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- Lockdown measures and rising anger in Madrid as Covid-19 takes hold again
- CDC makes U-turn on Covid testing guidelines that prompted backlash
- Bleach touted as 'miracle cure' for Covid being sold on Amazon
- Foreign offices: the Britons who work from home – abroad
- Coronavirus live news: new UK lockdown rules needed sooner rather than later, says former adviser; more protests in Melbourne
- Amal Clooney quits UK envoy role over 'lamentable' Brexit bill
- China attacks US 'bullying' over ban on Tiktok and WeChat
- Engagement with anti-vaccine Facebook posts trebles in one month
- Dominic Raab's bodyguard suspended after reportedly leaving gun on plane
- Two dead after mass shooting at party in Rochester, New York
- Officials baselessly linked 'antifa' to arson before wildfires, documents show
- Japan's beloved matsutake mushroom under threat
- Billionaire Chuck Feeney achieves goal of giving away his fortune
- What happens when your partner comes out as trans?
- Police urge people to obey Covid-19 rules over sunny weekend
- US deploys additional troops and armoured vehicles to eastern Syria
- The US police department that decided to hire social workers
- Brazilian wetlands fires started by humans and worsened by drought
- Melbourne anti-lockdown protesters arrested and chased by police on horseback
- Looking for a Saturday night film? Instead of Notting Hill try Nations United | Richard Curtis
- US warns Afghan women of increased risk of extremist attack
- How did a 'cocktail of violence' engulf Mozambique’s gemstone El Dorado?
- China's white paper on forced labour suggests unease at western pressure
- Covid test and trace: how does UK compare with other countries?
- Supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg – a life in pictures
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her own words – video obituary
- Coronavirus is 'not going away,' warns WHO's Dr Mike Ryan – video
- California firefighters battle El Dorado fire – video
- Dozens jump from NGO rescue ship in attempt to reach Sicily – video
- London New Year's Eve fireworks cancelled owing to Covid risk, says mayor – video
- Joe Biden: Listen to the scientists, not Trump, about coronavirus vaccine – video
| Lockdown measures and rising anger in Madrid as Covid-19 takes hold again Posted: 19 Sep 2020 02:22 AM PDT As cases rise sharply, the regional government has floundered. From Monday, the worst-affected areas face new restrictions People in the queue to be tested for Covid-19 at the Buenos Aires health centre in south Madrid on Friday morning were met with a bleak but polite homemade sign. It still bore the previous day's information, spelled out in marker pen: consultations – by phone and in person – 483; Covid consultations, 19; PCR tests, 78; and number of staff absent, 13. Continue reading... |
| CDC makes U-turn on Covid testing guidelines that prompted backlash Posted: 18 Sep 2020 12:00 PM PDT
The most prominent US agency for delivering public health advice on Friday reversed key guidelines about who should get tested for coronavirus that were published just a month ago. Related: Trump under fire for 'shocking' Covid failures as ex-adviser turns against him Continue reading... |
| Bleach touted as 'miracle cure' for Covid being sold on Amazon Posted: 19 Sep 2020 02:00 AM PDT Consumers buying chlorine dioxide solution on Amazon platform say they have been drinking fluid despite FDA warnings Industrial bleach is being sold on Amazon through its product pages which consumers are buying under the mistaken belief that it is a "miracle cure" for Covid-19, despite health warnings from the US Food and Drug Administration that drinking the fluid can kill. Related: 'Archbishop' of Florida church selling bleach 'miracle cure' arrested with son Continue reading... |
| Foreign offices: the Britons who work from home – abroad Posted: 19 Sep 2020 01:00 AM PDT Covid has forced many people out of workplaces. Some have saved money by moving overseas When the coronavirus lockdown forced Mason Palmer, 26, to start working from home, the digital content creator had a rethink about where that home was and in July he moved from Bristol to Milan. "I've always loved travelling to Italy," he says. "I was always going over there; it was like an expensive hobby." He did not expect his boss to necessarily be on board with his plans and suggested that he move to working for the company, Working Word, on a freelance basis. But the firm was open to the idea and his boss kept him on staff. "Now I'm like the unofficial Milan branch," he laughs. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 19 Sep 2020 02:24 AM PDT Number of cases worldwide passes 30 million; Victoria announces 21 new Covid-19 cases and seven more deaths; UK faces possible second national lockdown. Follow all the developments
Poland reported 1,002 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, according to the Health Ministry's Twitter account, the highest daily increase since the pandemic began, Reuters reports. The new record comes days after the authorities tightened conditions under which doctors are obliged to send patients for testing. Critics say the new rules may limit the number of people going for tests.
Mainland China reported 14 new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 18, down from 32 cases reported a day earlier, Reuters reports citing the Chinese national health authority. The National Health Commission said in a statement that all new cases were imported infections involving travellers from overseas. It also reported 24 new asymptomatic cases, up from 20 a day earlier, though China does not classify these patients without symptoms as confirmed COVID-19 cases. Continue reading... |
| Amal Clooney quits UK envoy role over 'lamentable' Brexit bill Posted: 18 Sep 2020 07:30 AM PDT Exclusive: Prominent human rights lawyer writes to foreign secretary with stinging denunciation Amal Clooney, the high-profile human rights lawyer, has resigned from her position as the UK's special envoy on media freedom in protest at the government's intention to breach international law through the internal market bill. In a stinging denunciation of Boris Johnson's threat to override Britain's international treaty obligations in the EU withdrawal agreement, the barrister described the government's actions as "lamentable". Continue reading... |
| China attacks US 'bullying' over ban on Tiktok and WeChat Posted: 18 Sep 2020 10:48 PM PDT Donald Trump's decision to ban downloads of the Chinese-owned platform prompts realignment of tech space China has accused the United States of "bullying" and suggested it may take unspecified countermeasures after Washington banned downloads of popular video app TikTok and effectively blocked the use of the Chinese super-app WeChat. "China urges the US to abandon bullying, cease (its) wrongful actions and earnestly maintain fair and transparent international rules and order," a statement by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday. Continue reading... |
| Engagement with anti-vaccine Facebook posts trebles in one month Posted: 18 Sep 2020 10:00 PM PDT Exclusive: Guardian analysis prompts calls for new drive to combat conspiracy theories
Engagement with anti-vaccine posts on a sample of UK Facebook pages trebled between July and August, analysis by the Guardian has found, triggering calls for a major new push to tackle conspiracy theories. Interactions on posts expressing scepticism or hostility towards vaccines on six UK Facebook pages increased from 12,000 in July to 42,000 in August, according to the analysis, conducted using the social media analytics tool CrowdTangle. Continue reading... |
| Dominic Raab's bodyguard suspended after reportedly leaving gun on plane Posted: 19 Sep 2020 01:28 AM PDT The police protection officer had been returning from a US trip with the foreign secretary A police protection officer who was travelling with Dominic Raab has been suspended from duty after reportedly leaving his gun on a plane. The officer had been travelling with Raab on a visit to the US when he allegedly left his gun on a plane at Heathrow airport on Friday. The gun was reported to have been found by a cleaner. Continue reading... |
| Two dead after mass shooting at party in Rochester, New York Posted: 19 Sep 2020 01:31 AM PDT Male and female are killed and 14 are injured in shooting in upstate New York Two people have died and 14 others have been wounded in a mass shooting at a party in Rochester, New York, police said. A male and a female died in the shooting on Saturday, interim police chief Mark Simmons told reporters. The 14 wounded people were taken to two different hospitals. Simmons said none of them were reported to have life-threatening injuries. Continue reading... |
| Officials baselessly linked 'antifa' to arson before wildfires, documents show Posted: 19 Sep 2020 02:00 AM PDT Police have tried to debunk conspiracy theories – but intelligence reports made similar claims with little evidence In recent days, law enforcement agencies from the FBI to county sheriffs have tried in vain to debunk baseless conspiracy theories blaming "antifa arsonists" for starting the devastating wildfires raging in the western US. But documents from the "BlueLeaks" trove of leaked law enforcement records reveal that the same claimed association between leftwing activists and coordinated arson attacks has been asserted relentlessly, with scant evidence, in a stream of intelligence reports. Some were published as late as this year by the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and other federal and state agencies. Continue reading... |
| Japan's beloved matsutake mushroom under threat Posted: 18 Sep 2020 11:00 PM PDT For diners with money to spare it is the taste of autumn but decline of red pine forests has left it with a precarious future In a country that prides itself on its seasonal cuisine, few ingredients generate as much anticipation in Japan as the delicate, unmistakably autumnal flavours of the matsutake mushroom. As the humidity of summer gives way to cooler days, it will soon appear on special display in supermarkets; upmarket ryotei restaurants will present delicate slivers in clear soups, or steamed with gently seasoned rice. Continue reading... |
| Billionaire Chuck Feeney achieves goal of giving away his fortune Posted: 19 Sep 2020 12:00 AM PDT Irish-American mogul's philanthropic foundation runs out of cash after 38 years Chuck Feeney has achieved his lifetime ambition: giving away his $8bn (£6bn) fortune while he is still around to see the impact it has made. For the past 38 years, Feeney, an Irish American who made billions from a duty-free shopping empire, has been making endowments to charities and universities across the world with the goal of "striving for zero … to give it all away". Continue reading... |
| What happens when your partner comes out as trans? Posted: 19 Sep 2020 02:00 AM PDT Five people who stayed close talk about navigating a seismic shift in their relationship, plus their partners on how it was for them Tom Gaebel, 54, is engaged to Allie Velasquez, 41. The couple live in Los Angeles. Continue reading... |
| Police urge people to obey Covid-19 rules over sunny weekend Posted: 19 Sep 2020 01:15 AM PDT Manchester officers stop restrictions being breached at house of wedding party Police officers have prevented a wedding party going ahead as forces urge people to comply with coronavirus restrictions over the warm, sunny weekend. Greater Manchester police said officers stopped restrictions being breached after responding to reports of a wedding party at a house in Wythenshawe on Friday evening. Continue reading... |
| US deploys additional troops and armoured vehicles to eastern Syria Posted: 18 Sep 2020 07:11 PM PDT The move follows a number of clashes with Russian forces now stationed along the Turkish border The US military has stepped up its deployment of troops and equipment in north-eastern Syria after a rise in tensions with Russia in the region. US central command "has deployed Sentinel radar, increased the frequency of US fighter patrols over US forces, and deployed bradley fighting vehicles to augment US forces" in the area, which is controlled by the US and its Kurdish allies, spokesman Captain Bill Urban said in a statement. Continue reading... |
| The US police department that decided to hire social workers Posted: 19 Sep 2020 02:00 AM PDT In 2016, the Alexandria, Kentucky, police chief talked the city into hiring a social worker – and four years on, the current chief sees the program as indispensable The Alexandria police chief, Mike Ward, was "sick and tired" of sending his officers to respond to 911 calls that they lacked the skills and time to handle. In this small Kentucky town of 10,000 people 15 miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio, two-thirds of the calls police responded to were not criminal – instead, they were mental health crises and arguments resulting from long-brewing interpersonal conflicts. Police would show up, but they could rarely offer long-lasting solutions. Often, it was inevitable that they would be called back to the same address for the same problem again and again. Continue reading... |
| Brazilian wetlands fires started by humans and worsened by drought Posted: 18 Sep 2020 02:56 PM PDT Cloud of soot from fire heads towards São Paulo as nearly fifth of Pantanal wetland destroyed by blaze Fires that have devastated a Brazilian tropical wetlands region famed for its wildlife were started by humans and exacerbated by its worst drought in nearly 50 years, according to Brazilian authorities, firefighters and environmentalist groups. Images of cremated snakes, tapirs cooked to death, and jaguars with bandaged, burnt paws in the Pantanal region in Brazil's centre-west have horrified Brazilians at a time when fires are also razing forests in the Amazon. A dark cloud of soot from fires is heading towards São Paulo. Continue reading... |
| Melbourne anti-lockdown protesters arrested and chased by police on horseback Posted: 19 Sep 2020 12:02 AM PDT Protesters run through back streets in 'chaotic scenes' as further demonstrations expected on Sunday
Police have arrested 16 anti-lockdown protesters and fined 21 others during "chaotic" scenes in Melbourne's south-east in which demonstrators were chased by police on horseback. About 50 to 100 demonstrators began protesting at the State Library but moved to Elsternwick Park where they were pursued by police. Continue reading... |
| Looking for a Saturday night film? Instead of Notting Hill try Nations United | Richard Curtis Posted: 19 Sep 2020 12:15 AM PDT In 2015, 193 countries agreed a blueprint for a better planet. 2020 was supposed to be a Super Year of progress – we can't let the pandemic knock us off course I'm aware this is a strange article to be writing. As most people struggle with the day-to-day complexity of life under the pandemic, how we do find the headspace to think about something as global as the sustainable development goals? But I'm inspired by a recent article by the activist and author Arundhati Roy. "Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew. This one is no different. It is a portal, a gateway between one world and the next," she wrote. And for me, the roadmap on this journey comes from the global goals – the superdetailed blueprint, agreed by 193 countries in 2015, for transformation for people and planet by 2030. Continue reading... |
| US warns Afghan women of increased risk of extremist attack Posted: 18 Sep 2020 07:26 AM PDT Message from the US embassy comes during long-postponed direct talks between the government and the Taliban The United States has warned women in Afghanistan that they are at increased risk of attack by extremist groups. The US embassy in Kabul warned on Thursday that "extremist organisations continue to plan attacks against a variety of targets […], including a heightened risk of attacks targeting female government and civilian workers, including teachers, human rights activists, office workers, and government employees." Continue reading... |
| How did a 'cocktail of violence' engulf Mozambique’s gemstone El Dorado? Posted: 17 Sep 2020 11:15 PM PDT Clashes between Isis-linked militants, government troops and mercenaries have displaced 200,000 in mineral-rich Cabo Delgado For decades a forgotten corner of Mozambique, Cabo Delgado has now become the country's El Dorado, promising billions in natural gas and gemstones but delivering its population only violence and displacement. An insurgency in the province now threatens to become further entrenched – 50,000 people have fled their homes since March and Mozambique's neighbours are currently debating sending in regional forces to help defeat militants who seized a strategic port in the town of Mocímboa da Praia last month. Continue reading... |
| China's white paper on forced labour suggests unease at western pressure Posted: 18 Sep 2020 10:01 AM PDT Document defending camps for Uighurs released days after US blocked some Xinjiang imports China's new white paper on forced labour in Xinjiang suggests a government uneasy about growing western pressure over abuses of Muslim minorities in the region It also gives a rare, if oblique, glance into the scale of government attempts to reshape communities in the region, detailing how 10% of the region's population were relocated over the past year, after being dubbed "surplus rural workers". Continue reading... |
| Covid test and trace: how does UK compare with other countries? Posted: 18 Sep 2020 03:59 AM PDT Successful schemes in South Korea and Germany show speed and targeting are key As chaos continues to engulf Britain's test and trace system, attention has focused on how successful other countries have been in using testing and contact-tracing to suppress coronavirus transmission. While many have embraced test/trace regimes, comparing the relative successes – and failures – is complicated by the fact that different countries count things even as basic as the number of daily tests using different methods. Continue reading... |
| Supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg – a life in pictures Posted: 18 Sep 2020 05:13 PM PDT The supreme court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer. She was 87 years old. Ginsburg was the second woman appointed to the court in history and became a liberal icon for her sharp questioning of witnesses and intellectually rigorous defenses of civil liberties, reproductive rights, first amendment rights and equal protections under the law Continue reading... |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her own words – video obituary Posted: 18 Sep 2020 05:05 PM PDT The supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, arguably the single most important female lawyer in the history of the American republic, has died from complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer. She was 87 years old. Appointed by Bill Clinton in 1993, Ginsburg was a stalwart of the court's liberal bloc, which Donald Trump appears now to have the opportunity to confine to a minority for a generation. Later nicknamed RBG, Ginsburg was an icon, especially for women, and provided an essential vote in watershed rulings that combatted gender discrimination and protected abortion rights, equal pay, civil liberties and privacy rights.
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| Coronavirus is 'not going away,' warns WHO's Dr Mike Ryan – video Posted: 18 Sep 2020 02:10 PM PDT The World Health Organization warned the coronavirus is 'not going away,' as the current global weekly death toll temporarily plateaued at around 50,000. Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO's emergencies programme said countries entering the winter season had 'a lot of work to do' to avoid Covid-19 cases rising and developing countries would also struggle after nine months of pressure on their health systems
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| California firefighters battle El Dorado fire – video Posted: 18 Sep 2020 01:37 PM PDT Firefighters in Southern California continue to tackle one of 27 huge wildfires blazing across the state which has already burned more than 21,600 acres (8,741 hectares) of forest. A firefighter has died while battling the El Dorado fire which has been burning in San Bernardino National Forest since 5 September. A front of humid and rainy weather has brought some relief to western states that have suffered a historically devastating fire season
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| Dozens jump from NGO rescue ship in attempt to reach Sicily – video Posted: 18 Sep 2020 11:17 AM PDT Dozens of people made a perilous jump from the Proactiva Open Arms in an attempt to reach Sicily, in the largest known incident of its kind this year. The Spanish NGO said 124 of the 273 people on the boat jumped into the water between Thursday and Friday in an attempt to swim to Palermo's port. They were rescued by the Italian coastguard and brought to safety after Proactiva's crew waited 10 days for authorisation to disembark their passengers Continue reading... |
| London New Year's Eve fireworks cancelled owing to Covid risk, says mayor – video Posted: 18 Sep 2020 04:07 AM PDT The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, has confirmed that the annual firework display on New Year's Eve will not go ahead because of concerns about large numbers of people gathering in the capital's centre. 'We simply can't afford to have [those] numbers of people congregating,' Khan told LBC's James O'Brien. About 100,000 people usually attend the display Continue reading... |
| Joe Biden: Listen to the scientists, not Trump, about coronavirus vaccine – video Posted: 18 Sep 2020 02:06 AM PDT Joe Biden has accused Donald Trump of 'close to criminal' behaviour by intentionally misleading the public over the scale of the threat posed by coronavirus. 'He knew it, and did nothing,' the former vice-president said at a CNN town hall event in Pennsylvania. Biden said he did not trust Trump's statements on the development of a vaccine, accusing the president of politicizing the issue for the sake of his re-election. 'I don't trust the president on vaccines. I trust Dr Fauci,' Biden said. 'We should listen to the scientists, not to the president.' Continue reading... |
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