 16 years The adult film star Ron Jeremy was charged on Monday with 20 new counts of rape or sexual assault involving 12 women and a teenage girl, the Los Angeles district attorney's office said. The charges come two months after the 67-year-old was charged with the rape of three women and the sexual assault of a fourth in incidents dating back to 2014. Continue reading... |
| Trump administration rule seeks to make drilling easier on national forests Posted: 01 Sep 2020 03:00 AM PDT Proposal would eliminate key environmental reviews and public notice requirements, according to environmental advocates The Trump administration is proposing to make it easier for oil and gas companies to drill on US forest service lands. A proposed rule would eliminate key environmental reviews and public notice requirements, according to environmental advocates. Continue reading...This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Hundreds in France stuck on TGV train overnight after power failures Posted: 31 Aug 2020 07:18 PM PDT Operator SNCF apologises after five-hour trip takes nearly an entire day, most of it without food Hundreds of travellers spent the night stranded and hungry on a French TGV train after an electrical failure saw it reach its destination almost a day late. The train left Hendaye on the Spanish border bound for Paris, carrying nearly 1,000 passengers despite a spike of Covid-19 infections in France, and had been due to arrive on Sunday afternoon after a five-hour journey. Continue reading... |
| Snakes on a plate: Australian man shocked after massive serpents crash through kitchen ceiling Posted: 31 Aug 2020 08:29 PM PDT Snake catcher says two male snakes 'some of the biggest and fattest' he had seen, and appeared to be fighting over a female It's every Australian's worst nightmare – well, probably everyone's worst: making a cup of tea in the kitchen, only to have two massive snakes fall through your kitchen ceiling. Retiree David Tait received a bit of a shock on Monday when he found two carpet snakes had tumbled on to the kitchen floor at his home north of Brisbane, before slithering away to the bedroom and living room. Continue reading... |
| The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take) Posted: 31 Aug 2020 10:00 PM PDT Frank Fisher, now 90, was a traditional high street butcher his whole working life – as were three generations of his family before him. How does a man dedicated to serving his community decide when it's time to hang up his white coat? By Tom Lamont Frank Fisher's butcher's shop had been in business, he liked to tell people, for more than 300 years. A while back, a signpainter was commissioned to advertise this fact on an outside wall, in case any strangers should pass through the market town of Dronfield in Derbyshire and feel compelled to stop and inspect a time capsule. When I first visited, in January 2018, I found a low, square-windowed room tiled in faded beige and blue. Most of the interior was taken up by a walk-in meat larder, with just enough room left over for a counter, a crimson-stained cutting block and Frank himself. Saws and cleavers dangled, ominously, at throat height; you had to be careful not to impale yourself on the hooks that curled down from a black-lacquered carcass beam. Frank, who was 88 that year, moved with grace around the cramped space, having first come to work here as a teenager. When I asked how much had changed over the past 75 years, he took a good long look around and said: "The weighing scale used to be over there, love." In some respects, Frank's was like any number of small shops in Britain. It had once been essential to the local community, depended-on. And now it was marginal, perishing in plain sight as the people of Dronfield chose to buy their goods in one of a trio of supermarkets, or to have deliveries brought to them by van. Open at 9am sharp, Frank had waited until 11.30am for his first visitor of the day – and here I came, not with an empty shopping basket, but a reporter's notebook. I'd read about his shop in the Yorkshire Evening Post, and about how Frank was refusing to shut, even as his strength declined and he struggled to keep the lights on. His was the last butcher's shop in the middle of town. The last traditional shop on the main road. He was the last butcher in an ancient family of them, and he insisted that he wasn't ready to hang up his white coat just yet. Continue reading... |
| Channel swimmer found alive 500 metres off Dover after eight-hour search Posted: 31 Aug 2020 02:41 PM PDT Coastguard confirms swimmer is well and he will be checked over by ambulance staff A nearly eight-hour search for a person trying to swim from Dover to Calais unaccompanied has ended after he was spotted by a passing vessel. Emergency services launched a major operation to try to locate the male swimmer, who was eventually found just 500 metres off Dover. Continue reading... |
| New employment law effectively ends Qatar’s exploitative kafala system Posted: 01 Sep 2020 02:00 AM PDT Workers will be able switch jobs without employers' permission, but rights groups say measure does not go far enough Workers in Qatar may now change jobs without needing to obtain their employers' permission, ending one of the most criticised elements of the country's labour system. The government has also announced an increase in the minimum wage, but rights groups have said the measure does not go far enough, leaving low wage workers earning as little as £1 an hour. Continue reading... |
| Sudan government agrees to peace deal with five rebel groups Posted: 31 Aug 2020 08:11 AM PDT Pact covers security, land ownership, power sharing and return of displaced people Sudan's government has agreed to a peace deal with five rebel groups in a move seen by observers as a significant step towards resolving multiple deep-rooted civil conflicts that have caused immense suffering in the country for decades. The agreement will provide a welcome boost to the transitional government that took power after the fall of the authoritarian ruler Omar al-Bashir last year. Continue reading... |
| First Thing: Biden condemns violence but Trump refuses to be drawn Posted: 01 Sep 2020 03:08 AM PDT Trump failed to condemn accused Kenosha killer Kyle Rittenhouse, as Biden warned that the president 'sows chaos'. Plus, the US passes 6m cases of coronavirus Good morning, Donald Trump on Monday failed to denounce Kyle Rittenhouse, the self-styled vigilante who has been charged with killing two people during anti-racism protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Instead, the president suggested he was acting in self-defence, saying videos showed that Rittenhouse was "trying to get away" having been "very violently attacked". Rittenhouse, who sat in the front row of a Trump rally this year, has become a Conservative icon since the shooting. Continue reading... |
| Toots Hibbert of reggae group Toots and the Maytals in intensive care Posted: 01 Sep 2020 01:00 AM PDT Reggae legend awaiting results of a Covid-19 test at a private facility in Kingston, Jamaica Toots Hibbert, frontman of reggae group Toots and the Maytals, has been admitted to an intensive care unit in a Jamaican hospital with a possible case of Covid-19. A statement from his family said Hibbert was waiting for the results of a coronavirus test: "While reports of Mr Hibbert being in an intensive care unit at a private facility in the Corporate Area are true, the family would like to assure those concerned that he is making positive progress and is receiving the best possible treatment, while he awaits the results on his Covid-19 test. He is resting and in good spirits, and is showing signs of improvement by the hour." Continue reading... |
| Police sent to arrest Kumanjayi Walker before his death told he posed a danger, court hears Posted: 01 Sep 2020 03:17 AM PDT Response team officers were given details of an earlier incident when the 19-year-old came at police with an axe An immediate response team tasked to arrest Kumanjayi Walker before his death had been briefed that he posed a significant danger to police and had a capacity for extreme violence, a Northern Territory court has been told. Walker, 19, was shot at his home in Yuendumu in November 2019. The response team was given details of an incident three days earlier when Walker came at other officers with an axe, Alice Spring local court heard on Tuesday. Continue reading... |
| Ban US cotton imports from Xinjiang, say human rights campaigners Posted: 31 Aug 2020 04:15 AM PDT Petitions issued to US authorities cite 'integral role of forced labour' involving Uighur Muslims and other minority groups Human rights campaigners are calling on US authorities to ban all imports of cotton from the Chinese province of Xinjiang after allegations of widespread forced labour. Two identical petitions, delivered today to US Custom and Border Protection, cite "substantial evidence" that the Uighur community and other minority groups are being press-ganged into working in the region's cotton fields. Continue reading... |
| I saved lives as an incarcerated firefighter. To California, I was just cheap labor Posted: 01 Sep 2020 03:00 AM PDT The state sees us as safe enough to handle emergencies – but it refuses to provide a pathway to work after release The wildfires burning across California have put a national spotlight on the incarcerated firefighters the state depends on to fight these blazes. But while state leaders scramble to backfill vacant positions on the firefighting lines, it's important to remember the backdrop that helped create the crisis in the first place. This is the result of policies that value the preservation of cheap labor over a system that benefits communities and offers incarcerated individuals a path to freedom and a fair shot at employment. Continue reading... |
| Trump fails to denounce an accused killer – which comes as little surprise Posted: 31 Aug 2020 05:59 PM PDT Analysis: For the president, loyalty is paramount – those on his team will not be chastened, even for alleged murder Donald Trump has the blind devotion of a rabid sports fan. His team can do no wrong. The opposition are liars and cheats. So maybe no one was surprised on Monday when he appeared to defend an accused murderer. Continue reading... |
| 'Rest in peace Jay': sympathy for the far right foretells Trump's election strategy Posted: 31 Aug 2020 10:36 AM PDT The president has shown a lifelong penchant for inflaming racist hatreds and fears – expect much more of this before November Six months into the coronavirus pandemic, Donald Trump tweeted a rare statement of condolences, as the confirmed death toll in the US climbed past 183,000. Related: Biden to accuse Trump of stoking violence in US after Portland clashes Continue reading... |
| Rising UK infections: what do the latest figures mean? Posted: 31 Aug 2020 09:27 AM PDT The death rate remains low but schools reopening will be a critical moment, say scientists As the daily tally of positive coronavirus tests in the UK reached the highest level on Sunday since 4 June, at 1,715 new cases, we take a look at whether this is a true rise in infections, and what it means. Continue reading... |
| Belarus protesters defy government crackdown to march through Minsk – video report Posted: 31 Aug 2020 02:07 AM PDT Protests against Alexander Lukashenko's contested election win have continued in the country, with an estimated 100,000 demonstrators taking to the streets of the capital, defying a government crackdown. Protesters in Minsk were met with an increased security presence as anti-government rallies continued for a third week Continue reading... |
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